two_rivers said:

Ok, so now that it's actually out and you've played it (assuming you have), what do you think?

*there may be some very minor spoilers ahead*

I'm maybe an hour or two into it and at this point, while the cinematics, graphics, and overall presentation are very slick, I'm having a difficult time becoming immersed into the story. 

First of all, Sazh, is the epitome of a cliche with the whole Eddie Murphy/Chris Tucker/Martin Lawrence shtick.

Snow and his band of self-proclaimed "heroes" are naive on an astronomical level.  Ugh, bullets flying everywhere and that one nameless doofus in the group wants to lie down and take a nap.  It's as if nobody takes the enemy seriously at all, yet we are supposed to feel empathetic about their dire situation.

And the whole Mom part... "Moms are tough!"

When Snow drops her and she plummets to her doom, I know I was supposed to have some kind of emotional reaction, but all I could do was cringe at the cliche cheesyness.

I'm sure (actually, I hope) that the battles will get more interesting as I progress through the game, but as of right now, I'm not too fond of the system.  It doesn't seem like there is enough time to really consider strategy, it feels rushed.  I'm always in a hurry to attack exactly when the ATB gauge(WTF is ATB anyway?) fills up.

I know it's still way to early for me to pass judgment, but so far my first impression is Meh or possibly even < Meh.

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HeadTripVertigo said:

and as for the cheese...you're playing a jrpg.  it happens.  did you really expect anything different?  the plus is, it's considerably less than many other games.

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The24HourMC said:

Final fantasy can do no wrong.

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I'm 6 hours into the game, and loving it so far.

I actually like the slight deviation from the classic FF theme. The battle system is quite fun once you get far into the game and its actually challenging to fight some of the bigger enemies. I thought the battles would be easy due to the Auto Battle button, but you can't rely on it solely. You really have to learn to use the Paradigm shifts and learn to chain your attacks well to stagger the larger guys.

Now if the damn Square-enix site wuld let me redeem the damn free item code that came with the game.....grrrrr...

I'm playing it on the PS3, btw. I'd recommend anyone that has both an xbox and a PS3, to buy it on the PS3. The xbox version has a cut-down resolution, due to the fact that DVD's just can't handle all of the data, even though it comes on 3 dvd's. PS3 = 1 blu-ray

Xbox360 = 576p
PS3 = 1080p

Last but not least, I'm glad to finally be playing this game, since I've been watching trailers for it since Oct 2006.....

PsilliCoder said:

Same here. I have a copy reserved, but probably won't pick it up for a few days to a week or so. I'm getting it on 360.

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two_rivers said:

And Head, you were right about Sazh I think.  He's probably my favorite character so far.  Second favorite would be Lightening, then Snow, then Vanille, then Hope.

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SneezingPenis said:

1. no real exploration. you are running a tunnel going from cut scen to cut scene.
2. way too many cut scenes, and i especially hate those retarded moments between two 5 minute cut scenes where all you have to do is walk through a room... seriously, wtf?
3. no mini games.... really. if you think that giant machine was a real mini game you suck.
4. you barely use eidolons and they arent even that great. gimme FF3 espers over that shit.
5. what is the point of having this elaborate 3d skill chart if you dont really have to make choices?
6. weapon and accessory upgrades are retarded.

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HeadTripVertigo said:

PsilliCoder said:

Same here. I have a copy reserved, but probably won't pick it up for a few days to a week or so. I'm getting it on 360.

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no ps3?

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HeadTripVertigo said:

SneezingPenis said:

1. no real exploration. you are running a tunnel going from cut scen to cut scene.
2. way too many cut scenes, and i especially hate those retarded moments between two 5 minute cut scenes where all you have to do is walk through a room... seriously, wtf?
3. no mini games.... really. if you think that giant machine was a real mini game you suck.
4. you barely use eidolons and they arent even that great. gimme FF3 espers over that shit.
5. what is the point of having this elaborate 3d skill chart if you dont really have to make choices?
6. weapon and accessory upgrades are retarded.

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1.  yeah well, did you know anything about the game before starting?  of course it's like that.
2.  i like the cutscenes...most of em anyway.  i am enjoying the story so...?
3.  this is one of my big problems too.  being in a gold saucer area like FFVII that even plays gold saucer music and having no mini games is fucking awful. 
4.  eidolons are much more useful later on. 
5.  later on everyone gets the option to go into all other roles. 
6.  explain.

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SneezingPenis said:

unless you bought the FF guide then you probably wont ever get hermes boots or other great items...

