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MonsieurChoc posted:The knight wielding Excalibur needs to be an amnesiac who, at the very end, turns out to have been dimension-hopping Gilgamesh. He is once again claimed by the Void at the end. He should be a normal dude until he gets him memory back and goes "Oh right, I have multiple arms." and proceeds to bust them out of his shirt and flex. Roll credits.
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Jul 15, 2015 12:28
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Mega64 posted:Should be Eblan. It is. There's a forest to the north east of Eblan you can land in and you can cross an inlet separating the forest and Eblan. I progressed some and the Field of Shadow is wrecking my poo poo. I'm ~lv30, cleaned out the Ice Mine and Feymarch's treasures, and got up to date weapons from Feymarch's weapon shop. I deal with the first form and the Red Feast spam by slowing the fiend and using Stop to reduce the number of Blood Feasts until I burn them down to the last Reaper. Then slowly plink away at the fiend and hope I dodge enough counter-Stops that it doesn't take forever. Begin second form, he does his 1HP attack, kills somebody, and manage to get my HP high enough that the MT Bio doesn't wipe me. I truck along for a bit longer until he uses Dark Wave and  . All I have is Cure 2 and HiPotions and it feels like I'm perpetually on the defensive. Is there something I can do or is it grind o'clock again?
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Jul 15, 2015 18:42
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Does your Porom have Harm? It does like 5k to each undead enemy, you can basically zerg the first form, which makes the form 2 fight a bit more tolerable to fight. I think I mostly relied on item and spell healing spam from everyone, buffs/debuffs from Rosa, and let Palom nuke the poo poo of the boss for round 2.
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Jul 15, 2015 23:16
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No Harm. Grinding it is then!  and I thought I was being so clever with Stop
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Jul 16, 2015 00:04
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Speaking of Final Fantasy hacks, what are people's thoughts on re-balance mods for FFVIII? I know a few goons have tried out Requiem, but the description comes off as a typical InsaneDiffculty challenge mod where grinding for hours and knowing obscure tricks is a must. I just want something that's more balanced for players who learned how to junction properly and know how to refine decent spells early on. There's also this mod for the PC version, but I'm hesitant to try any difficulty mod that isn't as thoroughly play-tested as Requiem. Any goons toyed around with difficulty mods for VIII?
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Jul 16, 2015 18:17
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Square Enix announced that FF15 will be their main event at Gamescon. Also apparently Square Enix has their own conference? I can't really understand whether it's just their list of stuff or they're doing one alongside Sony and Microsoft.
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Jul 16, 2015 19:04
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Tae posted:Square Enix announced that FF15 will be their main event at Gamescon. Also apparently Square Enix has their own conference? I can't really understand whether it's just their list of stuff or they're doing one alongside Sony and Microsoft. At this point I kind of want to start avoiding more info on the characters/setting/plot. All I really want are a release date, info on gameplay mechanics beyond what was in the demo, and the potential for a PC release. I don't feel like I will be getting any of that.
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Jul 16, 2015 22:01
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I had forgotten what an amazing song Saber's Edge is. I just heard it for the Long Gui fight in XIII-2 and it really gets you pumped. Makes you feel all heroic and poo poo for slaughtering this poor animal who's never done anything to anyone. I hear Long Gui's are harder in XIII but: 1. XIII had way more abusive stats from what I've seen, with ridiculously high HP/Strength/etc, especially compared to Noel's and Serah's base max. 2. XIII was not a game you played for fun. I guess some people were like "hooray, I'm free!" when they got to Pulse but I was just confused. After being conditioned for 30+ hours to just follow the hallway and the plot, being able to roam was not welcome. Combined with the ending of the game, I just had absolutely no desire whatsoever to do side stuff like fighting superbosses.
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Jul 17, 2015 03:00
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NikkolasKing posted:2. XIII was not a game you played for fun. This works for experimental stuff like Papers, Please.
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Jul 17, 2015 03:05
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NikkolasKing posted:I had forgotten what an amazing song Saber's Edge is. I just heard it for the Long Gui fight in XIII-2 and it really gets you pumped. Makes you feel all heroic and poo poo for slaughtering this poor animal who's never done anything to anyone. As further proof of how they managed to wreck tutorializing and general feels, its best to look at Pulse as a hallway despite the open field. The tuning kind of assumes you follow the hunts to the next story beat. Of course the game's open and will let you just trudge on and get wrecked by a giant dragon snake.
