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Torquemadras posted:And I'm not gonna touch FF X-2. I won't believe your lies, FF X-2 fans. Try it at least. If you liked the Job system in other Final Fantasy games you'll like this one you just have to put up with..uh everything else in the game.
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Wow whoever the dude slamming FFX-2 is, meet me out back right now!!!
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Jun 4, 2014 19:58
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Does the Steam release of FF3 offer anything over the DS version other than graphical updates? Does it offer, as an example, a save point in the final dungeon? Or an optional boss of some kind? Also, how are the MoogleMail (or whatever it was called) quests handled?
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Jun 4, 2014 20:23
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MaskedHuzzah posted:Does the Steam release of FF3 offer anything over the DS version other than graphical updates? Does it offer, as an example, a save point in the final dungeon? Or an optional boss of some kind? No. It's a port of the Android/iOS version IIRC which plays exactly the same. Don't waste your money on it.
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Jun 4, 2014 20:29
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:No. It's a port of the Android/iOS version IIRC which plays exactly the same. Don't waste your money on it. Might pick it up anyway - can't do the Android/iOS versions. Certainly lowers the priority, though.
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Jun 4, 2014 20:36
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forbidden lesbian posted:Wow whoever the dude slamming FFX-2 is, meet me out back right now!!! Dude slamming out back? I'll be right there.
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Jun 4, 2014 20:37
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FFX-2 is playable to an individual only if they can get through the first 15 minutes without their eyes having rolled straight out of their skull and onto the bloody carpet.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:20
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bloodychill posted:FFX-2 is playable to an individual only if they can get through the first 15 minutes without their eyes having rolled straight out of their skull and onto the bloody carpet.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:23
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Sign me up for the "FFX-2 is a good game to play and bad at everything else" club, because it's definitely got very enjoyable mechanics as long as those mechanics are not sphere break.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:30
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A bunch of nerds complain about Final Fantasy being too serious, so they release FFX-2 so a bunch of nerds can complain about it not being serious enough.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:38
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forbidden lesbian posted:A bunch of nerds complain about Final Fantasy being too serious, so they release FFX-2 so a bunch of nerds can complain about it not being serious enough. They went a bit too far in the opposite direction and made a lot of the characters obnoxiously "wacky"- they turned Rikku into a complete ditsy dunce, and Brother is just terrible. Just. Terrible.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:40
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Aurain posted:Sign me up for the "FFX-2 is a good game to play and bad at everything else" club, because it's definitely got very enjoyable mechanics as long as those mechanics are not sphere break. Sphere Break owns, sorry nerd. Also X-2's tone and story are amazing. It's a perfect 'What if A 70's action show but also Final Fantasy' and it handled the idea of Spira being liberated and free to actually pursue leisure and dreams now that they're not being culled by a giant space whale pretty well. Schwartzcough posted:They went a bit too far in the opposite direction and made a lot of the characters obnoxiously "wacky"- they turned Rikku into a complete ditsy dunce, and Brother is just terrible. Just. Terrible. Rikku and Brother went from nothing characters to joke characters. They're better that way. Though I'm not sure I'd call Rikku a dunce in X-2. She's not really treated like an idiot, she's just really hyper and kind of a klutz. ZenMasterBullshit fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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Jun 4, 2014 21:43
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FFX-2 is the most fun FF game I've played & if you don't like the gullwings you could just play through the game as tonberry, a cactuar and some other monster. But you shouldnt because the job system is cool.
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Schwartzcough posted:They went a bit too far in the opposite direction and made a lot of the characters obnoxiously "wacky"- they turned Rikku into a complete ditsy dunce, and Brother is just terrible. Just. Terrible.
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X-2 is a great game that knows it exists just for fun so it has fun. Everyone should play it and just have fun and not take it seriously.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:53
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Rikku is a little grating but mostly likable, and Brother is loving weird but he has like maybe three scenes.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:02
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And when he does get awful the game makes sure to poo poo on him completely.
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quote:It's a perfect 'What if A 70's action show but also Final Fantasy' and it handled the idea of Spira being liberated and free to actually pursue leisure and dreams now that they're not being culled by a giant space whale pretty well. This is perfectly accurate. Unfortunately I hate Charlie's Angels, CHIPS, and JPOP in equal measure so there was nothing for me personally. That's why my qualification was "is playable to an individual only if they can get through the first 15 minutes." If you can get through those first 15 minutes, great. If you love it, great. Not for me. A game can not take itself seriously and have a sense of style I personally enjoy. FFX-2 was not that game.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:33
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Okay? You didn't like FFX-2, fair enough, but going 'ugh my eyes rolled out of my head!!!' just makes you look lame and dumb. Please don't be lame and dumb.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:35
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I'd do anything for a game with a job system. Except play FF3.
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Endorph posted:Okay? You didn't like FFX-2, fair enough, but going 'ugh my eyes rolled out of my head!!!' just makes you look lame and dumb. Please don't be lame and dumb. Making the generalization that nerds don't like FFX-2 because they don't want light-heartedness in their Final Fantasy is also lame and dumb. Let's do less generalizing and more agreeing that every FF is the worst in the series.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:48
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Castle Ipsen had a neat gimmick. Before reading the wall that told me it, I figured row position modifiers had changed. Too bad that wasn't it. Got that whole thing out of the way so now I can use my airship to explore a little and get some guys up to speed.
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RagnarokAngel posted:I'd do anything for a game with a job system. Except play FF3. Play Bravely Default? It's practically a FF game.
