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[Professor Pumpkaboo]

There’s one thing you can spoil for me. Can eventually you remove your protagonist from your active party? If yes when is it?

yeah, after you finish the person story, then you can change the main character

 

[Megadoomer]

I just found out that you can get secondary classes for characters before they even start their second chapter, thanks to the Nintendo Switch subreddit.

While I'm enjoying the fact that I'm playing through this game blind, it would have been really nice to know that going into Tressa and Cyrus's second chapters.

On a related note, what order did you recruit your characters for Octopath Traveler in? Mine was:

Tressa
Cyrus
H'aanit
Ophilia
Therion
Alfyn
Primrose
Olberic

 

[ChikoLad]

It's been said before but the handheld KH games being canon is the worst thing about the franchise's lore. They're not even that good of games either, ranging from mediocre to just bad.
Looking at you, Birth by Sleep.

Re:Coded is fantastic, don't even @ me. The biased reception it got is also why every KH game is canon (except V-Cast, lol).

Though I commend you for recognising that BBS is not a very good KH game. Few people do.

Personally I don't see how the handheld games being canon is "the worst thing to happen to the lore". Not anymore anyway. They're all on one system across two game purchases that can be bought fairly cheap so there's no longer an issue of having to spend hundreds just to play every KH game across a bunch of different consoles.

The issues with KH lore aren't tied to being handheld or not at this point. It's just general retconning BS and what not.

I'm still invested though, somehow.

 

[praline]

I just found out that you can get secondary classes for characters before they even start their second chapter, thanks to the Nintendo Switch subreddit.

While I'm enjoying the fact that I'm playing through this game blind, it would have been really nice to know that going into Tressa and Cyrus's second chapters.

On a related note, what order did you recruit your characters for Octopath Traveler in? Mine was:

Tressa
Cyrus
H'aanit
Ophilia
Therion
Alfyn
Primrose
Olberic

Primrose
Alfyn
Therion
Olberic
Cyrus
Ophilia
Tressa
H’aanit

That was my order.

 

[Deleted member]

I just found out that you can get secondary classes for characters before they even start their second chapter, thanks to the Nintendo Switch subreddit.

While I'm enjoying the fact that I'm playing through this game blind, it would have been really nice to know that going into Tressa and Cyrus's second chapters.

On a related note, what order did you recruit your characters for Octopath Traveler in? Mine was:

Tressa
Cyrus
H'aanit
Ophilia
Therion
Alfyn
Primrose
Olberic

They're all in the routes to the chapter 2/3 Towns and they appear on the radar so it's kinda hard to miss them.

My order was
Therion
Ophilia
H'aanit
Cyrus
Tressa
Olberic
Primrose
Alfyn

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

using Bewildering Grace is...such a bad way to get levels..

 

[Deleted member]

Re:Coded is fantastic, don't even @ me. The biased reception it got is also why every KH game is canon (except V-Cast, lol).

Though I commend you for recognising that BBS is not a very good KH game. Few people do.

Personally I don't see how the handheld games being canon is "the worst thing to happen to the lore". Not anymore anyway. They're all on one system across two game purchases that can be bought fairly cheap so there's no longer an issue of having to spend hundreds just to play every KH game across a bunch of different consoles.

The issues with KH lore aren't tied to being handheld or not at this point. It's just general retconning BS and what not.

I'm still invested though, somehow.

358/2 is the only one I can kind of enjoy, the others are just a slog and a half to play through. BBS and DDD control like garbage and the command deck is a flawed system at it's core, and CoM is an interesting idea with bad execution. Can't really speak for Coded or X, but from what I've seen of them they're not my cup of tea either.
Also you're right on the point of the accessibility no longer being an issue, but they're all still guilty in adding more plot holes and elements to an already confusing mess of a series.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Man, Forging Bonds is such a lame event, the rewards are only slightly better than grinding the Hard levels of the Training Tower.

idk man, I forged some good bonds

Yes, they Hit S in the Forging bonds event

 

[Zinith]

I'd totally be Gary in one of Shiny's Spongebob pics...

 

[Robert of Normandy]

That warriors challenge thing was interesting. May think of a roster for that later on. :thonk:

On a related note, what order did you recruit your characters for Octopath Traveler in? Mine was:

Tressa
Cyrus
H'aanit
Ophilia
Therion
Alfyn
Primrose
Olberic

H'aanit
Therion
Alfyn
Primrose
Olberic
Tressa
Cyrus
Ophelia

oh hey it spells Octopath backwards. Neat.

