RPGCrazied
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me either.. but i guess the tower boss, and the chapter 11 end boss just has so much HP.. that its kinda not that hard to see it casted on you.
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Final Fantasy XIII |OT|
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LethaL ImpuLse said:
I always take a more risky method of casting Haste (through Evened Odds), then going with a Relentless Assault, and then Combat Clinic when he uses Thanastonian Laughter. It was the only way I could get through his HP in under 20 minutes, which about the time in a fight he would use Doom, finished that fight in 14 minutes.
FateBreaker said:Can someone please answer my question?Reiteration: are the field items that boost your stamia, haste you, higher defense/attack, etc,etc, buyable in the stores? I can't see any, but it seems awfully weird that in ch 11 (which is where I'm at) I haven't found that option. Please tell me I'm blind, and then tell me which store they are at.
You don't get them till after chapter 11. Since I haven't left Gran Pulse yet, I can't give you details, but I know it's not till chapter 12 or 13. And it will be in its own store, I'm pretty sure.
Crash Station
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Dresden said:
Wish A.I. controlled sabs knew that strategy and didn't stop doing things altogether.
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I think this would be my favorite mainline (i.e. non-Tactics) FF if
1) the introduction of abilities was faster, much faster, making the beginning less boring
2) it had a job system instead of Sphere Grid Redux, and
3) it was all about Fang and Vanille kicking giant monster ass and hanging out with fellow hot ladies on Gran Pulse, with their better fashion sense than Cocoonians. And it could stand to be more difficult in the beginning, though being difficult at all is a nice refreshing change for a JRPG. In other words, I really dig the battle system, the way the peeps from Pulse are designed (quick, somebody tell Nomura to stop making modern/futuristic character designs!), the art direction and the music, and the rest I could take or leave, though the story has been serviceable so far for the kind of game this is. The battle system is at least four or five different kinds of fun, though.
The secret main character shit these games pull kind of pisses me off, though. It feels like a case of misleading marketing more than flawed game design. I wonder why Squeenix does that; are they afraid that people wouldn't buy these games if they knew the plot revolved around Ashe in 12 or
in 13? I mean, for at least half of this game the character progression is done in such a way as to make the party feel more like an ensemble than anything else; Lightning is no more important than any other character in the game, really. It's just weird, with the box featuring her and only her.
1) the introduction of abilities was faster, much faster, making the beginning less boring
2) it had a job system instead of Sphere Grid Redux, and
3) it was all about Fang and Vanille kicking giant monster ass and hanging out with fellow hot ladies on Gran Pulse, with their better fashion sense than Cocoonians. And it could stand to be more difficult in the beginning, though being difficult at all is a nice refreshing change for a JRPG. In other words, I really dig the battle system, the way the peeps from Pulse are designed (quick, somebody tell Nomura to stop making modern/futuristic character designs!), the art direction and the music, and the rest I could take or leave, though the story has been serviceable so far for the kind of game this is. The battle system is at least four or five different kinds of fun, though.
The secret main character shit these games pull kind of pisses me off, though. It feels like a case of misleading marketing more than flawed game design. I wonder why Squeenix does that; are they afraid that people wouldn't buy these games if they knew the plot revolved around Ashe in 12 or
Vanille
See, this is the kind of thing they should put in the datalog. I was wondering how old Vanille was, given the constant references to her being a 'kid' and her not really looking like one at all, unlike Serah, who is clearly a 12 year old being passed off as an adult to make Snow seem less like a pedophile. (Note to Square: Doesn't work.)Zoe said:
I still can't figure out what her relationship with Fang is supposed to be, like if Fang is a motherly character, or her best friend, or if they're a couple or what. On second thought, I think I'll just fanwank that last one as being true. I don't know if this is at all spoilery, but people are sensitive!
dreamer3kx
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WTF, Im a good 24 hours in and still getting tutorials, love the game but this is ridiculous.
