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2019-01-04, 08:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
It was an age where strength ruled.
Welcome to the next Zodi LP, wherein we tackle the patreon requested and winner of the last poll, Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis. An excerpt of the Ogre Battle saga, a sadly long dead RPG series that is honestly rather interesting. This is more of a tactics RPG in the same line as Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, though unlike that game it's got permadeath and more of an overarching story than just tons of missions to go out on. This is a relatively obscure game, and probably my favorite in the Ogre Battle series in general, so I hope you all like it.
As with all my LPs, we'll be updating every Monday and Friday...on the exception that the upcoming Monday will be skipped to get time for people to vote for things, because this game does have some degree of viewer participation! Gotta vote for stuff, which I'll go more indepthly into after the video link. Suffice it to say, even though this is a Game Boy Advance game, it's pretty complex. Also of note, this'll be my first time doing a voiced LP in like ten years, so please be patient with me as I blather endlessly about garbage. Also note this IS a tactics RPG, so videos may be longer than my typical 25 minutes. With all that said and done, let's begin...episode Zero.
Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre Knight of Lodis [0] An Introduction to Ogre
Video Length: 7:59
We're starting this off with a non gameplay video, so we can set about naming our protagonist and choosing some stuff for him via committee. But I like to think this small little intro is a good way to wet your palette, so to speak, with regards to what'll come next. We are a fresh faced, black haired youth who has just recently joined a noble family of some sort, the Loehar's, and has going off to war on a inconsequential, let vitally important, little island with his buddy Rictor. He is of course nervous and scared in that way where you're obviously trying not to be, and before our boat arrives we meet an aged wise woman who tells our fortune. The fortune will determine a good deal of things, which I'll talk about AFTER we've all made our decisions.
With that in mind, here's how we're going to do it. Since the six fates we can choose for our protagonista here are quite lengthy, I'm going to just list all the choices and YOU can post the ones you vote for, and I'll compile that all manually. As well, you can just throw out birthdays and I'll decide which one to use based on arbitrary reasoning. As for his name, my supports at Patreon have given me some good names for us to vote for, so we'll be doing that the traditional Straw Poll way. So without further ado...
Name This Boy!
Choose His Fate!:
SpoilerBear Which Burden
* Resolve
* Truth
* Sacrifice
* Affection
Walk Which Path
* Belief
* Freedom
* Wealth
* Longevity
Design Which Plan
* Strife
* Wisdom
* Hatred
* Prosperity
Swear Which Oath
* Purity
* Revenge
* Victory
* Fruition
Share Which Vision
* Sadness
* Mercy
* Bliss
* Terror
Shape Which Future
* Glory
* Peace
* Change
* Control
So yeah. That's a bit of a short one today, but it's all in service of greater participation. It's the Ogre Battle tradition, one I'll not shy away from. Hope you're all ready for a hell of a boat trip, when all is said and done.
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That said, if you're still chomping at the bit for video'd content, special shout out to DataNinka for going through effectively my entire Phantom Hourglass LP to find where the final treasure map was. Prepare for Bonus Video~
Zodi Plays: The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass [#B] Last Stuff
As well, please note that the poll for the Zodi Game Awards 2018 has concluded. Furi is our winner, and in the coming days I'll be asking the patrons which character is their favorite from that so we can all vote on who gets the cool reward art!Last edited by LaZodiac; 2019-01-04 at 08:28 AM.
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2019-01-04, 09:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Woo tactics game!
So hey everyone, I've been lurking these LPs on and off, but I figure it's about time I stepped out of the shadows and actually posted in the thread. Really looking forward to seeing some Ogre Battle; I never knew about it when it was new. I'm also partway through my own replay of War of the Lions, so it'll be nice to watch something different.
Looks like the default birthday 15th February? That's my birthday in real life! Well, time to pick some fortunes...
Spoiler: FortuneBear Which Burden
* Truth
Walk Which Path
* Freedom
Design Which Plan
* Wisdom
Swear Which Oath
* Victory
Share Which Vision
* Sadness
Shape Which Future
* PeaceLydia Seaspray by Oneris!
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2019-01-04, 09:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-01-04, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
And with time, will come a pithy way to introduce every video and distinguish it as your own.
"Well-dressed Young Man", "Dark-Haired Knight"... I'm loving these you-don't-know-their-name-yet/they-aren't-important-enough-to-have-one names already.
Well, as for Birthdays, mine's December 15th. And then fate picking. Let's see what the fortune cookie has to say.
