Got it pre-orderd. Probably won't play X-2, but the intro will be the first thing I watch.
#notbeingconsolejrpgstarved
kinda weird to think that games now aged well over a decade can still count as releases worth getting excited about. In 2025 will I have Bioshock: VR DEFINITVE Edition to get hype for?Maybe not Bioshock, but re-releases and upgraded editions of good games would be cool.
No because Bioshock is dog shit.
i dunno, nostalgia can make all kinds of clunkers shine brightly
these two games, for example
urgh kumi koda
If it were a 1:1 release like Symphonia, I wouldnt care much aside from trophies. But these are the International versions. It might as well be a whole new game, to me.
If it were a 1:1 release like Symphonia, I wouldnt care much aside from trophies. But these are the International versions. It might as well be a whole new game, to me.Yeah it should be cool to play through X with the changes, though I don't think I'll change the way I play that much.
If it were a 1:1 release like Symphonia, I wouldnt care much aside from trophies. But these are the International versions. It might as well be a whole new game, to me.
i wouldn't go gaga over the international version of X, there is an alternate sphere board that shuffles power's a little for the people like himu that are like "WAAAAHHHH CHARACTER PROGRESSION IS TOO LINEAR! (http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sadbron.png)" and then a series of bosses called the dark aeons which are just recolors of the summon and also require pretty much that you max all of your stat
after defeating them all you unlock a boss called penance who's such a big jerk,even with maxed stat he's still hard as fuck,he comes with arms that have 600,000 hp each and if you don't destroy the arm fast enough he just instantly nuke the whole party and in the meanwhile he slaps the shit out of you for like a truckload of damage + every negative status effect
X-2 comes with more stuff including some sort of roguelike minigame... but then you'd be playing X-2 at which point you've already lost
Actually scratch that. Outside of maybe some huge misses like Wandering Flame, the remix soundtrack isn't that bad.If it were a 1:1 release like Symphonia, I wouldnt care much aside from trophies. But these are the International versions. It might as well be a whole new game, to me.Yeah it should be cool to play through X with the changes, though I don't think I'll change the way I play that much.
I just wish there was an option to play without the HD versions music changes. Either way I'm pretty excited to play the best FF. It's hitting around my spring break and I'm going to put down Braverly Defualt.
I never played X-2 'cause clearly it was made for WOMEN.Come on, have you seen Rikku's X-2 design? Service city. :rejoice
But hell yeah I'll play X. I stopped like a quarter of the way through the first time since it was so boring and all cut scenes. Little that I know that it was a sign of things to come.
YepI never played X-2 'cause clearly it was made for WOMEN.Come on, have you seen Rikku's X-2 design? Service city. :rejoice
But hell yeah I'll play X. I stopped like a quarter of the way through the first time since it was so boring and all cut scenes. Little that I know that it was a sign of things to come.
X-2 is fucking awesome. Best gameplay in an FF.
FFX2 just looks too wrong to play.
No matter how good it might be.
I don't even think it's unabashedly good. FFX-2 is a very divisive game, and it's not just the uh... girl power aspect that turns people off. It's also a ridiculous guide-dang-it game where if you aren't following a guide from start to finish, you'll never see the best ending all because of one stupid thing you forgot in a ten second window at some point. The story is awful, the characters are annoying, the maps are mostly recycled from FFX, and although the battles are pretty cool, I still find the job system in the game worse than FF5's take on it.
To enjoy FFX-2, you pretty much have to like (or tolerate) the following:
- Job systems
- More side questing than main questing
- Stuff you can permanently miss
- Sailor Moon transformation sequences
- Camp so campy even Paul Lynde would pause before starring in it
- Pre-moe definition of weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaabooooo shit a-plenty
It was pretty much a game designed for Himuro.
FFX2 just looks too wrong to play.
No matter how good it might be.
I don't even think it's unabashedly good. FFX-2 is a very divisive game, and it's not just the uh... girl power aspect that turns people off. It's also a ridiculous guide-dang-it game where if you aren't following a guide from start to finish, you'll never see the best ending all because of one stupid thing you forgot in a ten second window at some point. The story is awful, the characters are annoying, the maps are mostly recycled from FFX, and although the battles are pretty cool, I still find the job system in the game worse than FF5's take on it.
