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In celebration of Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary, GAF Plays: Final Fantasy games
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But they are? The PS1 versions anyway. Playable on PS3, PSP, PS Vita and PSTV.
But Steam versions are probably better, with mods and what not.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Well I played through it for the first time a year or two ago. I was like 23 and I liked it. Wasn't amazing or anything but it was fun. Ozma is my favorite super boss cuz it's almost like a sequence of dice rolls with regards to what move it does next. As opposed to a superboss you have to grind all your characters to max level for.
Currently playing ff8. I actually just tried a playthrough about a month ago, but I got stuck at the end of disk 3 because I missed like all the GFs and discovered you can't really just grind to compensate. So I'm going through again using a guide for the GFs.
Even though I think the level scaling is frustrating it's still one of my favourite games of all time. I met my best friend of 14 years or so talking about playing the game back in the day.
Even though I think the level scaling is frustrating it's still one of my favourite games of all time. I met my best friend of 14 years or so talking about playing the game back in the day.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Many missable GFs can just be gotten again in Disc 4. And really, the basic story ones the game gives you are enough to beat it. But glad you're enjoying it
I remember when FF VIII first came out, so many people complained about missing GF draws from bosses. “How was I supposed to know that bosses had GF’s!” they said And I was was like: Why wouldn’t you try to draw stuff from bosses? Bosses always have the best stuff to steal!
But now that I think on it, there are a ton of missable GF’s, actually. In fact, there aren’t many mandatory ones! Shiva, Ifrit, Quezactol, and Diablos are the only ones the game hands you iirc. All the others are either boss draws, optional bosses, or obtained from totally missable items.
Seems kinda weird that they’d allow you to potentially gimp your Junction options like that…
I totally missed Siren on my first play through
What. Doesnt Cid hand Squall the lamp right before they head to Timber no matter what?
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Nope lol. You can leave and not talk to him.
Electrichapel
Member
The 25th anniversary thread might have been the reason I joined or at least one of the first threads I can remember. Can't believe its been 5 years.
I think the games I will try and play will definitely be XV. Might try I,II,and IV since I never played them before. I also have X/X2 unopened for that is probably a definite and I never played X-2 before.
I think the games I will try and play will definitely be XV. Might try I,II,and IV since I never played them before. I also have X/X2 unopened for that is probably a definite and I never played X-2 before.
MillionStabs
Banned
Holy shit I'm magic. Just beat FFX's final boss on my second try.
Time for my victory lap
I managed to get the Yu Pagodas stuck in a loop of death/rebirth because Yuna could do 9999 damage to them every cast, which would cause them to respawn with 9999 health EVERY TIME. Just kept wailing on the Final Aeon and he never even got an Overdrive off.
Time for my victory lap
Oh, you mean with 99% of the plot is done, every other place on the map is locked to due to
Technically true, but man I would not want to be the one to do that.
Moon Presence
Member
No PS4 is inexcusable.
Eh, Cactuar AP farming doesn't take that long plus VIII is so easy to break that most summons you missed weren't going to be a deal breaker.
But I did make a mistake in that Doomtrain is technically missable. While Diablos is missable it's only if you head back into Garden otherwise Cid will trigger w conversation while you exit Garden.
I'm considering it if it becomes too troublesome. I've been wanting to play the anniversary editions since I own them and have yet to actually play them (and I've played most of the other versions already) and thought it would be a good reason to finally do it. That's an option, though, because I'd much rather play on the vita than a psp. lol
Ripping the UMD seems easy enough, too, so that's an option as well...
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Im really really really hoping we get FF8 hd announcement soon.
Mattakuevan
Member
Yeah, it runs/plays fine. Just know that its a PC-focused MMO so your general experience might be better there since its better suited to it.
That said, I have plenty of teammates on PS4 and they enjoy themselves just fine.
I forget, how does one stop the Random rule from spreading in Triple Triad? I hate that shit so much.
