The Black Mage Village (Final Fantasy)

[Brew]

I have a girlfriend, she gets annoyed when I spend too much time on games.

But yeah, NSM is far too addictive. Thing is though...once I'm done playing through as Mario I'm thinking about starting a game up and playing through as Luigi...

[MrConeman]

So that song Life from the new Mages album is kind of a re-work of the Chocobo Farm theme "Farm Boy" in FFVII. I really like it.

[Happy]

Haha wow, I never noticed that.

[MrConeman]

I'm a nerd. :)

Anyone still doubting Crisis Core should read this
http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/860/860615p1.html

The videos are awesome too. Honestly, I wouldn't even care if the game play completely sucked, a decent story, and just seeing those locations in those graphics is going to be fanboy splooge material for me.

"But also, a number of the locales in Crisis Core are actual 3D redesigns of the original environments in Final Fantasy VII. Any fan who remembers walking through the lobby of Shinra Headquarters will feel nostalgic when they see it so accurately re-created in Crisis Core."
Yes.

[Happy]

I can't be bothered to look it up yet, still rocking TBM :D

[Brew]

I've seen some pictures of the Midgar slums, they look awesome.

[MAthiAS]

If only I had a PSP... looks like a game worth playing.

[Chrysostom]

I will do rude and sexy things to every member of staff at SE if they port Crisis Core to the PS2.

[Happy]

If anything it'd be PS3. Everyone hates PS2 now :(

[Brew]

Sony really hates the PS2 these days, I'm getting to know mine again after buying a new, working controller earlier this week.

ninjaedit: NP - 'Life Stream'

[MAthiAS]

F'uck that... its highly unlikely I'll buy a PS3 for at least another year.

Btw The Extreme is great on the new BM album IMO.

[Happy]

Best song on there.

[Brew]

I'll probably get a PS3 in a few years, when they're cheap and Sony has reversed their decision on not making them backwards-compatible.

Until then, PS2 all the way :cool:

[Happy]

That's what I hate, they only do that to make more money out of us.
Why can't they follow Nintendo's lead?

[MrConeman]

I'll get one once MGS4 is out.

[Happy]

won't that be on Xbox 360 cos I'd rather get one of those.

[spitfirejunky]

Haha, I see widespread approval for The Extreme.

:thumb:

[MrConeman]

won't that be on Xbox 360 cos I'd rather get one of those.

Everyone keeps saying it is. It isn't.
Hideo Kojima said he'd like to develop games for Xbox and Microsoft in the future, but never said anything about MGS4 and it's been widely misinterpreted. It's possible it will come out eventually on the 360, but as of yet, it's PS3 exclusive.

[Happy]

Ah that sucks. I really don't want to buy a ps3 for one game :-/

[MrConeman]

Well there's a few I'm buying it for.
Besides, Final Fantasy XIII's main game is still PS3 exclusive too...

[Happy]

Have they released any more info for that? Cos from what I've seen it looks pretty dire.

[MrConeman]

I haven't really been keeping up to date with it, anything I have seen just makes it seem like it's gunna suck :-/

[RetiredAt21]

I'm not psyched for FFXIII AT ALL. :(

[Happy]

I don't think anyone is, unless they ditch the lame shooter girl style that I saw in the trailer.

[Timm]

just read this:
All Sony PlayStation® Portable (PSP™) software is "Region Free" and will work "Worldwide"
please tell me it's true. they won't release Crisis Core here in germany too soon if at all (we got advent children 7 months after the british =| )

[Brew]

That's what I hate, they only do that to make more money out of us.
Why can't they follow Nintendo's lead?

I'm thinking of getting a Wii for the 2 or 3 Wii games I'd like to play then the numerous Gamecube games I want to get at somepoint.

[MAthiAS]

From what I've seen I expect XIII to be better than XII and X. Still, probably not worth buying a PS3 for.

[MrConeman]

Now for the next step in Black Mages music...which songs to learn.

Seems like Assault of the Silver Dragons is the most likely candidate.

[Happy]

Do the Extreme.

[MAthiAS]

Vamo Alla Flamenco is a really fun song to play.

[MrConeman]

Do the Extreme.
That was option number 1, but I dunno, that solo could go either way for me, I might get it with a shi' load of attemtps, or it may be completely out of my league, I'll have to try it to know. Like I always wanted to do Maybe I'm a Lion. I got pretty close, but those weird arpeggio shapes in the solo just destroyed me.
Vamo Alla Flamenco is a really fun song to play.
This and Winning the Rainbow are my favourite 'Mages tunes to play. :)

[Happy]

That was option number 1, but I dunno, that solo could go either way for me, I might get it with a shi' load of attemtps, or it may be completely out of my league, I'll have to try it to know. Like I always wanted to do Maybe I'm a Lion. I got pretty close, but those weird arpeggio shapes in the solo just destroyed me.



It sounds like tapping to me, its easier than it sounds.

[MrConeman]

Yeah, I guessed it was tapping, has that fluid sound, that very end part of the solo might be a struggle, but I guess I'll give it a whirl sometime.