To enjoy FFX-2, you pretty much have to like (or tolerate) the following:
- Job systems
- More side questing than main questing
- Stuff you can permanently miss
- Sailor Moon transformation sequences
- Camp so campy even Paul Lynde would pause before starring in it
- Pre-moe definition of weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaabooooo shit a-plenty
It was pretty much a game designed for Himuro.
It was pretty much a game designed for Himuro.
The characters are hilarious. I don't care what anyone says.
So, basicallyQuoteIt was pretty much a game designed for Himuro.
this
If it were a 1:1 release like Symphonia, I wouldnt care much aside from trophies. But these are the International versions. It might as well be a whole new game, to me.
How do you go from "best gameplay in an FF" to "maybe I was wrong!"?
I just want to add in that everything I said about X-2 was going by a ten+ year old memory of when I played the game.
I was also REALLY positive about a lot of games back then. So uh, I may be wrong on X-2!
How do you go from "best gameplay in an FF" to "maybe I was wrong!"?
How do you go from "best gameplay in an FF" to "maybe I was wrong!"?
Just early damage control after realizing my ten year old embellished memories might not still hold up.
and all the posts in this thread!
fwiw, I bet the game is still really solid, just maybe not amazing these days.
- That it's too girly and too embarrassing to play, and for that reason it's not worth playing ever.
Himu, I don't even think liking FFX's story and world necessarily means you'll like FFX-2's story. It can easily go like it did in my case. I really enjoyed the story in X, but hated the story in X-2 because of the jarring change in character of the returning cast.Yes this is me and I just did'nt like the battle system.
I'm really confident it's not a good recommendation for lager, in any case.
- That it's too girly and too embarrassing to play, and for that reason it's not worth playing ever.
...says the person who pitched a fit when SP wouldn't let her make a female character
:dayum
http://youtu.be/yLqDh-Ga_Io
Compared to "I can't play FFX-2 because it's too girly" or whatever nonsense I've been exposed to for 11+ years.
No time for uguu shit.
I will play an Atelier game when I'm dead.
WTF is uguu?
How is X-2 not uguu when Lightning Returns is?
According to the instructions from Toriyama-san, we wanted to show both Lightning’s “moe” side and her “burning” side. There’s a scene when Lightning is undercover is Yusnan and she’s shy when she walks up on stage, and this is “moe.”
There’s also a scene when she waits for the Chocobo to recover. I like it a whole lot personally. In this scene she’s leaning casually on a fence. Normally you’d see the old Lightning always dashing or jumping, and she always had a reason for every action. Therefore I like it personally, because such a casual gesture was something rare for her. Since this kind of charming gestures are scattered here and there (in the game), please enjoy them.
X-2 isn't uguu or moe. It's Pop-GAF. It's To Wong Foo.
X-2 isn't uguu or moe. It's Pop-GAF. It's To Wong Foo.
Wait, Magus is opposed to this game? These girls too old for you? :teehee :holeup
Wait, Magus is opposed to this game? These girls too old for you? :teehee :holeup
Speaking of which everyone grab Valefor's second od before leaving Be said because when you come back when you get the airship, dark valefor will be waiting for you at besaid entrance.
I replayed X-2 to 100% it in like 2007 or so. Too bad, wish I'd waited for HD!
This game looks great.Speaking of which everyone grab Valefor's second od before leaving Be said because when you come back when you get the airship, dark valefor will be waiting for you at besaid entrance.
how
Cannot WAIT to get to the Dark Aeons.
Blitzball is still the bees knees btw. I ignored it on replays, but it's still as fun as the first time I played in 2001/2002. It's an utter shame the intro to blitz is the unfair Luca game because it's one of the greatest mini games/side quests in a game ever.
Got Shuu and Wedge on my team roster. O'aka has been paid 10,001 gil, and I'm going to backtrack to Luca from Mi'ihen to get recruit another good player in Luca. 8) Can't wait to get home and play.
It will get boring before long, expert or regular grid. I got tired of the fights somewhere in the mountains, before the Seymour fight so many people got stuck at.
FF9 and 10 are the games that made me appreciate 12's gambit system so much more. Automate the mundane shit? All in!
