Bregor posted:

Seems legit

zenguitarman posted:

Why does Seifer hold his gunblade like a moron, the intro makes it seem like those are super heavy

Oxxidation posted:

he's imitating a lovely movie he saw as a kid that starred an idiot named laguna loire

zenguitarman posted:

Oh my God is this canon because that's actually kind of cool.

zenguitarman posted:

Oh my God is this canon because that's actually kind of cool.

The White Dragon posted:

you can't trick me i saw the "fft alternate ending" and that was infested rat poo poo straight out of a sewer

S.J. posted:

It was a "What If" and it was fine

ZenMasterBullshit posted:

I've said it before but Seifer being the protag over Squall would make most of the narrative make more sense down to being Rinoa's knight and Squall's entire freakout about dying and being talked about in the past tense lines up with the villain's plot.

A Sometimes Food posted:

Stormblood ruled.


Also this.

Also the VA for Thunder God Cid was incredible.

Open your eyes to the darkness and drown in it's loveless embrace. The gods will not be watching"

jokes posted:

Zell's reaction lol

Booourns posted:

Selphie's reaction ("Are you MAD!?") is even better

NikkolasKing posted:

I always wondered what kind of mad she meant. He is clearly angry in a sense but he's also randomly shouting so she could also be asking him if he's crazy.

Nobody ever brings this up again though which is honestly why I think it's so awful. It's the most emotion Squall had shown in the game up to that point and it is literally dropped and forgotten immediately after it happens.

Gotta focus on Irvine and his massive relevance to the plot, I guess.

Fister Roboto posted:

All the ability quotes from the FFT raid are metal as gently caress, and I want to figure out a way to hack them into the original game.

Kanfy posted:

I just appreciate that of all the Ivalice raid bosses, the one who ended up being the biggest raidkiller was T.G. Cid. It's perfect.

Inspector Gesicht posted:

I forgot that Robin Williams plays the kindly headmaster to an army of child-soldiers in this game.

Gologle posted:

Last week, I ran across an article in Entertainment Weekly that featured important information for RPG fans. Those concerned about the stories and characters and the atmosphere may be easily swayed by games like Anthem or Farcry XIV, but wait — where did the upcoming Final Fantasy game come from? It’s a franchise in chaos that’s looking into adding sub-bizarre (we get it) storylines. Yes, the new title will feature FF VII’s Tidus, and not from the Island Battle. But where is that game now, and why doesn’t it exist?

Final Fantasy releases every single year, but the series lacks continuity. Too much of it remains a mystery. How many Final Fantasy releases is the series really lucky to have? Didn’t make a single entry in the past decade, then a few were interchanged. Was the MMO really Final Fantasy Online? Did the game originally launch in 1999? Maybe it was the classic FF7 Final Fantasy VII Online? Whatever the case, we’ve heard what the game is, but we really don’t know what it is. So, like I said: I have f—ing opinions.

Consider this an introduction to Final Fantasy, for this is the most fascinating topic at the moment. Here’s a quick tour of my pseudo-conversation about the game’s multiple lives. But before I get to my overarching thoughts on the series’ future, there are a few more bits to discuss. There’s Final Fantasy XII’s story, which we’ll tackle tomorrow, and the greatness of Final Fantasy XV. Final Fantasy X-2’s story, which you can also discuss tomorrow. A parody of Final Fantasy 7 that shows it’s possible to create a good JRPG (with you), and the possibility of what could have been with Final Fantasy 19.

Well, I think it’s safe to say that I’m firmly in Final Fantasy 17 and FF18’s camp. Of the seven numbered Final Fantasy games, I only play six. Just please forgive me for not spending 20+ hours playing as Ganondorf in one game. As long as I have the game’s story to lean on, I stick to the numbered games. (When I watch anime, I go to Avengers or the Eisner Award-winning Fire Emblem. Then I’m literally out of games for the rest of the day).

For those who can’t keep up with me — FF18 was announced after Tetsuya Nomura had worked on VII, VIII, and IX (and finishing Ocarina of Time for 4). Which means the new game would be a direct sequel, opening at the beginning of VII, with a story connected to the number 7. If that happens, it’s a logical conclusion that FF18 should begin with VII, the cult classic game that paved the way for the franchise’s modern age. The choice appears to be about to change.

Talk about King-Final Fantasy XIII, the last original name attached to Final Fantasy XIII. Or Final Fantasy XV, the title of the most recent numbered game. Tetsuya Nomura works on VII, VIII, and IX, and now their last numbered title has a new direction in the form of No Memory, another numbered game. Which means, one of the most popular numbered games in the series gets to start fresh, exactly the way it should be. The legendary creator returns to act as a story adviser. (Tetsuya Nomura? Really? Come on Tetsuya, stop it.)

This news hit me hard. And yeah, I’m missing out on a few patches and fixes. How is it that almost everything that’s important to me is hidden away in these forever aging games?

The biggest reason for the changes? Marketing. FF18 and XI both had bloated sub-stories that they couldn’t carry. Final Fantasy XV’s Alicization was intended to be a new novel. When people finished the game and realized that, they ended up ruining the game’s sub-stories. Fans were thrilled when Final Fantasy Versus XIII was canceled, but then someone played the last Final Fantasy XIII, found similarities to the Sonata of the Beyond, and the game was on the backburner. It was about to lose its audience that much faster.

Then, the games changed.

There’s an obvious link between the No Memory project and FF18’s heavy focus on Final Fantasy XV’s universe. Which of the numbered games can be revived through a mysterious renaissance?

All I know is, I’m waiting. If you’re a fan, you’ll have to wait, too.

Gologle posted:

Inspector Gesicht posted:

Where is the thread where the dev says Barkeley 2 is dead?

Unfortunately YIIK did not die and is in fact available to play.

MarsDragon posted:

You'll never take "Life is short... Bury! Steady Sword!" from me.

Honestly what pisses me off most about WotL is them taking out spell quotes. Spell quotes are great.

Nibble posted:

Some of those VP spell quotes are forever burned into my memory. "Ye must desire respite from thy empty existence: thou shalt have it."

I never played any of the VP sequels though. Covenant looks pretty neat but I wish it was on a more convenient platform.