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FINAL FANTASY Community Thread: XV Mainline Entries and Counting
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In true final fantasy fashion: go chill with SUPER DUNK and play some cards while major world changing events are going down.
(also, Enkidu and Cloud of Darkness!)
In true final fantasy fashion: go chill with SUPER DUNK and play some cards while major world changing events are going down.
(also, Enkidu and Cloud of Darkness!)
The PS2 game? It available only on a PS2 disc.
Edit:
FF III cleared. Really fun game after the terrible II experience. Last part wasn't that hard after grinding for 2 hours before starting it.
Now to FF IV PSP. Tried it for a few minutea and I must say that I love how it looks.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
13 hours into IX. Its enjoyable. A good ways through disc 2.
No real complaints so far. I came in expecting to be disappointed since I am not a fan of medeival setting (I prefer sci fi or contemporary) but IX is really not the generic kind of medieval. It has pretty creative designs and even some steampunk elements.
The small body big head designs are not that bad either. Still prefer normal proportions but I can dig it and it helps the characters are pretty cool.
No real complaints so far. I came in expecting to be disappointed since I am not a fan of medeival setting (I prefer sci fi or contemporary) but IX is really not the generic kind of medieval. It has pretty creative designs and even some steampunk elements.
The small body big head designs are not that bad either. Still prefer normal proportions but I can dig it and it helps the characters are pretty cool.
Honestly the only reason that FFIX isn't in my top 3 (after VI and XIII, yeah laugh it up) is its abysmally slow combat speed. I can't really find any fault with visuals, music, setting, characters (Quina lol), plot exposition/pacing (lethargic combat unrelated obviously), and gameplay systems and minigames. Even if any of those aren't best-in-category for the franchise they kind of all come together to become more than the sum of its parts.
I think Hamaguchi's amazing orchestrations for the cutscenes was where I really woke up to the fact that orchestrals can totally work in a JRPG context, rather than my previous assumption that they were only good for:
- western games
- arranged albums
- pompous intro/ending sequences/credit rolls.
I think Hamaguchi's amazing orchestrations for the cutscenes was where I really woke up to the fact that orchestrals can totally work in a JRPG context, rather than my previous assumption that they were only good for:
- western games
- arranged albums
- pompous intro/ending sequences/credit rolls.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
The only thing I didn't like about IX was the slow battle system (it is alleviated slightly by cranking up the ATB speed in configurations). It needs a Chrono Cross fast forward button. I read FFXII ZIJS also had a fast forward button.
It's a bit of a personal one actually.
Girlfriend (now fiancee) basically convinced me to get a PS3 and FFXIII. I'd avoided basically everything about everything with regards to the console generation and all I knew about the game going in was "femCloud lol" so I didn't really have any preconceptions.
I think honestly speaking, the game delivered what I was looking for at that point of time, flaws and all, which was a very tailored walk through a story (call it on rails or corridors if you want, that's an accurate description)
There's of course a demand and place for games that leave a lot more to player agency (Virtually every other JRPG ever, including FFX which may or may not have done a better job of player agency while being limited to a point-to-point 'overworld' map). I personally find too much agency boring as heck (Couldn't get into Fallout 3, played Skyrim and essentially hated myself for it) and I lean more towards linear-esque games like Uncharted. It may not scream Final Fantasy, and might not even scream JRPG, but I think I'm glad that the Final Fantasy franchise attempted/did what FFXIII did at least once.
Visuals were/are amazing, and the soundtrack was stellar, and motivated me to do a remix in what was possibly the lowest point of my life emotionally. And what do you know, one thing led to another and I'm now working with many of my childhood idols assisting them with quite a few of their musical projects. I remember getting very, VERY emotional during the final mixdown of some of Lightning Returns' cutscene music (Grand Finale and Vanille's ritual specifically, along with the ending cutscene, cheesy as it was)
Professional/personal bias aside, I think I'm also quite glad that the trilogy happened. As disjointed as each entry is, it's again something that the franchise had never attempted (or been forced to do, depending on your perspective) and it had the right amounts of Japanese lunacy sprinkled in that I don't think it got stale.
