I hate stealing mechanics in traditional JRPGs (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

71 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Love having all my party members twiddling their thumbs defending and healing while one guy fails his steal rolls 10 times in a row

I extra love it if the steal move deals damage so you have to also worry about the target dying from too many failed attempts

I double extra love it when it's a boss battle when on top of everything else the story momentum just grinds to a halt while you fuck with a stupid RNG for 5 minutes

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

I mean, the protagonist is locked into a pseudo-class of thief, he is part of a troupe of thieves, and thieving is a motif throughout the game with you visiting the thieves' hideout, going to a city of thieves, the kidnapping of royalty and fighting against others to protect your loot etc. etc.

From my perspective you're underselling how thieving is central to the FF9 story by saying that it's simply one command in a battle menu.

this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024

87 points (98.9% liked)

Games

21129 readers

200 users here now

Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.

Rules

No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia. Don't care if it's ironic don't post comments or content like that here.
Mark spoilers
No bad mouthing sonic games here :no-copyright:
No gamers allowed :soviet-huff:
No squabbling or petty arguments here. Remember to disengage and respect others choice to do so when an argument gets too much
Anti-Edelgard von Hresvelg trolling will result in an immediate ban from c/games and submitted to the site administrators for review. :silly-liberator:

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

MiraculousMM@hexbear.net

jack@hexbear.net

Sulvy@hexbear.net

RiotDoll@hexbear.net

thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net