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Great! 180 32.61%
Awesome! 212 38.41%
Good! 160 28.99%
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FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

Barudak posted:

I want a piece of him and the shape changing adulterer, yes

It's been a long time but I thought she was just possessed by a future sorceress who was able to broadcast her consciousness back through time.

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Barudak
May 7, 2007

FAUXTON posted:

It's been a long time but I thought she was just possessed by a future sorceress who was able to broadcast her consciousness back through time.

FFIX is the shape changed adulterer Cid.

Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)
I'm pretty sure Noctis didn't use to take damage from using royal arms + overwhelm before but now he does. Strange since there hasn't been an update

Levantine
Feb 14, 2005

GUNDAM!!!

Nina posted:

I'm pretty sure Noctis didn't use to take damage from using royal arms + overwhelm before but now he does. Strange since there hasn't been an update

It's possible you ran into the regen bug before, since it's super easy to trigger without even trying. It pretty much negates any damage from the Bow of the Clever/Overwhelm combo.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

Barudak posted:

FFIX is the shape changed adulterer Cid.

I couldn't make it all the way through 9. Something just seemed off about the whole game, like someone used the wrong spice in a dish. Made it to the swamp where that chef thing was and decided that was enough.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

FAUXTON posted:

I couldn't make it all the way through 9. Something just seemed off about the whole game, like someone used the wrong spice in a dish. Made it to the swamp where that chef thing was and decided that was enough.

I think 9 is easily my favourite Final Fantasy, so I'd recommend giving it another shot. The more I think about it, the more I think 15 is up there too despite its flaws. If the Christmas DLC is good, and has more great banter, that might solidify it for me. I love cheesy holiday based content. Especially when it's in fantasy settings where it doesn't make any sense and they have some cheesy not-Christmas holiday in universe. It'd be pretty hard to beat the birthday "mission" in MGSV for me though.

Megasabin
Sep 9, 2003

I get half!!
I tried to play 9 three times, and just couldn't do it. I hated the characters so much. Steiner was grating, the princess was bland, and that blue frog thing was terrible. The furthest I made it was to the end of disc 1. I don't think I ever met the bad guy.

ThisIsACoolGuy
Nov 2, 2010

Shaped like a friend

9 owns and I have no idea how you could hate all the characters, especially Vivi.

I don't think it's "the best game ever" or anything but I still think its up there.

Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)
Game beaten. The ending is A+

Honestly as much as story DLC is shunned upon I think I can end up saying it's a great story when the DLC and updates patch up the blind spots of the narrative. But at the end I feel really satisfied with the experience.

Pomp
Apr 3, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Megasabin posted:

I tried to play 9 three times, and just couldn't do it. I hated the characters so much. Steiner was grating, the princess was bland, and that blue frog thing was terrible. The furthest I made it was to the end of disc 1. I don't think I ever met the bad guy.

steiner owns

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
So there's a special animation if you summon Gaia against Adamantoise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn1PQ48sPF4

By the way, what accessories do you guys use for your bros? Should I just try to get as much HP as I can + maybe a ribbon?

RatHat fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Dec 15, 2016

pezzie
Apr 11, 2003

everytime someone says a seasonal anime is GOAT

Just watch the best anime ever
FFIX has my favorite core cast of any FF.

Zidane is actually a super fun protag.

FFXV is probably my second favorite though, these guys are awesome.

Serf
May 5, 2011


Final Fantasy 9 is for sure my favorite game in the series. Best music, best characters, and best combat/job system that isn't FFT.

slev
Apr 6, 2009

Last time I played FF9 the combat felt extremely slow even turned up to max speed.

Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)
The posthumous campsite conversation made me get a bit teary-eyed like a right dork :unsmith:

Boogalo
Jul 8, 2012

Meep Meep




slev posted:

Last time I played FF9 the combat felt extremely slow even turned up to max speed.

The bonus is with load times, you have to wait around 15 seconds before you can enter the first command for any random battle. Pacing is one of the worst things about the game. Story, characters, mechanics, graphics all pretty good.

Yodzilla
Apr 29, 2005

Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch

RatHat posted:

So there's a special animation if you summon Gaia against Adamantoise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn1PQ48sPF4

My favorite thing about this is how little damage it did.

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Yodzilla posted:

My favorite thing about this is how little damage it did.

Turns out Gods kinda suck compared to sentient mountains.

Deified Data
Nov 3, 2015


Fun Shoe

Nina posted:

The posthumous campsite conversation made me get a bit teary-eyed like a right dork :unsmith:

Yeah, however you feel about Noctis in the beginning you'll be in his corner by the end.

Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)

RatHat posted:

So there's a special animation if you summon Gaia against Adamantoise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn1PQ48sPF4

By the way, what accessories do you guys use for your bros? Should I just try to get as much HP as I can + maybe a ribbon?

That just reminds me I'm 40 hours in and I've still never gotten any other summons than Ramuh.

kaempfer0080
Aug 22, 2011


Certified Weeb

I have no idea what triggers summons, but I haven't had one in many many many hours of gameplay. Like maybe 20-30 hours of postgame with 0 summons. I often play in the same room as my room mate and he will get 2 in one session while I continue to get 0. The gods have forsaken me :(

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

Nina posted:

That just reminds me I'm 40 hours in and I've still never gotten any other summons than Ramuh.

Other than scripted occurrences they apparently only show up when you're getting your rear end beat so if you're over leveled and not really getting into trouble during fights they basically don't think you need their help.

