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Pasteurized Milk posted:What does Vincent's age count as? I put him as 27. The wikia says "27 (physically), 54 (chronologically)".
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ImpAtom posted:None who die during the game, I think. I just noticed that Tellah and Galuf probably bring things up a whole lot. (Strago too but he survives.) Galuf makes a big diff since there's only five characters in his game, Tellah not so much although he does bring the average up by about four years. Mode is pretty close to "average age without old people and kids" since most of the characters in the games are about the same age. The average body weight of a FF4 character is 103 lbs! They stopped listing weights after FF6 so unfortunately I can't continue this analysis. Ross fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 02:55
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Auron is weird because he visibly aged from the time of his death to the events of X. I'm pretty sure "35" is post death.
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Oct 1, 2012 02:56
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Technically, Laguna would be 44 in present day FFVIII, but I suppose you could take his playable age to be used instead. There's also Fusoya in IV, but his age is unknown. Also amusing how all the oldest characters (save Fang and Vanille, who are still fairly young physically) are men. Maybe they should have a granny character next game.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:03
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There's also Rydia who's listed as 7 then she goes away to the magic time-accelerated Summoned Monsters Land and is like 17-18 probably but they didn't have a specific age for that so I used 7. vv I was 10-14 when the NES and SNES FFs were new and hot and 17-20 for the PSX ones. I'm not sure when I started to feel like I wasn't the target audience anymore. Ross fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 03:12
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About FF pandering to only creeps, you guys do know that like 10-12 year olds play these games right? I think I beat Xenogears when I was 11, and FF7 around then too. It's like saying Pokemon shouldn't have younger characters because  Some real weird stuff though was in Xenosaga (which is almost FF  ), with the villain calling the character Momo ma peche or whatever. That's some creeper poo poo.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:12
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Bongo Bill posted:Thieves are awful, and if you're playing the NES version their one advantage is bugged and doesn't work (Thieves are no more likely to succeed at running than anybody else). Ninjas are better, but you'd still be better off with a Black Mage. Don't forget, Black Belts are bugged in the NES version as well, due to the equipment screen bug. You should just take a Red Mage along, due to their versatility in the early game.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:19
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I play FF1 as WHM/BLM/BLM/BLM. Pro mode.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:25
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Knyteguy posted:About FF pandering to only creeps, you guys do know that like 10-12 year olds play these games right? I think I beat Xenogears when I was 11, and FF7 around then too. It's like saying Pokemon shouldn't have younger characters because Alpedo was supposed to be creepy, though. That's not the unintentional creepy of pandering to pedophiles like in Star Ocean 4 (guys she's actually legal, she just looks like she's prepubescent you guys!)
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Oct 1, 2012 03:29
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When my brother and I first beat FF1 our party was Fighter/Black Belt/Red Mage/White Mage. After that we tried Red Mage/Thief/Black Belt/Black Mage, which didn't work very well. This was all facilitated by that Nintendo Power Strategy Guide. I'm not sure it was possible for a pair of 10 year-olds to beat FF1 otherwise.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:31
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Defiance Industries posted:Alpedo was supposed to be creepy, though. That's not the unintentional creepy of pandering to pedophiles like in Star Ocean 4 (guys she's actually legal, she just looks like she's prepubescent you guys!) That's the thing; it's presented as him being horribly hosed up. The player is certainly not meant to supportive of that. Or the blatent misogyny. And there's the fact that he's the antagonist. Ah, Star Ocean 4, I was introduced to that cutscene in the XIII thread. Jesus loving christ.  I don't know if it's the way she says it or what, but that scene makes my flesh crawl. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 03:39
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Boten Anna posted:I play FF1 as WHM/BLM/BLM/BLM. Pro mode. And if you're playing Origins or Dawn of Souls, even easier! x3 Temper/Haste on your Masamune-swinging White Wizard every turn? Oh man.
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Oct 1, 2012 03:53
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Has anyone played Everlong (http://www.nealien.com/Everlong/)?