 

[praline]

I'd totally be Gary in one of Shiny's Spongebob pics...

Instead of meow you say Yoshi?

 

[ChikoLad]

358/2 is the only one I can kind of enjoy, the others are just a slog and a half to play through. BBS and DDD control like garbage and the command deck is a flawed system at it's core, and CoM is an interesting idea with bad execution. Can't really speak for Coded or X, but from what I've seen of them they're not my cup of tea either.
Also you're right on the point of the accessibility no longer being an issue, but they're all still guilty in adding more plot holes and elements to an already confusing mess of a series.

The series isn't confusing though. Convoluted and a bit bloated, maybe, but it isn't confusing. When you actually sit down, play the games, and follow along, 95% of it makes perfect sense. The remaining 5% is just residue left from the retcons and crap (which I'm not defending, to be clear).

It's no more confusing than following the Harry Potter books/movies or following the MCU, or following something like Naruto. They're just really long, bloated stories that span over a decade (or will soon) of installments. It's for this reason I always describe Naruto as "the Harry Potter of anime" and Kingdom Hearts "the Harry Potter of video games" when explaining it to casual gamers and general pop culture enthusiasts. All three are franchises with many installments that tell this really long story over the course of around a decade, and feature a magical boy protagonist that we follow from boy to adulthood. It's also for that reason that they are best appreciated by people who started watching the originals when they were kids themselves because it's like a friend you grow up with, and of course the cast of characters the protagonist is connected to grows larger with each installment.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is going to be confusing to anyone who hasn't played the previous games because yeah, it is carrying the baggage of like, ten games. Even beyond lore stuff, I guarantee you there will be tons of moments meant to tickle the heart strings of fans, like, as a random hypothetical example, playing through a flashback of a classic event in the KH3 game engine. Something that won't require knowledge of the lore to understand, but something that requires the years upon years of emotional investment in these characters and worlds to truly get the emotional impact from. Same for if, again hypothetical, Sora and Kairi were to officially become a couple or kiss or something - there's nothing complicated in relation to the lore there to understand, but their relationship was built up to in previous games so that payoff doesn't mean anything if you haven't had the years of experience playing the games to get attached to the characters.

Which is honestly my bigger concern for people who haven't played other KH games yet insist on jumping into KH3 because it's popular. You don't need to fully understand the lore to get into Kingdom Hearts, or Harry Potter, or Naruto, but if you haven't experienced the previous installments, then the emotional payoff of the finale of each series means nothing to you, and that's a bigger shame than not 100% understanding the lore.

Honestly, the deep lore is only there for superfans really, similar to the superbosses and other extra content in KH games.

Also I disagree with the Command Deck being fundamentally flawed, as Re:Coded implemented it flawlessly.

 

[Mythra]

Pro Tip: Remember to get a Toyota with Manual Transmission

As they have an amazing clutch.

 

[Androobie]

Soooooooooooooooo, what’s everyone doing tonight?

 

[Deleted member]

Pro Tip: Remember to get a Toyota with Manual Transmission
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As they have an amazing clutch.

Wow, your Celica transmitted you to victoyota. Clutch indeed!

 

[ChikoLad]

Soooooooooooooooo, what’s everyone doing tonight?

Not sleeping, evidently. Just like every other day.

 

[Fire Emblemier]

Octopath recruitment order

Spoiler

Primrose
Olberic
Tressa
Cyrus
Therion
Haanit
Ophilia
Alfyn Don't remember why I waited so long to do Alfyn honestly.

At least the portable KH games are a little bit more replayable thanks to their shorter length. It's much easier to replay Dream Drop Distance than either of the mainline ones for instance. though Birth By Sleep is on the long side, when you consider all the 3 characters plots as one.

 

[praline]

Soooooooooooooooo, what’s everyone doing tonight?

Lying in my bed.

 

[Deleted member]

My right hand is hurting me a bit lately. :V

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

oops my hand slipped

 

[Coricus]

Coricus Fish Tank Misadventures: Episode 1

So my empty tank smells like paint thinner right now. It was a "fun" mystery for a bit, the only things in there were the tank itself (duh) and the massive decoration bigger than my head. And like most mysteries, the wrong suspect was pointed at initially, and it was assumed the tank sealant did it. But while the tank sealant was filthy, I later sniffed the decoration in certain spots aaaaaand long story short that decoration is taking a long soak in the tub to think about what it's done.

The tank still smells like paint thinner, hopefully that goes away.

