The Conclusion of Shining Force 2: Quest for Resolution
If you want to hear me ramble about an old as all heck game, continue reading.
So I beat it. And T_T
Dang...T_T
I left off right before venturing into the Devil's Head. I spammed the Random Number Generator a bit trying to get some good Mithril Weapons before I did. Mheh. I got 2 Mist Javelins in short order for which I was happy. My Centaur duo just reamed the ever loving CRAP out of all who opposed me. At minimum, they took off just below 1/2 an HP bar. Usually they ate about 2/3.
And these are throwing spears so huzzah for the extra range.
I tried for a Grand Cannon for May, but eh. I kept getting Hyper Shot and I was sick of resetting. :P
The first battle in Devil's Head was a sad one. Odd Eye made parts of the floor give out and oops. My main character just sank into the swamp. A flaming, crazy swamp of DOOM at that.
RETRY! God damn I feel stupid...
Anyway! This time Odd Eye cheaps poor David Bowie with a double critical. RETRY!
Finally, I cheap Odd Eye the same way he cheaped me. Double Crit to the head with the Force Sword. I watched Slayers. I know to watch out for people with their eyes sealed shut. Oddle being evil hardly surprised me, but man...His face isn't that much different when he goes all wicked but his IRTEHEVILS sprite is freakin sweet.
Still...Nooo, Oddler, be reincarnated as a Master Monk. Shining Force II had so many retarded trope-sized holes in its plot I find it laughable that I found such a thing enjoyable as a child. But no, Oddler's death is still sad. I'm sure in modern games people would have had a way to save him.
I beat up some more monsters, climb tower, beat up King Galam.
Oh look, here comes the real Zeon. And your attacks are total bullshit. :P Damn, where's my healing items...I need that healing rain except...UM...SNAP. WHY DO I HAVE LEVEL 1 HEALING HERB CRAP ON MY MAIN GUYS STILL !? D: At least I have some Healing Waters to refill hero boy, Karna and Sarah has Heal 4. She needs some more MP though. Poop.
After David Bowie dropped Zeon to around 30 HP, Sarah fists him between the eyes and ends it all. Or did Peter sneeze on him? I forget. Ding dong, the witch is dead! w00t!
Dear gods, the heroes are such dumbasses. Falling for the oldest trick in the book like that and aww...the princess is all poisoned now. Stupid sleeping beauty type crap. But then Lemon has to be a total man and drag Zeon back to hell. I guess Lemon finally got to redeem himself for all those people he killed. Looking back, seeing all those holes he created in failed suicide attempts is pretty messed up. Damn, Lemon.
Ending time...
LOL Jaha, YOU FAIL AT PIMPING. I sort of wish he got the Princess though. It's pretty sad when Sarah runs off when everyone peer pressures you into kissing the princess. Dude, I've spent WAY more time with Sarah and um...Given her stats, she could pwn the whole goddamn party. Especially if I had her at level 99.
I guess Kazhin runs off to give her comfort Elven lovin'. Then Chester the doofus goes "um, wut, Sarah likes David Bowie?" Sarah's only been seeing David Bowie's ever lovin butt for 30-40 hours. Still...Sarah/David Bowie OTP. :P
Now for the overview...
Plots like Shining Force II's are why every plot should be thoroughly examined by Red Letter Media(LONG MURDEROUS NERD RAGES THAT ARE NOT NSFW but are logical!) before going to print. I mean, WHY do these characters that don't know me know all about my situation? SF2 is so full of that sort of crap. As a kid, I thought it was flakey then but rather than bitch about it, I guess I used my imagination to plug things up. But now that gamers are older and have more insurance, I guess they have have less tolerance or imagination. Seems sad. I do appreciate a game that lets me utilize my imagination, but I know that's not how things work any more since gamers are older.
In some ways, Shining Force II shows how far RPG storytelling has come. Gigs of storage space leaves plenty of room for text, tech can keep track of all the crazy situations you've been through so NPCs can now adjust their actions accordingly.
Yet at the same time, Shining Force II shows that we haven't gone very far. I forget where I heard this but "To err is human, but to really screw up, you need a computer." A lot of people dig themselves into nice big complicated graves full of the same old inane tropes that people accuse old games like Shining Force II of having. They're initially quite different on the surface so they aren't as obvious. But with a little extra brain power expended, yup. It's a trope. I still couldn't help but feeling like I just re-beat Xenogears mixed with Rainbow Six when I saw how Mass Effect ends. The one friend of mine that thought it was all sooo revolutionary is one who rarely plays Japanese games. :P
Ah well. Off to imagine what havoc that Sarah caused because David Bowie was a douche to her.