Cannot WAIT to get to the Dark Aeons.
ah-ah you poor thing :heh
let me warn you, the dark aeons aren't the amazing boss fight you think as much as they are the most chorish thing they added, i mean not as bad as dodging 100 lightning,that stupid butterfly minigame or the chocobo race but still pretty chorish
After Luca, you go to Mi'ihen highroad. Mi'ihen has a shit ton of gil drops. iirc there's a 6000 gil chest. I had 10k in full by the time I hit O'aka on the low road. I also managed to beat the Chocobo Eater.
5000k by then seems pretty good and perfectly normal. Luca has a lack of gil, and I had to give him 1000 gil twice in Luca going to and from the Al Bhed Yuna capture.
Final and last time is on the Mi'ihen Old Road. There's a high road, and there's a low road. He's on the low road near the save point. You'll run into him easily if you lose to Chocobo Eater. If you beat Chocobo Eater, you have to grab a Chocobo and journey to the old road, which is directly south of Mushroom Rock entrance where Dona and Bartello are. Btw, there's an Al Bhed primer on the cliffs of the high road near the entrance to Mi'ihen next to the Yevon nun.
I'm nor going to replace any nodes.
I'm starting to get annoyed we never got FFX International before now, because this truly is the ultimate version and full package.
Regular FFX, the main game, as you trek from Besaid to Zanarkand, is boring gameplay-wise. It has the occasional great boss fight, but its mundane repetition and simplicity ruin a potentially fantastic battle system. Expert grid fixes all of this. Initially, it seems same old FFX, but the more you play, the less nodes you get. You'll get three empty nodes in a row, for instance. This stacks up, and for this reason, at this point in the story I'm at - Guadosalam - my party is tremendously weaker than if I were playing vanilla sphere grid. Auron has a mere 1600 hp, and when he's poisoned, he receives a whopping 400 damage per turn. 4 turns or less with that, and he's dead. Sphere levels can also be somewhat less uncommon at this point, too. So your party is stuck with it. The enemy variety is still poor, but the game balance has been fully impacted and it's truly the superior game because of it. I'm losing at places I normally would win at (like fights with Brigandine) simply because my stats aren't up to snuff. Of course, it's not full on hard or anything, but it makes a much more balanced and exciting game experience that was previously absent.
Final Fantasy X has always been a game where the story and characters were far better than the actual gameplay itself. With FFX International, the gameplay is finally almost on par with the story.
Fuck you Squaresoft for never releasing this way back when.
Haven't beaten the game yet, but so far, this thing is pushing FFX out of low-tier FF territory and more into an upper-mid tier game like FFIV.
I can't stop playing it, and I'm actively excited to play it when I'm out. I haven't felt like that about Final Fantasy in...who knows how long. It feels like I'm experiencing the game again for the first time.
Cannot WAIT to get to the Dark Aeons.
Penance is probably the hardest boss in Final Fantasy history. Have fun Himuro.
Pay Yojimbo.
Trying to finish AC4 before playing this... god I hate AC4.stream it so we can lose our sanity together
If you get his affinity with you up enough, it doesn't cost very much to get Zanmato. So you could potentially do it for everything.Pay Yojimbo.
I'm paying Yojimbo for dark valefor.
Pay Yojimbo.
I'm paying Yojimbo for dark valefor.
I see nothing wrong with that. I'm going to want the Jecht sphere and get Auron ultimate OD asap.
It's really stupid that killing the Chocobo Eater without knocking him off the cliff means you miss 2 lvl1 Key Spheres. I tried three times and kept killing him. The last time I used three high potions on him to keep him alive but the lost turns for that meant that he kept pushing me back to the middle and wasting my fucking time.
I see nothing wrong with that. I'm going to want the Jecht sphere and get Auron ultimate OD asap.
even penance can be instakilled through yojimbo, doing them with yojimbo is pretty much the same as doing them with an invincibility cheat
It's really stupid that killing the Chocobo Eater without knocking him off the cliff means you miss 2 lvl1 Key Spheres. I tried three times and kept killing him. The last time I used three high potions on him to keep him alive but the lost turns for that meant that he kept pushing me back to the middle and wasting my fucking time.
Don't worry about it. You get 4 level 1 spheres at the Moonflow.
Well, gj Himuro, you sold me on replaying FFX and X-2. Picked up the Vita versions.