Also: In FF VI: is there some kind of trick or RNG manipulation that well prompt the auction house to put Zone Seeker magicite up for sale? Ive been going in and out that damn house for says now and they refuse to put it up! ios version, if that matters
Also: In FF VI: is there some kind of trick or RNG manipulation that well prompt the auction house to put Zone Seeker magicite up for sale? Ive been going in and out that damn house for says now and they refuse to put it up! ios version, if that matters
Apple Turnover
Banned
I compiled a list of the mainline entries, and randomly drew from it to decide my order. Looks like the Lightning Trilogy is where I'm starting. I've played through XIII and XIII-2 once each, but only played LR for about 2-3 hours. This is gonna be a long, but fun, year.
Oh, I completely forgot to share my Final Fantasy series history.
The first ever Final Fantasy I ever played was FFVII, but I don't remember how old I was at the time. I was born in 1996 so I definitely didn't play it when it came out. We really didn't get very far in FFVII. Me and my Brother had literally no patience at all and my Dad would do the best he could to help us but he was probably just as clueless as us as what to do. I actually don't think we ever made past the opening bombing mission, that's how bad we were (but also consider the fact we were like 3/6 years old at the time). I remember me and my Brother begging my Dad to let us just move on to disc 2 but he refused, saying that we needed to finish disc one first (thank God he did or else the rest of the game probably wouldn't have felt that special when I played it years later). So after all that we kinda just gave up. There were other games to satisfy us, so Final Fantasy kinda disappeared off my radar until E3 2015. That being said, the little time I spent with the game was enough to satisfy my young tastes. I loved how Midgar looked and those memories of the opening would stick with me for years.
As the years went on we never got another Final Fantasy game again, even though my Brother loved Final Fantasy and would watch Advent Children all the time (Advent Children also coincidentally made me hate Final Fantasy for years due to how bad I think it is). He eventually grew out of games altogether and I had moved on from Final Fantasy as whole by the time I was about 6/7.
Fast forward to last year's E3 and I'm in second year of university. Myself and my friends are watching the Sony conference when a certain trailer plays. I don't know what it is at first and my friends watching the conference with me are just as clueless. Then, all of a sudden, a thought pops into my head:
"That looks like Midgar?"
I suddenly sit up right (Sony's E3 conference is always like 2am here in the UK so I was pretty tired) and I'm glued to my TV. I can't decide on whether what I'm seeing is truly a HD Midgar. Just as I tell myself it's not, Barrett and Cloud appear and I suddenly shout out:
"No way!"
My friends are confused, they have no idea what the fuck is going on. This is just a new game to them. Something they've never seen before. I wait patiently as the words Remake appear on screen. I can't believe the fabled FFVII remake is happening, but my bond with Final Fantasy wasn't as strong as it is now, so I'm not excited as I should be. After the initial excitement, and explaining to my friends what they had just watched, I already mentally move on.
Fast forward to PSX 2015. Myself, my friends from last time and two more of my friends who weren't there at E3 are all watching PSX. We chat as the conference goes on. All of a sudden, one of the friends absent at E3 shouts and points at the TV:
"Final Fantasy 7 Remake!"
Myself and my two friends who weren't there last time (they are massive Final Fantasy fans) dart our eyes over to the screen. We see the PSX FFVII Remake gameplay trailer and marvel at it. One of my friends from E3 who has never touched Final Fantasy in his life is confused. He's never played Final Fantasy and doesn't understand why we're so hyped. My two Final Fantasy loving friends begin telling us about all the awesome Final Fantasy games they've played. My two friends from E3 aren't impressed but I'm hooked. I admit I've never finished FFVII and they're gobsmacked. Shocked. One of my Final Fantasy loving friends vows to play through them all with me one day. Final Fantasy VII port for PS4 comes out that night and I buy it instantly. The next day my friend comes over to my flat and sits with me as I play the game. For the next three weeks we eat, sleep and breathe Final Fantasy VII. I love it. It's fantastic. I'm a 19 year old man and I have tears in my eyes after the end of disc one. It becomes an instant classic for me immediately. We finally finish the game and I demand to play more. My friend has Final Fantasy X for PS4 and we begin playing that the next day. Fast forward to this August and I buy Final Fantasy V, VI, VIII, IX and XIII in anticipation of Final Fantasy XV.