[Happy]

Might give you a race :p

[MAthiAS]

Man I'm still so very disappointed with Bombing Mission. They should have just metal'd it out all the way. I think the original is better than what they made of it.

[Happy]

There's nothing to it really. Kinda like Battle Scene II on TBM I

[Chrysostom]

If anything it'd be PS3. Everyone hates PS2 now :(

Wah? :(

[spitfirejunky]

**** that ****, I swear by the PS2. Has a ton of mad good games.

[Chrysostom]

**** that ****, I swear by the PS2. Has a ton of mad good games.

I'm with you my friend. Won't be abandoning mine for many years yet. Still way too many games I haven't got.

I'm really annoyed that no one seems to have tabbed the awesome little acoustic intro to the Black Mages version of Matoya's Cave, the bit before the actual tune kicks in. That is some awesome guitar.

[Brew]

I just completed Red Faction on my PS2 :cool:

I remember using some Black Mages sheet music to make a MIDI version of Those Who Fight Further a few years ago. I think I still have it on my old laptop...

[spitfirejunky]

Then they should have the third album on sheet as well?

[Brew]

I assume so, someone from this thread found a website or forum that had them and emailed them to me.

It might've been Mike, but he's not been on here for ages...

[Liberi Fatali]

I don't think anyone is, unless they ditch the lame shooter girl style that I saw in the trailer.
You guys suck. I'm excited about the music alone.

I think I might get a PS3 when Gt prologue comes out at the end of this month. But then again part of me wants to wait for the dual shock 3 to come out.

[jrowa001]

damn that song thats played in Lowtown in FFXII is soo annoying. ive never had to mute a song in a FF game

[Liberi Fatali]

:lol: That whole area is annoying. I just felt like and felt no desire to bother finding my way around, just wanted to go back up to the city.

[jrowa001]

yeah i just started playing it so ive only had to be in there twice so far. im glad i finally started to play it because ive been dying to play some FF that i havent already beaten through once. VIII is going to be played over summer. i dont really like Vaan so far though, and hes dumb for not getting it with Penelope cuz she is all over him lol

[Happy]

You guys suck. I'm excited about the music alone.

I think I might get a PS3 when Gt prologue comes out at the end of this month. But then again part of me wants to wait for the dual shock 3 to come out.

I can't remember the music so I don't really have an opinion on that.

And what's GT prologue?

[Echleon]

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

[Happy]

Awesome, i love GT games.

[Echleon]

Yeah they are awesome, my Dad loves them so maybe I can persuade him to go splits on a PS3 with me as I really can't justify buying one by myself atm.

[MAthiAS]

yeah i just started playing it so ive only had to be in there twice so far. im glad i finally started to play it because ive been dying to play some FF that i havent already beaten through once. VIII is going to be played over summer. i dont really like Vaan so far though, and hes dumb for not getting it with Penelope cuz she is all over him lol
Just remember not to open any of the chests in Lowtown cuz one of them you need to leave to be able to get some weapon later.

[Happy]

That is a really lame way of getting the best weapon.

[MAthiAS]

Agreed.

I think there are other chests you're not supposed to open too. Just look it up its something lance if I recall correctly.

I'm actually thinking of picking up XII again... but I forget what the story was like (didn't even really get it the first time around) and I really don't want to replay the beginning.

[Happy]

There's hardly any story line at all.
But I kinda liked that sometimes. No whiny American teen.

[jrowa001]

yeah i have the list of the 4 locations of those chests. it really is stupid but i want the weapon lol. so far the story line is really weak. i didnt like the Gambit system at first but now im starting to get used to it

[Chrysostom]

I just completed Red Faction on my PS2 :cool:

One of the best games to grace the PS2.

[RetiredAt21]

Red Faction is not one of the PS2's best games. Not even close.

[Happy]

Is that the one where the Soviets invade New York and you play some guy based in the sewers?

[Brew]

I quite enjoyed playing through Red Faction, might pickup Red Faction 2 sometime soon.

[Chrysostom]

I quite enjoyed playing through Red Faction, might pickup Red Faction 2 sometime soon.

Don't. It's only loosely related to the first game and it sucks.

[MrConeman]

Is that the one where the Soviets invade New York and you play some guy based in the sewers?

It's set on Mars.

Red Faction was fun, it was the first game I played on PS2.

[Brew]

Don't. It's only loosely related to the first game and it sucks.

Hmm.

If its really cheap I'll check it out, if not...meh.

[Echleon]

It's set on Mars.

Red Faction was fun, it was the first game I played on PS2.

I've never understood why games today don't feature the geo-mod thing that was in Red Fection - you know, where you could just tunnel your way through walls and floors, it was really awesome.

[fingers mccoy]

red faction was awesome and the multiplayer had real potential i thought

well the main thing i loved doing was shooting the fusion rocket launcher straight up into the sky in the middle of a level with an open roof and watching it rain down on an unsuspecting melee a couple of minutes later

[FlyingPaul_83]

There's hardly any story line at all.
But I kinda liked that sometimes. No whiny American teen.

Wrong. There is a lot of story (a good one to imo), but there are just so many non-story parts of the game in between the story segments of the game, that it becomes hard to remember what's going on, what you're doing and why etc.

