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With a varying amount of success, I've been All Criticaling the daily top pick songs on Expert in Curtain Call as a fun way to waste an hour or so. I guess it was inevitable for Dancing Mad to be one of them someday. 274 notes to critical with no mistakes 
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So speaking of "worst in the series", French speakers are getting a Final Fantasy thing that currently isn't planned in English. It's this, though, so no big loss: 
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Oct 22, 2014 19:02
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Evil Fluffy posted:iOS version is literally the PSP version with the slowdown fixed, but no online/post game super battles (that I could find) so their respective gear is just dumped into the fur shop. Unfortunately, I could never find anyone else who ALSO had FFT for the PSP, so I never have gotten to do the online battles sadly. I know about Xlink Kai, now, but at this point I doubt there is a community for it.
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Oct 22, 2014 19:02
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FF2 is such a bad, bad game. I can't bring myself to finish it on my PSP. I'm up to the Deist cave, and the slog finally got to me. Every fight is an ambush, the mechanics are just so broken. There is zero fun. All my dudes have 4kish HP, wreck things with their fists, but its just so bad.
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Oct 22, 2014 19:10
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Yuna is up there when it comes to best FF girls. Her line "your plan sucks" has yet to be beaten.univbee posted:So speaking of "worst in the series", French speakers are getting a Final Fantasy thing that currently isn't planned in English. FFX confirmed to be part of the XIII universe.
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Oct 22, 2014 19:13
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All three of the Gullwings are the best FF girls followed closely by Aerith and Yuffie.
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Krad posted:Yuna is up there when it comes to best FF girls. Her line "your plan sucks" has yet to be beaten. It really is amazing (and surprising) just how great her character became in the sequel. quote:FFX confirmed to be part of the XIII universe. How convenient, X was already retconned as being part of the FFVII universe. So that means FF7, 10 and 13 all take place in the same universe. Throw FF4 in there somewhere and we can call it The Most Popular Multiverse. Beef Waifu posted:All three of the Gullwings are the best FF girls followed closely by Aerith and Yuffie. I can see that except for Rikku. X-2 Rikku is as much a downgrade ax X-2 Yuna is an upgrade. Paine is great though because she's like if Squall and Lulu had a child. Said child is better than either of them as she has both the dry wit factor and the interesting backstory/personal issues. NikkolasKing fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Oct 22, 2014 |
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Oct 22, 2014 19:29
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NikkolasKing posted:It really is amazing (and surprising) just how great her character became in the sequel. FF1-6 are all in the same universe too, thanks to The After Years.
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Mega64 posted:FF1-6 are all in the same universe too, thanks to The After Years. TAY can just be collectively ignored
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univbee posted:So speaking of "worst in the series", French speakers are getting a Final Fantasy thing that currently isn't planned in English. Je suis désolé mes amis Français. I liked the article P4R came out with, in response to the contents of the book. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Oct 22, 2014 |
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Oct 22, 2014 19:43
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All the talk of Tidus' outfit from a few pages back inspired me to dig out this old Fashion SWAT entry from the front page: http://www.somethingawful.com/fashion-swat/game-swat/2/
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NikkolasKing posted:How convenient, X was already retconned as being part of the FFVII universe. So that means FF7, 10 and 13 all take place in the same universe. Throw FF4 in there somewhere and we can call it The Most Popular Multiverse. The second moon was a fal'Cie that died and then the lunars colonized it before giving up on it and it got summoned by Sephiroth as Meteor. something something Tidus moon farplane something something Done, done, and done. bloodychill fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Oct 22, 2014 |
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Oct 22, 2014 19:45
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Is it worth waiting to play FFX the HD version at some point, or will a PCSX2 gussied up with a version containing the Expert Sphere grid be enough? I played through FFX at release so its not new.
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Krad posted:FFX confirmed to be part of the XIII universe. Is it sad that I legitimately can't tell if this is a joke, real-talk, or somewhere in between anymore?
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My last playthrough of FFT was the PSP version and its great, the translation is great. There's a certain charm to the old translation though and i would have enjoyed the option to have both somehow. I would understand complaints about the slowdown if the game was literally anything other than a turn based tactical rpg, it's not a twitch shooter or anything. I would love to see a pc version or at least a non-ipad version in future though, for all the likelihood of that happening, maybe when they release IZJS on pc... right? Right??
