/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2535738
I wanted to enjoy it, it's from the creators of some of my favorite games, but it's much too like anime. It's way too cliche and spends too much time on the drama instead of the gameplay segments. I think you're overselling it.

>>2535781
How is it too cliche? Tell me one game that has the same setting and style of characters of GPM.

Muv luv copied it, so it doesn't count. I'm not overselling it, I think saying it exactly as it is.

Man, this game is supposed to be the shit from what I've been told. Should try going through it now that I'm finally starting to moonspeak.

>>2535953
Depends on how good you are. You gotta be pretty good, if you can read pic related that's a good start

The problem is that there are several mechanics you're being taught and you gotta be really careful otherwise you'll be left behind.

This is the type of game that will play you instead of having you play it if you can't keep your shit together.

I mean shit, the game plays itself if you're not proactive with your stuff

I never heard about it. What does it play like.

>>2535965
There's only one kanji there I can't recognize, I might be fine.

>>2536010
Alright, be careful with the intro because it's pretty fast if you're not used to reading moon fast though

you'll be alright if you pay attention and memorize all the mechanics

The game is an SRPG "style" mixed with a simulator of school life, but it's the ultimate simulator that you will ever see, and the SRPG or some even call it T(table)RPG is really really strategy based and can pull you in hard if you're into that style of game

What I liked the most though was the AI of the characters as you relate with them, and all the mechanics of relationship between characters and you, and even between npcs.

>>2537373
Do you actually speak Japanese? What does it say in >>2535965?

>>2537417
Yeah. I usually take pictures of some sentences the characters say that I end up liking. They say some really nice stuff sometimes.

>Pound your chest. We are pride, and pride is what we are. What law we choose to protect is up to us to decide, without begging for anyone's permission. I am the only master of myself. If you have a problem with that, then let us fight.

>>2535738
Great taste OP. Gunpare is one of my favorite games of all time

Alfa System were really underrated geniuses

All hands to Gunparade!

>>2537596
Ore no Shikabane and Linda Cubed are my favorite games; I got the PS version of Linda back in 1998 when I was in Hong Kong. I'm probably the only person in this country who has completed them. I actually corresponded with Shoji Masuda back in the early 2000s, he was amazed that an American had even heard of his games. Cool guy, responsible for some of the greatest games that most Westerners have never played.

I tried but my "can only really read Rance" tier Japanese skills wasn't up to standard

>>2539784
I don't blame ya. The game is quite on another level from your regular stuff conversation wise

It's been 5 years since i played this game and I still remember some of the stuff this game talked about

>>2535738
I gotta say, from all these years playing mecha games this is probably one of the few ones that legitimately feels like you're in control or your mech.
I even played Xenoblade X and it was a different, cool experience, but I still felt like I was bound by my mechs limitations

Gunpared March's mechs make you really feel like you're riding the mechs, you can use it in manual mode and automatic mode, and you can push your character and your mech's limits depending on your turn action codes with draw backs

And depending how good you are you can even use your drawbacks as a strategy in battle

God now I want to play this game again

I kind of liked the anime but my lack of Japanese understanding keeps me from playing the game

>>2540452
From what I heard the game and anime are pretty different.

>>2535965
乞わぬ is the only thing hard to read in that sentence.

>>2540292
And here 迄, cause who writes that with kanji nowadays?

>>2536010
Also recognizing kanji is ultimately a bad metric. What matters is if you can read and understand.

>>2537448
法を守る is more like "follow the law", "abide by the law" etc.
"Protect the law" sounds like you don't know the other meanings of 守る.

>>2540464
>"Protect the law" sounds like you don't know the other meanings of 守る.
Yeah, but the meaning goes through normally though. When I say what law we choose to protect implies which one we choose to follow.

Which is the meaning she means to say in that context anyway, the law we protect, the law we abide are the ones we choose. We are the master of ourselves.

>>2540448
>manual mode
Was there ever any reason to use automatic?

>>2540464
weebs are so insecure about having learned a useless language they have to jump at every opportunity they get to show off on the internet

>>2537627
>I actually corresponded with Shoji Masuda back in the early 2000s
Whoa, how/what was this happening?

>>2540454

given how drastically the manga switched things up I don't doubt it

>>2540484
Not many enemies around/the battle is already won and you're doing nothing but walking around and shooting I use automatic

That's almost never in late game shit though.

