Comments on: Editorial Miscellany: Episode Springcae

By: LegendaryApple

LegendaryApple — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:52:05 +0000

I am enjoying Type-0 a LOT more than I thought I would. The gameplay is fast and fun and the fourteen playable characters have some nice variety to them. The voice acting is not bad, but it isn’t great. Some characters are better than others.

The dying Chocobo scene had me a little misty eyed.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 05:28:02 +0000

I will actually have time to play a few minutes of Type-0 this week.

The dying chocobo scene kicked me right in bottomless pit of malice that is located where my heart should be.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:41:54 +0000

I’d have my own two cents to put into this game and demo, but I have no time (or money) for anything except that which I’ve set aside for Bloodborne.

You can bet your sweet cheeks I’ll have more than just two cents to throw around for THAT game, once I’ve had time with it!

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:34:46 +0000

It felt less contrived to me than the ending of Crisis Core. After watching it in English dub I still have no problem with the scene, though it perhaps could have been a touch shorter.

My main problem with the game [besides the awful camera] is the absolutely abysmal graphics. I don’t know what SE used those 20+ Gigabytes of data for, but it certainly wasn’t high resolution textures…

I swear the game didn’t look anywhere near this bad on the PSP. It looks absolutely laughable playing it on the PS4.

By: Wolfe

Wolfe — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:22:47 +0000

Succeeded to me, but your mileage may vary I suppose.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:35:56 +0000

Hm, it felt transparent, manipulative, and trite to me. Attempting some humanity, but ultimately being void of it. But maybe I had figuratively crossed my arms too soon in addition to the localization. I’ve barely started, so considering your comments, maybe I’ll start from the beginning when I return to it.

By: Wolfe

Wolfe — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:32:51 +0000

Yeah, you can switch it to subtitled and Japanese audio, which is the route I always go when given the option. My only real quarrel with the game is how fast the camera spins to the left and right. I can’t find an option to control the sensitivity.

Beyond that? It’s fun, fast-paced combat. I was stunned at how gravely serious it was. I’ll echo Julian’s thoughts about the emotional impact of the dying Chocobo and soldier at the outset of the game too. Can’t really think of a time in a game where a dying soldier’s last minutes hit me in the heart, but listening to him wail, the chocobo crying alongside him in agony? That hurt.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:42:54 +0000

My memory may be failing me, but I don’t even recall the dying kid talking about the Chocobo’s name in the fan translation…

Also, if you don’t like the English voices then I believe Type-0 HD allows you to switch to Japanese audio.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 04:21:08 +0000

Meaning change “writers” to “localization team” in the article. I would actually go in and do it, but this way the narrative of the correction is more honest.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 04:14:47 +0000

That makes complete sense to me. Especially after my most recent playthrough of X I've been wishing I knew Japanese for when the localization seems to be rough. I would trust a fan translation more. It's true for some Anime in my experience as well. Even the fan translation of Advent Children was way better.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 04:01:34 +0000

I found the dying chocobo scene to be immensely effective when I played the PSP version with the fan translation.