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Oct 1, 2012 04:00
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Knyteguy posted:About FF pandering to only creeps, you guys do know that like 10-12 year olds play these games right? I think I beat Xenogears when I was 11, and FF7 around then too. It's like saying Pokemon shouldn't have younger characters because Mog: silly cute thing or pedo furry fantasy? Let's ask the internet... The White Dragon posted:That one is actually pretty easy. I think the only thing you wouldn't be able to do is beat Warmech since individual BLM damage per turn caps out at around 300-350 with NUKE unless you're fighting elementally-vulnerable enemies--probably not enough to damage race it. You'll absolutely have enough MP to cook random encounters even without poo poo like Thor's Hammer. WHM is also a great party leader because RUSE is overpowered as gently caress in the NES version. I have no idea if this is fixed in remakes. Baku fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 04:08
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Zombies' Downfall posted:Mog: silly cute thing or pedo furry fantasy? Let's ask the internet... Well according to FF7... 
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Oct 1, 2012 04:20
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ApplesandOranges posted:Technically, Laguna would be 44 in present day FFVIII, but I suppose you could take his playable age to be used instead. Ohhh, that makes sense. That age list confused the hell out of me at first with Squall listed as 17 and Laguna as 27. I know we're talking about anime ages, but having a kid when you were 10 is to the point of ridiculous.
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Oct 1, 2012 04:59
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Miracon posted:I know we're talking about anime ages, but having a kid when you were 10 Isn't this like the plot of every anime released in the past five years though? FF8 was half a decade ahead of its time 
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Oct 1, 2012 05:20
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Boten Anna posted:I play FF1 as WHM/BLM/BLM/BLM. Pro mode. You can solo FF1 with any class except Thief. Call no man pro until he has done this.
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Oct 1, 2012 05:38
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Yes I used the ages from when you play as them for Laguna And Friends.
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Oct 1, 2012 05:39
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Beat Final Fantasy IX for the first time today. Owned it since it came out. Game was loving awesome. I understand Necron's purpose but it seems kind of sudden... anyone have any take on him? Now to start FFVIII since I also owned that since it came out 
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Oct 1, 2012 06:30
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Vinchenz posted:Now to start FFVIII since I also owned that since it came out 1) Mute your TV 2) Make a playlist of Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, TLC, and the Jonas Brothers 3) Role. Playing. Game.
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Oct 1, 2012 06:32
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The White Dragon posted:1) Mute your TV Thats only like the first disc. After that its nothing but the worst and most saccharine love duets you can find. If possible, try to double mute the TV whenever "Eyes on Me" plays.
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Oct 1, 2012 06:34
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Barudak posted:Thats only like the first disc. After that its nothing but the worst and most saccharine love duets you can find. If possible, try to double mute the TV whenever "Eyes on Me" plays. Disc 3 is Every Breath You Take on loop If you want to play this game with FF9, obtain Eek-A-Mouse's Ganja Smuggling, that should cover you for the entirety of it. With like a little bit of Hi Risk Faktor's Chillax and some of Ekolu's Just One Night. Fur20 fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 06:40
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Vinchenz posted:Beat Final Fantasy IX for the first time today. Owned it since it came out. Game was loving awesome. I've been paying closer attention to the story to try to figure out Necron, Garland mentions he's "without Death or Life" and a kind of soultaker so I thought it might have something to do with him. A lot of people like the suggestion that it's the "soul" side of the Iifa tree and that you only destroyed the body earlier. It definitely comes out of nowhere though, that was a really big complaint back when it came out too.
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Oct 1, 2012 06:43
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I hear in Japanese his name 'The Darkness of Eternity' so I guess he's more of a conceptual thing like Death itself or whatever.
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Oct 1, 2012 06:47
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Pureauthor posted:I hear in Japanese his name 'The Darkness of Eternity' so I guess he's more of a conceptual thing like Death itself or whatever. Which feeds into the fact that, at that point, all existence was basically destroyed by Kuja breaking the Crystal.
