Fin plays RF4 (possible spoilers?)

LittleBoss · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 9:05 am

Even though I never played the previous ones, I hope the series continues. :3

Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 9:20 am

At the very least, they'll probably make another console game in the future since ToD left some questions with its ending.

Spoiler:

Even if they plan on ending the series soon, they'll probably make a sequel of sorts to ToD to resolve those questions.

RopeMaidenKirie · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 11:25 am

Yay, you have Leon now! Could you tell us how his personality is and if his character portraits have any variation at all?

Glad the story is a step up from previous installments. That makes me happy to hear!

Quillbell · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 11:38 am

Nurse Fin wrote:Anyway, I have Leon now, finally~

Yay! Could you tell us about him? What's he like? How was his dungeon? Was his boss form hard to beat?

By the way, I have a question about the monster characters; do they retain some of their monster characteristics when they go into battle? I swear I saw a pic of Kohaku with wings.

Souja wrote:
Pen wrote:Hello Fin, have you seen Arthur's swimwear yet, and if so, does he still have his book? /all Pen cares about
in the picture I saw, he didnt have the book

EDIT: Found the picture~!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ ... a2c4cf.jpg

Oh, my. Arthur looks good. And his expression is :3

Adorable.

Nurse Fin · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:08 pm

Well, I JUST got Leon, so I can't say much about him yet. He seems... interesting. A little intimidating, but I like him so far. He lives at the inn/bath house, and seems to be entertained by Xiaopai's and Linghua's absent-mindedness. I haven't come across any "alternate" poses in his portraits yet, but like I said I just got him.

I think the third plot is shorter than the other two parts, more like an "extra" story, but it's just a guess on my part. I will be really sad when the story is all over because this is my favorite set of characters so far. It feels more like a fully-fledged RPG game with sim features, instead of the old RFs that felt like sims with minor RPG features, but doesn't seem to be as "plot-locked" as ToD.

Personally I'd recommend holding off completing the first part of the story like I did, so you can get to know Kohaku, Dylas, and Dolce better. I think it adds to the impact of the story ;-;

Speaking of Dolce, I have warmed up to her a lot. She's interesting and sarcastic, a little dark, but has a sentimental side. She actually reminds me a lot of Lydia from Beetlejuice >.>

Just so you know, Kohaku/Dylas/Dolce/Leon CANNOT return to their monster forms (there's a specific instance where you can ask Dylas if he'll go back to pony form and he'll blow up at you if you do xD;;). But they retain some of the unique skills they had as boss monsters, ie. Kohaku can inflict status effects, Dylas and his unicorn beams (hehehe), As far as whether they're really human or half-monster or what, I'm... not totally sure. >_>; Well, whatever it is, at the end of the day they can't change back willingly.

Leon's boss form (Sarcophagus) was not hard for me personally (of course I was lv75 which could have something to do with it), but he constantly teleports around the screen so he can be hard to hit.

I think for the second half of the story I'm going to set the difficulty to Hard Mode.

Daisuke Tsubasa · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:15 pm

So basically...

Rinfa = Shino
Xiao = Sakuya
Pia = Leon

It'd be fun to see or hear more about his interactions with the Xiaoling Inn family.

Blue Rose · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:23 pm

Daisuke Tsubasa wrote:So basically...

Rinfa = Shino
Xiao = Sakuya
Pia = Leon

It'd be fun to see or hear more about his interactions with the Xiaoling Inn family.

Oh « Harvest Goddess », no. Please compare him to anybody except Pia.
/« I love You » Brose

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So, by "obtaining/rescuing/recruiting/whatever" Leon, you officially completed the first storyline? Gah. I kind of wanted to do as little plot involvement as possible, but still be able to marry the monster candidates (and then continue along with the plot).

Daisuke Tsubasa · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:25 pm

Blue Rose wrote:
Daisuke Tsubasa wrote:So basically...

Rinfa = Shino
Xiao = Sakuya
Pia = Leon

It'd be fun to see or hear more about his interactions with the Xiaoling Inn family.
Oh « Harvest Goddess », no. Please compare him to anybody except Pia.
/« I love You » Brose

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So, by "obtaining/rescuing/recruiting/whatever" Leon, you officially completed the first storyline? Gah. I kind of wanted to do as little plot involvement as possible, but still be able to marry the monster candidates (and then continue along with the plot).

I wasn't comparing him or Xiao/Rinfa to the Miyako Inn trio personality wise. I was comparing their roles, not personalities.

Nurse Fin · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:29 pm

Blue Rose wrote:
Daisuke Tsubasa wrote:So basically...

Rinfa = Shino
Xiao = Sakuya
Pia = Leon

It'd be fun to see or hear more about his interactions with the Xiaoling Inn family.
Oh « Harvest Goddess », no. Please compare him to anybody except Pia.
/« I love You » Brose

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So, by "obtaining/rescuing/recruiting/whatever" Leon, you officially completed the first storyline? Gah. I kind of wanted to do as little plot involvement as possible, but still be able to marry the monster candidates (and then continue along with the plot).

lolz Leon acting like Pia
hahaha. That'd be funny, but no. Leon's the most put together of the three, while Pia was... well. Do mermaids also inherit fish brains?

You can't woo/marry Doug until you finish the first storyline either.
But hey, at least the story isn't over once you get Leon.

Daisuke Tsubasa · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:31 pm

Fin, question...how's Xiao's personality compared to Sakuya?

I didn't dislike Sakuya but I hated how bratty/uninteresting she seemed compared to Shino, personality wise.

RopeMaidenKirie · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:32 pm

Nurse Fin wrote:
Personally I'd recommend holding off completing the first part of the story like I did, so you can get to know Kohaku, Dylas, and Dolce better. I think it adds to the impact of the story ;-;

Thanks for the info about Leon! I'm debating on whether or not to go for him first still when I get the game tomorrow..I may take your advice and just go for Dylas first, then Leon in my second file after I know the full story. Choices, choices..

Blue Rose · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 12:34 pm

@Daisuke: I know, I know...I just...*shivers at the very mention*

@Nurse Fin: I'm surprised how plot oriented/involved Doug is. Totally didn't think that would happen before the game came out? Ahh, really eager for this game~

Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 1:29 pm

So Leon is "put together," huh? From what you have seen of him, does he actually like to tease people like his pre-game info said, or was that a mistranslation on UNoT's part?

Also, since you didn't answer my question before, I'll ask again: Are there rival couples in this game?

Nurse Fin · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 1:34 pm

It wasn't a mistranslation, he loves teasing people.

And no, there are no rival couples. Bachelor/ettes interact with each other, but I don't see any hinted pairings.

Daisuke Tsubasa · Post Posted: Aug 01, 2012 1:35 pm

PiplupPeanut wrote:So Leon is "put together," huh? From what you have seen of him, does he actually like to tease people like his pre-game info said, or was that a mistranslation on UNoT's part?

Also, since you didn't answer my question before, I'll ask again: Are there rival couples in this game?

Teasing people and being ditzy/stupid are two different things.

You can tease people and be mature at the same time.

Look at Jade from Tales of Abyss.