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Final Fantasy XIII |OT|
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brandonh83
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CryingWolf said:
Yeah. I ignored a great deal of complaining from the importers. I'll know better next time. Sorry, Kagari. I'm truly sorry.
As for FFX... you know how many giant turtles you had to kill in FFXIII for either money or Trapezohedrons? Multiply that figure by how many seconds you spent online trying to figure out what the fuck to do with the weapon upgrading bonanza, and you have roughly how much worse FFXIII is than FFX.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I dunno but I never did like XII. I liked XIII more than XII because it felt, well.... more Final Fantasy. I didn't like the system at XII at all because it felt kinda complicated (well for me, I don't remember anymore).
Anyway, what I liked about XII was the design and the graphics.
Anyway, what I liked about XII was the design and the graphics.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
I finally picked this up after dropping it for two months or so between Splinter Cell, Reach, various TV shows, and waiting for my new monitor to show up. Spent what felt like an hour reading through the datalog. Was actually quite enjoyable, the Serah/Snow vocal song was playing in the background. And the writing in the summaries is actually quite good, if redundant.
My new precious did highlight that the game isn't completely mind-blowing graphically as I had previously thought. It was kinda charming to see that the in-game Lightning has sharp elbows.
My new precious did highlight that the game isn't completely mind-blowing graphically as I had previously thought. It was kinda charming to see that the in-game Lightning has sharp elbows.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
shintoki said:
Alright. Basically, when you go into the upgrade screen, you want to select your natural components first. These are your Study Bones, Chipped Fangs, and so on. Add them onto the weapon of choice until your multiplier on that weapon (or accessory) his 3. Each time the multiplier increases, you'll be notified, and it's always displayed at the side. Then you want to dump on your mechanical objects (conductors, cables, other things like that). When you do that, you'll get a larger amount of points, but the multiplier will drop back down.
So, for a basic strategy of upgrading a weapon you would upgraded it with Sturdy Bones (or whatever) until the multiplier hits 3x. Then, you'll want to take your Perfect Conductors (or whatever) and use them in order to get the maximum possible value from them. Once you've done that, the multiplier will have fallen, and you'll need to use more Sturdy Bones to get it back up to 3x.
Zoso
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time.
Woohoo I got a chocobo! Gran Pulse is a blast, but I kinda want to finish the story soon. Will I be underleveled for ch. 12-13 if I leave after 14 missions? I've got most of my character's main paradigms at level 4.
Dreamwriter
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If you can beat the creatures in the last area of chapter 11 without too much hassle, you'll probably be fine. And there will be a chance to return before the end if you want to do more missions or powerup some more.Zoso said:
sotodefonk
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can I beat the giant cactus on my first playthrough? Im on chapter 13 and went back to Gran pulse (is that correct? im playing with spanish subtitles, so it is gran paals there) and the catus keep insta-killing me. I did others level B missions without trouble and even some A, but this level B cactus its just impossible :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5aPJRr8OzM
Looks like they just used the subs from the western version.
Looks like they just used the subs from the western version.
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People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Dirtyshubb
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Picked this up the other day, since i have heard all the bad things about it i was a bit hesitant but im glad i got it as i have really started getting into it (between playing Dead Space too). The first part really does put you off if you have heard how linier the game is since it really is just corridors but once you go on it does get a lot better, not totally free but FFX style which i never had a problem with.
The battle system is great fun when you get the hang of it and the story is actually very interesting and i like all the characters too so im very pleased with it. I will admit it is a bit confusing at first since the story mentions all these differnet factions but a quick read through the datalog sorts that out.
So far i am up to chapter 7/8 i think where
, just trying to juggle Dead Space while playing this so i will probably focus more on DS so i can focus on this more afterwrads.
The battle system is great fun when you get the hang of it and the story is actually very interesting and i like all the characters too so im very pleased with it. I will admit it is a bit confusing at first since the story mentions all these differnet factions but a quick read through the datalog sorts that out.
So far i am up to chapter 7/8 i think where
Going to Hopes house after Snow and Fang help free Lightning/Hope
XII probably had the best mechanics of the series. Everything was open ended, I loved the lack of transition into battle screens, you could play how you wanted, and there were many many optional things to do. Graphics were amazing as well, sent the PS2 out with a bang. My only complaint for XII -- plot was wanting, with characters that flat-out didn't matter (Vaan lol).
As for XIII, I'm a fan (and playing my 2nd time through right now, just got to Ch11, 14hrs in), but it certainly has a lot of flaws, many more than XII. I commend SE for trying something new again after blowing people's minds with XII, it's just that this time they fell a little short of the bar they set with XII (when it comes to innovating and getting almost everything right at the same time). FFXIII could have been a good better yes, but it is still one of the best RPGs this generation.
As for XIII, I'm a fan (and playing my 2nd time through right now, just got to Ch11, 14hrs in), but it certainly has a lot of flaws, many more than XII. I commend SE for trying something new again after blowing people's minds with XII, it's just that this time they fell a little short of the bar they set with XII (when it comes to innovating and getting almost everything right at the same time). FFXIII could have been a good better yes, but it is still one of the best RPGs this generation.
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People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/06/09/ffxiii_piano_cd/
Piano Collection confirmed. Arranged by Hamauzu, recorded with Aki Kuroda. There are 10 songs in the album.
Also, check the site out for a sample of the collection.
Piano Collection confirmed. Arranged by Hamauzu, recorded with Aki Kuroda. There are 10 songs in the album.
Also, check the site out for a sample of the collection.
