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The [Final Fantasy] Thread: FF XV on Siesta, Partake in the Fiesta.

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Axen wrote: »
    Well as far back as when Ellone was alive. :razz:

    Plot twist? Ellone murders Rinoa and steals her power, or does Rinoa do what Adel wanted to do with Ellone in the first place?

  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Actually Ellone is just old enough that Ultimecia would have been able to possess Adel if that's how all this works, since Adel wanting Ellone is the whole reason s/he ended up in space.

  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    Renzo wrote: »
    Snuggs, please tell me The Black Mages version of Maybe I'm a Lion is on there. You might have to wait until the end of the game to tell me.

    Dunno, but the mod says you can add your own custom tracks anyway.

  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Actually I was slightly mistaken.

    Ultimecia can only go back as far as when the whatever-Ellone-Machine-Thingy existed. Which was built after Adel became a space-popsicle.

    In the beginning Ultimecia possessed Edea (who was a Sorceress at the time) in order to get her hands on Ellone so she could turn her in to a Sorceress which would allow her to possess Ellone so she could use Ellone's innate power to send her own consciousness back in time to possess Adel (the most powerful Sorceress at the time in terms of raw power and military might). She tries to do all of this to avert her own foretold demise at the hands of a SeeD.

    Adel wanted Ellone, not to possess her like Ultimecia did, but to raise her and groom her to be the next Sorceress Supreme of Eshtar. For whatever reason if a Sorceress does not pass on her power to a successor before she dies bad things happen to the Sorceress. What the game never specifies, but bad enough that the evil and twisted Adel became obsessed with finding someone to pass her powers on to.

    After Squall and company defeat Ultimecia she passes on her power to the past version of Edea (turning her in to a Sorceress), thus starting the cycle anew.

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  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    I like all this talk of FF 8!

    Especially since it's not the usual "let's talk about how silly parts of it were" bits

    Keep it up till I get home and have some time :P

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Junction Machine Ellone

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Anyone have any first hand knowledge on if the PC version of 13 is any good, and how it controls with a keyboard?

  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    kime wrote: »
    I like all this talk of FF 8!

    Especially since it's not the usual "let's talk about how silly parts of it were" bits

    Keep it up till I get home and have some time :P

    FF8 had a lot of really great ideas and plot points.

    Its setting as a whole doesn't hold up... being made up of set-pieces rather than a cohesive world. And some things like the GF memory thing are just bad.

    But the flaws don't prevent us from talking about the good parts it had.

    If it got a full remake Alter Code F style it could be something amazing. Lots of the components that make up FF8 are good... They're just not all put together well or complete.

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  • El FantasticoEl Fantastico Toronto, ONRegistered User regular
    It has clearly been ages since I've played FF8 because all I remember is the good soundtrack, enemies leveling up with you, Zell having an OP Limit, and the GF memory wipe thing. And obviously Triple Triad.

    All of this talk of Edea and Rinoa and Laguna's past stuff with his bros, barely remember any of it.

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Selphie had the best limit break.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    I just want to mention that at one point in time Rinoa dated Seifer.

    Make of that what you will. :razz:

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    What's wrong with that?

  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    It means she does not have good taste in men.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Once-per-thread reminder that Laguna's short-lived and very goofy film career inspired Seifer's gunblade stance and "romantic dream" to be a sorceress' knight.

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    Axen wrote: »
    I just want to mention that at one point in time Rinoa dated Seifer.

    Make of that what you will. :razz:

    There's also this exchange.

    Seifer: "Rinoa, you're really going to fight me? Don't you remember that time when we..."

    Rinoa: "Stop it!"

    :?

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Man Triple Triad, I miss that..Goddamnit now you got me wanting to play FF8 just to max out a Triple Triad deck. I got to many games on my plate for this!

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    Axen wrote: »
    I just want to mention that at one point in time Rinoa dated Seifer.

    Make of that what you will. :razz:

    There's also this exchange.

    Seifer: "Rinoa, you're really going to fight me? Don't you remember that time when we..."

    Rinoa: "Stop it!"

    :?

    Hah, yep, it's a game full of teenagers doing teenager things. Things they regret or exaggerate or mention at the worst times.

  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    heenato wrote: »
    It means she does not have good taste in men.

    At the very least it is evidence pointing towards her having a thing for dangerous guys.

    Heh, I won't even get in to how both dudes she dated are (more-or-less) military guys like her old man (whom she has a poor relationship with). Even though I would get all the enjoyment in the world from writing a 10 page thesis on it. :razz:

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    Axen wrote: »
    I just want to mention that at one point in time Rinoa dated Seifer.