MAthiAS, play XII again. It really is a great game.

There's no way I can be the only one here who loved this game.

[Kingofdudes]

You arent alone. I liked it a lot, especially the story.

[MrConeman]

What ****ing story.

[fingers mccoy]

stfu there's clearly a story

i get that there's not much development in your primary goals, and that it seems fairly mission-based, but you have to realise that it's a different kind of story in this. The chapters represent political developments and it's entirely based on the machinations of warring states.

The story is still entirely there, it is just less complex, and paradoxically harder to follow.

[Timm]

I got like 13 hours into XII, forgot what it's all about and had to restart it. played about 17 hours and forgot the story again. Iguess I just didn't care enough :)
the only thing I can vaguely remember is that assasination scene

[Happy]

Assassination scene? :confused:

[Brew]

I had XII for 2 weeks before trading it in, I might give it another go over the summer when I've got very little else to do in that gap between Uni ending and me going home.

[MAthiAS]

Oh god I just remembered that the whole game is fetch questing. God damn.

[JonG]

I've started over and I'm going to go 1-8.

1 is almost out of the way. This brings back good memories :P

[RetiredAt21]

I still need to get FFXII. It looks pretty cool. The battle system worries me, though.

[Timm]

the battle system is what I liked best about the game


http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=553545
post 70 & 71 :lol:

[Happy]

I couldn't even tell that was KH and I love that game.

i'd really like to know what the lyrics of Darkness and Starlight are. :(

[MAthiAS]

I've started over and I'm going to go 1-8.

1 is almost out of the way. This brings back good memories :P

No IX?

Ok so Grand Cross or Final Battle FFIX or whatever its called is definitely the best song on the new Black Mages, better than the Extreme.

[Echleon]

So I acquired Crisis Core, but the 1gig stick on my PSP is too small for it :(

I was hoping to play it whilst I was away, but unless I pay around £40 for a new stick, that isn't going to happen. :(

[Cybergasm]

Have any of you played Lost Odyssey? I thought it was surprisingly good and refreshingly FF-esque. It was mostly like FFX, but that's what made it good :) . The story line was pretty absorptive, I ended up finishing it in less then a week. I decided to try a new play strategy this time: finish the story, but leave a save before the end to finish all the side-quests later, as opposed to not finishing till all the extras were done.

[Echleon]

I was thinking about giving it a rent as I have a free rental at blockbuster. Althought I heard that it takes about 30-40 seconds for a random battle to start!

[Cybergasm]

I was thinking about giving it a rent as I have a free rental at blockbuster. Althought I heard that it takes about 30-40 seconds for a random battle to start!
That's an extreme exaggeration. It is almost the same as FFX battle system.

The only really annoying thing is that it dishes out load-screens pretty gratuitously.

[RetiredAt21]

FFX's battle system is awesome. Love it.

[Mr. Ron]

Hey, who's everyone's favorite "bad guy" in the FF series?

[MrConeman]

Sephiroth, cliche as that is, he's just cooler than the rest.
No IX?

Ok so Grand Cross or Final Battle FFIX or whatever its called is definitely the best song on the new Black Mages, better than the Extreme.
Grand Cross is very awesome. No one has mentioned Distant Worlds yet, it's SO nice.

[Chrysostom]

Hey, who's everyone's favorite "bad guy" in the FF series?

Sephiroth.

[Timm]

So I acquired Crisis Core, but the 1gig stick on my PSP is too small for it :(

I was hoping to play it whilst I was away, but unless I pay around £40 for a new stick, that isn't going to happen. :(

what do you need a stick for :confused:

[MAthiAS]

Sephiroth is definitely the best bad guy... Shinra in general is second best.

Jecht worst bad guy for sure. Totally saw that crap coming where he is Sin and Tidus' dad and blah blah blah. Seymour also very bad.

[-Listy-]

Sephiroth and Kuja.

[Smokey D]

I thought Kuja was pretty lame. Just a more effeminate version of Sephiroth with less motivation.

[Timm]

Jenova

when you look deeper into the story of VII that thing is just intimidating :(

[MrConeman]

Jenova

when you look deeper into the story of VII that thing is just intimidating :(

That's a really good call actually.

[Liberi Fatali]

Anyone seen the new Star Ocean 4 trailer?

Looks to be pretty sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraCEDfJoXI

Still hasn't been announced what console/s it is going to be released on yet.

[Anglachel]

I got Dawn of Souls, and I dont quite get IIs battle system

Every time I go to a weapons shop, the swords are the strongest weapons. So I get everyones sword levels up and then i just kick butt? Why bother with the other weapons, excluding fourth characters

[FlyingPaul_83]

^The more you use a weapon, the better your characters get with it. So say you have someone with a spear and he sucks with it. Just keep using it and he'll gain experience with it until hes good with it.

That game has an interesting leveling system. Basically The more you use it the better you get with it. Same with magic.

Love that game. World map music is win.

[Smokey D]

Sounds somewhat like Vagrant Story.

Except that was just one character. And if you didn't train with weapons you reached a point where you couldn't progress.

[AFragileHope]

I played Final Fantasy X until I thought my life was being taken over.