I'm not saying the games don't have fundamental flaws. I'm not saying Lightning may have overstayed her welcome and people are justified in wanting Square Enix to move on. I'm saying though that all that aside perhaps I'm also secretly enjoying the schadenfreude of the most diametrically opposed views try to convince each other that their opinion is objectively correct.
Girlfriend (now fiancee) basically convinced me to get a PS3 and FFXIII. I'd avoided basically everything about everything with regards to the console generation and all I knew about the game going in was "femCloud lol" so I didn't really have any preconceptions.
I think honestly speaking, the game delivered what I was looking for at that point of time, flaws and all, which was a very tailored walk through a story (call it on rails or corridors if you want, that's an accurate description)
There's of course a demand and place for games that leave a lot more to player agency (Virtually every other JRPG ever, including FFX which may or may not have done a better job of player agency while being limited to a point-to-point 'overworld' map). I personally find too much agency boring as heck (Couldn't get into Fallout 3, played Skyrim and essentially hated myself for it) and I lean more towards linear-esque games like Uncharted. It may not scream Final Fantasy, and might not even scream JRPG, but I think I'm glad that the Final Fantasy franchise attempted/did what FFXIII did at least once.
Visuals were/are amazing, and the soundtrack was stellar, and motivated me to do a remix in what was possibly the lowest point of my life emotionally. And what do you know, one thing led to another and I'm now working with many of my childhood idols assisting them with quite a few of their musical projects. I remember getting very, VERY emotional during the final mixdown of some of Lightning Returns' cutscene music (Grand Finale and Vanille's ritual specifically, along with the ending cutscene, cheesy as it was)
Professional/personal bias aside, I think I'm also quite glad that the trilogy happened. As disjointed as each entry is, it's again something that the franchise had never attempted (or been forced to do, depending on your perspective) and it had the right amounts of Japanese lunacy sprinkled in that I don't think it got stale.
I'm not saying the games don't have fundamental flaws. I'm not saying Lightning may have overstayed her welcome and people are justified in wanting Square Enix to move on. I'm saying though that all that aside perhaps I'm also secretly enjoying the schadenfreude of the most diametrically opposed views try to convince each other that their opinion is objectively correct.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Just got Quina in the party in FFIX.
Seeing some parallels with X. Quina is like Kimahri (I know blue mages appeared in the earlier titles as well). Steiner is like Auron in that he uses Breaks and Zidane gets the Flee ability just like Tidus. Garnet the summoner asking for Vivi and Zidane to guard her as we make our way to the outer continent which is coincidentally to the north.
Seeing some parallels with X. Quina is like Kimahri (I know blue mages appeared in the earlier titles as well). Steiner is like Auron in that he uses Breaks and Zidane gets the Flee ability just like Tidus. Garnet the summoner asking for Vivi and Zidane to guard her as we make our way to the outer continent which is coincidentally to the north.
Well put, Falk. Thanks for the reply. You have a good take on it and I can say our tastes sound like they're similair. Linearity has never been something I counted as a negative with XIII. I agree that X does what XIII does with navigation better and I'm a huge Uncharted fan myself. I played both Skyrim and New Vegas for 20 hours a piece and ultimately got bored as well. These days I realize I enjoy more focused, linear narratives in games. Those or games that sort of loosely implement plot so they can focus on characters and world-building instead. Because those things done well in and of themselves can make for an excellent story.
The OST is amazing. Probably my favorite from last generation and Hamauzu has been my favorite composer for years.
Professor Beef
Banned
Quina is secretly one of the better party members until Disc 4. You'd do well in leveling Quina.
ORIGA (time and spaaace vocals) passed away. :|
edit: GAF thread http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=974303
edit: GAF thread http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=974303
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
On Disc 3 of IX now. 20+ hours in. I like the disc 2 characters introduced, but am still more fond overall of the disc 1 party members and feel like they were developed more (except for Eiko who receives a decent amount of backstory)
Came across 2 Friendly Monsters by chance. So much AP *_* I might just try my hand at Ozma after beating the main story.
