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I find it's really a very popular misconception that JRPG = grinding. Most of the the JRPGs I've played were entirely beatable without grinding at all. In fact, grinding takes out a lot of the challenge and thus fun of using all of your resources to win a fight. Hell, Kefka's a bloody joke at high levels.

I would actually agree with you about this. I did not grind very much at all in Persona 4 and fought some bosses 10 levels lower then what the internet suggested. It just means you have to understand their weaknesses or be able to come up with good strategies. I also had a few nail biting moments where I was down to one guy with no SP and had to use a magic item on my last possible turn to kill a boss. So I definitely agree that it is more challenging and fun to not grind your way out of these games.

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@hailinel: I agree with you about experiences like Persona being diminished if the game is shorter. The reason why I task it specifically to JRPGs is because I am a man who likes his stories. A game like Skyrim's main story can actually be completed in a dozen or so hours, multiplayer games obviously don't have the same kind of single player stories and are meant to be time sinks. A lot of JRPGs ask you to put in over 60 hours plus to get through the story. JRPGs definitely can and should be great epic adventures but I was simply making a point that I would like to see what Japanese game developers could do when thinking about density and not quantity.

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#3  Edited By xanadu

I just finished STOT last night and was really surprised at how short but dense the game was. I would've loved more game play but not at the expense of weakening the overall package. My question to you duders is do you think newer JRPG's should take note from South Park? I loved bravely default but after chapter 4 was a nightmare, sometimes it feels like the developers of these games are just not taking our time into consideration. What do you duders think? Do you love the grind or would you like to see JRPG devs tone this aspect of the genre down in favor of denser stories?

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This is totally awesome duder! Thanks for your work on this :)

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I love how the bombcast has become a vehicle for stupid ideas to come into fruition in the best/stupidest way possible. Also, nice work duder, good job!

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Will Smith already tested this:

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You would not be able to see what is directly in front of you in third person.

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Am I the only that thinks Daniel Bryan's mic skills have gone way up since the start of of this whole HHH/Bryan feud at summer slam? I remember at that time thinking he came off as cheesy but recently he seems to be holding it down pretty well. Especially with the whole occupy raw segment last night, Bryan and the WWE as a whole seem to be moving in a very positive direction. It's a great time to be a wrestling fan!

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You are complaining about being offended by South Park? Isn't that like complaining about having to shoot guns in a FPS?

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#10  Edited By xanadu
Everyone hating in this thread is probably just jealous because they cant play an instrument or are to shy to play for people on the internet like Cigs66. He's an average dude doing something that most people can't, while using his playstation to show it off to the whole world. It's basically a summation of how awesome the internet can be and if you don't get that, I feel bad for you.
It has nothing to do with how good he is or is not. Duh.