Then, reluctantly, I part exchanged it for X-2, which kinda sucked.

[Chrysostom]

Then, reluctantly, I part exchanged it for X-2, which kinda sucked.

Ouch.

[FatalEnergy]

Both X and X-2 sucked horribly.

[Liberi Fatali]

Nah I reckon X was pretty good.

[fingers mccoy]

x was one of the best ffs

[Brew]

I quite liked X, breaking the HP barrier for the first time was really cool.

[AFragileHope]

Yeah, too true. FF VII will always be classic though.

[MAthiAS]

Both X and X-2 sucked horribly.
Agreed.

[Kingofdudes]

X was good, X-2 had some good ideas but obviously some things really brought it down

[guitrguy]

X was good, X-2 had some good ideas but obviously some things really brought it down

like the fact it sucked.

[Mister_Che]

X was good, X-2 had some good ideas but obviously some things really brought it down

I really, really liked how fast paced and mobile the physical combat was. Everything was going on at once and I loved it.

[Bread and Faxes]

My friend Texted me yesterday to tell me Square Enix announced the Remake of Final Fantasy VII for the PS3.


Is this true?

[Kingofdudes]

My friend Texted me yesterday to tell me Square Enix announced the Remake of Final Fantasy VII for the PS3.


Is this true?

You do realize yesterday was April Fools right?

[MrConeman]

Haha!

So yeah, I've started learning The Extreme by the Black Mages. I'd say I have the general song structure at about 85%, and the solo at about 70%. I've got a blister from the finger tapping now though :( so I've taken a break...

[Bread and Faxes]

You do realize yesterday was April Fools right?

it was wasn't it :upset:

[Chrysostom]

it was wasn't it :upset:

Ha, unlucky.

And X was supremely avergae and had poor voice acting. I never even finished it. I have yet to play X-2 since I refuse to play it until I can coax myself into getting all the way through X for the first time.

[FatalEnergy]

I never got through XII. The story was way boring and to be honest I like the old random battles far more.

Is it me, but have the FF main characters become more and more of pussies with every new game?

[Liberi Fatali]

Man the discussion in this place has been on a loop lately. :p

Topics of discussion:
FFXII blows
Main characters are becoming pussies
FFVII is great
Might start up another game of an older FF game
Nobuo Uematsu is great
FFX blows

[Kingofdudes]

I liked X and XII :/ People fear change in general I guess

[Liberi Fatali]

Yeah X was good. And the more I listen to the music the more I find to love.

XII not so much. However my next uni holidays I intend to give it a thorough play through.

[Anglachel]

I stopped playing X once I got KH and forgot about it

I don't remember liking it much but I didnt get very far and people said it wasnt a very good way to get into FF games so...

[Bread and Faxes]

I liked X. Not as much as older ones, but I liked it.

[Kingofdudes]

I tempted to start up XI again, but I shouldnt. Finals are coming close :(

[spitfirejunky]

I liked XII. It was refreshing despite the fallouts in the battle system.

[MAthiAS]

Man the discussion in this place has been on a loop lately. :p

Topics of discussion:
FFXII blows
Main characters are becoming pussies
FFVII is great
Might start up another game of an older FF game
Nobuo Uematsu is great
FFX blows
Too true...

Someone come up with a game or something and not that lame alphabet crap.

[MrConeman]

I don't see what's so bad about X. It's cheesy at times, and the voice acting is nothing short of horrible, but it's a fun and good play. Tidus is definitely a homosexual, but I'm not bigoted enough to let it bother me.

XII was just rubbish.

[FatalEnergy]

Man the discussion in this place has been on a loop lately. :p

Topics of discussion:
FFXII blows
Main characters are becoming pussies
FFVII is great
Might start up another game of an older FF game
Nobuo Uematsu is great
FFX blows

I'm not in this thread as often as I should be.

I'll be sure to post in here more often.

It's rare when I venture out of R&M

[MAthiAS]

I don't see what's so bad about X.
Mostly that the story was completely predictable and boring and overall terribad.

Also no world map, very linear gameplay, etc. etc.

[MrConeman]

I suppose I've only played through it start to finish twice, and that was the year it came out, and then the year after that, I enjoyed it then, alot, but I guess I'm significantly more selective with my tastes and wouldn't enjoy it so much now. Even looking back I can tell it wasn't as great as I thought it was at the time, but I still don't see it as a truly bad game or anything.

I'm about 98% sure that I'll never replay it again though, so idk.

[fingers mccoy]

lol linear gameplay and predictable story? Go play something else if you don't want those things because they are defining features of ff.

x was definitely one of the best ones. It was huge, had a well-realised and consistent universe, great animation, a good battle system and an infinitely rewarding levelling system, good and extensive sidequests, a good score, the list goes on.

If you can't see that then you've been blinded by some irritating voice acting and a few significant changes to the form.

I'll be the first to admit I thought it was the biggest mistake square had ever made when i first played it, but I got over it.

[Brew]

There isn't a 100% perfect Final Fantasy game to be honest. Not even VII.

I keep getting beaten by Bahamut on III at the moment, I've currently got a Dark Knight/Monk/White Mage/Evoker party all at lvl 38.

