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[cloudstrife]

Mesmerize Blade from FFVIII.

 

[Balphon]

Brotherhood certainly has a stark and memorable design.

I always kinda liked Lightning's Blazefire Saber, myself.

 

[magwizsorc]

I really like how the stained glass sword from Lightning Returns looks.

 

[FinalxxSin]

Why not both Brotherhood and the Gunblade?


IMHO the Lionheart is the best sword design from Final Fantasy. It's no Grosse Messer in terms of practicality but it sure is pretty.

OP is asking about default weapons, not ultimate ones.

 

[FinalxxSin]

It shoots a bullet into the blade to vibrate it and cause extra damage. This is reflected in the game by pressing R2 right when the attack hits the enemy.

Don't you mean R1, unless you changed the default controls.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

The hook at the end of the Brotherhod ruins it.

Gunblade for me, it has some historical background and it looks slick as hell.

 

[FinalxxSin]

It certainly has the most character. The Buster Sword is iconic but pretty dumb when you look at it. It's as if Square wanted to be able to rend something easy so Nomura had his kid draw up their dream sword. Nomura added the two circles and the Buster Sword was the result. Noctis' sword is kinda cool if only because it has an engine on it.

It probably won't be Noctis' default weapon in the game though.

No. I always disliked that sword because of the color, its shape, I just don't like it. Lightning's blazefire saber is much better IMO.



And as for Noctis' engine sword. One of the first trailers had Noctis swing the sword and the engine could be heard revving. (End of the gif)



That's when I fell in love with the Versus XIII world and I think they, while different, were some of the best looking weapons in FF. From what we've seen of Versus sometime after it became FFXV they seem to have toned down the engine motif that existed on most of the weapons and they look more like generic, albeit over designed, fantasy swords. Not many of the weapons seemed to retain their radiators and such.

This and this



As opposed to what we have now.


Anyone else notice that? I believe there was one of the former in the trailer with the titan but it wasn't in Episode Duscae as far as I know.

The swords with the motors are probably going to end up being higher tier weapons for Noctis to use.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I will likely never play any of the FF13 games, but damn Lightning's sword is rad.

My heart will always be with Oathkeeper from Kingdom Hearts, though.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Don't you mean R1, unless you changed the default controls.

You're probably right. I haven't played that game in like 15 years.

 

[Morning Star]

The swords with the motors are probably going to end up being higher tier weapons for Noctis to use.

That's more or less what I'm assuming the case is, considering the Duscae trailer with the titan as well as what SE said about Noctis' movements during combat evolving as he levels up, but I have my doubts. It'd be a shame to have those swords join Stella and old Regis.

 

[tbd]

Is there a sword that's not ridiculous?

 

[brian!]

from tactics

whoa the image just blew itself up (another point for the broadsword)

 

[Zetta]

from tactics

GOAT right there.

 

[Platinumstorm]

I've always liked Gunblade and...

 

[Alo81]

Why aren't the chains connected?

Buster for me

Its an artists rendering of it, they effed up.

I will likely never play any of the FF13 games, but damn Lightning's sword is rad.

My heart will always be with Oathkeeper from Kingdom Hearts, though.

I didn't realize that this was ANY sword design. I thought it was just starting weapons.

I thought Oblivion was really rad when I played KH2, but nothing beats using Action Replay to get Kingdom Key + Mickeys Inverted Kingdom Key dual wielding as final form. SO rad.

 

[Pinky]

I've always liked Gunblade and...

Loved that sword in VI. Atma Weapon/Sword right?

 

[Ghost Slayer]

I also want to mention Cloud's sword in Advent Children:

That thing was cool. It was one of the main reasons I wanted a FFVII-2 game. I just wanted some kind of gameplay utilizing that crazy-ass sword.

I want this in FFVII Remake. Don't disappoint me Nomura

 

[zma1013]

Having not even played FF7 and having no attachment to it, I really like the buster sword for its simplistic design and industrial look. Kinda reminds me of some large industrial shear blade or something.

Gunblade is a good runner up, although it always lost a point for me for not actually have a barrel that shoots bullets.

 

[Breads]

OP is asking about default weapons, not ultimate ones.

You sure about that? Because the thread title and OP's very own example Brotherhood, a weapon the MC neither starts with nor gets for hours into the game betrays that stray line the OP mentions about default weapons.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Mesmerize Blade from FFVIII.

You mean mesmerize blade from Record Keeper.

There is no mesmerize blade in FFVIII. There's a goat monster called mesmerize that has a giant blade for a horn and record keeper chopped its head off and called it a sword.

 

[Teknoman]

After the Buster Sword the sword designs in FF just get stupid.

Brotherhood is very uh... iconic in appearance but the best sword design? Maybe in FF X but in the series? lol.

Not really. FFIX, XI, XII, and XIV all have pretty good swords at the start.

 

[Branduil]

Take a look:

Tell me that sword isn't awesome. Is there a default sword that's more interesting than this one?

That looks stupid as heck, like a cheap toy. Also impractical, but that's par for the course for Final Fantasy games.

 

[The Emperor]

Disagree. Always felt Brotherhood looked really plasticy and cheap lol. I agree with the poster that said it looks like a toy. And not the nice variety...like poundland quality

My fav has to be Lightnings sword...it's
Multipurpose, doesn't seem overdesigned and is unique enough but not ridiculous looking.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Probably but the Gunblade's slick design is rather tough to top.

