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[kyo_daikun]

Good lord, chapter 6 keeps kicking more ass.

Its the most beautiful chapter so far, nice story points as well.

How do you get the superstar trophy? Is it no retry's in a playthrough or something?(spoilerless would be nice)

 

[Castor Krieg]

How do you get the superstar trophy? Is it no retry's in a playthrough or something?(spoilerless would be nice)

Superstar is 5-Stars rating on a Final Boss. I got it the 1st time, but when you beat the game you can go back and fight the boss multiple times, so no sweat if you don't get it at first.

 

[kyo_daikun]

Superstar is 5-Stars rating on a Final Boss. I got it the 1st time, but when you beat the game you can go back and fight the boss multiple times, so no sweat if you don't get it at first.

Ah cool, I have had a bazillion retrys so far so im glad its nothing to do with that.

 

[ULTROS!]

Chapter 9 now, 20 hours in. I'm getting fatigued. I wish I'd reach Gran Pulse now. :/

 

[Cloudy]

The faceplates look really nice in person

 

[AntMurda]

I'm at chapter 5 currently.

The battle system is pretty interesting. I definitely think it adds a lot more action to the game. I think the story is absolute crap. I mean who the hell wrote this. It's just a whole bunch of ridiculous babble. And I am kind of getting bored of this giant linear tunnel of a map.

I do have a question. I' keep using the Libra technique but can't find if and where to find the enemy display information that Libra is supposed to reveal to me.

 

[survivor]

I'm at chapter 5 currently.

The battle system is pretty interesting. I definitely think it adds a lot more action to the game. I think the story is absolute crap. I mean who the hell wrote this. It's just a whole bunch of ridiculous babble. And I am kind of getting bored of this giant linear tunnel of a map.

I do have a question. I' keep using the Libra technique but can't find if and where to find the enemy display information that Libra is supposed to reveal to me.

Press R1 if you are playing on PS3.

 

[Einbroch]

I'm at chapter 5 currently.

The battle system is pretty interesting. I definitely think it adds a lot more action to the game. I think the story is absolute crap. I mean who the hell wrote this. It's just a whole bunch of ridiculous babble. And I am kind of getting bored of this giant linear tunnel of a map.

I do have a question. I' keep using the Libra technique but can't find if and where to find the enemy display information that Libra is supposed to reveal to me.

R1 on PS3.

Probably RB on 360.

 

[Regulus Tera]

First reports from the FFXIII developer panels at GDC are surfacing now: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/0...l-fantasy-gdc/

What scares me more about this articles is the implication that Toriyama is gonna work on another mainline Final Fantasy.

I guess it was to be expected, but it's still scary. Like being stranded on an island in the middle of a hurricane scary.

 

[dramatis]

Chapter 9 now, 20 hours in. I'm getting fatigued. I wish I'd reach Gran Pulse now. :/

Take breaks, play something else. I was lucky because I played flower for the first time simultaneously with 13. You just need about 5-8 more hours to get to Gran Pulse, so it won't hurt you to take a break.

 

[Lion Heart]

Sorry if its redundant but is there any benefit in not using Auto battles (besides fun factor)? Im 7 hours in and havent tried -> abilities once yet.

 

[Einbroch]

Sorry if its redundant but is there any benefit in not using Auto battles (besides fun factor)? Im 7 hours in and havent tried -> abilities once yet.

Yes, especially if you're a buffer or debuffer. If you're a Commando, I hate it when the Auto-battle uses Ruin, so I Attack x4. As a Ravager, I hate when they cast spells and mix in strike abilities. So I just -strike x4.

Seems to work out better, but the difference is minimal if you're a RAV/COM, at least so far.

 

[Durante]

I'm basically torn over the question if I should just get Lost Odyssey instead because I was told that its script would be pretty well written.

The script in LO isn't particularly well written IMHO (it's also not particularly bad though). What you're thinking about/heard about are probably the various short stories interspersed throughout the game, which are well written.

 

[Zoe]

Sorry if its redundant but is there any benefit in not using Auto battles (besides fun factor)? Im 7 hours in and havent tried -> abilities once yet.

Near the end of the game you'll have to use it if you want to use the special moves.

Another thing I noticed by the end of the game is the ATB bar is too long sometimes, so you'll want to execute before it completely fills. Course you can still use auto with that.

 

[ZeoVGM]

What scares me more about this articles is the implication that Toriyama is gonna work on another mainline Final Fantasy.

I guess it was to be expected, but it's still scary. Like being stranded on an island in the middle of a hurricane scary.

... Why is that scary?

