Game: Final Fantasy

[Dezalanel]

.....aries?? dude come on. AERITH!!! (Aeris to U.S. Fans). I personally find every game I play easy but thats cause I lvl the shit out of my characters. Just my play style = P.

[complich8]

Try different genres much, Dezalanel?

I need to get my hands on an xbox again. I've got a splinter cell craving going on... Powerleveling won't help you there...

FF8 actually punished you for levelling too high, because monsters levelled up with you. I still remember breaking level 80, and having all of the monsters be insanely strong. I think the highest minimum monster level in that game was just over 50, so if you were walking around just below level 60 average, you'd be on par to kick the crap out of everything. Higher, and they just grew faster than you did (meaning if you powerlevelled, it'd actually make the game somewhat more difficult).

[Board of Command]

I actually liked that aspect of FF8, because as they level, they gain new magic. You can draw higher level magics from the same monsters once they get to a certain level. FF8 had a pretty nice experience system because you don't have to go through endless grinding to stand a chance at any one spot on the map; all monsters are the same level.

[Dezalanel]

Ahem I should have phrased that every RPG I play. Hardest game I have ever played = Ninja Gaiden btw. You can get pwned in like .5 seconds in that game.

[Knives122]

hey theres a new FF:AC commercial out and it has spoilers(especially the last 4 secs) but who cares right?

here you go

[Itachi_y2k5]

cool, its really flashy though :S

[Terracosmo]

Originally posted by: BOARD_of_command
FF8 had a pretty nice experience system because you don't have to go through endless grinding to stand a chance at any one spot on the map; all monsters are the same level.

I can't believe people think that's a good system. It practically nullifies all your efforts. What's the use in fighting at all if all enemies have the same level as you all the time? I find that to be lamer than the lamest. There are actually guides on various places on how to NOT gain experience...

BULLSHIT.

[Psyke]

Originally posted by: Terracosmo

Originally posted by: BOARD_of_command
FF8 had a pretty nice experience system because you don't have to go through endless grinding to stand a chance at any one spot on the map; all monsters are the same level.

I can't believe people think that's a good system. It practically nullifies all your efforts. What's the use in fighting at all if all enemies have the same level as you all the time? I find that to be lamer than the lamest. There are actually guides on various places on how to NOT gain experience...

BULLSHIT.

That's why some extreme gamers find it more challenging to go for low level gaining games. I read that they can complete the entire game with characters of level 10 and less. There are faqs on telling you how to achieve this as well.

[Terracosmo]

Yep, those are the ones I read. I just find it pointless to -avoid- getting stronger, but yeah, I guess there's tastes for everyone.

[Y]

Not gaining levels is a fine way to play, but FFVIII actively punishes you for gaining levels above a certain point. What the fuck is up with that? Oh well, it was a horrible game anyway.

[ChaosK]

true, while i was unaware of the whole entire system i leveled up to like 70 while my friend beat the game at level 12 turning everything into cards. thats just gay (though i got lionheart sword and he didnt)

[Xollence]

I never knew about that. No wonder I couldn't beat FF8 the first time around.

[Terracosmo]

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FF8 IS SO DAMN UNDERRATED AND HAS ARGUABLY THE BEST SOUNDTRACK IN THE GAME AFTER #6 & MAYBE #7

I LOVE IT AND I JUST REALIZED THAT I typed all of this in caps lock and I'm too lazy to change it.

But seriously, I love FF8. Am I the only one?

Edit: Though I still think that the level up system is weird

Edit2: The best part in the game is when you meet Irvine and fix the party up so that he doesn't get any girls along with him, and he'll be like "wtf!!"

[Psyke]

I liked FFVIII as well. As I mentioned in the other thread the story is one of the most important aspects of a rpg game to me, and FFVIII as a captivating love story. I'm fine with the junction system, and remember having a boring time trying to get 99 ultima spells to junction my strength to for my top 3 characters. And yeah, FFX is still my fave. I bought all the original ultimania books as well as the official picture books, posters, etc. Almost bought the entire figurines set till I realised how much they cost.

