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FINAL FANTASY Community Thread: XV Mainline Entries and Counting
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doniewhalberg
Member
Really? That;s a shame. I have it sitting here, literally bought it around the time it launched and have never got to it. Figured I might finally do that when I'm done with replaying FFXII
To my memory, I thought the sequel was okay. I dunno, it felt really "big" compared to the first game. The first game had a good amount of stuff to do, a pretty wide selection of missions, and I found fun to replay once or twice. The sequel just seemed like "more everything" and after playing it once I never really had the desire to do it again. Having significantly weaker narrative hurts it, even if only a little bit. I also didn't care for the added classes and jobs and the new auction thing. But at its core it's more Tactics Advance, which is good.
The sequel is ok but it wasn't as great as the original. They took out the law system to implement a unremarkable clan bonus system which you can just ignore. They also remove the mythril combos which sucks. Also Luso is just annoying and terrible when compare to Marche.
A2 is only bad when compare to Advances, it's more FF Tactics sure but I only get to the 30 hours mark before dropping it.
A2 is only bad when compare to Advances, it's more FF Tactics sure but I only get to the 30 hours mark before dropping it.
Those situations are really rare and the only penalty is that you can't revive. It's hardly an issue compared to a certain game that can have three laws at once.
Brofist. Tactics Advance 2 is completely ruined by its awful version of the Law system. In TA1 the Law system required you to strategize and you had the ability to alter the Law in your favor.
In TA2 the Law system relies on luck. "Don't critical hit!" Because, you know, I have ANY control over that.
hipsterpants
Member
The fact laws like that exist in the game is bad and it happened quite a bit to me. Anyone at Square who thought it was a good idea to implement them needs to be slapped.
This so much. Making penalties for things we can't control is a dumb as shit system.
I didn't mind the few times it happened to me. I usually tried to not break them but if it happened I shrugged and continued like nothing happened because the rewards weren't that interesting anyways.
You can control that by doing actions that can't be critical like magic. If your clan is versatile enough most laws can be followed without problem.
I suppose I'm alone in this, but I really liked the changes to the law system making it less obtrusive.
Professor Beef
Banned
why not just make tactics have no law system
You ask too much of this company. They put fucking crafting in.
SuperChoco
Member
Uh, I feel like I'm taking some crazy pills cause A2 is way better than A1. The penalty for breaking the law in A2 doesn't even compare to the bull in A1, especially when you have laws like Don't Damage Animals nonsense. The bazaar system was a cool compromise between Tactics and Advance, with it being pretty much non linear, although random. I also think the music is better in A2, though that could be because of the GBA's "great" sound chip. Advance does have the better story though, by a landslide.
Though, if I must be blunt, I think both of the Advance games are hot doo doo compared to the original Tactics.
Though, if I must be blunt, I think both of the Advance games are hot doo doo compared to the original Tactics.
I support this if they make another Tactics game.
On a different topic, I appreciate how the XIII series doesn't queue magic attacks. Playing X-2, it's one of the reasons why I don't have more than one caster at a time.
ST2K
Member
Yup. I'll never forget picking up Tactics Advance expecting more of the original game, with its phenomenal gameplay mechanics, surprisingly complex characters, and novel commentary on issues that are relevant to this day. I was so excited.
And then I got a snowball fight.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I just made it past part 1 last night on FFVII. Visiting the Icicle Inn and did the snowboarding.
Xux
Member
Eh, I'm kinda hoping FFXV isn't all dramatic operatic stuff.
Probably one of the best sequences in the game, really.
doniewhalberg
Member
Getting FFVIII vibes here, I've never heard much by Shimomura, but sounds pretty epic. suits the style they're went with artwise. Gets you pumped, fingers crossed for a badass battle theme.
Tactics Advance 2 has the more fun system when it comes to developing your characters. If I had to choose one game over the other, I would chose TA2 over TA.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Okay, just getting into XII. I'm already liking Basch, the dialogue is light-years ahead of what I just got off of in LR, the graphics held up surprisingly well (well, for a PS2 game), the voice acting is damn good, and the story seems interesting enough in the first hour. Can't comment too much on gameplay since, well, I'm just getting into it.