    Make of that what you will. :razz:

    There's also this exchange.

    Seifer: "Rinoa, you're really going to fight me? Don't you remember that time when we..."

    Rinoa: "Stop it!"

    :?
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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

    Woah, where'd you learn that?

  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

    Why would they have the best translator and localizer that has ever done a video game Japanese --> English conversion work on only one part of the game?

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

    Why would they have the best translator and localizer that has ever done a video game Japanese --> English conversion work on only one part of the game?

    Had he done much work yet at that point? I don't remember really hearing his name until the Vagrant Story localization blew me away.

  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Renzo wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

    Woah, where'd you learn that?

    8-4 podcast. They had an interview with him.

    Another episode they had a piece on the localization of the original Metal Gear Solid.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    I like to think Rinoa and Seifer broke up after he made her watch that damn movie for the 100th time and she told him to seek help.

    Dragkonias on
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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    I like to think Rinoa and Seifer broke up after he made her watch that damn movie for the 100th time and she told him to seek help.

    He probably acted out the movie every time they watched it.

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  • PrjctD_CaptainPrjctD_Captain iFizzRegistered User regular
    So Seifer is V from that one scene in the V for Vendetta movie?

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    It was probably more like him saying the lines right before the actors and then making sound effects and flailing his arms around during action scenes.

    Interspersed with him saying, "Oh this is the best part- no, no, no wait this is the best part- oh man this is the best part!"

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Fun fact: The Laguna sections had a different translation team than the main game.

    THAT part of the game was handled by Alexander O. Smith.

    So, if you thought those parts of the game felt different, that might be part of why.

    Why would they have the best translator and localizer that has ever done a video game Japanese --> English conversion work on only one part of the game?

    Had he done much work yet at that point? I don't remember really hearing his name until the Vagrant Story localization blew me away.

    Also, since I didn't get to this yet, not that much for Square. I think that was one of his first jobs for them. I mean, he was a Harvard graduate with professional experience (I think he started out doing soap opera captionss for TV in Hawaii), but they pretty much just knew he spoke English.

    Again, memory's fuzzy, but I think he got his start on his working relationship with Yasumi Matsuno by planning all his smoke breaks (not that he smoked, but...) so he could meet up with the guy to talk.

    That was a really good podcast.

  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    LD50 wrote: »
    Squall's had a pretty good voice in both KH and Dissidia. The latter even had the inner monologues.

    I think they could get the voice just fine. They could (and should) reuse the same voice actor, and I'd be totally happy. I just think there's too much monologue for voice acting, and it would get obnoxious pretty fast.

    Rinoa is totally Ultimecia. I even dated a Rinoa once, and she totally ended up being Ultimecia.

    It was David Boreanaz - Angel from Angel/Buffy. He did a great job.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    If they remake FFVIII they should use this alternate interpretation (massive spoilers):

    http://squallsdead.com

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  • Professor SnugglesworthProfessor Snugglesworth Registered User regular
    No. That was a stupid theory.

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  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    Drez wrote: »
    If they remake FFVIII they should use this alternate interpretation (massive spoilers):

    http://squallsdead.com

    Nope

    NopeNope

    Nope

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    Fine, then they should use this one:

    http://www.timecube.com

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  • QuicalQuical Registered User regular
    Yeah, every theory that's "the character is dead" or "Is in a coma" is so unoriginal and boring it hurts.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    I was teasing. I liked FF8 exactly as it was.

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    I dunno, I think FFVIII would be a lot better if Rinoa was dead.

    That's who we're talking about here right?

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  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    I'd like Final fantasy 8 if it were just Laguna's story. The bumbling soldier turned bumbling actor turned bumbling reporter. the final boss would still be ultimecia, but only because Laguna somehow bumbled his way into shooting her in the face.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Drez wrote: »
    LD50 wrote: »
    Squall's had a pretty good voice in both KH and Dissidia. The latter even had the inner monologues.

    I think they could get the voice just fine. They could (and should) reuse the same voice actor, and I'd be totally happy. I just think there's too much monologue for voice acting, and it would get obnoxious pretty fast.

    Rinoa is totally Ultimecia. I even dated a Rinoa once, and she totally ended up being Ultimecia.

    It was David Boreanaz - Angel from Angel/Buffy. He did a great job.

    He only voiced in KH1. Doug Erholtz voiced for most other games.

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    The final boss could be Adel. I mean, for all his bumbling he did manage to shoot her up into space.
    heenato wrote: »
    It means she does not have good taste in men.

    There isn't anything wrong with Seifer, I mean, he's pretty devoted.

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