Lost Fragment
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Yeah there were a couple points where I kinda got the feeling that maybe Fang
too.
was the Xena to Vanille's Gabrielle
firehawk12
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neoism said:
It's the equivalent of the "ultimate weapon" trick in FF12. You need to break 4 objects in order to get the shoes to spawn from dismantling the tiara. Or 3 if you are doing it with the crown (which, incidentally, just seem littered all over the place).
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I dislike the boots because they draw attention to themselves... like, there were moments in the game where I couldn't concentrate on anything else on screen but her stupid boots. But yeah... Gran Pulse obviously has much better fashion designers in general than Cocoon. Even if both worlds have a strange fixation on very short shorts.Dresden said:
I like Vanille too, I think she gets more interesting as the game goes on, and I even think her VA even gets gradually more tolerable. It probably helps that the game switches back and forth between different characters with a fair frequency for half the game, so that none of them ever really got enough screen time to get on my nerves. Hope did get really close, though.
firehawk12
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icarus-daedelus said:
You know, people were complaining that she dominates the plot of the game but I never saw it. Even when the story was about her, it was always connected to either Sahz or Fang.
Lost Fragment
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So...anyone know wtf is up with the wool and if it serves any purpose?
Jamesfrom818
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Ugh at obligatory tower climbing. I'm officially tired of this game.
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Well, to me it seems like the game isfirehawk12 said:
more or less Vanille and Fang's story, which everyone else gets involved with in their own various ways.
Although I'm powering through the thing and I'll likely be finished by tomorrow, there are points in the game that just feel exhausting, like chapter 9. If I were completing this game in a normal fashion I'd probably play it a max of 2-3 hours at a time.Jamesfrom818 said:
Nose Master
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Jamesfrom818 said:
That dungeon is short, and the climbing isn't even the annoying part. :lol
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Yeah, I hardly got to play this at all last week, even though it arrived in the mail last Wednesday, so I've been playing for about ten hours per day the past three days. Mostly because I have the week off. I love the game, but I really need a break from it. :lol Definitely not the ideal way to play this (or any) game, but what can you do...KTallguy said:
Nose Master
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Does a summon's final attack count towards the 100k+ damage on a single hit achievement?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
God I feel weird for not have played this game for 24 hours now O_O I drove around the country to find God of War 3 Trilogy Edition yesterday so I was damn tired when I got back home :lol BRB while I finish the game, then I'll come back here <3
dustytruly
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FUCK the neverending final boss battle... please tell me the golden clock is the fucking end... i've really had enough of it at this time of night... they need to at least offer a save halfway through these tedious boss fights
The hate of radio has terminated FFXIII in under 44hrs, I did less "grinding" than in the other FF's, but I did usually extinguish most of the monsters in the levels... except last chapters. I only tried to CP farm for about 1:30 to 2 hours at most. In the end the basic strategy of Protect, Even The Odds, Restless Assault, something Clinic med/med/sen, and something com/com/rav worked for me and of course won them all.
Didn't max the spheres in the grid, ending was okay; 8/10. I'll say more later, I suppose.
Didn't max the spheres in the grid, ending was okay; 8/10. I'll say more later, I suppose.
dustytruly
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blah... i'm mostly talking about the lengthy cut scene in between... just beat the clock... it's done right? lolKyoufu said:
dustytruly
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woop!... thanks for the strategiessss!!Kyoufu said:
the game was pretty enjoyable but i'm glad i'm finished... i don't really wanna play it much more, i'm not too interested in perfecting it like previous FFs... ehh.. it ended nicely... but i was expecting more...
i dunno... lol it was alright
dustytruly
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yep... incredibly short... like... BLAM ~fin~Toki767 said:
Voyevoda007
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Quick question about the final boss
If I lose to
would I have to fight
again ? .
If I lose to
Orphan
dysley
dustytruly
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i found it so frustrating when i had to switch to 3 chars... i felt so comfortable with 2, it was easy to heal and focus damage... lol sounds lame but i really miss playing only 2 charactersFirestorm said:
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