Edit: Shoo Vaan. SHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Edit: Shoo Vaan. SHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I feel like I'm getting more grumpy and I'm not enjoying X-2 as much as I did before. For some reason I can't stand the minigames and side missions as well as the last time I played and I'm getting less patient in general. Maybe I should only play rhythm and action games for a while to see if I can improve my attitude, or it's just that I'm more negative than usual thanks to a flu I caught.
Basch and Balthier are awesome, they singlehandedly saved the character department of FF XII for me.
It's funny because I'm going through the meaty endgame part after doing all the boring stuff like getting the chocobos but I don't feel like playing much more. A stupid robot killed my mood thanks to a quick massacre.
Edit: And my Internet connection is slow as fuck right now. Maybe it's just a bad day, haha.
ST2K
Member
Yup, though I don't like the implication you're hating on some of the other characters.
Basch = Balthier > Ashe > Fran >>>>>>>>> Vaan = Penelo
Vaan and his gal pal are so seriously out of place with the rest of the party and just generally horrible, but the rest of the cast is pretty strong, in my opinion. Even non-party characters like Gabranth, Vayne, and Larsa are great, making for a pretty strong game cast.
I don't hate fictional characters
I may not particularly care for them or even slightly dislike their personality but hate is going too far.
Ashe was a good character from a narrative perspective but I didn't particularly care for her personality.
Vaan and Penelo are boring, I have nothing against them, they are just kinda there, really pointless and they add nothing to the narrative.
Fran is kinda like Vaan and Penelo but to a lesser extent.
Just my opinion, feel free to disagree.
I agree though, the side characters are great! I really liked Vayne as a villain especially because he was "right" but using morally questionable methods to reach his goal. Larsa is a really fascinating character because he has the guts to go against his own family in the name of justice. Gabranth is awesome aswell. I really enjoyed the moral greyness of some of the characters.
ShroudOfFate
Member
Okay FFGAF, I need some feedback. So I've been trying to recreate the Loveless poster from FF7 over the last few days because I couldn't find one for sale anywhere, and I feel like I've just about got it.
I'm trying to decide between these two designs.
1. With Gloss
2.Without Gloss
For reference:
Sorry about the large images. Any criticism is appreciated! I want this to look as good as possible before I get it printed.
I'm trying to decide between these two designs.
1. With Gloss
2.Without Gloss
For reference:
Sorry about the large images. Any criticism is appreciated! I want this to look as good as possible before I get it printed.
Not sure about that. Gloss does deviate from the original a little bit if that's what you're after, but it's not totally flat in the original (and not just from the rendering process I believe)
edit: At the very least I believe the horizontal and vertical text are the same base color.
edit: At the very least I believe the horizontal and vertical text are the same base color.
ShroudOfFate
Member
Yeah that's where I'm torn. I like it with the gloss, but I'd like to keep it as close to the original as possible.
I also feel like the glossed text stands out too much against the other text that isn't. Like maybe I should try and gloss the yellow text as well?
Thanks for the feedback guys!
ShroudOfFate
Member
Okay, it's all finished.
I decided to go with the gradient on the title text and no gradient for the side text. Also, I added a gradient behind the lady, and added in some other small details all around.
Thanks again guys!
I decided to go with the gradient on the title text and no gradient for the side text. Also, I added a gradient behind the lady, and added in some other small details all around.
Thanks again guys!
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I did not know about Loveless being inspired from My Blood Valentine until now.
badcrumble
Member
Back when FFX was made, the lip-sync tech wasn't that good in the first place, but the length of the animations wasn't changed for the North American localization, so there are cases where they needed to speak *really* quickly to get the right amount of information across in a brief amount of time. (When the animations gave them *more* time than needed, of course, the translators could just make things a little bit wordier - a much easier problem to solve).
The best example of this that crops up throughout the game is Yuna's very quick and clipped "yes" in place of the Japanese "hai."
The reason this seems to crop up most often with Tidus is really just that he's the character who speaks most often in the game (because he's the main character).
SoraanTribal
Member
lol, yup, remember that. xD And yeah, I've always thought Yuna's very quick "Yes" replies felt so awkward.