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Oh, I get it, it's Hades Gigas because Woolsey thought Hirugigasu meant Hell Gigas.
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Sep 24, 2016 23:17
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Tallgeese posted:The creature here is a reference to DnD's "Hill Giant", not unlike how DnD Beholders show up. For whatever reason, Square just likes using the term Gigas instead of Giant... probably because it does sound cooler. Yeah, and it probably also helps that gigas fits better with the Japanese sound set.
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Sep 25, 2016 00:05
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mauman posted:Sadly for Jack and Mowgli, team LORN is still the best team here. Hell, yes. This is what I wanted Leave and Remain for. Also, that gate is a sucker's bet. You don't show off a cool set piece like that if you're not planning to smash it. Even people that haven't played this game ten times should appreciate that.
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Sep 25, 2016 00:18
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Record Keeper has the same issue with poison vulnerabilities. If weak to poison, it's the status. If weak to Poison, it's the element. It's unnecessary and confusing. Anyhow, Stick with the same team.
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Sep 25, 2016 04:00
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Virus? Venom? I dunno how you'd resolve that, but poison and also poison is kind of weird now that you mention it.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Aaaaand we have magic To expand on why this is so important: when you gain a level on a character, their HP and MP go up, but the rest of their stats never change. The only way to raise someone's stats is to have them gain a level while they have an Esper equipped. So if you take advantage of Banon's free infinite healing on that river raft to go in circles for hours and get all the money and all the levels, surprise! You just screwed yourself! I think that once you get near the end of the game, the only characters worth bringing are the ones that either have stupidly good commands, or a magic stat of Yes. Also I will throw my vote behind The Figaro Brothers. Is there any reason to ever care about the weapons that most of your people are using? Like Olivia may need to give a drat for Runic (which affects your party too, and see earlier comment about "magic stat of Yes" to guess who gets screwed by it more as a result), but the Figaro Brothers have commands that are way better than Attack, and I don't think "what weapon are you holding" matters for either Tools or Blitz.
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Sep 25, 2016 15:56
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Glazius posted:Virus? Venom? I dunno how you'd resolve that, but poison and also poison is kind of weird now that you mention it. A certain RPG system that I helped work on and play utilized Poison as the status effect, and Bio as the element for damage to distinguish the two.
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Sep 25, 2016 15:57
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MechaCrash posted:To expand on why this is so important: when you gain a level on a character, their HP and MP go up, but the rest of their stats never change. The only way to raise someone's stats is to have them gain a level while they have an Esper equipped. So if you take advantage of Banon's free infinite healing on that river raft to go in circles for hours and get all the money and all the levels, surprise! You just screwed yourself! Well, to clarify for anyone that hasn't played before: it only really matters if you're being a min/max overachiever. I've never bothered paying attention to it and I don't think I made it any more difficult for myself, and I even keep Cyan in my party for most of the game.
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Throwing in a vote for Jack and Leave. Leave must never leave the party unless we've no choice in the matter. He's the best.
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MechaCrash posted:To expand on why this is so important: when you gain a level on a character, their HP and MP go up, but the rest of their stats never change. The only way to raise someone's stats is to have them gain a level while they have an Esper equipped. So if you take advantage of Banon's free infinite healing on that river raft to go in circles for hours and get all the money and all the levels, surprise! You just screwed yourself! Levels are a multiplier to damage though - if you're high enough level, you'll still crap out super high damage numbers even without boosting attack stats through the roof. Speed is arguably the best stat to boost the crap out of though - you can't get more turns any other way, but you can get more damage just by leveling up. That being said, Explosionface is right: you don't need to do any min-maxing to finish the game, though you may need to level up a tad more. As far as weapons go, Locke can use a good weapon since his capture/mug command uses it to attack. Terra/Celes can use a weapon to save MP. I'm not sure if Cyan's SwdTech actually scales off of weapon damage or not. Gau can't use weapons, the Figaro brothers only care about stat boosts from weapons since they should never be attacking, and Shurikens are cheap enough that Shadow shouldn't be attacking either (he's a great place to put the knives that increase evasion once Locke's done with them). It's actually pretty cool just how few characters use the basic boring attack command. I feel like the Figaro brothers are the two best designed characters in the game due to the wide variety of attacks that they have and how you have a reason to use their wide array of attacks throughout the game. The one problem with this game, as we can see now that we have Espers, is that if your special command is worse than casting magic, then there's no reason for you to ever do anything but just spam spells. Voting for The Figaro Brothers
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Sep 25, 2016 18:15
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There is another reason to use weapons if they would proc a useful status spell or have some other passive ability - and really depends on playstyle.
