As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

Another [Final Fantasy] Thread is done before FF XIII Versus

17980828485100

Posts

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Cdemm hu Vehym Vyhdyco Q RT Atedeuh. Cekr.

    Ed'c ymsucd yc ev drao tuh'd ajah fyhd uin suhao.

    Cxiyna Aheq ec hud eh drec picehacc du syga suhao. Drao'na eh dra picehacc du syga oui faab yd hekrd.

    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Cu dnia, E pycelymmo puikrd so BC3 yht Jedy fedr dra aqbaldydeuh dryd drao't pa uid drec oayn. Ed'c y cesbma RT nasyga oui luimt kad cusa cditeu du tu eh drnaa du ceq suhdrc. Pid huuuuuuu!

    Pronounced: "KUoo deneeah, EAY peae-kueay-luaemmoh peooee-kuk-ra-de seeoh BAE-KU3 ae-ha-te JAEeay-deae feeay-de-ra de-raah ahq-baeah-lu-deae-deeayoo-ha de-raae-de de-raahoh'te peah ooee-de de-raeay-ku ohahaen. EAY-de'ku ae kueay-see-baemah RA-TE nah-seeae-geah ohooee luooeem-te kukah-de kuoo-seeah ku-deee-teeayoo deoo teoo eay-ha de-ranahah deoo kueayq seeoo-ha-de-ra-ku. PEee-de haoooooooooooooo!"

    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    As selected by top men in response to a similar Japanese survey.

    01. Laguna
    02. Locke
    03. Zidane
    04. Auron
    05. Squall
    06. Balthier
    07. Meg Ryan
    08. Kain
    09. Firion
    10. Cid (Pick one)
    I'd like to think that it's FF7's cid. Because that is the best cid.

    M A G I K A Z A M
  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    heenato wrote: »
    As selected by top men in response to a similar Japanese survey.

    01. Laguna
    02. Locke
    03. Zidane
    04. Auron
    05. Squall
    06. Balthier
    07. Meg Ryan
    08. Kain
    09. Firion
    10. Cid (Pick one)
    I'd like to think that it's FF7's cid. Because that is the best cid.

    I think you mean FF4.

    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • Gigazombie CybermageGigazombie Cybermage Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    heenato wrote: »
    As selected by top men in response to a similar Japanese survey.

    01. Laguna
    02. Locke
    03. Zidane
    04. Auron
    05. Squall
    06. Balthier
    07. Meg Ryan
    08. Kain
    09. Firion
    10. Cid (Pick one)
    I'd like to think that it's FF7's cid. Because that is the best cid.

    I think you mean FF4.
    Truth.

    Final-Fantasy-IV-Cid-1.jpg

  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »

    I think you mean FF4.
    Good point. I forgot about that one.

    M A G I K A Z A M
  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    FF7 Cid:

    Pros: Is a total bad ass. The only one smart/emotionally stable enough to lead the party when shit gets bad. Has great dialogue.

    Cons: Total wife beater and all around shit heel.

    FF 4 Cid:

    Pros: Everything.

    Cons: Bad stats besides HP, terrible item selection. Is only ok in FF IV Advance/PSP when he rejoins the party in the end game.

    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    tumblr_lz7h0tcPi81qz6g9ko1_500.jpg

    "The sausage of Green Earth explodes with flavor like the cannon of culinary delight."
  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    FFVII Cid didn't jump into a volcano strapped to explosives and live. Game set match

  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    IV Cid could apparently invent flying airships, but not a simple timer detonator.

    VII Cid went into space.

    "The sausage of Green Earth explodes with flavor like the cannon of culinary delight."
  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    And FFVII Cid wrestled in the WWE!

    0.jpg

    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    IV Cid could apparently invent flying airships, but not a simple timer detonator.

    Couldn't? Or didn't need to?

    camo_sig2.png

    3DS: 1607-3034-6970
    Nightslyr
  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    edited December 2012

    Wow, I'm surprised that's in english. Final journey my ass though :)

    Edit: And from the HUD during battle, the battle system is almost exactly what I thought.

    skeldare on
    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    How did people handle the whole Slot Machine in Serendipity bullshit for 100%? My eyes kind of gloss over and my blood starts to boil when any game includes any sort of casino so I avoided the place like a plague (once I learned that the only way to find Sazh in it was in the goddamn DLC). I briefly considered trying for a XIII-2 Platinum, then realized I would need to spend time in Serendipity and immediately reconsidered. If it's not difficult, though...

    Kupowered - It's my Blog!
  • PrjctD_CaptainPrjctD_Captain iFizzRegistered User regular
    Aww, trailers down.

    Steam: BrightWing
    PSN: BrightWing13 FFX|V:ARR Bright Asuna
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Well, it looks awful, so you saved a minute and a half of your time. Incredibly boxy, empty, poorly textured environments, low framerates (likely fixed by release). And the costume is backless. And she wears some overdesigned sunglasses, too!

  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Everything is flatly lit. The combat system looks almost the same. She slides down a pole like a stripper. FFXIII and XIII-2 look really nice compared to this. And I do not usually have kind words to say about XIII.

    Looks like the video is back up.

  • ArteenArteen Adept ValeRegistered User regular
    I found the trailer to be bizarrely intriguing. The world is weird, the premise is weird, and her outfit is certainly weird.

  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    OwMei.png

    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Is Square competing with itself to release the least interesting trailers possible?

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited December 2012
    SE won't rest until Final Fantasy is on ever system ever.

    But only FFI-VI.

