Topic: Virtua Fighter Quest and Skies of Arcadia sequel news

[Cap]

somehow i managed to finish skies in just over 30 hours. obviously i hadnt completed everything, but i was pretty suprised that it was over. every time the game is mentioned the 50 hour mark seems to come up. i'll get around to finishing it completely one day.

[Perfect Cell]

The problem i have with RPGS is i stress that i dont have everything, so i stop playing. I bought Skies when it was out, and i havent touched it, after saving what do you call her? that blond girl anyways, im supposed to go to the first dungeon, but stopped playing ,and im finishing Zelda instead. I just dont have the Willpower!

[KnowsNothing]

Geez.....18 hours!?  My record is 12 hours straight shared between my brother and i on Animal Crossing.  My longest sitting (just me) is very short, maybe 4 hours.  around there.

I really have to get Skies.  I adore the graphics.  But I have no money, and there are soooooo many games I want for GC and Playstation it's not even funny.  It's still 50 bucks too.  Which is evil because it's a Dreamcast port that's been out for a while.

[mouse_clicker]

I use FAQs all the time. I play through some major games with no help from guides at all (like OoT, WW, Shenmue, Eternal Darkness, Ico, etc), but most of the time, especially with RPG's, I regularly consult FAQs, if only for tips on beating bosses. I may have come down on you for calling SMS easy after using a guide, but I use them all the time, including SMS for some secret shines.

[>X< Kitten >X<]

Oh thank you mouse clicker! I said something about using a FAQ in another thread and then people started calling me a cheater and stuff...Although I never thought using FAQs was really cheating. Using codes is cheating, but getting a littel help isn't...right? RIGHT!?

[mouse_clicker]

I don't use a guide without at least trying, though- the satisfaction of doing something yourself is great. Even so, I don't believe you should sit frustrated with a game to the point of insanity and have the entire thing held up because one part is giving you trouble.  

[Don'tHate742]

I rarely consult a guide.... Only in fighting games.

Never in RPGs. If I didn't beat it completely, oh well, at least it was me entirely who beat the game. Like I said before I take my time with RPGs. I don't play it to become SUPER POWERFUL, I just play it to enjoy the art and feel of the game. Sure whopping the crap out of a hard boss is funny at times, but I don't usually get the secret powerful weapon that helps in accomplishing that.  If I do, its becuase I stumbled apon it or figured out some connection.

I can't believe how many people used the faqs at gamefaqs.com to help them with Metroid and Zelda.  I'm not saying its bad, I'm just saying if your using them to actually help you becuase your actually stuck and have nooooo clue what to do......go ahead get kicked started. But then people keep coming back looking for boss weaknesses and stuff before they actually encounter it.....play the game, don't waste the experience with petty answers.

Sorry if I got preachy....

I wonder what style it will be in, cel-shaded fits RPGS quite nicely. Then again, I'd like to see some other method used, I don't know what at the moment. Hopefully something as shocking and as pleasing as XIII (go to ign.com and download the demo if you haven't already).

[KDR_11k]

mouse_clicker: Especially with the Little Jack you need to heal almost every turn. Get a bucketload of healing itms, I got like 30 complete kits for the final boss. Items don't use spirit, giving you more points to actually blast your enemies.

[Hemmorrhoid]

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Originally posted by: mouse_clicker
I don't use a guide without at least trying, though- the satisfaction of doing something yourself is great. Even so, I don't believe you should sit frustrated with a game to the point of insanity and have the entire thing held up because one part is giving you trouble.

Absolutely right. I try to solve whatever I can, but sometimes you dont have the time/will/skills to beat it on your own.
Not all people are videogame freaks and pros.