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Sep 25, 2016 18:43
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Dirk the Average posted:The one problem with this game, as we can see now that we have Espers, is that if your special command is worse than casting magic, then there's no reason for you to ever do anything but just spam spells. Yeah, one thing that disappointed me about FF6 was how generic the characters felt after a while, combat-wise. Magic became the answer to almost any problem. I think limiting who could use what material would have helped character gimmicks stay relevant. (I'm sure there's a patch out there that does that.)
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Sep 25, 2016 20:54
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Bringing Cyan/Jack is a bad move for this next part, always. And Gau/Mowgli is too unpredictable so let's go with The Magnificent Figaro Brothers Who Could Honestly Probably Beat The Whole Game By Themselves With Little Issue Like A More Badass And Testosterone Filled Palom And Porom Even Though Palom Is Awesome In His Own Way Team TMFBWCHPBTGBTWLILIMBATFPAPETPIAIHOW for short
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Yeah all of what I posted doesnt make a difference if you arent a min/maxer or doing a challenge run. Though still, ff6 isn't that hard of a game, except for one specific part.
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Sep 25, 2016 21:39
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Rabbi Raccoon posted:Bringing Cyan/Jack is a bad move for this next part, always. And Gau/Mowgli is too unpredictable so let's go with The Magnificent Figaro Brothers Who Could Honestly Probably Beat The Whole Game By Themselves With Little Issue Like A More Badass And Testosterone Filled Palom And Porom Even Though Palom Is Awesome In His Own Way Level up! I got a level! Leave! Remain! BROTHERS! I am Remain, I'm an engineer ~ Drills, chainsaws, even poison gas, Anything I can build (or buy) No one can defend, no one can evade, The King of Figaro TOOLS! I am Leave, I fight with my ki ~ Truly powerful attacks As long as I input without fail I'm so strong, no enemies are left alive The Prince who Abdicated BLITZ! Everyone! Everyone! Let's go to the Empire! But won't four be enough? Once a party is chosen, it's set; there's absolutely no way to change it If we equip our Espers properly... We'll make it to the Empire! But will four be enough? Leave! Remain! BROTHERS! Level up! I got a level! Leave! Remain! BROTHERS! Do not choose Jack or Mowgli That's just how the game goes!
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Sep 25, 2016 22:08
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Nidoking posted:Level up!
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One thing I really love about Zozo is how easy it is to get money there. Since you just get the magicite, you'd be interested in getting a few spells so it's a great place to get spell points and money. Most enemies give relics when you steal from them (just kill the harvesters before they run, you get your money back). And the Gigas aren't THAT hard to steal from. The amulets are worth a bout 2k a piece and the goggles are worth about 500 a piece. If you're lucky, you'll get some dragoon boots too which are worth a whopping 4.5 k. Speaking of Dragoon boots, they're great for guys who can use spears since the jump command does double damage with spears (cough Remain cough), and you should try to get some for when tools start to be out-shined by magic. Finally somebody mentioned that since you don't get exp fighting on the veldt is waste of time. This is where I finally get to mention my reason for disagreeing. You still get magic points while on the Veldt, so if you don't want to massively level up while getting magic you can grind magic points out there (and still get money/items or even get new rages for Mowgli).
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As long as you keep Vigor boosting Espers on Edgar, Tools remain viable all through the game. They're just not quite as obscene as they are in the beginning
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FredMSloniker posted:Yeah, one thing that disappointed me about FF6 was how generic the characters felt after a while, combat-wise. Magic became the answer to almost any problem. I think limiting who could use what material would have helped character gimmicks stay relevant. (I'm sure there's a patch out there that does that.) There is, but it's terrible for reasons unrelated to giving each character a specific list of Espers they could equip. That was one of the few good parts of the romhack.
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Zurai posted:There is, but it's terrible for reasons unrelated to giving each character a specific list of Espers they could equip. That was one of the few good parts of the romhack. Do tell.
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Zurai posted:There is, but it's terrible for reasons unrelated to giving each character a specific list of Espers they could equip. That was one of the few good parts of the romhack. Is it the one that makes Kefka swear a lot and spells his name Cefca, or am I thinking of a completely different lovely romhack?
