my morning jackass posted:

i haven't played it in years so i still don't get how junctions work. i was thinking of getting it again

Super Rad posted:

Anyone here play the episodic sequel to FF4 that they released for the Wii? I was on a serious benzo kick at that point in my life but I vaguely remember grinding each and every chapter for the best gear - people on GameFAQs had even determined timings and paths to guarantee certain random encounters and their loot - I think there were some random-drop chests that could be manipulated too. Good times.

my morning jackass posted:

i can't believe how powerful the calculator is in fft. especially on maps where your squad all starts on the same height. buff the poo poo out of them and then just roll over everyone.

now that i have all the skills and switched back to a mage the speed boost just breaks it.

In Training posted:

Getting back into Bravely Second this weekend, I'm gonna finish it, maybe. Idk how far I am from the actual end but I've got access to 90% of the jobs and shops that sell endgame equipment for ungodly sums (999999 Gil, for example)

Fungah! posted:

the run of games frm 7-10 have basically the most epic minigames in jrpgs other than maybe the card game in xenosaga 1 or fishing in 15

e: xenosaga had badass minigames in general actually, the card game fuckin rocked nd the puzzle game in 3 was really cool

my morning jackass posted:

I think there is a lot of extra content in 12 but so much of it is end game content or really long side quests that require very specific steps from early in the game that have a big payoff way later.

FactsAreUseless posted:

Nope, floating continent is the game's toughest challenge. It's all downhill after that in terms of difficulty, thanks to the usual FF power curve.

tao of lmao posted:

12 I'll always give credit for having its main characters more or less uninvolved with the main narrative. It's like "hey here's all this high-nobility political strife and conflict. Oh, wonder what that annoying little boy and friends are up to."

rediscover posted:

It's my favorite FF accessory. I have 3 of them, and 1 of them I got literally like 2 hours into the game, somehow? But it's sick. I am now playing as solo Celes feeding fish to Cid to keep him from dying I guess. it's tight

Lunchmeat Larry posted:

basically they think world of ruin is deviant western non-linear nonsense with no plot or story

Lumpy the Cook posted:

corn in the bible posted:

There is definitely still some tedium, especially since you have to go through the whole storyline and the beginning isn't great, but it is much better than 11 yes

In Training posted:

How do you know how big a t-Rex's foot is. You ever seen one?

FactsAreUseless posted:

There's honestly only a couple bad FF games, and the series has enough variety that anyone can find some they like. People who think you can only do Final Fantasy one way are stupid.

In Training posted:

I should play 12 at some point since it's the only FF left I haven't played

Bongo Bill posted:

The mobile versions of Dragon Quests 1-6 are all good, which is surprising because they're for phones, but no, it's true. I would go so far as to say they're the best versions available, but there is some disagreement about 1-3 specifically, and of course if you really hate touch controls you're going to prefer the DS versions of 4-6.

mysterious loyall X posted:

drat i'll have to check that out

Bicyclops posted:

i got all the way to the end of Final Fantasy 4, but Zeromus kills two of my party members every time he casts Big Bang even with Dark Matter, and I hosed up my save states so i'd have to go back two hours, so i quit, lol

FactsAreUseless posted:

What the gently caress

FactsAreUseless posted:

Dragon Quest team, who have clearly sequestered themselves in a monastery somewhere that the rest of Square-Enix can't find.

Sharkopath posted:

I think theres cool story stuff that does happen in that long stretch, especially the back half as it leads into heavensward, but it is hella long.

my morning jackass posted:

Now that the XV dlc is cancelled when are we gonna see any mainline series games again? VII seems dead and I haven’t heard about anything else

In Training posted:

Patch 4.56 Hype. I wonder if the Warrior of Light will succumb to the Echo.

tao of lmao posted:

Ok and that ties into what you were saying of how anyone can basically do most of the jobs. I noticed the crafting is treated like its own class, so presumably you just equip say a lance or whatever and you’re just level 1 again and can start running the queues (at appropriate level obviously)? Thats pretty clever, but can totally understand burning out quick on that.

matti posted:

installed mednafen and ff7

dang i had 8 on the pc as a kid and played chrono trigger on an emulator a lot but i guess ive never finished an actual square game

i did finish dq1 nes couple years back but got stuck in the second one and it felt like a chore anyway. is dq2 worth a retry or just skip to 4 or sthing?

man nurse posted:

It’s the exact same except with new high res character models. I’d say it’s worth it though. 8 is really fun when you figure out how to break the junction system by turning enemies into cards and then refining the cards into really OP magic. You can go the extra mile and also avoid leveling up which will allow you to one shot most bosses.