And here I am today. I've beaten Final Fantasy VIII and loved it. Just started playing IX today and I'm liking it. From there I'll play Final Fantasy XIII, VI and V and then XII when it comes out next year.
Apologies for the wall of text but I wanted to share my Final Fantasy story. If you read all of this then wow, I'm impressed and honored.
Tl;DR: I fucking love Final Fantasy.
The first ever Final Fantasy I ever played was FFVII, but I don't remember how old I was at the time. I was born in 1996 so I definitely didn't play it when it came out. We really didn't get very far in FFVII. Me and my Brother had literally no patience at all and my Dad would do the best he could to help us but he was probably just as clueless as us as what to do. I actually don't think we ever made past the opening bombing mission, that's how bad we were (but also consider the fact we were like 3/6 years old at the time). I remember me and my Brother begging my Dad to let us just move on to disc 2 but he refused, saying that we needed to finish disc one first (thank God he did or else the rest of the game probably wouldn't have felt that special when I played it years later). So after all that we kinda just gave up. There were other games to satisfy us, so Final Fantasy kinda disappeared off my radar until E3 2015. That being said, the little time I spent with the game was enough to satisfy my young tastes. I loved how Midgar looked and those memories of the opening would stick with me for years.
As the years went on we never got another Final Fantasy game again, even though my Brother loved Final Fantasy and would watch Advent Children all the time (Advent Children also coincidentally made me hate Final Fantasy for years due to how bad I think it is). He eventually grew out of games altogether and I had moved on from Final Fantasy as whole by the time I was about 6/7.
Fast forward to last year's E3 and I'm in second year of university. Myself and my friends are watching the Sony conference when a certain trailer plays. I don't know what it is at first and my friends watching the conference with me are just as clueless. Then, all of a sudden, a thought pops into my head:
"That looks like Midgar?"
I suddenly sit up right (Sony's E3 conference is always like 2am here in the UK so I was pretty tired) and I'm glued to my TV. I can't decide on whether what I'm seeing is truly a HD Midgar. Just as I tell myself it's not, Barrett and Cloud appear and I suddenly shout out:
"No way!"
My friends are confused, they have no idea what the fuck is going on. This is just a new game to them. Something they've never seen before. I wait patiently as the words Remake appear on screen. I can't believe the fabled FFVII remake is happening, but my bond with Final Fantasy wasn't as strong as it is now, so I'm not excited as I should be. After the initial excitement, and explaining to my friends what they had just watched, I already mentally move on.
Fast forward to PSX 2015. Myself, my friends from last time and two more of my friends who weren't there at E3 are all watching PSX. We chat as the conference goes on. All of a sudden, one of the friends absent at E3 shouts and points at the TV:
"Final Fantasy 7 Remake!"
Myself and my two friends who weren't there last time (they are massive Final Fantasy fans) dart our eyes over to the screen. We see the PSX FFVII Remake gameplay trailer and marvel at it. One of my friends from E3 who has never touched Final Fantasy in his life is confused. He's never played Final Fantasy and doesn't understand why we're so hyped. My two Final Fantasy loving friends begin telling us about all the awesome Final Fantasy games they've played. My two friends from E3 aren't impressed but I'm hooked. I admit I've never finished FFVII and they're gobsmacked. Shocked. One of my Final Fantasy loving friends vows to play through them all with me one day. Final Fantasy VII port for PS4 comes out that night and I buy it instantly. The next day my friend comes over to my flat and sits with me as I play the game. For the next three weeks we eat, sleep and breathe Final Fantasy VII. I love it. It's fantastic. I'm a 19 year old man and I have tears in my eyes after the end of disc one. It becomes an instant classic for me immediately. We finally finish the game and I demand to play more. My friend has Final Fantasy X for PS4 and we begin playing that the next day. Fast forward to this August and I buy Final Fantasy V, VI, VIII, IX and XIII in anticipation of Final Fantasy XV.
