[ SECRET POST #2806 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2806 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Five Nights at Freddy's]


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03.
[Star Trek, MCU, Batman Begins]


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04.
[Twilight Saga]


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[Xenosaga]


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06.
[Doctor Who]


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07.
[Great British Bake Off]


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08.
[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]


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09.
[Minecraft]


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10.
[Macklemore]










Notes:

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Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[elaminator]

Ooo, I haven't heard about a new game! That's pretty cool. Maybe now would be the time for me to play the old ones... (I only ever played Xenosaga, so when people mention how much they hate Xenosaga and how Xenogears is better I just go "?! Okay..."

Maybe Xenogears is that excellent, IDK, but Xenosaga (despite the flaws) is one of my favorite RPG series. (If only it wasn't so damned difficult for me, I'd replay it more.)

[ex_earthshaker594]

I love sharing this with people because I waited so long on a big story trailer, so here's the new game, if you'd like a look! This one isn't connected to the last two franchises beyond the usual dev suspects, so you can play in whatever order you want!

I've also played all the games that released internationally, and I think Xenosaga helped me appreciate Gears when I did get to play it. It's aged, and I don't agree with as many of the philosophical themes used, but it's still an experience. (I feel the same way! Xenosaga III's about the only one I replay regularly because it fine-tuned the difficulties of the last two. Gears was even harder because of the Doll sections. I hope the new one will be more accessible.)

[elaminator]

Ooo, it's on Wii U... I probably won't ever get to play it then, but I might watch a walkthrough of it! It looks so familiar that it's making me miss Xenosaga, haha.

Hmm, that's a good way of looking at it. I imagine if you played Xenogears you would get more out of Xenosaga, but it's the same for playing Gears after Saga. (Ugh, some of the bosses in these games are brutal. Hell, just getting through the normal battles to save was brutal. I remember...I think it was one of the first major bosses in I, that boss took me like half an hour...then I died near the end, lmao. I was so pissed. Then in the last boss fight of III, I killed the boss with Erde Kaiser in a few hits. III was so significantly different. If Gears is even harder than the first two, I don't think I want to play it myself...)

[ex_earthshaker594]

I think someone's doing a playthrough of the first Xeno Wii game, so I'm sure you would be able to find one without trouble when the new one releases. I'm really hoping I enjoy it. I think Nintendo must be, too--they're even doing a portable version of the first game for their new 3DS upgrade.

That's for sure! It took me a long time to get a hang of the difficulty curve for Xenosaga, but I hadn't played a lot of games at the time. Gears was still kind of tough even though I'm older now. A lot of it was due to sometimes finicky controls and sections where you had to conserve fuel when you were fighting in the Gears. I would definitely suggest reading or watching an LP if you don't have the patience. I've had to do that for games when taking long breaks did nothing to make it better.

[failsafegod]

If you mean Xenoblade Chronicles there's an LP on YouTube already. It's what I've been watching since I don't own the system it's on.

[ex_earthshaker594]

I actually meant Xenoblade Chronicles X/Cross since I linked the trailer to it in my earlier comment. Xenoblade already being covered by people like Chuggaaconroy was just my indicator for how easy it would be to find a sequel LP when it releases.

[elaminator]

Hmm, when I finish up a couple things I should really look into that...

If I will or not who knows, but I'll try to keep it in mind! I fond of the art-style because of the similarity to Saga and I imagine the story would be just as ridiculous and complicated, which means I would probably enjoy that too. Long walkthroughs do tend to get a bit boring imo, but at least you wouldn't spend a lot of time messing around; I imagine the LPers know what they're doing when they begin.

What's the art in your icon from, btw? It's gorgeous and looks familiar.

[ex_earthshaker594]

It's from Mushishi! I have the fanartist somewhere in my hoard, but the show itself is one of my faves.

I agree on the long walkthroughs, which is why I'm relieved most LPers always seem to release in small chunks. I tend to watch LPs when I'm playing a quiet section of a game, but I prefer just doing general playlists instead of one long game (although it also depends on the LPer). I have seen some channels that only post JRPG cutscenes because they know the games are long enough to warrant the trim, so maybe that would be a more viable option for this one. They're pushing exploration so much that I bet the playtime will balloon for sure.

Eiiither way, I hope that helped a little. I'm big on budgeting time, so I try to use my ridiculous spam habits for the forces of good.

[elaminator]

Lol, and I appreciate it! If I could find a walkthrough that fast forwarded through most of the fights I would love it. I would love that for most games tbh, just because there's so much time wasted with those. Even if the gameplay is good, it isn't fun to watch again and again. (Rarely is it fun to play again and again either, not after 60+ hours) The only thing about watching JUST cutscenes is you miss a lot of great stuff, so it's probably best to just play if possible. If not, you just have to make due.

Ooo, that art is so pretty. I'm going to Google that series.

[(Anonymous)]

Doll...sections?

Sorry, I just literally finished replaying XG a couple of weeks ago and don't recall any "dolls." Do you mean winning the character dolls?

[ex_earthshaker594]

Sorry for the confusion! I meant the Gears. I forgot it's only the new one using the Doll terminology.

(I was also watching some mecha when I replied, which probably didn't help.)