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Bravely Default |OT| A better Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy
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mickagau33
Member
Yeah, I would have liked a shorter game without the latter chapters. It would have made a better experience. From a game design perspective, I really don't understand how it could have seem a good idea to add them...
Wow I would toss my 3DS to the nearest river if that happened to me.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Does it really kill the game or is it just the usual JPRG filler?
I'm a filthy American(why NoA ;-; ) so I don't have the game yet, but I'm curious.
mickagau33
Member
I don't think it kills the game (since those chapters add some things) but the game is really great up to that point and then it really feels like the decided to make it longer using filler stuff...The fact that so much filler occurs at the end is really frustrating (while you had great pacing and great variety up to this point)
Glass Rebel
Member
Chapter 5, what the hell is up with these
I'm so damn underleveled ;_;
That's a shame :/ I thought it was interesting from a narrative perspective but it's tedious
fucking birds that spam Aero in front of Florem
I'm so damn underleveled ;_;
That's a shame :/ I thought it was interesting from a narrative perspective but it's tedious
I don't think it's intentional filler, rather than the writer getting cute, but obviously it pads the game up the wazoo. Perhaps they should have aimed for a simultaneous western release, because two months feels like negativity will plateau just in time for the US release. It's too bad, because the first half is fantastic, but yeeaaahhh...
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I heard "For the Sequel" was supposed to fix it, or was it just "unfixable".
The thing is . . . for those of you that read/watched Steins;Gate. This is sort of the Writer's MO.
I think it's really more the writer than actual design, but it slipped by to say the least. It looks good on paper, but to actually play it out. . . XD
This is basically just like when Okabe did all those time loops.
Deadpandas
Member
The first 4 chapters were good and it was probably my favourite game this year at that point, but from chapter 5 until the end the game was a tedious chore to play and drags the game down as a whole.
I would say it's a bit more than just being "filler" though. It's just downright lazy
Yes. And no. What they made optional is also pretty much the only new stuff during these sections, so...
Minister of the Dog
Member
Quick question: I'm on chapter 2 and my characters are lvl32, and nothing can touch me- not even bosses. Am I over levelled? Should I turn exp off for a while or was everyone else's experience like mine?
About ch. 5-6 sidequests:
I dont think you have to bother with chapter 5-6 sidequests if you dont want to level up jobs. The only ones worth doing are the last 2 jobs (vampire + conjurer) because you get a lot of background info on the characters, the world and the story.
lol yeah.
Are you just required
to fight a few same bosses again or go through a dungeon again and again? Do they shake it up in any way? Is there at least good enough story breaks at that point for it not to get too tedious?
the beginning and conclusion are the same, but the middle is generally different, going by the anime anyway.
slaughterking
Member
Jeez, I didn't even like the earlier chapters. I wonder how I would have felt about the later ones.
Gormless Noodle
Member
I can see why people find chapters 4-5 a lowpoint and I'd agree, but it does pick up relatively quickly again. I love all the backstory and whatnot. Despite that, I would definitely recommend this to any RPG fan, this is FF before it became riddled with bad anime plots and CG cutscenes out the ass. The gameplay is fantastic and the job system is as well. Supporting this game will hopefully send a message to SE.
Interesting seeing people react to the latter half of the game.
I had a love hate relationship with if, and felt insulted when (chapter 6 or 7 spoiler, I forget)
In hindsight though, I like it. Especially how (Chapter... 5 spoiler?)
the game has some of the best battle mechanics ever
I had a love hate relationship with if, and felt insulted when (chapter 6 or 7 spoiler, I forget)
you get the key for all the treasures
In hindsight though, I like it. Especially how (Chapter... 5 spoiler?)
you face harder versions of each job class.
Love/hate relationship towards them here too. Really liked what they did with it story-wise and I love stuff like
But yeah, final chapter, probably close to the end. Then I'll have to concentrate on uni stuff again oh no
the Airy's wings thing, but doing the same thing over and over again for additional four times is just dumb. At least every chapter only took like an hour since you could just turn random encounters off.
But yeah, final chapter, probably close to the end. Then I'll have to concentrate on uni stuff again oh no
Yea they tried to shake it up a bit.
Ch 5-6:
You have to awaken the crystals again, but there are a lot of story segments + the last job. The sidequests are the same tho, so that can get repetitive.
Ch 7-8:
No more to the story, but they mixed up the side quests by combining the bosses instead of battling them 1 by 1. Adds some background to those characters + its a good challenge.
Hmm...doesn't sound too bad I guess.
You are required to fight the four crystal guardians again, but you have shortcuts in most of the temples and then there are 15 or so optional bossfights that reappears whenever you get to a new chapter. Story events happens at the beginning and end of chapter 5, and then troughout chapter 6, and basically nothing at all in chapter 7 and 8 until the final boss.
That's a lot of optional bosses. Is there any point in fighting them again after you beat them once besides leveling up and grinding jobs?
