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The Official Final Fantasy IVr NA release thread (Battle Speed 6 is slowest!)
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UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Ok so I did notice that while the difficulty is grueling, right off the bat FFIII is far more difficult . So where can I find the first savepoint? I just met that
and I have 3 party members at levels 15,16,20. I have yet to see a save point, have I just missed them? I think if I would die now without a save after all the grinding hours I've just put in, I would likely never play the game again! :lol
Sage in the cave
Jamesfrom818
Banned
Dorfdad said:
Head north from Troia. You'll find a chocobo forest with a black chocobo. Fly that over to that cave
UltimaKilo said:
You can save on the world map
Death_Born
Banned
Wizpig said:Damn you nerds!
"Wait" is so good, otherwise the game would be too difficult for me
Especially since i don't know all the spells, i have to read the descriptions.
What i noticed is, even if you have set the game to "Wait", it is not written in-game.
Meaning if you go to the Spells/Items menu the enemies finish their turn and then wait until you move, but you have no in-game notice that you are "Waiting".
Active battle = battle continues in the spell/item select menu
Wait battle = battle pauses while you browse the item select, not when you are attacking
So Wait isn't turn-based...it's just Wait. Once you memorize the spells, they're basically the same except for the time it takes you to scroll down. With a slower battle speed, Active becomes a lot easier. But...Active battle + max speed = boss kills you instantly...
BTW, the bar becomes Yellow if you are waiting.
Except that the spell is 4x weaker if you attack 4 enemies with it.
polyh3dron
Banned
I haven't played much of this yet, just got the Bard/Prince to join my party, but wow, I am amazed at how awesome this game is. Definitely worth the S-E tax. I could never get into FF4 on the SNES because of its crappy graphics and interface (compared to FF6) but the story is awesome.
I see, but a lot of times it still one-shots all the enemies... obviously only in the first dungeons.Death_Born said:
As for "Wait", yeah, i know it's not turn-based, i didn't explain myself that well
But i still prefer it since it makes the game easier, at least for now.
By the way i hate how you can not change the windows colors in the options
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Wizpig said:
Haha yeah I saved already!
Thanks!Finished off
earlier. A bit of a challenge.
.
Also, can anyone remind me what's at the bottom of
?
Demon Wall and Leviathan
Demon Wall has a ton of HP (was able to do a twincast of Ultima, amazingly enough), and Leviathan took me a couple tries to secure it where I could keep Rydia alive
Also, can anyone remind me what's at the bottom of
the Sylph cave
I am really really enjoying this game. It brings back so much fond memories. But I just love how they've improved upon things, especially the environment art. Looking back at FF2, a whole lot of areas looked awfully similar (
for instance), but now each area has been given its own style and it really works well.
I'm just about to head
and I cannot wait to see everything that comes next.
The Tower of Zot and Tower of Babil looked like clones
I'm just about to head
Underground
Right now I'm stuck @ the battle with
. I had a tough time with
, but managed to revive everybody in time. I don't know what level everybody is, I think in the early 30s.
I remember it was tough in other versions as well.
I also had a tough time with
, but managed to beat them somehow.
Golbez where Rydia returns
Calbrenna,
I remember it was tough in other versions as well.
I also had a tough time with
Wind Fiend and Dark Elf
Death_Born
Banned
Ugh, I completed the last cave but I still didn't get the Treasure Hunter augment....now I have to go looking for that last 99% =(
Finally beat
. I love how this game makes you think about what command to use next instead of just having you attack with everyone's default command and heal when necessary like so many RPGs now. Anyone who goes into this game with that mentality is sure to have a very frustrating experience with most bosses. In that sense, I think this might have my favorite boss battles in any RPG ever.
Anyway, I'm already in my mid-60s, which I hope is a decent level to be at right now, but the enemies in the
were really tough and I had to flee from quite some battles there... a good strategy is definitely superior to an over-leveled character in this game.
Bahamut
Anyway, I'm already in my mid-60s, which I hope is a decent level to be at right now, but the enemies in the
Lair of Father
PandaPandaPanda
Member
Kadey said:Lv 67 in the sealed cave. I'm going for 99 before I beat the game.
i'm right before the final boss but im going for the rare items gotten from tail hunting seeing as how it carries over and I want to try out the new game + bosses
but even with treasure hunter, drop rate is abysmal and will probably be well over 99 to get most of it
thank god there's an auto battle function at least -_-
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I hardly remember anything about this game so I'm trying to not spoil myself by reading this thread, but I'm really liking the increased difficulty.
For instance,
lol
Good times.
For instance,
In the Tower of Babil (isn't it "Babel"?) the doctor killed my party a couple times before I realized what the effects of the reversing gas was. I then tried a vain attempt to heal my party by casting offensive magic against myself, but that wasn't too effective. Eventually I said fuck it and just fed the doctor an elixir (I really don't like using those, but I guess this was an emergency) while under the "reversal" status. 9999 damage.
Good times.
Red Scarlet
Member
The game is new to some people still and some things in it are new to everyone. Really, all official threads are like this, are they not?
It's funny because some people here weren't even born when the game originally released.
I picked this back up again last night, after taking a few days off. I really like it now, I had my qualms earlier but I'm glad I bought it.
I have a lot of trouble getting into FFV for some reason, so I'm wondering if the (probably inevitable) DS version will click. I wonder if they'll make V and VI more difficult like they did with IV.
I picked this back up again last night, after taking a few days off. I really like it now, I had my qualms earlier but I'm glad I bought it.
