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C-Euro posted:To start us off- I've heard it mention in a few places that oftentimes one's favorite Final Fantasy is the first one they ever played. How many of you are guilty of this? FF6 was the first one I played and it remains one of my favorite games of all time, so I've fallen into that trap. Completely disagree with this. My first was VII, and while it was my favorite for a quite a bit of time, my favorites in the series are VIII and XII.
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Great thread by the way, Happy Blue Cow!
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May 13, 2012 18:51
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I wish FFCC had online. The game would be a top-tier FF it did.
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May 14, 2012 01:59
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One of the first projects this generation they should have made Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 2 for ps3 and 360, with online support, 4 player parties. Instead, they put the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles sequels on the wii and ds respectively. The only reason I can think of is that the people at Square Enix are idiots.
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May 14, 2012 03:09
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Mansion Maniac posted:Maybe I should have tacked on that I haven't found an FF enjoyable since it left the PS1. And yet Nomura's art was a big proponent in two of the three psx FF's.
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May 17, 2012 08:40
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Pesky Splinter posted:
No loving way. I actually said that out loud. pw pw pw posted:Dude take another look at that tidus. Don't make me bring up Amano art from the FF2 vaults again. Pesky Splinter posted:Not a game, but an upcoming movie. Holy gently caress I am geeking the gently caress out. Jupiter Jazz fucked around with this message at 05:35 on May 18, 2012 |
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May 18, 2012 05:23
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p.crestmont posted:Nomura's style fits better with early PS1 polygon blocky characters. I really liked the character images in FFVII, they were cartoony, but had a lot of character and were just plain good. (also by the way Amano designs all the characters, Nomura/other artists "reimagine" them in proper anime as I understand it). FFVII is plenty "anime". In fact, it's more anime than FFVIII or IX's designs.
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May 18, 2012 17:37
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Jesus Christ, I looked at my subscriptions and noticed, hey! Over 100+ posts! Maybe there's some news on a new FF game, because after all, E3 is in a few weeks! And then I clicked the read latest posts button. Haha. In short, I agree with WTFits. FF8 is a game that repeatedly uses a specific storytelling technique where they don't explain basic poo poo because they expect the player to be on the ball. It's painfully obvious that is how Squall is alive. He was needed for interrogation, what does Edea gain from his death? Nothing. Maybe they could have added a "Maybe they healed me? But for what?" after the "no wound?" line, maybe not. But the logic is already there and merits zero questioning beyond petty fan discussion. I find it interesting how a lot of FF8's detractors complain about the story and storytelling but then end up being mad that certain things aren't specifically said, but are heavily implied and need the game to guide them to understand what's going on , like in any every other Final Fantasy. Isn't it ironic that their favorite entry to hate on for its story is also the one Final Fantasy - besides 12, of course  - that does gives its audience enough credit to figure out what's going on without explaining and hand holding them through each and every detail?
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May 24, 2012 08:43
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I have to admit, I miss when the games had ultimate weapons. I wish each game had ultimate weapons unique to each character, and you had to go through a long, hard quest in order to get it, to make it feel rewarding. Maybe even entangle that with a character arc somehow. The only games I can think of that's even remotely in that area are 6, 7, 10-2, and 12. For example, I am a big fan of choice. I love the Ragnarok sword quest in 6 where you are given the choice between the sword and the spell. Or in FF12 where I go through a long quest to unlock a dungeon so I can dungeon crawl where the mobs are 10-30 levels higher than me to retrieve a rare weapon drop. I really miss that element of Final Fantasy and I haven't played 13-2 yet so I don't know if it revived it. But I think the worst solution is putting the best weapon out in the middle of nowhere, with no reward at all, like it's a freebie. I remember being angry that they pulled this with Barret's ultimate weapon in VII - making it a boring treasure chest drop right before fighting Hojo.
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May 25, 2012 07:57
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Fellow Final Fantasy XII fans: Fake or not fake?
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May 26, 2012 14:49
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Versus on Wii U? Nintendo to use blu ray? Fake.
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Jun 1, 2012 07:32
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homeless snail posted:Yeah sure why not, regged hard. What's the best version of FF5 these days, the GBA one? Or did they ever put out a native PSP port. Go with GBA.
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Jun 1, 2012 17:47
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Azure_Horizon posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU A bunch of mages are being attacked by guerrillas with guns. Somehow the guerrillas have a serum that can make wolves gigantic and hulking, with spikes bursting from their backs. Then a giant magical beast breaks free and saves our fair maiden! These elements aren't random at ALL - no sir!
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Jun 6, 2012 08:14
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It's pretty hard to get excited when everything this company has showed us ends up going down in flames or delayed to the point where the popular sentiment is one of apathy. It looks neat, but honestly, who really cares? At least coming from Square-Enix of all companies?
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Jun 6, 2012 09:25
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Don't play Earthbound; play Mother 3 instead.
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Jun 10, 2012 09:41
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That loving Sned posted:A lot of Mother 3's impact depends on you having played Earthbound first, or at least know the whole plot. Disagree, Earthbound is boring as poo poo and I never beat it. Beat Mother 3 in three days, by comparison.
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Jun 11, 2012 07:26
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Endorph posted:I think revenantkioku lives in Japan, taking a look at his twitter. Might be wrong though. RK lives in Japan, yes.
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Jun 15, 2012 04:58
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I regged for the Fiesta. Pretty pumped.
