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FINAL FANTASY Community Thread: XV Mainline Entries and Counting

ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Props up to Somnus too from Final Fantasy Versus XIII by Yoko Shimomura... Even if the game hasn't been released yet.
 
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Man God

Non-Canon Member
Aeana said:
Well, I meant significant side events or systems, not just like a secret weapon or two to find. All FF games have optional equipment.
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I was trying to show how bottom barrel the whole sidequest/minigame thing is before VII.

Some people even have the nerve to tell me that the FF VI Auction House is a minigame. It's a shop that you can only buy one random item from a short list at a time from!
 
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Diablos

Member
TruePrime said:
FF VIII has the most amazing set of tracks.

Maybe I'm a Lion
The Extreme
The Oath
Eyes on Me
Force Your Way
Don't Be Afriad
Man With A Machine Gun.

So amazing.
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I really enjoy pretty much all of VIII's OST except Eyes on Me. Faye Wong is an amazing singer but I just don't like the lyrics. The song can arranged quite nicely for instrumental tracks, used as a recurring theme, though.
 
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Electivirus

Member
ULTROS! said:
Props up to Somnus too from Final Fantasy Versus XIII by Yoko Shimomura... Even if the game hasn't been released yet.
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Oh man, the potential here. If Last Ranker is any indication of what Shimomura can do with great production values, Versus XIII's soundtrack is going to be sublime. :3
 
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Electivirus

Member
Diablos said:
I really enjoy pretty much all of VIII's OST except Eyes on Me. Faye Wong is an amazing singer but I just don't like the lyrics. The song can arranged quite nicely for instrumental tracks, used as a recurring theme, though.
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Case in point. Incidentally, this is my second favorite FF arranged album. The first being the X Piano Collections.
 
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Man God

Non-Canon Member
The real secret that almost nobody knows is that Chocobo Dungeon Wii's OST is the best arrangement album and its not even close.
 
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Diablos

Member
Electivirus said:
I'm hoping that XIII-2 can live up to XIII's legacy in the music department. What I've heard so far seems to be very, very promising.
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Yep. That song in particular is outstanding. I really love the drumming, very Jimmy Chamberlin-esque (makes me wonder if they're using his signature snare).

Although I'm not sure if you've see the videos (I think Gamespot hosts them) of there being hip-hop songs about life in the world of XIII-2 and such? Really cheesy. One is played while running around, the other in what appears to be a boss fight. Hopefully there's nothing else beyond that.

Outside of those two tracks though, everything I've heard so far is great, especially Missing Link and the track you linked to. Although, the Charice song is pretty meh. :D
 
ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I love how the Main Ending Theme appears in FFIV-FFIX + FFXIV (although it's not an ending song). Here are the awesome variations (not sure if FFV had the theme):

FFIV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8kVFlrSVs&t=0m3s
FFVI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMRB3qZT-U&t=7m11s
FFVII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgb6peaKCSc&t=3m31s
FFVIII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNA7I0_TIRs&t=7m2s
FFIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPU7Ts_Q-dQ&t=5m45s
FFXIV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acKjDzghvUY
 
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Electivirus

Member
Diablos said:
Yep. That song in particular is outstanding. I really love the drumming, very Jimmy Chamberlin-esque (makes me wonder if they're using his signature snare).

Although I'm not sure if you've see the videos (I think Gamespot hosts them) of there being hip-hop songs about life in the world of XIII-2 and such? Really cheesy. One is played while running around, the other in what appears to be a boss fight. Hopefully there's nothing else beyond that.

Outside of those two tracks though, everything I've heard so far is great, especially Missing Link and the track you linked to.
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I'm all open to new genres. If anyone can make it work, it's Hamauzu. He did the same for a bunch of genres in XIII that hadn't been showcased in the series until that point, so I'm remaining hopeful.
 
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Diablos

Member
Electivirus said:
I'm all open to new genres. If anyone can make it work, it's Hamauzu. He did the same for a bunch of genres in XIII that hadn't been showcased in the series until that point, so I'm remaining hopeful.
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Me too; if they can do hip-hop right, fine by me, but based on what I heard they shouldn't have gone there, haha.
 
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Emitan

Member
ULTROS! said:
I love how the Main Ending Theme appears in FFIV-FFIX + FFXIV (although it's not an ending song). Here are the awesome variations (not sure if FFV had the theme):

FFIV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8kVFlrSVs&t=0m3s
FFVI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMRB3qZT-U&t=7m11s
FFVII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgb6peaKCSc&t=3m31s
FFVIII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNA7I0_TIRs&t=7m2s
FFIX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPU7Ts_Q-dQ&t=5m45s
FFXIV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acKjDzghvUY
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That's the main FF theme. It plays at the title card in FF1.
 
ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Billychu said:
That's the main FF theme. It plays at the title card in FF1.
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I'm sad that it didn't appear in FFX at all. :(

But the ending song is great too.
 
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Emitan

Member
ULTROS! said:
I'm sad that it didn't appear in FFX at all. :(

But the ending song is great too.
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They ran out of space! What else could they do? Drop one of the dozens of chanting songs that are all the same?

They didn't run out of space
 
ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Billychu said:
They ran out of space! What else could they do? Drop one of the dozens of chanting songs that are all the same?

They didn't run out of space
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Drop the laughing scene. :p
 
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Dark Schala

Eloquent Princess
ULTROS! said:
Props up to Somnus too from Final Fantasy Versus XIII by Yoko Shimomura... Even if the game hasn't been released yet.
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I am probably in the minority, but I don't like Somnus very much. Perhaps because it's kind of short and it's pretty simple in terms of songs with Latin lyrics (and I've heard and sung better (Lesiem, Epica, etc); ie: the vocal portion of the music is quite simple and I think that's what bothers me... I do not mind the instrumental portion at all). I understand the lyrics more now that we know more about the FNC mythology, but Distant Worlds is still my favourite FF theme song.

I'll say this about Shimomura--the vocalists featured in her theme songs generally have good diction. I hope Versus is along the lines of Radiant Historia and Last Ranker. I like the direction she's taken with those albums.

Diablos said:
I really enjoy pretty much all of VIII's OST except Eyes on Me. Faye Wong is an amazing singer but I just don't like the lyrics. The song can arranged quite nicely for instrumental tracks, used as a recurring theme, though.
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lol, when I did that for a recital once, my vocal coach had me rewrite the lyrics and arrange it a little bit to make it fit the new lyrics better and to show off my range better. The vocal portion is really by-the-numbers...
 
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Lebron

Member
Billychu said:
Yes yes yes yes.
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Bro Fist


Also, forgot one. Distant Worlds I and II are a must for any fan of FF music to own if you can't see it live.

FF IX- A Place To Call Home ~ Melodies Of Life(Sung by Susan Calloway)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskl2dTHYdk

FF XI- Memoro de la Stono(2nd favorite track behind Dancing Mad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPW549JJFss

FF X- Suteki Da Ne(Susan again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKB8AJnaCQ&feature=related

FF III- Opera "Maria and Draco"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDtDvi8OUY8&feature=related

FF VIII- Liberi Fatali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLDGYj00aU&feature=related



Such a shame FF music isn't more widely known.
 
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Anteater

Member
I should replay FF7 sometime, I've only played it once like 13 years ago, and replayed it up to the cloud crossdressing part, but I can't argue with people because I don't remember crap from the game!

and Rinoa is my favorite Nomura designed character.
 
ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Billychu said:
I agree with almost everything he said about FFX but I still like that game so who knows? Maybe I just like shitty games.
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Maybe you'll like Dirge of Cerberus then. :p
 
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Dark Schala

Eloquent Princess
ULTROS! said:
Maybe you'll like Dirge of Cerberus then. :p
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Ew, Dirge of Cerberus. It wasn't even worth the $10 I picked it up for!

What did it want to be? Devil May Cry? A shooter? Resident Evil? It never made up its mind. The gameplay was pretty bad.

The music was good. But that's because it's Hamauzu.
 
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Emitan

Member
Lebron said:
Bro Fist


Also, forgot one. Distant Worlds I and II are a must for any fan of FF music to own if you can't see it live.

FF IX- A Place To Call Home ~ Melodies Of Life(Sung by Susan Calloway)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskl2dTHYdk

FF XI- Memoro de la Stono(2nd favorite track behind Dancing Mad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPW549JJFss

FF X- Suteki Da Ne(Susan again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKB8AJnaCQ&feature=related

FF III- Opera "Maria and Draco"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDtDvi8OUY8&feature=related

FF VIII- Liberi Fatali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLDGYj00aU&feature=related



Such a shame FF music isn't more widely known.
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Every year there is a Distant Worlds concert not more than 40 minutes from my house. I never go. And I mean to every year. WTF is wrong with me?
 
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Emitan

Member
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What do I name him?
 
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