I see nothing wrong with that. I'm going to want the Jecht sphere and get Auron ultimate OD asap.
even penance can be instakilled through yojimbo, doing them with yojimbo is pretty much the same as doing them with an invincibility cheat
> have issues with tedious grinding
> has issues with using gameplay system to get an advantage
All I wanna do is get the Jecht sphere, then concentrate on building my guys up. I MAY fight DV fair, but who knows. Or I MAY backtrack to Besaid once I beat the sphere boss at Macalania. We'll see.
Actually, they add plenty. I'm already planning a playthrough around them, so I can avoid them and planning ahead. In vanilla FFX, the only means to test your strength are the arena monsters. This is like saying Ruby and Emerald weapon don't add anything to FF7. Stop, just stop.
Also, I have no reason to trust you in regards to chores. FFX's end-game is already a chore. But dark aeons give you a good reason to stick with it. In vanilla FFX, we did all you're talking about WITHOUT Dark Aeons. More than that, you have shown time and time again that YOU make your own chores in games. You're the person who said you have to grind in FFV. PLEASE. Magus. STAHP. :stahp
favorite ff is ff7 where 4x cut, kotr, mime, and more make the game easier than a pop star on a saturday night
I'm in the same boat as recursive, but I'm enjoying the dork slap fight, so by all means, carry on.
Real talk: if you don't hate blitzball, there's something very wrong with you.
Would you *play* a whole game based around the actual playing of blitzball as it is in FFX?
oh wait, "would you buy", I'm talking to magoose, the ever-leeching cunt.
Would you buy a whole game based around the actual playing of blitzball as it is in FFX?
Recruiting players, waiting for free agents, and traveling the world for the best players is really fun. The actual game of blitz becomes a triviality because when you get a good team, boy you're in the green - but it's just like any rpg side game in that matter.
(http://i.imgur.com/PSVWoYH.jpg)
Recruiting players, waiting for free agents, and traveling the world for the best players is really fun. The actual game of blitz becomes a triviality because when you get a good team, boy you're in the green - but it's just like any rpg side game in that matter.
all worthless because after like three rounds tidus is strong enough to shoot past the whole team. then it's just grinding out 50+ matches to get the dumb special move. IT SUCKS
SRIV :zzz Sold that game, didn't even bother getting past the 10 hour mark. Rushed out C game.
What I played of TM was random compared to TT. Maybe I was playing it like TT but I never "got" TM.
RGG/Yakuza is still sick with them. The mini-games seem to get more dev attention than the combat.
The best case scenario for mini-games for me is that they're not mandatory and horrible. Wow, let's play some subpar fishing game instead of the stuff I bought the game for, aka the RPG.
Again, imagine if to move on to the next race in Gran Turismo you had to play an inning of a crappy baseball game. Or if you had to play a horrible Hang-On knock-off in the middle of Bayonetta.
There was a time when RPG mechanics were enough for an RPG. But RPGs have been suffering from envy of other genres and media for a really long time now, I guess. Enough that you think stopping to play a crappy fishing game in the middle of math battles is somehow natural and welcome while still recognizing a crappy motorcycle segment has no place in a melee action game.
le sigh
How about dodging lightning 200 times?
-Hang On/Space Harrier in Shenmue
Hows the Vita version i wonder?"[...]Final Fantasy X looks and plays fantastically on Vita. I've seen no frame rate issues or any other graphical problems. "
I FUCKING DID ITNice! I haven't hit Calm Lands yet (at Macalania atm) but I'm not sure if I'm gonna go for it for the trophy or say "fuck it" and keep my sanity.
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It does not. I usually keep a checklist handy when capturing.
http://auronlu.istad.org/squidoo/ffx-secrets/monster-arena-checklist.html
Oh, you just need to capture one of all enemies of the Calm lands for the Nirvana. You don't need to actually get 10 of each monster there.
10 of each monster is exclusively for Nemesis. (http://i.imgur.com/kWf9T.png)
Were Malboros even IN FF13? Apparently not. Worst 3d FF confirmed. Malboros have a long standing tradition going as far as FF6. :piss FF13 :piss2
I know they go back to FF1 but they weren't consistent in entries until 6. 4-12 have Malboros.
2 and 5 dont exist so I am correct
IMO most iconic FF monsters:Don't disagree with this list but wtf @ no Bahamut.
