Random Video Game Themed Question Prompts - Part 3
Part 3 of my video game prompt thingy! Lately I've been getting more gaming in so I kinda, forgot to finish this up. But I figured, hey, why not? It's Saturday! Let's do some talking about games!! So here we are!
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1 - A game that left a lasting impression
Off the top of my head, I immediately want to say Xenoblade Chronicles. I HATED that game's gameplay so bad it pissed me off CRAZY amounts. But the world, characters, story, music, graphics all were so amazing I genuinely couldn't give up on it. And I think about this game constantly. It's filled with really good lines and moments that just stick out to me and I think about constantly. "We choose to live in a world without gods" is in my head 24/7
2 - Favorite Female Character
HOW TO PICK ONE!? Currently my favorite is probably Princess Peach. I have a huge crush on her and a like her a lot. But some of my other favorites are Rouge, Krystal, Freya Crescent, Shazza, Hsien-Ko, Tiki, all the Splatoon idols, Monita, Ema Skye, Milia Rage, Fillia... The list goes on.
3 - So bad it's good
I don't play bad games, if it's good then therefore it isn't bad... Immediately what comes to mind would be Sonic 06. But I think that game is good, and not because it's bad. It's good in spite of being bad, if that makes sense. I might have to come back and tackle this one another time, apologies for the cop out.
4 - Game that hit an emotional spot in your heart
OH MAN, JUST ONE!? There's so many that really hit me, and whenever I recap the plot to someone, STILL make me get really choked up. I still think overall I may have to give up some of my favorite emotional scenes to the first 2 Paper Marios. Particularly the final bosses both have scenes where everyone you meet across the journey makes wishes and that gives Mario the strength he needs to win. Wish of the Princess and We're Counting on you, Mario are both some of my favorite songs from those games and I just LOVE this concept. Love wins. Trust in each other and believing in each other is powerful.
5 - Favorite game developer or studio
Good question. There's a few that I really like that I'd have to put as some of my favorites. I love Arc System Works' stuff. Mistwalker makes some AMAZING games but truth be told I've only played 2 (although Blue Dragon genuinely is one of my all time favorites). Lately I've been thinking about how good Intelligent Systems are. Anything by Siactro is a banger. And I always say Zeboyd Games are some of the best indie devs of all time. There's a lot of good devs out there.
6 - Favorite Male Character
Again how do you just pick one!? Some of my all timers are obviously, the edgy badboys made in a lab. And there's always 4 that immediately come to mind when I think of that. Shadow the Hedgehog, Mewtwo, Zero (particularly from MMZ), and Sol Badguy. They are all absolutely my favorite Male characters and some of my favorite characters EVER even in spite of some rocky times with some of them. Some other guys I love are Zidane, Mario, Bowser, Geno, Metaknight, Solid Snake, Ty, Vivi, I could go on.
7 - Top 5 OSTs
A tough question. But here's probably the top 5 off the top of my head:
Blue Dragon
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
Sonic 06
Killer Instinct 2013
Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door
8 - A game that not enough people talk about
So I could put a TON of games here. Blue Dragon, Cubivore, endless Indie bangers... But RIGHT NOW. I gotta give it up to Solatorobo cause it's fresh in my mind. Some people have told me about this, but not NEARLY enough people. I think WAY more people should play this game cause it RULES!! And it seems to be not fairly well known? I think this game would do AMAZINGLY with an HD remake. Seriously, more people deserve to get to try it.
9 - Favorite Villain
Gosh, I like a lot of villains. I'm a bit of a protagonist fiend, I'll admit. But I LOVE a good villain. A protagonist wouldn't be much with something to stand up against, right? Immediately the classics come to mind, Bowser and Eggman. You got your wonderful one-offs with stuff like Smithy and Mephiles the Dark. I've been really obsessed with retro RPG villains like The Four Fiends + Garland and the Dragon Lord. But ultimately I think my favorite villain, or at least high up there, is Fawful. I really like Fawful and I still think he's one of the best executed (ha) villains in the Mario series.
10 - Favorite game as a kid
When I was a kid, I really often said Super Mario 64 was my favorite game of all time. Don't get me wrong, I do love that game. But it feels very odd that I said it was my favorite. I think at the time I would certainly give it up to Sunshine, which I had actually beaten and adored. Or even Super Mario World which was my first game ever. Maybe even Animal Crossing. Truth be told though, I probably just wanted to look cool, cause my favorite game was obviously Brawl lol.
