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Who here got the Onion Knight for Lulu? You know what I'm talking about.
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Because yeah, I'm not a completionist at all. I like to get my gameplay out of something then try something new. Probably the only thing I've 100%'d was Castlevania: SotN... which means I only really beat half of it. :P But for some reason I felt like doing this stupid little side quest. It's not all that difficult or even useful. It's just... there. :P
What are some of the worst side quests?
What are some of the worst side quests?
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Um.. Grabbing all the files in RE2 and RE3. Pretty much it. I don't really do side quests..
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I grabbed all the damned frogs in Snake Eater.
Without a walkthrough.
The problem is, in the process of doing that, you kill all of the bosses that would prove a challenge, so once you've GOT the ultimate gear, you're left fighting standard enemies unless you want to go down to the bottom of that evil book every time and fight the end guy there. Which I don't.
FFVIII - Doomtrain --> who really gets that without a guide?
I love how this has to still be spoilered. : )
But yeah, I didn't even know you could get stuff for her like that. nice!
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Well obviously you love ToS and I've heard a lot of good things about it. I've never played any of the Tales of... games. Is that a good place to start?
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Huh, wow, yeah, i don't remember that at all.
Edit: Wait I just googled it. Did you mean VIII? I only played about 25% of VIII so maybe that's why I've no idea.
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it's a stupidly obscure lengthy process to do it founded on the most vague of hints from a smattering of individuals all around the world
The Zodiac Spear from XII was worse though, no clues at all and without a guide you'll accidently make it unobtainable very early in the game.
I loved X to pieces but didn't get any of the powered up ultimate weapons, the tasks either involving killing the unkillable monsters (all of the optional bosses were a stupid bump up in difficulty) or performing otherwise impossible feats (getting a negative time in the chocobo race). It's a really annoying part of a really good game.
I can't think of any other ones though - I tend to lose interest and move on after seeing an ending to a game.
I tried it a couple of times but quit when I realised I just didn't have the reflexes or the interest to do it. I did get a bunch of the other FFX ultimate weapons though, including Wakka's one which involved playing Blitzball an awful lot. Funny thing is, I hated Blitzball even before I did it. Ended up quitting the game after that, never mind the fact that I'd already maxed out a few of my characters stats so I could beat all the Dark Aeons...
I have to say though, getting your characters health up to 99,999 is pretty damn satisfying.
Similarly, I finished FFXII and completed a lot of the sidequests but quit when I realised I'd have to grind to beat the harder ones. Excessive grinding sucks.
I did get all the stars with Mario in Galaxy though... Just Mario.
Yeah, I love the game. Light hearted, but still provides a challenge unless you overlevel. It's also got the real time battle system, which I find fresh. Keeps the battles interesting for longer.
Tales of Symphonia is probably the best place to start, although I've heard that the PS2 game (Tales of the Abyss) is also a good bet.
RPG's with ultimate weapons add for extra harder battles which is great cause the main storyline can sometimes be a little too easy. Tales of Symphonia had great side quest bosses.
Compare that to the shitfucker who designed the butterfly catching game.
I was, however, able to breed a Gold Chocobo in five or so hours in FFVII. I just got really, really lucky and most of my breedings worked out without having to restart more than a few times.
Wow, your avatar is a bit of a random reference! Me and my friend would try and make tracks that just ended up with spectacular wrecks. Good times. : )
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I don't like doing sidequests before battling the final boss anymore, because the ultimate items tend to make those final battles way too easy. FFX's final boss should not be beaten by a 90,000 counter attack.
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This in and of itself is an interesting post.
It's like picking "Not interested" on a call-in poll that you have to pay for.
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Thing is, I want to be a completionist, but I am never able to see it through to the end. There are just too many games to play.
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Yeah, that's definitely how I am. Right now I'm playing SMGalaxy and I keep thinking, "I'm gettin' all these, oh yeah." but I probably won't. Now without any giving away any spoilers I'll ask this. Is there a gameplay difference if you get 120? Or just like a palette swap. : P
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I finish games.
I just don't do every little side-quest.
It's a poor use of time.
Yeah, it's some ye olde geekery. My brother and I spend hours making tracks designed to trash each other's cars.
Re: FFX, I persevered and unlocked all the ultimate weapons except for Wakka's. Dodging lightning? Sure, it wasn't too bad. Butterfly catching? Can live with it. Timed chocobo races? Frustrating but doable.
But fuck playing blitzball that much. It was an ok minigame, but it got old after a while. And Wakka is annoying anyway.
Oh shit I remember that I fucking spent hours trying to pass it finally I did...but I forgot to save.
Also for some odd reason I just HAD to complete Assassin's Creed even though it was tedious and stupid.
Yeah, I could never stand blitzball but my roommie played the shit out of it. It's like soccer but you aren't allowed to run. Instead you have to crawl and hate life. And I agree with the Wakka statement. It's funny after I found out that the same guy voiced Bender, I just didn't like him as much either. Hehe.
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