[MAthiAS]

lol linear gameplay and predictable story? Go play something else if you don't want those things because they are defining features of ff.
Nowhere near to the extent of FFX.

[fingers mccoy]

maybe i can shift towards agreeing with you about the story, but the gameplay is almost entirely linear in every ff game, x is no different whatsoever in that regard.

[Anglachel]

There isn't a 100% perfect Final Fantasy game to be honest. Not even VII.

I keep getting beaten by Bahamut on III at the moment, I've currently got a Dark Knight/Monk/White Mage/Evoker party all at lvl 38.
My Dragoon came in very useful vs Bahamut

Have you beaten Odin yet? Before you do, you should get a (some sites say 70+) high level theif to steal the Gungir from him first considering its the best Dragoon weapon in game

Its probably why my Dragoon helped vs bahamut

EDIT2: Actually I had already gotten more then just a good Dragoon when I faced him, he was really hard.

EDIT: And no, there really isnt a 100% FF.

[Echleon]

So i've been playing Crisis Core whilst i've been away, and it's pretty damn awesome.

I won't reveal much about it, but I think the combat system is actually pretty good. Prehaps what XII should have been about.

[TBrown87]

Ive noticed that after Square ceased to be called Square, all the Final Fantasy games have been mediocre. Except FFXI which is just better than average.

[Happy]

Was Enix a separate group before Square?
Just wondering.

[Kingofdudes]

yep, basically Square's only RPG competitor back in the day

[Happy]

What did they do? I'd never heard of them before the merge.

[Tyr]

Dragon Quest

[Bread and Faxes]

Damn thats right. Enix was responsible fro Dragon Quest.

But yeah. Squaresoft just isn't the same :(

[MrConeman]

I don't really think it's due to the merge, I think it's due to them trying to evolve in different ways, and them seriously not working out.
Examples include, changing the battle system, removing world maps, making the games much less about story and more about graphics and fetch missions.

[Happy]

removing the world map was the worst idea ever.

[MrConeman]

srs:(

Could you imagine a proper world map with today's technology?

If they ever get around to re-making 7 for the ps3, they better have the world map again.

[Happy]

I hope they do, I don't see how they could leave it out.

[spitfirejunky]

srs:(

Could you imagine a proper world map with today's technology?

That was one of the things I used to fanticize about way back when I first got my PS2. Then came FFX and major disappointments.

[Echleon]

I can't really think why they left out a world map.

Only thing that springs to mind was probably in order to make the game easier and more accessible.

[Happy]

Or cos they suck balls.

[MrConeman]

Probably because doing a world map to a games standards these days would take alot of effort? That's what I always assumed.

[Bread and Faxes]

I think they should dismember

[Chrysostom]

Perhaps a world map would have strained the processing power of a PS2, specially since X et al looked so sexy in the actual locations?

[MAthiAS]

Well if there's no world map in XIII then there'll be no excuses?

[Echleon]

I did think hardware limitation may be the reason, but FFIX had a pretty good looking map for its time, so there is no excuses there, apart from lazyness :P

[Liberi Fatali]

Well given what they accomplished in XII in terms of expansive landscapes, a return of the world map might not be such a stretch in terms of hardware, though I doubt they will. I'd love to see a GTA approach to the world, with a focus on one expansive world.

Then again even if that is possible on the current gen consoles, it would take such an incredible amount of time and effort.

[fingers mccoy]

yeh i don't really see the point, the way final fantasy games play a world map is redundant nowadays because you don't need it to have a gradually revealed infrastructure

it would just be archaic revisiting a world map because what makes it? Sacrificing of textural detail for an illuminating representation of the game world's landscape? With the detail we can now achieve with real-time rendered graphics it makes more sense to have the accessible parts of the game world mapped out along routes, and any additional geographical information to be provided by cut-scenes and the narrative or a reference map or something. The game world should be able to look consistent and complete without such an unrealistic method of portraying and having your party traverse it.

Yeah loading times suck, but they're necessary.

[Chrysostom]

I for one, will never come round to that argument. I love my world maps.

[RetiredAt21]

Yeah, the world map is essential. That was the only big issue I had with FFX, aside from the sometimes hokey voice acting.

[Bread and Faxes]

The world map in Final Fantasy VIII annoyed me.

[fingers mccoy]

tru say the world map in VIII was awful, a bunch of invisible barriers and slow travel in all non-ragnarok vehicles made exploration incredibly boring, not to mention that there was nowhere near enough shallow coastline for the Garden to use

i missed the world map a lot, but i think it's done.

truth be told i miss pre-rendered backgrounds and the weird paths they made you follow which meant you spent around 20% of non-battle gameplay running into walls, i miss all of that crap, it was great

[Bread and Faxes]

It wasn't the vehicles. It was the size of the map. Either it was too big, or too small. Never medium. I liked Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy IX's maps. I wish that older FF's had them such as 4 & 5.

It's just the size. And the music on the world map in FF8 sucked too.

FFVII ftw as always :rolleyes:

[Anglachel]

I remember running into the train rails on VIII leading to FH. That **** pissed me off

[Bread and Faxes]

Yeah that sucked. I really liked how relaxed Fishermans Horizon was.

