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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.

Playing all 3 back to back will be a huge time sink. Remake is as long as OG FF7 if you do everything, Rebirth is even longer, and I suspect the final one will be similar. 
 

But for perspective that’s probably only a little longer than BG3

59 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I might give 16 a try in about 15 minutes. It's done downloading. I'm mainly interested in comparing the visuals. 

Guys, Bacon isn't going to play Remake and Rebirth  

10 hours ago, Kal-El814 said:

Dun3

47 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

agreed. And while Im sure it will look better on PC than even the PS5, I doubt it will look like a generational leap. its not like the PS4 or PS5 versions are 4K/60. 
 

in general though I like when games have graphics settings designed to humble a GPU. I dont think this game will, but I find it neat. It feels aspirational. Like one day youll be able to revisit this game and play it at its best. 

A better man than I could figure out a Crysis pun in response  

I enjoyed the Piano and got to A rank on the first two, until I got to Barret's theme! That one is hard as fuck because the sound actually throws you off. When you hit a "note" it actually plays several distinct notes in sequence and that completely throws my timing off.

That said, some of the "free form" songs people have been able to play on it is impressive!

1 hour ago, SaysWho? said:

 

There was a timer, and if you didn't defeat them inside that time frame, it went to sudden death where the first person to destroy an opponent's building would win.

Well, there is no sudden death in this one. If there were I would have handily won a number of rounds I narrowly lost!

1 hour ago, Biggie said:

Okay finally something I don’t enjoy about the game. 
 

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Doing the World Intel in the Junon Region where you have to play that silly board game where all the characters turn into Lego type figures. 

That shit ain’t fun and takes away from the game. 

I didn't like Fort Condor in this either. It was originally the (one) mini game in the Yuffie DLC and I enjoyed it a lot more in that. I'm not sure if this is the difference, but in the encounters in this one, the time limit felt far too short and arbitrary. I lost so many rounds down to the seconds because of the clock while I hacked away at the final base. The timer just made it all feel arbitrary and frustrating. Also, the fact that the timer didn't pause when you open the menu felt really dumb too.

As I said, I can't recall if the previous one had a timer or not, but if it did, it was much more lax.

1 hour ago, BloodyHell said:

I mean, how many Final Fantasy’s have you played?

 

I can confidently say that imo, it’s not a better game than VI, that is one of the greatest stories ever told in game. As for if this is better than VI or OG VII, I’ll only judge that once the game is completed with part 3. It’s certainly shinier and better presented, but we don’t yet have the full game to judge.

It's fair to wait until part 3 is out (ME3 is a great example of fumbling in the final minutes  ), but on its current trajectory I would rank this higher than 6. 6 is great and all, but it does feel dated to me at this point. Both in gameplay and presentation, and I think presentation is actually extremely important for being able to effectively deliver emotional beats. In a more apples to apples comparison, Remake/Rebirth just hits so much harder than OG 7 even on the same beats because they do so much more with the tech. And in addition to that, the remakes are expanding the characters and their interactions much more.

6 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said:

@Biggie isn't wrong, pirating games isn't good for the industry as a whole. There may not be anyone on this site that pirates, but make no mistake. There are absolutely people that do. 

 

 

I don't think anyone is disputing that people who pirate exist in the world.

1 minute ago, Biggie said:

A lot of you have pointed this out. It’s probably true. But regardless emulators aren’t good for anyone in the video game business. 

You're going to have to do a lot more work to argue that. Even with piracy specifically there can be surprising positive benefits on their market and emulators actually have a wide scope of acceptable usage beyond piracy.

9 minutes ago, Biggie said:

Funny how some of the exact same people who act all sad when these game studios have to lay off 900 of their staff are the same people who enjoy playing games like this for free. Basically taking money right out of their pockets by not paying for the product. Again irony at its best. 

Vague accusations that people belong to two groups are not particularly helpful. Name names if you got em! I certainly don't pirate games. I do, however, emulate old games purchased in the past and have considered emulating modern games I legally purchased.

I think I might download some emulators just to spite Nintendo.

58 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

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Bottomswell spanked my ass at level 23. Was using Cloud, Barrett, and Aerith. any Tips? 

 

Use the synergy skill (does not require ATB) to throw Tifa at him in the air. For Cloud, make sure you use the circle followed by the square hold (not tap) to launch Cloud into the air for air attacks.

I forget if he has any elemental weaknesses to cause pressure. If so, make sure you use those elements to pressure and then stagger him. (Use Assess ability to check for weaknesses). One pressured use your characters "focus" abilities to get it to stagger quickly. E.g., Cloud's Focused Thrust. Other characters have "Focus" abilities too.

And you should *always* be frequently shifting between teammates to

* Build up each of their ATB

* Avoid the eye of the enemy attack. Non-controlled teammates take less damage and are not as commonly the focus of attacks, so switching once he starts looking at you is a good way to minimize damage intake.

Oh and if you're taking Aeirth and he has an elemental weakness, make sure you use the ward ability so that when you cast from it, it casts twice. You can have Aerith teleport back to it quickly if she walks off if you press Triangle.

21 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

I did forfeit the tournament on the ship. So at Costa del Sol you only have go play the shooting game with Cloud to get to the beach, correct?

 

Then I'm confused what you said. How do I get Tifa and Aeith to the beach without doing the mini games?

For Cloud you only have to do the shooting game, or the puzzle based card game (which is easy since it's turn based, with few moves, and you can look up the answers easily). With Tifa you can just collect some of the scooters and for Areith you can just snap some pictures of cactature (or whatever they're called). You don't need to do the paino, nor red soccer. (I think there is also one more but I'm forgetting now)

I might play this one in EA. The main reason I didn't like Elden Ring is its absolutely abysmal camera controls (and controls in general) and "hide the enemy" game design. Shouldn't have an issue with that here!