And here I am today. I've beaten Final Fantasy VIII and loved it. Just started playing IX today and I'm liking it. From there I'll play Final Fantasy XIII, VI and V and then XII when it comes out next year.
Apologies for the wall of text but I wanted to share my Final Fantasy story. If you read all of this then wow, I'm impressed and honored.
Tl;DR: I fucking love Final Fantasy.
Started my playthrough of Final Fantasy I.
I'm playing the PSX version (Origins) on the normal difficulty level and for some reason I decided to play with four Black Mages. Never did this before and I have no idea if this combination is particularly hard or really, really easy. I haven't played the game in quite a while, it looks so nice. Even if this is a handheld port.
First thing to do is to get at least some equipment. Black Mages can't really equip anything useful, but a knife and shirt for everyone is still necessary. But when I reached the magic shop, I realized I am gonna need some money for this. At first I couldn't even give each character a spell. So the first goal was to gather money and level up to at least level 3 and buy as many spells as I could afford. No items yet since potions are a bit expensive at this point and I won't have to go very far to fight the first boss.
Fighting with four weak mages that can't heal isn't all that easy. You can't use your magic very often and the elemental spells only target one enemy. But Sleep seems to have a very high chance to work on those goblins, so this was my preferred spell for the larger enemy groups (especially when you get five enemies).
So after a short while my first character died (or wounded or knocked out or whatever), but then again this is Final Fantasy and not Dragon Quest, so I can just heal at the inn, right? Somehow I forgot this is not the case in the first Final Fantasy. You have to revive your characters at the church just like in Dragon Quest. And it costs, too. Which means more money lost that I couldn't use for spells.
And because I'm such a brilliant player my second character soon died as well while I was trying to gather the money to revive the first and heal at the inn. And then one time I realized too late that you're revived with one HP and not full health, so yeah, that character died again.
Somehow I eventually got back to having a complete party again and grinded a bit more until I reached level 3. I don't even know why I wanted to reach level 3, somehow I remembered this to be the sweet spot for the beginning of the game.
So, yeah, after I saved and got at least Fire and Bolt for everyone, I could finally head for the first boss fight of the game. Since the Black Mages' defense is so weak and you don't want to waste spells on the way (remember this has that fixed amount of spells you can cast per "magic level"), I ran away from every fight on the way, just like the coward I am. Luckily I didn't get hurt much, there was one enemy advantage battle.
But then the boss fight went a lot more smoothly than I expected. Magic attacks killed him pretty fast, plus even Sleep works on him which is always fun. I could probably already have done this at level 2 which would have been a lot sooner since getting from level 2 to 3 in the starting area takes quite a bit of time. On level 1 your HP is so low that you probably shouldn't bother, plus you can't afford many spells yet.
Anyway, saved the princess, saved the day. The bridge is built, cue the Final Fantasy theme.
I'm playing the PSX version (Origins) on the normal difficulty level and for some reason I decided to play with four Black Mages. Never did this before and I have no idea if this combination is particularly hard or really, really easy. I haven't played the game in quite a while, it looks so nice. Even if this is a handheld port.
First thing to do is to get at least some equipment. Black Mages can't really equip anything useful, but a knife and shirt for everyone is still necessary. But when I reached the magic shop, I realized I am gonna need some money for this. At first I couldn't even give each character a spell. So the first goal was to gather money and level up to at least level 3 and buy as many spells as I could afford. No items yet since potions are a bit expensive at this point and I won't have to go very far to fight the first boss.
