fox123 Posted 21 February 2007 Posted 21 February 2007 Anyone getting it? Might order it when i get home from work tonight!
Libertine Posted 21 February 2007 Posted 21 February 2007 Wish I had a Ps2. Looks good from the little I've seen. I ****ing love FFX so much but I need a new Final Fantaseh to adore.
fox123 Posted 21 February 2007 Author Posted 21 February 2007 Wish I had a Ps2. Looks good from the little I've seen. I ****ing love FFX so much but I need a new Final Fantaseh to adore. Yea i decided to start FFX again a cpl of weeks ago - im on Mt gagazette at the mo loving it!
Libertine Posted 21 February 2007 Posted 21 February 2007 I badly want to play it again. Someone buy me a PS2.
Libertine Posted 22 February 2007 Posted 22 February 2007 I badly want to play it again. Someone buy me a PS2. Apparently at Asda Ps2 slimlines are £49 tomorrow. Not sure if it's true or for how long but I'll hopefully go and get one.
MC Prussian Posted 22 February 2007 Posted 22 February 2007 I heard a lot about the game, but I'm not so sure whether I should get it or not. Apparently, it lacks many elements that made the initial series so great.
Manwell Pablo Posted 22 February 2007 Posted 22 February 2007 I heard a lot about the game, but I'm not so sure whether I should get it or not. Apparently, it lacks many elements that made the initial series so great. Well they've changed the combat. Magazine/Website etc reviews have all been good from what I can tell. I'll probabley get it tomorrow if I can find it anywhere.
Louise Posted 23 February 2007 Posted 23 February 2007 Arg, now I really want to play FF7. Darn uni work getting in the way of important stuff.
fox123 Posted 23 February 2007 Author Posted 23 February 2007 Arg, now I really want to play FF7. Darn uni work getting in the way of important stuff. I was going to play that again but decided for FFX just beat sins head
MC Prussian Posted 23 February 2007 Posted 23 February 2007 Arg, now I really want to play FF7. Darn uni work getting in the way of important stuff. Just can't beat some hours with one of the best role-playing games in video game-history. Although the graphics don't live up to today's standards anymore, the sheer quantity of missions and the excellent story make more than up for it. I was so hooked on it when it came out, I played it for days - sometimes until the early morning.
Suffolk_fox Posted 23 February 2007 Posted 23 February 2007 Surely Final Fantasy 2 and its successors are oxymorons?
Manwell Pablo Posted 23 February 2007 Posted 23 February 2007 Arg, nownow I really want to play FF7 . Darn uni work getting in the way of important stuff. Has any one seen the sqeual to that (Advant Children)?
MC Prussian Posted 23 February 2007 Posted 23 February 2007 Has any one seen the sqeual to that (Advant Children)? Yes, and it's quite impressive (for a FF movie).
Manwell Pablo Posted 26 February 2007 Posted 26 February 2007 Anybody have any comments? I'm getting used to the combat system and I think it's about time the series had a change, the game seems good but im not life sappingly addicted to it yet, which is strange seeing as I've played a good five hours.
fox123 Posted 26 February 2007 Author Posted 26 February 2007 I'm still waiting mine to be delivered by Play.com they reckon it will be here tomorrow, so will let you know then
Alexikokopops Posted 26 February 2007 Posted 26 February 2007 My housemate has it, not played it yet though.
MC Prussian Posted 26 February 2007 Posted 26 February 2007 Anybody have any comments? I'm getting used to the combat system and I think it's about time the series had a change, the game seems good but im not life sappingly addicted to it yet, which is strange seeing as I've played a good five hours. I bought it on Friday - there was a pretty good bundle deal in town for less than 100 pounds for a black PS2 AND a copy of Final Fantasy XII in one package. Add a memory card to that and I spend slightly more than a hundred, which is wicked! Same goes for the game. Although I do agree it takes some time to get used to the new system, as it breaks more or less with the typical "Random Encounters" engine from past titles. Now you basically choose whom you want to fight against. Still have to figure out the details of the Gambit System - there a sheer endless possibility of combinations. Although there aren't a lot of sidequests available (you're pretty much limited to the Mob Hunts), the game is addictive and it's a pure pleasure to wander around in HUGE, really HUGE levels. Even the cities seem bigger than ever before. The mature story - which starts out strong in the beginning - seems to lose its importance with time, though. And Vaan, who's supposed to be the main character, does not come across as likeable. We never really get to know him better. The rest of the team's cool and the voice actors did a great job. But one can obviously see how much the programmers and designers were inspired by Star Wars. The graphics are awesome and sharp, only on a few occasions did I notice a little rendering problem when the data is loaded from the disc ("Staircase effect" without Anti-Aliasing). I've played slightly more than 25 hours so far and must say it was a good buy.
