Author Topic: What Games are you playing 2015? (Read 229717 times)

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2625 on:** August 19, 2015, 10:27:13 PM »

A priori, after the Hope/Vanille event, which should be some three weeks after Terra. She'll also bring Strago and Setzer with her.

Fenrir · « **Reply #2626 on:** August 19, 2015, 10:29:23 PM »

Eagerly waiting for Warrior.

He's unique in that he's the only character in the game who gets a soul break from a 3* weapon.

Also, "A warrior fears no danger, and excels in bringing combat to the enemy. Sturdy yet lithe, the warrior can wear a wide range of armor, serving as both sword and shield on the front lines of battle."

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #2627 on:** August 19, 2015, 10:37:05 PM »

Hahaha. Hawkeye is a 5* weapon? That's fantastic. It's nice to see the creators acknowledge just how good that could make Locke.

MY best weapon? Well, gentlemen, feast your eyes on my lovely BASTARD SWORD (FFVI), a 3 star weapon that nonetheless makes Cloud deal about 4 times more damage than the rest of my party on either FFVI or FFVII maps.

SnowFire · « **Reply #2628 on:** August 19, 2015, 11:25:43 PM »

Quote from: hinode on August 19, 2015, 09:54:06 PM

So it's e-peen comparison time, eh.

5 star equipment:
4 star equipment:
3 star equipment:
2 star equipment:
1 star equipment:

i think i win

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2629 on:** August 20, 2015, 12:45:01 AM »

whale

Fenrir · « **Reply #2630 on:** August 20, 2015, 12:45:52 AM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on August 20, 2015, 12:45:01 AM

Pay2Win asshole

Captain K · « **Reply #2631 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:17:17 AM »

Mastered Aerith's event, without using Aerith because I don't need to waste eggs on more healers and I heard she dies before the game is over. No surprise that Smashiroth was MVP. He was still 1-shotting randoms with his normal attack in the level 99 dungeon.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2632 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:33:02 AM »

Final Fantasy A Chain Of Autobattles - Also finished the Aerith event. Red XIII does truly disproportionate damage when under full synergy bonuses. I want the dungeon update that brings the Forest of Moore so bad.

hinode · « **Reply #2633 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:38:34 AM »

Have fun with the mastery conditions for Aerith's upcoming boss rush, Cap'n.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2634 on:** August 20, 2015, 02:03:30 AM »

He likely won't aim for it anyway, it's not worth it if you don't raise the event PC. I know I said "fuck it" to mastering the boss rush in JENOVA Project. No regrets.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #2635 on:** August 20, 2015, 05:02:34 AM »

Quote from: Fenrir on August 19, 2015, 09:48:55 PM

That music we get in the Aeris event menu is truly atrocious.
FF7-8 could have some really awful music for some reason. Early PSX days I guess.

That PSX sound chip was complete ass at some things.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #2636 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:22:17 PM »

After killing a Lightning Event enemy by cheerfully playing a harp at it, I was lead to wonder:

Will Final Fantasy ever be silly again? Can it be silly again? Can it be fantasy, again? That's what I wonder. Sure, there's magic and airships and whatnot, but it's all so... serious. Final Fantasy 4 had you defeat an Elf because you played music through a telepathy weed. Final Fantasy VI had you confront a talking octopus on multiple occasions. Final Fantasy VII featured a party member that was a magically animated cat robot riding a larger stuffed moogle robot. And then made that character the "spy" on your party.

Is there whimsy in later entries? Where is it? If it's gone, can we get it back?

Grefter · « **Reply #2637 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:28:18 PM »

FF7 and 8 original game music is Midi as fuck.

Also VSM. Dimensions. Play it.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #2638 on:** August 20, 2015, 01:30:48 PM »

So noted, about Dimensions, but I meant more "in the main series, as a matter of setting."

I guess I just want a "High" fantasy Final Fantasy again.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2639 on:** August 20, 2015, 02:05:45 PM »

Final Fantasy Autobattling In The Name - With the Aerith event toppled and the realization that I don't have much use for white power today (not really much I really need to hone from White Orbs and I already have some 120 Power Orbs from black power Tuesday), I naturally decided to ~~date pidgeons~~ farm Greater Fire Orbs at Thamasa. Tedious as fuck, but I got one for my stash already. Also cap-broke Aerith and Warrior of Light.

EDIT: Second gotten. If I get two more, I'll have enough -Fire- orbs for Waterja R3, but there are still the three Greater Ice Orbs left to go. Well, there's always Besaid for that. Honing either Thundaja or Firaja to R3 will be -pain-, though: 30 Greater Orbs fuck you.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #2640 on:** August 20, 2015, 04:43:09 PM »

Quote from: Veryslightlymad on August 20, 2015, 01:30:48 PM

So noted, about Dimensions, but I meant more "in the main series, as a matter of setting."

I guess I just want a "High" fantasy Final Fantasy again.

