Jamesfrom818
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PS3 crapped out on me. My first 360 lasted me longer. Fuck this.
Hopefully Gamestop lets me exchange my copy for a 360 one.
Hopefully Gamestop lets me exchange my copy for a 360 one.
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Final Fantasy XIII |OT|
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Himuro said:
Explain how much FF1 is like FFIV, or how FF7 is like FFX, or how FFX is like FFXII.
The FF series has changed with every installment, and the newer ones more dramatically still. I guess people just want the same thing over and over again... which is essentially why comic books never broke into the mainstream. Oh well.
Himuro said:
Its funny though, because I jettisoned such rigid expectations once I got out of Midgar in FFVII. I came to that crossroads where I was like "this is not FFVI" From that point, I could A) have been really disappointed that it wasn't going to meet my preconceived ideas of what FFVII should have been, or B)I could enjoy it for what it is and see where that takes me. I chose B and have chosen B for every single release since. I have a close friend who hit the same point with FFVII. He was a huge VI fan, but he chose A, and lost interest in the series. It just didn't measure up to what he wanted VII to be.
I'm not saying one way is right and one way is wrong, but so far, my method works fine. I've been able to judge and enjoy each release as a singular experience, those games that bugged me, like VIII, bug me for what they are, not for not being like a previous entry. Meh, whatever I guess.
Square Triangle
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<--FF noob.
I'm loving the shit out of this game!
I'm loving the shit out of this game!
Digital-Hero
Member
Leona Lewis question:
Is that her singing during the fireworks scene in Chapter 2? (Snow and Serah scenes) I know "My Hands" is later in the game somewhere but that song is different from the one heard here.
DrForester
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So I'm about to start.
One question though. Is there some silly thing you have to do at start of game to get some cool item/weapon at end of game like with Zodiac spear in FFXII?
One question though. Is there some silly thing you have to do at start of game to get some cool item/weapon at end of game like with Zodiac spear in FFXII?
A few quick questions:
Does executing a paradigm shift cancel all of your current actions. In other words, you should wait until you have completed all of the actions in your chain unless it is imperative (ie. you need healing immediately)?
Do I understand the paradigms correctly in that the Ravager increases chain gauges rapidly, yet these increases drain quickly, so you pair a Ravager with a Commando who can slow the drain (to retain the increases)?
Thanks.
Does executing a paradigm shift cancel all of your current actions. In other words, you should wait until you have completed all of the actions in your chain unless it is imperative (ie. you need healing immediately)?
Do I understand the paradigms correctly in that the Ravager increases chain gauges rapidly, yet these increases drain quickly, so you pair a Ravager with a Commando who can slow the drain (to retain the increases)?
Thanks.
lorddarkflare
Banned
DrForester said:
That was an abomination and the fact that they have trained us to think like this shows the depth of their injustice.
I think Hope is the defacto annoying Final Fantasy character so far rather than Vanille, since at least 50% of his dialogue is made up of grunts and groans.
Seriously, do they actually write these speech disfluencies and random interjections into the script? One time, his reply to something Snow said was basically "yeah". This is how it came out:
"uh..eh..ah...*groan*.. oh... y-yeah...uh... *grunt*... oof...ah...um".
For fuck's sake, guy. Get to it already.
Seriously, do they actually write these speech disfluencies and random interjections into the script? One time, his reply to something Snow said was basically "yeah". This is how it came out:
"uh..eh..ah...*groan*.. oh... y-yeah...uh... *grunt*... oof...ah...um".
For fuck's sake, guy. Get to it already.
lorddarkflare
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Zeliard said:
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Okay, about 6 hours in. My character assessments so far.
Lightning: Self-centered bitch
Snow: Idealist in denial
Sazj: Awesome
Vanille: Kill it with Firaja
Hope: The opposite of
Lightning: Self-centered bitch
Snow: Idealist in denial
Sazj: Awesome
Vanille: Kill it with Firaja
Hope: The opposite of
Jamesfrom818
Banned
RS4- said:lol I just got flashing red lights on my ps3 for the first time ever just now. I'm worried
80029906 error. Apparently the Blu-ray drive is dead. I hardly ever use it and the diode dies on me. What the fuck?
So for some of you that have been playing it religiously, how many hours you got in so far? My buddy bought the game but he's in disbelief that the game can last upwards to 60 hours. Is he wrong or am I wrong?
I'm just over 8 hours in. It's my first FF that I've given a real chance, and I am absolutely loving it. After I finish this, I'll definitely be giving the other FFs a chance.
I'm just over 8 hours in. It's my first FF that I've given a real chance, and I am absolutely loving it. After I finish this, I'll definitely be giving the other FFs a chance.
jonnybryce
Member
I haven't played this game at all today. Withdrawals.
It's funny to watch this thread shift from praise to hatred to praise to hatred.
It's funny to watch this thread shift from praise to hatred to praise to hatred.
Jamesfrom818
Banned
Kagari said:
I'm cutting my losses and won't even bother. I've used my PS3 for less than 100 hours (games and video) and the thing dies on me. No thanks. I'm off the Sony train.
Unregistered007
Banned
so I got FF13 on PS3 by trading in God of War Collection and COD4 GOTY Edition and I am wondering if I should open it or sell it as the only JRPG I ever played and finished was Tales of Vesperia. I don't want to open it just to get stuck and give up. Any advise ?
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Jamesfrom818 said:
Suppose we can't all fight the good fight.
Next stop ladies and gents, E3!
DownLikeBCPowder
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I just want to clarify one thing about the upgrade system.
All of these random different items (like a claw, digital circuit, etc) - they don't truly have any real difference aside from the XP they give to items ,right? The whole point of the system is to just add XP to an item (what item the XP comes from doesn't have effects, right?), right?
All of these random different items (like a claw, digital circuit, etc) - they don't truly have any real difference aside from the XP they give to items ,right? The whole point of the system is to just add XP to an item (what item the XP comes from doesn't have effects, right?), right?
RPGCrazied
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you really don't need to upgrade weapons much.. maybe for the last chapters? I'm on chapter 9
I only did gladius for lightning to level 14, and sazh one(forgot name) to lvl 10
every other characters weapon is level 1.
I only did gladius for lightning to level 14, and sazh one(forgot name) to lvl 10
every other characters weapon is level 1.
DownLikeBCPowder said:
Some items (the low xp ones) have variable EXP bonus rates. So if you use 9 chocobo tail feathers (which only give around 14 xp each) you will get a 3x XP bonus, so then with that you get 3 times more from the big xp items like the perfect conductors etc.
toastyToast
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I stopped last night just after Odin, took me a few tries but it became pretty easy after I figured out what to do.
Is there a reliable way to split up the party in battle? It became quite easy once I had Odin concentrating on one person.
Is there a reliable way to split up the party in battle? It became quite easy once I had Odin concentrating on one person.
LiK said:people bitched about Odin and he was easy. can't trust you guys
The game is pretty easy until a few fights later on which require near-perfect strategy and execution.
Like the boss I'm on right now. I thought the previous boss before it was tough but holy guacamole this one is a cockblock.
Gamer @ Heart
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Is there a guide on how to best level up individual weapons? I hate burning through so much stuff just for one level.
Kagari said:
I've had a 40gb for 2 years. Game would freeze and just flash red, so I'll assume it's either overheating or something about the HDD.
I tried it again half an hour later, played for about 2 mins, red lights again. I'll wait until tomorrow mornin and see what's up =\
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