Author Topic: Final Fantasy Discussion Thread (Read 177278 times)

yorost · « **Reply #1610 on:** February 01, 2012, 08:00:33 AM »

It just seems like it might get to be too much since it seems to be front and center on camera most of the time. We'll see, it was just a guess. I don't have a problem, yet. It did seem odd they changed the moogle design from XIII, but at least they made an in game reference to the change, someone commenting it sort of looked like a moogle.

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #1611 on:** February 01, 2012, 12:49:23 PM »

Quote from: yorost on December 31, 2011, 03:20:58 PM

II is character oriented, a far better game than I. Some people hate the leveling system, although I think it is one of the highlights if you don't abuse it.

Personally I think it's the worst leveling system of any game I've ever played. Me and my grandpa both hate it with a passion.

(he loves the older Final Fantasy games). There are times where in order to toughen up my guys for a level (can't recall which) the easiest solution was to hit myself with my own magic.

yorost · « **Reply #1612 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:14:39 PM »

Easiest way to do it, but it's completely unnecessary. Doing it is usually a sign you're trying to power level and is what I meant by abuse. Just toughing it out a little takes care of what you need, whereas hurting your own characters makes the game a cakewalk. The solution in II is simply always being active in using what you want to use.

Come to think of it, it's pretty similar to why I like III's job system most. Struggling through adjustment periods and trying to survive adds both a bit of realism and challenge to the normal paces of the game. You're rewarded for good foresight, too.

Did you figure out how to make Ultima click? First time I played it sucked, the second time I realized it's probably three times as powerful as any other attack in the game.

wolfandwolfandwolf · « **Reply #1613 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:35:00 PM »

I wish I had played VII when it came out...it just didn't wow me when I tried playing it through it a couple of years ago. I had an N64 growing up and so I was a Zelda kid.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #1614 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:42:00 PM »

I think I'm going to skip XIII-2 and just wait for Versus XIII.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #1615 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:23:55 PM »

Quote from: AcidLameLTE on February 01, 2012, 05:42:00 PM

I think I'm going to skip XIII-2 and just wait for Versus XIII.

I've lost hope of Versus XIII ever coming out.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #1616 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:27:00 PM »

No. It will come out and it will destroy with its awesomeness.

yorost · « **Reply #1617 on:** February 01, 2012, 07:43:43 PM »

With Agito renamed away from XIII and the excitement about Versus, I'm almost expecting Versus to be retolled as XV.

Elsydeon · « **Reply #1618 on:** February 01, 2012, 08:58:12 PM »

Quote from: yorost on February 01, 2012, 07:43:43 PM

With Agito renamed away from XIII and the excitement about Versus, I'm almost expecting Versus to be retolled as XV.

definitely wouldn't surprise me at this point

Dimitrius · « **Reply #1619 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:09:32 PM »

Quote from: yorost on February 01, 2012, 07:43:43 PM

With Agito renamed away from XIII and the excitement about Versus, I'm almost expecting Versus to be retolled as XV.

Didn't Agito become Type-0?

yorost · « **Reply #1620 on:** February 01, 2012, 09:17:04 PM »

Yeah.

Rina · « **Reply #1621 on:** February 03, 2012, 10:42:01 PM »

I may be an odd exception, but I loved FF XIII, so I'm somewhat excited about XIII-2. Anyone gonna give it a shot?

yorost · « **Reply #1622 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:29:29 AM »

UMH and I are playing it. I'm starting to agree with UMH, this is a much better game. An unusual sequel to some degree, though.

glaurung · « **Reply #1623 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:53:32 AM »

Quote from: AcidLameLTE on February 01, 2012, 07:27:00 PM

No. It will come out and it will destroy with its awesomeness.

What's so special about it?

ariich · « **Reply #1624 on:** February 04, 2012, 12:32:22 PM »

Quote from: Rina on February 03, 2012, 10:42:01 PM

I may be an odd exception, but I loved FF XIII, so I'm somewhat excited about XIII-2. Anyone gonna give it a shot?

I loved the story and characters of XIII but found the gameplay too linear, so many cut scenes and not enough chance to explore really. It sounds like XIII-2 is a vast improvement in that area, so if the story stays strong then I'll probably love it.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #1625 on:** February 04, 2012, 01:38:52 PM »

Quote from: glaurung on February 04, 2012, 11:53:32 AM

Quote from: AcidLameLTE on February 01, 2012, 07:27:00 PM
No. It will come out and it will destroy with its awesomeness.

What's so special about it?

It's being made by the Kingdom Hearts team. It also has a traversable world map!

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #1626 on:** February 04, 2012, 01:39:38 PM »

The story of XIII-2 is easily the weakest part, but I'm still enjoying the game.