Behemoths
Malboros
Cactuars
Tonberry
Flans
Zuu's
Bombs
Iron Giant?
sometimes when i go really deep in the ff sperghole i get the urge to start buying those mini figures of the summons and bosses. its really hard to resist
I have several Selphies and lots of OSTs. :-[
i'm not even sure if they do pre-VII statues.
were they chibi versions like in the manual?!
They were exactly those, yes.
uh guys i was just talking about cool-looking monsters i didnt sign up for this
XIII so I could hit on Light and Serah, there so kawai desu!uh guys i was just talking about cool-looking monsters i didnt sign up for this
But if you could live in one place in the FF universe, where would it be?
nibelheim cuz at least my end would be swift
OK, yeah, that's the only figure I ever remotely considered. Something about that armour is just cool. Otherwise: :piss2There was a time I spent a nice amount on XII and XIII play arts figures. That was kind of a mistake.
that judge gabranth figure tho :lawd
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l207/fgsfdsfargeg/IMG00067-20140325-23171_zpsc2475d55.jpg)
Booyaka! Oh disposable income, where did you go.
She's wearing a dress that just barely covers her ass and she's introduced teasing an upskirt shot. Not sexualized my ass.
He was probably around her age when he got those figurines. :teehee
Start a blog before blogs were a thing, sis.
Start a blog before blogs were a thing, sis.
Also her name is Selfie.
Ironically selphie has the most powerful limitbreak in FF history, killing everything except the last boss.
Himu, you using Expert or Standard sphere grid? I'm using Expert for the first time on this and it seems to be a bit harder, but maybe that's just me.
SOMETHING SOMETHING
the characters from FFX isnt that good. Everyone is complaining that the characters in FFXIII is terrible, but FFX cast is not really any better.
my favorite cast is from FFIX for sure.
the characters from FFX isnt that good. Everyone is complaining that the characters in FFXIII is terrible, but FFX cast is not really any better.
my favorite cast is from FFIX for sure.
:what
FF13 characters have almost no character development. Every character in X has development.
the characters from FFX isnt that good. Everyone is complaining that the characters in FFXIII is terrible, but FFX cast is not really any better.
my favorite cast is from FFIX for sure.
:what
FF13 characters have almost no character development. Every character in X has development.
wakka has character development? that's news to me.
Y'know people call Tidus a bitch but really Wakka is the biggest pussy in the game. Everything they do he's like "...I dunno about this guys".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YSf43SH17kOh no it's cool let's totally forget FFIX was superior in both ways completely and entirely
Probably top 5 best Final Fantasy scenes.
Ever.
:lawd
FFX :rejoice The best Final Fantasy plot and characters :rejoice
I didn't say Tidus was dumb, but his first impression and surface personality is of a dumb, but care free sports dude. He's all about hitting on girls, playing his sports game, and little else. The voice acting nails this. When it comes time to reveal his actual substance, the voice acting does it's job as well.
I'm just going to stay out of the Himu presents FFX thread.
all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.you know I've always wanted to say exactly this but I was always afraid I'd get dogpiled on. Thank you.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
I'm sorry FF writing dosent hit the high bar set by Metriod other m.:rofl
all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
Very convincing argument.all this FF character talk is doing is reminding me that horribly written characters are the norm in the series. it really is shounen anime.
i'm trying hard right now to think of *any* character in the whole series that wasn't an overplayed stereotype following the exact same story beats their type always follows. maybe some of the 12 cast before the story goes bye-bye with matsuno's departure? zack in crisis core kinda? laguna?
i'd be embarrassed to call anything from this series 'fantastic writing'. serviceable, sure. taking reasonably good advantage of cheap emotional pops, yeah. fantastic? no, come on. it's typical anime crap from the first game to the very latest, except for the one time it tried some decent boring political drama and died halfway up its own ass.
it's no secret that himuro has super low standards when he is estastic over a 10 year old FF game.
gameplay is fun in FFX. The rest is shit.
Zanarkand cloister is annoying cause you have to go back later to get the secret item to allow you to unlock Anima.