[RetiredAt21]

FFVI's world map is the best. 'specially after the world "ends".

[Tyr]

I hated it when you had to find all the towns again.

[RetiredAt21]

I actually liked that a lot. Exploration is fun.

[Tyr]

To a certain extent I agree, but when the only thing you want is to go to Narshe and you have to search for the goddamned town, I gave up and let my brother play.

[Brew]

It wasn't the vehicles. It was the size of the map. Either it was too big, or too small. Never medium. I liked Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy IX's maps. I wish that older FF's had them such as 4 & 5.
It's just the size. And the music on the world map in FF8 sucked too.

FFVII ftw as always :rolleyes:

Unless I've understood this wrong, (which is likely because I'm almost asleep) FF IV and FF V had world maps.

I'm nearing the end of FFIII and am currently really enjoying it :)

[fingers mccoy]

ivs 3 world maps= awesome

same goes for star ocean 2s 2

[RetiredAt21]

Star Ocean 2 was pretty awesome.

[Bread and Faxes]

Unless I've understood this wrong, (which is likely because I'm almost asleep) FF IV and FF V had world maps.

I'm nearing the end of FFIII and am currently really enjoying it

They do? I'd feel really stupid if I just didn't know how to open them :(

[Kingofdudes]

So yeah, im starting up FFXI again and the game is updating...

Time remaining in current process 06:11:09
:(

[Liberi Fatali]

haha you gave in to temptation

[MAthiAS]

truth be told i miss pre-rendered backgrounds and the weird paths they made you follow which meant you spent around 20% of non-battle gameplay running into walls, i miss all of that crap, it was great
Lol yeah that's something I liked but didn't really realize it.

It took me like 15 minutes to figure out where the side door was in the first scene of FFVII by the train.

[Echleon]

They do? I'd feel really stupid if I just didn't know how to open them :(

Open them? You just walk outside of the town/village and you're in the world map!

[Liberi Fatali]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the map itself.

[Kingofdudes]

haha you gave in to temptation

:( Studying for final will become much harder now

[MAthiAS]

And the music on the world map in FF8 sucked too.
wtf Blue Fields is sick.

[spitfirejunky]

Ride On was absolutely beautiful.

[-Listy-]

wtf Blue Fields is sick.

troof

[JonG]

I'm currently playing 4 FF games at once. FF1 has two games, one which I'm in the Final Temple. I have a BW,WW, and 2 Knights. Second one I have a RM,BB,F, and a T.

I'm also in the middle of a game in III and IV.

[Echleon]

Hahah crazy, I think i'm playing two atm.

Just into Junon on FFVII, and i'm pretty sure i'm near the end of FFVII:CC

I was thinking about getting Kingdom Hearts I&II, since they are £10 each. Worth it you think?

[Bread and Faxes]

Yeah, both of them are pretty worth it.

And Junon is one of my favorite places in the game :)

[RetiredAt21]

Nibelheim.

[Bread and Faxes]

I really like Nibelheim also. But my FAVORITE part in the game is when you go back to Midgar.

So much fighting and so much amazing equipment to be had!

[MAthiAS]

Midgar is the coolest. Wall Market and the Slums are such great locations.

[Brew]

Entering the Shinra building, getting all the way to the top and seeing evidence of Sephiroth for the first time is one of my favourite parts of VII.

[RetiredAt21]

Entering the Shinra building, getting all the way to the top and seeing evidence of Sephiroth for the first time is one of my favourite parts of VII.

That was mad cool.

The part with that giant snake was pretty ****ing cool, too.

[Brew]

That was mad cool.

The part with that giant snake was pretty ****ing cool, too.

I always found it a bit odd that you clearly see that Sephiroth has killed that snake, but once you go back to the world map its re-appeared and swimming around happily in its little swamp for you to kill later on.

[FatalEnergy]

There's more than one maybe?


Sephiroth = best FF character ever.

I had him on my B-Day cake when I was 11.

[MAthiAS]

There's more than one maybe?


Sephiroth = best FF character ever.

I had him on my B-Day cake when I was 11.
Wow. Do you have a picture?

Man FFVII really had an all-star cast of characters.

[Bread and Faxes]

Midgar Zolom is like ever lasting.

Has anyone ever gone out straight from Midgar and be able to beat him?

I did like once.

[Chrysostom]

Midgar is the coolest. Wall Market and the Slums are such great locations.

Give me Rocket Town or Wutai any day. In fact, thinking about it there were lots of good locations in all the old games. Lots of places I always thought would be nice to live in - Fisherman's Horizon, Balamb, Rocket Town, Wutai, Galbadia, Winhill. FFIX was especially full of nice places to live, I always thought - Alexandria, Lindblum, Cleyra. But the best of the best was clearly Dali. Man I love that place.

[MAthiAS]

Fisherman's Horizon would be an awesome place to live. I also liked Deling City.

In IX I dug Dagguero and Treno a lot as well.

[MrConeman]

The Deling city jazzy music got so annoying after a little while :(

I think if I had to live somewhere based on it's constant soundtrack it would be Wutai or Cosmo Canyon...possibly Balamb.