I have a lot of trouble getting into FFV for some reason, so I'm wondering if the (probably inevitable) DS version will click. I wonder if they'll make V and VI more difficult like they did with IV.
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
So assuming I'm only going to go through this game once, what should do I with these augments? I'd like to get as many as possible my first time through; I don't care if I'm gimping myself for subsequent playthroughs.
On a side note, I hate these sorts of obscure secrets that require multiple playthroughs to fully get. I can't get all of them because I don't have the patience to waste time repeating content over and over, and I can't completely ignore them because then I feel I'm missing out.
On a side note, I hate these sorts of obscure secrets that require multiple playthroughs to fully get. I can't get all of them because I don't have the patience to waste time repeating content over and over, and I can't completely ignore them because then I feel I'm missing out.
PandaPandaPanda
Member
3 hours later and 1 tail to show for it :\
well that and like 10 levels
more like treasure fail than treasure hunter :|
well that and like 10 levels
more like treasure fail than treasure hunter :|
PandaPandaPanda
Member
1 stinky onion shield
it wasnt even that much better than what i was already using
the saving grace was that i was able to read the web/watch some tv shows (as i have auto battle on) with the ds in hand but yeah
and as i type this i got another tail
it's going to be very fun trying to get 2-3 adamant armors for everyone if im that sane
it wasnt even that much better than what i was already using
the saving grace was that i was able to read the web/watch some tv shows (as i have auto battle on) with the ds in hand but yeah
and as i type this i got another tail
it's going to be very fun trying to get 2-3 adamant armors for everyone if im that sane
Dragona Akehi
Retired
I have to say the game gives you waaaay too much EXP. I'm at
, and I'm level 50.
.
Since Auto-Battle works so well, I haven't been running away from encounters as often as I normally do. I wish the game gave maybe 75% of its current EXP cache per encounter. :S
the Sealed Cave, but I did the Sylph and Eidolon caves first
Leviathan and Asura were waaay too easy
Since Auto-Battle works so well, I haven't been running away from encounters as often as I normally do. I wish the game gave maybe 75% of its current EXP cache per encounter. :S
PandaPandaPanda said:
When playing FFIV on the PS in the FF Chronicles pack, I got a Pinktail on my very first try, the very first time I used an alarm in that little room. The Adamant Armor doubled Cecil's defense, from 84 to 167, so it's an awesome item, but it boils down to novelty pretty quickly if your levels end up being maxed out.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Tabris said:
FFIV DS is the first aesthetically appealing FF game from Square in a very long time, as far as I'm concerned.
PandaPandaPanda
Member
ill probably try for those and just give up on the others since the drop rate is crap
i want to try the new game + extra bosses but i dont know what to expect since everyone was saying how much harder this version is compared to the other ports but i found it very easy
the treasure hunter augment fails just as much as TH4
/rimshot
i want to try the new game + extra bosses but i dont know what to expect since everyone was saying how much harder this version is compared to the other ports but i found it very easy
Tabris said:
the treasure hunter augment fails just as much as TH4
/rimshot
So I just thought I"d chime in with a message for canadians out there- it seems most stores as one would expect , got the canadian version of the game which is as always an english and a french manual but a newer problem is that the inside cover thing is different from the US now. For the last few years you'd get the game and it'd have a french page basically sitting loose underneath the cellaphane but not ff4, no it only has the bilingual cover overtop of the case, I never would have thought anything of this were it not for a friend of mine who grabbed his copy at walmart.
For some reason the local walmart got shipped the american version - no french manual and only english on the coverart but the big difference is the shiny foil logo is still intact.
So basically if you live in canada and want the foil art cover check walmart.
I still think having to print these covers is a wasted effort and that our federal government should step in and amend our stupid language laws so that canada is english only but quebec is french first.
For some reason the local walmart got shipped the american version - no french manual and only english on the coverart but the big difference is the shiny foil logo is still intact.
So basically if you live in canada and want the foil art cover check walmart.
I still think having to print these covers is a wasted effort and that our federal government should step in and amend our stupid language laws so that canada is english only but quebec is french first.
Tabris said:
This. I'm going to have to speed up my battles. Default is way too slow. I'm surprised I'm actually playing the game as much as I am. I was expecting it to it sit on my shelf for 2 years before I get around to play it, but I'm actually quite pleased. It's a great game.
Boy, boss fights are way more difficult because every enemy seems to have a counter for everything you do.
Finally beat
I have all my party lvl'd to around 41, and the fight with
was still tough. It did like 1k damage even to Cecil!
looks really cool when
.
And yes, I think we still need spoiler tags for the reasons mentioned and also because many bosses fight differently in this one.
I'm not worried about getting everything on the 1st playthough; This is the definitive version I'll be replaying every year.
I'm not using auto-battle; I actually enjoy grinding in this game.
I gave my
augment to
and the
to Cecil.
Finally beat
Golbez the 2nd time. He was a real bitch. Took me like 7 tries. I can't remember if he kept switching his weaknesses in the original. Probably not.
I have all my party lvl'd to around 41, and the fight with
Calbrenna
Rydia
she's an adult
And yes, I think we still need spoiler tags for the reasons mentioned and also because many bosses fight differently in this one.
I'm not worried about getting everything on the 1st playthough; This is the definitive version I'll be replaying every year.
I'm not using auto-battle; I actually enjoy grinding in this game.
I gave my
Recall
Rydia
Counter
Dragona Akehi
Retired
2DMention said:
Secret to that fight is
only attacking the rear rows of Calbrena until they're dead. They'll never combine into megadoll that way. I don't think I've actually fought "Calbrena" megadoll since like... 1992