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Post by OttselHero on Jun 17, 2015 9:20:09 GMT -5
^I have to admit, my thoughts on FFVII aside, I'm impressed that SE listened to their fans for a change and actually went and did something that has been in high demand for so long. I may even check out this remake once the price is reasonable, and maybe it will change my opinion on FVII (I'm not counting on it though). I kind of hope random encounters are removed. Maybe the system of having enemies on screen to initiate turn-based battles with would work really well for this game. I'm still expecting the same simplistic, noob-friendly gameplay and the average story with a cliched environmental message that most people seem to think is Shakespeare, but maybe I'll enjoy it more in the remake. I hope Cloud isn't too emo this time around because voice acting will just make his worst traits 10x more annoying. Good idea! I added it to the list. I was first introduced to random encounters in my first Final Fantasy game (X). During my first run, I was probably startled 75% of the time whenever the screen shattered the way that it did. I thought FFXII handled encounters really well, but I don't quite think that fits with FFVII. So then I thought about FFXIII in how you can fight enemies you see in the field (or not), run up to them, and the field screen fades to the battle screen. But then I remembered how the new Star Ocean game they previewed this year and how it offers a seamless transition from field to battle; I think FFVII would benefit most from that kind of encounter system. People thought that highly of the environmental subtext? Wow. That's been so overdone before and after FFVII. I don't think Cloud has too much of a reason to be emo, or at least until after Aeris dies, in which case he may not be as bad he was in Advent Children, in which he had spent 2 years putting the blame on himself for not having reached Aeris in time. He can and probably will start to go down that path, but he needs to gradually regress to that level.
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Post by OttselHero on Dec 5, 2015 15:09:09 GMT -5
Yes...YES...YES!!!
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Post by Tross on Dec 10, 2015 23:30:43 GMT -5
It's good to see SE is actually following through with the proposed remake. Here's hoping it will turn FFVII into a game I can actually appreciate as more than a slightly subpar JRPG that for some reason is praised beyond belief.
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Post by OttselHero on Dec 12, 2015 19:39:44 GMT -5
Yeah, some people aren't too happy that the combat system was changed drastically, but I knew that it wasn't going to be turn-based. Too many critics look down at it to the degree that review scores suffer from it. Still, I was into Kingdom Hearts long before I played my first Final Fantasy game, so I think I'll feel right at home when it releases.
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Post by Tross on Dec 16, 2015 3:36:11 GMT -5
Yeah, some people aren't too happy that the combat system was changed drastically, but I knew that it wasn't going to be turn-based. Too many critics look down at it to the degree that review scores suffer from it. Still, I was into Kingdom Hearts long before I played my first Final Fantasy game, so I think I'll feel right at home when it releases. I'm not that put out by the change in combat system either, especially since the battle system in the original is about as hackneyed as it gets. I'm kind of iffy about the episodic aspect though. It seems that SE is really trying to capitalize on the popularity of FFVII though I guess I would do the same if I were in their shoes.
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Post by OttselHero on Dec 16, 2015 11:38:39 GMT -5
Yeah, some people aren't too happy that the combat system was changed drastically, but I knew that it wasn't going to be turn-based. Too many critics look down at it to the degree that review scores suffer from it. Still, I was into Kingdom Hearts long before I played my first Final Fantasy game, so I think I'll feel right at home when it releases. I'm not that put out by the change in combat system either, especially since the battle system in the original is about as hackneyed as it gets. I'm kind of iffy about the episodic aspect though. It seems that SE is really trying to capitalize on the popularity of FFVII though I guess I would do the same if I were in their shoes. From what they say, the reason for the game's episodic nature is due to the fact that the game's scope will be too enormous to store on a blu ray disc. Though I'm sure money plays a factor in it to a degree. On that front, I'll be waiting for the disc version. Of course I'll be dreading the fact that it'll be a multi-disc game again, but I suppose it's something I'll have to put up with.