Libertine Posted 27 February 2007 Posted 27 February 2007 My new PS2 came today and I've been playing X all day. I'll get XII on Friday probably.
Manwell Pablo Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 it's ard, I never have any money becasue you don't get any cash for beating bad guys anymore. <_<
MC Prussian Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 it's ard, I never have any money becasue you don't get any cash for beating bad guys anymore. <_< You do receive money for that, but only a few Gil (and not in all cases). Most of the time, the only chance of getting some is by checking all treasure chests/pots in the area you're in. You need to sell most items you gather during the quests. I always keep one on the side, the rest goes away. There are a few items - even in the beginning - that pay off pretty well. Same goes for any weak armour or weapon that is no longer needed (still keep one of each). That way, I've never had any real issues with the Gil here and you can always come back to the previous locations, stocking up on anything worthwile you think you missed out on. Thank SquarEnix for the Teleport Spheres.
fox123 Posted 28 February 2007 Author Posted 28 February 2007 Well after some mess up at the post office I finally had mine delivered to work today, so will check it out when i get home tonight, and post my initial thoughts!
fox123 Posted 28 February 2007 Author Posted 28 February 2007 I played about an hour of it and it, thought the graphics were superb. I'm not keen on the fighting mode, much prefered the 'random battles' and it'll take me a lil time to get used to the camera movement (especially after its only been a cpl of days since I completed FFX) I usually find Final Fantasy games pretty slow to start so I guess I need to do alot more 'game play' before I comment further
C-man Posted 1 March 2007 Posted 1 March 2007 Arg, now I really want to play FF7. Darn uni work getting in the way of important stuff. What a game. Best. Game. Ever. I saved my old playstation just for it.
Manwell Pablo Posted 1 March 2007 Posted 1 March 2007 You do receive money for that, but only a few Gil (and not in all cases). Most of the time, the only chance of getting some is by checking all treasure chests/pots in the area you're in. You need to sell most items you gather during the quests. I always keep one on the side, the rest goes away. There are a few items - even in the beginning - that pay off pretty well. Same goes for any weak armour or weapon that is no longer needed (still keep one of each). That way, I've never had any real issues with the Gil here and you can always come back to the previous locations, stocking up on anything worthwile you think you missed out on. Thank SquarEnix for the Teleport Spheres. Cheers Alex, kited myself out with some serious FF Bling now and life's alot easier. How do you use your charchters Alex, do you have three main ones and forger the rest or do you try and level each one up to a decent level (that would take ages I know)? Reason I ask is I've just done a Rather tough boss battle, and the only reason I got through is because I switched the party around a fair bit (although I suppouse my main damage dealer was blinded from the start so thats probabley another reason why I struggled), something I obviously wont be able to do later on if they're all 10 levels below the going rate.
MC Prussian Posted 1 March 2007 Posted 1 March 2007 Cheers Alex, kited myself out with some serious FF Bling now and life's alot easier. How do you use your characters Alex, do you have three main ones and forger the rest or do you try and level each one up to a decent level (that would take ages I know)? Reason I ask is I've just done a Rather tough boss battle, and the only reason I got through is because I switched the party around a fair bit (although I suppouse my main damage dealer was blinded from the start so thats probabley another reason why I struggled), something I obviously wont be able to do later on if they're all 10 levels below the going rate. Well, I'm serious about character development, so I keep all 6 of them in the same level range. Always. I'm about to reach level 32. That doesn't even take that much time, actually. Monsters respawn when you leave the same area again. In the larger areas, some of them even re-appear without you having to leave. When you consider the amount of the lengthy cut-scenes, my current +/-34 hours of playing time are pretty much average. Whatever Final Fantasy part I play, I always want all characters reach their maximum level, so I can switch between them in case of emergency pretty easily. Also keep in mind that the more Gambits used, the better. For that you need a) enough License Points (LP) on the License Board b) enough dough aka Gil b) the appropriate spells bought from Magic Shops And... voilà! Thing is, if you don't level up your characters, you won't be able to use most of the spells sold later on because they consume more Magic Points (MP).
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