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Loyal · 03-18-2016, 12:16 AM

Odin's daughter can also speak to Lissa. It's cute. Ophelia in general is a precious gem and she also looks spectacular with purple hair.

Also, I'm only 11 chapters in but Revelations' map design seems pretty garbage so far. I'm told it gets better, but nothing really measures up to some of Conquest's strongest.

Also, while Awakening generally has the better OST, Fates does have some really strong contenders. (last one is endgame music, so ... spoilers?)

Quote:

If you fight against her you have no soul. You are soulless like Greed, who is a meanie.

At no point do you get to fight Elise, in BR or otherwise, but considering what DOES happen... you might wish you had.

Solid Snake · 03-18-2016, 05:04 AM

You see, I partnered Owain and Severa in Awakening, so for continuity's sake, Ophelia's going to have red hair in Conquest. In order to even get that far, though, I'm going to have to invest a lot more into 'Selena' than I have so far in the game...she's one of my weakest units.

What I'm really struggling with is who to partner Camilla with, though. What's weird is that I actually like Camilla as a character a bit more than I anticipated I would based on what I read about her...but all her Supports are kind of crappy. She doesn't strike me as a great match for anyone, unlike other characters in the game who have surprisingly compatible Supports with certain individuals (I've been surprised certain pairings I've enjoyed seeing with characters like Peri, Nyx and Mozu.)

I've only played a bit of post-Chapter Six Birthright with a different Corrin and I haven't tried Revelations out at all, but everything I read suggests Conquest has the best gameplay of the three...but you'll need to invest in DLC in order to see much in terms of Supports. Hell, I have invested in DLC -- and spent copious amounts of time relationship grinding -- and as of Chapter 21, Corrin, Silas, Niles and Arthur are the only four guys on my team with available S-rank options (I'm not actually progressing with S-ranks until I basically mass-select 'em for everyone.)

Also, I did find it funny that, given Birthright's reputation as the 'good guy' route, it includes the most genuinely soul-crushing scene in the game. (I spoiled myself, but I won't spoil you, because no one deserves to watch that horrific sight.)

As for Revelations, I personally just am kind of 'Meh' about it because the possibility of a perfect third-route just feels too good to be true, and it mars the concept of consequences with the difficult decision between the original two routes. It almost feels like the real Corrin, having canonically chosen Nohr or Hoshido, decides in his old age to write fanfiction of his own past, and retcons everything to give himself a 'Happily Ever After.' (Note: This isn't a spoiler because, having not finished any of the routes or watched any of the endings myself, I'm only speculating as to Corrin even being alive at the end of it all...for all I know he'll be writing his imaginary Fanfiction in heaven.)

greed · 03-19-2016, 03:56 AM

Oh Snake quick thing. Sophia's mother should have silver or platinum blonde hair. She looks great with silver hair. Her mum was Rinkah in my game and it looked cool.

Solid Snake · 03-19-2016, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by greed

Oh Snake quick thing. Sophia's mother should have silver or platinum blonde hair. She looks great with silver hair. Her mum was Rinkah in my game and it looked cool.

...I've been grinding Silas / Effie and Silas / Charlotte, so she'll probably either have silver or blonde hair. I could also go with Peri, but I'd feel bad for setting Silas up with a sociopath. At one point after I decided against Silas / Camilla I thought about marrying Silas to Elise just so he could be part of the royal family, but I dislike their Support.

I may romance Sophie myself, though, so I have to keep in mind which hairstyle I want to pass down to the kiddo.
...Or I might wait until my Revelations playthrough to romance Sophie.
Of all the kid characters, Sophie's definitely #1 on my list. Her or maybe Niles' kid?

I've been disappointed so far with the Supports. In general, I'd say most the ancillary characters have better Supports than in Awakening, but Robin's 'main-character' Supports in Awakening were better fleshed out than Corrin's. And while your siblings in Nohr are hella awesome, when it comes to the Nohr retainers, the men are more interesting than the women, who seem to come in varying degrees of sociopaths. I actually almost regret rolling with male-Corrin, as if I was playing female-Corrin there are at least four guys I'd S-rank in a heartbeat.

If I don't marry one of the children characters this run I'll probably marry whoever I don't have Silas marry, as Effie and Charlotte are probably the two most tolerable options in the bunch.

In spite of all my praise for Conquest, if there's one reason I may end up forcing myself to play through Birthright, it'll be because Birthright has Rinkah, and dammit, she's the best. >.>

greed · 03-20-2016, 06:46 AM

Huh Birthright was the reverse. The men were all boring as fuck but the women were pretty cool and no sociopaths. I mean Reina is very bloodthirsty but only to her actual enemies.... wonder if that was deliberate and setting up Revelations for you to pair the best on both sides.

In general I found the supports good until the S-rank and the sudden romance out of nowhere. It very rarely made any goddamned sense. Orochi and Hinata was one that worked as it was flirty as hell from the start I guess.

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Anyone else play Salt and Sanctuary?

It's pretty much 2D Dark Souls to the point of shamelessness and it works.

