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| Iced Fairy:
Ah yes. This here is an excellent display on how to do a retelling. It doesn't just play through the games with "improved" dialogue, it presents a different setting and look at the world. It's also a great way of doing a sci fi story. Explain everything, but don't give away that you're explaining everything so no one questions the details. The different combat styles used were quite fun as well. A little brutal for my sensibilities, but it all worked out in the end. You could guess how things would play out, but were never certain. |
| Ibaraki Ibuki:
Overall, this is a great retelling of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. I am amazed over how well you translated the magical elements of the games into a sci-fi universe. I also found Remilia's back story very compelling. I do find it weird how the tone became much more serious and darker after the battle with Patchouli, especially when considering the fight with Patchouli ends on a humorously lighthearted note. Fortunately, the story ended up going in a direction I liked. --- Quote from: Serp on March 10, 2012, 09:29:17 PM ---It's not a proper retelling without the hero and villain having their post-fight tea party, after all. ... But if the story manages to be entertaining enough to merit your recommendation without all that, then I'm happy. --- End quote --- The story is so good I forgot there was supposed to be tea party at the end. :derp: Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the final chapter of this fic, assuming Serp decides to write it, though I must say the bar is set pretty high. |
| Esifex:
RE: lighthearted to sinister Correct me if I'm worng but in EoSD, doesn't the game immediately start on Sakuya's stage on higher difficulties, and end at Patchouli on Easy? If so, very nice - and subtle - use of that fact in the story, as well. |
| Dead Princess Sakana:
--- Quote from: Esifex on March 14, 2012, 07:14:26 AM ---Correct me if I'm worng but in EoSD, doesn't the game immediately start on Sakuya's stage on higher difficulties, and end at Patchouli on Easy? --- End quote --- Sure, I'll correct you: Wrong on both counts. EoSD Easy ends after Stage 5, Sakuya's fight, and only Normal and upwards have Stage 6 after that, after you played all of the other stages from Stage 1 onward of course. |
| Ibaraki Ibuki:
--- Quote from: Esifex on March 14, 2012, 07:14:26 AM ---RE: lighthearted to sinister Correct me if I'm wrong but in EoSD, doesn't the game immediately start on Sakuya's stage on higher difficulties, and end at Patchouli on Easy? If so, very nice - and subtle - use of that fact in the story, as well. --- End quote --- EoSD would be a lot easier if you were right. :D Unfortunately, that's not the case (for the reasons given in Sakana's post). But I imagine that in most of the games, including EoSD, stage 4 or stage 5 is the point where the game really starts to become tough. So in that respect it would be a pretty subtle and brilliant analogy. |
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