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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: magus on January 14, 2010, 05:10:45 PM

Title: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 14, 2010, 05:10:45 PM
ok so i've put a few hours in this
- presentation is top notch,it reminds me of old psx classics,good music and decent sprite works
- so far i don't want to punch any of the character in the face which feels like a rare event these days
- in fact so far the story has been... good... is this really happening? i like the character none of them take themself much seriously,i actualy had some chuckle in some cutscenes
- there have been a lot of cutscenes,so if you are the kind of guy who just want to punch stuff in the face you might dislike this,luckily they are all skippable
- sometimes during cutscenes when a character says something "in character" they gain that phrase and get to equip it,equipping phrases give you special skills (like shorten time between turns or the ability to get a def boost when you get hit)
- in battle you gain CP which you then spend to improve your normal attack or special skills,you can increase your power or accuracy (or in case of spells,SP and Power) if you increase one the other decrease so you need to keep some sort of balance,improving stuff give you new skills/attack
- in battle you have two kind of attack,one is powerfull but deliver only a single blow,the other hurts less but deliver a string of attacks instead,each character can make 2 actions per turn but if they score a critical they get an extra action (tough i'm not sure about this) it feels like there is more to the battle system but either it's still locked or i'm just dumb and i'm not understanding it
- if you press R you can escape from battles after 2-3 seconds
- random battle haven't been a problem but sometimes bosses get idiotic and decide to wipe your party in a single turn of attack,one of them pulled out an attack which paralyzed my entire party and then proceeded to smack my ass before my character could recover,guess i need to accessorize
- you can save anywhere which is a mixed blessing,on one hand you can turn off the game when you want and on the other it's hard to say when a boss is going to pop out
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Vizzys on January 14, 2010, 05:52:15 PM
ah i totally forgot about this

ill check it out
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 14, 2010, 05:57:04 PM
You forgot

> can't skip voice scenes
> enemies use cheap moves that grant criticals, allowing more hits, coupled with an Attack Bonus this can annihilate you
> meanwhile you get dopey 2 moves, and shit attack damage
> EXP limits raise by the hundreds to coincide with your levels (level 2 - 200xp, level 4 - 400xp)
> VA is atrocious
> music drowns VA (could be a plus)
> i think you can turn off VAs though
> music not really that good
> battle system nowhere near as fun as Xenogears
> skills require obscene amounts of CP and makes upgrading not worth it (raise attack, lower accuracy? really?)
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Jansen on January 14, 2010, 06:10:20 PM
i'm not even gonna bother downloading it.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 14, 2010, 06:58:26 PM
Quote from: demi on January 14, 2010, 05:57:04 PM
You forgot

> can't skip voice scenes
> enemies use cheap moves that grant criticals, allowing more hits, coupled with an Attack Bonus this can annihilate you
> meanwhile you get dopey 2 moves, and shit attack damage
> EXP limits raise by the hundreds to coincide with your levels (level 2 - 200xp, level 4 - 400xp)
> VA is atrocious
> music drowns VA (could be a plus)
> i think you can turn off VAs though
> music not really that good
> battle system nowhere near as fun as Xenogears
> skills require obscene amounts of CP and makes upgrading not worth it (raise attack, lower accuracy? really?)

so far i've been able to skip everything
i'm not bothered by the VA,if you really hate it just undub the thing
normal encounter still haven't gave me any sort of problem and i'm able to do enough damage to kill enemies in max 3 attacks
not bothered by the upgrade system nor the EXP requirement

how far did you play? last boss i fought was 2nd fight with wolf guy whatshisname
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 14, 2010, 06:59:10 PM
I got to the ship you stow away on. I died on a random encounter and called it... well, no, I deleted it

DQ4 > This poop
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 14, 2010, 07:01:22 PM
i was disgusted by the intro cg movie, shitty ds compression.

