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FINAL FANTASY Community Thread: XV Mainline Entries and Counting
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MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Yeah I was hoping Square would make a Qator Bashtar Magitek Armor game. But with MonolithSoft they don't have to.
Now if my character can be hotblooded and yell a lot and I can name my "doll" the Dynamic General Guardian or DyGenGuar I'll be super pleased.
I know we can already wield colossal mech swords so we should be good to go for awesome mecha battles.
Even if I prefer battle axes. And characters who surpass the age of 27.
Hey Final Fantasy Community! What's the general consensus on Final Fantasy V? It's one of the few I haven't beaten, and I'm wondering if I should put that higher on the list of games I need to beat.
Highlighted TWEWY and Hotel Dusk because those two are my favorite DS games. Heck, some of my favorite games of all time to be honest. I wish Nintendo would've just purchased CING, because they gave me the detective game I always wanted. Got to import Last Window since it'll never see release in the US.
You're a bad person if you spend money on it. Enjoying the spritework and localization is not a crime.
I love TWEWY. Hotel Dusk is sort of a rough start.
FFV is a classic. I, personally, love all three SNES era FFs to death, but I am comfortable recommending FFV to anyone because of the three it has the best gameplay. Just realize that FFV is THE comedy in the series. The entire game is meant to be goofier than pretty much any other FF before or after.
Also Bartz and Faris.
I would like a mecha game starring Terra. Girl is perfectly set up for super robots. She powers up, is an ace mech pilot from the beginning of the game, has loads of traumatic experiences to fuel her mech. I think it could work.
I would compare the story to wandering around hallways listening to elevator music trying to figure out what the hell I am supposed to do because that's as far as I get every time.
I let my cousin borrow the game and he can't get pass the beginning. Says it's too boring. The only way I can describe it is that it's just like a real novel. They usually all have a rough start. At least to me they do. It certainly gets a whole lot better once really start seeing how the story is progressing.
The best gameplay in the SNES era? It's the only one in the SNES era I haven't played, so that's pretty funny. Been missing out it seems. I knew about it being more goofier, but that's fine with me. It's good to see something different since most is of a serious tone, especially in that era.
I don't know why I keep putting this game off though.
Its certainly starts off like a real mystery novel. You start off meeting a whole bunch of people, doing basic stuff. It's like this for while, but like a good novel, it really picks up once the story finally can progress. CorvoSol is right though, you will be wandering around the hotel a lot in the beginning.
Play it. It's really good.
If I had to compare the story to anything then I would say it's like a mixture of Phoenix Wright and 999. It's obviously darker tone wise than PW but lighter than 999. You've got a cast of characters you know nothing about and don't know who to trust.
Oh and I still refuse to believe the main character has brown hair. It's fucking blonde.
Tower of Babel makes no sense when you think about it.
They could've flown up the fucking tower!
Don't know if I'd say gameplay exactly. The Job System in V is pretty godly though, with how balanced it is and the fun combination of jobs and skills you can make.
Story's kinda silly though, but it works.
The Job System is what I'm referring to. Between 4's "I won't have a growth system till the NDS" and 6's "This is a test run for the Materia system" 5's "I have the definitive Job System for the rest of ever" is the best.
Also Dancer Bartz.
Be warned though that FF5 does have one of the worst characters in the entire series.
Meccanical
Member
Krile isn't THAT bad.
Who?
Professor Beef
Banned
You enjoy FF4 though, so your "worst" meter is a tad busted.
Says the guy who thinks FF6 is bad. Pot Kettle Black.
I can't even remember Krile. Was that the one who pretended to be a guy?
Meccanical
Member
Ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhhh
Wanna give me a summary of why she sucks? I haven't played V in forever.
You shut up and enjoy the game.
You shut up and enjoy the game.
I am! Or you know, playing it. Not sure about that enjoyment part just yet but it seems intriguing enough.
tiggerkiddo
Member
But she has the cutest outfits for her jobs, that has to count for something? Right? Riiight?
...yeah she is like a Black Hole Sue
I'm going to start FFV tonight or tomorrow. I got it on FF Anthology for the PSOne.
