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Just remember that the character designs in DQ are done by Akira Toriyama, aka the patron saint of Japanese puns.
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Porom and Palom no  So far I've met three kids in FF4, and two are turned to stone and one fell off a loving boat. I guess this is an accurate portrayal of what would happen if you tried to drag kids along to defeat horrifying monsters and such. I'm sort of following a walkthrough now that I've got the airship and I'm wondering where to go, but it seems like there's a lot of optional stuff. Might just try to beeline through the main story; collecting Phat Loot by farming random encounters doesn't seem fun or in any way important in a single player RPG, unless I'm missing something. e: though the secret town full of pigs, toads, and little people is adorable
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abraham linksys posted:I'm sort of following a walkthrough now that I've got the airship and I'm wondering where to go, but it seems like there's a lot of optional stuff. Might just try to beeline through the main story; collecting Phat Loot by farming random encounters doesn't seem fun or in any way important in a single player RPG, unless I'm missing something. The thing about FF4's random drop Phat Loot is that it's almost entirely either joke or outdated items. Unless you care much about those, don't feel like you're missing anything super-powerful. In the next dungeon you go to, you can find one of the strongest spells in the game, but it's a rare drop from a rare mob and gently caress that. Fur20 fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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FF4's rare drop stuff is horrible bullshit. At best, some rare drops have a ~6% chance to drop, at worst (and it's mostly at worst) it's fractions of a percent. Game's never anywhere near hard enough to require, or even recommend going after any of it. There's some neat stuff with adamant ore later, which is optional and mercifully not rare drop territory. Just enjoy the game.
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Regalingualius posted:"Run, run, or you'll be well-done!" If I'm ever in a situation where I can't curse but I feel like saying "son of a bitch" I instead say "son of a submariner"
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Oct 13, 2013 12:29
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Lowtax did a Let's Play on a little known game in the Final Fantasy series.
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Oct 15, 2013 00:40
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This is what happens when you eat too many mushrooms.
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Oct 15, 2013 00:53
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Is any of the 13-2 dlc any good?
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Oct 15, 2013 01:22
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Sazh's DLC is one of the best DLC's I have ever bought, for just ONE minigame in it. Everything else, gently caress them.
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Oct 15, 2013 01:31
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elf help book posted:Is any of the 13-2 dlc any good? All of the coliseum DLC is great, Gilgamesh in particular. You have to be into optional super bosses to like it, though.
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elf help book posted:Is any of the 13-2 dlc any good? Depending on how nostalgic you're feeling, the Ultros/Typhon and Gilgamesh might be worth your while... if they weren't obnoxiously difficult to the point of being literally impossible unless you can deal about two million damage every time you stagger.
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elf help book posted:Is any of the 13-2 dlc any good? The Sazh one is all about playing card games in the casino, it's great. The Lightning one is like a weird 1v1 remix of the battle system where you grind on one fight until you beat it, I didn't really get it tbh. Snow and all the "Opponent: XX" ones are characters from other games you can fight as extra superbosses. They're all pretty good, Ultros and Gilgamesh are the standouts (both post-game difficulty). The DLC weapons aren't particularly strong and the DLC costumes don't do anything.
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Jubs posted:Lowtax did a Let's Play on a little known game in the Final Fantasy series.
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The White Dragon posted:Wow, the The After Years owes somebody creative credit.
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I finished 13. I liked that at the end of the game they did exactly what they were supposed to do by killing Orphan but this actually saved the world because they're heroes and heroes never lose!!!! I'm gonna muck around with the missions, I only ended up doing about half and I've had a ton of fun with the game so far so I'm gonna keep playing until I get bored of it and move on to 13-2.
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Great Lakes Log posted:I finished 13. I liked that at the end of the game they did exactly what they were supposed to do by killing Orphan but this actually saved the world because they're heroes and heroes never lose!!!! You'll find out in 13-2 why that is. Though anyone that tries to say "IT WAS PLANNED THIS WAY ALL ALONG" is a liar. Spoilers: It's literally deus ex machina! 
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Great Lakes Log posted:I finished 13. I liked that at the end of the game they did exactly what they were supposed to do by killing Orphan but this actually saved the world because they're heroes and heroes never lose!!!! Did you notice that thing in the background of the final boss, and know that it's there because a Goddess intervened and allowed the good guys to have a happy ending, while destroying the timeline in the process? If not, you're dumb, stupid, and were not paying attention to the incredibly well written and intriguing story made completely obvious to you by sifting through the datalog after every cutscene.
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I kinda wish this didn't mean nothing. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/17/final-fantasy-dragon-quest-tales-collaboration-might-possible/ If only to put everyone out of their comfort zones.
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Phantasium posted:I kinda wish this didn't mean nothing. This would be the most amazing clusterfuck.
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Phantasium posted:I kinda wish this didn't mean nothing.
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Oct 17, 2013 18:34
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Pablo Gigante posted:Finally, the two Toriyamas can combine into one being An army of Lightnings all sharing the same face, all sporting the same spiked hair, each wearing a belted outfit more revealing than the last, all spouting the same terrible, inane dialogue. Yes, yes! Open the flood gates, SE - let it flow! 
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Oct 17, 2013 18:46
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Pesky Splinter posted:An army of Lightnings all sharing the same face, all sporting the same spiked hair, each wearing a belted outfit more revealing than the last, all spouting the same terrible, inane dialogue. Lightening and Cloud Perform the True Fusion Dance Ultimate Anime
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Oct 17, 2013 18:52
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Itadaki Street on the PS2 and PSP fuckin' rocked, although I couldn't understand what the characters were saying to each other. The game where I can cleave a Slime in half with a Buster sword is one I simply must play.