now that i beat read all of jake hunter episodes, i will play this or just more lux pain.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 14, 2010, 07:02:29 PM
gee i'm much farther then,if a random encounter prompted you to delete the thing it's a good thing you haven't reached the further bosses ^_^'
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 14, 2010, 07:05:35 PM
Main charater runs like he has a cock in his butt too. A symbolism of all weeaboos everywhere
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 14, 2010, 07:06:53 PM
he did have a cock in his butt in the animu
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 15, 2010, 10:35:18 AM
i've fought a boss at level 15 and he raped my ass three times in a row,i grinded up to level 18 and all his attack started to do single digit damage and i moped the floor with him,not really a balanced game... tough maybe i was underleveled since the next character that joined was level 20

story spoiler
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OMG THEY KILLED THE RECURRING VILLAIN BOSS  :o I LOVE THIS GAME
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i also got a skill that let me flee from fights without waiting so now i don't even have to bother with random fight if i want
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 15, 2010, 01:12:41 PM
well my character learned to chain attack all together,suddenly i do so much damage everything dies just by looking at it boss included  :-\ dungeon are also start to get frustating,so far there wasn't a single dungeon that has been easy to navigate,all of them have been huge labyrinthic headache and it doesn't help when the game keeps bothering you with random battles

i like the character and the plot but i'm not sure i want to keep pressing
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 15, 2010, 01:14:04 PM
Told ya. Crap game. Thank me later
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Bebpo on January 15, 2010, 02:02:50 PM
Quote from: magus on January 15, 2010, 01:12:41 PM
well my character learned to chain attack all together,suddenly i do so much damage everything dies just by looking at it boss included  :-\ dungeon are also start to get frustating,so far there wasn't a single dungeon that has been easy to navigate,all of them have been huge labyrinthic headache and it doesn't help when the game keeps bothering you with random battles

i like the character and the plot but i'm not sure i want to keep pressing

Did you miss the whole "THIS GAME IS BROKEN" mantra that everyone who played the import has been saying for like 2 years?  :lol
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 15, 2010, 04:02:19 PM
actualy yeah  :-\
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Bebpo on January 15, 2010, 04:32:34 PM
Don't worry, Arc Rise Fantasia is better at least in the first bunch of hours.  Image Epoch is slowly improving and learning how to make a game beyond visuals I think.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Damian79 on January 15, 2010, 11:40:14 PM
Time to cancel my order i think
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 21, 2010, 06:41:12 AM
morte and kyrie personalities are a breath of fresh air to rpg characters (morte mostly).

hopefully game tone stay this cheerful and sarcastic to the end then again i doubt i will beat it anyway with this high encounter rate.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 21, 2010, 10:35:27 AM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 21, 2010, 10:13:14 AM
ha ha, you guys expected a sega game to be good  :lenowned
this is PUBLISHED by sega not developed,i would never expect a sega game to be good
never!
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: GoofyGoober on January 21, 2010, 11:14:11 AM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 21, 2010, 10:13:14 AM
ha ha, you guys expected a sega game to be good 

I thought Valkaria Chronicles was awesome.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 21, 2010, 12:37:11 PM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 21, 2010, 11:16:58 AM
Rieko Kodama is one of the last two decent staffers at SEGA, so yeah, Valk turned out fine.

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this is PUBLISHED by sega not developed,i would never expect a sega game to be good
never!

ha ha, you thought a game from the producer of shining force exa, the director of luminous arc, the composer of tsuganai, the writer of chrono cross, and the character designer of xenosaga would be good  :lenowned

wykkyd byrn
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 21, 2010, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 21, 2010, 11:16:58 AM
Rieko Kodama is one of the last two decent staffers at SEGA, so yeah, Valk turned out fine.

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this is PUBLISHED by sega not developed,i would never expect a sega game to be good
never!

ha ha, you thought a game from the producer of shining force exa, the director of luminous arc, the composer of tsuganai, the writer of chrono cross, and the character designer of xenosaga would be good  :lenowned

uh... well...
(http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/monkey_island.jpg)
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2010, 06:51:02 AM
HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN

HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN

HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN

HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN

HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN

HERE COMES THE PAAAAAAIN
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 24, 2010, 01:49:41 AM
i'm at the tribe sand caravan at level 16 and so far game is piss easy.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 24, 2010, 01:09:32 PM
For over a week, I just assumed this was the thread for the new Prince of Persia game.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Akala on January 24, 2010, 02:26:43 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 24, 2010, 01:09:32 PM
For over a week, I just assumed this was the thread for the new Prince of Persia game.

same here.  :lol
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 02:41:06 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 24, 2010, 01:09:32 PM
For over a week, I just assumed this was the thread for the new Prince of Persia game.