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Fudge Handsome posted:Is it the one that makes Kefka swear a lot and spells his name Cefca, or am I thinking of a completely different lovely romhack? Brave New World is co-authored by a clopper who likes his lovely script edits, which is the one being referred to here. (You're thinking of Sky Render's/RPGOne's FF6 retranslation; he's since been on record as saying the GBA translation is Good Enough™.)
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Sep 26, 2016 04:23
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FredMSloniker posted:Yeah, one thing that disappointed me about FF6 was how generic the characters felt after a while, combat-wise. Magic became the answer to almost any problem. I think limiting who could use what material would have helped character gimmicks stay relevant. (I'm sure there's a patch out there that does that.) To be fair, the game pretty much spells it out with the focus on magic as a dread destructive force that reshaped the face of the world the last time it was used in warfare. If magic could set civilization back by a millennium the last time it was used, you'd kind of expect it to actually be the answer to most problems.
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Aerdan posted:Brave New World is co-authored by a clopper who likes his lovely script edits, which is the one being referred to here. I remember he was a participant in the thread for an LP of his hack. Suddenly one day he just casually mentioned his pony porn habit and it was like I could hear a record scratch as the whole thread seemed to go silent.
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GunnerJ posted:I remember he was a participant in the thread for an LP of his hack. Suddenly one day he just casually mentioned his pony porn habit and it was like I could hear a record scratch as the whole thread seemed to go silent. He was upset by seeing the FF6 cast reimagined as dogs where the male characters were identifiably male. Which is kind of a dumb thing to be upset over in general, but... (The FF6 dogs were adorable.)
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There's another one I enjoyed, despite a big glaring flaw. It was called something about the crystals, and while it had shoddy sprite editing, it did a great job at making characters individuals. The glaring flaw was that not everyone could equip Espers. It wouldn't be a huge thing if they had just simply removed stat bonuses from them. So half the cast can have obscene stats while the other half lags far behind.
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GunnerJ posted:I remember he was a participant in the thread for an LP of his hack. Suddenly one day he just casually mentioned his pony porn habit and it was like I could hear a record scratch as the whole thread seemed to go silent. If I remember right, it actually caused a huge spike in posts as either GBS or FYAD (I don't remember which) invaded.
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GunnerJ posted:I remember he was a participant in the thread for an LP of his hack. Suddenly one day he just casually mentioned his pony porn habit and it was like I could hear a record scratch as the whole thread seemed to go silent.
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Aerdan posted:Brave New World is co-authored by a clopper who likes his lovely script edits, which is the one being referred to here. (You're thinking of Sky Render's/RPGOne's FF6 retranslation; he's since been on record as saying the GBA translation is Good Enough™.) I remember my favorite thing about that rom hack was the whelk at the beginning. The game goes out of it's way to tell you DON'T ATTACK THE SHELL, and if you do, it instagibs the party. I remember it causing an astounding amount of drama in the thread though. counterfeitsaint fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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GunnerJ posted:I remember he was a participant in the thread for an LP of his hack. Suddenly one day he just casually mentioned his pony porn habit and it was like I could hear a record scratch as the whole thread seemed to go silent. Here's the thread link for anyone who wants to relive the experience: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3577467 (edit: And obviously there are spoilers for this game since this is a link to an LP of a romhack of this game. You have been warned) Fun starts on page 32. And if I remember correctly the romhack is a mix of great ideas and complete and total bullshit that's only fun for people on the spectrum. Also a lot of stupid references and terrible script edits. So par for the course for a romhack. Wicked Them Beats fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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counterfeitsaint posted:I remember my favorite thing about that rom hack was the whelk at the beginning. The game goes out of it's way to tell you DON'T ATTACK THE SHELL, and if you do, it instagibs the party. I remember it causing an astounding amount of drama in the thread though. I also
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Nidoking posted:Amazing parody  You sir, are amazing. Never stop.
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ParanoidLogician posted:
Can you tell me what that was a reference too? I don't want to be behind on my pop culture.
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Junpei posted:Can you tell me what that was a reference too? I don't want to be behind on my pop culture. It's a reference to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. More specifically, it's a parody of the special end credits used in the episodes featuring the Oingo Boingo Brothers.
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Junpei posted:Can you tell me what that was a reference too? I don't want to be behind on my pop culture. For reference.
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I remember back in the CT thread I referenced the credit sequence song with Boingo and Hol Horse with Lucca and Magus. I think it turned out good if I do say so myself.
