...you should probably get that looked at by a specialist.
The reactions from girls are priceless though!
That's a pretty cool ultima weapon though, shame I never got into XIV. I've come to accept that MMOs just aren't my thing.
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FINAL FANTASY Community Thread: XV Mainline Entries and Counting
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The reactions from girls are priceless though!
That's a pretty cool ultima weapon though, shame I never got into XIV. I've come to accept that MMOs just aren't my thing.
manipulate
Member
So like, I'm having difficulty beating FF13. I just finished the Taejin's Tower sequence, so I don't know how much I have left. But it's just really... boring. I DO like the battle system, but this game is driving me crazy being nothing but >battle >battle >battle >cutscene where bad characters talk to each other badly >battle >battle repeat (I'm sure these criticisms have been expressed about a billion times before).
I've heard FF13-2 is quite good, and actually has stuff like... NPCs and exploration, and I already own it, but I was hoping to finish FF13 first. Is it worth slogging through this game first, or should I just skip ahead to FF13-2?
I've heard FF13-2 is quite good, and actually has stuff like... NPCs and exploration, and I already own it, but I was hoping to finish FF13 first. Is it worth slogging through this game first, or should I just skip ahead to FF13-2?
You still have Oerba, Eden and Orphan's Cradle left. Three areas to the end of the game. Four if you're being really picky. Oerba is kinda okay.
But yeah, you're fairly close to the end of the game.
It's always hard to tell people to finish off FF13 because on one hand, the last third of the game owns (especially how combat opens up) and it should have been expanded upon and made the whole game. But on the other if they end up disliking it anyway you feel like complete shit for your suggestion lol.
i really want to finish it, but i took a break after i hit chapter 11 and haven't been able to get back into the swing of things. i've heard how much better it gets, but also the spike in difficulty
I don't! By finishing FF13 they can join in the shared suffering of all Final Fantasy fans.
Meccanical
Member
I didn't finish it and I still think I suffered enough.
But how will you know about MY HANDS if you didn't?
Meccanical
Member
I watched the ending on youtube.
And I was very confused because the song had NOTHING to do with the game.
At all.
I mean goddamn, how do you mess THAT up.
I PUT ON MY MAKE UP
manipulate
Member
Haha okay guys, I'll take another crack at it and make sure I at least get up to Oerba.
I do wonder how the development primer must have come into existence. "Let's almost completely remove all exploration and NPCs, and so tell the story/do worldbuilding exclusively through dialogue between the party" seems crazy, but it's obviously been designed like this, so... whose great idea was this? The resultant monotony of battles/party-dialogue sequences is kind of mindblowing for a game that was in dev for a decent amount of time.
Also, unrelated, but it feels like every single boss randomly swoops down out of the sky and then Hope or Snow say "Wow, he doesn't look friendly!".
I do wonder how the development primer must have come into existence. "Let's almost completely remove all exploration and NPCs, and so tell the story/do worldbuilding exclusively through dialogue between the party" seems crazy, but it's obviously been designed like this, so... whose great idea was this? The resultant monotony of battles/party-dialogue sequences is kind of mindblowing for a game that was in dev for a decent amount of time.
Also, unrelated, but it feels like every single boss randomly swoops down out of the sky and then Hope or Snow say "Wow, he doesn't look friendly!".
Meccanical
Member
I'm not even sure why any of the bosses were fought.
I guess they hated the cast too and tried to destroy them to end the game quicker.
I guess they hated the cast too and tried to destroy them to end the game quicker.
You think that's bad? XIII-2's is way worse.
I'M GONNA SEE THE NEW WORLD WITH YOU, BABY
No, you're not.
You fucking just died. Your eyes be shut.
But hey, it's FFXIII. Everything about that series exists to hurt me deep inside.
Meccanical
Member
So I'm on the FF wiki and apparently someone described FFXIII's battle system as "more tactical than Final Fantasy X, faster than Final Fantasy X-2, and almost as seamless as Final Fantasy XII"
I want to know who the hell this is.
I want to know who the hell this is.
You know exactly who it is.
the_sun_king
Member
I hope that's the first and last time a mainline FF's main vocal theme which was written specifically for the game is removed and replaced by a pop song which has nothing to do with said game at all.
To this day, I don't know why they cut "Eternal Love" and "Kimi Ga Iru Kara", unless it was because them Xbox Bros can't handle anything not in English ohhhhhhhh noez!
(Never mind the fact they left in "Suteki Da Ne" in its native Japanese in the NA release of FFX back in 2001.)
tiggerkiddo
Member
No worries, you're still the king there.
This is really awesome. When I bump for VIII's anniversary I'll definitely be including that. Thanks for linking it!
Hey. The Chinese NES version of Final Fantasy VII is a great game, sir!
StoppedInTracks
Member
Taejin's Tower to Oerba part was for me the best single moment in the whole FF13 right behind Palamecia.
That atmosphere. That graphics. Incredible.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Welcome to the Club. No shame, no pain here.
Hey Falk, who signed XIII and XIII-2?
X doesn't really require "tactics" Trio of 9999 kills every main plot boss.
I say they're close.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Very nice.
Where are you finding these?
http://www.jefusion.com/2012/03/final-fantasy-drawn-by-manga-artists.html
I've known about them for awhile but I've been updating my anniversary thread for when it's getting bumped with some new information and images and this was one of them.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Got FF XIII-2 today! It took me like 4 months to beat FF XIII so hopefully I don't push this aside. It seems overwhelming though, that Historia Crux has lots of places to visit.
It's actually a short game if you just do the main story and some minimal sidequesting. Took me a little over 24 hours to beat.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
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Thanks for the link. Cecil is my favourite of those. Interesting to see Terra and Kefka by Hirohiko Araki
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Oh, that's good. Not really ready to spend another 60 hours on a Final Fantasy.
the_sun_king
Member
I'd really like to know when most of those were made because that looks like Kubo Tite's art style from the very early years of Bleach (I'm talking pre-2005/2006).
Also, I can see it's Kishimoto's Cloud in the eyes and from the rather flat colours.
Sorachi's Vaan is the best mostly because it makes me fucking LOL.
Ooh, I remember this. I love that Zidane and Kuja one!
I started playing that the other day. I'm half surprised at how accurate its been so far... for an NES game.
I still find the Materia system implementation the most fascinating thing about it. The game does a surprising job of following FF7 up through the end of Disc 1 while making use of assets from other games in the series.
The game cuts out disc 2 and 3 and skips straight from Aerith's death to the descent into the Crater to fight Sephiroth.
There's also a fan romhack which goes crazy and makes it all even more faithful to FF7.
Although I love VI more, I've developed a fondness for just how quirky FFVII managed to be. That game had a lot to offer in terms of variety. From snowboarding to motorcycling to some sorta RTS game to Submarine warfare and Chocobo racing. And all of that wrapped around one of Square's most engaging stories and memorable casts. Plus the Materia system was a great step up from FFVI's Magicite system.
I really wish that if they ever did remake FFVII they'd only touch the cosmetics. To be honest, I'd be perfectly fine if it was just updated to FFVIII's level, visually.
This is true. No other game has really nailed the minigame experience that FF7 has.
(Definitely not X
I don't know what you mean
tiggerkiddo
Member
That isn't Blitzball.
I'd be fine with a remaster in that style, but my ideal remake would retain the simplistic, barely-textured chibi style, with a vastly more complex lighting engine and far more intricate animations. Fluidly animated and well-lit field models on remodeled prerendered backgrounds would be the perfect update to FF7's original style.