Genowyn · « **Reply #1627 on:** February 09, 2012, 12:04:50 AM »

Picked up XIII-2 and I'm enjoying it so far. Definitely superior to the first game.

yorost · « **Reply #1628 on:** March 01, 2012, 09:37:53 AM »

...so how are people doing with XIII-2? I've unlocked Academia 4XX but haven't entered it, I've been collecting fragments(around 90) and have opened all the wild artefact gates available up to this point. The Oerba series is the best optional part of the game, so far.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #1629 on:** March 01, 2012, 12:48:39 PM »

I traded it in for SSX. I lost the drive to play it for some reason.

yorost · « **Reply #1630 on:** March 01, 2012, 12:51:57 PM »

I hope you got some good value out of it. It's still selling pretty high, isn't it?

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #1631 on:** March 01, 2012, 09:33:21 PM »

Quote from: yorost on March 01, 2012, 12:51:57 PM

I hope you got some good value out of it. It's still selling pretty high, isn't it?

Yep. Since it's so new, I got a pretty solid amount for it.

Genowyn · « **Reply #1632 on:** March 02, 2012, 07:09:05 AM »

I'm enjoying XIII-2 quite a bit. I just got Sazh, but I have yet to even get close to beating Lightning. I just finished Academia 400, and I guess I'm going back to this tower that Caius was talking about.

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #1633 on:** March 02, 2012, 07:31:05 AM »

I recently bought an iPad2 and downloaded FF III from App store. Has anybody else played this? It is quite interesting cause I've never owned a console or game device that played FF III. Anybody know the history of this particular installment?

yorost · « **Reply #1634 on:** March 02, 2012, 08:11:05 AM »

FFIII, the real FFIII, or FFIII as in FFVI?

III on the DS was nice, I personally think the job system, with the learning curve, is more appealing because you have to think about what you choose for jobs. The DS added elements that helped flesh out the game, though, like party talk, do you know if you're playing the DS version or an old version?

wolfandwolfandwolf · « **Reply #1635 on:** March 02, 2012, 08:44:10 AM »

Anybody play that FFIV anniversary edition on the PSP? Is it good?

yorost · « **Reply #1636 on:** March 02, 2012, 08:50:10 AM »

It's worth it if you want a physical copy of IV:TAY. IV:TAY is a good game, except the final dungeon has way too many bosses and is half the length of the game. The Interlude is ok, maybe an hour long? Nice if you love IV and already want IV:TAY, but not worth much on its own.

It's a nice package, but for IV only I'd recommend the DS version. ...unless you really hate the looks of the characters in that version.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #1637 on:** March 20, 2012, 11:27:20 AM »

yorost · « **Reply #1638 on:** March 23, 2012, 12:36:52 PM »

The ending to XIII-2... Wow, that's a total "fuck you for playing the last two games" from Square Enix to fans.

Spoilers: Basically, it nullifies everything that happened in both games. I'm not even sure either game did occur in the game's universe. Either they have a something planned to fix things or they committed a massive story telling sin and left nothing for players to hang on to after all is said and done. It's beyond the world dying, the entire timeline is wiped out. There's just nothing to hang on to once the game is done, nothing to care about.

XIII-2 didn't surpass XIII as much, or at all, as it seemed initially. Initially, I thought the battle system was improved, but they actually neutered stagger, a big minus. Only a few enemies does stagger matter, most enemies that get staggered are almost dead anyways, those enemies you wish you could stagger often have a move to zero out the stagger bar, so can't be staggered. Brute force works better this time around, disappointing.

I was happy until the ending, though. Lots of improvements over XIII despite some steps back. However I don't see the point of an ending that makes you regret playing. If you want to cherish your memories of XIII, avoid this game, or at least wait until someone says they fixed what they did in the ending.

ehra · « **Reply #1639 on:** March 23, 2012, 01:20:58 PM »

Shitty endings seems to be in this year.

Can't wait for Diablo 3!

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #1640 on:** June 06, 2012, 02:01:44 PM »

Agni's Philosophy "final fantasy real time tech demo"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU

Not sure if this will be developed into a full-length game, but I can get down with it.

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #1641 on:** June 21, 2012, 08:33:29 AM »

Possible Final Fantasy VII re-release on the PC?

https://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/final_fantasy_vii_pc_rerelease/page1

ohgar · « **Reply #1642 on:** June 29, 2012, 07:23:21 PM »

Quote from: ariich on February 04, 2012, 12:32:22 PM

Quote from: Rina on February 03, 2012, 10:42:01 PM
I may be an odd exception, but I loved FF XIII, so I'm somewhat excited about XIII-2. Anyone gonna give it a shot?
I loved the story and characters of XIII

There were a story and characters in FF XIII?

Siberian Khatru · « **Reply #1643 on:** June 29, 2012, 10:45:19 PM »

ehra · « **Reply #1644 on:** July 04, 2012, 09:58:46 AM »

Quote from: AcidLameLTE on June 21, 2012, 08:33:29 AM

Possible Final Fantasy VII re-release on the PC?

https://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/final_fantasy_vii_pc_rerelease/page1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr4TgU4SKLc&list=UUzTNeXPYqdKGCEx6lY8Ddjg&index=1&feature=plcp

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