 

[survivor]

I think the only thing I noticed with the Auto Battle is that some of their choices doesn't make sense. Like right now with Sazh they always use the Flamestrike spell, but I don't see why since his Magic stat is higher than his Physical.

 

[Kagari]

We need a story discussion thread

Well, there is that spoiler thread already.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=382120

 

[ZeoVGM]

Its the most beautiful chapter so far, nice story points as well.

Chapters 6 and 7 kind of blended together. I'm not sure where 7 started. Either way, this is kicking ass. I'm currently in

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Hope's house

. Nice battle theme remix.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

The script in LO isn't particularly well written IMHO (it's also not particularly bad though). What you're thinking about/heard about are probably the various short stories interspersed throughout the game, which are well written.

very well written by game standards, but they have little to do with the game, it's almost they are totally diferent worlds which occur they share the same characters.

LO is filled with classical JRPG fanfare, it's not particularly bad, isn't good either, actually FFXIII world,characters and main plot are way more engaging IMO. So if you gonna choose between LO and FFXIII by those standards you might get FFXIII, IMO of course.

... Why is that scary?

NO HD towns, duh!

 

[Castor Krieg]

I think the only thing I noticed with the Auto Battle is that some of their choices doesn't make sense. Like right now with Sazh they always use the Flamestrike spell, but I don't see why since his Magic stat is higher than his Physical.

Monster can be resistant to magic.

 

[survivor]

Monster can be resistant to magic.

Oh damn never thought of that. I guess the Auto Battle outsmarted me again.

 

[runlikehell]

I hate late-game encounters being so cheap. C'mon

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what's the fucking point of making enemy party of 4 birds that rush you and stun the whole group, ffs? this way the game goes into 3xmedics to 2xmedics 1xsynergist till you can get buffs up; 2-3 minutes wasted

Chapter

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13

? or earlier on?

Spoiler

There are similar birds grouped with 2 other enemies who cast Death which is pretty devastating... and it's not like I'm 'under-levelled' or whatever. :|

 

[ElFly]

Well, I beat chapter's 9 boss.

It was easy once I started to

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beating him senseless while he charged his super attack

 

[Yoshichan]

Phew, just woke up. Time for day #3!

Also, YES I meant chapter 12 not chapter 2 in 50 hours :lol

Oh, is my TV going to die anytime soon or what? The game gets blurry sometimes, I don't know when. Is it like this for everyone?

 

[Regulus Tera]

... Why is that scary?

Because I hate Toriyama's work.

Hate it.

 

[Kagari]

Because I hate Toriyama's work.

Hate it.

/highfive.

 

[Durante]

Chapters 6 and 7 kind of blended together. I'm not sure where 7 started. Either way, this is kicking ass. I'm currently in

Spoiler

Hope's house

. Nice battle theme remix.

Chapter 7 really does kick ass. And I'm not afraid to admit that I loved the 100% nomuravision FMV at the start of it

Oh, is my TV going to die anytime soon or what? The game gets blurry sometimes, I don't know when. Is it like this for everyone?

Are you playing the 360 version?

 

[Castor Krieg]

Chapter

Spoiler

13

? or earlier on?

Spoiler

There are similar birds grouped with 2 other enemies who cast Death which is pretty devastating... and it's not like I'm 'under-levelled' or whatever. :|

Yes, same chapter. I know which pack you are talking about. Crazy idea to pair them together.

 

[Llyranor]

Not sure which chapter I'm in (4? 5?), but I just beat

Spoiler

Odin

Really enjoying the game so far. Pacing works well, being able to avoid many battles fairly easily is quite nice to speed things up and increase the challenge. Game's not too hard so far, but the combat system is incredibly fun (even when it's 2p). Favorite battle so far is that

Spoiler

Pulse mech

boss. Had some good fun with micromanaging paradigms for that one. Combat is very fast-paced, while remaining pretty compelling from a tactical standpoint. I think this game will really appeal to players who really like being able to customize and experiment builds on the fly, which paradigms allow. First thing I do whenever I get a new set of party members is going into the paradigm menu and plan out and create new paradigms for them, figuring out beforehand which combinations would work best for that group, what contingency I should have prepared for which circumstance, and so on. Good fun, and really allows you to try things out, since you can just change things around right after.

2nd boss theme is absolutely phenomenal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHN2pz2gzI
(1st boss theme and battle theme are nice too)

Can't say the story is some awesome work of art or anything, but I'm not sure it's necessarily worse than previous FF's.

 

[Teknoman]

I'm at chapter 5 currently.

The battle system is pretty interesting. I definitely think it adds a lot more action to the game. I think the story is absolute crap. I mean who the hell wrote this. It's just a whole bunch of ridiculous babble. And I am kind of getting bored of this giant linear tunnel of a map.

