Just picked up Final Fantasy XII

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milohimself

milohimself

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I'll be able to play it when my brother finally gives up the %&$#in' PS2. Then I gotta beat it. I'll get back to you guys in about six months on that.
 
#2
#2
I have never really tried playing any of the Final Fantasy games. What is the point of them?
 
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Very, very long and challening story-driven RPG's. For my money, the best game series of all time.

It's largely adventure based, the battle systems are all either real-time or turn-based.

I don't think one can call themselves a true video game fan until they've played Final Fantasy VII. If you haven't, go pick up a cheapy PS1 if you don't have a Sony system, and get a used copy of FFVII. You won't be dissappointed.
 
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The problem with FF is all of the hype and the fact that quite a few of the games didn't live up to the bill. Saying that, FF7 is one of, if not, the best games of all time.
 
#5
#5
$37.99 at Circuit City this week in case someone wants to save a few dollars.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
$37.99 at Circuit City this week in case someone wants to save a few dollars.
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Sweet, good looking out.

I'm with milo on this, FF is one of if not the best series of RPG games.

Having said that, I hated FFXI.. I hope this one is better.
 
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#7
FF games are not for everyone. I personally don't care for them. I tried hard to get into 7 and the one after it but both left me bored after 5-10 hours. They are great games for sure, but not everyone will like them. If you've never played one before, I'd recommend renting it when you have a spare 5-10 hours. At that point, you'll either want to keep playing or you'll be bored to tears from reading some story you don't fully understand for 5 hours. There's usually a side game along with it (blitzball, card game, etc.) that you'll never fully understand and get frustrated with.

By no means am I knocking the game or the players.
 
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OWB said:
Having said that, I hated FFXI.. I hope this one is better.
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It's important to keep in mind that FFXI was an MMORPG, a huge deviation from the series. It was Square Enix's semi-successful attempt at taking a chunk out of the WoW market. The rest of the FF games are offline.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
FF games are not for everyone. I personally don't care for them. I tried hard to get into 7 and the one after it but both left me bored after 5-10 hours. They are great games for sure, but not everyone will like them. If you've never played one before, I'd recommend renting it when you have a spare 5-10 hours. At that point, you'll either want to keep playing or you'll be bored to tears from reading some story you don't fully understand for 5 hours. There's usually a side game along with it (blitzball, card game, etc.) that you'll never fully understand and get frustrated with.

By no means am I knocking the game or the players.
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I can agree with that statement.

Given that, it's still the best offline RPG ever made. All RPG games require a measure of patience and storyline comprehension. They're definitley not light plays, I think VII took me like 80 hours to beat?
 
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milohimself said:
It's important to keep in mind that FFXI was an MMORPG, a huge deviation from the series. It was Square Enix's semi-successful attempt at taking a chunk out of the WoW market. The rest of the FF games are offline.
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True, but it still sucked.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
Me too. They are like crack. Get hooked, and say goodbye to the real world.
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yes- they are bad. I got sucked into WoW last year. Played it for about 3 months. I had to get away from it before it consumed me.
 
#14
#14
Let me know what you think about the new FF
 
#17
#17
I've only played FFX... I got about 20 hours into and then just randomly put it down... I do prefer Kingdom Hearts (I & II) over FF series... although it's made the same people.
 
#18
#18
Since Square Enix developed it, Kingdom Hearts does have some RPG elements. But it's a true platformer.
 
#19
#19
i am glad you guys are as nerdy as me when it comes to this. i am about to go have an all-night FF marathon. got my pizza, just have to go pick up a two liter of faygo and it's ON!
 
#20
#20
I've really enjoyed this game so far. I like the new battle system. It was annoying having to wait for each battle scene to load. This is much better.
 
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SWIL said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! The battles are now real-time?!:blink:
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Yeah, you don't have to be walking along and have that shrill noise with the flash everytime there's a battle like in 10. This one is much better...

Anyone figured out how to kill that pesky flowered cactus yet? I keep getting the death of 1000 needles..:mad:
 
#24
#24
sweet! Is it like Chrono Trigger, in which you can see all the enemies you'll face before hand?
 
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