>>2540496
meant to reply to
>>2540480

>>2540464
That outta be the most useless post I've seen in a while. Nothing there is hard enough to make a post like that.

Also, saved you only read low tier shit 迄 is not that uncommon, bet you also think 疎か is not written in kanji that often too.

>>2540448
You should try Love and Destroy, it's another mecha game with some sim elements.

15th anniversary soon

Wow, an actual GPM thread on /vr/

Feels like it's going to rain submarines.

>>2540480
I never used it, but I liked how it was really like driving a car on manual, if you want get the most out of the engine you use manual. I never once did automatic operation.

I just wish the combat AI wasn't so stupid sometimes, it was really annoying to keep saving mio's ass all the time as she charged for self destruction. For an SRPG though I liked the system a lot

I'm not saying this the has a mechanic for literally everything you do Gunparade March. I'm not saying this is the war tax is included in the products, and I'm also not saying your success in battle affects this tax Gunparade March. Nor am I saying the NPCs have a relationship with you and other characters which is affected by the atmosphere as a consequence of theit humor or position Gunparade March. I'm also not saying what you do can impact the humors of characters, nor am I saying characters end up liking or disliking each other without your intervention Gunparade March. I'm not talking about the mechanics of sliding that happens in manual mode because your mech is too fast, nor am I saying that the weight of your weapons affect your speed and how you can move in battle, let alone the mech customization that is more in depth than so many mecha focused games Gunparade March. I'm also not saying that for everything you do is done by an XY axis, from training to even how you relate to characters, which means I'm not saying that when you bring up a subject to talk about with a character there's an XY axis asking "how happy" or "how loud" is your voice when you mention this subject. And I'm not implying these characters react differently depending on how you bring up the subject, which subject you choose and the atmosphere you're speaking in, Gunparade March. I'm also not saying these characters by their own "free will" talk to you under these mechanics either. It also was not mentioned how you can train on a mirror to improve your attractiveness, nor was it saidyou can train army related skills that actually affect how well you work in battle, nor am I saying your relationship with other characters unlock skills for them to use in battle, and their relationship with you unlocks skills for you to use in battle Gunparade March.

I'm saying it's all the above, in a war setting where you can make a difference in this battle and learn how to bake cookies Gunparade March

>>2540687
it's been like 7 years since I played this game, and I'm kinda drunk so apologies if I mispelled or forgot anything

I had to cut a lot of shit due to the 2000 characters limit

>>2540687
>morale
That's like your second and most important currency in the game how can you forget about that one

>getting enough morale to personally ask the higher ups for the spirit of knight

Feels good man

>>2540464
>What matters is if you can read and understand.
I'm good.

>>2540513
Played this the other day. Is it really that short or did I somehow skip something?

>mfw finding out keeping good relationships with supporting characters makes them give you more ammo and overall support during battle

Fuck I miss finding out shit in that game.

I smell another entry in the "PS1 Hidden Gems that the world needs translated!"

>>2540736
Fool! It is not the power of the weapons but how you use them!!

In the thousandth battlefield, with the thousandth strategy that you shall conquer your thousandth victory!!

>>2540852
I'm amazed how this game went under the spotlight of so many people and no one wanted to translated

Not even linda cube, seriously what the hell

>>2537596
Great taste my man

The enemy is retreating!
All units advance! Gunparade! Leave none alive!

>>2540560
>saving mio's ass all the time as she charged for self destruction

Man
>see Mio and youhei about to get wrecked
>abandon current strategy, try to run over to them and help them
>mech can't get there fast enough, running range doesn't reach
>fuck
>throw one of your weapons away
>you can reach them now
>run straight and use the sliding to adjust the aim
>save them
>mfw

一つ聞こう
・・・ただの人間が、我らに勝てるか?
そう、勝てない
もう一つ聞こう
強いものは、どうあるべきだ。

Downloading.

>>2542884
To pay for our freedom
or to protect the weak?

5 years and I still remember her saying that

I played the game a bit. It's pretty slow and I'm not a huge fan of SRPGs. I'm going to play more in case it gets better for me. Also, that kickass FMV intro.