Fighting with four weak mages that can't heal isn't all that easy. You can't use your magic very often and the elemental spells only target one enemy. But Sleep seems to have a very high chance to work on those goblins, so this was my preferred spell for the larger enemy groups (especially when you get five enemies).
So after a short while my first character died (or wounded or knocked out or whatever), but then again this is Final Fantasy and not Dragon Quest, so I can just heal at the inn, right? Somehow I forgot this is not the case in the first Final Fantasy. You have to revive your characters at the church just like in Dragon Quest. And it costs, too. Which means more money lost that I couldn't use for spells.
And because I'm such a brilliant player my second character soon died as well while I was trying to gather the money to revive the first and heal at the inn. And then one time I realized too late that you're revived with one HP and not full health, so yeah, that character died again.
Somehow I eventually got back to having a complete party again and grinded a bit more until I reached level 3. I don't even know why I wanted to reach level 3, somehow I remembered this to be the sweet spot for the beginning of the game.
So, yeah, after I saved and got at least Fire and Bolt for everyone, I could finally head for the first boss fight of the game. Since the Black Mages' defense is so weak and you don't want to waste spells on the way (remember this has that fixed amount of spells you can cast per "magic level"), I ran away from every fight on the way, just like the coward I am. Luckily I didn't get hurt much, there was one enemy advantage battle.
But then the boss fight went a lot more smoothly than I expected. Magic attacks killed him pretty fast, plus even Sleep works on him which is always fun. I could probably already have done this at level 2 which would have been a lot sooner since getting from level 2 to 3 in the starting area takes quite a bit of time. On level 1 your HP is so low that you probably shouldn't bother, plus you can't afford many spells yet.
Anyway, saved the princess, saved the day. The bridge is built, cue the Final Fantasy theme.
PSY・S;226805920 said:somebody explain the ps4 tax to me
It's ridiculous, but most likely the version they expect to garner the most interest, thus the greedy pricing.
It's been on sale for much lower though, hold off as it will very likely happen again.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Playing FFX and I went with the unrestrained sphere grid.
What am I doing. How possible is it to screw up your characters permanently with this?
What am I doing. How possible is it to screw up your characters permanently with this?
Nothing permanent as you can level enough to unlock everything. If you never played before I really wouldn't recommend that version of the sphere grid, there's also a lot more empty node that you have to fill up if you aim for the platinum if you are into that stuff.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Watchu talkin' bout Willis? To my knowledge, FF1 on PS1 was made specifically for the PS1.
Let's get started with FF2!
I'll stick with the default names this time.
The game opens with some sort of FMV... but it's dumb and it makes Maria look like an inept klutz girl.
So I'm just gonna skip it.
The game opens with our party being chased into a forest by imperial soldiers.
It's apparently not their fault that they are killing everyone. Much like when Bart Simpson flails his arms and walks forward, it is the villagers' own fault for getting themselves dead. We must avenge them.
�� Battle Scene 1 ��
...Some other time.
--------------------------
�� Revivification ��
The scene switches to a flash of light a large room with two people standing beside just Firion alone.
Apparently, they only found three of us. Leon, Maria's brother, is missing.
Not waiting to see if Firion is okay, they leave him alone in a room to recover on his own. Apparently, the empire is building a large airship, the Dreadnaught, and war is impending.
Firion finally wakes up, and we exit the room.
�� Reunion ��
It seems that Hilda is the princess of Fynn, and she saved us, but just as we heard earlier, Leon is missing.
�� Rebel Army Theme ��
As our trio are now orphans, Hilda offers to let us stay in Altair. She also tells of us of the password, Wild Rose.
FF2 has an interesting system for the time, which allows you to memorize key words and then ask other NPCs about them in order to gain information.
If you ask about the wild rose, Hilda says it's Fynn's crest. Mentioning it will let others know that you're on the side of the rebel army.
�� Town ��
In town, we meet some characters who will be significant soon enough. For now, they're just kind of pathetic.
We start with very little money, but a clear objective: go north to Fynn.