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Post by OttselHero on Dec 27, 2015 17:43:18 GMT -5
I've been wanting to do this for years, but I've finally begun my long-planned marathon of the classic Final Fantasy games! Lately I've been playing the Android port of the PSP remake of Final Fantasy I, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far, despite the lack of a fleshed-out story that I've come to expect from later titles; in fact I feel like it allows me to mentally craft my own story as I progress through the game. I can't wait to get to Final Fantasy VI, though, as it seems like fans are split between the "FFVI is the best" and "FFVII is the best" sort of crowds. I'm interested to see where I would fall between the two.
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Post by Tross on Dec 27, 2015 19:12:55 GMT -5
I've been wanting to do this for years, but I've finally begun my long-planned marathon of the classic Final Fantasy games! Lately I've been playing the Android port of the PSP remake of Final Fantasy I, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far, despite the lack of a fleshed-out story that I've come to expect from later titles; in fact I feel like it allows me to mentally craft my own story as I progress through the game. I can't wait to get to Final Fantasy VI, though, as it seems like fans are split between the "FFVI is the best" and "FFVII is the best" sort of crowds. I'm interested to see where I would fall between the two. I have yet to play FFVI myself, but I've heard good things about it, and given that I don't think FFVII is that great, I probably would go with FFVI as the better game. Which game I will end up thinking is the best though is yet to be determined, and I don't always side with the majority.
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Post by OttselHero on Dec 28, 2015 11:33:56 GMT -5
I've been wanting to do this for years, but I've finally begun my long-planned marathon of the classic Final Fantasy games! Lately I've been playing the Android port of the PSP remake of Final Fantasy I, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far, despite the lack of a fleshed-out story that I've come to expect from later titles; in fact I feel like it allows me to mentally craft my own story as I progress through the game. I can't wait to get to Final Fantasy VI, though, as it seems like fans are split between the "FFVI is the best" and "FFVII is the best" sort of crowds. I'm interested to see where I would fall between the two. I have yet to play FFVI myself, but I've heard good things about it, and given that I don't think FFVII is that great, I probably would go with FFVI as the better game. Which game I will end up thinking is the best though is yet to be determined, and I don't always side with the majority. I can at least say from what I've played of Theatrhythm and from what I've heard from my Distant Worlds albums that the music from that game sounds phenomenal. There's at least that to look forward to.
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Post by OttselHero on Jan 29, 2016 17:11:04 GMT -5
I just finished the original Final Fantasy on Android! I enjoyed it a lot, although I can't seem to find the bonus dungeon that I heard was added to the PSP version. I've Googled this extensively, and I know what I'm supposed to do to unlock it, but the NPC that I need to speak to in order to unlock it doesn't seem to exist (one other source claims that you don't even need to talk to him). So I followed the instructions to the back wall of the Chaos Shrine where there is supposed to be a red mist emitting from the cracks, but nothing of that exists, and interacting with the wall doesn't do anything. I suppose it's possible that it was omitted since the intro cutscene from PSP/PS1 versions was also omitted, but supposedly the iOS version still has the bonus dungeon. So do Android devices have technological limitations when compared to iOS...? I would say maybe Android devices can't handle as much memory, but if I recall correctly, Final Fantasy II took up 10x as much space when I downloaded it.... EDIT: Never mind, I found confirmation here (very bottom of the page): finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy/Version_differencesStill, it's odd that they went through the trouble of omitting it.
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Post by Tross on Jan 30, 2016 3:18:08 GMT -5
I just finished the original Final Fantasy on Android! I enjoyed it a lot, although I can't seem to find the bonus dungeon that I heard was added to the PSP version. I've Googled this extensively, and I know what I'm supposed to do to unlock it, but the NPC that I need to speak to in order to unlock it doesn't seem to exist (one other source claims that you don't even need to talk to him). So I followed the instructions to the back wall of the Chaos Shrine where there is supposed to be a red mist emitting from the cracks, but nothing of that exists, and interacting with the wall doesn't do anything. I suppose it's possible that it was omitted since the intro cutscene from PSP/PS1 versions was also omitted, but supposedly the iOS version still has the bonus dungeon. So do Android devices have technological limitations when compared to iOS...? I would say maybe Android devices can't handle as much memory, but if I recall correctly, Final Fantasy II took up 10x as much space when I downloaded it.... EDIT: Never mind, I found confirmation here (very bottom of the page): finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy/Version_differencesStill, it's odd that they went through the trouble of omitting it. I remember buying the UMD version of both these games for the PSP a long time ago. They ended up being added to my long list of "maybe one day" JRPGs. I could tell from what little I played of the first game that I was playing a remake as it sported quite a few features that were unheard of at the time the orginal game came out, such as being able to compare the stats of items in shops to what a character has equipped. I definitely want to play through them at some point. I couldn't tell you about the Android version, but it's good that the Final Fantasy Wiki is on top of stuff like that. Wikis in general can be quite handy, and it's not surprising that a series like that would have a detailed wiki.