Question on the Dark Aeon stuff...do the fights start automatically when you enter the area they are in or do you have to talk to someone to start the fight? I need to go back to some sections for Al Bhed manuals and for Valefor's second overdrive but don't want to get trapped in some fight that I won't be able to win.
i) Dark Valefor (DAV)
LOCATION: Entrance to Besaid Village NOT beach. An event will occur where the
Summoner calls Yuna an infidel and sends Dark Valefor charging at you.
ii) Dark Ifrit (DAI)
LOCATION: Bikanel Island. The area before the entrance of Home, where you
started the Cactuar mini-game for Rikku’s Sigil. Talk to the Al Bhed
woman who claims she has lost her child in the ruins of Home, select Yes, then
watch the events that follow. When you walk to the cliff, the Al Bhed woman
will show herself as a Dark Summoner.
iii) Dark Ixion (DAIX)
LOCATION: Thunder Plains. Exit the Agency (where the airship drops you off)
and head north. Continue north and you notice a Bevelle solider resting under
a Lightning tower. Talk to him and he calls you a heathen and watch the events
that follow. You are required to fight Dark Ixion twice.
iv) Dark Shiva (DAS)
LOCATION: Head back to Macalania Temple. Walk to the entrance and the old
Guado will summon Dark Shiva who snaps at you.
v) Dark Bahamut (DAB)
LOCATION: Zanarkand Ruins, at the area where you fought Yunalesca. Dark
Bahamut will self-station himself there.
vi) Dark Yojimbo (DAYO)
LOCATION: Cavern of the Stolen Fayth, go to the back of the cavern using
either the teleport pad or walking there, then head back to the direction of
the Save Sphere and watch the events that follow. You are required to fight
Dark Yojimbo FIVE times.
vii) Dark Anima (DAA)
LOCATION: Mt.Gagazet. From the point where the airship drops you off, take the
teleport pad to ‘Cave Entrance’. This was the cave where you had
to solve a simple puzzle to form paths leading to the summit. Anyways, head
north downwards (do not take the stairs leading up) and then swim towards
north. Remember the ball-throwing puzzle? Do it again and when you hit the
center, Dark Anima will be pulled out of the ground. Save before fighting.
viii) Dark Magus Sisters (DAMS)
LOCATION FOR ALL 3: Mushroom Rock Road, enter via exit of Mi’ihen
Highroad. Walk in between the 2 summoners who are talking to each other, a
scene will occur. Run to the left at the nearest fork. Take the elevator up
and a cat and mouse chase game will occur. Your objective is to run until
Cindy (the fat one tires out). But if you are good enough, you can make it to
the end of the valley, take the elevator up, after the short scene, BEAT THEM
UP ONE BY ONE! Dark Cindy will be at the same place where she tired out.Quote
You are required to fight Dark Yojimbo FIVE times.:kobeyuck
Someone with a Tales of username talks of low standards.
Final Fantasy X is probably the most popular FF story. Not that popularity means quality in a series with VII in it, but I think it is for a reason. It was the first FF to have a sequel, after all. It has one of the best endings in the series, and has cool story arcs, and nice personal touches. I'm certainly not alone in this - FFX's story is highly enjoyable.
Yet you can't decipher the character development in Wakka, which is as subtle as a rhino in drag. I'd like to know what rpg stories you find better.
Someone with a Tales of username talks of low standards.
Final Fantasy X is probably the most popular FF story. Not that popularity means quality in a series with VII in it, but I think it is for a reason. It was the first FF to have a sequel, after all. It has one of the best endings in the series, and has cool story arcs, and nice personal touches. I'm certainly not alone in this - FFX's story is highly enjoyable.
Yet you can't decipher the character development in Wakka, which is as subtle as a rhino in drag. I'd like to know what rpg stories you find better.
talking to himuro is like talking to a sassy black girl
"what do you mean my dress doesn't match? haven't you seen your shoes gurlllllllll! :gurl"
Someone with a Tales of username talks of low standards.
Final Fantasy X is probably the most popular FF story. Not that popularity means quality in a series with VII in it, but I think it is for a reason. It was the first FF to have a sequel, after all. It has one of the best endings in the series, and has cool story arcs, and nice personal touches. I'm certainly not alone in this - FFX's story is highly enjoyable.
Yet you can't decipher the character development in Wakka, which is as subtle as a rhino in drag. I'd like to know what rpg stories you find better.
Someone with a Tales of username talks of low standards.
Final Fantasy X is probably the most popular FF story. Not that popularity means quality in a series with VII in it, but I think it is for a reason. It was the first FF to have a sequel, after all. It has one of the best endings in the series, and has cool story arcs, and nice personal touches. I'm certainly not alone in this - FFX's story is highly enjoyable.