11 - 5 favorite video games
My top 4 have been pretty consistent for a while now
Super Mario RPG : Legend of the Seven Stars
Sonic Adventure 2
Final Fantasy 9
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
But when you hit number 5, then I kind of hit a wall cause there's SO many games I like. Lately I've put Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 there. But Maybe it should go to Starfox 64? Tales of Vesperia? Ty the Tasmanian Tiger? And of course that's without series repeats!! TOO MANY GOOD GAMES!!
12 - A game or series you've never been interested in
Sadly, there's a lot that just never really made me bat an eye. Or there's a lot where I WANTED to like it, but it's just a genre I couldn't get into. I think right out the gate I'd have to give it to Dangan Ronpa. Just not a series that really ever caught my eye in spite of how popular it is. Will I check it out? Probably just because it's so big. But it's not on my radar any time soon.
13 - Favorite NPC or Party Member
OKAY those are 2 VERY different types of characters lmao. Let's see here.
For Party Member there's SO many Party Members I adore from over the years. Just off the top of my head, I'd probably have to give it up to Geno just for my history and love for the character. But there's TONS of good teammates. Admiral Bobbery, Goombella, Mallow, Parakarry, Frog, Robo, Yangus, Jessica, Serena, Barret, Tifa, Red XIII, Kumatora, Vivi, Steiner, Freya, Razzly, Pip, Kidd, Zola, Raine, EVERYONE from Vesperia, Donald and Goofy, everyone from Awakening, all the Pokemon in the world, Rosalyn, and I could keep going! Never enough cool teammates
NPCs? That's actually tougher. I don't recall a ton of NPCs I've met over the years I'll be honest. So I'll just say Fawful from PiT :) But off the top of my head, I really liked this one Toad at Poshley heights in TTYD remake who stands at a fountain and talks about how much she loves walking the same path everyday cause every day is different. She's cute, I like her :) Maybe I'll come back and give a better answer to this one later!
14 - A game that never gets old
There's a few games I can play nonstop and not get tired. I've actually had to put my copy of Smash Ultimate away at times because it was taking up too much of my time when I needed to be working. Or, an example I always give, is Starfox 64 and how I've gone through periods where I replay it EVERY DAY and never get tired of it. Good games!!
15 - A game that everyone should play at least once
This is something I think about a lot. And the answer is Tales of Vesperia. I think Vesperia has a deeply important message that's REALLY crucial to the world RIGHT NOW even more so than when the game launched. I think it is genuinely an amazing little RPG and I think everyone is missing out by not playing it. PLEASE PLAY TALES OF VESPERIA!!
16 - A game that inspires you
Tough to pick just one, there's a lot of games that inspire you. So I may just go with some series that have massively influenced me over the years and still show in pretty much everything I make: Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Starfox, Guilty Gear, Super Smash Bros, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and Chrono Trigger :)
17 - Favorite Genre
Do I even have to say it? You know it, everyone knows it. IT'S JRPGS!!! Particularly Turnbased RPGs! They're an AMAZING genre to me that just really sticks with me for a number of reasons. I think video games are an amazing story telling medium and no genre really gives plots, worlds, and characters as amazing as RPGs do. Plus, I just love turnbased RPG combat. Simple as that!
18 - A game you REALLY should've played by now
Oof, I'm sure there's a lot of these too. Right now Super Lesbian Animal RPG kind of immediately comes to mind for this. But I've just been too broke to buy any games since it launched!! But I will play it eventually I promise! There's TONS of games I actually have access to but just haven't played for one reason or another. NEO the World Ends With You, Ni No Kuni, No More Heroes. I could go on.
19 - Favorite Indie you've played recently
Ooh, just recently? Well, I still think Handshakes really stuck out to me for some reason. A really clever and cute little puzzle game and I cannot WAIT for the sequel! I also still really enjoyed Tong Jyun which was just a really interesting visual novel with how it played with the fact you play it on a phone. And of course, I LOVED Super Kiwi 64 : Doomsday! I highly recommend all of those!
20 - A game that truly scared the shit out of you
I DON'T PLAY HORROR GAMES!! THEY'RE TOO FUCKING SCARY! LUIGI'S MANSION MADE ME PISS MYSELF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER LMAO. I did, however, watch my sister play Silent Hill 2 for the first time a while back, and I actually couldn't sleep after watching it lol. Neat game though!
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Final Fantasy Creator's Apple Arcade Exclusive Fantasian Arrives On Switch This Year
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Final Fantasy Creator's Apple Arcade Exclusive Fantasian Arrives On Switch This Year
During today’s Nintendo Direct, developer Mistwalker announced that its popular RPG Fantasian would be making the leap to Switch later this year in an enhanced version called Fantasian Neo Dimension. The title arrived as an Apple Arcade exclusive in 2021 and currently holds an 80 out of 100 on reviews aggregate site Metacritic. It also won the award for Mobile game of the Year at the 25th Annual DICE Awards.
Mistwalker was founded in 2004 by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, who produced Fantasian. The studio frequently collaborates with longtime Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, who also worked on Fantasian as the composer. To date, Mistwalker has released multiple critically acclaimed games, including Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and The Last Story.
Fantasian uses similar turn-based design conventions as were found in many of the most classic Final Fantasy games. The title also implements several quality-of-life modernizations, such as the ability to skip random encounters with enemy types you’ve already defeated until they choose to fight them all at once. Despite being a mobile title, Fantasian’s ties to Apple Arcade means it does not include any microtransactions or paid DLC.
Fantasian Neo Dimension arrives on Nintendo Switch this holiday season.
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Total War: WARHAMMER III is Free to play with Patch 2.4
Immortal Empires releases in Total War: WARHAMMER III for Linux and Mac with Windows PC plus a Free Weekend to play the game. This is once again due to developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY and of course Feral Interactive. While being discounted on both Steam and Humble Store.
Feral Interactive has already announced Total War: WARHAMMER III’s world spanning campaign mode, Immortal Empires. This is also available to all Linux and Mac owners of the game. Doing so as part of the strategy title’s one year anniversary. Along with this, the studio has released a brand new trailer for the mode. Due to herald the upcoming industrial darkness due to engulf the WARHAMMER World in 2023.
Arriving with Patch 2.4, Immortal Empires is free to all owners of Total War: WARHAMMER III. Any content purchased across the series is now free to use in Immortal Empires. Doing so without the required ownership of Total War: WARHAMMER & Total War: WARHAMMER II.
Total War: WARHAMMER III has a Free Weekend. Available now until 13th March. Step into the boots (or talons?) of your favorite Legendary Lords to take on the Realms of Chaos & Immortal Empires. All absolutely free until 10AM PT/6PM GMT on March 13th.
Total War: WARHAMMER III - Immortal Empires - Patch Notes 2.4
Immortal Empires is a grand scale campaign mode for Total War: WARHAMMER III. One that blends the Legendary Lords, gameplay mechanics, war units, and campaign maps. Doing so from across the trilogy into one colossal mode. All spread across the vast Warhammer world. It is the most complete and definitive Warhammer strategy experience ever put together.
Highlights from Update 2.4:
Immortal Empires is out for all Total War: WARHAMMER III owners!
Karak Eight Peaks is now a ten slot settlement for the Skaven.
Malus's quest battle for the Warpstone of Khaine is now in the Chaos Wastes. Also closer to his starting position.
Fixed a range of visual / graphical glitches. Such as clipping capes, snapping models, and broken animations.
Garrisons are no longer reinforcements. Since they can now enter the battle from the start.
Fixed a multiplayer desync that could occur when an Empire player chose to Summon the Elector Counts.
As from Immortal Empires, now Coedill will no longer instantly enter the battle instead of backing. At least once the Waystones are destroyed in Drycha's quest battle.
Grilling Grom the Paunch in Athel Tamarha. As Eltharion now actually gives Mistwalker units the ability to mirror Grom's Big Waaagh ability.
Fixed an issue where Boris Ursus wouldn't gain supporters while the Invocation of Dazh is active.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is free to play this weekend. So you can take on Immortal Empires campaign in the game. Which is also discounted 33% dropping the price to $40.19 USD / £33.49 / 40,19€. Available on both Steam and Humble Store. Along with support for Linux, Mac, with Windows PC.
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Hironobu Sakaguchi, der legendäre Schöpfer von gefeierten Rollenspielen wie Chrono Trigger und Kingdom Hearts, hat Interesse an einer Portierung seines Handyspiels Fantasian auf den PC bekundet (via IGN Japan). Auf die Frage nach einer PC-Portierung und einer Fortsetzung des Spiels - das derzeit exklusiv für Apple Arcade erhältlich ist - antwortete Sakaguchi positiv und fügte hinzu, dass er und sein Studio Mistwalker "so hart wie möglich daran arbeiten werden, die Erwartungen der Spieler zu erfüllen".