The character are ugly as sin though. Some of the worst art design I've ever seen for the humans.

Solid Snake · 04-13-2016, 11:17 PM

Anyone want to share with me what Dark Souls III is like?
My only point of reference is the original Dark Souls.

**Revising Ocelot** · 04-14-2016, 09:21 AM

As a Dark Souls 1 and 2 veteran I am getting my shit wrecked.
I love it.

Many callbacks to the first two games, although the DS1 references are far more omnipresent, especially in setpieces. Although I'm not far in the game, having only encountered the fourth boss so far. I have a feeling I'm going to end up in Blighttown 2.0, populated by Artorias wannabes next.

Solid Snake · 04-14-2016, 04:21 PM

I don't have to play through DS2, right? I can skip ahead to DS3 and not miss much?
I don't really care one iota about Dark Souls' egregiously ambiguous lore, I'm much more interested in getting back into some complex combat.

Bard The 5th LW · 04-14-2016, 04:27 PM

Dark Souls 1 and 2 essentially stand independent from one another so I imagine Dark Souls 3 is the same even if I haven't played it yet.

Arcanum · 04-14-2016, 04:46 PM

Yeah you can definitely skip DS2. All the references to previous games are solely lore, and most of them are references to DS1 (I get the feeling that Miyazaki isn't a fan of where they took DS2 without him at the helm).

But even completely ignoring the references, the game is great. Just because you don't know about thing X from previous game doesn't mean thing X in DS3 is any less great.

I just beat the game earlier today and it's my favorite Souls game in the series.

03-18-2016, 05:04 AM	#32
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	You see, I partnered Owain and Severa in Awakening, so for continuity's sake, Ophelia's going to have red hair in Conquest. In order to even get that far, though, I'm going to have to invest a lot more into 'Selena' than I have so far in the game...she's one of my weakest units. What I'm really struggling with is who to partner Camilla with, though. What's weird is that I actually like Camilla as a character a bit more than I anticipated I would based on what I read about her...but all her Supports are kind of crappy. She doesn't strike me as a great match for anyone, unlike other characters in the game who have surprisingly compatible Supports with certain individuals (I've been surprised certain pairings I've enjoyed seeing with characters like Peri, Nyx and Mozu.) I've only played a bit of post-Chapter Six Birthright with a different Corrin and I haven't tried Revelations out at all, but everything I read suggests Conquest has the best gameplay of the three...but you'll need to invest in DLC in order to see much in terms of Supports. Hell, I have invested in DLC -- and spent copious amounts of time relationship grinding -- and as of Chapter 21, Corrin, Silas, Niles and Arthur are the only four guys on my team with available S-rank options (I'm not actually progressing with S-ranks until I basically mass-select 'em for everyone.) Also, I did find it funny that, given Birthright's reputation as the 'good guy' route, it includes the most genuinely soul-crushing scene in the game. (I spoiled myself, but I won't spoil you, because no one deserves to watch that horrific sight.) As for Revelations, I personally just am kind of 'Meh' about it because the possibility of a perfect third-route just feels too good to be true, and it mars the concept of consequences with the difficult decision between the original two routes. It almost feels like the *real* Corrin, having canonically chosen Nohr or Hoshido, decides in his old age to write fanfiction of his own past, and retcons everything to give himself a 'Happily Ever After.' (Note: This isn't a spoiler because, having not finished any of the routes or watched any of the endings myself, I'm only speculating as to Corrin even being alive at the end of it all...for all I know he'll be writing his imaginary Fanfiction in heaven.) __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text. Last edited by Solid Snake; 03-18-2016 at 05:08 AM.

04-13-2016, 11:17 PM	#36
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Anyone want to share with me what Dark Souls III is like? My only point of reference is the original Dark Souls. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

04-14-2016, 09:21 AM	#37
Revising Ocelot Douchebag Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Probably somewhere in England. Posts: 1,897	As a Dark Souls 1 and 2 veteran I am getting my shit wrecked. I love it. Many callbacks to the first two games, although the DS1 references are far more omnipresent, especially in setpieces. Although I'm not far in the game, having only encountered the fourth boss so far. I have a feeling I'm going to end up in Blighttown 2.0, populated by Artorias wannabes next. __________________ magic sucks

04-14-2016, 04:21 PM	#38
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I don't have to play through DS2, right? I can skip ahead to DS3 and not miss much? I don't really care one iota about Dark Souls' egregiously ambiguous lore, I'm much more interested in getting back into some complex combat. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

04-14-2016, 04:46 PM	#40
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	Yeah you can definitely skip DS2. All the references to previous games are solely lore, and most of them are references to DS1 (I get the feeling that Miyazaki isn't a fan of where they took DS2 without him at the helm). But even completely ignoring the references, the game is great. Just because you don't know about thing X from previous game doesn't mean thing X in DS3 is any less great. I just beat the game earlier today and it's my favorite Souls game in the series. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.

04-14-2016, 04:27 PM	#39
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	Dark Souls 1 and 2 essentially stand independent from one another so I imagine Dark Souls 3 is the same even if I haven't played it yet.