Posted: 11/25/2014 3:41 AM
Post subject: Front Mission 3 (フロントミッション サード)
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ars4326
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I think it would be sweet to see a tactically optimized run of this put together (Alisa or Emma playthroughs). I played this one to the fullest when it came out in the states in 2000; definitely put in over 100 hours of playtime. I'm currently watching a pretty good WIP of the Alisa Scenario on niconico. I already see room for tactical improvement in certain places, however:
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With that stated, I'm firmly under the belief that an exception would have to be made to keep the battle animations ON. Otherwise, every battle map would be a rapid affair of flash kills; even the menus would go by so quick you couldn't even at least read stats like HP and weapon statistics. The novelty would fade very fast in a game with 60+ missions.
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Posted: 9/4/2020 8:57 PM
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Decided I'd give this a go. http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/info/65857000520473527 I figure even with battle scenes on this is going to be not too entertaining, so I went ahead and turned them off for this WIP.
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Posted: 9/5/2020 4:35 AM
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Zinfidel
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Oh dang! I love this game - I played it so much when I was young. I would love to see a TAS of this, battle animations or not. I haven't watched your WIP yet but I do see how every battle being a flash of kills and imperceptible menuing could be a bore.
Posted: 9/5/2020 12:45 PM
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Well, it turns out I don't remember the game as well as I thought, meaning I don't remember what dialog options I need to take to advance the plot, so I think I'm gonna do a casual playthrough in tandem with the TAS. Play casually to figure out what the bare minimum is, then TAS it. Probably do it on a per-mission basis. That Nicovideo WIP is pretty damn good, it'll be hard to match it. Would be nice if it had the opening of the game too for me to compare against. EDIT: And after searching Nicovideo, this user Yokutoku has full-game WIPs for both scenarios. They're both from 2013. I seem to be wholly outclassed. :(
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Posted: 8/21/2021 9:04 PM
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Any updates? This game has a lot of potential: any%, new game + and 100% platinum medals (also in combination with new game +, since you can import skills from previous games). The best one: random smash. Can be lethal when combined with long-range weapons