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Gefeierte Rollenspiele
Hironobu Sakaguchi, der vor allem als Schöpfer der Rollenspielklassiker Final Fantasy und Chrono Trigger bekannt ist, ist eine Legende der Spielebranche. In den 1990er Jahren setzten Sakaguchis Werke einen neuen Standard für Konsolenspiele, und beide Serien wurden zu zeitlosen Klassikern.
Geschichte machende Projekte
Sakaguchi hat weiterhin bedeutende Beiträge zur Spieleindustrie geleistet, zum Beispiel mit Kingdom Hearts, einer Serie, die er gemeinsam mit Square Enix entwickelt hat und die seit ihrem Debüt im Jahr 2002 erfolgreich ist. Im Jahr 2020 veröffentlichte er Fantasian, ein Spiel exklusiv für Apple Arcade.
Fantastische Fangemeinde wächst
Das Spiel wurde von den Fans gut aufgenommen. Einige vergleichen die fesselnden Umgebungen, die mit Hilfe japanischer Spezialeffektkünstler in Dioramen dargestellt werden, mit den Fantasiewelten, die Sakaguchi in seinen frühen Werken geschaffen hat. Der Komponist des Soundtracks für das Spiel ist kein Geringerer als der legendäre Nobuo Uematsu.
Handyspiel-Portierungen auf den PC
Allerdings ist das Spiel bisher nur auf Apple Arcade verfügbar. Aber das könnte sich bald ändern. In einem kürzlichen Interview mit Video Games Chronicle wurde Sakaguchi nach der Möglichkeit einer Portierung von Fantasian auf den PC gefragt, worauf er positiv reagierte. Er sagte auch, dass er und Mistwalker hoffen, "eine Fortsetzung zu machen, wenn sich die Gelegenheit ergibt".
Sequel in Arbeit?
Natürlich hat Mistwalker bisher weder Pläne für eine Fortsetzung noch einen möglichen Zeitplan für eine mögliche PC-Portierung bekannt gegeben. Aber allein die Aussicht auf eine ganz neue Generation von Spielern, die Fantasian erleben können, sowie auf eine Fortsetzung sind aufregende Neuigkeiten für Sakaguchi-Fans, und wir können in Zukunft mit Updates rechnen.
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Spezialeffektkünstler
Einer der Hauptgründe, warum sich Fantasian von anderen abhebt, sind die fesselnden Umgebungen, die mit Hilfe japanischer Spezialeffektkünstler in Dioramen nachgebildet wurden. Das Spiel mischt handgefertigte Dioramen mit 3D-modellierten Teilen, was zu einem wunderschönen "hybriden" Look führt.
Nobuo Uematsu Soundtrack
Der Soundtrack des Spiels, komponiert von dem legendären Nobuo Uematsu, ist ein weiteres Highlight des Spiels. Seine Werke - bekannt für ihre wunderschönen Melodien, einprägsamen Themen und atmosphärischen Tracks - tragen dazu bei, die Geschichte und Charaktere des Spiels zum Leben zu erwecken.
Der letzte Titel?
Träume von einem letzten Projekt
Sakaguchi hat bereits angedeutet, dass Fantasian sein letzter vollständiger Titel sein könnte. Während die Aussicht auf eine Fortsetzung des Spiels und eine mögliche PC-Portierung die Pläne des Entwicklers wohl kaum ändern wird, bleibt abzuwarten, was die Zukunft für die Fans des Spiels bereithält.
Wird Fantasian auf den PC portiert?
Ja, Hironobu Sakaguchi, der Entwickler von Fantasian, hat sein Interesse bekundet, das Spiel auf den PC zu portieren.
Wird es eine Fortsetzung von Fantasian geben?
Sakaguchi antwortete positiv auf die Frage nach einer Fortsetzung von Fantasian und gab an, dass sein Team hart daran arbeiten wird, die Erwartungen der Spieler zu erfüllen.
Was ist einzigartig an Fantasian?
Fantasian bietet einzigartige und wunderschöne Dioramen, die von professionellen japanischen Spezialeffektkünstlern erstellt und in Spielumgebungen umgesetzt wurden. Außerdem enthält es einen Original-Soundtrack, der vom berühmten Final Fantasy-Komponisten Nobuo Uematsu komponiert wurde.
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