The Original OP, circa the 23rd of January 2013 posted:

Let's Play Final Gears of Fantasy War aka Japanese Fantasy Mass Effect aka...



The Last Story is an RPG directed by the man who created the Final Fantasy series, with music by the man who made the music for most of the Final Fantasy series that neither plays nor sounds anything like a Final Fantasy game. What we have here is a japanese game about swords and magic that takes its primary mechanical inspiration from modern western cover based shooters, plays mostly in real time and has a dodge roll yet seems to be actively trying not to be too much of an action game. The game puts a lot of emphasis on level design and on making the presence of a party tactically important without giving the player full micro-managey control over them. It's a unique and interesting game that's kind of hard to describe in text (that's what the videos are for).


Story Stuff

The world is dying and no one really seems to know why. Wherever you go, the wind carries snow-like flakes of dead geography.



This is Zael, we'll be spending the vast majority of the game controling him. He's a member of a mercenary band along with these people:



They've all come to Lazulis island, a place where nature mysteriously still flourishes, with a reputation for being one of the safest and most peaceful places in the empire. This might seem like a weird place for mercenaries to go but they've been hired by the local count to clear out a cave of monsters (where we join them in media res) and Dagran, their leader, thinks there's more work where that came from and if they keep at it maybe even a way out of the mercenary lifestyle. I don't really consider it a spoiler that things aren't going to stay peaceful for too long.


Stuff About This LP Specifically

I'll be holding the controller. Infamous forums moperator Pork Lift will, as always, be riding shotgun with his particular brand of "lively" co-commentary. We'll also be being joined for significant portions of the LP by forums user eating only apples whose ongoing [now long finished and fallen into archives] Sims 3 LP, in which myself and Pork Lift do not star but are featured as neighbours to the main cast, can be found here.

As usual for us, this is a live commentated VLP that goes light on the editing, not that a heavier hand would find much to cut out here as this game is pretty much all killer no filler and easy enough that things like dying and having to repeat sections shouldn't be an issue.

The update schedule should be roughly one video every four days with extras in between for bonus content and anything that I don't want to eat an update.

Suspect Bucket posted:

God (of swords), grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change (or throw Lowell at);
courage to change the things I can (with swords);
and wisdom to know the difference (between what kinds of swords to use).

Red Rover posted:

I, for one, wholeheartledly endorse Pork Lift's love of Mohawk, Japan and Bear. It's just too good to miss!

Melaneus posted:

Anoia posted:

Damn it, Syrenne, that's animal abuse.

seaside westside posted:

Really loving this so far!

And please... don't ever stop with the bananas.

Anoia posted:

Pretty Mercenary Zael High Fives the Moon, Which is Also a Banana For Some Reason

seaside westside posted:

Tanyuu posted:

Guys, guys, guys. You've got Jirall all wrong.



He's just really into Zael's look.

alcharagia" post="post418061179 posted:

So I'm not entirely done marathoning the new LP sensation by our pals Ham Heft and Walter E. Yad yet, but I figured that illiterate barbarians such as myself might need some assistance with experiencing the game's backstory, as much like Zael's back it's very tight and confusing, so I attempted to present it in an easy-to-understand vocal manner.





I hope you enjoy The Last Backstory as much as I'm enjoying this LP, though I hope that at some point in the 10.5 videos I have yet to watch, Zael's butt becomes a bit less distracting.

alcharagia posted:

Did somebody say READING?

alcharagia posted:

You should have known this was coming.

Melaneus posted:

InspectorCarbonara posted:

D_W posted:

Here you go, Apples:


[Episode 54 spoilers]

Wiseblood posted:

[Episode 56 spoilers]

Sundance Shot posted:

InspectorCarbonara posted:

Me when seeing this LP had a new update:
[Episode 61 spoilers]

Sundance Shot posted:

D_W posted:

[Episode 64 spoilers]

seaside westside posted:

It is done.




But then I realized - the gang's gone through a lot of fashion changes since I drew that. So I made this too.

http://i.imgur.com/pdBSVEI.png

Suspect Bucket posted:

[Episode 66 Spoilers]
http://i.imgur.com/9vUyJWf.png

I was giggling the whole time I was making this.

Forgall posted:

Rigged Death Trap posted: