Fate/stay night Game discussion (Warning: Spoilers)

[Haak]

Well I don't think ufotable have any say on when Deen wants to do Heaven's feel and they probably want to quickly cash in on their success of Kara no Kyoukai. They're not simply going to let an oppurtunity like this slip by over a silly little thing like consistency now.

[Cherry_Lover]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

I'm surprised they aren't doing HF before Zero. I haven't read Zero yet but I know it refers a lot to HF. I suppose it's because of the content, that they don't want to put it in. A lot more than just the h-scenes were removed from RN after all.

Yeah. Also, Deen suck.

I can't see how a Deen-made HF can possibly turn out well, honestly. The other two routes are bad enough, and HF is a lot harder to get right.

[RadiantBeam]

Honestly, considering how much the RN patch alone changed with HF, it would be nearly impossible for it to be animated in its original form. Which, IMO, is sort of stupid; it's certainly a dark route, but a lot of it was only talked about and implied, not outright shown on screen. I think it could be animated.

[FlieS]

So I finally decided to get around to finishing this game. Should I go with voices or no? Not really sure which one I prefer.

[GDB]

Definitely go with voices. It adds so much depth to the characters that you don't really miss until it's not there.

[Haak]

I agree, go with the voices.

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by GDB

Definitely go with voices. It adds so much depth to the characters that you don't really miss until it's not there.

Yes, and don't forget the RN patch!!

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Yes, and don't forget the RN patch!!

I played the game without the RN patch and quite enjoyed it, actually. All I really missed were some new game images, right?

[GDB]

Yeah, I didn't play it with the RN patch the first time either. It's nice, since more is better, but it's hardly game breaking like voices are.

[DragoZERO]

I didn't play with it either, but I have been told that it makes a lot of scenes much better because of the added CGs. Like at the end of HF, for example. You can never go wrong with more CGs.

[Moczo]

Yes. The RN patch is hardly a requirement, but definitely an improvement, and a free one. No reason not to have it.

[hoarfrost]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

I played the game without the RN patch and quite enjoyed it, actually. All I really missed were some new game images, right?

Also some new BGMs that elevated certain scenes beyond their already high status. It might not mean as much to everyone but as far as I'm concerned, music direction is critical.

I'd say install the RN patch just to replay the following scenes:

Spoiler for :

UBW- Saber vs. Berserker
HF- Shirou vs. Berserker
HF- Sparks Liner High and Rider vs. Saber

I haven't played through Fate with RN patch. As far as voices go, it's a big improvement to me even if I often skip through mid sentence if only because it's so rare to have a major VN without voices.

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by hoarfrost

Also some new BGMs that elevated certain scenes beyond their already high status. It might not mean as much to everyone but as far as I'm concerned, music direction is critical.

That is a good point. And I think it adds some CG panning too.

I'd say install the RN patch just to replay the following scenes:

Spoiler for :

I haven't played through Fate with RN patch. As far as voices go, it's a big improvement to me even if I often skip through mid sentence if only because it's so rare to have a major VN without voices.

I think I will do that, thanks. And FYI guys, be careful not to mix the saves. In other words, don't load saves you made without the RN patch installed (and vice versa), as it may be (feel free to try first) a bit buggy.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

I think I will do that, thanks. And FYI guys, be careful not to mix the saves. In other words, don't load saves you made without the RN patch installed (and vice versa), as it may be (feel free to try first) a bit buggy.

Yeah, there was one or two spots where it sort-of-froze using an old save pre-RN when I power skipped through for the RN images for the gallery. I forget how I fixed it, but I think it was as simple as saving right before it happened a third time (at the same scene) and reloading.

[Kuroi Hadou]

WOOT! My copy of F/SN just arrived in the mail.

[Cherry_Lover]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

I think I will do that, thanks. And FYI guys, be careful not to mix the saves. In other words, don't load saves you made without the RN patch installed (and vice versa), as it may be (feel free to try first) a bit buggy.

It's worked fine for me, and honestly I don't have much of a choice, because I don't want to have to replay the whole game from start to finish again....

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by Cherry_Lover

It's worked fine for me, and honestly I don't have much of a choice, because I don't want to have to replay the whole game from start to finish again....

You don't replay it. You do scene skip and navigate with the flow chart.

[Reckoner]

I'm glad I played this originally with the voice patch, it would've been strange without it, considering I saw the anime first.

I wish Type/Moon would get over not adding voices to their VN's though.

[DragoZERO]

Nasu prefers it with no voices. Plus I think it'd drive up the cost a lot.

[Cherry_Lover]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

You don't replay it. You do scene skip and navigate with the flow chart.

That's still a pain in the ass, though, given the length of the game. I'd much rather be able to just load the scene straight up from my saved game, and it seems to work fine most (if not all) of the time so I see no reason not to do so.