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Tsukigasa
I really do need to go back and beat those games... as well as the other FF games I haven't beaten. Well then, I'm ahead of you. maxed Crystarium ftw! Edging ever closer to the Platinum trophy too. The Treasure Hunter is BS though man; it's like 20 hours of grinding the same enemy for money!
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Tsukigasa
I think it's going to be a lot like Chrono Trigger (a relation they've made themselves). Even with the whole multiple endings and whatnot. Of course I didn't play 8 enough to know very well how it did it. I stopped playing somewhere in disc 3? I've come to the realization that, even with those massive CP costs, you'll be maxed out before you get Platinum trophy anyway. >.>
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Tsukigasa
Ya need to play BBS man, that one is EASILY the best in the series *by far*! I prefered 2 because I loved the Organization, but 1 was easier. >.>; I mostly use auto-battle anyway, and actually find more reason to pick out my abilities when being a Synergist/Saboteur. Auto-battle AI is great at not bestowing the buffs/debuffs you need when you need them. I'm conflicted - I think it'd be a great idea, but I kind of like the versatility of being able to level them all.. With only 2 characters to use (Serah and Noel) it would work out pretty well though - each character could take 3 roles! the CP cost of a character's main roles doesn't bother me; it's the sub-roles... they offer puny increases in stats for tremendous costs. The story in XIII-2 has a lot of potential I think. It's got a pissy premise (Serah chasing after Lightning?), but the Historia Crux and use of time continuum CAN add a lot. Anxious to see how they go with it.
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Tsukigasa
Oh and yeah, Lightning SUCKS ASS as a Medic. That grated me too >.> another reason I use Vanille instead of her. Her AI is pissy at it too - numerous times she kept on healing when I needed her to Raise, so I just ended up using a Phoenix Down instead. Doesn't help that her healing spells heal minimally.
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Tsukigasa
Oh I'm sure there'll be recycled areas - sequels tend to do that. I love side quests, but I do hope there is not too many mini games. Those are overrated, and usually kind of bad (except the card games in VIII and IX - those were cool!). Ugh, have you played Kingdom Hearts? Those games are masters of horrible mini games! I just about threw my PSP against the wall several times with the ones in Birth by Sleep. Snow is pretty good actually, but I find Sentinels to be SEVERELY overrated, so I stick with Fang (extra SAB helps too). Sazh pisses me off though. Story wise he's like the coolest character in the game, but gameplay wise he's almost useless! I can't even figure out how to fit him into any party without having more cons than pros.
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Tsukigasa
10 years older, I meant lol. It's supposed to take place in multiple time periods I think. I hated that. The game puts so much emphasis on the story, but when it comes to the gameplay they stick you with like only 1 "good" team! I said fuck that and made a team out of characters I actually like. Vanille/Fang/Hope - only drawback is no Delta Attack, but Relentless Assault destroys due to having the most powerful COM and two most powerful RAV in the game!
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Tsukigasa
Ok, last post I swear! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAhPp2qixs Trailer for XIII-2. Looking kind of crappy! D: And I want to shoot whatever bastard is responsible for the constant pop songs representing FFs since X. X's was good at least (I liked Suteki da Ne quite a bit), but this is abominable! NEEDS MORE METAL!
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Tsukigasa
Auron is awesome, but overrated! I think it's just that where a lot of people hate the "whiny" or "childish" characters (Tidus and Rikku fitting into those, respectively), I am bored by the "tough, strong" characters. X had a pretty epic character cast IMO, though Wakka and Lulu were annoying and boring respectively. Though I've seen a lot of hate on Vanille, I never saw anyone bitch about Rikku! Most people I've seen adore her hyper behavior (unlike Vanille's who was apparently annoying). I just love XIII's plot and I can tell they wanted Vanille to be the main character, but kind of already sealed Lightning as the main by promoting her so much. >.> We can get it for like 20 bucks here also, so I might grab it whenever I get 20 dollars I can spare!
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Tsukigasa
You suck. xD Yuffie was like my fave char from VII, Rikku was one of my favorites in X, though I guess I preferred Tidus and Yuna (she's like the epitome of femininity for me) though - yes, not Auron, cause Auron is overrated. Vanille might be my favorite char in XIII as well, along with Sazh. I loved the way her web of lies entangled Sazh the way it did, and the way it peaked out in Ch. 8. Highlight to the game for me. She definitely got the most development, and I really enjoyed her role in the story. So yeah, I gotta disagree with you there. Man, I would borrow it if I could, but I don't know anyone who actually lives around here who has the game. >_< I'm looking at getting Eternal Sonata right now. Looks pretty wicked. Ever play it?
