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Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster |OT| G - A - F in position, it's showtime gurlz!
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So, rant time. Sphere break. People have already covered how dumb it is to get 1s which is basically a giant 'ha ha you lose' if you get more than two of them spaced out equally.
My main beef, however, is the giant disconnect between the game itself and the context in which it appears in the game. A head-to-head 'competition'. Really? For a solitaire game? What bearing does another player even have on this game? You 'should have practiced more' to not have lost? Practiced what, staring at Yuna?
It's like everything that's wrong with JRPG mechanics personified in a single shitty minigame.
My main beef, however, is the giant disconnect between the game itself and the context in which it appears in the game. A head-to-head 'competition'. Really? For a solitaire game? What bearing does another player even have on this game? You 'should have practiced more' to not have lost? Practiced what, staring at Yuna?
It's like everything that's wrong with JRPG mechanics personified in a single shitty minigame.
Yeah, there's no reason for this to be a two player game. They could've gotten the other player more involved somehow, but how? Have them spam sphere cores of 1?
OmegaDL50
Member
I still don't understand why you lose coins for playing the game.
Unless that is "payment" for playing against someone elses core sphere.
I mean the coins are scarce enough as it is unless you use those special coins that give you more coins during a game, other then that you are basically digging in the Bikanel desert in hopes you actually find more.
It would be nice if the fiends you killed had a rare chance to drop the coin they represent, but no..that would only make too much sense.
Unless that is "payment" for playing against someone elses core sphere.
I mean the coins are scarce enough as it is unless you use those special coins that give you more coins during a game, other then that you are basically digging in the Bikanel desert in hopes you actually find more.
It would be nice if the fiends you killed had a rare chance to drop the coin they represent, but no..that would only make too much sense.
I remember really enjoying Sphere Break, much to my surprise.
I'm fine with the game other than 1s. I'm pretty sure I could easily hit 100+ per 15 turns consistently outside of 1s.
It just bothers me that there's a massive narrative dissonance that really, really doesn't explain why the game is the way it is. I mean, compare it to Triple Triad where everything within the game world makes sense w.r.t. the minigame (clubs, contests, card trading, unique cards, etc)
edit: hahahah great minds think alike re: 100 in 15 turns
It just bothers me that there's a massive narrative dissonance that really, really doesn't explain why the game is the way it is. I mean, compare it to Triple Triad where everything within the game world makes sense w.r.t. the minigame (clubs, contests, card trading, unique cards, etc)
edit: hahahah great minds think alike re: 100 in 15 turns
Napalm_Frank
Member
Got triple AP weapons for all exept few members. Tried the Tonberry AP trick and sure enough one fast battle can net 30+ sphere levels.
I probably will take a break for a while with the game. Next up would prolly be mostly trying to finish some sphere grids and maybe tackle Ultima+Omega+Dark Valefor or something.
I dread the trophy for full sphere grids for all characters tho. Also getting 10 of all monsters will be a bitch. And lastly on the shitlist is Dark Yojimbo. Even if I fail against everything else I could always cheese stuff with Zanmato with the exeption of DY so I must at least get my party up to snuff with him.
I probably will take a break for a while with the game. Next up would prolly be mostly trying to finish some sphere grids and maybe tackle Ultima+Omega+Dark Valefor or something.
I dread the trophy for full sphere grids for all characters tho. Also getting 10 of all monsters will be a bitch. And lastly on the shitlist is Dark Yojimbo. Even if I fail against everything else I could always cheese stuff with Zanmato with the exeption of DY so I must at least get my party up to snuff with him.
JumpJeff84
Member
27 hours in, and although I'm enjoying myself a lot, I half to admit that whenever I get to one of the sphere puzzle temple areas, I sigh.
Done with these damn puzzles. I'll keep playing, but daaamn
Done with these damn puzzles. I'll keep playing, but daaamn
Don't lie to yourself xD. You won't come back to it.
probably, atleast when I say that to myself I never do
Make all the white squares appear.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Did all the side quest and collected all the ultimate weapons. Time to head or the final dungeon to complete the monster catching quest. Then begins the grind for the dark Aeons and a complete sphere grid.
but when??
i did the first room, but in the second i still can't touch those square tiles.
FYI, you can't do this until after you get the airship and come back.
TheSlySoul
Member
Both places. Three in the first one, 4 in the next one.
Edit: After airship. The dark Aeon is past the temple, so no worries.
are you sure?
Yes. The squares won't light up otherwise.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
He's right. You can only get it once you have the airship and you come back
CambriaRising
Member
Yup, make sure you open the chest with the sun crest in the last room of that temple by the way. Otherwise you will have to fight dark bahamut to get Tidus's ultimate weapon.
fixed
Really? go play your invisible piano while you stare at your nonexistant character progression!
Jimmyfenix
Member
Its show time girls! starting FFX-2 now LETS DO THIS!!
Nah, Paine's the best.
Would be interested too.
I'm getting destroyed in the standard cup, even if I managed to cheese threw once.
birthbysleep
Member
Completed X today. It's still as amazing as I remember. But I noticed it's basically as linear as XIII. The power of a good story and a decent set of characters really saves it for people I guess.
Yeah, that always stuns me when peoplke criticize FF13 for its linearity.
The problem is not its linearity, it's its shitty narrative and cast.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
http://kamomedan.wordpress.com/
That blog/site contains a list of every creature you can capture by chapter and which area has it, along with what size capsule you need.
AuthenticM
Member
It doesn't have pacing issues, as XIII does. That's what kills XIII for most people; that and shitty characters.
She's like a snotty little teenager.
Awful. I regret doing it as it's made me kinda hate the Sphere Grid and the game to some extent
It's the best FF mini game, after all.
Birgitte2004
Member
Well, I got the Jupiter Sigil to polish off the 7 Ultimate Weapons again.
I wish I had known about the tower/crater trick for lightning dodging when I was younger. I used to do it the "real" way, which required concentration I can't muster now that I'm older.
I wish I had known about the tower/crater trick for lightning dodging when I was younger. I used to do it the "real" way, which required concentration I can't muster now that I'm older.
.The only hard aeon fight, I was holding my breath each time he unleashed Zanmato.
You can actually leave. You won't cancel the mission, just suspend it. Although I believe if you exit Calm Lands entirely you'll have to start again.
Wait a second while the exp and gil is being "added", then press X. The "press X to exit" prompt should appear right away, instead of having to wait a few seconds if you pressed X right away.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Can I do the butterfly in macalnia woods later in the game or will I miss it if I don't do it when the game first presents it?
You actually NEED to do it later in the game. If you do it early you only get an MP Sphere or something like that. You need to wait until after you get full access to the
airship
Yes and no. There are different sets of rewards for the butterfly game depending where you are in the story. The ultimate weapon reward is in the latest timeframe and isn't missable.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
So holding X to make everything be over is actually slowing me down there? Why does this game have to make things complicated.