[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 17 hours ago

Also:

  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
  • Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  • Fire Emblem Fates
  • Fire Emblem Awakening
  • Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
  • Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright
  • Pushmo, Crashmo, and Stretchmo
  • Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
  • Luigi's Mansion 1 remake
  • every Mario and Luigi RPG except partners in time
  • Cave Story (whichever version)
  • Triforce Heroes (if you can find other people to play with locally)
[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

You gotta play Bravely Second! It's the best game out of the three by a landslide imo. It rebalanced the job system so that combining skills is more consequential and added a few more jobs that are mechanically interesting such as exorcist (a job that specializes in reverting the game state, like unkilling an ally or unspending your MP).

Its plot is also very well told. I mean, it's just a final fantasy game so it's not revolutionary or anything but it has a metanarrative that is unforgettable because of a certain moment that you'll know when you get there.

Consider playing the demo too because it's essentially a prologue; it has some story and character development that isn't in the main game at all.

Also if you like Pokemon then you'll probably like the Yokai Watch series too. They're the same genre but Yokai Watch is goofier, has better writing, a bigger world, and just has more effort put into it in general. Though its battle system is less strategic, it's not a big deal if you're playing casually. The 3D is gorgeous too fwiw

I recommend you play 1 first because it's the most basic and some of its plot gets referenced later, but it's not that important tbh. 2 and 3 are both fantastic though and are very different from each other so you should play both. Concurrently, even, because they're pretty distinct.

(btw Psychic Specters is the definitive version of 2. YW1 doesn't have separate versions. And the definitive version of YW3 is the only one that got localized)

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I've watched a full playthrough of the first part. I have the game and could play it myself too right now but I don't feel like it. I'm more interested in ffxv slop at the moment

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Very true. I've seen a lot complaints about how the remake has changed the story but I think if was kept the same, we'd be hearing complaints about how it's a soulless repeat instead. Personally, I think it's an interesting subversion of expectations and I like how Sephiroth makes more use of his dick ghosts (which WERE in the original too). I'm looking forward to the new ending and I hope it's as memorable as crisis core.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago

I haven't played either of them. Funny thing is, I didn't even know 15 existed until I heard news about 16. So apparently not many people like the game as much as I do.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I'm playing Final Fantasy 15 A New Empire. It's a shitty kingdom-building mobile game with guilds and sieges and endless timers. It's got nothing to do with FFXV, but in my headcanon this is what Noctis was doing during the timeskip.

If anyone knows where to download either King's Knight or War for Eos, then I'm all ears! I want to play everything related to FFXV out there.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 days ago

Yes. Lemmy/the fediverse is this social media platform. It's like email where there are many independent domains that communicate with each other. The biggest servers are lemmy.world, lemm.ee, sh.itjust.works, lemmy.ml, and hexbear.net

Hexbear was separate from the rest until last year so that's why people say it isn't lemmy even though it is.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@hexbear.net

I noticed that the Spanish versions of FFXV make several creative decisions that set them apart from English. But I couldn't find mention of this anywhere so I've spent some time compiling a bunch of noteworthy changes to share. Espero que les interese!

El don Lux

The most prominent change in the Spanish versions is that Noctis's hereditary powers are in Latin. It's called "the gift of Lux" and every teleportation-related ability has that title. I checked, and this is unique to the Spanish versions of the game. Not even the original Japanese does this even though the main characters's names are Latin in every language. It's a truly inspired choice that's canon as far as I'm concerned - it adds to the light vs. dark themes, it sounds much cooler, and it's literally Noct's family name (Noctis Lucis Caelum).

Every gift of Lux and its lame English equivalent:

Español English
Lux Impetus Warp-Strike
Lux Itineris Point-Warp
Lux Evasio Warp Out
Lux Mortis Warp-Kill
Lux Contra Death Drop
Lux Fatua Warp Decoy
Lux Custodia Impervious
Lux Vigilosa idk but it's real i swear

El Coro Espectral

The weapons that Noct robs from the tombs of his ancestors are collectively called "the Spectral Chorus" instead of "the Armiger." And the group attack when you press L1 + R1 twice is called the "Spectral Nova" instead of the "Armiger Chain." The English names are accurate I suppose, but the Spanish names are more poetic.

What's more, each individual weapon is named after the monarch that it belonged to. I don't know where these names come from because they're not mentioned anywhere else in-game, I think? This is also unique to Spanish. Other languages give the weapons wordy names that are more of a description, really.

Every Royal Arm (spoilers!)

Español English
Salomón Sword of the Wise
Deva Axe of the Conqueror
Vaiu Bow of the Clever
Jano Swords of the Wanderer
Iaksa Blade of the Mystic
Fukuryu Star of the Rogue
Goliat Sword of the Tall
Galatea Shield of the Just
Ragnar Mace of the Fierce
Bautista Scepter of the Pious
Vajra Trident of the Oracle
Beatrix Katana of the Warrior
Caelum Sword of the Father

The titles for these monarchs are different too, but I want to highlight the three associated with Prompto, Ignis, and Gladiolus in particular. In Spanish the connections make perfect sense, but in English they really don't (What's clever about Prompto? When does Iggy ever wander? Gladi is tall tho I'll give you that)

Español Translated Spanish English
el Diestro the Dexterous the Clever
el Inquieto the Anxious/Fretful the Wanderer
el Indómito the Indomitable the Tall

Juegos de Palabra

In English, some quests rhyme while most have generic titles. In Spanish the opposite is true - every sidequest rhymes with few exceptions. Spanish added a great pun to diners too: you can order "Batidas de caza" from them which means "Hunting raids." It's pronounced the same as "Batidas de casa" meaning "Homemade shakes." The fact that chefs tell you to hunt monsters makes no sense in other languages.