Spoiler: Was not actually random.>truth
>longevity
>wisdom
>victory
>mercy
>peace
(I don't have a type... Honest)
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Re: Phantom Hourglass Beedle. No card, just a 50% Discount for VIP-ness. I do enjoy that they took the backwardness of Beedle giving the best card first, and the pun of the complimentary card, to the logical conclusion.
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2019-01-04, 01:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Bear Which Burden
* Truth
Walk Which Path
* Longevity
Design Which Plan
* Wisdom
Swear Which Oath
* Fruition
SpoilerI thought about saying victory, but having your goals met is more important. It's possible to "win" without actually achieving your aims, and to achieve your aims without "winning."
Share Which Vision
* Mercy
Shape Which Future
* GloryGallery M Coloring - Instant download adult coloring pages for sale on Etsy!
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2019-01-04, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Spoiler: FortuneBear Which Burden
* Truth
Walk Which Path
* Belief
Design Which Plan
* Wisdom
Swear Which Oath
* Fruition
Share Which Vision
* Mercy
Shape Which Future
* GloryHate me if you want. But that's your issue to fix, not mine.
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2019-01-04, 07:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Ah, a strategy game. I didn't get into these until long after the GBA was done.
Spoiler: FatesBear Which Burden
* Resolve
* Truth
Walk Which Path
* Belief
* Freedom
* Wealth
* Longevity
Design Which Plan
* Strife
* Wisdom
* Hatred
* Prosperity
Swear Which Oath
* Purity
Share Which Vision
* Sadness
Shape Which Future
* Change
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2019-01-04, 08:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
I've played a bit of the / a TO game for the SNES (or was it PS1?) But I didn't get too far. But I really like the FFTA games which I assume are somewhat similar, mechanics wise....
I might stick around for this one so I'll do more than just ghosting... No, wait, what is the term again? Whatever. My not magic ball says...
Bear Which Burden
* Affection
Walk Which Path
* Freedom
Design Which Plan
* Wisdom
Swear Which Oath
* Fruition
Share Which Vision
* Mercy
Shape Which Future
* Peace
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Spoiler: Fate the Choosening
Bear Which Burden
* Resolve
Walk Which Path
* Freedom
Design Which Plan
* Prosperity
Swear Which Oath
* Victory
Share Which Vision
* Mercy
Shape Which Future
* Peace
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2019-01-05, 07:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-01-05, 08:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
I can safely say, based on how this vote is turning out, we won't be Chaotic. Whether we'll be evil or not...well that's a fun question that we'll determine at a later date.
I'll explain more indepthly but Ogre Battle only has Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic alignments. Being good or evil is determined by our actions, and there will be another vote In The Future that pretty definitively determines if we're evil or not. That's all I'll say.
Also it's really interesting to look at people's votes for the six fates. I'm definitely not silently judging you all for what you're choosing. And if I am it's mostly good since y'all are picking the good boy options.
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2019-01-05, 10:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
I was half considering putting in what I took as the worst fates and see if anyone called me out on it but.....
Also, to correct my earlier statement: I played through the very first (US) Ogre Battle for SNES once, but this one had a very different mechanic.... I think now I must have dabbled into Ogre Battle 64 (obviously, neither for the SNES nor the PS1 because it has 64 in the title it's definitely a Dreamcast game) going by screen shots.
And the actual Tactics Ogre looks... like the used the exact same engine as for FFT and only wrote a new plot. Just going by screen shots, so there might be more of a difference.
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2019-01-05, 11:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
I actually do not have the words to describe what an actual Ogre Battle game is like. They're honestly super weird, and...not great, from the looks of it. At the very least they're not for me.
The two Tactics Ogres are way more my speed, and...yeah Let Us Cling (the PS1 game that was original a SNES game before it was cancelled and ported to the PS1) is pretty close to Final Fantasy Tactics. The Tactics Ogre we'll playing, Knight of Lodis, is in no way coincidentally, similar to FFTA...to degrees, at least.Last edited by LaZodiac; 2019-01-05 at 11:09 AM.
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I played the heck out of Knight of Lodis in GBA times. I take it we're not going to something silly like snapping a glitched-out super high stat character, right? The game doesn't like that.
The name is "tonberrian", even when it begins a sentence. It's magic, I ain't gotta 'splain why.
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2019-01-05, 11:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-01-09, 08:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh hey, time for...a sand-which. eeehehehe.
