Final Fantasy Discussion Thread

[Genowyn]

I've yet to play FFXIII yet, due to being poor, but honestly, I'm sorta looking forward to XIV more than XIII. At least Nobuo Uematsu is doing the soundtrack.

[glaurung]

I've yet to play FFXIII yet, due to being poor, but honestly, I'm sorta looking forward to XIV more than XIII. At least Nobuo Uematsu is doing the soundtrack.

The soundtrack on XIII is great despite the fact he's not involved with it.

[Genowyn]

I've yet to play FFXIII yet, due to being poor, but honestly, I'm sorta looking forward to XIV more than XIII. At least Nobuo Uematsu is doing the soundtrack.

The soundtrack on XIII is great despite the fact he's not involved with it.

It's so...ambient and cinematic sounding. I don't want ambient music in my RPGs, because ambient music sounds like it's not meant to be the focus, but music is a large part of the RPG experience for me. I want it to be big and exciting.

[AcidLameLTE]

You guys are complaining about Vanille? Hope is annoying me the most so far!

Sure, Vanille's voice is a little weird but at least she's not another JRPG emo.

Also, I woke up this morning to find that my house mate had left my copy of FFXIII just lying face down on the floor last night

[glaurung]

Vanille wouldn't be annoying at all if they would have gotten a better voice actor.

[AcidLameLTE]

It's a weird voice but I don't find it that annoying, to be honest.

Also, Amazon dropped £3 off the price of my copy because the price got lowered after I pre-ordered it (or something like that)

[ariich]

Jeez, you guys get annoyed by everything! The only characters I've found vaguely annoying were Selphie and Quina, and even they weren't that bad.

[glaurung]

Jeez, you guys get annoyed by everything! The only characters I've found vaguely annoying were Selphie and Quina, and even they weren't that bad.

I like Selphie. Although I think she has an advantage because in VIII all the diolouge is in text. If there were voice acotrs for here I'd bet she would sound like Vanille, which I do not want.

[AcidLameLTE]

Jeez, you guys get annoyed by everything! The only characters I've found vaguely annoying were Selphie and Quina, and even they weren't that bad.

QUINA IS AWESOME.

*goes frog catching with awesome music in the background*

[Elsydeon]

i found myself appreciating the music a lot more experiencing it in the game. It fits the game great.

[icysk8r]

picking up my preorder right after school!  Just another thing to help me fail school. 

[yorost]

i found myself appreciating the music a lot more experiencing it in the game. It fits the game great.

This is essentially how I feel about XII's soundtrack.  While playing the game I love it, but it isn't much just listening to it.

[Arcaeus]

I've yet to play FFXIII yet, due to being poor, but honestly, I'm sorta looking forward to XIV more than XIII. At least Nobuo Uematsu is doing the soundtrack.

The soundtrack on XIII is great despite the fact he's not involved with it.

It's so...ambient and cinematic sounding. I don't want ambient music in my RPGs, because ambient music sounds like it's not meant to be the focus, but music is a large part of the RPG experience for me. I want it to be big and exciting.

Oh trust me, FFXIII's soundtrack is very much big and exciting.

Everything about it is.

I certainly like this game more than XII and it's inching towards the top half of my favorite FF games in the series.

I'm about 5-6 hours in, at that garbage mountain peak place after the Dreadnought fight. Sazh is awesome.

[Elsydeon]

Im at chapter 5 right now and I'm really enjoying how hope and lightning bond together and develop their characters. I love this game so much.

[AcidLameLTE]

Just started chapter 6.

Im at chapter 5 right now and I'm really enjoying how hope and lightning bond together and develop their characters. I love this game so much.

I liked that bit too

I'm really liking the flash backs as well.

[RandalGraves]

I'm only a couple hours in, but this is my first Final Fantasy game. 

[Ultimetalhead]

I'm about an hour in. The only thing stopping me from playing 10 hour sessions is that I'm totally swamped at school right now. Being in the pit orchestra for the musical was the stupidest decision I've made all year.

But, I'm loving what I've played so far. I dig the battle system already, and I'll probably like it even more when I can use the paradigms. I don't see what's so bad about auto-battle. It just makes the battles a hell of a lot faster. And, if you don't like what the auto-battle does, you can just go back and pick yourself.

Also, the graphics are amazing.

[Arcaeus]

Seems like I'm falling behind, I'm only halfway through chapter four and about eight hours in.

I'm really enjoying how hope and lightning bond together and develop their characters. I love this game so much.

Same, Lightning was a bitch and Hope was annoying, but then they started to get along and I like 'em both hanging around together now The game is kinda exhausting and repetetive at the moment because of the no-town thing, but the character development, the music and the battle system more than make up for it.

[AcidLameLTE]

Gawwwddddd...I need to get home and play this game!

[yorost]

I'm about an hour in. The only thing stopping me from playing 10 hour sessions is that I'm totally swamped at school right now. Being in the pit orchestra for the musical was the stupidest decision I've made all year.

I loved being in the pit, especially when you get to play musicals like Damn Yankees.

[glaurung]

I was not a huge fan of the combat at the beginning of the game. I'm on chapter 7 now and I like it a lot.

[AcidLameLTE]

at the begging of the game

SLIGHT SPOILER:



































I just got to the bit where Snow re-appears and helps out Lightning + Hope

[glaurung]

at the begging of the game

SLIGHT SPOILER:

I just got to the bit where Snow re-appears and helps out Lightning + Hope

What do you mean in the beginning of the game? I think that happens in chapter 7. Or are we thinking of different parts of the game?

Oh, nevermind. You were just making fun of my bad spelling/typing in my last post.  That's where I am too.

[AcidLameLTE]

I was making fun of the fact that you had typed "at the begging of the game." instead of "at the beginning of the game.".

[glaurung]

Yeah, I suck at typing.

Anyways, does anyone else think the Crystarium is just a dumbed down version of the Sphere Grid?

[AcidLameLTE]

Pretty much. You seem to be able to get enough or almost enough crystarium or whatever by the end of each chapter just by fighting the stuff you have to fight.

[glaurung]

Which is okay with me since I'm not a big fan of grinding. A friend told me you are going to have to train later on for CP.

I think my dislike of grinding is why I liked Junctions/FF VIII so much. Once you draw all of the magic you need from any particular enemy you don't have to train your guys at all for levels. In fact, raising you level if you have powerful junctions works against you because that mean monsters level with you.

[Ultimetalhead]

I'm a little further now. I'm using paradigms.

[Elsydeon]

I feel like I'm almost at the end of the game I've been playing this game ALOT since I got it. I just can't seem to put it down, I go to work, class, then I come home and play FFXIII. Oh where did my life go?

[Arcaeus]

I feel like I'm almost at the end of the game I've been playing this game ALOT since I got it. I just can't seem to put it down, I go to work, class, then I come home and play FFXIII. Oh where did my life go?

How the hell? I heard it was a 60 hour game

[Ultimetalhead]

I heard 45.

[Elsydeon]

Im at chapter 9 now, and im about 25 hours in

[AcidLameLTE]

You've still got a long way to go

[glaurung]

Im at chapter 9 now, and im about 25 hours in

I'm at the start of chapter 9 at about 23 hours in. 

[AcidLameLTE]

Man...work has made me fall WAY behind some of you guys and I got it on the day it came out.

I should quit