44 is young.
Came across 2 Friendly Monsters by chance. So much AP *_* I might just try my hand at Ozma after beating the main story.
44 is young.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Very nice.
If you continuing with the Friendly Monster side quest helps when you fight Ozma. I didn't know that when I battled it. Would have been helpful to know.
You can sell them to a few select people in Treno for profit. I don't think there are any other uses for them.
Professor Beef
Banned
Some of them you can use in *spoiler location*
Black Mage Village
Makoto Yuki
Banned
GameFAQs and YouTube videos will be your best friend if you are trying to 100% FFX-2. Especially if you are going for it in on your first playthrough.
It's not possible to 100% X-2 in one playthrough without a guide. Heck, it's near impossible to 100% X-2 in two playthroughs with the extra ~10% from going the other faction in the "turn over the sphere to ____" chapter, without a guide.
People who did it when the game first came out used the official guide for it (which is the basis for a lot of the online guides along with refinements like switching order of completion around to hit more X.0% instances to keep track of progress), and even then there was some factual contention.
People who did it when the game first came out used the official guide for it (which is the basis for a lot of the online guides along with refinements like switching order of completion around to hit more X.0% instances to keep track of progress), and even then there was some factual contention.
sixteen-bit
Member
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I'm pretty sure y'all have did this before, but I wasn't present, so what are your favorite three Final Fantasy games?
Mine
1. IX
2. IV
3. XII
Mine
1. IX
2. IV
3. XII
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Y'all need to check out these fan arts right here. They're all spectacular.
http://home.eyesonff.com/content.ph...inal-Fantasy-Fan-Art-Showcase-of-the-Week-104
http://home.eyesonff.com/content.ph...inal-Fantasy-Fan-Art-Showcase-of-the-Week-104
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
30 hours into FFIX. It's really enjoyable now, except for that minigame involving a certain frog where you press circle. It's not hard, but it pissed me off. Finally got the airship, so the world map is my oyster now. Still haven't consulted a walkthrough and don't plan to until I finish the main story but I will try to do some sidequests on my own.
Those are fantastic. My favorite is the 7th Heaven ad.
Those are fantastic. My favorite is the 7th Heaven ad.
coredecepts
Member
Whoa, I missed this when you posted it. This is cool! But I see what you mean about the flag with the darker crimson color and metallic look to the suzaku seal.
Still, I'll look into getting this flag you linked. Thanks for posting it!
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Yeah, they're dope. I'm glad you're enjoying IX. If you're trying to 100% in it on your first time you'll need a guide, actually no going by your post it's impossible to considering you have be at around 12 hours in to get Excalibur II, but I never bothered to get it since it makes the game less fun and Steiner can do plenty of damage without it by the end of the game. Outside of Excalibur II there is one quest you can't complete if you wait until the end of the game.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
You would be surprised what you can status in FFIX.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Forced to use Quina?
Were you fighting in Qu's Marsh?
Were you fighting in Qu's Marsh?
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
It was
that Earth boss in the Earth Shrine in what I'm guessing is the second half-ish of Disc 3.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Ah, forgot about that. It's been so long since I've played this and I'll make sure in February I'll do just that.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I was so angry spending an hour getting 0.00 on that godforsaken chocobo race that I don't even want to think about how you feel with the lightning dodging when you come that close.
Tidus has successfully dodged 1107 bolts total.. and 199 consecutive bolts.
This piece of shit game/achievement. I somehow think this was a conscious decision by Motomu Toriyama, know he has a fondness for doing wacky and ridiculous things.
SoraanTribal
Member
Saw this earlier today on the back of a car window.
Sadly, we were at a stoplight, so I couldn't comment on it to them.
Sadly, we were at a stoplight, so I couldn't comment on it to them.
MissDeviling
Member
That's so damn adorable.