A Taste Of: Pharaonic
Video Length: 18:36
Pharaonic, a dark souls style 2D game with an ancient Egyptian paint job! It's uh...bad. I try to be less harsh on it in video but no it's um....not good. It has some interesting ideas, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired and the animation is not even approaching acceptable! It's also suuuuper ugly holy ****. It's crazy how not good the models for people look in this. The environments look nice though.
Also ISHTAR IS NOT AN EGYPTIAN GOD!
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More importantly, it's time for an update on polls! The six fates and the name of our plucky dark haired hero have been chosen! So Friday will begin the LP proper, as we dive into the adventures of GASTON, the knight of lodis.
As well, I've received wordwordwords from the patrons and thus now have a list of characters to vote on for Best Furi Character, so we know who gets to receive the 2018 Zodi Game Awards trophy.
Please vote for that here!
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Oh dear. Are getting struck by the LPer curse?
I'm glad that I wasn't the only one struck at the name "Avaris".
Well, looks like the Irem Inscriptions aren't a real thing. So... that's good, at least. Also, apparently this pharaoh reincarnates like clockwork, basically every 14 or 15 years (if we average it all out). Impressive that this place is... basically ruled by a baby/toddler for, like, a third of its lifespan. And a teen for the rest. (I mean, I'm sure it's not averaging, but...)
Yeah, all in all, this game just looks kinda… clunky, from watching it. And not the best with the character models and stuff.
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2019-01-09, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
To be fair, Sumer fell about 1,000 years before the Sea Peoples attacked Egypt, so in the context of the game, Ishtar might be seen in a similar way to how we view Norse deities today. So it's technically possible that those characters are worshipping Ishtar ironically because she's a cool ancient goddess. Right?
Not having played Dark Souls, I don't have much to compare the actual game to, but it did look pretty shaky. Like, what was up with the boss' hitbox??
I think the reincarnation thing might be a reference to the Sed festivals, which is basically a 30-year jubilee. The idea being that, if you've ruled for 30 years, it's time to step aside, let your kids take over, and enjoy your retirement as a living god. So I'm imagining that maybe the Red Pharaoh got himself reincarnated into an adult body each time, like an old pharaoh handing over power to their heir. Especially since it looks like human sacrifice is involved? So it's more like a 'reset button of eternal youth' rather than 'you're literally a baby again'.Last edited by Ninja_Prawn; 2019-01-09 at 03:22 PM.
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2019-01-09, 03:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Are you planning to use/show off the Deneb easter-egg? I expect you'll want to talk about it/show it at some point, but I know using it early on can make the early game much much easier.. and the Witch class needed for it gets obsolete later on, since it's one of the lower-level 'female caster' types.
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Hate me if you want. But that's your issue to fix, not mine.
Primal ego vos, estis ex nihilo.
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Lydia Seaspray by Oneris!
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It's not like there's any other female casters that can use Status spells, barring one of the hidden classes (though IIRC status spells in this game are pretty trash, aside from Deneb's special).
The name is "tonberrian", even when it begins a sentence. It's magic, I ain't gotta 'splain why.
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Hate me if you want. But that's your issue to fix, not mine.
Primal ego vos, estis ex nihilo.
When Gods Go To War comes out March 8th
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I know you're being sarcastic but I ****ing love the idea of someone in a culture that has basically been rendered into myth because of human nature...doing the same to an even further ancient culture.
Just imagining hipster egyptians swinging around ancient ass swords talking about how they were born in the wrong era, they could have totally kicked Enkidu's ass and then Gil would be his friend.
Yup.
This is called saving face *head pats*
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Now, see, that could be a fresh and hilarious take on this kind of stuff... it would just require some decent writing. I love this sort of stuff, not taking itself seriously and all that, but it definitely requires someone who knows what they're doing. That's the sort of stuff that could fall flat or be groan-inducing super easily.
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Last edited by HalfTangible; 2019-01-09 at 10:49 PM.
Hate me if you want. But that's your issue to fix, not mine.
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Re: Zodi Plays: Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis (Crime Island Adventure)
Just picked up on this... y'all do know that Avaris was a real place, right? It's the Greek name for Hut-waret, a capital of Egypt during the 15th dynasty (during which time Egypt was run by foreign conquerors). It seems the native Egyptians saw the Avaris-based rulers as illegitimate, given that they expelled them in 1550 BC, so the game's presentation of a 'kingdom of Avaris' as a hostile power isn't entirely baseless.
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