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  1. Diamond in The Rough

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    I found an awesome game, it's called MLP RPG: Fighting The Unknown You can find it here http://darkkyshadow.com/Download.html

    Note that there are a few things about this game you should be aware of however.

    1. It's hard as hell. Don't be surprised if you die on the first encounter. The best strategy for that is to run away then pick up the level up candy you can find on the field. You will then get a skill perfect for killing all enemies.

    2. You need a beta key to play. What this means is that on the same page where you can download the game, you also need to get a code which you will need to enter every time you play the game. Access the page by clicking "request beta access code" on the download page.

    3. Don't be surprised if you find a bug. On the same page where you got the beta key you can send bug reports to the creator.

    If you have any other questions e-mail me at squareman11@yahoo.com
     
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    Mission0 Practically Part of the Site Itself

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    One post count, with a link to a website that is partially constructed and has plenty of broken English. Although the patch notes are quite extensive. However i'm still not sold on downloading anything from this site. Just everything about this is screaming at me as sketch. Perhaps some pictures of the game with some explanation as to what is going on?
     
  3. Diamond in The Rough

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    Here's a trailer for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDZNPq3ToO0&lightbox[width]=990&lightbox[height]=610&lightbox[modal]=true

    Like is said if you have any questions, e-mail me.

    P.S: If the game looks too easy, that's because the creator is using a super over powered weapon
     
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  4. Xander

    Xander A Pony Every Pony Should Know

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    Okay, I got to the first random battle and I already have some criticism.

    1) The tutorial threw a lot of concepts at me without explaining them. There was a way to chain attacks that I couldn't figure out what to do. If it's a mechanic for later, then I would suggest either leaving it out until I can use it or at least tell me about it so I know what to do when I need to use it.

    2) Sound design is practically non-existent. The music is mostly fan stuff from around the internet and doesn't fit anywhere in the game. Easier example, the game uses Twilight Sparkle's theme that was going to be used for Fighting is Magic as it's battle theme. While I think it makes a fantastic background track for a fighting game, it's just out of place in an RPG battle scene. The several over worlds that the beginning of the game takes me too also just feels to weird. It makes me feel as though I have YouTube playing in the background, which is pretty awful. Lastly, the background music is WAY too loud. There's voice acting in this game, but you could hardly tell at times.

    3) Hard as hell is often a another way of saying designed poorly. I died at the first encounter, pretty much on the enemies first move. There is no better way to get people to stop playing your game then by kicking them in the face and then laughing at them at the beginning of the game. This is especially true if your tutorial makes the combat seem all fun and cool and then the best strategy is to not fight at all. Games like this need to ease players into the game. I should be using random encounters to grind and test new skills and abilities.

    I might try the game again later...but as of right now I'm pretty disappointed.

    EDIT: Also, particle effect overload!
     
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  5. Diamond in The Rough

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    1. To chain attacks, press the button on the screen under the enemy after you attack. When it says Sf, press Shift

    2. Have you tried using the sound player in the menu? You can change the battle music to whatever you want. If you want to lower the sound, go into the options menu

    3. As much as I love this game I'll admit that the first encounter is pretty unfair. Escape as soon as possible, activate the invisibility spell which you can find in the utilities section of the skill menu. Then on the next few screens, you'll find items which you can use to level up and get ahead of the competition, but even then you should still fight cautiously. Once you get to the cave, go nuts.

    4. I will be making a walk through for the game eventually, it should clear up any other questions you have,
     
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