WHAT VIDEOGAMES ARE YOU PLAYING RIGHT NOW?

FFV is the only one I haven't played either. well, that's not true - i got to these ghost ships, but anyway...


Having Just finished Final Fantasy XII, I must say I feel rather conflicted. I've never really had the experience of loving a game to death up until the endgame. I didn't feel like everything was explained enough, or given enough time to bloom into a larger tale. The "climactic" final dungeon felt like something you'd see in the mid point of another rpg. When I was headed there, I was like "Seriously? Is this... the end?" I mean, I kinda knew it was coming, but even so.

It's like I was playing one game up until Giruvegan, and then after that I was playing another game.
The whole time I played twelve, everything seemed to be just a small piece of a much larger puzzle, but by the end It was like most of the pieces were irrelevant. I don't know, It's hard to explain.

The real problem I had with it I guess is that there really wasn't a lot of character development from anybody! Not the heroes, and especially not the villains. Maybe I'm just used to other JRPGs where the villains wax philosophical for 20 minutes each time they show up, but before the final dungeon, cid and vayne really don't even make an appearance.

And don't get me started on those


I'm really sorry to say that it's very obvious two directors worked on this game. I can understand why the first one left - He'd set up a huge game world with massive possibilities. Unfortunately, he took too much time setting those up that there was no way to satisfactorially wrap it up without making the game take up more than 80 hours.

It's really unfortunate about the end-game being how it was - because up until then, I was having a blast. I've never seen a game like this before. A beautifully rendered and fleshed out world, enough side quests to fill another godamned game, fantastic gameplay that I never tired of (though some do), emotive characters, great voice acting, enemies, supplemental notes, bosses, camera angles, and christ the music!... everything! One thing that always impressed me were the sheer number of NPCs in the game - never have I been in an rpg town that felt more real and alive. There's people running around everywhere, talking with each other, and those are just the one's you can't talk to! Not to mention most of them change what they have to say frequently as the story progresses - no mean feat.

Anyway, at risk of being a little too long winded let me just say this. tl;dr: First 3/4 of game 9/10 - last 1/4 of game 7/10.

author=Sailerius
I finally managed to snag a PSP for Christmas, so I'm pouring my life down the drain into P3P. I've also got Crisis Core, which I've heard mixed things about, but haven't really gotten a chance to check out yet.

Regarding Crisis Core - While many parts of it can be hit or miss, the ending will give you manly tears.

Well, I've been playing Phantom Brave for the most part, and a bit of Pokémjon Crystal on the side.
My friend is being mean and won't let me borrow his copy of Persona 3 FES again. >: | Now THAT is a good game.

author=Liberty
And good luck with bloody Gades. That bastard takes forever to kill.

i just got to Gades fight part deux.
he keeps completely wasting my shit. most of this is a result of my completely sucking at this type of boss fight in aRPGs in general. i'm more of a strategy dude than a memorize-the-pattern-and-dodge-the-attacks dude.

the fucker just killed me again aaaaaaarrrrggggggghhhhh why
add to it that the internet told me i get BONUS SHIT for killing him in under 2 minutes or something, so i have actually thrown out good runs for taking too long. somebody put me out of my misery aaaaa
goodbye blue sky

You just gotta jump a lot. Also, 2 minutes? Fuck that shit! I had to 'level up' about 4 times (to about level 30) before I was good enough to beat him. I recommend a team of Selan and Maxim - Bring Selan out when his eye comes out and use her special ice throw to deal continuous damage. Maxim jumps like a fskin' kangaroo, so when Gades closes that eye, jump, little man, jump! Also, if you have the fall damage null skill you can just fall off the cliff to dodge his attacks then be invulnerable for about 5 seconds or so.

Hey, maybe save a game before you fight him, (seperate spot) and then keep dying to level up to about 60 or so - then show that fucker who's boss!

But seriously - fuck him. He was just as hard in the original game (unless you did the second NG+ with double experience).

Bet you can't wait to get to the 100 floor dungeon, though. It isn't too far away - just gotta get through that cutscene. ^.~

Good lu~ck

author=Craze
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THANKS, exactly what Ive been looking for. Will put it to use.... when I am not playing Two Worlds 2 that is :D

But it isn't; almost all of them are pretty fundamentally different from one another once you see past 'oh hey wasn't that dude with the headband in the other street fighter'

author=Chairmandrek
The same characters, the same moves, the same clothes, the same 2D movement, etc.

yes because clothes are what makes a fighting game

Like if you want me to break down the stark differences in playstyle between something like Street Fighter 2 or Street Fighter Alpha 3 (to the point where they're almost...entirely different games) let's go.

Also 2D movement hardly isn't unique to SF and its a genre in itself. They actually tried a 3D Street Fighter and fucking everyone hated it and had almost no value in competitive play (not that 3D fighters don't have any value; look at Tekken and VF)

I mean if it wasn't a rehash series, then why do they make at least 3 versions of the same game in the main series, every single sequel? To make up for lost money.

Because every version is usually a rebalance, adding extra content, fixing bugs, altering the playstyle, or responding to fan requests.

Whether or not you want to argue Capcom's competency of doing things right the first time, rereleases are a fan staple of the series than fans have come to appreciate and even expect.

I mean by your logic, the King of Fighters series is an even worse offender.

Street Fighter IV is 'slow' because that's the type of game it is; that's not a pro or a con. And Super Street Fighter IV and regular SFIV are almost entirely different games; the content, characters, and options they added are immense for that game.