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Phylum 08-13-2011 04:21 PM

I know, but it would be good practice for me to transcribe something for a large ensemble.

Mudokon_Master 08-13-2011 04:48 PM

The only one I've ever played was I and II on the GBA and XIII on my Xbox.
But XIII is like watching a fucking 12 hour movie. Barely and gameplay and all cinematic.

Phylum 08-13-2011 04:56 PM

And when there is gameplay it's so fucking linear that it may as well be a movie.

Dixanadu 08-14-2011 11:16 AM

My biggest peev about it is no towns.

I like towns.

Mr. Bungle 08-14-2011 11:50 AM

The fuck is an FF game (or any RPG) without towns?

Phylum 08-14-2011 04:29 PM

Shit. And that's what it is.

Dynamithix 08-15-2011 04:32 AM

Is it a long shit? How many hours of shit? I was planning on buying it the other day.

Phylum 08-15-2011 04:35 AM

80 hours of shit. Something fucking stupid like that.

Laser 08-15-2011 04:52 AM

I found out yesterday that final fantasy was called "final fantasy" because the Square Enix thought it would be their last game before the company got shut down.

I would say something derogitory about Final Fantasy and Square in general, but they published Just Cause 2. So in my books shitty JRPGs for awesome open world games is a fair trade off.

Wings of Fire 08-15-2011 06:37 AM

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I found out yesterday that final fantasy was called "final fantasy" because the Square Enix thought it would be their last game before the company got shut down.

No. The director thought it would be his last game. Squaresoft hadn't even merged with Enix by then.

Laser 08-15-2011 06:43 AM

Oh were they called Squaresoft? I didn't even know Square and Enix were seperate companies at one point.

Wings of Fire 08-15-2011 06:48 AM

A lot of people will tell you that it all went to shit after the merger, and they're almost certainly right.

Laser 08-15-2011 07:52 AM

Do you know what? I don't think they will.

Ridg3 08-15-2011 10:01 AM

I will. Squaresoft > SquareEnix.

Mr. Bungle 08-15-2011 04:39 PM

I watched some Let's Play videos of FFXIII the other day. I thought it looked pretty fun, might consider renting it if I'm in for some mindless linear gameplay.

Jordan 08-15-2011 04:41 PM

That's the problem. It LOOKS fun, when you're watching it, but when you get down to playing it, it's not so great.

Dixanadu 08-19-2011 09:10 AM

Lost Odyssey was the real FFXIII.

Dynamithix 08-19-2011 10:55 AM

I wonder why FFXIII got so many good reviews if it wasn't a good game. Or do you people perhaps mean it was a good game as a game, but not as a FF game?

Wings of Fire 08-19-2011 11:07 AM

I sort of want to play XIII just to see what all the fuss is about.

Also because I've played every other final fantasy ever and I can't be letting the side down.

Ridg3 08-19-2011 11:20 AM

It's bad as a game not just as a FF game. I actually can't find anything good to say about the game, it's just too... baaaaaddd.

Dixanadu 08-20-2011 06:45 AM

It is bad.

1.) Battle system is exciting as playing with kitchen utensils.
2.) No towns.
3.) Grinding isn't fun.
4.) Linear.
5.) Hope.

Jordan 08-20-2011 09:13 AM

Agreed that Lost Odyssey was the true FF13. Fuck, that game was amazing.

Dixanadu 08-25-2011 09:59 AM

Dirge of Cerberus.

Discuss?

Ridg3 08-25-2011 10:00 AM

Good game, limited as fuck.

Dixanadu 08-25-2011 10:04 AM

The game itself was a good idea, but yes, it could have been better.

It also needed moar Barrett.

Wings of Fire 08-25-2011 10:13 AM

I hate the idea of Omega Weapon.

Dixanadu 08-25-2011 11:41 AM

Yeah. He should've made a cameo in the original game, or at least, got a mention.

Most of the stuff in DoC just came out of nowhere without any real mention before.

Wings of Fire 08-25-2011 12:17 PM

Saying that, Emerald and Ruby were already pretty stupid.