I thought the same until I realized they changed the name from World Destruction to Sands of Destruction.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Van Cruncheon on January 24, 2010, 04:07:21 PM
this game is like 15 hours long! wtf
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on January 24, 2010, 04:07:21 PM
this game is like 15 hours long! wtf

Yeah.  Did you beat it? 
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Van Cruncheon on January 24, 2010, 04:21:11 PM
nah, not yet. i am about 8 hours in. it's not a terrible game, even if it is retardedly easy, although i'd be hard-pressed to call it a good one. at least i get to murder furries!
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 04:43:46 PM
k, I'm curious to hear some thoughts after anyone finishes it. 
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 24, 2010, 06:08:21 PM
This and Heracles are garbage, haha. When does DQ6 come out in America again?
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 24, 2010, 06:42:08 PM
i'm waiting for miles edgeworth for the first good DS game of the year  :)
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 06:43:20 PM
Quote from: magus on January 24, 2010, 06:42:08 PM
i'm waiting for miles edgeworth for the first good DS game of the year  :)

Were there any reviews of if the game was good or not?  And I mean by people other than hardcore PW fanbase who believe every game in the series is flawless (because some of them are kinda bad!)
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 06:44:20 PM
Hardcore PW fans are fucking weird.

Ace Attorney 4 sucked dick cheese, idiots.

Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 24, 2010, 06:48:21 PM
Quote from: Himuro on January 24, 2010, 06:44:20 PM
Hardcore PW fans are fucking weird.

Ace Attorney 4 sucked dick cheese, idiots.


(http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/edgew.gif)
come on himu you aren't even trying
you can do better
Quote from: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 06:43:20 PM
Quote from: magus on January 24, 2010, 06:42:08 PM
i'm waiting for miles edgeworth for the first good DS game of the year  :)

Were there any reviews of if the game was good or not?  And I mean by people other than hardcore PW fanbase who believe every game in the series is flawless (because some of them are kinda bad!)
i knowed nothing of sands of destruction and i know nothing of this but alas i'm part of this niche
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 06:52:09 PM
What.

AA4 is pretty bad.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 24, 2010, 06:53:18 PM
Yeah it was pretty weak... damn magus you TRIPPIN
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 24, 2010, 07:01:14 PM
the comment wasn't directed at AA4 quality but at himuro "IT SUCKED LOL" comment,i mean he didn't even made any example like "THERE IS A DUMB DETECTIVE AND LUPIN HAD A DUMB DETECTIVE SO CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG!"

but anyway i tought AA4 was okay,the puzzle were there,the new perceive system was really cool if somewhat underused and the character were good,if there was a problem with the game is that near the end the plot got somewhat convoluted and stupid

but ehy himu didn't have any problem with final fantasy 8 so...  :D
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 07:03:38 PM
I didn't have a problem with FF8 because I played it when I was a teenager.

If I played FF8 for the first time today, I'd probably hate it.

The puzzles were average, the characters were average, the cases were boring and stupid. It's just such an average game, and I'm amazed that PW fans cling to that game. Easily the lowest point for the series.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on January 24, 2010, 08:13:15 PM
Word, word. AA4 was a total disappointment, from start to finish. I don't think anyone can argue that.

Back on topic, this game's aight. I'm kind of enjoying how the game's taking the whole "you are a ticking time bomb and are going to destroy the world" business so far, though I fear that the game's going to turn for the dark... eventually. I also like that battles are piss-easy if you take the five seconds it takes to actually futz around with the CP/attack bullshit (encounter rate is on the high side though). Plys you can save anywhere. Not really taxing, not pissing me off. That's a good thing.