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SpaceDrake posted:Is it sad that I legitimately can't tell if this is a joke, real-talk, or somewhere in between anymore?
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fruitpunch posted:My last playthrough of FFT was the PSP version and its great, the translation is great. There's a certain charm to the old translation though and i would have enjoyed the option to have both somehow. I would understand complaints about the slowdown if the game was literally anything other than a turn based tactical rpg, it's not a twitch shooter or anything. I would love to see a pc version or at least a non-ipad version in future though, for all the likelihood of that happening, maybe when they release IZJS on pc... right? Right?? Did they take out the shouts for spells/skills in the PSP FFT? It has been so long since I played I can't remember. I loved those.
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Ragequit posted:Did they take out the shouts for spells/skills in the PSP FFT? It has been so long since I played I can't remember. I loved those. I think they cut them for the US release because they were a culprit for the much worse slowdown of the JP release.
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Rebochan posted:I think they cut them for the US release because they were a culprit for the much worse slowdown of the JP release. I'm pretty sure the slowdown was hard-coded in for some boneheaded reason; hence why the patch can just remove it. It wasn't a performance thing, so I don't see why text boxes popping up would cause horrible slowdown.
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:Is it worth waiting to play FFX the HD version at some point, or will a PCSX2 gussied up with a version containing the Expert Sphere grid be enough? I played through FFX at release so its not new. If you have access to the international version its identical to that with some mildly better graphics maybe and some very questionable music remixes. How much that's worth to you is up to you but don't go in thinking they like, added anything.
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fruitpunch posted:I would understand complaints about the slowdown if the game was literally anything other than a turn based tactical rpg Yeah but maybe you should Holy everybody with Calculator and get back to me. There's also the fact that not only is it slow but the sound and animation is desynced and what were quick flashy attacks are now slow plodding pieces of poo poo. If you can stand being force-fed a subpar, lovely product just like the guy who bought SAO on the Vita and thinks what they did with it is okay, then more power to you friend.
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Oct 23, 2014 03:17
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The PSP version made the game less breakable. You can't steal Elmdore's equipment and the Chantage accessory from Meliadoul isn't one use so I can't have an infinite self resurrecting female unit. I dunno if it also fixed the scroll glitch but I hope it didn't.
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fruitpunch posted:I would understand complaints about the slowdown if the game was literally anything other than a turn based tactical rpg, it's not a twitch shooter or anything. The game had great sound and music. The slowdown actually hinders at least the sound. From my point of view, its a tactical rpg, so there shouldn't be any slowdown. On top of that, as stated earlier, there is a patch that fixes it if you do some homebrew on the original psp. Note that I said fix. So basically, it is a real error, the game was made and sold incomplete/faulty. It is what it is and it shouldn't take anything away if anyone already enjoyed it. I didn't mind the psx version until trying to play it after the PSP version. I agree with the Tactics Ogre suggestion. That game is all kinds of great. Edit: FFX had some incredible music. What is crazy? FFX-HD had some incredible music. Are you a audio snob? Playing FFX HD and having the soundtrack just saturate the room around you is very nice. The original FFX sounded more melodic to me but had some weird things going on during most songs that I missed when playing with TV speakers or hooking it up to whatever speakers I could find at the time. Here is what I mean by they are both incredible in their own ways: FFX Besaid Island Some of the sounds in this mix don't gel. Hard to explain but there is a metal clanging noise that comes and goes, usually it is hidden but it just bugged me either way. However there is a percussion like noise that just keeps the song chugging along and was very distinctive to my memories of it. It sounded really good at the time and I was kind of down that the remix really pushed the sound to the back. FFX HD Besaid Island This is way more ambient. As would be expected with so much more space on the disc. I swear it almost seems like the music is swelling around the room as you play. After turning off the game...everything seems very quiet. So it is odd because I love both soundtracks and I got so used to the beat and structure of the first one I disliked the HD version until cranking it up and was blown away by what was coming out of a video game. In short: Nice system/headphones and play loud? HD. Don't like playing loud or just have a standard system? The original will sound better imo. FFX-HD is an audiophile's wet dream. Bonus: Here are 2 songs that kept the same structure. Tidus' Theme Tidus' Theme HD Remix Favorabilis Solitud fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Barudak posted:If you have access to the international version its identical to that with some mildly better graphics maybe and some very questionable music remixes. How much that's worth to you is up to you but don't go in thinking they like, added anything. HD also comes with X-2 International which is impossible to play in English in any other way so, overall HD is better.