>Weapons designed to protect the planet from Shinra
>Sapphire Weapon attacks Junon
>Ultima Weapon attacks just about everywhere
>Diamond Weapon attacks Midgar
>Ruby and Emerald just sit around looking boss.

gishygleb 08-25-2011 12:41 PM

Saphiroth...
FF 012 Dissidia is a cool game!
/for me/
Chaos VS Cosmos...

Phylum 08-25-2011 03:53 PM

DoC was fun to play and I really enjoyed it at times. It's a pity they didn't do more with it.

Dixanadu 08-26-2011 06:14 AM

The Emerald fight was pretty hard until you equipped no materia.

Hazel-Rah 09-21-2011 10:04 AM

VII was the only one I ever liked, I just liked how fast-paced and satisfying the gameplay was, classic turn-based stuff ftw. Plus it helps that the game was super friggin' linear because I don't like getting lost in games and I'm not really big on side-quests for some reason. (Although I did try to get the Emerald Weapon lol) But yeah, I hated the WOW-esque gameplay they introduced in XII and therefore never finished that game despite really adoring the art direction and graphics. I also played the first two on FF Origins but never really got into it, I actually prefer the more cinematic FFs. I just really like the cyber-punk theme in VII and would probably like XIII if I gave it a chance.


What I really want if a remake of FFVII...*sighs* I remember thinking this was gonna be a real game someday.


Dixanadu 09-21-2011 10:21 AM

They should leave it how it is. It's better to think 'what if...' than 'Well, the old one was better...'

Wings of Fire 09-21-2011 12:25 PM

They've already ruined FFVII enough. Leave it be.

Ridg3 09-21-2011 12:26 PM

And X. Leave X alone. It doesn't need High Defed, cunts.

Jordan 09-21-2011 01:07 PM

I'm looking forward to the HD update of FFX!

StrangerEastwood 10-20-2011 09:54 PM

My favorites are IV, VI, VII, VIII, X, and XIII. My absolute favorite is VIII. I still love Squall and gang, like old friends. VII was great, Fuck the haters who just jumped on the VII sucks bandwagon. I only validate REAL reasons to hate it. The only bad points are the translation and weird ass pacing. And it's aged rather badly, sadly. And Nobuo Uematsu is amazing. He is only surpassed by Matsuda san's work on Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross...Scars of Time still sends shivers down my spine.

Ridg3 10-21-2011 04:29 PM

May I ask why you liked XIII?

StrangerEastwood 10-21-2011 04:49 PM

the battle system, story and characters. I enjoyed it for what it is, not what its not. Not nearly as good as X or VIII, though. I look forward to the sequel, looks like an improvement. Versus is my absolute most anticipated game, though.

Dixanadu 10-21-2011 07:15 PM

Ridg3 and I hold similar opinions. For both of us to be fans of Final Fantasy before the 21st century, let me tell you why FF13 is an insult.

Battle system? Final Fantasy's battle system was perfect until Enix. 12 ruined it, and 13 raped and spat on it. Turn-based may be old-school, but an old-school recipe can be revamped. Play Lost Odyssey; Hironobu and Nobou, FF's big players made that game the real Final Fantasy XIII.

Story... admittedly, yes... quite interesting until late Disc 2... then, it got boring. It was recycling nostalgic memories from earlier titles. It put me off, until I returned to it just to get achievements and to probably give it a chance to kick up at the end... nope...

Characters.. Agh...

Lightning is Cloud.
Snow is Zidane.
Fang is Auron.

Sazh is a pathetic replacement for Barret; he's black and shoots bullets. Am I being racist? Why not give him a spear, then?

Hope is the emotional distraught faggot. Play earlier games, you'll find one...

Vanille is the airhead... you don't need to look far...

70% of people who liked FF13 have never played the previous titles. The remainder are those who think the franchise have a chance (through yaoi fanfiction)

In a nutshell...13 is shit.

Play Lost Odyssey or Blue Dragon; Hironobu and Nobou made (if somewhat underrated) epics of them.