Here's some more text changes that I think are improvements, funny, or otherwise cute:

Español Translated Spanish English
los Sidéreos the Sidereals the Astrals
la Sideralia the Sideralia the Hexatheon
la Santálita the Crystal
la Chocoberiza it's a play on Chocobo + stable the Chocobo Post
Academia de Eos Eos Academy Tutorial
Álbum de Prompto Prompto's Album Auto-snaps
Caldo Curacrudas Hangover-curing Broth Quillhorn Soup
la Cocina de doña Quina the Kitchen of Mrs. Countertop Iron Shelf Recipes
Nocberto Noct Gar

Also, it's adorable how the Pop camera filter is named the Prompto filter in Spanish and the Random setting is called "as much as Prompto wants" (al gusto de Prompto).

Also also, I like the Spanish description of Cid's hammer more:

Español Translated Spanish English
A quien ni a martillazos se le ablanda la cabeza For someone whose head can't be softened even through hammer-smashings Property of Mr. Hammerproof Thickskull

Errores

In Latin Spanish, the node that increases attack incorrectly says it increases health. Spanish Spanish doesn't have that mistake.

A more substantial error is the description for the healing nodes: both Spanish versions describe Gladiolus's nodes differently than Ignis's and Prompto's. That is, they say that Gladi will heal himself automatically when he's at low health, but Iggy and Prompto will heal only when they trigger an assist skill or when Noct commands them to attack. In English, all recovery nodes have the same description and they all say that the healing is automatic. I don't know which of these are correct but they can't all be.

But by far the most interesting mistake is the names these languages give to the Aztec bosses:

Español España-ol English
Quetzalcóatl Quetzal Quetzalcoatl
Mictecacihuatl Cihuatl Mictlantecihuatl

As you can see, Spain-ish abbreviated the names. But Nahuatl is a language like German in that its big words are composed of smaller words. So by chopping them in half, Spain changed their meanings entirely.

Here are all the relevant words:

Nahuatl English
quetzalli big, beautiful, green feathers
coatl serpent
Mictlan Hell
cihuatl woman

So Quetzalcoatl means "Serpent of Beautiful Feathers" and Mictlantecihuatl means "Mistress of Hell." But in Spain those gods aren't the bosses you face. No, instead you fight against a pile of pretty feathers and some random woman LMAO

And if you're curious why the goddess of Hell has different valid names, that's because there are different dialects of Nahuatl and variations of spelling. El Gran Diccionario Náhuatl.

Español vs. Españaol

Besides Spain being wrong about Mexico, it also has different descriptions for all the lore. I skimmed it ngl so the only difference that stood out to me is that the havens from the endgame dungeons were made dry. They don't have unique names or poetic rhyming though they do in both Latin Spanish and English. Also for some reason, Spain calls the Bestiary the Database.

Spain is also weirdly specific for the outfits without jackets. English and normal Spanish simply label them all as (No Jacket) or (desabrigado) but Spain will specify (sin levita), (sin guerrera), (en camiseta), (sin casaca), (sin chaqueta), etc.

Otras Cosas

  • The highest rank you can get after a fight in Spanish is ⭐. In English it's A+ and in Japanese it's S
  • The main menu is in ALL CAPS IN ENGLISH but not in either Spanish
  • In English, the text above each character's experience is "To Next Level: " and in Latin Spanish it's "Siguiente nivel" without a colon and in Spain it's "Nivel ⬆"
  • Bandersnatch and Jabberwock are Zamarrojo and Galimatazo in Spanish. What are the hispanic names referencing? Beats me.

The date formats used in the Ω-files are wildly different:

Español Españaol English
24-10-745 Día 296, Año 745 M.E. 745-X-24th
25-11-745 Día 328, Año 745 M.E. 745-XI-25th

Finally, the line Noctis says to his bros in the last camping cutscene is more or less the same between these languages.

spoiler for the thing I just said

Español Españaol Spanishes Translated English
Bueno... ¿Qué quieren que les diga? Chicos... Son los mejores. Bueno... ¿Qué queréis que os diga? Tíos... Sois los mejores. Well... What do you want me to say? Fellas... You're the best. Well... What can I say? You guys... are the best.

I heard he's more affectionate in Japanese, but I don't know the language so if anyone could translate what he's saying, I'd much appreciate it!!!! Please tell me what he says in all the other languages too! I really want to know! If you've read this far and know Japanese, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, or Russian then I obligate you to tell me.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 61 points 5 months ago

Isn't that what food photographers do to make pizza cheese look stretchier? The bot should recommend nailing the pizza slice down to the table next lol

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml to c/jerboa@lemmy.ml

I fat fingered the options menu and accidentally tapped on block. How do I unblock? It only gives me the option to block even harder hahaha

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 93 points 9 months ago

If we tell chuds that they sound like Pelosi do you think they'd stop and reflect or double down?

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 70 points 1 year ago

Your school had 9/11 roleplay?? Every year?? LMAO

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 84 points 1 year ago

you have emojis i can't use >:(

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