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Schwartzcough posted:They went a bit too far in the opposite direction and made a lot of the characters obnoxiously "wacky"- they turned Rikku into a complete ditsy dunce, and Brother is just terrible. Just. Terrible. And why do we have to learn Al-Bhed again? Rikku's right there! Ask her what they're saying! She knows! She's Al-Bhed! IT'S HER LANGUAGE! 
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Jun 5, 2014 02:20
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FFX-2's job system and battle mechanics are so great. I've been playing through all the extra battles in the International version, and it's just icing on the cake. Almighty Shinra is a really fun battle.
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Eddain posted:Play Bravely Default? It's practically a FF game. I thought it was a FF game? Like a spin-off? Anyway, BD is the best thing SE has done in years and they aren't even the ones who ported it over to NA. It's fantastic, a big love letter to the FF games of your childhood all wrapped up in a gorgeous storybook-style art design. Just play it. It's wonderful. And the sequel is looking to be the same way but with the more sci-fi entries in the series so it's going to be just as awesome. Captain Mog fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Jun 5, 2014 |
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Jun 5, 2014 02:42
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Eddain posted:Play Bravely Default? It's practically a FF game. I am! I'm just saying that FFX-2 is forgiven for a lot because dress spheres.
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Torquemadras posted:I returned in time to see the most epic high-five of the game. This is it. I really wish that the high-five was the last scene of the game. I bust out laughing when it happened and was kind of bummed out that the game kept going after. Also, how many people have watched the credits and the bonus audio? Am I mistaken or does Sin really come back? It seems like such a strange thing to add in to what is basically an afterthought.
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moosecow333 posted:I really wish that the high-five was the last scene of the game. I bust out laughing when it happened and was kind of bummed out that the game kept going after. It's pretty obviously setting up for FFX-3 which will be announced at TGS or something.
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FFX-3, prequel set with Braska, Auron, and Jecht, with the introduction of Beard Spheres.
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bloodychill posted:Making the generalization that nerds don't like FFX-2 because they don't want light-heartedness in their Final Fantasy is also lame and dumb. Let's do less generalizing and more agreeing that every FF is the worst in the series. That's a generalization 
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Final Fantasy X-2's battle system is what Final Fantasy 13's battle system utterly failed to be. If they took the exact same ATB mechanics of X-2, added a stagger mechanic and two new jobs for "tanking" a la a Sentinel (and an equivalent for magical attacks), you'd have probably something truly amazing on your hands. As it stands X-2's battle system is still loving great. Live-action, fast-pasted ATB battles that actually play better on Active mode than on Wait mode, unlike every other ATB system in the franchise.
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BottledBodhisvata posted:Final Fantasy X-2's battle system is what Final Fantasy 13's battle system utterly failed to be. Those tank classes exist in Dark Knight, Alchemist and Samurai. Hell, one alchemist and a DK can tank the entire game and never die.
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I'm coming towards the end of my FFIX replay at the moment. It's such a sweet little game. The storyline is really tight, the characters are strong, and the soundtrack is among the best in the series. I can't understand how it didn't spawn spin-offs and sequels/prequels ala FFVII - it's the kind of cartoony, fun world that makes sense to revisit for multiple games. Something like FFVII on the other hand strikes me as a much more stand-alone story that has been progressively poo poo over and devalued by each subsequent release. One thing I think was a mistake in FFIX though was, at the beginning of disc 3, going back to Alexandria. It completely grinds the storyline to a halt and feels like an obvious ploy to stretch out gameplay time. I wish that instead of that section there had been a longer part around the wind/earth/fire/water shrines, actually allowing you to select your teams and play through yourself. Apart from that, it's all such a neat little package.
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ozza posted:One thing I think was a mistake in FFIX though was, at the beginning of disc 3, going back to Alexandria. It completely grinds the storyline to a halt and feels like an obvious ploy to stretch out gameplay time. I wish that instead of that section there had been a longer part around the wind/earth/fire/water shrines, actually allowing you to select your teams and play through yourself. Apart from that, it's all such a neat little package. In some ways I agree, but in others I appreciate that IX has members of your team constantly going off and handling things on their own. It makes them feel like real people, unlike most games where characters join your team and are then content to sit on the airship all day unless you lead them around personally.
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Vivi was the best FF character.
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Hmm does the squenix store charge for preorder in full at the time of preorder or does it wait till it's about to ship? Really want that Theatrhythm collectors edition
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Schwartzcough posted:They went a bit too far in the opposite direction and made a lot of the characters obnoxiously "wacky"- they turned Rikku into a complete ditsy dunce, and Brother is just terrible. Just. Terrible. Wait, what was Rikku in the first game? I don't think she changed much. If you can, skip all scenes in X-2. Even when they're being campy it's still not good.
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Golden Goat posted:Wait, what was Rikku in the first game? I don't think she changed much. She was...worried about Yuna? Kind of not bright but willing to help out. Upbeat. Basically the exact same character they just gave her less screen time.
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ozza posted:I'm coming towards the end of my FFIX replay at the moment. It's such a sweet little game. The storyline is really tight, the characters are strong, and the soundtrack is among the best in the series. I can't understand how it didn't spawn spin-offs and sequels/prequels ala FFVII - it's the kind of cartoony, fun world that makes sense to revisit for multiple games. Something like FFVII on the other hand strikes me as a much more stand-alone story that has been progressively poo poo over and devalued by each subsequent release. I dunno, I always felt that the cooldown at the start of Disk 3 was pretty great as the calm before the storm. At least for me, I enjoyed it even more on my replay because you know everything is going to go to poo poo after Treno.
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