Been playing Chrono Trigger on stream with a friend for the 30th anniversary (finally I rope somebody into it lol), and we got to that scene in the Ocean Palace with my wife and his cool motive still war crimes and I'm pretty sure my friend is not expecting what happens next SO excited. She seems to like him thank god. I mean your friends aren't required to have your exact taste of course but I would cry.
Hello Urusai! I've recently completed my voyage on the Octodon and landed here.
I love #videogames, especially #jrpgs. I stan for #FinalFantasy and #Xenogears is the greatest game ever made.
I love my #anime. I will forever appreciate #Evangelion and #Escaflowne, but the universe is so much bigger than two series from the 90's.
I am a #vegetarian who drinks entirely too much #tea.
I work in technology. We all speak a thousand dialects to make the computers go bleep-bloop.
Suikoden III's opening cinematic still gives me chills, two decades later.
Certified banger.
Hi folks! Just moved servers (yet again 
) so I figured I'd post my #introduction again.
I don't post too that often, but here are some things I love to talk about:
#photography 
#movies
#jrpgs
#boardgames (love Wingspan, Everdell, and Root 
)
#PhysicalMedia (mostly vinyl records)
#databias and #techethics
Us #transgirls frequently enjoy #JRPGs because we too plan to violently storm heaven and rip god's rotting carcass from off its undeserved throne knowing that the following chaos, though unpredictable, must by definition be superior 
here’s an #introduction now that i have our sharkey server running and stuff!!
i go by "nova" (no caps) but generally prefer you don't refer to me by name (but it's ok if you do). they or fae pronouns are cool (see https://en.pronouns.page/@jellynova for more deets)
i am an #AuDHD #queer in my 20’s, living in small town #BritishColumbia (#canada). i’m #polyamorous and probably most aligned with #RelationshipAnarchy.
i am an #accountant, but the kind that wants to save the world, not benefit corporations. i like to work on sustainability and with (primarily queer) non-profits.
you can expect me to post about queer things (especially on #TransTuesday), whatever hyperfixation has me at any moment, and other general life commentary. i'm also mushy about my cute girlfriend and others in my life. i sometimes post lewd on main (with a cw). minors DNI with lewd/nsfw, but you're otherwise welcome to follow 
i jump around with my hyperfixations a lot but i really like cozy games like #AnimalCrossing and #StardewValley and #Palia and also #jrpgs and #ttrpgs. i'm also excited to dive back into #minecraft. i like #computers and #tech and doing geeky things as a hobby. i also sometimes do various forms of art badly but probably don’t post them. i like writing poetry and painting scenery mostly recently.
i’d love to make some new mutuals, friends, enemies (positive), and other relationships with cool folk 
Finally got that bloody Zell card in #FinalFantasyVIII. Just took several hours to do.
Sometimes secret content is all well & good but without guides telling me I need it & that it would take ages, wouldn't have known at all.
Games were different back then. Content volume alone.
#retrogaming #finalfantasy #jrpgs
Over 40 minutes in #FinalFantasyVIII grinding for a special rare card in the Triple Triad mini game because the NPC won't bring it out often.
Still haven't gotten it but need it for stuff.
Most vexing.
Makes me glad no grinding & no betting cards in #MTG
#retrogaming #jrpgs #FinalFantasy #FF8
new instance new me so here’s an #introduction
if you gotta call me something call me “nova” (no caps)
they/them pronouns = (check out here https://en.pronouns.page/@jellynova for more deets)
i am an #AuDHD #queer in my 20’s, living in small town #BritishColumbia (#canada). i’m #polyamorous and probably most aligned with #RelationshipAnarchy.
i am an accountant, but the kind that wants to save the world, not benefit corporations. i like to work on sustainability and with (primarily queer) non-profits.
you can expect me to post about queer things (especially on #TransTuesday), whatever hyperfixation has me at any moment, and other general life commentary. i sometimes post lewd on main (with a cw).
