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Epi Lepi posted:He's 57. Which makes his love interest in Dirge of Cerberus triple-creepy. According to The Dark Id's LP, she's a 19 year old girl who just happens to look like a child.
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Epi Lepi posted:He's 57.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:45
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Epi Lepi posted:He's 57. That's basically hundreds of years old if The Animes have taught me anything, so close enough 
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quote:Shelke is 19, but has the physical appearance of a nine-year-old. The weird thing is that she isn't even drawn like a nine-year-old. You could easily just say she's a young-looking 19 and I'd buy it. Like she's short but not as small as a nine-year-old, and she has a childish face but not as childish as a nine-year-old. It's like one guy snuck that bit in without anyone noticing.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:46
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That loving Sned posted:Which makes his love interest in Dirge of Cerberus triple-creepy. Let's not launch into the awful realm of DoG canon Endorph posted:The weird thing is that she isn't even drawn like a nine-year-old. You could easily just say she's a young-looking 19 and I'd buy it. Like she's short but not as small as a nine-year-old, and she has a childish face but not as childish as a nine-year-old. It's like one guy snuck that bit in without anyone noticing. jesus christ.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:50
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Excels posted:He blames himself for Lucrecia dying because he didn't talk her out of having Hojo's Jenovababy, which she died giving birth to. So yeah the cockblocking was part of it.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:50
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Paperhouse posted:Except she didn't, as you can find her chilling in a cave behind a waterfall later on.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:52
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Endorph posted:That's her ghost, innit?
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Jul 30, 2015 21:59
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Paperhouse posted:Except she didn't, as you can find her chilling in a cave behind a waterfall later on. i always saw it as something that happens to people infected with jenova cells, they are resistant to being integrated with the lifestream or whatever
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Jul 30, 2015 22:00
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Jenova Cells can pretty much do anything. They kept Lucrecia alive, they helped glue Cloud's mind back together, they can all reassemble or fight independently on their own... They can do even more crazy poo poo in the EU but gently caress that.
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Jul 30, 2015 22:36
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I've heard something along the lines of SE not being allowed to use Gackt's image in their games from now on, and if that's true then thank loving god they won't be able to tie in Genesis to the FFVII remake. As far as the battle system goes, I expect it will be X-2's ATB system, where more than one action can happen at a time, and with random encounters replaced with the XIII trilogy's system where you can see enemies on the map. XII's system could be good too, since battles didn't warp you to a different but similar looking universe. A full action system like XV or Kingdom Hearts would be great, but it might feel too different from the original game. It was all about creating stupidly overpowered materia combinations, after all.
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Jul 30, 2015 22:49
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Since we brought up Dirge of Cerberus, I still think it is one of Square Enix's most understandable flops: FF7 is beloved and we can print money making games based on it, but it's also an old game that isn't as good as people who idolize it remember, its story isn't like people remember, nor was its world ever made to be expanded on so the games will likely be poo poo. Still, it will sell like hot cakes. Also, I liked Crisis Core.
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Jul 30, 2015 22:58
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I can't say Crisis Core is great (though I legit think it has one of the best ending sequences S-E has ever done) but it absolutely is the only FFVII spinoff that feels like FFVII did.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:31
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crisis core isn't great, but it's good and adds to FF7 by actually making Zack feel like a person instead of a plotpoint
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Jul 30, 2015 23:37
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I just said I liked it, didn't say it was the best thing ever. I thought it was a fun RPG with a refreshingly cheerful protagonist.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:43
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I saw the ending of Crisis Core on youtube and I kinda liked it up until the point where Zack literally rubs his blood all over Cloud and says "I died for you, buddy!!!" It's a little too heavy-handed for what happens to Cloud's psyche as a result of Zack's death, I would have preferred it if it were closer to the FF7 sequence where Cloud just finds Zack's body and freaks the gently caress out. That being said I have no context for the scene wrt the rest of the game so whatever. Is Type-0 any good? I've heard really mixed things about it, but never anything specific as to why it is or isn't worth a play.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:47
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Heaven Spacey posted:I saw the ending of Crisis Core on youtube and I kinda liked it up until the point where Zack literally rubs his blood all over Cloud and says "I died for you, buddy!!!" It's a little too heavy-handed for what happens to Cloud's psyche as a result of Zack's death, I would have preferred it if it were closer to the FF7 sequence where Cloud just finds Zack's body and freaks the gently caress out. It makes more sense in the context of the game. Admittedly it helps a lot that it is joined by absolutely one of the top-notch Final Fantasy songs. The Price of Freedom is seriously aces. Type-0 has a dumb plot but the gameplay can be pretty fun. That's honestly all there is to say about it. It's kind of bland honestly.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:53
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Type-0 is fun, but it's one of those games that doesn't open up to its battle potential until a 2nd playthrough because of dumb reverse-quest item availability. Also does the stupid poo poo of hiding important, plot-solving/plot-ending cutscenes as secret unlocks.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:58
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Crisis Core both confirmed there is a God, and then let Zack kill her.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:04
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I still bet you anything that in FFVII Remake Zack and Sephiroth will have a huge anime sword fight for five minutes. Whereas in the original Zack lasted all of five seconds before being tossed out like yesterday's garbage. That will always be how I remember Zack Fair, that guy who got owned by Sephiroth off-screen and then shot to death by a couple Shinra mooks.
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Excels posted:Crisis Core both confirmed there is a God, and then let Zack kill her. Crisis Core also made three Sephiroths so it isn't all good for sure.
