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Just now, best3444 said:

 

What does Chocobo gear actually do? I put some on in the grasslands but is it just cosmetic?

It's cosmetic for the overworld but carries stats in a mini game that you will probably avoid aside from the one time you'll do it for the main quest  

9 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

But if you want that sweet

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Chocobo Gear

 

you'll want to get more of the greens.

Yeah I got them all and the extra gear, but it's really not necessary, you can also just get 2/3 extra gear if you skip the queensblood one, and I don't see Best doing a lot of Chocobo mini games so I think he's safe to skip all the extra 3  

Okay, I think I'm on board!

30 minutes ago, BloodyHell said:

You get them all in the prison. You have to do 3 quests. One is from the bartender where you have to go to his “garden” and then chase an enemy and beat it for it. One is a guessing game based on info around the town, the last is 3 games of queensblood in a quest you get from an old man. 

29 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

I have to play Queensland again. Perfect. But thanks. I'll do that tomorrow. 

You only need to do 3, but there are 6 quests you can do. So no, you don’t need to play queens blood  

My final opinion of FF16 is the same as my early opinion on it. Fun, but not great. FF7Rs have done a much better job at balancing classic FF party, leveling, and turn based strategy with a (mostly) real-time system.

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

So 55 hours into 2 games I still don't know what's wrong with Cloud and why he doesn't say anything? Got it. lol

Correct! This is one of the disadvantages for people who didn't play the OG coupled with the fact that everything is so expanded that it's taking much longer for the reveals to hit in the story of the remakes.

54 minutes ago, TwinIon said:

Personally, I would be happy if there is a sufficient backlash against generative ML to the point that they need to rebrand it. I feel like calling everything AI is a disservice.

I'm even okay calling it AI, because it did come from the AI research community. But that people think it goes the other direction, that all AI is generative ML is just too far!

Just now, best3444 said:

I don't care if he's 13, he never ever speaks up and says what's on his mind. It's extremely lame at a writing perspective. 

 

"Uh, um, eh".... thanks cloud! Tifa constantly asks him questions or he gets those weird memories of Sephiroth and he says absolutely nothing!

 

He's kind of dealing with something on top... Pretty sure you'll find out this game.

19 minutes ago, BloodyHell said:

He effectively is a teenager 
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He was 16 when Nibelheim was destroyed and he was put in the mako tank. He came out at 21. Mentally he is a 16 year old, even though he’s 21. 

it’s rarely talked about that Cloud is a child soldier. He joined the Shinra Military at 14. 

 

Yeah that's true. He gets a bit of a pass for that.

3 minutes ago, BloodyHell said:

Yes, absolutely. It’s not even questionable. And personally I think it’s the better choice narratively.

Yeah I agree. Especially after they introduced more about Zack.

7 minutes ago, chakoo said:

 

Not shocking, techbros are trying to run Generative AI into the ground. There is still some great stuff coming out of this that will be helpful to people but I think my bigger pet peeve is everybody lumping all AI in with GenAI. I don't think people understand how much AI is used in our daily lives and I fear some of this backlash will bleed into the same type of mindset we see with anti vaxers. =/

 

That people have decided that AI now means Generative ML is deeply infuriating to me. I do put a lot of blame on OpenAI leadership for this nonsense. They are such irresponsible pseudoscentific twats.

Just now, best3444 said:

 

I guess. When she is in her outfit at the beach he was acting strange. But I still think he prefers Barret. 

My twitter timeline is strangely filled with people posting Cloud-Tifa interactions and comparisons with others. There are a lot of signs  

Just now, Keyser_Soze said:

 

But Aeris is the canonical love interest.

1 minute ago, best3444 said:

Cloud obviously has a thing for Barret and that gatling gun of his. You know what I mean?

 

Cloud CONSTANTLY brushes off the girls it's painfully obvious he is gay. 

lol. Barret is awesome though, and I like how much their friendship evolved from the start of Remake.

My Cloud is definitely not brushing off Tifa  But he is like a teenager badly hiding how hot he is for her.

4 hours ago, BloodyHell said:

Cloud and Tifa having a thing isn’t so clear in the OG. There was definitely a love triangle.

Just don't tell any of the passionate sides that it wasn't clear. They each think it was incredibly clear for their side  

I do agree with you though: they were wrong and it was deliberately left open to interpretation in the OG. I would even say that it's open in Remake. But in Rebirth, I feel like there is no room for interpretation. There are so many signs that Tifa is the canonical love interest.  It even seems like Aerith knows that and mostly likes to tease Cloud.

2 minutes ago, eventide11 said:

10-4. Seemed like they took main quest scenarios and made them side quests to add more time to Rebirth. Maybe I'll play it at some point and see for myself but just can't be bothered by it at the moment

 

Oh, TBC, I meant in Remake. The Church scene is in Remake, not Rebirth. But then there are a whole bunch of side quests in Remake that expand on Kyrie and her grandmother.

Rebirth does also have additional side quests with Kyrie, but thus far they really do feel like side quests: they're not critical to the story. The main quest feels pretty comprehensive so far.

1 minute ago, eventide11 said:

That's main story line in FF7 OG not a side quest. Maybe they made it a side quest in the remakes which is odd but nah, not a side quest originally. Maybe peeps should save up some money and pay attention (not directed at you Biggie)

The church part is the main quest. He meant the other stuff where you interact with her more is in the side quests.

Speaking of Red, he has an amazing scene on the boat ride with you play through the card tournament. Spoilers if you're not there yet.

2 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Is there a no thank you option? Because for me its Red XIII or bust! 

You can absolutely go on a date with Red!

But who you get depends on your "relationship" status with each. Whoever has the most is who you get. So just make sure you dial it back a bit with the ladies if you want Red  

25 minutes ago, Biggie said:

She is banging

If my twitter timeline is anything to go by, Tifa is the world's favorite video game girlfriend. 

18 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I am on chapter 8 so I will be going on a date soon. Aerith gets no love and she isn't bad looking. But we're speaking about polygons lol. 

Aerith is great, but it's hard to compete with Tifa. Also, Square is making it extremely clear that Tifa is the canonical romance for Cloud.

2 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

What chapter are you on?

8. In the middle of my first date with Tifa 

3 hours ago, Dre801 said:

I turned Haptics off at the system level and the first thing I do when I start a new game is shut off controller Vibration; I've just never cared for that sort of thing.

I think this game really emphasizes how much 16 suffered from not having a party experience. 16's biggest problems IMO are lack of party, lack of character customization, and painfully slow cooldowns. God I hate slow cooldowns in every fucking game that uses them.

49 minutes ago, BloodyHell said:

Im probably going to do it. Might replay OG with them. I won’t 100% it a second time. I started Chapter 10. 9 is extremely long as a chapter, but if you like the world there’s two full zones worth of stuff to do. 
 

Stopped at the beginning on 10 to get some things done. This game is special. 

I probably will too once they release the inevitable "complete trilogy remaster'  But I am going to have to pace myself and I probably won't 100% each that time either. Seems better to do it after you played each separately or you might hit some fatigue.