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Favorabilis Solitud posted:
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Every remix of Seymour Battle I have heard fails to live up to the greatness of the original. HDRemaster is not alone in this, I didn't like The Black Mags' version either. Still, HDRemaster is worth it for X-2 International. I never asked this before but they dubbed Last Mission, right? That alone is a good incentive for me to play it. I just need to wait for it to get here....
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Has anyone tried out the FF6 Randomizer yet? Wondering what it's like and how balanced it is since I probably won't get around to trying it anytime soon.
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I can agree about the harmonica, I am surprised they didn't add it back. It is just interesting that both versions sound good in their own way. Maybe it is because the PS2 was capable of much better music and it ages really well. The Black Mages version of the Seymour battle is the best one. They should just have those guys redo a game's soundtrack. Favorabilis Solitud fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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NikkolasKing posted:I can see that except for Rikku. X-2 Rikku is as much a downgrade ax X-2 Yuna is an upgrade. Paine is great though because she's like if Squall and Lulu had a child. Said child is better than either of them as she has both the dry wit factor and the interesting backstory/personal issues. I was always bummed that they felt like they had to replace Lulu. She was really cool, in a non-traditional FF strong woman kinda way. And then they cut her out of Wakka's Angels and replaced her with a teenager. Yeah Paine's not terrible though.
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Paine is much better than Lulu in almost every way
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Looper posted:Paine is much better than Lulu in almost every way Lulu's romantic history and her marriage to another country bumpkin sports superstar would get her a show on TLC so fast your head would spin. Paine is at best interview material.
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Oct 23, 2014 16:32
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Looper posted:Eh she's more of a VH1 girl anyway Behind the Music with the Crimson Squad. After they broke up, the three male members of the Crimson Squad went on to tale positions as the leaders of the world. Paine, their ever-faithful Recorder, got sidelined playing second fiddle as part of a ragtag bunch of misfits. Does she regret it? Not for an instant. None of the others have a bitchin' airship.
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Zaphod42 posted:I was always bummed that they felt like they had to replace Lulu. She was really cool, in a non-traditional FF strong woman kinda way. And then they cut her out of Wakka's Angels and replaced her with a teenager. I thought Lulu hooking up with Wakka and having a baby was a perfect way to show that life has moved on. A late 30 something lady wouldn't fit the whole Yu-Ri-Pa style anyway.
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PhilippAchtel posted:I thought Lulu hooking up with Wakka and having a baby was a perfect way to show that life has moved on. A late 30 something lady wouldn't fit the whole Yu-Ri-Pa style anyway. Agreed. Also Paine is better than Lulu in every way  I fully expected to hate her coming into the game, but she won me over. Paine's the best.
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I like X Lulu, but her marrying Wakka in the sequel always weirded me out. Please don't marry the brother of your dead fiances. Paine was good too, but her being friends with Nooj just didn't sit well with me. I never really bought it.
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Momomo posted:Paine was good too, but her being friends with Nooj just didn't sit well with me. I never really bought it. Why? It's pretty clear from the game, with what all of them went through.
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PhilippAchtel posted:I thought Lulu hooking up with Wakka and having a baby was a perfect way to show that life has moved on. A late 30 something lady wouldn't fit the whole Yu-Ri-Pa style anyway. Uh, she was 22 in X, and 24 in X-2. She's not that old, she just seems like it next to crack-head Rikku.
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Schwartzcough posted:Uh, she was 22 in X, and 24 in X-2. She's not that old, she just seems like it next to crack-head Rikku. In spira that's basically middle aged. Or was. Space Whale's actual death changes things quite a bit.
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