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Many of Square-Enix's recent successes have come from rebooting a series (Tomb Raider 2013, Deus Ex: HR, FFXIV) and modernizing its gameplay to fit modern tastes. They learned the hard way that the market is incredibly punishing to developers who ignore trends. Most of the upcoming Final Fantasy console games have been more action-focused, such as FFXV, FF Explorers, and FF Dissidia 3. I wouldn't be surprised if the remake follows suit. Their throwback to classic FF gameplay ended up being the Bravely Default series and mobile FF games. That loving Sned posted:I've heard something along the lines of SE not being allowed to use Gackt's image in their games from now on, and if that's true then thank loving god they won't be able to tie in Genesis to the FFVII remake. I think a battle system similar to the one in FFXII would be a good compromise between keeping elements of ATB and appealing to a mainstream audience. Or Dragon Age Inquisition if it's to be more action-oriented. However, I expect it to be an action heavy battle system due to the people helming it.
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ImpAtom posted:I can't say Crisis Core is great (though I legit think it has one of the best ending sequences S-E has ever done) but it absolutely is the only FFVII spinoff that feels like FFVII did. Yo I loving cried at the end of Crisis Core. Do you have ANY idea how many Costly Punches I used to level grind him up to 100 so I could fight Minerva? And then he dies to three soldiers! Like yeah, it's implied that he kills an entire army before they do him in, but still. Also spoilers Zack dies at the end.
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Zack fought off a lot of people before those soldiers got him and, ya know, battled Gaia's consciousness. He was pretty tired by then.
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WHY DIDN'T HE gently caress THE FEMALE TURK. WHERE DID THEY EVEN GO, THEY WERE TRYING TO SAVE HIS rear end BEFORE HE GOT GUNNED DOWN
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Jul 31, 2015 02:37
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Can't believe they're localizing that Final Fantasy Monster Hunter clone that was apparently really terrible
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Say what you will about Crisis Core, it had some awesome music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOJ91H4mraU 
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epitasis posted:gackt Gesundheit!
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Volt Catfish posted:Can't believe they're localizing that Final Fantasy Monster Hunter clone that was apparently really terrible It probably doesn't have all that much dialog, sso it was probablypretty cheap to do
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corn in the bible posted:It probably doesn't have all that much dialog, sso it was probablypretty cheap to do That and I assume Record Keeper's been netting them tons of money so why not get more money from selling nostalgia?
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Genesis isn't that bad. He's the third best soldier who wants desperately to be the first, and everyone makes fun of his favourite book. He's a walking inferiority complex. He's the first to realise Shinra and Soldier are hosed up, and is really the good guy for most of Crisis Core. Then he gets leprosy and goes mental. Ignore the petty "he's based on a pop-star, that's stupid!" nonsense and he's a decent character. Better than Angeal. And 2 of the 3 weirdos from Advent Children. sassassin fucked around with this message at 08:35 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:I needed a blue ray player a few months back so I picked up a PS4, and FFX remastered just for the hell of it. I never played it before, and I basically knew nothing about it except blitzball, most of the characters, and dodging lightning. The VA was awful back then too, compared to other games on the market.
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corn in the bible posted:It probably doesn't have all that much dialog, sso it was probablypretty cheap to do If it's a MH clone I imagine there is a disgusting amount of tooltips and item descriptions though
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That loving Sned posted:As far as the battle system goes, I expect it will be X-2's ATB system, where more than one action can happen at a time, and with random encounters replaced with the XIII trilogy's system where you can see enemies on the map. XII's system could be good too, since battles didn't warp you to a different but similar looking universe. This is exactly what they should do. It's the only way of updating it that keeps the spirit of the original. I wouldn't be horribly stressed if they go full action game, but I'm much prefer X-2 style. Gologle posted:Also spoilers Zack dies at the end. Are we going to have to start to treat Aerith dying as an actual spoiler again at some point?
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CottonWolf posted:Are we going to have to start to treat Aerith dying as an actual spoiler again at some point? Incredibly enough, there was one guy in the FFVII LP thread that didn't know about it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZKkectsiw
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In Training posted:The VA was awful back then too, compared to other games on the market. Even weirder is I think I realized how garbage the VA was trying to play it when it first came out, leading to shelving it. Then I actually finished it for the first time 4 years later at which point it was cemented in my head that it was goofy, endearing old school direction instead of just bad.
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Legacy of Kain Blood Omen and Soul Reaver both came out years before FFX so it obviously has no excuse. But seriously, I never had a problem with FFX's dub. It's just fine as fa ras I'm concerned. Not great, not bad, it's just there.
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Mega64 posted:That and I assume Record Keeper's been netting them tons of money so why not get more money from selling nostalgia? In Japan, pre-orders came with a free port of FF1. Or Explorers came free when you pre-ordered FF1 for 3DS. zedprime posted:I don't know why but I have the same narrative about it being fairly normal to skimp on the VA director like FF10 in the era, but its contemporary with GTA3 (a decent cartoony script) and MGS2 (weird story aside, an overall high quality VA performance). I've come to appreciate the English dub over the years. It won't compare favorably to the writing and acting in a LucasArts or Legacy of Kain game but you have subtleties such as Tidus's acting in the beginning of the game differing from the serious tone of his narration. The voice director and his team had to deal with a lot technical limitation and directives from Japan when casting and recording the English dub. When given the good support and time, we saw what they could do with FFXII's dub.
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