    Dragkonias on
  • PrjctD_CaptainPrjctD_Captain iFizzRegistered User regular
    edited December 2012
    Renzo wrote: »
    Everything is flatly lit. The combat system looks almost the same. She slides down a pole like a stripper. FFXIII and XIII-2 look really nice compared to this. And I do not usually have kind words to say about XIII.

    Looks like the video is back up.

    Where, pray tell, is this supposed video at, good sir?

    E: Nvm, found it.

    PrjctD_Captain on
    Steam: BrightWing
    PSN: BrightWing13 FFX|V:ARR Bright Asuna
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    The only worthwhile thing to come out of that FFIV iOS video is the confirmation of multiple difficulty modes. If they release that version on PSP (NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN) then I will play it on Easy.

  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    I think people overestimate IV's difficulty. The original one anyways, not the DS (that one will rape you if you drop your guard). Which probably has something to do with its sordid history with the Easy/Hard type differences. But I mean, the "hard/original" version really isn't that different from every other FF. It has its moments, but so does every other RPG.

    "The sausage of Green Earth explodes with flavor like the cannon of culinary delight."
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    So uh, is it still going to have a paradigm battle system with Lightning and two monsters? It sounds even more limiting than XIII-2, but I'll live. If not, uh, no sale.

    y3H3Fa4.png
  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Its called use Stop and other buff/debuff spells. Also don't attack monsters with auto counterattack unless you're set up for it. That's it, that's the in and out of FF IV's difficulty. If that level of thinking is beyond you, well, go level on the moon somewhere until you're in the 80's.

    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    So uh, is it still going to have a paradigm battle system with Lightning and two monsters? It sounds even more limiting than XIII-2, but I'll live. If not, uh, no sale.

    No. It's a new battle system, with Lightning solo.

    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    My understanding is that it would be Lightning alone, and the battle system would be an active affair, something akin to... I dunno, Devil may Cry or God of War?

    No scratch that, if it was something closer to Crisis Core, but more polished up, I would be into that.

    "The sausage of Green Earth explodes with flavor like the cannon of culinary delight."
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    So uh, is it still going to have a paradigm battle system with Lightning and two monsters? It sounds even more limiting than XIII-2, but I'll live. If not, uh, no sale.

    No. It's a new battle system, with Lightning solo.

    Yep, waiting for $20. Or FFXIII-3 with a full party.

    y3H3Fa4.png
  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    OwMei.png

    Wait, is this for real?

    I really hope it's real. I know they're going to give their usual bullshit price, but I really want to be able to own a good version of that game (as in, with the GBA translation) and finally play through it.

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Found another source for the trailer, who knows how long it'll last.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcWZUTuvyw

    Nintendo Console Codes
    Switch (JeffConser): SW-3353-5433-5137 Wii U: Skeldare - 3DS: 1848-1663-9345
    PM Me if you add me!
    HAIL HYDRA
  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    Here's the iOS trailer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9TSg6E3oDo&hd=1

    It's pretty godawful. I really hope that's not how the actual game is going to run on iOS, because that framerate is pathetically worse than the DS version.

    I shouldn't even be excited for FFV, because at Square's pace? December 2014, probably.

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    Found another source for the trailer, who knows how long it'll last.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcWZUTuvyw

    Actually doesn't look bad. Her outfit's better than XIII-2's, I think.

    Still have a feeling this won't end the series, just Lightning's role(which is stupid).

    y3H3Fa4.png
  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    Wow. Wow. That battle system....I am completely and totally un-interested. It still looks semi-turn-based or something and XIII's system was only fun with three people. XIII-2's was -never- fun. So that's...no thanks.

    Kupowered - It's my Blog!
  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    edited December 2012
    Despite my enormous misgivings, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and guess that the trailer is all Alpha footage, and probably the exact same footage they demoed privately when it was officially announced.

    That said, the Crystal Tools engine still earns the award for being the fastest next-gen engine to become obsolete. The stiff character movements, spotty framerate, and square textures look exactly like the previous two games, so even if they work double-time to improve on that stuff, there's only so much you can do with the engine at this point.

    Right now I'm just waiting for the Dark Ages of Final Fantasy to come to an end. I'd like to think that will occur with either the launch of FFXIV 2.0 (which has a good chance of being legitimately good, but won't likely make any waves with people until a year or two after release), or whatever else comes after this third and (please, god, please) final "Lightning Saga" game (Versus, whatever uses the AP engine). That includes the localization of Type-0 and Square figuring out not to charge such bullshit prices for their mobile releases (depending which seems less far-fetched).

    Professor Snugglesworth on
  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    OwMei.png

    Wait, is this for real?

    I really hope it's real. I know they're going to give their usual bullshit price, but I really want to be able to own a good version of that game (as in, with the GBA translation) and finally play through it.

    It's real alright, though iOS and good version don't normally add up when talking about SE ports.

    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    OwMei.png

    Wait, is this for real?

    I really hope it's real. I know they're going to give their usual bullshit price, but I really want to be able to own a good version of that game (as in, with the GBA translation) and finally play through it.

    It's real alright, though iOS and good version don't normally add up when talking about SE ports.

    On that subject, how is FFT on the iPad? It looks like the price dropped down to something semi manageable ($8.99). Does it have the slowdown issues of the PSP port?

    I also recall they wanted to include an update that replaced all the portraits with high-res/upscaled portraits. In typical Square tradition, this update has not been released yet.

  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    3DS CODE: 3093-7068-3576
    The Wolfman
Sign In or Register to comment.