It'd be real cool if you could just summon a random god more or less on demand. I mean not like every 30 seconds but with some kind of cooldown and maybe per-god cooldown too so you get some variety as well as the terrified realization that Ramuh showed up and your enemies absorb/nullify lightning for example.

Levantine
Feb 14, 2005

GUNDAM!!!

Nina posted:

The posthumous campsite conversation made me get a bit teary-eyed like a right dork :unsmith:

That got me a little misty too. All things considered, that this game was effective even a little is a goddamned miracle.

Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)

FAUXTON posted:

Other than scripted occurrences they apparently only show up when you're getting your rear end beat so if you're over leveled and not really getting into trouble during fights they basically don't think you need their help.

It'd be real cool if you could just summon a random god more or less on demand. I mean not like every 30 seconds but with some kind of cooldown and maybe per-god cooldown too so you get some variety as well as the terrified realization that Ramuh showed up and your enemies absorb/nullify lightning for example.

I'd like it if you could just equip your favourite and have them show up based on the same triggers instead of the mystery parameters on the background picking for you (and picking Ramuh every time)

Deified Data
Nov 3, 2015


Fun Shoe
Can you summon Titan the same way you summon Ramuh and Shiva or is he only scripted? I've never gotten him before.

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
^^^ Yes

kaempfer0080 posted:

I have no idea what triggers summons, but I haven't had one in many many many hours of gameplay. Like maybe 20-30 hours of postgame with 0 summons. I often play in the same room as my room mate and he will get 2 in one session while I continue to get 0. The gods have forsaken me :(

They each have specific conditions, combined with only appearing in certain areas.

Titan: Appears when your party members are dying a lot. Can only be summoned in open air rocky/desert areas, basically the areas around Ravatogh, the Disc, and Hammerhead.
Ramuh: Chance goes up as the length of a battle goes on. Can be summoned pretty much anywhere.
Leviathan: Can only be summoned when Noctis is in Danger. Can only be summoned near bodies of water.
Shiva: Combination of the other summons' requirements. Like Ramuh can be summoned pretty much anywhere.
Bahamut: Sadly only in a cutscene.

In addition there's a hidden cooldown between summons, so try not to waste them on weak enemies.

Augus
Mar 9, 2015


I'm getting the distinct impression that Chapter 13 wasn't originally supposed to be this close to the end of the game. I can see the parts of this game that were incredibly ambitious but didnt have the same impact because of the troubled development. Kinda a shame, but there's still a lot to like about this game.

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


RatHat posted:

^^^ Yes


They each have specific conditions, combined with only appearing in certain areas.

Gaia: Appears when your party members are dying a lot. Can only be summoned in open air rocky/desert areas, basically the areas around Ravatogh, the Disc, and Hammerhead.
Ramuh: Chance goes up as the length of a battle goes on. Can be summoned pretty much anywhere.
Leviathan: Can only be summoned when Noctis is in Danger. Can only be summoned near bodies of water.
Shiva: Combination of the other summons' requirements. Like Ramuh can be summoned pretty much anywhere.
Bahamut: Sadly only in a cutscene.

In addition there's a hidden cooldown between summons, so try not to waste them on weak enemies.

I just got leviathan in the middle of a desert so I don't think these are very strict

more like dICK
Feb 15, 2010

This is inevitable.
I got a Titan summon in the final zone, which seemed weird.

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!

Andrast posted:

I just got leviathan in the middle of a desert so I don't think these are very strict

Yeah that's possible, I'm just going by what the guide says. Were you near Galdin Quay maybe?

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


RatHat posted:

Yeah that's possible, I'm just going by what the guide says. Were you near Galdin Quay maybe?

Between hammerhead and the imperial base

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING
III VI remains the best FF. Sorry nerds :member:

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-auron.jpg"/><br/>Drunken Robot Rage

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

III VI remains the best FF. Sorry nerds :member:

It will always be III in my heart because gently caress Japan

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

Tales of Symphonia is the best one

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Tales of Symphonia isn't even in the top 5 best Tales games.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

It is however the best game with Symphonia in the title.

The best Final Fantasy is XXVII

Saxophone
Sep 19, 2006


RatHat posted:

^^^ Yes


They each have specific conditions, combined with only appearing in certain areas.

Titan: Appears when your party members are dying a lot. Can only be summoned in open air rocky/desert areas, basically the areas around Ravatogh, the Disc, and Hammerhead.


He appeared in the vesperpools for me while on a hunt. I was fighting a bunch of bees and getting my rear end kicked, then he showed up, half submerged in the lake and threw a small hillside at the bees. The bees died. I also acquired a bunch of sahuaguin (spelling) parts so it must have landed on random nearby enemies. Poor dudes were just laying out on the beach getting sun. :(:

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

ImpAtom posted:

Tales of Symphonia isn't even in the top 5 best Tales games.

We're talkin' about the best FF game mah boy, it's the best sequel to FF7 thus far in my book

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Heavy Metal posted:

We're talkin' about the best FF game mah boy, it's the best sequel to FF7 thus far in my book

It's clearly a prequel to Final Fantasy X.

FFVII is the sequel to FFX, naturally.

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Nina
Oct 9, 2016

Invisible werewolf (entirely visible, not actually a wolf)
The two songs other than the Stand by Me cover by Florence and the Machine never played in the game did they? Or did I just miss them

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