Great, a place to use my "iwata isn't dead" meme

>Battle for Kumamoto Castle

OP if you end up getting through this battle without opening a new anus I commend you.
I suggest you back the fuck away from Mai while you get used to the battle system
Also
JUMP, FUCKING JUMP

>>2545282
>third battle on Kumamoto Castle
>all friendlies retreated
>you are left with shibamura mai to hold off the illusional beasts
>she asks you to leave so she can die alone in battle
>stays with her
>all mech stats goes to rank E due to battle fatigue
>literally fighting alone against the horde of beasts, no supply shipments and no friendlies to help
>against all odds
>our faces when we pull through that battle

Man, that was sweet. Thank god I didn't unlock that battle on my first playthrough though.

>>2546238
>>2545282
I only managed this battle on ny third playthrough
The other ones I had to abandon Mai since my energy wasn't enough to keep up with the battle

>>2546378
>casualfilter march

>>2544085
>>2542884
I came back to this scene after playing through the game once and I realized that was foreshadowing her death

Really well done.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10172728

>>2545282
OP here. I gave up on the third battle. It was too hard and I wasn't prepared.

I regret it so hard. What makes the game trigger it? Is it even possible on the first playthrough?

God damn it, I still have a save back from a few days ago, is there anyway to avoid this event from triggering?

How does Mai trigger this event? I'm pondering restarting the save or just hold on for another playthrough.

>>2548696
Uuh, it's been awhile but there are a few (3?) conversations that Mai talks to you about heroes and the fate of the shibamura

If you go through these convos the kumamoto castle battle is triggered. IIRC this she does this conversation around night time, dont remember when though

I think this shit was a trap for waifufags, based Alfa System. Did you try to romance her?

>>2548869
Thanks, I'll keep up with this save, the last one was almost 2 weeks before. Is there a way to change subpilots? I got assigned with Mori but I'd prefer mokoto if I could

>>2535738
that FUCKING cat

Okay, I don't think I'm going to end up beating the game but there are some really interesting ideas in here. I'm digging the strategy parts and I don't like SRPGs most of the time.

>>2549319
Why not man? if you have a question just ask up

>>2549079
There is if you make a request for it, you can change the position of most people in the game

But you cant specifically choose who will take the position of whoever gets in his/her place. E.g you can ask to change your subpilot but you cannot choose who gets assigned as your subpilot in her stead

There's a way to see who will be put in the position you remove but I'm not saying how. Finding out stuff in this game is where most of the fun comes from

>>2550117
It's not that I ran into an issue, it's just the game is fairly slow paced and I can't imagine myself beating it. I'll keep playing but I'm just not hooked yet.

Actually I do have a question. What should my schedule be? So far I did my mission, maybe ate some ramen and head to bed. I reckon I should probably do some physical training or something. Also, when do new characters get introduced?

>>2551161
There will be a moment where you'll be asked to train your energy and your strength to rank A.

After you do that the new characters will be introduced, the hanger will be installed and you'll have more stuff to worry about.

>What should my schedule be?

Whatever you want, the freedom is there so you gotta make your own decisions and find out stuff on your own.

You can interact with a bunch of stuff and train several skills, obtain new skills from relationships, or gather up morale to buy weapons.

If you can get yourself as immersed as possible this will hook you for sure.

Some good tips for early on is try to up your relationship with buuta, and I think there was a trash bin somewhere now I don't remember when that you can find a coin that you can sell for 100 thousand yen

>>2551196
Sounds like it's worth exploring. Alright. I'm kind of scared of missing something important and messing up my run but I'll just keep going.

I love how huge the PS1 library is. So many hidden games to find out about.

>>2548869
>Did you try to romance her?
;_;

>>2551212
>I love how huge the PS1 library is. So many hidden games to find out about.
This was the reason this game didn't attract that much attention back then.

PS1 had so many good games that it just didn't stand out.

GPM is quite famous in Japan though

>>2551212
This is kind of a game that you'll want to replay multiple times. I beat it 5 times already, and I still go back to it every once in awhile. Characters die permanently, so if you get one killed you'd have to play the game again to get a better look on that character if you want.

op already lost one apparently >>2551220

>>2551253
game isnt that long too, you can beat it in 15~16 hours

10 hours if you rush and just do assaults

>>2535738
>characters start singing the parade when the odds are against you
>game plays a parade song when you turn the tides in the battle

>moe is feeling jealous

Oh shit, what the fuck did I just do

>>2553759
Up your relationship with pic related, she gives you a command for apology if you raise your affection stats with her

Just use it on moe and try to get the axis right and she'll probably forgive you

Oh, and stop double dating you sleazy bastard

>>2553907
oops, forgot pic

>>2553092
>All troops are now in gunparade state!