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Favorite In-Game Moment (explain why):I had many:
*Marine and the party gathering at the rock having everyone to form a circle around them and the characters artworks started to appear one by one, it was beyond epic.
*The Bear, of that size was knocked out by a fly? It was shocking, at first I thought it was just one of his anger moments, but then he fell and that big noise, and I was like: WHAT THE HELL HAPPEND? That tension that scene created was exciting.
*The trip of Salome, Jack, James and Merline through the caves... Jack kissing Salome, Jack blowing the Tribal community, James exploding the rock for them to get out, Merline funny comments through the cave. Everything was so beautifully done.
*Norman has a face now XD Just thought it would worth mentioning
*The journey to find the ingredients to make The Bear get back into his feet.
*Jezabel leaving Marine and Bokden alone in that mountain, I was like: "WHAT? I KNEW SHE DIDN'T WANTED TO GO WITH MARINE, BUT TO LEAVE HER?" then I got surprised that she came back, not only that xD got even mroe surprised that she saved everyone with her Griphin whistle.
*The Pit of Infinity. :D
*The showdown, I just loved every comment that Borgon made... it was like he was so driven with fear of losing and rage against Marine and her friends that he forgot who he was, cursing everyone, refering to Lord Dragon as only DRAGON, igorning his order to not insult Marine and making fun of everyone of Dragon's warriors each time they lose.
*Jeanne's sacrifice to make Marine win.
And much, but much more.
What did you think about the story?The story was absolutely fantastic, for one moment they were totally there... ready to begin training and then BAM, everything seems to be falling appart. But then they find help in the most unexpected cases, yet, dificulties are still found but they always manage to solve everything in the end.
But still, I thought there was some continuity erros, like... after the game ending:
*We don't know what happen with Benoit and Karine, I mean... Benoit fell for her right?
*I was expecting that little girl and woman from the intro of MM1 to appear in the end to say something like: "and that's how the story ends"
*No interaction with Merline nor Mom, and what the heck happens with Marine's dad?
*The Bear story about knowing that place wasn't very well told, and Blondie look liked that she had mysterious past too... like something related to The Bear. I feel that could be explored more.
*I was expecting a Jack and Salome story too.
What did you think about Marine?Sometimes I didn't recognised Marine in this, I mean... I've never seen she wanted to give up and being so doubtful before, I know that she has been through the worst in this game... but that was still surprising to see. Yet, after the nigthmare of almost losing the Bear was over, she was back to her old self. And the motivation speech she gave the warriors was brilliant.
What did you think about Lord Dragon?Serene and fair, but his desire to win was fierce than anything he shown in the series so far.
What did you think about the music?The music was great as always, the songs of the battles in the Showdown was like... the very best to make you ready for battle and get you all excited. Not to mention new musics, like The_Jig_Is_Up-full_length_track, Sky_Dive and MM5-marineandjeanne-First_Steps. Sky Dive was a divine track that was present in the right moments of the game, I wish that was the title screen theme.
What did you think about the artworks?Beautiful, the artworks... not only characters, but also monsters were at the best in this game. I loved Blondie's artwork, it was a charm to whenever eyes who sees it XD. And the Lords artworks were well-done and beautiful, perfectly fits their personalities, not only portraits but also as enemies.
What did you think about the showdown?I'm going to put what I think of every warrior:
Marine: Good because she was cheating lol, but her high-kick is very powerful against every one of Dragon's warriors, so... awesome fighter.
Benoit: When he finally stopped freezing, then he was useful... only two of his slash-hand were enough to defeat the lords and he was holding up pretty well against the Lords attacks.
Karine: Like a warrior said about her: "She fight like a man" XD
Hirado: Strong not only with his skills but also with physical attacks, and that discussion with him and Gabriel was the most hillarios part of the entire showdown for me. XD
Abu: Just like Hirado, but stronger... that one really wanted to help Marine, just like the ones that I mentioned before.
Jezabel: Terrible at resistance, but her High-Kick was great. If she didn't defeat the enemy, she threw them out of the ring. I mean... who could expect that from Jezabel? lol
Jack: He was good while he had his skills, but not a good fighter.
James: Who could've thought that sleepy-head was strong with skills and physical attacks? He was amazing and his paralyzing attack were very useful sometimes.
Salome: Most of her battles I won by tricking the enemy, she wasn't good at resistance neither attack. Not a good fighter.
Wolfgang: In the beginning he was good, then he became failure... no attack power and no tricking skill. Totally sucks
Bokden: Just like James, he had an awesome attack power and powerful skills that were very useful. A true fighter.
The Bear: Do I really have to say anything about the Bear? His most funny comment was: "LEARN SOMETHING FROM ME, DAMMIT" lol, he was right
Old Suzuki: Good at tricking, good at skills, good at attack but terrible at resistance. Still, I put him in the decent fighter list which came up just now XD
The showdown was very well done and amazing, I liked the way the battles were made... showing the portrait of the fighter and the warrior, and that every battle the fighters interact with some nice dialogue between each other. Indy, you are a genius, you deserve all the awards for this.
Your opinion about the game's true ending?
I guess that all that I think about the ending is in the "what do you think about the story" part in the beginning of the topic, but I thought the ending was epic and heart-warming but very rushed, just like Laxius Force 3.
What's the game's best/strongest sides?EVERYTHING, really... graphic, music, story, mapping (which I must say Indy, that your mapping was at your very best in this game... I mean, all dungeons at the party splitting part of the game was beautifully crafted and well done, with beautiful details which was put with elegance and care).
What was your biggest surprise in this game?Jeanne going so far to help Marine, I never thought about that. Jeanne was like the heart of Marine, and the way she helped Marine during the fights and during the battle against Lord Dragon was very good of her part. Marine and her are the two heroines of this joint. lol
Have you played Millennium 1-2-3-4 and if so, how does this one compare?With a beautiful finale like this, of course that MM5 tops all of them. This one had the perfect ballance between gameplay and storyline, just thought that the party could go to the places were they were during the party spliting.
Who were the nicest and most horrible guys/girls from Mystrock?Nicest: Gabriel, That one was calm like Mother Teresa lol, he didn't insulted anyone from both sides, not even when he loses it... he for sure was the best warrior after Lord Dragon.
Worse: Nate, that one was a demented killer, not an martial artist... his looks shows exactly how nasty he is and my my, he was trying to kill Marine and in the bad ending he destroyed the cup. That guy is nuts.
Who is the funniest character and why?Borgon made laugh many, many times during the tournament when he was losing his mind every time that a warrior of Dragon's goverment loses it. For sure it was him. xD