No point fighting them in ch 5-6 if you dont want to level up jobs (they give 0 XP and 999 JP btw). Ch 7-8 are better since there are only around 5-7 sidequests, but if you dont want JPs or dont want to fight many bosses at once then you can skip these a well.
toastyToast
Member
Does the Hawkeye ability make it more likely that all the hits from normal attacks connect? It seems like it but I'm not completely sure if that's what's happening
Finally done with chapter 5-8. What a drag, i don't remember being this bored with a game in ages. It's even worse because i was loving the game up to that point, until i realized what they were going for.
I even put the game on easy at that point so it would end faster. And i started playing other games while pushing buttons on the 3DS on the side. It made the Wind Waker trifoce quest look like the most epic and fun adventure ever.
I even put the game on easy at that point so it would end faster. And i started playing other games while pushing buttons on the 3DS on the side. It made the Wind Waker trifoce quest look like the most epic and fun adventure ever.
Yes, thats what it does.
Really sucks to hear these reports that chapter 5 onwards blow. So far I've been meandering through having a fucking blast, but only midway through chapter 1 (following the side-quest atm).
So weird to have a JRPG where I feel kinda threatened by bosses but not to the point of immediate total party wipe
So weird to have a JRPG where I feel kinda threatened by bosses but not to the point of immediate total party wipe
Blood Boal
Member
I just sent ThePeoplesBureau a PM to add me to the Friend List in the first post.
So if you see a Blood Boal invite from Spain, please add me.
My Friend Code: 4313-1322-1227
BTW I'm in the beggining of chapter 3 (just got the pirate job), and about 46 hours played (lvl 54)
This game man...is the best thing that happened to the jrpg genre in a loooong time. CAN'T...STOP...GRINDING.
So if you see a Blood Boal invite from Spain, please add me.
My Friend Code: 4313-1322-1227
BTW I'm in the beggining of chapter 3 (just got the pirate job), and about 46 hours played (lvl 54)
This game man...is the best thing that happened to the jrpg genre in a loooong time. CAN'T...STOP...GRINDING.
Serious/ridiculous question.
For reasons that I can't understand has been a while since enemies and bosses alike have started to hate Tiz a lot. He gets targeted much much much more than all the other party members and it's completely nonsense. He's Ranger and lately he has been dying a lot for this reason, often in the same turn of the boss/enemies deadth so that he wouldn't get any exp. He's trailing behind the others now, 7k exp less. I know this is actually a non-issue but I wonder if anybody else has experienced something similar or is it just bad luck? Is there an in-game mechanic justifying such a behavior? Already checked the abilities and there's apparently nothing that would bring more aggro to him.
For reasons that I can't understand has been a while since enemies and bosses alike have started to hate Tiz a lot. He gets targeted much much much more than all the other party members and it's completely nonsense. He's Ranger and lately he has been dying a lot for this reason, often in the same turn of the boss/enemies deadth so that he wouldn't get any exp. He's trailing behind the others now, 7k exp less. I know this is actually a non-issue but I wonder if anybody else has experienced something similar or is it just bad luck? Is there an in-game mechanic justifying such a behavior? Already checked the abilities and there's apparently nothing that would bring more aggro to him.
I think i know what the problem is...
You use them by pressing START. Happened to me too that one time i wanted to use it, and i was all like, why isn't this working!
Or maybe you can't use them during the final boss. But i'm not there yet.
Really? Oh lol. Oh well, the boss went down just a couple of seconds ago so yeah, I really didn't need the drinks after all. Just thought it would have been fun to completely destroy it in a turn or two.
Glass Rebel
Member
Ok, fuck this asshole. I want to get one of the last jobs
and the
what to do, GAF
I'm at level 61 and playing on normal btw
Vampire
6 dragons you need to beat are just beating me up to a pulp. Every time they use that eye ability, I'm basically fucked unless I use dispel on all my party members.
what to do, GAF
I'm at level 61 and playing on normal btw
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Holy shit there's 8 chapters, I was under the impression there was six and had pretty much taken a break at 5 because it was boring me to tears.... lawd why just why did they need to lengthen the game with filler crap. No wonder barely anyone finished it in Japan.
get ninja side job with utusemi for everyone and red mage's turn tables support ability. always have utusemi active on everyone. you get those skills pretty early in the respective jobs.
Option 1: Spiritmaster and buff your elemental defense whenever they lower it.
Option 2: Ninja with Utusmei combo + Red Mage passives that give bonuses when dodging, the breath is a physical move.
Glass Rebel
Member
Added.
Just cleared the second chapter, the
Pirate Town
Steve McQueen
Member
I don't play RPG's but Ni No Kunu was so awesome that I'm starting to play them. Received Bravely Default yesterday and love the vibe but the sounds are so damn low...can't hardly hear the music. Is there anyway to turn up the volume?
Might as well ask the next question...are there other RPG's that are worth playing on 3DS and are not that complex ( I already own Fire Emblem )
Might as well ask the next question...are there other RPG's that are worth playing on 3DS and are not that complex ( I already own Fire Emblem )