"Turns out there's a hidden side quest that nobody knows about. Check out PlayOnline for more details!"
LMAO. ALmost spit out my drink.
"Turns out there's a hidden side quest that nobody knows about. Check out PlayOnline for more details!"
I'm not joking. Don't get me wrong, it's cool that new stuff can be discovered in old games, but do you actually think this sort of thing is good design?
You can skip VIII.
They probably didn't intend it as "good design." They probably intended it as "secret that only the hardcore would discover."
Are you talkin about the Chris Houlihan room? That's been known for about a decade now, I think.
what? what are you talking about?
Oh what? Is there a link or thread about that?
What was it???
It's a secret to everybody.Id like to k ow as well! So much teasing!
yeah, that makes it alright.Exactly. It's not like it's part of the main story or anything, just something neat for big fans of the game to find.
This is terrible. It's a case of Guide Dang It taken to the next level.
One of the worst aspects of most JRPGs, even to this day, is this sort of hidden content. It doesn't require careful thought to find, or interesting gameplay, or even persistence. It requires a FAQ--or even worse, like in this case, a FAQ plus playing the game years later when secrets are discovered. There's absolutely nothing clever or challenging about this sort of design--it's the designers being obscure for obscurity's sake.
Remains the best in the series, and just keeps proving it.
Are you joking? I hope you're joking.
... so, basically, Japan knew about this all along, it's just that us westerners didn't notice up until now?It was discovered by The_Kusabi_ (through the Ultimania guide)
This is terrible. It's a case of Guide Dang It taken to the next level.
One of the worst aspects of most JRPGs, even to this day, is this sort of hidden content. It doesn't require careful thought to find, or interesting gameplay, or even persistence. It requires a FAQ--or even worse, like in this case, a FAQ plus playing the game years later when secrets are discovered. There's absolutely nothing clever or challenging about this sort of design--it's the designers being obscure for obscurity's sake.
This is terrible. It's a case of Guide Dang It taken to the next level.
One of the worst aspects of most JRPGs, even to this day, is this sort of hidden content. It doesn't require careful thought to find, or interesting gameplay, or even persistence. It requires a FAQ--or even worse, like in this case, a FAQ plus playing the game years later when secrets are discovered. There's absolutely nothing clever or challenging about this sort of design--it's the designers being obscure for obscurity's sake.
yeah, that makes it alright.
zodiac spear made me hate XII. So bs.
It's called Chris Houlihans secret room in Zelda LTTP. It took many years for someone to find it.what? what are you talking about?
Make up some other random quest and see if he "knows about it"My roommate tells me he knows about it.
You can skip VIII.
Maybe after 13 years from now some people will discover a hidden sidequest in FFXIII
lol
The Chris Houlihan room has been known since... over a decade. It's definitely not something that was discovered "recently".It's called Chris Houlihan’s secret room in Zelda LTTP. It took many years for someone to find it.
He's not completely wrong. See the completely ridiculous Zodiac Spear (?) requirements in FF12. There is no way anyone is getting that without use of a guide.
"Turns out there's a hidden side quest that nobody knows about. Check out PlayOnline for more details!"
.Remains the best in the series, and just keeps proving it.
what? what are you talking about?
Oh what? Is there a link or thread about that?
What was it???
Id like to k ow as well! So much teasing!
It's a secret to everybody.
Haha, that's pretty awesome...it's not a super complicated and it's kind of tedious to do since it requires you to backtrack a lot so I'm not shocked it went hidden for so long but that's an awesome find.
Darn, I feel like listening to my FFIX soundtrack again...