If not, skip away. And enjoy this video of Nerd Herding in Japan for Reitaisai.
So I beat it. And T_T
Dang...T_T
I left off right before venturing into the Devil's Head. I spammed the Random Number Generator a bit trying to get some good Mithril Weapons before I did. Mheh. I got 2 Mist Javelins in short order for which I was happy. My Centaur duo just reamed the ever loving CRAP out of all who opposed me. At minimum, they took off just below 1/2 an HP bar. Usually they ate about 2/3.
And these are throwing spears so huzzah for the extra range.
I tried for a Grand Cannon for May, but eh. I kept getting Hyper Shot and I was sick of resetting. :P
The first battle in Devil's Head was a sad one. Odd Eye made parts of the floor give out and oops. My main character just sank into the swamp. A flaming, crazy swamp of DOOM at that.
RETRY! God damn I feel stupid...
Anyway! This time Odd Eye cheaps poor David Bowie with a double critical. RETRY!
Finally, I cheap Odd Eye the same way he cheaped me. Double Crit to the head with the Force Sword. I watched Slayers. I know to watch out for people with their eyes sealed shut. Oddle being evil hardly surprised me, but man...His face isn't that much different when he goes all wicked but his IRTEHEVILS sprite is freakin sweet.
Still...Nooo, Oddler, be reincarnated as a Master Monk. Shining Force II had so many retarded trope-sized holes in its plot I find it laughable that I found such a thing enjoyable as a child. But no, Oddler's death is still sad. I'm sure in modern games people would have had a way to save him.
I beat up some more monsters, climb tower, beat up King Galam.
Oh look, here comes the real Zeon. And your attacks are total bullshit. :P Damn, where's my healing items...I need that healing rain except...UM...SNAP. WHY DO I HAVE LEVEL 1 HEALING HERB CRAP ON MY MAIN GUYS STILL !? D: At least I have some Healing Waters to refill hero boy, Karna and Sarah has Heal 4. She needs some more MP though. Poop.
After David Bowie dropped Zeon to around 30 HP, Sarah fists him between the eyes and ends it all. Or did Peter sneeze on him? I forget. Ding dong, the witch is dead! w00t!
Dear gods, the heroes are such dumbasses. Falling for the oldest trick in the book like that and aww...the princess is all poisoned now. Stupid sleeping beauty type crap. But then Lemon has to be a total man and drag Zeon back to hell. I guess Lemon finally got to redeem himself for all those people he killed. Looking back, seeing all those holes he created in failed suicide attempts is pretty messed up. Damn, Lemon.
Ending time...
LOL Jaha, YOU FAIL AT PIMPING. I sort of wish he got the Princess though. It's pretty sad when Sarah runs off when everyone peer pressures you into kissing the princess. Dude, I've spent WAY more time with Sarah and um...Given her stats, she could pwn the whole goddamn party. Especially if I had her at level 99.
I guess Kazhin runs off to give her comfort Elven lovin'. Then Chester the doofus goes "um, wut, Sarah likes David Bowie?" Sarah's only been seeing David Bowie's ever lovin butt for 30-40 hours. Still...Sarah/David Bowie OTP. :P
Now for the overview...
Plots like Shining Force II's are why every plot should be thoroughly examined by Red Letter Media(LONG MURDEROUS NERD RAGES THAT ARE NOT NSFW but are logical!) before going to print. I mean, WHY do these characters that don't know me know all about my situation? SF2 is so full of that sort of crap. As a kid, I thought it was flakey then but rather than bitch about it, I guess I used my imagination to plug things up. But now that gamers are older and have more insurance, I guess they have have less tolerance or imagination. Seems sad. I do appreciate a game that lets me utilize my imagination, but I know that's not how things work any more since gamers are older.
In some ways, Shining Force II shows how far RPG storytelling has come. Gigs of storage space leaves plenty of room for text, tech can keep track of all the crazy situations you've been through so NPCs can now adjust their actions accordingly.
Yet at the same time, Shining Force II shows that we haven't gone very far. I forget where I heard this but "To err is human, but to really screw up, you need a computer." A lot of people dig themselves into nice big complicated graves full of the same old inane tropes that people accuse old games like Shining Force II of having. They're initially quite different on the surface so they aren't as obvious. But with a little extra brain power expended, yup. It's a trope. I still couldn't help but feeling like I just re-beat Xenogears mixed with Rainbow Six when I saw how Mass Effect ends. The one friend of mine that thought it was all sooo revolutionary is one who rarely plays Japanese games. :P
Ah well. Off to imagine what havoc that Sarah caused because David Bowie was a douche to her.
If not, skip away. And enjoy this video of Nerd Herding in Japan for Reitaisai.
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