Baroque! Options

[Dr Strum]

Emulate it and try it for yourself, you buyfag.

[Dr Strum]

The game's great, in my opinion, except that I can't read all of it and I keep blowing myself up with stupid things like exploding bones. Well, hello.

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And then I got down to the bottom of the tower, got a nice little cutscene with solid Archangel (ever notice how he's insubstantial when he gives you the Angelic Rifle outside the tower?) and then what does the protagonist do? He goes "No, we don't need a new world, I don't need a new world," grabs his fricking Idea Sephirah, and--wait for it--blows himself up. My first reaction was "WHAT, WAIT, HOLD ON, WTFBBQ YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT." So it was back to level one for me. I was discouraged and decided to save in a different slot and turn off the Wii.

So I think maybe the mechanics could be tweaked a teeny tiny bit, like with camera control (maybe it's just me, but it feels a little awkward), and other than that it would be perfect if only the protagonist could stop blowing himself up. ._.;; I've already died eight times.

All because I decided I'd rather not wait for the American release and went and got a Japanese copy. >> Thus my current predicament. Maybe I won't die seven times before I actually get to the bottom of the tower in the American version, since I'll have already done that in the Japanese version. XD

[Dr Strum]

Oh, THAT'S what you were saying. I thought you were saying he kept throwing up. So I just figured he ate too many rotten hearts. XDD

Well, great job, Ein --er, Protagonist.

This post has been edited by Hayate: Apr 7 2008, 01:41 AM

[Dr Strum]

I think the rotten hearts just give him a stomach ache. I've never eaten one, I just saved them for the Cursebringer Angel and tossed them in. Oh look, they're not rotten anymore! *chomp* *VT recovery!*

There's this weird kind of bone that if you eat it it'll make you bleed. Doesn't make you do anything else other than leave a splotch of purple blood on the floor--I can't remember if it even heals you. Weird stuff. If you toss a couple of those to the Cursebringer Angel, though, sometimes you get good stuff. Like nice equipment, because +5 attack is always an improvement over +2 or +3.

[Dr Strum]

Um, wow. Bleeding bones. I'll have to remember that one. Just so I can eat one and run around going "Look, I'm bleeding and I'm perfectly fine!" XP

That said, maybe the Meta-beings are like sharks. Can they smell the blood and come rushing to you? >> Like the Pied Piper, except... not.

This post has been edited by Hayate: Apr 10 2008, 03:21 AM

[Dr Strum]

I picked it up yesterday, but wasn't able to play it. I'm gonna start tonight.

[Dr Strum]

Baroque is a great twist on the Roguelike genre, and so far, I've been enjoying it a lot. Though I'm expecting a lot of negative criticism to stem about it unless you actually LIKE Roguelikes, since they are rather niche.

Regardless, there is a lot of variety, the real time system makes it a bit more dynamic, the music's good, and it knows how to be creepy here and there. It's not really as Suvival Horror esque as the original, but it's a great game if you want something new out of a Roguelike.

[Dr Strum]

There's this weird kind of bone that if you eat it it'll make you bleed. Doesn't make you do anything else other than leave a splotch of purple blood on the floor--I can't remember if it even heals you. Weird stuff. If you toss a couple of those to the Cursebringer Angel, though, sometimes you get good stuff. Like nice equipment, because +5 attack is always an improvement over +2 or +3.

It's sweat, isn't it? If we're thinking of the same bone, it does heal you.

[Dr Strum]

Maybe it is. ._.;; Hm.

Purple sweat? That's so... I don't know. weird. But that's probably it. I couldn't read the names since I was playing a Japanese version. >>

[Dr Strum]

http://www.sting.co.jp/baroque/ps2/special/guide/index.htm

Anyone thinking about getting this?

It might have art after all.

http://www.sting.co.jp/baroque/wii/sp/index.htm

And this...definetly does.

Honestly, I might end up buying these. I like the game that much, I'd buy it if it came out over here dammit. :\

This post has been edited by Irysa: Apr 16 2008, 10:50 AM

[Dr Strum]

O.k yeah, I am buying them.

I'm ordering the Complete Guide today. Artbook when it comes out.

I'll scan them in and upload when they come in.

I won't get to play Ninja Gaiden 2 now, but eh.

This post has been edited by Irysa: Apr 18 2008, 05:22 AM

[Dr Strum]

Uh, no matter how much I want to play this I can't cause I don't have the console...

[Dr Strum]

Baroque's on two different consoles. You don't have a PS2 or a Wii? (I mean, the Wii I sort of get, but the PS2 is old enough that the price ought to have dropped somewhat...)

[Dr Strum]

Great game is great. Finished my first journey through the tower last night, and I was really enjoying it.

Also, the music is awesome.

[Dr Strum]

Want the Music? Here it is
Baroque-Music From the Original Soundtrack

I'm working on getting all the items, all for you guys (once I'm done with Riviera and CIMA).

Advanced Angel and Iraiza are hawt.


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AND, UH, THE MUSIC SOUNDS GREAT
THEY BETTER RERELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK WITH THE GAME

Anyways, for more English informations on Baroque: http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/sting/sting2.htm

This post has been edited by Rhiannon: May 24 2008, 03:57 AM