[fingers mccoy]

um air garden come ON

[Smokey D]

Midgar Zolom is like ever lasting.

Has anyone ever gone out straight from Midgar and be able to beat him?

I did like once.

I've done it a few times. Once but it was near the start of the swamp and a second Zolom attacked me before I reached the shore. If you survive beta, it's an awesome Enemy skill to have.

[Happy]

= FFIX was especially full of nice places to live, I always thought - Alexandria, Lindblum, Cleyra. But the best of the best was clearly Dali. Man I love that place.

Oh yeah, I always wanted to live in a place in FFIX, not Dali though, Daguerro or Treno for me.

[fingers mccoy]

air garden or conde petie clearly

lindblum comes close, cleyra is full of boring zealous fogeys

[Happy]

There's nothing in the air garden.

[Mister_Che]

I liked Dollet. That's a place I'd want to live in.

[fingers mccoy]

there is a levitating liquid sphere of molten shadow-elemental death, and a moogle, and clouds. Pretty much all i need.

[Mister_Che]

I don't know, I kinda like perpetual sunset by the sea.

[Bread and Faxes]

I've done it a few times. Once but it was near the start of the swamp and a second Zolom attacked me before I reached the shore. If you survive beta, it's an awesome Enemy skill to have.

It's tough to survive, it does roughly around 2000 points of damage. But yes, like Aqualung, it's very helpful.

[Mister_Che]

I used Aqualung alot. I remember Trine being very good, but that comes after Nibelheim I think.

[MrConeman]

Yeah, directly after, you get it on Mt. Nibel off the Materia Keeper.

I always liked Aqualung, it made an awesome noise.

[Brew]

Trine was an awesome Enemy Skill to have.

I just got beaten by the final boss on FFIII, argh :(

[Echleon]

How is III? I was thinking of picking it up, but it just didn't seem... I dunno, deep enough. Like there was no real story to it.

[Kingofdudes]

Nearing level 10 on FFXI, which means better armor and I can start joining real parties!

[Echleon]

I always wanted to play XI, but isn't it like 6 years old now?

Abit too late i'm guessing ;)

[Mister_Che]

Nearing level 10 on FFXI, which means better armor and I can start joining real parties!

Are you still on Siren? I moved to Asura a while back.

[Anglachel]

Trine was an awesome Enemy Skill to have.

I just got beaten by the final boss on FFIII, argh :(
Did you make it through Eureka yet?

That, the Crystal Tower and the Cloud of Darkness battle have the best music in the game. I would spend minutes with my headphones on just listening to them.

[Kingofdudes]

I always wanted to play XI, but isn't it like 6 years old now?

Abit too late i'm guessing ;)

Plenty of people play it, they are still releasing expansions to it.

Are you still on Siren? I moved to Asura a while back.

I can't remember what server I used to play on, I think it was Fenrir. Im currently in Bahamut. Isnt Asura the most populated?

[Mister_Che]

I think so, and it shows. I haven't logged on in a while though due to other activities, but I may hop on in a week or so.

[Kingofdudes]

Damn, I should have researched which was the biggest before choosing :/

[Mister_Che]

You can transfer, but it's something like $30. I wouldn't do it unless you're absolutely certain there will be someone there to meet you. I don't know when I'll be logging in again.

[Liberi Fatali]

Esto Gaza was always a nice place to be.

[Brew]

How is III? I was thinking of picking it up, but it just didn't seem... I dunno, deep enough. Like there was no real story to it.

I've enjoyed it, its maybe not be as deep as some other FF games and the level grinding is a bit annoying at first but overall I'd give it an 8.5/10.

Did you make it through Eureka yet?

That, the Crystal Tower and the Cloud of Darkness battle have the best music in the game. I would spend minutes with my headphones on just listening to them.

Eureka was surprisingly easy, as was getting to the final boss.

I think changing my Summoner to a Sage might help the next time I feel like spending the time it takes to get to where I was. My current party is Knight/Monk/Devout/Summoner all at around lvl 52.

[Chrysostom]

I don't know, I kinda like perpetual sunset by the sea.

Oh, damn. You win - that'd be a sweet place to while away the days.

[MAthiAS]

I don't know, I kinda like perpetual sunset by the sea.
Fisherman's Horizon way cooler. You could also take road trips to Esthar.

[Mister_Che]

Esthar looks horribly dangerous. :/

[Happy]

too futuristic.
And its a real long walk from FH.

[Mister_Che]

And there's also the troublesome Salt Flats. At least the music is good. :)

[spitfirejunky]

I always wanted to play XI, but isn't it like 6 years old now?

Abit too late i'm guessing ;)

I reactivated my account a while back and it's lost a lot of base. I'd recommend the game if it had more active players.

[Anglachel]

I've enjoyed it, its maybe not be as deep as some other FF games and the level grinding is a bit annoying at first but overall I'd give it an 8.5/10.



Eureka was surprisingly easy, as was getting to the final boss.

