He's probably referring to JRPGs in general... Patel is a born-again hater of the JRPG genre
I'd been staying away from this on Patel's recommendation. I asked him if maybe it was something I would like that he didn't, and he asked me 'do you like horrible grind-y shit' or something to that effect. Can someone please offer counterpoint?Once I got in the overworld walked 5 steps and got in a random battle I realized why I hated this genre so much.
so is this good? FFIII DS was average at best... never played the original FFIV
Scenester if you nver played FFIV, do so... its amazing. But the DS version just isnt so hot. Play Advance on your DS... its absolute bonertoni believe the advance version has some major technical issues. not sure if true tho
/me loads up FFIV AdvanceEnjoy your massive slowdown and obscenely easy battles lolo
The developers made several changes for this release. The enhanced graphics from the WonderSwan Color port have been even further improved, and minor changes have been made to the music. Earlier versions of the game also suffered from many bugs during battles, these were fixed partially for the European release. The localization team revised the English translation, improving the flow of the story, and certain plot details absent from the original have been restored.[58] The player can change characters among Edward, Yang, Porom, Palom and Cid after defeating the Giant of Babel, although Cecil must be in the party at all times. Two new dungeons have been added: a new cave at Mt. Ordeals featuring powerful armor and stronger weapons for five additional characters, and the Lunar Ruins, accessible only at the end of the game.[58] New trials exist for each character at this location, reachable only after a particular character has defeated the final boss, for example Cid's trial involves ferrying people around in an airship, and Rydia's trial involves fighting her own summons. The Lunar Ruins feature some of the best items in the game and another version of Zeromus to fight. This is his alternate scorpion form from the Easytype version, dubbed Zeromus EG. Also available for battle are a superboss named Brachioraidos and lunar versions of the summons, comparable to the dark aeons in Final Fantasy X.[66]
Up to three game saves are possible. In addition, a "quick save" function is available in which the player can save the game anywhere (except in battle or dialogue), but the saved data is lost if he/she continues from that save point. Completing the game unlocks a music player.
QuoteThe developers made several changes for this release. The enhanced graphics from the WonderSwan Color port have been even further improved, and minor changes have been made to the music. Earlier versions of the game also suffered from many bugs during battles, these were fixed partially for the European release. The localization team revised the English translation, improving the flow of the story, and certain plot details absent from the original have been restored.[58] The player can change characters among Edward, Yang, Porom, Palom and Cid after defeating the Giant of Babel, although Cecil must be in the party at all times. Two new dungeons have been added: a new cave at Mt. Ordeals featuring powerful armor and stronger weapons for five additional characters, and the Lunar Ruins, accessible only at the end of the game.[58] New trials exist for each character at this location, reachable only after a particular character has defeated the final boss, for example Cid's trial involves ferrying people around in an airship, and Rydia's trial involves fighting her own summons. The Lunar Ruins feature some of the best items in the game and another version of Zeromus to fight. This is his alternate scorpion form from the Easytype version, dubbed Zeromus EG. Also available for battle are a superboss named Brachioraidos and lunar versions of the summons, comparable to the dark aeons in Final Fantasy X.[66]
Up to three game saves are possible. In addition, a "quick save" function is available in which the player can save the game anywhere (except in battle or dialogue), but the saved data is lost if he/she continues from that save point. Completing the game unlocks a music player.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_4
Demi has come through with the backup to Patel's hate
I will skip this I suppose. A shame, this game deserved better
Is this as hard as they said it was in EGM?
I am alright with the game being challenging, but some stuff is just cheap. When I first got Rydia she was a full 3 levels lower than Cecil and had very few hitpoints. Well, how about some grinding? That would be fine and fucking dandy but her defense and HP are so low that she dies if attacked more than once in a battle. I am fine with a little grinding and I even enjoyed the FF3 remake on DS, which required extensive grinding, but at least make it fucking possible. Stupid design imo.
I've actually put a few enemies to sleep with his lullaby song, so he isn't completely useless. I just hate how the new characters that join your party are such a low level.
Will they do this for FFVI?
FFIII American is my favorite RPG, I much preferred it to FFII American.
FFIII American is my favorite RPG, I much preferred it to FFII American.Me too. I hope they do that. Even V would be pretty cool
Will they do this for FFVI?
FFIII American is my favorite RPG, I much preferred it to FFII American.
I don't see why not. Both FIII DS and IVDS are pretty popular in Japan, and it's logical for them to.
I don't know if they'll do one for FFV though. I'd like to see them do it.
More like they shouldnt, and instead make a high res remake like FF1 & 2 like PSP
More like they shouldnt, and instead make a high res remake like FF1 & 2 like PSP
That looked shitty.
More like they shouldnt, and instead make a high res remake like FF1 & 2 like PSP
That looked shitty.
I've never played FFV, is it worth going back to now?
I've never played FFV, is it worth going back to now?
Okay well the enemies look cool, but I'm a little disgusted by the design of your party.
Wow, Square is so terrible these days that they can't even manage to make an adequate remake of their best game.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_Software
Also, the word is that the US version has cut some of the cutscenes due to Square wanting to fit English/French/Spanish/etc on one cart to speed up international release, but not wanting to pay up for increasing the size of the cart.
Wow, Square is so terrible these days that they can't even manage to make an adequate remake of their best game.