Scythesurge
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Dammit, I still need to finish this game. Too many other good games have come out recently.
theMrCravens
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Watching the initial intro on the train again makes me wish they kept the "Cocoon" sci-fi setting and character artstyle for XIV. I wonder why they didn't.
H_Prestige
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theMrCravens said:
Eh, personally I think both XIII and XIV have terrible art direction.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
So I just picked this game up off of Goozex, it's my first Final Fantasy game 
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I can definitely understand the complaints about the linearity. I'm about 10 hours in and I'm really itching for the game to open up now.
The combat is very enjoyable but at times it feels like I'm just mashing auto-battle and switching paradigms to heal every now and again. I'm hoping things start getting a little harder soon.
I loving the story and characters (with the exception of Vanille and Hope). I'm at chapter 7 right now and am moving through at a steady pace. I'm trying to get through this quickly since I got Red Dead Redemption collecting dust.
.I can definitely understand the complaints about the linearity. I'm about 10 hours in and I'm really itching for the game to open up now.
The combat is very enjoyable but at times it feels like I'm just mashing auto-battle and switching paradigms to heal every now and again. I'm hoping things start getting a little harder soon.
I loving the story and characters (with the exception of Vanille and Hope). I'm at chapter 7 right now and am moving through at a steady pace. I'm trying to get through this quickly since I got Red Dead Redemption collecting dust.
theMrCravens
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It gets harder, but you will still mostly spam the paradigm change, only much faster this time. You get the occasional summon and item uses though. This is true for the main game. I'm still far from completing the side missions.Pankaks said:
Anyone else kept mashing the X button for no reason while watching the ATB bar fill up ?
sotodefonk
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Doing all the side mission in the first playthrough is possible? If not,If I do for example half of them, in my second playthrough will they appear like I already did them? I have expended there like 25 hours doing mission, and if Im going to do them again... well... does anyone know?
Cornbread78
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theMrCravens said:
Absofreakin' lutely.... No idea why, it just happens...
*cannnot cooontrool thummmmmmmmb*
*tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.... action made*
AwesomeSyrup
Banned
Thanks, I've been waiting for a while to pick this up. That price is perfect.Gyoru said:
sotodefonk
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Zoe said:
umm, I read somewhere on a mission guide things like "leave this mission for your second playthrough"... well then, I guess its time to end the game to expend the CP I accumulated
theMrCravens
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I think what they meant is to do those missions post-game since the Crystarium gets expanded one last time after the final boss, making it much easier with the extra stats.sotodefonk said:
H_Prestige
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Cep said:
I loved FFXII but the stuff I've seen from XIV so far looks so bland. Like something out of a western rpg.
sotodefonk
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shintoki said:
I did a lot just to upgrade all my roles to 4
sotodefonk
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shintoki said:
yeah the difficult is increased a lot when you arrive there, you just start to kill lesser monsters and they give a lot of CP, so the more you kill the easier they get, because you are upgrading your roles.
sotodefonk
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yeah its very hard when you realize you get killed in 1-2 hits, but if you backtrack you can kill enemies and gain CP to upgrade your roles, gran pulse is pretty big, and if you backtrack there is a lot more to explore. just have fun exploring and doing cieth mission, then when you already kill te enemies without trouble you can move on.
There are some enemies, like Behemoth Kings or Adamanchelid (I still cant kill one of these things :lol )and Adamantoise, which can kill you in one hit, there is one spot at the end of the Archylte Steppe, where a Behemoth King and a Megistotherian are fighting each other, when you can do a pretty decent amount of damage to a behemot king, go to farm CP there, you can take them off guard, and stagger the behemoth king, and since it has 50% hp it should be pretty easy to kill, and then just finish the battle killing the other monster and they will give you 6600 CP, pretty good amount considering you can end the battle in less than a minute.
There are some enemies, like Behemoth Kings or Adamanchelid (I still cant kill one of these things :lol )and Adamantoise, which can kill you in one hit, there is one spot at the end of the Archylte Steppe, where a Behemoth King and a Megistotherian are fighting each other, when you can do a pretty decent amount of damage to a behemot king, go to farm CP there, you can take them off guard, and stagger the behemoth king, and since it has 50% hp it should be pretty easy to kill, and then just finish the battle killing the other monster and they will give you 6600 CP, pretty good amount considering you can end the battle in less than a minute.
Cornbread78
Member
I left most of the side missions for post story since it is much easier to 5 star the marks at that point. By fillign up your cryo now, you still have long was to go if you haven't even finished twelve yet, so you may end up losing CP is you get up to 999,999, shounds like a lot, but depending on how much you have been running around, it really might not be. You may want to keep an eye on that and start working on the secondary abilities in the meantime so it doesn't go to waste.
StealthGoblin
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I'm usually a big fan of the piano collections, but no tracks from XIII stick out in my mind. X had the awesome 'To Zanarkand' and X-2 had '1000 words' and 'Eternity- Memory of Lightwaves'.
akilshohen
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Thanks for telling me that.....time to upgrade Vanille, Hope and Snow. They've just been sitting on the side lines....Sahz is getting up there too since I'm not trying to touch the expensive roles yet.Cornbread78 said:
Cornbread78
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akilshohen said:
Might as well, you'll get most of it all back in the last couple chapters.
Trojita
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The second fight against
was such a bitch. It was just a long random number battle. I shit you not when I say he cast doom on me when he still had half of his health. He cast Daze every second especially when I staggered him. Of course Hope and Lightning get hit with Daze and Fang is okay but since at that moment she's a sentinel the boss will only hit her with the lasers which keeps the rest of the characters Dazed. People might not know what I'm talking about because perhaps he was easy for them because he is a random number Boss. It took me four tries to beat him.
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