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Oct 17, 2013 20:35
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Barudak posted:Ultimate Anime
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The White Dragon posted:I heard the last time this happened, it destroyed half of Hokkaido and they outlawed anime there. Akira Toriyama's Shut Up and Draw Gaiden: Part One of the Uguu Sweetly Saga
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It appears that Square-Enix has formed a committee centered ensuring the quality of future Final Fantasy games. Now who are the highly qualified people behind this esteemed committee?quote:In an effort to bolster the quality of the Final Fantasy series going forward, Square Enix has deemed it necessary to bring together some of the franchise’s top creators in what they’re calling the “Final Fantasy Committee.” http://www.novacrystallis.com/2013/10/square-enix-has-formed-a-final-fantasy-committee-to-ensure-series-quality/ https://twitter.com/aibo_ac7/status/390744585380442113 (original) FF-Reunion is a Japanese Final Fantasy fansite that keeps up to date on FF news and attends local Square-Enix events. They broke the news on Agito for iOS/Android.
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Sunning posted:It appears that Square-Enix has formed a committee centered ensuring the quality of future Final Fantasy games. Now who are the highly qualified people behind this esteemed committee? For the quick rundown; Kitase - jack of all trades, has worked on all the FF games since FFV (with the exception of IX, XII and the MMO games) in various roles, mostly as a producer for the last decade. Basically he's worked the gamut of utter poo poo to "actually pretty decent". Tabata - director on Crisis Core, Before Crisis, Type-0, and co-director on XV. Yoshida - worked on various Dragon Quest games, and is pretty much the savior of XIV by not making it horrible and into an actually enjoyable game. Toriyama - Hopefully he's just gonna make the tea, and not let near a typewriter. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Oct 17, 2013 |
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Like many other contemporary FFXIV players, I worship at the Temple of Yoshida. I don't really know how this committee is meant to operate, but if it means Yoshi-P has a bunch of influence on future Final Fantasy titles then the series is in good hands.
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Evil Sagan posted:Like many other contemporary FFXIV players, I worship at the Temple of Yoshida. I don't really know how this committee is meant to operate, but if it means Yoshi-P has a bunch of influence on future Final Fantasy titles then the series is in good hands. Screw making this one of influence; Yoshida needs to be made Dictator of Final Fantasy.
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No Tetsuya Nomura on the committee. I guess you have to fully direct and ship a Final Fantasy game in order to get on board.Barudak posted:Screw making this one of influence; Yoshida needs to be made Dictator of Final Fantasy. Yoshida is the type of guy who is worried about losing customers and will work tirelessly to address their concerns. He doesn't have much of a future in SE's upper management. In all seriousness, there has been very little in the way of new blood entering the company. Yoshida and SE Osaka have come the closest to taking over the reins of the old guard. Nonetheless, they've lost a lot of promising talent over the years, such as core members of the Dissidia team leaving for GREE Inc.. Toriyama is often decried as the root of the company's problems but Square-Enix management and the politically well-connected Kitase seem to like him and his work. They keep giving him the resources to keep on making the games. However, I don't know what will happen under the new management which is focused on profitability and high growth markets.
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Maybe they out Nomura on the committee so he can't actually anything from development side? What a weird thing. Being a part THE FINAL FANTASY COMMITTEE. Also I finished about 75% of the hunts before I got to some of the tougher Titan challenges and moved onto XIII-2. This game is stone cold stupid and it's great
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Sunning posted:Tetsuya Nomura, however, appears to be separate from this initiative as his priorities lie within another timeline. I'm choosing to interpret this as Nomura actually being banished to an alternate timeline.
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Maybe Nomura has been shipped out to Jupiter so they can make another The World Ends With You 
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Pesky Splinter posted:
Yeah, I'd be fine if XVI is directed by Yoshida, scenario written by Tabata, produced by Kitase and special thanked by Toriyama.
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Yeah, I'd be fine if XVI is directed by Yoshida, scenario written by Tabata, produced by Kitase and special thanked by Toriyama. In Heaven, the Final Fantasies are directed by Yoshida, written by Tabata, produced by Kitase, and dedicated to Toriyama. In Hell, the Final Fantasies are directed by Kitase, written by Toriyama, produced by Tabata, and dedicated to Yoshida.
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All I care about is that when it comes to anything about the story, Toriyama needs to be wrestled away from that pen. Unless he pulls a miraculous 180 in Lightning Returns, I am absolutely convinced that the dude cannot write, and suffering through 3rd Birthday and Front Mission Evolved won't change that any time soon. With that said, at least Yoshida is on it, so that's something.
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There is no face palm big enough for this committee production. At least Tabata is gonna get more work done, that's always a good thing.
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Oct 18, 2013 02:05
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Yoshida Presents: The Bona Fabula Crystalis Nihilo Dataloga.
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More like Boner Fabula Crytalis Jigglo Timetraveloga: The Lighting Gets Her Hair Done Saga
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It's easy to be cynical about the formation of this committee but I think it's an improvement over their previous attitude. According to Yoshida, the company had become complacent after FF's success and the thinning of their Japanese competitors. They let FFXIV release in its original state because they thought the strength of the brand would overcomes any criticism of its archaic game design. Sometimes, a company's worst enemy is itself as it becomes drunk on past successes and fails to better itself. A committee dedicated to quality assurance is a huge step forward from this mentality. Nonetheless, there a chance of the committee being a microcosm of the nepotism and stagnancy affecting the entire company. While younger insight would a good addition, I think there are a few more veterans who could help establish a system of checks and balances. I'm curious to what Hiroyuki Itou is up to. He's a very talented, open-minded, and experienced developer. He may have been working on a project that was cancelled by Square-Enix after their financial problems.
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