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PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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My first was X and it still remains my favorite. I think it shaped how I feel about the series since I tend to enjoy the newer ones more than the older ones I have played.

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PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I guess I'm one of the few who's first FF was their favorite. Played 10 first and then went back to the older ones, but it still remains my favorite. And from what I've heard, Type-0 actually turned out to be a stinker, which is a shame. :(

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Krad posted:

Nier, on the other hand...

But that's not SE.

I thought they published it, with Cavia developing, same as Drakengard.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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For me personally, any shortcomings with the individual stories of the FF X party members is made up with how they truly did act like a giant family. Auron teasing Yuna about her bed hair was one of my favorite scenes. :3:

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I love that track. Actually, I would be willing to say that XIII-2 and XIII are up there with X as my favorite soundtracks.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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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.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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From what I recall, XIII-2's translation was a lot better, but maybe I just think that because Caius was great.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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voltron lion force posted:

Out of curiosity what'd you think of FFX and FFX-2? Its sort of a pet theory of mine that people that like the 10 series inexplicably hate on the 13 series.

Funnily enough, I personally felt in my experience that people that enjoyed X and X-2 also enjoyed XIII and XIII-2 as well and thought that was the norm.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Pesky Splinter posted:

It's like the Happy Mask Salesman had a daughter.

"You've met with a terrible fate, Lightning."

You can tell Lightning's thinking "Don't look directly at them...Don't look directly at them..."

I'm excited for the game, but I'm going to miss putting hats on my monster party members. :( If we can put hats on Lightning instead, I'll be satisfied.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Final Fantasy + Shenmue? I'm interested.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Loving that light-up Cactuar decoration. Also, evil Snow? Creepy (not?) Serah? I'm interested.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I'm actually kind of surprised at the 2014 release date. I figured SE would be fully concentrating on next-gen by then. Maybe I'm mis-remembering though about the end of last generation, and how long it took for companies to transition to 360 and PS3.

EDIT: XIII-2 had a couple amusing scenes if you picked the goofy dialogue choices for Serah. Also there was the whole sidequest about the Super Sentai Flan kids.

PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jun 6, 2013

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I hope Chocolina returns. :ohdear:

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Great Lakes Log posted:

Yeah for sure. I mean this is a game where, moments before the big Final Battle, as the cast stands before the core of the planet and like, poo poo is Real, Cloud turns around and says "Alright gang, let's mosey!"

Those are the moments I really liked, the goofiness of it all, and those moments far outnumbered any attempts at drama.

As annoying as it is, I thought it was hilarious neat detail that Yuffie screws up all of your Materia layouts at the end of the Wutai arc.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Great Lakes Log posted:

Also after that brief bit where you use Cid as the leader, he briefly mentions how annoying it was to keep track of everyone's Materia.

Man, I wish Cid was leader longer. Cid Highwind was definitely my favorite character from VII.

EDIT: And as dumb as Advent Children was, I loved how it had Cid briefly doing his goofy running animation.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Personally for me, I'm excited about XIII-3, XIV, and now XV. I'm pretty happy right now!

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Azure_Horizon posted:

I'm so loving excited for LR: FFXIII and XV.

So good to be a Square Enix fan right now.

:hf: I was also inspired to pop in XIII-2 again to try and get the rest of the Fragments,


Al Baron posted:

Looks like Yoko Shimomura's on the soundtrack. Makes sense since this is basically a joint by the Kingdom Hearts team.

:aaa: Even more sold!

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Azure_Horizon posted:

While I love FFXIII-2, gently caress the Casino Slots Fragment.

I dreaded opening up the Fragment list and seeing what I was missing, and oddly enough I had already completed the Casino ones. I guess I must have scrubbed the memory from my mind.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Oh man, that combat trailer. :allears: I mentioned it in the general E3 thread, but I love how the party triple teamed the Iron Giant. Reminds me of an anime version of WWE's The Shield.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Guess I should look these costumes up. I'm interested to see what Hobo Lightning looks like.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I find the idea of Lightning: SERIOUS COSPLAYER hilarious.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Interesting to note that Lightning doesn't regain health after battles.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Waiting for Sazh's afro to be a hat choice.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I feel like I'm missing something with Bad Bracelet. I have a feeling it's a play on Bad Breath (as in the ability), but where does Bracelet come in?

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Head Hit Keyboard posted:

"Breath" in attack names was erroneously translated as "Bracelet" in the PS1 version of FFT.

Ahh, I see. Man, I really need to finish that game. Getting stuck in the one fight made me bitter for a while.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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No one in this thread has taste because Every Game is the Worst Game in the Series. I am looking forward to X and X-2, though, mostly because of the combat. I loved being able to switch party members on the fly in X.

PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jun 17, 2013

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I'm going to guess there's going to be plenty of "I hate Noctis!" as well.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I guess if we're showing off our unpopular opinions, I like X, X-2, XIII, and XIII-2. And I actually enjoyed what I played of the DS version of III (I bet that's the most unpopular opinion.) But like others, I don't really hate any of the ones I've played.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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ShadeofDante posted:

Yep! This is pretty much summed up why XIII-2 is the best. (Along with amazing music and the best combat in the series.)

A good amount of XIII-2 is pretty dark for a Final Fantasy game. Off the top of my head I think of the fragments of the mercenary who becomes more bitter as casualties pile on, and those weird red orbs that trap the consciousnesses of people. Also the Paradox ending where Serah accepts the fake Lightning's offer and the fragment for it are pretty twisted.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Man, they really are anime The Shield (as in the WWE team). I do hope there are a some female party members, though.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Don't mind for one bit that SE is pulling at my fanboy strings, I'm excited for the Cloud outfit. And hey, it's a lot better looking than a lot of the ones we've seen so far! :v: Get me a Balthier outfit for a Gunner type class and I'll be golden.

PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Jul 2, 2013

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Lighting is awesome for recruiting Mog by defeating him in Rocks, Paper, Scissors. (She threw Scissors three times in a row.)

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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It doesn't help that she's barely in 13-2. You get some scenes at the beginning and end and some fragments that talk about her.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Lightning would just spend the game punching Wakka.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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I'm also playing XIII-2 again and I didn't realize how many areas I haven't unlocked even though I finished the game. And on top of that I'm out of Wild Artefacts. It's going to be a pain to figure out which ones I still need to get.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

I just hope you aren't OCD about catching monsters because some of them only spawn on certain platforms.

Oh god, looks like I'm not doing the bestiary sidequest as well.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Looking forward to his Aeris outfit! I also wonder what happened to Mog. I forgot if he's still around after the ending of XIII-2.

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Lightning Returns SDCC trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eO4q1QcY8U

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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Azure_Horizon posted:

This:


is about to become very popular.

I want to believe that's intentional and someone is a pro wrestling fan.

PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Sep 9, 2013

PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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ZenMasterBullshit posted:

Yeah okay. SE has the disney hook up and they made that sweet rear end Good King Mog song. I think they could have done a musical.

A lot of people seem to give Good King Mog crap, but I actually kind of thought it was cute and clever. :shobon:

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PunkBoy
Aug 22, 2008

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chumbler posted:

Yeah, uhhh... pretty sure that's not what you meant to link there, bud. Warning to others: Don't click that link, especially if you're at work.

Here is the actual video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaioCRt4Aww

It looks like I'm going to have fun exploring the environments. Maybe I'm blind, though, but I didn't see a link to a video for the four other locations.

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