 

[slick7rick]

Probably just nostalgia speaking, but the Buster Sword is wicked cool. If I saw a mother fucker holding that in real life I'd get the hell out of the way. Can't really say the same about the others because they look like toys or just a regular generic sword. The Gunblade is kind of cool but doesn't have the same badass appeal.

 

[Branduil]

Probably just nostalgia speaking, but the Buster Sword is wicked cool. If I saw a mother fucker holding that in real life I'd get the hell out of the way. Can't really say the same about the others because they look like toys or just a regular generic sword. The Gunblade is kind of cool but doesn't have the same badass appeal.

I'd get out of the way because he's probably about to fall down and accidentally amputate someone/something.

 

[Falk]

At certain times in life I wish I grew a beard just so I could stroke it.

Now is one of those times.

 

[CorvoSol]

That looks stupid as heck, like a cheap toy. Also impractical, but that's par for the course for Final Fantasy games.

Im trying and failing to think of an era in which ff weapons werent massive and impractical.

 

[akachan ningen]

Ragnarok

 

[crimilde]

It might be an unpopular opinion but I quite like Noel's swords. I think it's cool that you can transform them into a spear. A bit overdesigned though.

 

[artsi]

Gunblade is my favourite one.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I think it looks pretty silly, but the fishook-inspired tip is a neat idea for a game with so many nautical/tropical areas, even if it makes no sense from a practical perspective.

 

[Razmos]

You mean mesmerize blade from Record Keeper.

There is no mesmerize blade in FFVIII. There's a goat monster called mesmerize that has a giant blade for a horn and record keeper chopped its head off and called it a sword.

It's actually a dagger so isn't relevant anyway

 

[Falk]

I think it looks pretty silly, but the fishook-inspired tip is a neat idea for a game with so many nautical/tropical areas, even if it makes no sense from a practical perspective.

... To catch fish?

Geez does Square Enix need to spell it out for you!?

 

[Frumix]

Starseeker da bess.
DA BESS.

 

[Damerman]

So good! But Oblivion is GOAT:

oblivion is badass... much prefer the KH 2 lionheart.

also don't see what is wrong with sephiroth's blade. it's a classic in my mind.

it's an impractically long katana...but he's so powerful yet it's kind of unassuming in it's simplicity.

 

[Falk]

Pfff Sephiroth's Katana.

Let me tell you, if Caius had been the one to stab Aerith, there'd be Aerith kibbles all over the room.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Noctis' sword is pretty sweet. Has a motorbike engine at the hilt.

But Nero rocked the same concept in DMC4

 

[Monocle]

He's the worst character in the entire franchise, but Genesis' sword is pretty cool.

Visually striking and memorable without being an over-designed mess.

I was just going to post this. Nice design for sure.

Higher res:

 

[Damerman]

Pfff Sephiroth's Katana.

Let me tell you, if Caius had been the one to stab Aerith, there'd be Aerith kibbles all over the room.

lol caius' sword is ridiculous. also, Aerith woundn't have had as graceful a scene after her death. maybe it would have been a scene of Cloud pouring her ashes into the northern crater.

 

[KojiKnight]

I think it's perfect. It highlights the superhuman strength of SOLDIERs and the lack of any ornate decoration reminds you that they are essentially bred by Shinra to be simple killing machines.

This is saying how well the sword works in the context of its story... But the sword, stand alone, by itself is both terrible in design and function.

 

[Falk]

"Aeris is gone.
Aeris will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry...... or get angry...... or serenely float to the bottom of the pond in one piece"

 

[reminiscingLemon]

Take a look:

Tell me that sword isn't awesome. Is there a default sword that's more interesting than this one?

That sword is part of the reason I dismissed X as a child.
I mean the bit at the bottom looks like a diseased scrotum
and a blade that looks like its made out of water just seemed
dumb to me as a kid.

Still looks really dumb

 

[Jawmuncher]

The Noctis sword looks dull to me, especially since DMC4 already had the same idea and was far more sleek.

 

[NewGame]

This might be the dumbest-looking sword in anything ever. It's like they specifically shaped it like that so they could use fewer polygons rendering it on PS1.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd...._=1450107095_c96382652ed0d80c990db5a4512a10fe

 

[Falk]

Is that a pen knife stuck to a mirror?

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I thought Oblivion was really rad when I played KH2, but nothing beats using Action Replay to get Kingdom Key + Mickeys Inverted Kingdom Key dual wielding as final form. SO rad.

That's rad, I'll have to check that out.

 

[FinalxxSin]

That's more or less what I'm assuming the case is, considering the Duscae trailer with the titan as well as what SE said about Noctis' movements during combat evolving as he levels up, but I have my doubts. It'd be a shame to have those swords join Stella and old Regis.

I understand your doubts. Most people will agree the weapons in the demo are.....well pretty plain.

You sure about that? Because the thread title and OP's very own example Brotherhood, a weapon the MC neither starts with nor gets for hours into the game betrays that stray line the OP mentions about default weapons.

I stand corrected then.

 

[roflwaffles]

I prefer the gunblade myself

This is the correct way to do a gunblade

 

[Zantetsuken]

I'm biased towards Odin's sword, but Squall's gun blade has a special place in my heart.