i jump around with my hyperfixations a lot but i really like cozy games like #AnimalCrossing and #StardewValley and #Palia and also #jrpgs and #ttrpgs. i also sometimes do various forms of art badly but probably don’t post them. i like writing poetry and painting scenery mostly recently.
i’d love to make some new mutuals, friends, enemies (positive), and other relationships with cool folk
There was a Nintendo Direct recently that I’ve failed to watch. It’s the second in a row, but I usually get the news the day after. I was on Facebook and saw a post about something-something, Trails in the Sky remake, very short trailer. I couldn’t believe it. I googled it and found an IGN article. Not entirely sure, I went to my source and newfound home, the fediverse, and they confirmed it and sent me the trailer. I’ve been on forums and other groups and it was a constant discussion between Trails fans, about when the game would be ported to consoles, since the license is owned by another company.
So there really is going to be a remake, not only a port, and as the vibrant colors can attest, it will be gorgeous and most likely easier to navigate on the menus and environment. However, it wasn’t only that. The game will be 3D and I was extremely happy for reasons I wrote about previously. When I asked the Falcom gods for a remake, I wasn’t really thinking about changing the perspective altogether, instead making volumes, patterns, textures and colors a bit easier to read. A better map, camera movements and overall readability of the interface. In my text I wrote that my experience with the game was plagued by nasty physical symptoms. The first time I played the game and panned the camera I got nausea with the only result being a more visceral reaction that didn’t seem to go away. I just wanted to see the story between Estelle and Joshua but I couldn’t bring myself to endure any more of it. With Trails of Cold Steel I experienced the opposite and found the game easier to read overall. Also I could navigate better in 3D. My reaction to Trails in the Sky is something I’m not proud of even though I couldn’t control it.
I asked my wife if she remembered the game that made me sick and showed her the video of the remake. “See? Now we can play from Estelle’s perspective.” I said. I then showed her how the game looked before. She pointed to one of the screenshots from a Google search of the original. “Ah, but that… that is something I’m familiar with! I like that.” I asked if she prefered a 2.5D isometric perspective, if she could navigate well in the environment and she said yes. I instantly recalled Triangle Strategy, one of my favorite strategy games, and how beautiful it looked in that same perspective. I showed her the remake with a third-person view. “How do you think you’d play from this perspective? You can look everywhere and also up.” And her answer was very telling. “Why would I even want to look up when I can look down and see everything?” An answer worthy of a goddess!
I wonder how people will react to this remake compared to how they recognise the first games in the series. In this department, I consider myself a newcomer, because when I was younger I didn’t have access to JRPGs. I jumped from 2D Nintendo games directly to 3D games and then I spent years in the shadows doing university things. I still have mixed feelings about the perspective change, though. This is not a new discussion in JRPG groups, about which perspective people want to play their games in, if they prefer 3D character models or 2D sprites, if what feels more authentic is one or the other, especially when it comes to an original game where the authenticity is already established.
“Maybe you adapted to Triangle Strategy so well because the game required you to do other things where the perspective wasn’t so important,” my wife added. About this, I don’t know. True, the exploration in Triange Strategy was minimal, but my problem with Sky was the readability of the environment. I couldn’t see and distinguish colors and volumes easily in areas outside the village and interiors – my problem entirely. The top-down perspective is a feature of the original game and a fundamental part of its identity. Why did they decide to change it considering that so many people love games like Octopath Traveller or Star Ocean: The Second Story Remake? My personal preference is always 3D – it’s easier on my eyes for some reason and more immersive. Habit also plays a role. I’m looking forward to seeing more footage of the game and every little upgrade they make. The story is, in fact, the reason I still want to play the game. And Estelle, but that goes without saying.