I do have a question. I' keep using the Libra technique but can't find if and where to find the enemy display information that Libra is supposed to reveal to me.

Gotta pay attention to the tutorials and datalog if you dont understand something.

 

[Yoshichan]

Are you playing the 360 version?

PS3

 

[LiK]

huu, really cool that Sazh has a pair of pistols that turn into a rifle during his 4th attack...

 

[ULTROS!]

Because I hate Toriyama's work.

Hate it.

What games did Toriyama direct that was actually well received? I don't think there are any though.

Good thing I had very very very low expectations with FFXIII. I'm having fun with the game despite its faults.

 

[Kagari]

PS3

Depth of field?

 

[Durante]

What games did Toriyama direct that was actually well received? I don't think there are any though.

Well received by whom?

 

[Y2Kev]

What games did Toriyama direct that was actually well received? I don't think there is any though.

Good thing I had very very very low expectations with FFXIII. I'm having fun with the game despite its faults.

He's only directed a few games...X-2 (a fan favorite), Revenant Wings, and XIII. Oh, and Blood of Bahamut. Which he probably did while FFXIII was progressing slowly.

 

[ULTROS!]

Well received by whom?

By the people and reviewers?

 

[ZeoVGM]

What games did Toriyama direct that was actually well received? I don't think there is any though.

FFXIII.

Also, FFX-2 and FFXII: Revenant Wings.

 

[Yoshichan]

Depth of field?

No, even the characters blur out. It's very rare but it happens sometimes Guess it's just me.

 

[runlikehell]

Yes, same chapter. I know which pack you are talking about. Crazy idea to pair them together.

I went the opposite route after 2 failed attempts. Cheap difficulty increases suck.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Because I hate Toriyama's work.

Hate it.

If 13 wasn't currently kicking my ass with awesome, I might agree.

Speaking of kicking my ass, WTF @ THE CHAPTER 7

Spoiler

GIANT MILITARY CRAFT

BOSS.

 

[duckroll]

Toriyama is also the event director for Bahamut Lagoon and FFX (cutscenes, events, script team, etc).

 

[Ricker]

No, even the characters blur out. It's very rare but it happens sometimes Guess it's just me.

25 hours of straight playing could do that also hehe

 

[Coop]

Ugh.. my game is stuck at the loading screen (after loading a save file). My next save is an hour back. I think I'm screwed.. anybody else have this happen?

 

[gkryhewy]

Are you playing the 360 version?

I don't get this association of "blurriness" with the 360 version. With my setup (720p DLP TV, 360 set at 720p over HDMI), the image typically looks very clean (cleaner than, say, MW2, which I think actually had a higher resolution).

But when the resolution does impact the image quality, it tends toward jagginess, which is rather the opposite of blurriness... at least in my setup.

I guess it's just that one guy who keeps saying the 360 version is "blurry" anyway.

 

[archnemesis]

Ugh.. my game is stuck at the loading screen (after loading a save file). My next save is an hour back. I think I'm screwed.. anybody else have this happen?

God no, that would be a total disaster. I've used the same save file throughout the entire game.

 

[Volcynika]

Didn't see a response, so I'll ask to see if anyone knows.

Is it easy to upgrade weapons in Chapter 9?

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I keep getting credits and such from soldiers, but after applying the Vibrant Ooze and getting the X3 exp bonus, I'm just not sure how to go about getting the items I need to make use of that exp bonus. I can get a Super Conductor part of the time from this one enemy in the soldier quarters (first huge hall where soldiers respawn), but that's only part of the time and I only have found one.

Should I move forward and find more enemies?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

FFXIII.

Also, FFX-2 and FFXII: Revenant Wings.

Wow he directed the worst FF game...

Who designed the battle system? that's the true hero of the game!

Also I have a few questions regarding weapon and accessory upgrading, now that I'm on chapter 11:

- When you can transform items into another items, or rather what level is necesary?

- What accesories are the best to upgrade, there are a fuckton of them and I don't know what should I focus.

- it's "3x" the maximum multiplier?

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but i've yet to figure this out.

In battles, sometimes the chain gauge goes down very quickly...sometimes it goes down very slowly. I haven't seen any abilities that specifically trigger this, so what causes it to go down slowly? It's anoying as hell in battle when I cant stagger a bad guy and have no idea why.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but i've yet to figure this out.

In battles, sometimes the chain gauge goes down very quickly...sometimes it goes down very slowly. I haven't seen any abilities that specifically trigger this, so what causes it to go down slowly? It's anoying as hell in battle when I cant stagger a bad guy and have no idea why.

COM is the job who makes the chain gauge get dwon more slowly.