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Update Twenty Five: Not Quite Our Forte Howdy, folks, and welcome back! Last time, on Final Fantasy VI, we found that Terra is safe and sound, if not a little scared and worn out from her transformation. We also met Ramuh, who explained to us he was an Esper, and that there are more Espers trapped within the Empire, where their magic is being drained from them. Ramuh, along with some compatriots, gifted us with our first pieces of Magicite, allowing our characters to begin learning magic. Today, we're going to start figuring out how the hell we're going to get to the Empire, so let's roll.  It's cool that you came all the way out here, only to immediately head back.    : Thou art full of poo poo... Boat?  Dammit. Maybe we could try to swim? Or go back to Doma Castle, which is secretly a submarine castle?  Where are you going with this, Nathan?  Oh, I gotcha. Rich people often know stuff they shouldn't, so if we go and threaten to cut one's balls off, we'll be in like Flynn!   Sorry, guess I went too far there.    Well, it's either him or Jack, and some choices just have to be made.   : ...I just wanted to have a look around. Alright, let's get the hell outta here. I didn't think about it when I was throwing the brothers back into the party, but Leave is in the top slot, so the guy in green shoes, white sweatpants, and a lilac wifebeater is taking us to the town of rich folk.   Nah, I covered the important parts. Though, come to think of it, I don't think I mentioned summoning, which is a thing you can do, but probably one you won't do very often.  Basically, when someone has an Esper equipped, if you go into their magic menu, you can access a menu at the top of their magic that has their Esper in it, which you can summon once a battle. Some are utility, while others deal straight damage, and others heal.  So, let's see one in action.   Now, Nathan has a magic menu, but no magic. He hasn't learned any yet, see?  However, for 25 MP, he can summon Ramuh!   Everyone has a casting animation now, too, since you've gotta look like something when casting spells.  Ramuh's summon attack is called Judgment Bolt, which sounds way more badass than it is.  Fun lookin' animation, though.  Due to Nathan's piss poor Magic score, it barely does poo poo. Ramuh deals lightning damage, and is our only damage dealing summon at the moment. Kirin will grant everyone Regen, allowing them to slowly regenerate HP, while Siren will attempt to Silence all enemies, and Cait Sith will attempt to Confuse all enemies. I'd have more .gifs to show you, but I barely remembered to show off even one of them, so when we've gotten a few more, I'll throw them together and let you guys see what it's all about for the different summons.  I warn you, it won't be that exciting.    This time, we're going to the house of the richest dude in town, since why would there be a mansion we can enter if there's no point?   Uh...  I don't think Leave is a woman.  Oh, her! Nathan was my next guess. Olivia isn't some twit or floozy or anything.  ...Wait a second, this could be important!  What?  And there he goes...   Hey, dickface, does she give the finger like Maria!?  A famous opera singer! Oh, me, oh my, there's going to be some hijinks and shenanigans!  ...A letter! Oh, the intrigue!   ...Uh-huh...  Which says...?  What kind of pretentious dickbag calls himself The Wandering Gambler?    ...Is he on an airship?  Son of a bitch, he has an airship. I need more of that in my life.   But, he's also going to be a new party member! He's going to need a new name, so BOLD a vote for what we're going to call him. Keep in mind, looking at that portrait, despite him looking like he's two drinks and a fall from being the Cryptkeeper, he's only 27 years old.  ...Wait, wait, wait, he has the world's only airship, and the Empire is totally okay with that?  They seriously haven't tried to shoot down this wandering jerk?   Quickly, to the opera house!    Yes, the one who you thought was a woman!   Jesus, I can feel the theater student vibes from here.  Well, we've certainly got enough gear to stop him with.    B-but, Olivia, his job!  There you go. Way not to be a--  ...I don't like you.   I think we're trying to prevent that, right? At the very least, we're trying to let an innocent woman stay un-kidnapped.   What, like he's not going to bust into this place without his airship?  So, Nathan, your plan is to trick him, kill him, then steal his ride?  You missed a keyword there, chief.   And our decoy can take care of herself.  Gimme a minute.  Spittin' image, could fool someone in a heartbeat, etc etc.  Though, we probably should have Olivia's permission first...  Liv, you on board?  Yes, no, yes? I think we're doing it either way.  This line amuses me, and I love it, and I'll use a reference to it as often as I can.  With that said, she barrels Nathan out of the way.   Then smashes into the door herself, before composing herself and running inside. This next part is slightly on wheels, so we're going to take a break here. That, and we need a new name before Setzer arrives, so be sure to BOLD your vote, and I'll see you next time!
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It's always cool to see people like Alucard in smaller roles before their big breakout game. I believe he was going by Adrian Fahrenheit Tepes at this point
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