Onhell
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You'll have a lot of dumb luck! (Badam tish!)
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You'll have a lot of dumb luck! (Badam tish!)
Maiden Australia
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I need to try this in fallout 4 to see if its also stupid, in a good way.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
No idea how I found out, but 5 of the 6 original Final Fantasy rereleases are on Game Pass. Thanks to Octopath Traveler, Sea of Stars and other RPGs I've played lately I've gained a new appreciation for them. I have the FF collection on my wish list, but This is a good way to give them a shot and see if they're worth the purchase. Started playing FF1 Yesterday and I'm hooked! Definitely doesn't hold your hand, you have to talk to EVERYONE and take notes lol. You have to remember all the little clues they give you, no quest log in this one. I also like that you can turn random encounters on and off. I was stuck in a cave and had my entire party die twice. I turned off encounters to make it back to town, rest up and buy supplies. I think I'll grind a bit before going back down. I'm pretty excited about making my way through these.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Ok, I am officially all in on Final Fantasy LOL. I do occasionally turn off random encounters just to be able to walk more than 3 steps at a time, but aside from that I'm digging it. A LOT. Already placed the Earth Stone. Hell, I beat the Vampire in one round before he could get a hit in. I think I'll grind a tad to afford the Knight Armor and spells from level 1 through 5. Haven't found level 6 or 7 spells yet.
I wasn't too happy having to name every single member of the party, but quickly went with Trevor, Simon, Sypha and Alucard lol.
I wasn't too happy having to name every single member of the party, but quickly went with Trevor, Simon, Sypha and Alucard lol.
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
I ended up getting every final fantasy game available to me on my Switch, which is all from 1-12 (sans 11) and was working my way through them. Almost done with IV. Good games. They make me feel warm inside.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
So far I've completed 1-10, 12, 15, 16, Tactics (including sequels like X-2, Revenant Wings or The After Years), the entire Compilation of FFVII, VII Remake, Rebirth and of course FFXIV. I own the XIII trilogy, but I'm honestly not in any rush to try them out. I don't even mind the setting, their linearity or the gameplay. I'm just not a fan of Hamauzu as a composer and a game's musical identity is pretty important to me. I'll probably start XI within the next couple of months. Wanna be finished with the main stories before Evercold launches.
As far as non-FF games are concerned: I recently played Okami for the first time and absolutely hated it. The music might be the only redeeming feature. What a waste of time. Started Twilight Princess HD last week and I'm having a blast. It's my favorite game of all time, but I wasn't sure if it would still hold up. It absolutely does. Funnily enough, a few days after I started Dusk, the decompiled PC version, launched. That will probably be the next version of the game that I'll play when I decide to revisit it.
In other news: The remake for Star Fox 64 got revealed and it looks phenomenal. Really looking forward to it. If rumours are to be believed Ocarina Of Time is going to be remade and release this year. If Star Fox is anything to go by, this will be absolutely brilliant.
As far as non-FF games are concerned: I recently played Okami for the first time and absolutely hated it. The music might be the only redeeming feature. What a waste of time. Started Twilight Princess HD last week and I'm having a blast. It's my favorite game of all time, but I wasn't sure if it would still hold up. It absolutely does. Funnily enough, a few days after I started Dusk, the decompiled PC version, launched. That will probably be the next version of the game that I'll play when I decide to revisit it.
In other news: The remake for Star Fox 64 got revealed and it looks phenomenal. Really looking forward to it. If rumours are to be believed Ocarina Of Time is going to be remade and release this year. If Star Fox is anything to go by, this will be absolutely brilliant.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
The Star Fox 64 remake looks incredible. I loved that game as a kid! I even remember making Fox’s vehicles out of Legos (I was particularly proud of the submarine). Looks like I’ll have to splurge for a Switch 2 since I opted for the Switch 1 version of Metroid Prime 4. Glad I did, though, since I thought it was easily the weakest of the Primes.
Regarding the rumored Ocarina of Time remake, I never got into it much when I was younger but I’m still very much looking forward to it. I love Link to the Past and have been craving a Zelda game that isn’t a massive time sink like the last few have been. But it’ll be about time I play it since my VGM band has been playing Song of Storms for over a decade now lol.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Ok, so just bumped into both what I like and hat e about JRPGS. I turned off encounters to make navigation bearable knowing full well I wasn't going to level up as much or gain as much money (gil). I was ok with that, because there were unavoidable encounters such as monsters blocking doors or hiding in chests. Not to mention the chests can contain a great amount of money. Also, the boss battles were fairly straight forward and simple.... until Tiamet.
My party is sporting pretty neat gear, diamond armor and weaponry, the dragon lord unlocked our full potential, I'm like level 27 (should be higher if I had been doing random encounters), and so far I've been walking through any fight. This MOFO absolutely wiped the floor with me the first two rounds. It throws everything and the kitchen sink at me, thunder, ice, fire, poison, etc. I had an oh shit moment realizing I was very likely under powered and might have soft locked myself. I decided to go down one floor, turn on encounters and grind until leveling up. I level up aaaand.... it was sad. my life only went up 5 more points, my strength 1 point, and so on. And now I was low on mana and health and would have to use ether and potions and might not have enough for the battle.