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Tsukigasa
You know at the time I actually liked X-2's ending, but in retrospect it does ruin X's. That would've been a lot better, but I fear that a scene like that would just massively fueled all the yaoi artwork of Cecil and Golbez as is. >__> Yep, which proves my point. The series clones itself a lot; it just always adds new spins on things, making people argue which similar character is better ("Edge or Shadow," "Kain or Cid" etc.). There is always an archetype for the characters too - for example, a hyper, childlike girl such as Vanille which has been in nigh every title since VII! Nah man. I got a friend who's obsessed with AC and keeps trying to get me to play it, but I haven't given it a chance quite yet! Got to admit, it looks awesome, but I'm worried the stealthiness will make me hate it. I suck at stealth!
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Tsukigasa
Ah I'm sure. I read something about Snow having a brand again? Can't have a brand without a fal'Cie! I'm quite interested in seeing how they pull it off. Back then, the whole relationship between Cecil and Golbez, that was a major plot twist! I think it added more character depth to him, and it certainly is responsible for making him what is easily the most awesome character in the Dissidia cast. The thing with FF is... the entire series has so damn many characters altogether, it's hard to not have clones by now! Snow, as an example, really reminded me a lot of Locke. I think CC kind of worked well as a stand-alone title, because I really remembered very little about FFVII at the time I played it, yet I understood it pretty well (had to consult a wiki on some stuff though!). X-2 gets too much bad rep XD I mean, it's a disaster compared to X, but it's still better than most people give it credit for. I don't think the story was that bad, but it was definitely quite feminine.
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Tsukigasa
The reason other l'Cie woke up from their crystal stasis is because the fal'Cie would awaken them and give them another focus to fulfill. With no more fal'Cie, I'm not sure how they can wake up from it. I kind of don't mind when the "true" villain pops up mid-story; it used to be a cool plot twist... but so many stories are doing it anymore it's become cliche. Still better than Yu Yevon popping up as the real villain at the end of FFX. But lmao, I understood him pretty well, but I think they like to do that with characters like Barthandelus to make him appear smart? I used to like Vincent a lot, but after Square kind of whored him out it got annoying... main character in CC that bugged me was Genesis. I know a ton of people loved him, but I think he was annoying more often than not.
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Tsukigasa
The way I understood it is that they kind of joined together to form a stronger Ragnarok than what Fang along could be come, then exercised their free will that become a huge theme in the game to (instead of destroy) save Cocoon. I noticed a lot of people hated Vanille, but I thought she was cute. Then again, I always liked characters like that a lot - Rikku and Yuffie, for example. Her voice acting was incredibly annoying at times though. >.> Snow is awesome, but Lightning is honestly the only character I didn't like at all. She was just a huge bitch in the first half of the game, then simply boring in the last half. Well, I never actually PLAYED Dirge, so I just know what I've seen of it. I guess I didn't like the idea of an FF shooter... and I always thought Vincent was severely overrated as a character, anyway. Crisis Core was mostly fan service as well, but I loved that one.
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Tsukigasa
Haha probably. Don't forget there is a time lapse between the end of the WoB and the beginning of the WoR too. Well, Yuffie and Vincent actually had a lot to do with the plot, even though they were secret characters...Vincent even got his own spin-off! Which I have not played, but it looks kind of shitty. >.> I never even beat FFV. It's another one of those games that I ditched in the last "dungeon" area for no real reason. I don't remember it being that difficult though o_o and I played it on the PS1. Oi, I just beat FFXIII - what the fuck ending indeed! I could not believe my eyes when they turned into Cie'th. I thought it was kind of sad, actually; I hope they don't leave Vanille and Fang out of the sequel altogether. >_< They were probably my two favorite characters, after Sazh.
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Tsukigasa
Well, Gau is the only real main character I didn't like. Gogo and Umaro were unlockables that didn't really have anything to do with the game story-wise, so I don't really consider them :P. I think FFVI is also the only game in the main series that had unlockable characters like that too? I'd have to disagree with that. The WoR branched out more and kind of developed on the characters' backgrounds, as well culminating their development.... kind of giving them a proper ending. It did with characters like Locke, Terra, and Cyan at least. I think that was the main point in the World of Ruin - finishing character development and expanding on the game's myth (8 dragons, Deathgaze etc.). Well, now I'm almost at the end of Ch. 12. Only got to finish it and Ch. 13 and I'm done with the story. Yeehaw.
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Tsukigasa
Indeed. Honestly, the Opera scene has to be one of my favorite scenes in the game - and has definitely stuck with me the most over the years. I remember first seeing that when I was like, 8(?) years old, and how fascinating I found it. I loved the Phantom Train too, partially because of the characters I had - as well as how eerie, creepy the whole stage is. Shadow and Cyan are still a couple of my favorites in the series. Man, that game easily has the best cast of characters out of any FF. In a sense, Kefka truly was unstoppable. Look at all the havoc he sowed before he was finally killed. No other villain got that far. Sorry, I can go on about that game for ages! I'm in Oerba right now - near the end of chapter 11, I do believe. I think I'm nearing the end of the game. Can't fathom why the game gets so damn much negative reception - especially over the plot. I love the story, and its myth has to be one of the best in the series.