Yet you can't decipher the character development in Wakka, which is as subtle as a rhino in drag. I'd like to know what rpg stories you find better.
Like it is hard to find a better story than FFX? Since you shat on Tales I might as well say Tales of the Abyss. Atleast it has some real character development with Luke being an asshole the first half of the game to really become regretful and decent the other half.
edit: congrats on dodging lightning 200 times in a row. It was sooooo boring and I dont remember the award. Atleast I THINK it was something good.
Is it fair to say that X's story is really well executed then? Sure it's cliched (it's a jrpg) but it doesn't suck either. And Vesperia has a good plot too. Jrpgtards are a dying breed, get along damn it.
edit: congrats on dodging lightning 200 times in a row. It was sooooo boring and I dont remember the award. Atleast I THINK it was something good.
It's decent enough on the whole by genre standards, I'd say.
Yuna acting the ways she does in X2 doesn't make any sense considering what her main motive is plotwise. But hey, dresspheres? :uguu
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i remember really liking FFX plot when it was the first time i went through the game,heck i even got all emotional during the ending but it was the time when square was a shining beacon of light that could do no wrong so i'm not sure it would be the same today
geez himuro i didn't say that! see what i meant before? you have to twist everything in the most bitchy way possible, you want a list of other games i like so that you can point the rightfull horror about how wrong i are next time or is knowing i like FF13 enough? :beli
Jrpgtards are a dying breed, get along damn it.
spoilers just in case anyone cares about the endings of ten year old gamesspoiler (click to show/hide)the post-credits scene is ambiguous about meg ryan's fate, and i had always read it as symbolic, like emerging from the water was standing in for being sent or w/e. ffx-2 (it's not just the ending that wrecks things, mind, it's the whole story) is unambiguous. meg ryan has magically come back from the dead, and the real cost that yuna had to pay to do the right thing (tm) turns out to not have cost her anything. wow, happy endings for everyone! it's a shitty thing to do to a story that had the stones to create a bittersweet ending in the most mainstreamy of mainstream RPG series. it completely ruins the weight of that sacrifice and their last bit of time together knowing that actually, deus ex machina says every little thing's gonna be alright![close]
It's easy to find a better story than FFX. Shadow Hearts came out that same fucking year.
Are the Shadow Hearts games long or hard? I have all three of them, just never got around to playing them.
Shadow Hearts 2 is terrible.:comeon
FFX regular version. :zzz
Expert grid :bow
Are the Shadow Hearts games long or hard? I have all three of them, just never got around to playing them.The first and third have difficult bosses from time to time, but the second game is pretty easy. That said, it also depends on how good your timing skills are.
no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsDUEPvuVyI
I'll take my gay background dancers, thank you very much.:hitler
I love cheese. But SHC is too weaboo and silly for me.
I'll take my gay background dancers, thank you very much.:hitler
I love cheese. But SHC is too weaboo and silly for me.
Anyone who says any of the Shadow Hearts' soundtracks are forgettable is wrong about absolutely everything ever henceforth. Jesus fucking christ wow. And ffs, it wasn't just Mitsuda, it was also Hirota, who is at times a better composer than Uematsu + Hamauzu combined.
I love that Gepetto using dolls to attack is a complaint. You DO know who Gepetto is, right? Fucking wow.
it's a good thing himu never got as far as the man festival because he would throw such a fit :heh
in fact i now have to post the whole thing here for laughs, please if you haven't played shadow hearts and intend to do so don't open this spoilerspoiler (click to show/hide)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZsHIAoTgZM[close]
I love that Gepetto using dolls to attack is a complaint. You DO know who Gepetto is, right? Fucking wow.
Just checked and unfortunately the real Shadow Hearts 1 -- Koudelka, is not on Vita.Yeah I looked into that, but it's pretty expensive to get a copy.
Get mad about our obscure jrpgs that no one cares about brehs.spoiler (click to show/hide)I just wanted to do this breh thing everyone keeps doing[close]
Just checked and unfortunately the real Shadow Hearts 1 -- Koudelka, is not on Vita.Koudelka is a great game with unfortunate gameplay decisions. The voice acting, in particular, is amazing for 1999. Some of the best atmosphere a jRPG has ever had, though. Better than Himu's faves.