�� Main Theme ��
FF2 has a great world map theme, and it's really cool how airships go flying by at random intervals!
In a small town north of Altair, we learn that while Fynn has been completely beset by the empire, there is one pub where the owner is believed to not have made it out in time. This is probably significant!
Fynn is very large, and the streets are packed with imperial soldiers. Trying to engage one at this point will only result in tragedy. Fortunately, we can avoid battles simply by avoiding talking to any of the soldiers.
Navigating through the city, we eventually come across the pub we heard about earlier.
Inside, the place is lousy with soldiers. The bartender doesn't seem to care much for them. If we ask him about Wild Rose, he lets us into a hidden back room where he's been keeping an injured soldier.
He initially thinks we're with the emperor, but once again Wild Rose saves the day. It turns out he's Scott, the brother of that corwardly guy from Altair. Scott asks us to give a message to his brother, to tell him that he has all of the qualities necessary to be king, he just needs to believe in himself. He also tells us that the reason for Fynn's fall was due to Count Borghen's betrayal.
Maria asks him if he knows where her brother, Leon, has gone, but Scott doesn't know. He presents us with a ring to show his beloved Hilda, and passes on Double Dragon style.
'
Back in Altair, we relay the news and show the ring to Hilda. After a brief, non-dramatic-because-this-is-an-80s-RPG mourning, she's back to business.
So at this point, Mindu (Minwu, really, but we'll not dwell on that particular localization choice) joins the party. He also comes equipped with a gift: the ether he carries will sell for 1250 gil, which is a fantastic headstart for our party.
At this point in the game, I do the only bit of grinding that I ever do in the game. Which version if the game you play determines how painful this is, with the PSP version being the least painful (in fact, I'd say if you're playing the PSP version, don't even bother with this, because the game will get too easy regardless).
FF2 Tip Corner
One of the biggest mistakes people make when they play this game is that they don't specialize their characters. In order to do well in this game, you should specialize. I personally pick swords for Firion, staff+dagger for Maria, and spears+axe for Gus. I also give one attack magic spell to each of my characters. In this case, I give lightning to Firion, fire to Maria, and blizzard to Gus. Mindu will do well with an attack spell, as well, but he comes with his spellbook full, so you'll have to forget one of his spells first.
My usual goal is to raise at least 30,000 gil and then trek south to Mysidia to buy thief's gloves for all of my party members, and at least the flame lance for Gus. Anything else is a bonus, but the flame lance and thief's gloves help tremendously. However, I'll be putting that off for a bit in this playthrough.
To that end, though, I purchase the spells mentioned above, and then level them to level 2 or 3 for each character. Once the spells are leveled, I head north of Fynn to the swamps.
Here, you encounter more difficult enemies. Among them are wraiths and ogre mages, which drop spell books and mage's staffs which can sell for up to 5000 gil apiece. When you first start fighting them, they're quite difficult, but after a few successes, it becomes quite easy. Raising the money we want will take less than an hour with good luck.
Now, after finishing this, I used to go straight to Mysidia. Successfully doing so and making it back would certainly result in quite a leg up in the next parts of the game. However, it can also be quite a pain in the butt to make it there since enemies one-shot you at this point in the game. The "safest" way is to probably go east, taking the ship to Poft and then the airship to Kashuon and going south to the chocobo forest... and this is what I'll do, but not now. I now feel that the benefit of doing so at this exact point of the game doesn't outweigh the time investment, so I put it off. I just collect this money and stat boosts now so that when the time comes, I'll be ready.
This is where my party stands right now. I've never intentionally attacked myself, although I do use Mindu's "faze" or "anti" spell a couple of times on my party members to raise their MP. From this point forward, I intend to play the game just like I would play any other RPG. And hopefully I can show people how great it is as I go.
Note that if you're playing the PSP version, you should probably never even do the small amount I do here. Stats and spells level so quickly in that version, it's very easy to find yourself overpowered and with spells that cost too much MP.
I'll stick with the default names this time.
