YARGH.

[stellarwind]

Okay. Sooooo, I started playing Sengoku Basara.

Shortly after being absolutely RAPED by the FIRST BOSS (Itsuki/Puff), I realized that MAYBE I should be playing this on easy.

The first few stages were... fun. Definitely. Date Masamune/Azure Dragon sure as HELL packs a punch, and his smug little remarks are pure frelling win. The problems start once the more 'specialized' stages come to play. Like the stage where Tadakatsu Honda/Iron Ox chases you around while you SOMEHOW attempt to breach your way to Tokugawa Ieyasu/Irdene. Or the frelling Red Minotaur Cavalary (Is there an infinite supply of these horseback-riding-motherfuckers?!).

After being raped by these stages multiple times I decided that this PARTAY should wait until I DON'T feel like dropping a few tactical nuclear warheads on enemy territory. XD

On a side note. I like killing things. Who would've thought.

(On another side note I also replayed and finished Phantasy Star II again. I seriously love Amy. Anna is farking awesome too.)

Comments

[kapostrophe.livejournal.com]

Yeah Tadakatsu is evil in Basara, even on Easy.. Typical Capcom giving us a real good challenge. Let's face it, walk in the park games are not their forte.. that's the other companies aimed at kiddiewinks. XD *blares "Cant Touch Me"*
There is a road round by the Iron Ox, just can't find it in time. I managed to get his energy down to about 25% once with Shingen Takeda but it didn't last. X3 Think the trick is to level up a bit in Free Mode - OR, save your game and exit; go back to the map and hope that someone else wins that territory. Happened to me with Yukimura, got Oda Nobunaga on stage three - saved the game - exited - went back the next day and got Reaper/Mitsuhide. Was -very- relieved. XD

Horseback wise, there are two tricks. 1 - is to jump attack (X and [ ]) so you fly safely over the horses then turn quickly and attack them from the rear (oo-er). The other is to charge in all guns blazing (so to speak) and kill them before they get the chance to charge at you. Took me a while to figure it out but yeah, it does work - believe me. X3

Only other tips I can think of refers to the whole cast in battle. (especially affective against bosses). Start an attack with /\, hit afew times then move swiftly to [ ]. You'll notice yellow targets over their heads that wont leave until they're knocked out or dazed. Best way to get a chain going. Honestly, the specials that you use with R1 [ ] or R1 /\ aren't worth the trouble in a boss fight because 9 times out of 10 they don't land and you get pummelled.

*thinks* .. I think that's all I have to offer on hints and tips this morning. Hope they're useful to you. :)

[stellarwind.livejournal.com]

Capcom are infamous for bumping the difficulty level up a notch for international releases. Like, the Japanese Normal is the International Easy >>; Bastards. That's one of the reasons they're awesome, mind.

Still a pain in the desu for people like me who REALLY fail at action-y type games, but hey, practice makes perfect.

... And yeah, the funny thing about this game is how adorably SATISFYING it is to just run into a MASSIVE ARMY and start hacking it to subatomic -fragments- with your swords before they can even touch you XD

[maniackatie.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Phantasy Star II, I finally bought one of the Sega Genesis Collection games (this one for PSP), so now I own all three of the Genesis Phantasy Star titles. It doesn't include Phantasy Star I, but I'm sure I could find that other ways if I ever get through the other three.

I'm playing something on PSP already, but after I finish it I might finally take a whirl at one of the Phantasy Star games. The question is, which one? You've kinda got me thinking about trying VI first, but obviously if you love PS II that much it MUST be worth playing, eh? XP

[stellarwind.livejournal.com]

I didn't say I love IT. I just said I love Amy. XP

The only one really worth playing is 4. Replaying 2 just made me realize why this is the first time I replayed it in ages.

While it IS better done than 3 game-wise, It's still a relatively short game inflated only by the HOURS UPON HOURS of POINTLESS LEVEL GRINDING you have to do to get through the over nine thousand dungeons this game is composed of. >>;; It's annoying, that's what it is.

The fact that new characters join your team at Level one no matter what level the rest of your party is in doesn't help matters either. >>

[maniackatie.livejournal.com]

... XD

Sounds like all old school RPGs from that age. Point taken, though. Phantasy Star VI it is ^^

[maniackatie.livejournal.com]

Err... IV. Not VI. XP

[kapostrophe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard that before. The US version of Capcom games say, their "Normal" is European "Fucking Psychotic"... Apparently the Japanese game devlopers for European releases deem us to be mighty intelligent. Hahaha... never been to the UK then. (Though we do drive on the correct side of the road like our Japanese cousins.. ;p)

I'd still rather lose my sanity on a difficult game than numb the brain with something insanely easy. ^^;

[stellarwind.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeeeeeeeah. The series was SUPPOSED to end at 4. XD