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Tsukigasa
Haha I know right? Well, honestly, that's why I love FF so much. It's not the same old boring wizards and knights fantasy story that is cliched. But at the same time, I always feel they mix the fantasy elements very well with other styles to create something unique. VI was a great example of this. As well with XIII - the purge and hunting of l'Cie does feel very dystopian, but the l'Cie and fal'Cie in general harken back to something more mythical than futuristic I think. Btw, IX is actually the only flagship FF title I've hardly played. I played it for about 10 hours and that's it. Can't even remember why I played it so little...
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Tsukigasa
Cool beans then o_o. I dunno man, 8 was almost... realistic. It was weird. I guess I can't explain it. 7 and 13 aren't REALLY fantasy-based, but it's still so steep in fiction it's enthralling. I didn't really feel that with 8. And I don't know, the whole l'Cie/fal'Cie thing in FFXIII seems a lot more like fantasy than sci-fi to me. Same with the ancients in FFVII. Then again, Guardian Forces aren't very sci-fi either so eh.
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Tsukigasa
Yep lol. I don't even know why, you know? Just got to the final dungeon and quit the game. That was so many years ago that I don't know if I should ever just go finish off the old save or start a new one. You know, I never really understood why 8 got so much hate - IMO, there's no such thing as a bad FF. The story was great (like always), and while the characters were hit and miss, Squall and Zell were awesome. I think what got me most on that game was the setting. Everything else I was ok with, but to this day I feel it's the only real FF that almost entirely dropped the fantasy setting - and that always bugs me. Yeah actually I do know of Disgaea, though I don't actually own a title yet. Any good?
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Tsukigasa
I have to admit that I had a nasty habit of dropping games for no reason whatsoever, so I actually never beat FFVII or VIII. I did, however, beat the weapons in VII if that's worth anything. VIII was kind of eh to me, because I for some reason didn't like the junction system very much. It wasn't too complicated or anything, just didn't appeal to me. I also felt the world was almost too realistic - not enough fantasy elements which has always been a favorite quality of mine in FF. It was a good game, just didn't really grab me like some others. Actually, my favorite is a toss up between VI and Tactics. Both were damn phenomenal. VII was great, but I've always held the opinion it's severely overrated... >.> X is probably somewhere up there too. Damn near everything in X was perfect - I just hated that they removed the world map and controllable air ship. But its summons, leveling system, and battle system are all the best in the series IMO, so it kind of makes up for it.
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ElHuevas1428574
Yeah! I remember her! and I didn't know Advent Children xD ...how do you want tap her pixels?. No, I haven't watched it... yet. There are a bunch of Animes that I will watch xD
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Tsukigasa
Well, honestly, I just got my PS3 so I've not had a chance to play FF XIII much. I'm around midway through chapter 5, but my TV just broke so... lol. It's really awesome so far - my main complaint with it is how undeveloped it seems. Like, no exploring any towns or anything yet. Kind of weird for an FF game. Love the plot development though, which is where FF has always shined. :)
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simon91hollnich
nice man! Now im listen to the new Dream Theater Hellyeah so awesome! :) Did you like them ? :D Yes Vesania is awesome here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev5XhDxv9P4 the new vader is fucking awesome^^
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simon91hollnich
i think all records from Blind Guardian are great ! :D really awesome band from germany :D Man now i listen to Apokalyptischen Reiter awesome! :D
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simon91hollnich
i know the album i think its awesome! :) Whats your favorite from god dethroned? :)
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simon91hollnich
of course man they have :D Did you know some german words? :D because apo reiter are singing german :D xD yes they are just awesome^^
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simon91hollnich
okay man make that :D did you ever heard about the german band Die apokalyptischen reiter? :D they are just awesome :D okay i understand no problem^^
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simon91hollnich
ah okay man :D Did you checked out the links i send you via message? xD Here some other good german bands: Debauchery,Hackneyed,Disbelief :D check them out man :D they are awesome :D Did you have facebook?
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simon91hollnich
yes man they are nice i have all records from them :D did you know some german bands? =)) you can like agathodaimon nice black metal from germany here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_faiFg5Kqw
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simon91hollnich
no problem man :D now i check out the new chimaira record its just awesome and good :DxD i like all god dethroned :D so nice band :D did you check out the 2 songs i send you via message?
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simon91hollnich
yes its fucking great :D and whats your favorite god dethroned record? :)) your libary is awesome too :))
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