Definitely a 6/10 as far as RPGs go, but whatever, it's short and I don't really have anything better to play right now.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 25, 2010, 06:53:04 AM
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Word, word. AA4 was a total disappointment, from start to finish. I don't think anyone can argue that.
well actualy i was trying to argue that,but yea this thread is about sands of destruction so...
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 24, 2010, 09:07:02 PM
I heard from a member of the AA hardcore fanbase that Miles is a bit of a letdown.  But we shall see, we shall see.
as long as someone get murdered and i get to point finger and think about how the murder happen i'm happy  :)
the only way it could turn to be disappointing would be if edgeworth had to convince a little girl to get off the stairs and he couldn't call her with bad names or else he would get a game over like in... you know... that other detective game!
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 25, 2010, 08:44:38 AM
the best thing about sands of destruction is the auto grinding.

you don't wanna grind? no problem! we will make you fight after every 5 steps in dungeons with lots of doors and fetchquests and you will love it!

currently at level 27 and i think i maxed most of the skills already (not really maxed, just 3 slots for power/accuracy for every move, it seems i can only go further one slot now for some reason), got some elevator pass from a beastlord.

Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 26, 2010, 04:54:19 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 25, 2010, 08:44:38 AM
currently at level 27 and i think i maxed most of the skills already (not really maxed, just 3 slots for power/accuracy for every move, it seems i can only go further one slot now for some reason)

i can increase them now that i am at level 30+

and thanks to that, my skills are at level 8/9 and i fortified some skills together and now the game is even more piss easy.

i can do 40 combo hit with just mashing the Y button and after that you can end it with a finisher/special move lmao.

also, Ria's is so broken, her guns do shitload of damage.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 26, 2010, 04:15:46 PM
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oh lad is dat sum chrono trigger plot twist
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 27, 2010, 05:55:17 AM
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and now kyrie is a super saiyan

game went from piss easy to super shit piss easy
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 27, 2010, 05:58:07 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 05:55:17 AM
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and now kyrie is a super saiyan

game went from piss easy to super shit piss easy
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that sounds distinguished mentally-challenged
glad i stopped playing this
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: Ichirou on January 27, 2010, 06:02:18 AM
Just read up on this and this is by the genius who gave us Chrono Cross?

Yeah.  Skipping this. :/
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
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he transform to a red haired character in battle, his weapon is now a sword instead of daggers and his skills are all new, like he can heal/revive/cure in just one skill among others.
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 27, 2010, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
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he transform to a red haired character in battle, his weapon is now a sword instead of daggers and his skills are all new, like he can heal/revive/cure in just one skill among others.
[close]
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what's the plot reason behind it? i bet my money on "evil powered side"
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:14:41 AM
Quote from: magus on January 27, 2010, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
he transform to a red haired character in battle, his weapon is now a sword instead of daggers and his skills are all new, like he can heal/revive/cure in just one skill among others.
[close]
spoiler (click to show/hide)
what's the plot reason behind it? i bet my money on "evil powered side"
[close]

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kyrie dies and get revived later by morte and co, automatically get this power afterward.
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 27, 2010, 06:23:21 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:14:41 AM
Quote from: magus on January 27, 2010, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:04:12 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
he transform to a red haired character in battle, his weapon is now a sword instead of daggers and his skills are all new, like he can heal/revive/cure in just one skill among others.
[close]
spoiler (click to show/hide)
what's the plot reason behind it? i bet my money on "evil powered side"
[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)
kyrie dies and get revived later by morte and co, automatically get this power afterward.
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that makes even less sense
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:49:10 AM
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he awakens by the power of love baby.
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: magus on January 27, 2010, 07:00:31 AM
Quote from: MCD on January 27, 2010, 06:49:10 AM
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he awakens by the power of love baby.
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>:(
bu bu the story looked promising,you can't tell me stuff like that!  >:(
 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 27, 2010, 07:08:22 AM
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honestly, i don't know.

after that cutscene i went to party --> customize and he was all red and shit.

entered a battle and he transforms automatically.
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Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: demi on January 27, 2010, 11:37:34 AM
Now that's some uguu shit.
Title: Re: Sands Of Destruction
Post by: MCD on January 28, 2010, 05:09:28 AM
whoever designed this game dungeons should be shot in the dick.

edit: i might stop as well and get mass effect 2, there is little joy in fighting endless random encounters while figuring out what to do in some shit maze dungeon.