The game opens with some sort of FMV... but it's dumb and it makes Maria look like an inept klutz girl.
So I'm just gonna skip it.
The game opens with our party being chased into a forest by imperial soldiers.
It's apparently not their fault that they are killing everyone. Much like when Bart Simpson flails his arms and walks forward, it is the villagers' own fault for getting themselves dead. We must avenge them.
�� Battle Scene 1 ��
...Some other time.
--------------------------
�� Revivification ��
The scene switches to a flash of light a large room with two people standing beside just Firion alone.
Apparently, they only found three of us. Leon, Maria's brother, is missing.
Not waiting to see if Firion is okay, they leave him alone in a room to recover on his own. Apparently, the empire is building a large airship, the Dreadnaught, and war is impending.
Firion finally wakes up, and we exit the room.
�� Reunion ��
It seems that Hilda is the princess of Fynn, and she saved us, but just as we heard earlier, Leon is missing.
�� Rebel Army Theme ��
As our trio are now orphans, Hilda offers to let us stay in Altair. She also tells of us of the password, Wild Rose.
FF2 has an interesting system for the time, which allows you to memorize key words and then ask other NPCs about them in order to gain information.
If you ask about the wild rose, Hilda says it's Fynn's crest. Mentioning it will let others know that you're on the side of the rebel army.
�� Town ��
In town, we meet some characters who will be significant soon enough. For now, they're just kind of pathetic.
We start with very little money, but a clear objective: go north to Fynn.
�� Main Theme ��
FF2 has a great world map theme, and it's really cool how airships go flying by at random intervals!
In a small town north of Altair, we learn that while Fynn has been completely beset by the empire, there is one pub where the owner is believed to not have made it out in time. This is probably significant!
Fynn is very large, and the streets are packed with imperial soldiers. Trying to engage one at this point will only result in tragedy. Fortunately, we can avoid battles simply by avoiding talking to any of the soldiers.
Navigating through the city, we eventually come across the pub we heard about earlier.
Inside, the place is lousy with soldiers. The bartender doesn't seem to care much for them. If we ask him about Wild Rose, he lets us into a hidden back room where he's been keeping an injured soldier.
He initially thinks we're with the emperor, but once again Wild Rose saves the day. It turns out he's Scott, the brother of that corwardly guy from Altair. Scott asks us to give a message to his brother, to tell him that he has all of the qualities necessary to be king, he just needs to believe in himself. He also tells us that the reason for Fynn's fall was due to Count Borghen's betrayal.
Maria asks him if he knows where her brother, Leon, has gone, but Scott doesn't know. He presents us with a ring to show his beloved Hilda, and passes on Double Dragon style.
Back in Altair, we relay the news and show the ring to Hilda. After a brief, non-dramatic-because-this-is-an-80s-RPG mourning, she's back to business.
So at this point, Mindu (Minwu, really, but we'll not dwell on that particular localization choice) joins the party. He also comes equipped with a gift: the ether he carries will sell for 1250 gil, which is a fantastic headstart for our party.
At this point in the game, I do the only bit of grinding that I ever do in the game. Which version if the game you play determines how painful this is, with the PSP version being the least painful (in fact, I'd say if you're playing the PSP version, don't even bother with this, because the game will get too easy regardless).
FF2 Tip Corner
One of the biggest mistakes people make when they play this game is that they don't specialize their characters. In order to do well in this game, you should specialize. I personally pick swords for Firion, staff+dagger for Maria, and spears+axe for Gus. I also give one attack magic spell to each of my characters. In this case, I give lightning to Firion, fire to Maria, and blizzard to Gus. Mindu will do well with an attack spell, as well, but he comes with his spellbook full, so you'll have to forget one of his spells first.
My usual goal is to raise at least 30,000 gil and then trek south to Mysidia to buy thief's gloves for all of my party members, and at least the flame lance for Gus. Anything else is a bonus, but the flame lance and thief's gloves help tremendously. However, I'll be putting that off for a bit in this playthrough.
