Topic: Final fantasy discussion thread

@kyleforrester87 Oh absolutely. XIII had way more problems than just the linearity. But I think that's why people were so bummed out about that aspect of it.

So that turned on its side 6 or 9.

Its looking more likely we will get a version of ff9 hopefully on PS4. But I wouldn't rule out ff6 given a fresh lick of paint for switch

That's some of the stuff I've heard over at ff union and a couple of other ff fan sites.

@themcnoisy Yeah shame we didn't get FF9 HD. It's clearly coming.. It's already out on IOS and is an easy money maker for Square.

@TripleGK I literally just ordered it off amazon. I havnt played 10 in a long while and I didn't "get" x2 when it came out so want to give it another go. I'll probably start with that one!

@kyleforrester87 don't forget to go through X-2 at least 3 times to get the true ending

@FullbringIchigo Haha, I only managed 15 minutes of 1 play through previously so we'll see if I can even get through it once. Was many years ago, mind.

@kyleforrester87 loved X when I first played it. Then loved it again when the PS3 remaster came out. Tried X-2 for the first time at that point and I only got like 30 minutes in before stopping - hated it and the direction it took. I sold X remaster on ps3 to a friend for $6 and then bought it on PS4 during black friday for $8. I'll probably play X again because it's in my top 3 FF games. Part of me wants to give X-2 another try and the other part is feeling sick from the thought.

@TripleGK @ztpayne7 I loved 10 but I've only got through it once..I got again it for Vita but only made it a short way through. I'm looking forward to playing it on the big screen! As for X2..I'm sure there's a good game in there, I couldn't find it a decade ago, maybe I can now?!

Just got my gold Chocobo in FF7

@TripleGK @ztpayne7 @kyleforrester87 While X is clearly the better game, X-2 has a more interesting battle system based on jobs and also gives you a lot more freedom in your quest. It's a bit silly and bubbly...a girls-only adventure with forays into chick-flick territory, a negative of the bromantic road trip that we just had in XV. If you can get in sync with that kind of vibe, it is actually a pretty good jrpg. How it got to be made is still beyond me, though...

Final Fantasy X-2, like Final Fantasy XIII-2, is a sequel that has absolutely no reason to exist, but does some things better than the original. The battle system in X-2 is really good. It should have been used in a better game really.

Well the game came and the back of the box is in French, here's hoping the game itself is English haha

@TripleGK Haha yeah. All English in game. Started X2..already enjoying it.

Managed to get all the exclusive items Carnival (except for the Festive Outfit) - even bought some rare materials.

@WanderingBullet what do the items do?

@kyleforrester87 Nothing much.lol Just wanted them for collection.

• Moogle+Chocobo car decal
• Fishing Rod+Reel (apparently they're not very good compared to what the game has to offer but at least I don't have to spend gil to buy them and they're also better than the default ones).
• Two Lures
• Dream Egg (not sure what it does but people are assuming that it'll hatch into something). Personally, I'm hoping it'll be a different mount.

@Feena I actually loved x's battle system. I felt like it got back into the habit of each character being important. Whereas while I really liked 7 and disliked 8 - in both games, each character could be whoever you wanted them to be and the only main difference was the limits. Can't speak for 9 because I haven't played it. In X, each character had their own personality in combat. Which reminded me of 6.

I half expected that in X-2 because I had encountered the three characters in Kingdom Hearts 2. They just somehow managed to rub me the wrong way early. Maybe I'll give it another try. I do have it on PS4.

@ztpayne7 9 is the same..the characters are either a thief, knight, black Mage, white Mage, dragoon etc..

@kyleforrester87 gotcha. I'm going to give it a try if it becomes playable on PS4.

@ztpayne7 I like X's battle system a lot (a little bit too static ands Drago Quest-Like but for one entry it' ok, and very relaxing) - I just find the ATB system and job system of X-2 more interesting and layered. Can't wait to play IX on PS4...I mean, it's out on Steam, is it THAT difficult? They are probably just trying to time its publishing right.

X has an okay battle system. I like a lot of things about it. The only downsides really, are that a) despite being turn based, some enemies don't adhere to the turn order as they should which is super annoying, and b) being able to swap characters on a whim cripples Kimahri since he's not the best at anything, which means that for most people he's massively underlevelled by the time you reach the end of the game.

It's pretty good though. Few tweaks and it'd be great.