Just checked and unfortunately the real Shadow Hearts 1 -- Koudelka, is not on Vita.Koudelka is a great game with unfortunate gameplay decisions. The voice acting, in particular, is amazing for 1999. Some of the best atmosphere a jRPG has ever had, though. Better than Himu's faves.
God you're being a fucking idiot. I played all of Koudelka, and 100%'d it. The game has really great voice acting, that used a good voice director (which FFX never had at all). It has, on occasion, good music as well. The animation work on the low-poly models are well done even for 1999. There are almost no other jRPGs that nail a survival horror feel as well as Koudelka does, either.
The gameplay is shit, yes. But the rest of the game is pretty solid.
I liked Koudelka. Sacnoth did really well considering their lack of experience and low budget.
then im not sure why you're ragging on the Shadow Hearts games which range from improved to near-perfect (From the New World) gameplay. and as far as obtuse mechanics, the game has detailed descriptions of absolutely everything in the game. What was confusing?
That is pretty fucking stupid though. It's like I'm watching a bad anime. Fuck.
17 year old me was extremely asshurt at the intro to FFX-2. Now though, I'm looking forward to that game. I've replayed FFX plenty of times but haven't touched X-2 in probably 6-7 years.
did you finish it? I started that game like 8 years ago, but couldnt finish it.Didn't finish it the first time, but I did the second time I played it. Never got 100% though.
replayed it 2 years ago and found it fantastic. (gameplay vise)
Haven't gotten around to Koudelka, but the Shadow Hearts series was fucking amazing, Covenant being my favorite.I'd watch an LP. But the gameplay isn't completely unplayable, just slow. Speed up your emulator during them, and you'll be ok. The game is only sporadically difficult, and the atmosphere is unbelievable. It's basically the closest you can get to Silent Hill RPG.
Grats. Still slaving away with grindan. :( Have you beat Omega yet?That's the plan for today. He's got 999,999 hp in this version though :o
no, your argument was that the neogaf thread for x/x-2 hd is bigger than the neogaf thread for lightning returns, therefore its sales are probably higher. which is silly. by that logic, shin megami tensei iv should have outsold the fuck out of call of duty ghosts. just wait for facts. don't contribute to misinformation.
Yuna got kidnapped and is being raped by the Al Bhed psyches. Oh no
FINALLY starting X-2 now that I have some days off.
"Y, R, P in position. It's showtime, girls" :himu
FINALLY starting X-2 now that I have some days off.
"Y, R, P in position. It's showtime, girls" :himu
I remember working on this game and our translator was totally tortured over what to do with that line. In Japanese they call themselves YuRiPa, but YRP is the sound you make when you have indigestion. I -still- don't like that.
Also: how did fake Yuna manage to schedule, book, and choreograph a concert without the real Yuna stopping her before the day of the concert itself, I'd imagine that would be real bad PR for yourself
100% is useless anyway; just enjoy the game instead of trying to get perfect on all the minigames
100% is useless anyway; just enjoy the game instead of trying to get perfect on all the minigames
isn't it required for the super best ending AND the mascotte dress-sphere?
i'm pretty sure the mascotte dress sphere require some heavy FAQ IT anyway
Bevelle grind spot :rejoiceYeah, I always try to keep Kimahri up to date with the party, but then that part happens and it's just like "goodbye Kim".
No Kimahri but fuck that bitch
Started playing FFX for real, finally. I played up to the part where Yuna does the Jesus dance to send everyone to heaven. I thought about grinding for 10,000 gil from Sin to pay that merchant, but I got bored after about 2000.
Don't worry about the percentage. Just enjoy the game.My enjoyment of X-2 has sharply increased the less I cared about the %
I'd like to take care of Yojimbo first, since he's really the only one that requires you to actually fight.
Don't worry about the percentage. Just enjoy the game.My enjoyment of X-2 has sharply increased the less I cared about the %
I had no idead Zanmato would work on the final boss, I was expecting it to say Immune or Miss but it actually worked. If i knew it worked on bosses I would've gone after some of the Dark Aeons.
Are you just following the Hotspots?Nah, I visit every area at least once in a chapter. The chests in each area refill so its worth going even just for free items.
Theres no enjoyment, the other way, either.
Theres no enjoyment, the other way, either.
in FFX? What's wrong with the battle system? It's better than most in the series.
edit: to clarify, what's wrong with the enjoyment.
Theres no enjoyment, the other way, either.