Wait, why is this a bad remake?and you will never understand.
I don't understand.
The random battle difficulty is a bit off, but the boss battles are not too tough if you go in with the right strategy. I'm surprised at how things I thought impossible work when you use a cocktail of buffs and debuffs and time things well.
Wow.spoiler (click to show/hide)I just got to the cutscene where Anna dies. It was always one of my most favorite scenes in the entire game, but now that it's fully voiced and choreographed, it's even more emotional. I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for Edward or call him a pussy. One one hand, his mom and dad died, and his lover died. On the other, he gets owned by a little girl and Cecil bitchslaps him. Also, Tellah is pretty badass in this scene.[close]
How can you guys go ZOMG over EO2 and then shit on this? Espeically with EO2's useless classes and fucked up bugs.
I think it's the 2D art in EO2. Very classic. It just brings the love back. FF4 is just a big rape scene. The ruin of a classic. The end of an era. You don't want to get involved with that.
You forgot the enemies, and the music. Both of which are ugly in FF4.
Final Fantasy is looking to be a lost cause... DQ4 will show you the love, GilloD. I'd hate for you to be wrong twice. FFTA and now this? Poor guy.
The random battle difficulty is a bit off, but the boss battles are not too tough if you go in with the right strategy. I'm surprised at how things I thought impossible work when you use a cocktail of buffs and debuffs and time things well.
Still, they should've given us a difficulty option. I just want to play the game normally and not at some fucktard crazy hard setting. I don't have the patience anymore for this kind of shit.
The joy of TWEWY (the better game, which it will now be called) is that you can set your own difficulty. Have some sort of chest to thump? Set it to max nut crusher. Want to enjoy the delicious gameplay and awesome art and spritework? Then by all means, set it as such.
I don't have much free time right now so this is the first time I'm getting in with the game since Wednesday. I played through the Baron sewer break-in and killed Cagnazzo. Random battles were really easy down there except for the guards who you only run into on one screen. Both boss fights were a bit of a pain in the ass as it took me far too long to learn/remember how to win. On the snake arm guy I killed a couple party members with reflected spells and then it took me a while to get everyone in good shape to use twin spells. On Cagnazzo I went through about 12 phoenix downs before I started stopping tsunamis and learned to avoid status effects. It's nice to have boss fights that are more than just using your best attacks/spells 5-10 times.
I think it's the 2D art in EO2. Very classic. It just brings the love back. FF4 is just a big rape scene. The ruin of a classic. The end of an era. You don't want to get involved with that.
The joy of TWEWY (the better game, which it will now be called) is that you can set your own difficulty. Have some sort of chest to thump? Set it to max nut crusher. Want to enjoy the delicious gameplay and awesome art and spritework? Then by all means, set it as such.
I might have to get this, or FFIV Advance, depending on how cheap it is
I name everything after Ragnarok.
I name my army Ragnarok in Suikoden.
I name my ship Ragnarok in Kingdom Hearts.
I name my guild in EO Ragnarok.
If I have to name an organization or vehicle it is being called fucking Ragnarok.
Crystal Sword was Ragnarok in the GBA version, too. And possibly also in the PSX version.
I'm about ready to head off to the moon but after all this time, I still haven't figured out where all these augments are. I've got a handfull of them but only used two - counter for Cecil and goblin for Reil...uh...whatever the summoner chick's name is. Where are these things? I've seen lists online of augments like Limit Breaks, Double Cast, 50% HP, etc. but I haven't run across any of them.
Now that I've put in a couple of hours with this game, let me comment:I said almost the exact same thing up until the fight with Cagnazzo
-I don't think this game is very hard. I just got Porum and porridge or whatever and I haven't had a single character die yet. Maybe I was too into grind mode, but I sliced through the Octomammoth in about 5 rounds and absolutely devastated the Antlion.
I really think the FF3 remake was a bit harder than this. I remember consistently being hit for 1/3 and 1/4 of my health. I have yet to grind so far and I haven't had any full party deaths yet.
Arrgh. Wrong button.
Spoilers done though.
Guys, use spoiler tags please. It's my first time playing this game. I am sure others are in the same boat too. :(I agree. I've played 2 other versions of this game in the past, but I've never beaten it.
Are there any added bonuses, like, say, being able to choose party members at the endgame or anything like that?
Finals are over, so I decided to give it a shot. Seems as if grinding a bit helps the difficulty. Shouldn't be too bad then.
I also cant get over how Cecil and the dragoon look like vieutiful Joe characters with the big head/helmets...
Jesus why would you say a thing like thatspoiler (click to show/hide)Nintendo didn't make this game[close]
(http://spoonybard.org/fanlisting/dawn/yang.jpg)
He's always been a tad queer looking to me.
Does anyone else think Yang's design is a little homo or is it just me?It's that smear of yellow poop he has above his upper lip
I played the game for the first time lastnight.
I must say I am underwhelmed...
I also cant get over how Cecil and the dragoon look like vieutiful Joe characters with the big head/helmets...
I dont really think this game is worth it so far...
I at least need to play thru a few bosses before I write it off.
TVC, how far have you gotten?
And on your point about the battle camera, they change it up during some key story fights and boss battles.
TVC, how far have you gotten?
And on your point about the battle camera, they change it up during some key story fights and boss battles.