[masamuneehs]

...I strongly disliked 8 for the following reasons: SPOILERS WILL OCCUR!







1. The main character started pissing me off after Disc 1. Get over your friggin angst already and step up!
2. The back stories on the characters were almost identical. I mean, jesus, they're all from the same childhood's! They didn't hardly ever explore the characters' more recent pasts, where they where right before Garden.
3. The final villain had like 6 lines of dialogue all game, all right at the end.
4. The whole "using Guardian Forces makes us forget" thing was stupid.
5. The Drawing magic to get stronger...coutnered by leveling up... christ, all you needed to do was put enemies to Sleep and suck out their spells and you were set for the next Disc or so...
6. The worst Cid I think I've ever seen in any FF. You're taking orders from that fat piece of lard? He doesn't even know how to fight!
7. Seifer's cronies. They pissed me off all game, and then they were supposed to be all cool and deep at the end of Disc 3. Please...
8. It came out after 7, so I had really high expectations and i guess it just didn't live up.

I'll admit that 8 had some really good aspects. But pounding Boost and watching the same GF summon over and over and over... And some of the characters were occasionally cool and interesting, but their lack of individual bakcground stories infuriated me to no end. The love story was well done, and I'll give that props, but I don't fucking play video games for love stories!

[NM]

Originally posted by: Terracosmo
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FF8 IS SO DAMN UNDERRATED AND HAS ARGUABLY THE BEST SOUNDTRACK IN THE GAME AFTER #6 & MAYBE #7

Your not alone on that one Terra. FF8 had a great soundtrack, probably one of Nobou's best. The game itself though...it wasn't the greatest FF of all time. I loved the story, Square did an exceptional job on the theme of love but the gameplay just couldn't keep up to the awesomeness of the story. Graphics were great like every other FF but I just couldn't get into the battle system that much.

Probably my favorite FF has been FFIX. I honestly don't understand why everyone hate it so much, the story was fantastic! Every member of the cast was great (Zidane and Vivi for the win) and the battle system was the best. It was a big step up from FFVIII and a great way to end the FF series on the PS1 and move on to the PS2.

[Dezalanel]

In my first post in this thread I state my favorite FFs are 7 through 10 and tactics. 8 is great I love the story and I always liked the Triple Triad card game. Only complaint was I did not like the draw system but I still found it fun. 9 is soooo underrated I think its because I lot of people never played it or something. It is a GREAT game, I had one of my favorite side games, Chocobos(Which was horrible in 8 but excellent in 7)

[Paulyboy]

Gah, I thought FF8 was alright, it wasn't the best but it was good. People complained, but yeah, the battle system was a little wierd. But you can't beat the storyline it was good, and the interaction with the characters was great, and how Squall was a true lone wolf till Disc 3, because he started realizing how madly he was in love with Rinoa. But hey even the best lone wolfs out there want love!!!! AND YOU KNOW ITS TRUE.

Overall: The game was good, wasn't as bad as some of the other RPG games out there like, UNLIMITED SAGA, I mean common, you move like a chess piece through out the game, they just made the saga frontier series, just gay.

[ChaosK]

i thought FF7 was of course amazing, FF8 was a so-so for me, the whole past of each character was the same, i i dozed out so forgot wtf the ultima weapon was there for. FF9 is also 1 of my favorite...i dont know why people bash it, zidane was cool, vivi was great. And of course, Chocobos were a better part of the whole story (ultima weapon involved chocobos)

[Aclypze]

FFVII - I didn't like how everyone could have the same skills because no one was unique except for limit breaks.
FFVIII - It wasn't bad and it wasn't great. Music was great and the graphics were awsome at that time.
FFIX-Hands down my favorite FF game. Spent hours on Tetramaster
FFX-Blitzball was cool
FFX-2 - I don't see why alot of people are downing this game. It's not that bad and I like the job system. Reminds me of tactics.
FFXI-LVLing took forever. I spent more time playing the tetramaster card game.
FFTactics- Addicting...
FFTactics Advance- Also addicting... "Just one more turn and I'll stop...."