I reboot my save, suck it up face it one last time. I look at my team, look at the spells available and tweak my strategy every so slightly. I had to revive my Ninja and Black Mage once using Phoenix and then healed everyone with Healara. I sped up the Knight's and Ninja's attacks and would use heal spells on the whole party whether needed or not. And with that I defeated it.
It's this scenario that made me fall in love with RPGs. Outmaneuvering your opponent. I am missing a few chests in the sunken temple, the dragon caves and the air temple. I will use this opportunity to turn on encounters and level up, because I have a feeling the worst is yet to come.
I also Like that I recognize musical themes and levels that games like Sea of Stars and Octopath Traveler pay homage to. It's weird to feel nostalgia while playing the source material lol.
My party is sporting pretty neat gear, diamond armor and weaponry, the dragon lord unlocked our full potential, I'm like level 27 (should be higher if I had been doing random encounters), and so far I've been walking through any fight. This MOFO absolutely wiped the floor with me the first two rounds. It throws everything and the kitchen sink at me, thunder, ice, fire, poison, etc. I had an oh shit moment realizing I was very likely under powered and might have soft locked myself. I decided to go down one floor, turn on encounters and grind until leveling up. I level up aaaand.... it was sad. my life only went up 5 more points, my strength 1 point, and so on. And now I was low on mana and health and would have to use ether and potions and might not have enough for the battle.
I reboot my save, suck it up face it one last time. I look at my team, look at the spells available and tweak my strategy every so slightly. I had to revive my Ninja and Black Mage once using Phoenix and then healed everyone with Healara. I sped up the Knight's and Ninja's attacks and would use heal spells on the whole party whether needed or not. And with that I defeated it.
It's this scenario that made me fall in love with RPGs. Outmaneuvering your opponent. I am missing a few chests in the sunken temple, the dragon caves and the air temple. I will use this opportunity to turn on encounters and level up, because I have a feeling the worst is yet to come.
I also Like that I recognize musical themes and levels that games like Sea of Stars and Octopath Traveler pay homage to. It's weird to feel nostalgia while playing the source material lol.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Finished Final Fantasy 1. I did not grind up to level 50, but I did end up level 47 or so. I also did not play the puzzle games or complete the bestiary. I can leave all that for another play through when I have nothing better to do.
Started Final Fantasy 2 and just got done with the first mission. Like most sequels the improvements are vast, more dialogue, more "story" less control over the characters (the first 5 minutes or so they moved and spoke on their own.) Since they are my new obsession I've been watching a lot of videos on the matter and one in particular talked about the "problem" with Final Fantasy VII. Another video complaining about how it's not an "adventure" anymore and it's just you "on a tour." Nothing to discover, blah blah blah. Good god. You gotta be a special kind of nerd to sincerely enjoy being lost and not knowing where to go next. I mean, I don't mind it when the game gives you proper clues or telegraphs what to do next. But when it just shrugs and you have to go to every corner and try every item until you get lucky, that just sucks.
I can think of two instances when I was younger. One was Zelda. I remember my cousins, my brother and I made it a point to get through it and we were making great progress until we get to the lost woods and well, we got lost. It just got frustrating and we quick. It wasn't fun at all. YEARS later, playing on an emulator and with an internet walk through I finally finished it. I remember being rather frustrated, because I realized that even if we had gotten lucky and guessed the pattern to get through, we would have NEVER found the last two dungeons since one required burning a specific bush and the other bombing a specific wall. How. The fuck. Were we supposed to figure that out? The other one was playing Tomb Raider 2 on PC. I made it through the first level ok. got to Venice and thought I had cleared it, but I couldn't find the exit. I ran around for close to an hour, checking every nook and craney with no luck. Never played it again. Getting lost and having to "figure it out" is not fun for normal dumb folks like myself.
That being said, I'm proud to say I only looked up a guide twice for FF1 lol.
Started Final Fantasy 2 and just got done with the first mission. Like most sequels the improvements are vast, more dialogue, more "story" less control over the characters (the first 5 minutes or so they moved and spoke on their own.) Since they are my new obsession I've been watching a lot of videos on the matter and one in particular talked about the "problem" with Final Fantasy VII. Another video complaining about how it's not an "adventure" anymore and it's just you "on a tour." Nothing to discover, blah blah blah. Good god. You gotta be a special kind of nerd to sincerely enjoy being lost and not knowing where to go next. I mean, I don't mind it when the game gives you proper clues or telegraphs what to do next. But when it just shrugs and you have to go to every corner and try every item until you get lucky, that just sucks.
I can think of two instances when I was younger. One was Zelda. I remember my cousins, my brother and I made it a point to get through it and we were making great progress until we get to the lost woods and well, we got lost. It just got frustrating and we quick. It wasn't fun at all. YEARS later, playing on an emulator and with an internet walk through I finally finished it. I remember being rather frustrated, because I realized that even if we had gotten lucky and guessed the pattern to get through, we would have NEVER found the last two dungeons since one required burning a specific bush and the other bombing a specific wall. How. The fuck. Were we supposed to figure that out? The other one was playing Tomb Raider 2 on PC. I made it through the first level ok. got to Venice and thought I had cleared it, but I couldn't find the exit. I ran around for close to an hour, checking every nook and craney with no luck. Never played it again. Getting lost and having to "figure it out" is not fun for normal dumb folks like myself.
That being said, I'm proud to say I only looked up a guide twice for FF1 lol.