I think changing my Summoner to a Sage might help the next time I feel like spending the time it takes to get to where I was. My current party is Knight/Monk/Devout/Summoner all at around lvl 52.
Sage will only cast Summons like an Evoker though
and loses lots of MP :(

idk I would say Magus if you intend to take out Cloud of Darkness' right tentacle (or keep the summoner, they deal more damage to multiple targets no?) but I had a Knight/Monk/Devout/Magus party in the end and didnt kill either tentacle (because I didnt know I could attack them :()

[Chrysostom]

Fisherman's Horizon way cooler. You could also take road trips to Esthar.

I always laughed that you gained entry so easily to a city that's gone to the trouble of inventing a city-wide cloaking device.

[Timm]

I always laughed that you gained entry so easily to a city that's gone to the trouble of inventing a city-wide cloaking device.

they know you're a good guy and not a threat because they're so high tech'd :smash:

nah I don't know, it's weird

[Liberi Fatali]

too futuristic.
And its a real long walk from FH.If Squall can do it with a woman on his shoulders then I sure can.

[Happy]

It did take him all night though.

Isn't it a train line though? they should get some trains.

[Mister_Che]

I don't think FH had any active trains.

[Happy]

But they should get some :@

[Brew]

Sage will only cast Summons like an Evoker though
and loses lots of MP :(

idk I would say Magus if you intend to take out Cloud of Darkness' right tentacle (or keep the summoner, they deal more damage to multiple targets no?) but I had a Knight/Monk/Devout/Magus party in the end and didnt kill either tentacle (because I didnt know I could attack them :()

I was planning on using the Sage to help with Curaja/Arise when needed and Flare/Meteor otherwise, Sage + Summon in a boss fight is too un-reliable. I might just keep the same Knight/Monk/Devout/Summoner team but move everyone into the back row and hope that my Devout can keep up with the healing while my Summoner gets abusive with Bahamut and Leviathan.

[Chrysostom]

Any one ever get one of the perfect combinations with the sheet music puzzle at Fisherman's Horizon?

[Liberi Fatali]

Yeah it was easy lol.

[fingers mccoy]

yeh but i don't remember any advantage to it

[Anglachel]

I remember someone saying many people die in 5, but I'm playing 2 and it just dosent compare.


Cid :upset:

[RetiredAt21]

Sucked when Cid died in FFVI.

[fingers mccoy]

do you mean iv, but like, ii in america

cause i remember talking about lots of people dying in v but meaning iv :lol:

lots and lots and lots of death in iv, but a lot of resurrection too

[Happy]

Sucked when Cid died in FFVI.

THANKS FOR RUINING IT :mad:

[Mister_Che]

lmao

That poor poor piece of candy corn we call Cid.

[RetiredAt21]

THANKS FOR RUINING IT :mad:

Oh, ****, sorry bro I just figured most of us in here have played all of the games. Sorry.

[Happy]

Haha, I'm just kidding around :p

[RetiredAt21]

Oh hahahahahahaha. That did actually make me feel bad, though, I really thought I ruined it for you and that was one of the most emotional parts of the whole game.

[Anglachel]

No I meant 2 as in Firion, Maria, Guy and Leon


You dont really know Cid in it but when he dies at Pauls and then you read what Paul has to say its kinda depressing


EDIT: Oh, and I saved Cid in VI :). You just need to feed him the fast swimming fish.

[Timm]

Oh hahahahahahaha. That did actually make me feel bad, though, I really thought I ruined it for you and that was one of the most emotional parts of the whole game.
sup I'm playing VI and didn't know that -_-
srsly

it's my fault though; when you play a game for the first time be sure you avoid places where people might spoil it by accident :(

EDIT: Oh, and I saved Cid in VI :). You just need to feed him the fast swimming fish.
-_- -_- -_-

...

well at least now I know what to do...kinda...

:lol:

[Chrysostom]

Oh hahahahahahaha. That did actually make me feel bad, though, I really thought I ruined it for you and that was one of the most emotional parts of the whole game.

You ruined it for me if that's any consolation.

[Anglachel]

sup I'm playing VI and didn't know that -_-
srsly

it's my fault though; when you play a game for the first time be sure you avoid places where people might spoil it by accident :(

-_- -_- -_-

...

well at least now I know what to do...kinda...

:lol:
You'll get it when the time comes

[RetiredAt21]

You ruined it for me if that's any consolation.

My bad, bro.

[Chrysostom]

My bad, bro.

Hey, not a problem. By the time I get round to playing it I'll have forgotten. That and I'm not really bothered anyway - it was my fault for hanging around this thread. :thumb:

[Anglachel]

I just got all three Black Mages albums and the first kicks so much ***

[spitfirejunky]

The Jenova song on the Advent Children soundtrack is so ****ing awesome.

EDIT:

Turns out it's called J-E-N-O-V-A.

[Anglachel]

That and Clash on the Big Bridge are definitely my favourites so far

CotBB is so good on FFV alone

[spitfirejunky]

I see a lot of FFVIII stuff. I should definitely get my hands on those two albums.

[Happy]

I got a 40-something Prog guitarist into Black Mages \m/

[Bread and Faxes]

I have the Original Japanese FFVII soundtrack :cool:

[Happy]

/is jealous

I just have everything off FFdream.
'Cept the BM albums, got them myself.