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Oct 1, 2012 06:49
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Pureauthor posted:I hear in Japanese his name 'The Darkness of Eternity' so I guess he's more of a conceptual thing like Death itself or whatever. Which sounds like a throwback to FFIII's final boss, both in name and in terms of "strange powerful evil that appears out of nowhere to challenge the party".
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Oct 1, 2012 07:06
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Vinchenz posted:Beat Final Fantasy IX for the first time today. Owned it since it came out. Game was loving awesome. He's just a force of nature thing to provide a suitable final challenge while Kuja is still the real villan, just like with Cloud of Darkness and Xande.
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Oct 1, 2012 07:17
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drat. No one has downloaded the PSP version of FFIII from the PSN? No one can tell me how big the download is?
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Oct 1, 2012 09:15
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Pesky Splinter posted:That's the thing; it's presented as him being horribly hosed up. The player is certainly not meant to supportive of that. Or the blatent misogyny. And there's the fact that he's the antagonist. Just like to point out, that particular scene is entirely optional, I played through Star Ocean til the bitter end and never had the pleasure of experiencing it If only the same were true of 'Mom's are tough' in FFXIII
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Oct 1, 2012 10:06
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I've been playing FFIX for a while now and it just won't end, 40 hours in and I'm still on disc 3 (Mt. Gulug). It would be less of a drag if it weren't for the constant random battles, i didn't mind it in the pre-VII games because there was no long 20 second pan-zoom-swish screen at the start of every fight.
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Oct 1, 2012 11:14
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Polite Tim posted:Just like to point out, that particular scene is entirely optional, I played through Star Ocean til the bitter end and never had the pleasure of experiencing it There are like nine billion scenes just as bad that are not optional. Pretty much every scene in the game is some mind-numbing horror that goes on for eternity.
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Oct 1, 2012 11:52
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Every win quote after geting her is "It's thanks to you Edge-y!". It is also my own personal idea of Hell.
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Oct 1, 2012 12:07
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Oh Star Ocean...I'm glad I stopped playing after seeing the big reveal in 3. At least my opinion of the series hasn't been sullied too much by playing 4.
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Oct 1, 2012 12:12
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Polite Tim posted:If only the same were true of 'Mom's are tough' in FFXIII
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Oct 1, 2012 13:29
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I feel the same way about Lightning's "We are pets" moment. It had been built up as this completely horrible FFX Laughing Scene akin part and when it happened it was a believable reaction with decent voice acting. 
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Oct 1, 2012 13:48
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Vinchenz posted:Beat Final Fantasy IX for the first time today. Owned it since it came out. Game was loving awesome. I always understood that as a throwback to old FF games, especially IV, and the whole THE REAL VILLAIN WAS THIS NEBULOUS CONCEPT OF EVIL THIS WHOLE TIME thing. I never understood why it bothered anyone, since it seemed incredibly appropriate considering the whole throwback thing.
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Oct 1, 2012 15:25
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Bear Sleuth posted:I feel the same way about Lightning's "We are pets" moment. It had been built up as this completely horrible FFX Laughing Scene akin part and when it happened it was a believable reaction with decent voice acting. "We are pets" didn't bother me at all. It made a lot of sense in the context of the dialogue. "Moms are tough" was different. The opening part of the game really treated the concept of rebellion very flippantly. Are we really supposed to believe that the prettyboy teenagers that made up NORA were going to lead an armed resistance against Cocoon's military? It was all like one big joke.
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Oct 1, 2012 15:38
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It didn't help that Snow didn't take a god damned minute of it seriously like he does with everything else in the game. He's always got that goofy rear end smile on even when he's in situation that's supposed to be completely serious. If he wasn't voiced by Troy Baker, he would be even worse.
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Well, they did fail, after all. But yeah, NORA sticks out like a sore, neon thumb and I can see how that'd heighten someone's reactions to anything that goes on in those scenes.
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