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Jun 19, 2012 01:41
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My twitter name is therootsweshare, that's my name on the player list. Who is everyone else?
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Jun 19, 2012 02:08
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I got knight.
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Jun 19, 2012 02:44
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Holy poo poo, man. FF5 without a healer is loving AWESOME.
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Jun 19, 2012 04:23
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nene. posted:http://www.justin.tv/cube89 I'm going to stream more FF5 Four Job Fiesta. My first job was Knight! What will my second job be... I hope to find out tonight. Me too! Any big hurdles with knight only?
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Jun 19, 2012 06:21
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I've decided Gilgabot loves me. @therootsweshare can now use the Water Job 'Red Mage'. Get ready to grind JP.
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Jun 20, 2012 00:39
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Dr Pepper posted:What jobs do you have? Knight and Red Mage. Just completed water.
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Jun 20, 2012 00:46
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Liquid Flame is absolutely loving my poo poo up. I may have to go with two red mages.
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Jun 20, 2012 02:42
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Nooooo  @therootsweshare can now use the Fire Job 'Bard'. La la la la la! Play the pianos!
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Jun 20, 2012 03:47
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I've never bothered with bards in FF5 in the half dozen of times playing it. So either way this will be a refreshing experience.
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Jun 20, 2012 04:00
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Trasson posted:Nailed the bastard! Someone get this guy a title.
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Jun 20, 2012 09:54
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MrAristocrates posted:Just beat Liquid Flame. Had to use a combination of all the advice: I switched two of my Thieves for Berserkers, grinded up to level 23, and stole about 20 Hi-Potions (I only needed 4). drat, my guys aren't even in their 20's yet and I've got the black chocobo. I find myself grinding less this run. I should probably sit down and grind jobs a bit.
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Jun 20, 2012 22:58
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Mathemagician posted:Seeing as I've already beaten the game once for this thing, is there anything stopping me from making another twitter account and running it again? Not a lot on my plate this weekend. It wouldn't hurt to try and #reg with your original twitter account but in the mean time I've asked RK.
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Jun 20, 2012 23:03
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Yep, he gave me this answer: @therootsweshare Once they have had their victory confirmed by me, yes. If they have a star next to their name they can #reg/#reghard again.
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Jun 20, 2012 23:08
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ShadeofDante posted:So after winning using a Beastmaster for the first time I'm curious, does Berserk (status ailment) cause special weapons to proc abilities more often? The fire whip went from activating Firaga every four turns or so to working every time, on top of the whip itself hitting for nearly the same damage as the spell. Play X-2. 
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Jun 20, 2012 23:49
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Just completed Clash on the Big Bridge. I ended up getting Dragoon for my final class. Haha, didn't manage to play all weekend since I was busy. Time to catch up with the rest of you folks.
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Jun 25, 2012 08:53
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FFVII is a lower-mid tier FF. It has been topped countless times.
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Jrpgs were never really that popular in the mainstream in the west beyond games like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Poke'mon and a few others. FFVII helped the genre gain ground and attention, which spurred on more localizations of games from around the genre, but that doesn't mean that a lot of those games sold particularly well. Fan favorites like Suikoden seres peaked at 200k sold in America with III, its most popular entry - by way of sales. Sure, there are exceptions. In particular, Persona 3 and 4 did extremely well for Atlus USA. As did Demon's Souls, and even with all that reception, it took Demon's Souls a year to reach 500k units sold. Still, that's pretty good for being a system exclusive. It is a massive myth that FFVII popularized the genre; it didn't. It popularized the words Final Fantasy. It also helped bring over better, but far less popular products. But no one ever really saw as much success as Square did with Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts and Nintendo with Poke'mon.
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For me FF7 was a totally new thing. Super mario RPG was the first time I ever heard the term RPG, and I watched my friend play it when he got it, but didn't understand it. As for FF7, my favorite genre in the 8 and 16 bit eras were platformers and pc adventure games. So the very idea of FF7 enthralled me. I remember thinking "how does he kill people with his sword if you only use a menu? You mean it doesn't work like Zelda?"
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Jun 27, 2012 08:56
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pw pw pw posted:Oh for god's sakes, stop being so melodramatic. Seriously, what is wrong with you people?
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Jul 5, 2012 05:55
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I thought Shadow Hearts: Covenant was one of the worst rpgs I ever played. The combat system was fun, but there is subsystem upon subsystem in the game, and its content feels like it draws content because there's so much else about the game. The character were horrible, the voice acting good, but the scenario was batshit insanity. It was so hard for me to enjoy it, between the muscle man superheroes and the stereotypical gay shop clerks who appear in every town. Speaking of towns, the towns were small one screen fare. I remember being told how great the game was, ended up playing it, and didn't understand what all the praise was about.
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Yeah, I normally like modern settings, so the insanity was really off putting for me. Oxxidation posted:The rest of your post was merely inaccurate and I suspect tailored specifically to piss off Azure Horizon, since he has the kind of obsession with that series that normally ends with people going to jail, but this one is just a flat-out lie. Even the smallest towns are three screens, minimum, and large screens at that. I don't think it's a lie at all. Then again, I stopped playing half way. And none of what I said was inaccurate.
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Look, Azure's love for and my distaste for Shadow Hearts Covenant is merely coincidental! I am not doing this on purpose! Promise! Azure and I just happen to have complete opposite tastes in games.
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