Yesterday, we decided to spend a nice and cosy afternoon reading books when the world outside seemed to be overcome by yet another storm. September is almost here and with it comes more rain and beautiful brown, yellow and red leaves paving the footpaths. After finishing Soul Hackers 2 I can say that many games have passed by these hands this year. This blog will be one year old in November and since my Fire Emblem Three Houses rush last year – a game I still love so much – I have been playing games non-stop and also writing about them. With this I want to say that I don’t especially look forward to new games nor do I have the energy to look new things up. It’s nice that the release of Trails in the Sky is still some months ahead of us. Maybe even on a new Switch? We never know!
https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/a-matter-of-perspective/
My new EP Chrono Groove (a Chrono Trigger/Cross remix album) is out after two years of working on it 
https://thronocrigger.bandcamp.com/album/chrono-groove
#chiptune
#vgm
#videogames
#chronotrigger
#chronocross
#squareenix
#squaresoft
#covers
#remixes
#electro
#soundtrack
#OST
#jrpg #jrpgs #jrpgseries
It's so heartening to see how many high-quality #IndieGames from #Germany there are at #Gamescom #IndieArenaBooth. I've already tried out #SteamDemos of some returning titles in the past years, and here are 4 I can recommend:
#Prim (#PointAndClick #adventure with an art style inspired by Tim Burton)
#TheDarkestFiles (#DetectiveGame about WW2 crimes)
#DrovaForsakenKin (#PixelArt #RPG with #soulslike-inspired combat)
#ElementsDestiny (pixel art RPG inspired by classic #JRPGs)
#ShareYourGames
THIS CAT IS LIVE!
I'm back, y'all! I'm also SUPER tired, so let's hangout in FFXIV just shooting the shit! We'll be leveling alt jobs, doing some crafting, organizing my bags & creating some glamour looks, playing triple triad, doing some Gold Saucer buying & gaming - whatever strikes our fancy! PLUS, you can give me some things to do with a brand new FFXIV #Streamloots card pack! What fun!
AND: Drops are on if you still need to get your Twitch mount! We're Shadowbringers/Endwalker/Dawntrail spoiler free cause I'm only just about to get to SHB! A great place to chill!
Come hang! :3
THIS CAT IS LIVE!
Happy Monday, all y'all! We're gonna have a cozy lil wind down the day and chill stream with a treat I've been wanting to check out on stream for a while now: The Final Fantasy Mystic Quest randomizer! Let's see if we can figure out how this thing works and see what all the hubbub is about!
Come hang! :3
Why do Japanese-drawn kobolds look like dogs?
Interesting fact.
THIS CAT IS LIVE!
It's our last stream before I head off for RPG Limit Break, so OF COURSE we're doing some speedrunning! We'll be working on getting new PB's in FFIV Paladin% and FFIV noCW! Will we see some time shaved off either of these records? Will I be able to remember everything I need to do in order to glitch tf out of the game with the INFAMOUS 64-floor glitch?? DID RYDIA JUMP OR DID YANG PUSH HER???????
Find out the answer to (some) of these questions and more! Come hang! :3
http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao
#vtuber #envtuber #snes #sfc #supernintendo #superfamicom #jrpg #jrpgs #classicrpgs #squaresoft
#squenix #finalfantasy
#finalfantasyiv #ff4#ff4
#speedrun #speedrunning #pbattempts #helf #iamacat
Video Game Review: Trails in the Sky SC
https://countzeroor.com/2024/05/12/video-game-review-trails-in-the-sky-sc/
#VideoGames #2000sInVideoGames #Falcom #JRPGs #TrailsInTheSky #VideoGames
#bot
About romance in #Cyberpunk2077 versus romance in the #jrpgs I use to play. Mentions #sexuality, #consent, #genderidentity and player choice among other things. #videogames #trans #shareyourgames #rpg #actiongames #fps
https://swordofseiros.wordpress.com/2024/04/03/cyberpunk-sex-romance-and-murder/
I got these 2 games from the 2ndhand market. Blue Reflection was an impulse buy, but there's so few people selling #jrpgs here that I decided to grab it. It has terrible reviews! I haven't even once seen a good review of it, but I like to collect #koeitecmo games. Tokyo Mirage is an exclusive and a crossover of #shinmegamitensei and #fireemblem. Couldn't pass the opportunity to get it, but I haven't seen a lot of love for it either. #videogames #nintendoswitch #atlus