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Post by OttselHero on Oct 12, 2016 10:48:36 GMT -5
I just realized that I haven't updated the status of my Final Fantasy marathon since I finished the original. Since then, I finished Final Fantasy II. Despite the presence of a story, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first one. The story was pretty generic and consisted of little more than one fetch quest after another until Princess Hilda decides that the Rebel Army is ready to challenge the empire. There isn't much character development either, and there isn't anything much from the main party that distinguishes themselves from the others (except for maybe Guy). The leveling system is the game's weakest aspect, as it punishes the player for not using magic. I found myself having to magic grind at Kashuan Keep just to raise my party's max MP so that I could heal more in dungeons while consuming fewer items. Difficulty wise, the game was fair overall. However the final boss proved to be a major difficulty spike, even when compared to the final dungeon preceding the battle. But then it turns out that the only real strategy to beating him is to spam Berserk on one character and let that character hammer away in the meantime. See, that was the same strategy I employed on pretty much every boss battle in the first game, except Berserk was called "Temper". I never bothered reading the description for Berserk because I thought I knew what it was from the newer games, in that it raises a character's strength while also rendering that character uncontrollable to the player. But not so in Final Fantasy II beyond the former effect. So now I have to live with the fact that I had to look up a strategy online for the final boss.
Then I lost internet for a month because our apartment was switching providers (I didn't bother signing up with the new provider because I was about to move anyway), and I foolishly forgot to download Final Fantasy III to my Vita beforehand (I have all of them up through Final Fantasy IX in my PS Store downloads, but I am downloading them as I'm getting to them). But anywho, I moved and had internet once again, and I've since begun Final Fantasy III (specifically the PSP port of the DS version). I really like it so far! There isn't much of a story from what I can tell, in fact it sorta strikes me as a reboot of the first game as it employs the same "Warriors of Light" premise (which is fine by me since I clearly didn't need a developed story to enjoy the first game). The music is also great; it feels like this was when Nobuo Uematsu was really beginning to hit his stride in the series. I do like the fact that I can set battles to AUTO to speed up them up if I'm at a point where it starts to get slow or I feel that I'm stuck and don't want to spend as much time fighting, so that is nice. I'm not terribly far into it beyond the first couple hours, so that's where I'll leave it for now.
On a related note, I caved and pre-ordered the deluxe edition of Final Fantasy XV. I wanted to wait until I had cleared all of the main entries in the series up through Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, but I was also afraid that I might run into spoilers if I didn't play it sooner rather than later.
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Post by Tross on Oct 12, 2016 13:59:36 GMT -5
Good to know you're keeping at it with your series playthrough. Hopefully you won't grow sick of the series by the end of it. I can't tell you how tired I get by game four or five of anything, especially if it's a long series, but the advantage is that you can see how a series progresses and if it's a series with a coherent narrative it's all relatively fresh in your mind. Final Fantasy's a really ambitious series to tackle, even if you just stick to the main entries as there's are so many entries and they're all JRPGs with a combined length of who knows what. It definitely has its place in videogame history though and has helped shape the modern JRPG.
I don't have quite the same fondness for it as many do but that's probably mostly because I got into JRPGs late in the 6th gen and can only experience these games in retrospect to other titles I've played, but I have enjoyed the occasional FF title and I actually do wish to play more of them. I have the PSP versions of FF I and II that I plan on playing sometime, so we'll see how it goes with my impossibly huge backlog. As for FFXV though, I'll probably wait. I still haven't actually played any of the FFXIII games. Maybe I can get a deal on those first. I'm actually looking forward more to Persona 5 and Ni no Kuni 2 to be honest, but I'll be sure to find out what the reception is like for FFXV.
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