Unfortunately you are not the fan Square wishes to pander to. Maybe if Japanese teenagers start clamoring for it they'll bring it back but until then it's MOMS ARE TOUGH and Cloud having cancer.

Fenrir · « **Reply #2641 on:** August 20, 2015, 05:15:04 PM »

Woah FF is not Game of Thrones.
FF didn't get less silly at all. Have you looked at FF15?

These japanese games have higher graphical fidelity and you got older, what you saw as charming whimsy in early FF you see as stupid anime bullshit in recent FF

FF2/4/6 were pretty srsbns overall

Dark Holy Elf · « **Reply #2642 on:** August 20, 2015, 05:28:00 PM »

I try to look at FF15 as little as possible these days, myself.

I do think the kind of more surreal moments you get in earlier FF (such as the character of Ultros in general, Wall Market / Honeybee Inn) have vanished from FF10/12/13, though obviously whether that's a good or bad thing is something you can debate. I look back kind of fondly on some of it myself (especially Ultros, duh), but don't really miss it, if that makes sense.

Agreed that there are definitely parallels between the "whismy" of early sprite games and the "anime bullshit" of more recent RPGs. Actually if so this kinda drives home my previous point, since whatever you think of the relative quality of FF and various other RPGs these days, it's hard to argue against the observation that various other JRPG series (Fire Emblem 13-14, Persona 3-4, Tales, Disgaea) are clearly more "anime" than FF12-13. EDIT: On the other hand FF Type-0 is anime as fuck.

NotMiki · « **Reply #2643 on:** August 20, 2015, 05:54:13 PM »

I posit FF7:AC as the midpoint between anime as fuck and srs bznss. It's not goofy in the same manner FF7 is, but it is unquestionably goofy.

Scar · « **Reply #2644 on:** August 20, 2015, 06:14:31 PM »

So in this example goofy means utter shit?

AndrewRogue · « **Reply #2645 on:** August 20, 2015, 06:27:52 PM »

Quote from: Fenrir on August 20, 2015, 05:15:04 PM

These japanese games have higher graphical fidelity and you got older, what you saw as charming whimsy in early FF you see as stupid anime bullshit in recent FF

FF2/4/6 were pretty srsbns overall

Ehhhhh... I see this argument with anime a lot too and I'm not fully convinced I agree? There are definitely things that are going to relate to simply getting older and changing tastes, but there is something to be said for the fact that the way things are being handled has changed too. I mean, at a very base level, EDIT: I'm stupid as shit and fucked up the numbers 1-6/Tactics/9/12/11/14 vs 7-8/10/13/15 have a pretty big gap in genre (the latter leaning way more sci-fantasy than fanrasy).

I think NEB nails it a bit better by saying there are parallels between the whimsy and the BS, rather than your statement that they are the same. There is a definite difference in presentation, handling, etc. This isn't to say one is superior (and that there isn't some degree of nostalgia tinting), just that things have indeed changed.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2646 on:** August 20, 2015, 06:50:43 PM »

Final Fantasy Weekend Without Autobattle - Still farming Greater Fire Orbs. Got three so far, so could be worse. I just can't wait for the Orb festival, which is coming like a month and a half from now. If anything justifies mythril stamina refreshes, that will be it. So many Greater Orbs.

hinode · « **Reply #2647 on:** August 20, 2015, 09:19:17 PM »

I think the shift to more realistic graphics has impacted how players react to surreal moments in FF games. I'm pretty sure that stuff like the Leblanc message minigame and Chocolina would've gotten very different reactions had they occured in a game with SNES sprites. Conversely, the "M-M-M-M-MAGIC?" scene from FF6 would likely play out very differently in a game with FF13-level graphics and especially facial expressions.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #2648 on:** August 20, 2015, 10:23:38 PM »

Perhaps so, but imagine the entire Phantom Train sequence, complete with suplexing, in glorious HD and realize how little Square must truly love us.

Fenrir · « **Reply #2649 on:** August 20, 2015, 10:48:01 PM »

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Ehhhhh... I see this argument with anime a lot too and I'm not fully convinced I agree? There are definitely things that are going to relate to simply getting older and changing tastes, but there is something to be said for the fact that the way things are being handled has changed too. I mean, at a very base level, 1-6/Tactics/14 vs 7-13/15 have a pretty big gap in genre (the latter leaning way more sci-fantasy than fanrasy).

Yeah that's why I mentioned high fidelity graphics.
Also FF isnt really sci fi? There's just modern technology added to the recent ones.

Hinode is right, and I think you would fucking hate Ultros in FF13.
And the scenes about Gau saying Cyan is Mr Thou

If we just want to list silly stuff in modern FF there's:
FF10, throwing water polo balls at wolves for 99999 damage, attacking robots with tiny stuffed cactuses
FF12, Balthier saying he's the main character, being Captain Basch from Rosenburg of Dalmasca, Rogue tomato and shit
FF13, chocobo living in Sazh's hair
FF15, driving around in a car complaining about cramps then killing Behemoths

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