 

[redfeatherraven]

"So you're Aurane.."

"Welp gotta go."

....nahh I good
nah...
nah

"Hey, you must be Uni."

"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y... Let's just eat, alright?"

Man that would be awkward as hell if I met any of you guys IRL.

"Hey aren't you that Ura guy from Smash boards?"

*sweats nervously*

Goddamn fam. Never thought I'd be the least awkward person at a get-together, but here we are.

I'd still be on board though. Doesn't matter how weird y'all get, I've met weirder.

redfeatherraven I posted a couple things in the Pokemafia 2 pm if you missed it

Saw, but work last night was just an endless bull**** train.

If tonight proves quieter I'll have some responses.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Goddamn fam. Never thought I'd be the least awkward person at a get-together, but here we are.

I'd still be on board though. Doesn't matter how weird y'all get, I've met weirder.

I'd be shy as ****, seriously.

But I'd do it anyway because I'd feel worse at missing out that hypothetical chance of everyone haviing a get-together.

 

[redfeatherraven]

long story short that decoration is taking a long soak in the tub to think about what it's done.

Hey now, let's not be too harsh on it. All it's done is smell like paint thinner.

I mean you wouldn't send me to the corner to ponder my life choices because I smell like Old Spice.

...right?

I'd be shy as ****, seriously.

But I'd do it anyway because I'd feel worse at missing out that hypothetical chance of everyone haviing a get-together.

Literally always been my mindset on the matter.

Glad to see I'm not alone.

 

[Ura]

Goddamn fam. Never thought I'd be the least awkward person at a get-together, but here we are.

I'd still be on board though. Doesn't matter how weird y'all get, I've met weirder.

For realsies tho as embarrassed as I would be at a meetup I think meeting some people here would be really cool.

Although people would never recognize IRL me with me on Smashboards lol.

 

[Androobie]

Not sleeping, evidently. Just like every other day.

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Yeah dude, I should really go to sleep right now. It’s ****ing 4:20 over here, but it’s easier to stay awake than falling sleep.

 

[praline]

I see the /s but it got me thinking anyway.

Just us'd be weird, obviously, but if we could somehow organize something like a NZ Chili's meetup...

Don't see it ever happening but what the hell, that sounds alright.

I’d be pretty chill, y’all’d love me kf you met me in person.

 

[Ura]

I’d be pretty chill, y’all’d love me kf you met me in person.

I already love you tho praline.

*hugs*

 

[Androobie]

I already love you tho praline.

*hugs*

We ALL love praline.

 

[praline]

I already love you tho praline.

*hugs*

I love you too, Ura. <3

 

[Deleted member]

I’d be pretty chill, y’all’d love me kf you met me in person.

You would be 100% right.

Honestly, I am probably the most shy out of all of you.

 

[praline]

You would be 100% right.

Honestly, I am probably the most shy out of all of you.

I may not be shy but I’m an introvert and a coward.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

We ALL love praline.

I ****ing don't.

I adore Praline.

 

[redfeatherraven]

For realsies tho as embarrassed as I would be at a meetup I think meeting some people here would be really cool.

Although people would never recognize IRL me with me on Smashboards lol.

"What the hell, you're not Andy."

I say that but there would be rioting in the streets if people found out I'm not actually a pikachu.

I’d be pretty chill, y’all’d love me kf you met me in person.

You're pretty alright here too.

 

[Androobie]

I beat all y’all in terms of “shyness,” or better said, anxiety.

 

[Deleted member]

I am probably the most relaxed person in this thread right because I do not have any big problems in my life yet.

 

[praline]

Well my nights been made.

 

[Ura]

I love you too, Ura. <3

Wholesome AF

I may not be shy but I’m an introvert and a coward.

I'm kinda like that as well. tho I hope to change that in the future.

I beat all y’all in terms of “shyness,” or better said, anxiety.

Me to dude. Anxiety really ****s with me in a way I can't really explain. It's a horrible feeling.

 

[mario123007]

I am having fun more fun with Splatoon 2 than I thought. Feels good when you are the MVP of the team. : o

Feels bad when you get splat by people who are just oddly good with chargers, and loss due to someone drop out, it happens quite often.

I'm currently using the splat dualies.

I'm more on Custom Dualie Squelchers to be exact. It's red, has long range fire, has ink rain, a pretty good weapon to deal with rollers and chargers to some extent.

 

[AmericanDJ]

I would certainly say I'm quite shy and get anxiety easily, but I'm not sure how much relative to all of you guys.