Minsc
Gold Member
I would say Jeanne d'Arc is simpler than this, which I would say is similar to TO. This released after TO, so it's a little more modern/streamlined, but still somewhat archaic / old school IMO.
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles |OT| Ramza... What did you get?
I would say Jeanne d'Arc is simpler than this, which I would say is similar to TO. This released after TO, so it's a little more modern/streamlined, but still somewhat archaic / old school IMO.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Name your pet goat Weigraf.
Shifty1897
Member
In terms of tactics games complexity it's probably (from least to most complex):
- Jeanne D'Arc
- Triangle Strategy
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Tactics Ogre
Gp1
Member
The same thing our friend did but in Fullscreen. From my memories i remember FFT on PSX being a "clean" game even on the original hardware.
(PPSSPP, 1080p, Emulation 2D/texture filter)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, unfiltered)
Switch Docked (The new light shader, ambient occlusion and the texture enhancements were on point. The dithering IMHO not much, but i understand that's an artistic choice.)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, Emulation 2D/texture filter)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, unfiltered)
Switch Docked (The new light shader, ambient occlusion and the texture enhancements were on point. The dithering IMHO not much, but i understand that's an artistic choice.)
Minsc
Gold Member
You really find TS less complicated than FFT? I'd have thought it would go hardest - it has chain attacks (so if the enemies attack near other enemies they will gang up and get free attacks killing your units), the enemies feel harder, and the maps are gigantic.
Fair enough, I agree with it overall, but I definitely felt like TS was the hardest of the bunch for me.
Gp1
Member
For ya Brit...
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ibb.co
One thing that i only noticed now
The light inside the church when Ovelia is praying. Sunlight going through the stained glass windows.
When you go out for battle on the remake. Cloudy and raining (without the orange sunset aura). WTF square lol
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Minsc
Gold Member
The same thing our friend did but in Fullscreen. From my memories i remember FFT on PSX being a "clean" game even on the original hardware.
(PPSSPP, 1080p, Emulation 2D/texture filter)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, unfiltered)
Switch Docked (The new light shader, ambient occlusion and the texture enhancements were on point. The dithering IMHO not much, but i understand that's an artistic choice.)
It still looks less detailed to me than with all the jaggies in their full glory, the AA on the textures really softens the image quality IMO. Should do one more with just native res, no filtering (beyond a linear 200/300% upscale w/o smoothing). It's a bit rough on the eyes, but there's something really nice about how that scene looks in motion in Classic mode.
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Jinzo Prime
Member
I can see why they went with the dither filter: to unify the blocky 2D sprites with the smooth 3D terrain and buildings. Also gives the game a painted-on-canvas look. Looks pretty good to me, but I can see why some people perfer the classic look.The same thing our friend did but in Fullscreen. From my memories i remember FFT on PSX being a "clean" game even on the original hardware.
(PPSSPP, 1080p, Emulation 2D/texture filter)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, unfiltered)
Switch Docked (The new light shader, ambient occlusion and the texture enhancements were on point. The dithering IMHO not much, but i understand that's an artistic choice.)
Gp1
Member
PPSSPP native settings
The filter give us a vibe that we are seeing an old tale as being retold Alazlam from an old book (which is exactly the case)
On small screens it looks nice... on a 65' 4k Tv not.
At least give us a small pattern dithering or a on/off for the big screens.
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Minsc
Gold Member
PPSSPP native settings
The filter give us a vibe that we are seeing an old tale as being retold Alazlam from an old book (which is exactly the case)
On small screens it looks nice... on a 65' 4k Tv not.
At least give us a small pattern dithering or a on/off for the big screens.
vs
Open in tabs, flip back and forth a few times between tabs.
Notice how much more detail is in the grass textures/building textures in the non-upscaled/AA version I took a screenshot of.
You lose a lot of detail in this version IMO vs the classic one. I mean it's mostly there, but it just turns everything so soft and understated.
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midasmulligan
Member
Tactician will eff you up, damn son (not cheesing the JP, just normal play)
asdasdasdbb
Member
It's 50 Euros on Steam. 36 would be one of those Shady Key Sites.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
"Shady"
Gp1
Member
That's the original Psone, right (4:3 also)?
I'm using the WOTL version of PSP. Even on the PSP we had the bilinear filtering (AFAIR)
Shifty1897
Member
I think you could validly argue TS/FFT/TO as more complex than the others, but for me the lack of unit customization (each unit is their own class, no mixing abilities from classes) and the lack of equip-able items outside of two accessories severely limited how deep the game can be. Chain attacks are cool but not that complex to pull off.
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
I've been loving this so far, just completed chapter 1 last night and it's so much more emotional with the voice acting. I know the FFT story front and back, but the VA really drives the plight of the Corpse Brigade during chapter 1 to new levels for me. You really do feel like a monster as go through it and Argath does not help at all.
I'm not sure if some rates have been messed with, but this is my first time trying to use a Mystic seriously and it's fantastic. The cast speed on Hesitation is pretty quick, and when casting it on a cluster of enemies if I just get one successful hit that's game-changing as it essentially removes them from the battle for quite a while. I watched a tier list that was raving about Orator and it's Entice ability, albeit low probability, to just irreversibly remove enemies from battles. I want to play around with that as well.