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Jul 17, 2015 03:42
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...KmlSNc9daoQaakA A man who knows much more about how computer soundchips work than I do uses his knowledge to have some fun with the Decisive Battle theme from FFV.
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Jul 17, 2015 05:34
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Sordas Volantyr posted:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...KmlSNc9daoQaakA Now I really want Exdeath as a bonus boos in the FFVII remake. With that music.
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Jul 17, 2015 06:39
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NikkolasKing posted:I had forgotten what an amazing song Saber's Edge is. I just heard it for the Long Gui fight in XIII-2 and it really gets you pumped. Makes you feel all heroic and poo poo for slaughtering this poor animal who's never done anything to anyone. I still feel like XIII is okay, not terribly good, but it had moments. I will be the XIII apologist here I guess. In any case Long Gui were trivial if I remember right, it has been a while. Have Vanille summon Hecatonchires and use its super move or whatever to take out its legs, then have her spam Death until it catches. I remember because that is by far the fastest way to level up post game.
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Jul 17, 2015 07:42
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FFXIII does have some of the best battle music in the series.
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Jul 17, 2015 07:54
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Without FFXIII, Lightning would have nothing to return from. Thank you FFXIII.
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Jul 17, 2015 08:12
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LR comes next month. I kinda doubt I'll like it that much - the battle system sounds hosed to be honest. You only gain EXP from side quests? I mean, I haven't played it yet so maybe it works better when I actually try it, kinda like how I was daunted by Chrono Cross' gameplay in theory but found it fairly simple once I actually played it. But regardless of the gameplay, the fact remains Lightning is the playable character...the only playable character. Short of reviving Jihl and forcing me to play her, I can't think of a worse way to make a game. Lightning is terrible and will always be terrible and a whole game built around how AWESOME she is will not change that. That and the time system worries me. What happens if too many days go by or whatever it is? But yeah, right now, it looks very much like XIII-2 will end up being my favorite of the trilogy. NikkolasKing fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Jul 17, 2015 |
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Jul 17, 2015 08:18
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lightning is actually really likable in returns, though. "Thanks for coming on this date with me, Lightning." "I'm only here for the steak."
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Jul 17, 2015 08:19
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Sordas Volantyr posted:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...KmlSNc9daoQaakA Holy poo poo, this is sweet.
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Jul 17, 2015 10:08
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Endorph posted:lightning is actually really likable in returns, though. What a bitch.
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Jul 17, 2015 10:28
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NikkolasKing posted:LR comes next month. I kinda doubt I'll like it that much - the battle system sounds hosed to be honest. You only gain EXP from side quests? I mean, I haven't played it yet so maybe it works better when I actually try it, kinda like how I was daunted by Chrono Cross' gameplay in theory but found it fairly simple once I actually played it. If you run out of time you start a NG+ with all your gear, except that's never happened to anyone because you'd have to stop killing monsters and doing quests for like 5+ hours of real time
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Jul 17, 2015 10:38
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NikkolasKing posted:LR comes next month. I kinda doubt I'll like it that much - the battle system sounds hosed to be honest. You only gain EXP from side quests? I mean, I haven't played it yet so maybe it works better when I actually try it, kinda like how I was daunted by Chrono Cross' gameplay in theory but found it fairly simple once I actually played it. What's your source for August for LR? Haven't been able to see one myself. Not to doubt you, just wondering so I can be hyped up. The sidequest stat thing works better than it sounds, it's really good actually. Like Endorph says, Lightning is actually alright in LR. The time system is genuinely nigh on irrelevant. You'll probably have around 5 or 6 of the days spare to do whatever you want to when you want to even on a casually paced first playthrough.
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Jul 17, 2015 10:44
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I'm not sure what you mean. Oh, do you think I meant for PC? No, I'm playing these games on my Xbox 360. I'm just gonna buy LR off ebay or get it at Gamestop. I'm gonna give LR the benefit of the doubt. I just remember all teh talk leading up to it coming out and when it first did come out. About how different costumes change Lightning's tit size (this was a selling point of the game) and the ending is her in Paris so she can be Toriyama's waifu. Also how it was the worst selling of the XIII Trilogy by a lot I think. But I put off playing XIII-2 for years because XIII left a bad taste in my mouth and I thoroughly regret it. If nothing else, I expect LR to be fun, and even if I still don't much care for Lightning, I hear Snow and even Noel and Caius return, so at least I know there will be side characters I can care about. Noel was a huge surprise for me in how much I legit cared about him. NikkolasKing fucked around with this message at 10:59 on Jul 17, 2015 |
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Jul 17, 2015 10:57
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Yeah, I was talking about LR PC launch. Those characters are back as well, yeah.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:01
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You know, it's been a long time since I played FFVIII, but apparently Squall is from the future? I cannot remember where for the life of me this is alluded to in game, but that may just be because it's been forever. 