To that end, though, I purchase the spells mentioned above, and then level them to level 2 or 3 for each character. Once the spells are leveled, I head north of Fynn to the swamps.
Here, you encounter more difficult enemies. Among them are wraiths and ogre mages, which drop spell books and mage's staffs which can sell for up to 5000 gil apiece. When you first start fighting them, they're quite difficult, but after a few successes, it becomes quite easy. Raising the money we want will take less than an hour with good luck.
Now, after finishing this, I used to go straight to Mysidia. Successfully doing so and making it back would certainly result in quite a leg up in the next parts of the game. However, it can also be quite a pain in the butt to make it there since enemies one-shot you at this point in the game. The "safest" way is to probably go east, taking the ship to Poft and then the airship to Kashuon and going south to the chocobo forest... and this is what I'll do, but not now. I now feel that the benefit of doing so at this exact point of the game doesn't outweigh the time investment, so I put it off. I just collect this money and stat boosts now so that when the time comes, I'll be ready.
This is where my party stands right now. I've never intentionally attacked myself, although I do use Mindu's "faze" or "anti" spell a couple of times on my party members to raise their MP. From this point forward, I intend to play the game just like I would play any other RPG. And hopefully I can show people how great it is as I go.
Note that if you're playing the PSP version, you should probably never even do the small amount I do here. Stats and spells level so quickly in that version, it's very easy to find yourself overpowered and with spells that cost too much MP.
Hours Left
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FFII ❤️
GoldenCrow
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If that rumoured release of the first 9 games in one pack is true I might play through the series in order for the first time.
There's a rumor going around for that ? On what platforms ?
McMoneyman
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That particular rumor said PS4/Vita.
I had the exact same issue as Aeana with that CG intro when I saw it for the first time this month, WTF were they thinking? Totally not an issue with the ones they did for 5 and 6.
Since the write-up is already past the furthest point I ever got in the game I'll have to stop following the updates, but will definitely keep the handy tips and advice in mind for when I start.
Since the write-up is already past the furthest point I ever got in the game I'll have to stop following the updates, but will definitely keep the handy tips and advice in mind for when I start.
I replayed all of them on the 25th anniversary so I don't feel like doing that again, but will surely play a handful of them just because it happens every year,
Regardless of your personal perferences or what you may read on the internet, there are no bad games in the series. You can find a lot of worthy stuff in any of them. You will also find flaws in all of them. I personally think X is the worst but I know it is an unpopular opinion lol
Regardless of your personal perferences or what you may read on the internet, there are no bad games in the series. You can find a lot of worthy stuff in any of them. You will also find flaws in all of them. I personally think X is the worst but I know it is an unpopular opinion lol
decoyplatypus
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I purchased FF14 and started working my way through the registration/activation process. The game has crashed twice while loading patches. We'll see if I get to the character creator tonight. I also took one look at the guide website and decided that, notwithstanding my complete lack of experience with MMOs, I'll be going in blind. Hey, I've got decades of FF experience. How hard could it be?
Funkybee12
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I was always about to start ff7..then one day i saw the technical teaser in the ps3 days and since then i told myself i'd wait for the remake and its been some years that I've been holding on so I can enjoy the masterpiece that everybody loves. I started it once many years ago but i couldnt swallow the graphics so I'll just play the remaining ones in the series till then.
Curious to play ff5. Gonna be my commute buddy for the next days.
Trail Guide
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Started my playthrough of Final Fantasy I.
Let's get started with FF2!
Note that if you're playing the PSP version, you should probably never even do the small amount I do here. Stats and spells level so quickly in that version, it's very easy to find yourself overpowered and with spells that cost too much MP.
Wow you two really make me want to start this series with 1. I would be playing the Origins version on Vita if I do, but I have a question on this overpowering spells. Do the spells level up so fast that they require more MP to use than your characters have? Just so I'm clear on the issue.
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