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I thought it was neat that they used the T-Rex near the start of VIII as a real-world lesson on status effects, since Quistis outright tells you "this thing will gib you but it's weak to blind" before you go in
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Twelve by Pies posted:FF12 has levels underneath the enemy's name so you can generally tell like with the T Rex where it's level 70-something and you are level 1 that the developers aren't seriously trying to make you figure out how to fight it (especially since it's non hostile unless you actively attack it). If there's enemies that are about 20 levels higher than your party, like with the werewolves at the entrance to Ozmone Plain it's almost always a sign to avoid that area since it's meant for later, though you can always try your luck with them since progression is usually barred by something else anyway (like how Ozmone Plain is blocked by a fallen tree trunk until the rains). Well sooooo sorry 12 year old me didnt see the level
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May 13, 2021 02:13
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Snow Cone Capone posted:I thought it was neat that they used the T-Rex near the start of VIII as a real-world lesson on status effects, since Quistis outright tells you "this thing will gib you but it's weak to blind" before you go in Ooh, yeah, that's another one, I forgot about 'the developers expect you to exploit a weakness they may or may not have adequately articulated'.
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May 13, 2021 02:18
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mandatory lesbian posted:Well sooooo sorry 12 year old me didnt see the level Oh no this wasn't in response to you, it was more a response to Cleretic's post about how putting strong enemies somewhere can be misinterpreted by a player as "I must be doing something wrong" rather than "I'm not meant to be here yet," but I feel FF12 is pretty up front about strong monsters mostly being a way of saying "This area is meant to be tackled later." That's why it's kind of fun to do the Necrohol of Nabudis early, since you're clearly not meant to be there but if you have the right abilities you can get some really neat stuff before the game expects you to (most notably the Zodiac Spear in vanilla XII).
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May 13, 2021 02:27
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I have very fond memories of my best friend watching me play XII, and both of us screaming as I ran through the Necrohol at like, level 25.
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May 13, 2021 02:31
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Twelve by Pies posted:Oh no this wasn't in response to you, it was more a response to Cleretic's post about how putting strong enemies somewhere can be misinterpreted by a player as "I must be doing something wrong" rather than "I'm not meant to be here yet," but I feel FF12 is pretty up front about strong monsters mostly being a way of saying "This area is meant to be tackled later." That's why it's kind of fun to do the Necrohol of Nabudis early, since you're clearly not meant to be there but if you have the right abilities you can get some really neat stuff before the game expects you to (most notably the Zodiac Spear in vanilla XII). Ah, my bad, im just ornery cuz i have literally never noticed the enemies have levels and i replayed 12 like, 6 months ago -_-
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May 13, 2021 02:35
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Crossing a bridge in Dragon Warrior because you give no fucks.
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May 13, 2021 02:43
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dracula vladdy AF posted:I really like the Entites in particular since they have a very distinct "this is abnormal and wrong and you should avoid it" vibe, particularly if you see one hovering around in the distance for the first time. That and I just like angry giant glowing orbs of energy in principle. They scary factor is that they aggro if you cast spells, which can catch you by surprise even after you see their levels.
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May 13, 2021 02:56
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Cleretic posted:See, my problem with this is that there's a lot of potential explanations for when you get smashed in the face by something far too strong for you at the time. Are the developers: 1, 3 and 4 are not mutually exclusive, and I'd like to see your examples of 2 and 5, because I can't remember ever having to stealth an area in an FF game without a character explicitly telling me "sneak through here" Cleretic posted:Ooh, yeah, that's another one, I forgot about 'the developers expect you to exploit a weakness they may or may not have adequately articulated'. Quistis literally tells you to run away the first time you encounter one, dunno how much clearer that can be
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May 13, 2021 02:58
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Snow Cone Capone posted:1, 3 and 4 are not mutually exclusive, and I'd like to see your examples of 2 and 5, because I can't remember ever having to stealth an area in an FF game without a character explicitly telling me "sneak through here" I haven't seen them all in Final Fantasy, it should be said. With 2 and 5 (and 3) I was actually thinking of moments in Bethesda games. Bravely Default II did give me a moment of 'turns out you're underlevelled' that I thought was a 'sneak through this', too, if that counts for something.
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May 13, 2021 03:03
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Cleretic posted:Bethesda games. well that's your problem right there
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May 13, 2021 03:06
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In Last Story I figured out a geometry exploit that let me snag a NG+ weapon on my first playthrough by getting some extremely high level tigers stuck on a corner. Who can forget the Xenoblade spider?
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May 13, 2021 03:18
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FFX and FFX-2 are up on game pass. Wellllll guess its time to laugh again.