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Jul 17, 2015 11:18
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Um Squall isn't from the future. He went to the future with everyone else, and then he alone got sucked into the past along with Ultimecia, but that's it. Maybe that's why you got confused or whoever you were reading got confused. Squall is from the present but he got sent into the future then he got sent into the past so Edea knew what Squall would be like in the future and that explains why Cid and Edea had so much faith in him, in spite of all logic. They had foreknowledge he'd save the world.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:23
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NikkolasKing posted:Um Squall isn't from the future. He went to the future with everyone else, and then he alone got sucked into the past along with Ultimecia, but that's it. That...makes more sense. I'm probably going to have to go back and play this again. Every time I try to boot it up I just get bored after the first hour or so.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:25
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sassassin posted:What a bitch. I would totally go on a date solely for a steak. Date steak.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:25
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I couldn't go on a date with Lightning, the stakes would be too high.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:30
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I wouldn't go on a date with Lightning because I don't want to feel a blade between my ribs and get put in a suitcase then thrown into a river.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:51
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Mingus Dew posted:I'm probably going to have to go back and play this again. Every time I try to boot it up I just get bored after the first hour or so. This would be the usual experience with this game, yes. Sordas Volantyr posted:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...KmlSNc9daoQaakA This is completely amazing, thank you for sharing it.
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Jul 17, 2015 11:57
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I think this is the one successful attempt at replaying FFIX I've had in like 10 years because the super slow battles usually make me stop playing some time around Lindblum (I'm at Cleyra now) I was wondering if it's ok to not use certain characters once everyone is together again because I don't really care about Quina (or Amarant once I get him) I do vaguely remember a part in like disc 3 where you split up and you're forced to use everyone but I don't remember how often that kind of thing happens
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Jul 17, 2015 13:14
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Help Im Alive posted:I think this is the one successful attempt at replaying FFIX I've had in like 10 years because the super slow battles usually make me stop playing some time around Lindblum (I'm at Cleyra now) I was wondering if it's ok to not use certain characters once everyone is together again because I don't really care about Quina (or Amarant once I get him) You will have to use Quina for at least one boss battle. Might want to give her/him two decent spells then bench her/him again .
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Jul 17, 2015 13:18
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zedprime posted:FF13 is the only game I've taken to the end of optional content and I can't explain why because everything in this post is extremely accurate. Congrats, you just described literally every single FF game.
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Jul 17, 2015 13:29
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In Training posted:Congrats, you just described literally every single FF game.  But to put it in other words my beef with Pulse is that a lot of people made a line for the story beat ignoring the hunts. Then they get blocked by the boss and are like what the hell am I supposed to do, grind in this tower for 3 hours? And he answer is no, you should go back and do the hunts but oh guess what you didn't do the hunts so the fast travel isn't working to let you go back and do the hunts so maybe yeah you should just grind in the tower for 3 hours.
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Jul 17, 2015 13:50
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Golden Goat posted:I would totally go on a date solely for a steak. Date steak. That's very disrespectful to the other person.
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Jul 17, 2015 13:51
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sassassin posted:That's very disrespectful to the other person. What if I start making out with the steak instead of them?
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Jul 17, 2015 13:54
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zedprime posted:The World of Ruin and Ultimecia's Castle both integrated a Megaman-like style of openness where you can choose to do anything you'd like first with some clear best orders discernible in hindsight but otherwise letting you explore the areas at your leisure. I skipped the hunts on the first playthrough but I don't recall getting road blocked by that boss. Although I can see that frustrating people. Also Ultimecia's castle is like, the second worst single level in any FF. world of Ruin is obviously top notch though.
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Jul 17, 2015 13:54
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In Training posted:I skipped the hunts on the first playthrough but I don't recall getting road blocked by that boss. Although I can see that frustrating people. I don't remember much about Ultimecia's castle except it seemed kind of short.
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What was the issue with Ultimecia's castle?
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