They make up for it with great music.
This should be a sin.
They make up for it with great music.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Sadly there are quite a few VI haters in this thread. They should be emblazoned with a red s for the shame of hating such a great game.
Basically Krile just doesn't have anything original going on and instead is dedicated to one upping all of your characters and everyone in the whole plot.
For instance: One of Faris' character traits is that she is very close to her pet, Syldra. They're so close that Faris can understand what Syldra is feeling. When Syldra
dies
understand her dying message
Lenna is a dragon girl. She loves dragons so much she couldn't save her mother by killing one. She puts her life in danger to save her dragon, and even
jumps off of a tower to commit suicide when her dragon dies
Bartz is the son of a master swordsman who was personally trained by him and has years of experience in the field. He's even bested other master swordsmen. GUESS WHO BEATS THE SHIT OUT OF HIM?
Galuf and the other dudes
all crash their meteorites in pretty random spots. Galuf screws up so bad he winds up with temporary amnesia.
lands her meteorite on a floating city, no problem.
Ex-Death is a master sorcerer with the conglomerated power of a thousand angry demons and a former God.
Krile knocks him out of King Tycoon with a level one spell.
By the way, Krile shouldn't even HAVE magic, but there it is.
Bartz is the goddamn main character. Who does the ending focus on? The girl whose head is larger than the Big Bridge.
I hate Krile so much
that I intentionally kill her off during the last battle so I can get the best ending.
Professor Beef
Banned
I have my reasons, unlike other people who bash a game at the drop of a hat.
No. Rydia and Porom are a full game before her, and unlike her, they don't suck.
tiggerkiddo
Member
She acts far far FAR too mature to be like them...which is weird considering her age and all.
You're really better off not considering Krile at all. Like any aspect of her character. I did that once and that is why I hate her forever.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I just pretend she exists and that's about it.
Based off Cor's summary, she ain't awesome enough to be Yuffie/Selphie/Rikku.
Does she threaten to just nuke shit to solve peoples problems or steal yo shit? nope.
It'll get better. Plus dat music and artstyle.
Plus sequel if you like it
Plus....yeah.
Okay she sounds pretty shitty.
Does she threaten to just nuke shit to solve peoples problems or steal yo shit? nope.
Gud gud.
It'll get better. Plus dat music and artstyle.
Plus sequel if you like it
Plus....yeah.
Okay she sounds pretty shitty.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Although just a theory from some MagiusNecros dude. It is said that although Krile gets away with a lot of things it is fact that GILGAMESH could beat her in a 1 on 1 fight. Even more concrete when GILGAMESH only wants a 1 on 1 fight with Bartz. Implying Krile is not worth his precious time. GILGAMESH doesn't even care bout Krile. It's all about Galuf with him.
Which reminds me of problem number one with Krile: She takes the place of a vastly superior character.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Galuf. The only man to defeat GILGAMESH in a 1 on 1 brawl.
The whole part with Galuf and Xezat is always one of my favorite sad moments in the game.
Galuf is the only one GILGAMESH ever felt sadness for. Very telling.
Meccanical
Member
Not many men
can not die even when they are killed. 0 HP be damned
tiggerkiddo
Member
The problem with this sentence is that Vanille is lacking compared to the other 3 in terms of personality and awesomeness.
They don't even have a female party member. Of all the things I am excited about for FFXV, its playable cast is not on the list. 5 dudes who all dress similarly = no thanks. At least Class Zero had girls and hilariously customized uniforms.
Meccanical
Member
Eh never cared about that stuff.
The lack of females brings the chance of awful cheesy romance to zero.
The lack of females brings the chance of awful cheesy romance to zero.
Hey! Awful cheesy romance is a time honored tradition in this franchise, buster!
Except there's Stella and Noctis so cheesy romance is guaranteed.
hipsterpants
Member
Wazzy already answered for me.
Throw in some good old fashioned angst for when they have to fight each other as well.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Pfft.
Meccanical
Member
Hopefully they will be too busy trying to kill each other for it to bother me too much.