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Snow Cone Capone posted:I thought it was neat that they used the T-Rex near the start of VIII as a real-world lesson on status effects, since Quistis outright tells you "this thing will gib you but it's weak to blind" before you go in She actually suggests Sleep, probably because the only chance you have for Blind up to that point is a single Draw Point (you don't have Diablos yet to refine the actual spell), but you can Draw Sleep from Grats, which are in the Training Center itself. ApplesandOranges fucked around with this message at 06:46 on May 13, 2021 |
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May 13, 2021 05:51
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mandatory lesbian posted:Well sooooo sorry 12 year old me didnt see the level I haven't played 12 in a thousand years, but as I recall you need Libra to see enemy stats and otherwise it's all just ???? including the levels. Kanfy fucked around with this message at 06:32 on May 13, 2021 |
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May 13, 2021 06:30
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Yeah, enemy names are colour-coded if you don't have Libra active but they went with a red/yellow/green outline (based entirely on level difference, the least relevant thing) making it hard to notice and completely useless if you're colourblind.
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May 13, 2021 12:05
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Evil Fluffy posted:The best early game (and mid game tbh) grind in FF2 is to fight the captains in Fynn once you have Minwe because not only do they have a couple of useful drops but if you stick Firion and Guy in the front row and keep reviving them while the team wears down the captain with level 2-3 spells (and the mp to cast them a bunch) you'll gain stats and HP like crazy and you'll also end up boosting your attack spells to 4-5 really fast. You can also dual wield shields on guy/firion and have Minwe buff them (I think Minwe gets an evasion spell? Protect stacks on itself too iirc) and they'll avoid a shocking amount of damage from the captains because evasion matters far more than actual defense does and dual shields with a bunch of levels in shields is a fast route to tons of evade. Oh good advice ty! Mega64 posted:It also means Maria is the best person to have up front since she has the highest starting agility. Lol she started in the back so I left her there. She has 20 HP.
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May 13, 2021 13:42
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cirus posted:In Last Story I figured out a geometry exploit that let me snag a NG+ weapon on my first playthrough by getting some extremely high level tigers stuck on a corner. Or XCX where you have the level 70+ ultrafauna just chilling next to NLA and if you're dumb enough to hit one they step on you for 5-digit damage.
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May 14, 2021 04:04
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it was apparently time for FFXV again prevents toad
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HORSE-SLAUGHTERER posted:it was apparently time for FFXV again
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I just realized for the first time that the ballroom scene in FF 8 is taking place in the cafeteria but with different angles and lighting.
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May 15, 2021 16:16
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man nurse posted:I just realized for the first time that the ballroom scene in FF 8 is taking place in the cafeteria but with different angles and lighting. FF8, more than any other Final Fantasy game, accurately captures the experience of high school
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man nurse posted:I just realized for the first time that the ballroom scene in FF 8 is taking place in the cafeteria but with different angles and lighting. 
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May 15, 2021 17:25
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why the gently caress are there male viera wtf is this bullshit ff14
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May 15, 2021 17:27
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I’m surprised Zell shows up for the dance rather than try to rummage around in the food prep to find the hot dogs.
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man nurse posted:I just realized for the first time that the ballroom scene in FF 8 is taking place in the cafeteria but with different angles and lighting. The question is, why is there a balcony in the cafeteria? Which is on the first floor? Mega64 posted:I’m surprised Zell shows up for the dance rather than try to rummage around in the food prep to find the hot dogs. Honestly say what you will about Zell's hotheadedness but he's a surprising stickler for the rules. There's a reason the oh-so-cool rebel Seifer calls him a chicken-wuss.
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May 15, 2021 17:29
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My favorite thing is Zell being a low-key history turbo nerd.
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May 15, 2021 17:31
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Gologle posted:why the gently caress are there male viera wtf is this bullshit ff14 they look awesome and they promised lady hrothgars eventually too e: they've also gradually removed most gender-locking on gear so you can be a big buff dude in a pretty dress if you so choose
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May 15, 2021 17:31
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im going to become an edgy scythe wielder and literally zenos cannot stop me
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May 15, 2021 17:37
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ApplesandOranges posted:The question is, why is there a balcony in the cafeteria? Which is on the first floor? It makes a lot more sense when the garden is flying.
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May 15, 2021 17:41
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Flying high school with cafeteria balcony and make-out spot guarded by dinosaurs
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Gologle posted:im going to become an edgy scythe wielder and literally zenos cannot stop me
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Snow Cone Capone posted:they look awesome and they promised lady hrothgars eventually too still waiting on them making the krile outfit gender neutral. it's not even particularly feminine!
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May 15, 2021 18:05
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Gologle posted:why the gently caress are there male viera wtf is this bullshit ff14
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May 15, 2021 18:11
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They are too handsome to be represented in a video game until now.
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May 15, 2021 18:12
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I wonder what kind of spike there'd be in people playing healer if the edgy scythe job had been the next healing class instead (necromancer??)
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May 15, 2021 18:17
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jokes posted:They are too handsome to be represented in a video game until now. They needed the power of the PS5 to bring you these handsome bunny boys
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May 15, 2021 18:29
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It’s not until this current gen that there’s been enough horsepower to properly render male Viera asses.
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May 15, 2021 18:40
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Are these floppy eared bunny
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I'm pretty sure this is.
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