I'm not sure if some rates have been messed with, but this is my first time trying to use a Mystic seriously and it's fantastic. The cast speed on Hesitation is pretty quick, and when casting it on a cluster of enemies if I just get one successful hit that's game-changing as it essentially removes them from the battle for quite a while. I watched a tier list that was raving about Orator and it's Entice ability, albeit low probability, to just irreversibly remove enemies from battles. I want to play around with that as well.
Project EVE
Member
give them noses already
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Please no, there might be durian somewhere.
Celcius
°Temp. member
After all these years... I'm finally back to the
fight. I remember it being the hardest fight in the game for me and sure enough I go in and get stomped.
I also remembered to always keep multiple save files though so I can go back to the world map and then would just have top redo the fight in front.
Weigraf
I also remembered to always keep multiple save files though so I can go back to the world map and then would just have top redo the fight in front.
If I remember last time, I was using a gun to shoot him from a distance and then tried to play keep away I believe? This time around I have Ramza as a dragoon and I can jump from a long distance but he can also hit from a long distance. He kills me in 2 hits.
Any advice before I go off looking for strategies? Maybe I just absolutely need to gain a few more levels for more HP as well...
Any advice before I go off looking for strategies? Maybe I just absolutely need to gain a few more levels for more HP as well...
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
You could cheese it in the original by constantly casting the power and speed buff on yourself and healing yourself with auto potion.
Kacho
Gold Member
TheChadOfGaming
Member
oh lawd, very strong comments to that tweet
Komatsu
Member
I don't think I ever beat that fight without spamming yell/tailwind
Wilhelm_85
Gold Member
The same thing our friend did but in Fullscreen. From my memories i remember FFT on PSX being a "clean" game even on the original hardware.
(PPSSPP, 1080p, Emulation 2D/texture filter)
(PPSSPP, 1080p, unfiltered)
Switch Docked (The new light shader, ambient occlusion and the texture enhancements were on point. The dithering IMHO not much, but i understand that's an artistic choice.)
I usually hate any kind of HD treatment of 2D stuff, but I like what they did here. It looks great on my Switch 2 screen. I would love to see them do a remaster of Xenogears with this treatment.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
mèx
Member
That PPSSPP version look hideous. Smooth 3D elements + 2D pixelated sprites is
vs
Open in tabs, flip back and forth a few times between tabs.
Notice how much more detail is in the grass textures/building textures in the non-upscaled/AA version I took a screenshot of.
You lose a lot of detail in this version IMO vs the classic one. I mean it's mostly there, but it just turns everything so soft and understated.
Classic looks really good, put a good CRT filter on that and it's gonna look perfect.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
lol what in the hell is this? No Obsidian I'm not buying Outer Worlds 2. Not for 80 dollars, not for 80 cents, go away.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
lol those comments….
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Celcius
°Temp. member
Finally killed him. Once I had auto-potion + X-Potions then he went down easily.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Good ol' cheese strats stand the test of time
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Should I be grinding units and hiring folks from the mercenary hire guy? I'm in chapter 2, and I'm doing ok on the easiest mode but I think I'll hit a wall soon enough.
When I joined chapter 2 the first enemies were level 11 and I'm level 5 and some 4. Plus most fights cap at 5 units I can use so I'm not sure what even bother with mercenary hires. Leveling is a chore even with JP boost.
I love everything but the combat. Not necessarily an actual fight but all the grinding the game seems to be wanting.
When I joined chapter 2 the first enemies were level 11 and I'm level 5 and some 4. Plus most fights cap at 5 units I can use so I'm not sure what even bother with mercenary hires. Leveling is a chore even with JP boost.
I love everything but the combat. Not necessarily an actual fight but all the grinding the game seems to be wanting.
Minsc
Gold Member
Huge spoilers, but you don't need levels really. For example, here is a video showing all the bosses in the game (so don't watch it, but it exists), beaten by a level 1 Ramza and company (they just reset his EXP and stats back to level 1 after each fight, and go through the entire game + bonus content at level 1).
Basically abilities + gear >>>>>> levels.
DreamcastSkies
Gold Member
Is Final Fantasy XII set in the future of this game's world?
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
the opposite, XII takes place in the past of this game's world. You'll notice lots of little references if you pay attention
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
That's the Nintaxdo at work.
struggler_guts
Member
BITCH YOU REALLY GONNAH GIVE ME THE TUTORIAL ON SHOPPING IN TOWN AFTER IM ALREADY THERE!?
I had no clue you could click on a stage AFTER you're already standing on it...
Made it all the way to Dorter before accidentally figuring this shit out...
I had no clue you could click on a stage AFTER you're already standing on it...
Made it all the way to Dorter before accidentally figuring this shit out...
Minsc
Gold Member
So I can just play on and level classes I like as long as I keep them geared up?
Cool!
Yeah, I actually really enjoy leveling in sRPGs myself, but I guess my point was the game's been broken down and analyzed and studied a million times over, probably every possible strategy you can use and combination of abilities has been documented, there's just so many possibilities and combinations you shouldn't feel the only way to progress is by grinding levels. There's definitely a will to a way, as they say.
EdKeen
Neo Member
Haven't played this game in ages. I just started, but I'm curious: does the updated script (or "re-write"/touch-up, etc.)--which I believe was once again handled by Matsuno--work in new references or easter eggs to Vagrant Story or FFXII? I love that they were all tangentially connected, even if it was fairly vague.