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SneezingPenis said:

HeadTripVertigo said:

SneezingPenis said:

1. no real exploration. you are running a tunnel going from cut scen to cut scene.
2. way too many cut scenes, and i especially hate those retarded moments between two 5 minute cut scenes where all you have to do is walk through a room... seriously, wtf?
3. no mini games.... really. if you think that giant machine was a real mini game you suck.
4. you barely use eidolons and they arent even that great. gimme FF3 espers over that shit.
5. what is the point of having this elaborate 3d skill chart if you dont really have to make choices?
6. weapon and accessory upgrades are retarded.

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1.  yeah well, did you know anything about the game before starting?  of course it's like that.
2.  i like the cutscenes...most of em anyway.  i am enjoying the story so...?
3.  this is one of my big problems too.  being in a gold saucer area like FFVII that even plays gold saucer music and having no mini games is fucking awful. 
4.  eidolons are much more useful later on. 
5.  later on everyone gets the option to go into all other roles. 
6.  explain.

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as with any rpg, you take solace in the fact that you eventually will have the best weapon or whatever. even if you screw up, no big deal because you will eventually have enough money or whatever... not this one. unless you bought the FF guide then you probably wont ever get hermes boots or other great items... which wouldnt bother me if this game was something i would want to play again at a later date... like every fallout has been.

they could have done a lot better and a lot more with the weapons... since they didnt, they should have just left the next best weapon up to a hidden chest, mini game, or quest item.

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Mute said:

Am I the only one who loves Vanille? She is my favorite character.

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SneezingPenis said:

meh, i got it and i think it is a huge pile of crap. i feel compelled to finish it just because i have finished every other FF game, but jesus...

let me list the ways: (i am about halfway through the game, just fought the emperor... and if you think that is a spoiler then you are retarded because it was obvious shit was gonna go down over that old man)

1. no real exploration. you are running a tunnel going from cut scene to cut scene.
2. way too many cut scenes, and i especially hate those retarded moments between two 5 minute cut scenes where all you have to do is walk through a room... seriously, wtf?
3. no mini games.... really. if you think that giant machine was a real mini game you suck.
4. you barely use eidolons and they aren't even that great. gimme FF3 espers over that shit.
5. what is the point of having this elaborate 3d skill chart if you dont really have to make choices?
6. weapon and accessory upgrades are retarded.

so far the only redeeming quality about the game is the amazing graphics and the new real time fighting style is growing on me.

otherwise, ff 7,8 and 9 blow this one out the water.

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HeadTripVertigo said:

Mute said:

Am I the only one who loves Vanille? She is my favorite character.

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i like vanille.  everyone seems annoyed with her though...

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I don't mind her. I actually enjoy using her as the controllable character so far. I'm quite enjoying all the characters so far, cept Snow gets a bit annoying with his bravado.

The forest in chapter 6 is .

Eye candy galore.

SneezingPenis said:

im almost done with chapter 11 and im still eh about the whole game. much cooler cut scenes since last post and finally you get some time to run around and do what you want for a bit.

im still going to take a break and play mw2 for a few days.

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that scene when you first get to [ulse was one of the coolest things I've seen in a game in ages. 

Quote:

BlimeyGrimey said: I hope my roommate stops watching the same fucking movie over and over so I can get some play time in before next week.

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two_rivers said:

Do your characters feel underpowered since you haven't been upgrading your weapons?  I've been upgrading everybody's weapons, but now the problem is that when I come across a new level one weapon, I have no idea how to compare them to the weapons I already have because I don't remember the base statistics for the weapon I've been upgrading.

For example, I just found a new weapon for Lightning.  I've been using the weapon she started with, the blazefire carbine or whatever it is, and I leveled it up to 10 and it has something like 55 str and 52 mag.  And the new weapon I just found has 8 strength and 8 magic.  I don't want to waste all of my items to level this new weapon up to 10 only to find out it's shittier.

And what's the deal when you dismantle a weapon you've upgraded?  I think I dismantled one of Hope's weapon after putting all sorts of items into it to upgrade it to level 5, then when I dismantle it, all I got was one crappy item that does maybe 50xp when I apply to another weapon.  I guess I would have been better off selling it.

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SneezingPenis said:

there are two weapons for each person i think that decrease hp or have stagger lock, which means you cant stagger an opponent.... sell those.

i have been using the very first weapons upgraded to tier 2 max, havent figured out what stone makes them go to tier 3 though yet... but the first weapon maxed out for lightning to tier two * adds something like 240 to str and mag.

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LivioDoubleFang said:

I honestly have not played it yet, watching my friend play it and honestly, I think it is visually pleasing to the eye, but as for content of the game, I hate Lightning having a gunblade, come on now, Snow reminds me of Zell, alot of old references to older games in the series, but I'm sure it will be a kick as game.

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Grapefruit said:

plus all the annoying running around trying to figure out what the game wants you to do.

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