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by Newbie Newtype
Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:22 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

If the mercenary makes the gameplay easier in the shortrun (which seems to be the fundamental idea), he cannot help but take EXP away from a core character who may be important in the long run. The key fact about this is that, as the player, I don't know whether or not the core characters will be n...
by Newbie Newtype
Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

My point is that if you can go through the entire game without ever touching the mercenaries, a good number of players will do so. I know this, but I would have this intentional to give different ways of playing. My idea comes from the perspective that a more experienced player will possibly prefer...
by Newbie Newtype
Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:03 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

I'm not going to spend my hard-earned GP to gimp my party in the long run unless there's a significant bonus. Your party won't get gimped, only one character out of four gets temporarily replaced, and by the time the merc leaves, your other three characters will have been better developed to help t...
by Newbie Newtype
Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:29 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

That aside, yep! Jeigans for hire.
Make them closer to the actual Jeigan, at least the Shadow Dragon version.
by Newbie Newtype
Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

This also has the potential to be incredibly frustrating. I'll have to think of a clever way to inform the player.
Usually it's when a player realizes "wait, this isn't working" is enough.
by Newbie Newtype
Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:58 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Gameplay and Hiring
Replies: 37
Views: 8677

Luckily, a handicap is already in place by simply allowing another character on board; he will recieve a portion of EXP. Experience is pretty useless on an overpowered character, and that's potential experience you could have given to your permanent party to get them ready for the next chapter. If ...
by Newbie Newtype
Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:03 am
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Syzygy
Replies: 27
Views: 9671

-Are they your style? Can you continue with this style for every last walkabout sprite?
-Are you okay with your own style?
The real question is: Are others okay with the style?
by Newbie Newtype
Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Times... new and old
Replies: 57
Views: 14156

I just beat Uncharted 2. Fun, challenging game. Anyone that says Nathan Drake is supposed to be a "normal guy" is wrong and probably hasn't played the game. More importantly, I beat Akalabeth , an extremely bare bones, but very historically interesting game. It's surprisingly fun and has a...
by Newbie Newtype
Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Times... new and old
Replies: 57
Views: 14156

Yeah, the platforming stages were the best part of Galaxy.
by Newbie Newtype
Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Times... new and old
Replies: 57
Views: 14156

I haven't played the original Punch Out in awhile, but IIRC there are certain times that he uses the sucker punch. I know that after you knock him down he starts relying on uppercuts a lot.
by Newbie Newtype
Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Heart of the OHR Contest
Replies: 501
Views: 134603

That must be why Youtube switched over to a Like/Dislike system. I wonder if the same would work here?
It's because a lot of paid YouTube users (the high profile channels and such) kept asking their viewers to rate the video 5 stars.
by Newbie Newtype
Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Heart of the OHR Contest
Replies: 501
Views: 134603

X-Play gave L'Sol Nocturnal Tears a 2 out of 5, which I think is quite accurate, so I wouldn't discredit the system just yet!
by Newbie Newtype
Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Heart of the OHR Contest
Replies: 501
Views: 134603

I haven't read every argument in detail, but if your game doesn't manage to qualify for the contest, that doesn't mean that it's hopeless to get publicity. You can always just make a separate thread to advertise the update to your game, and the game can still get voted on separate from the contest v...
by Newbie Newtype
Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:09 pm
Forum: Game Discussion
Topic: Heart of the OHR Contest
Replies: 501
Views: 134603

You can press Ctrl + or Ctrl - to change your frame rate, but I haven't convinced any developer to make a customizable default frame rate in Custom or plotscripting.
by Newbie Newtype
Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Times... new and old
Replies: 57
Views: 14156

And why does he look like he'll be one of the best units in the game?
Because he is. :)