General Final Fantasy Discussion - Final Fantasy XII remake incoming!

[Minato]

Yeah, all I've heard about X-2 was how fun the battle system was. Although I heard the story was bad.

For those that didn't know, this is Toriyama's first Final Fantasy as the sole director. Take that as what you will.
I honestly feel like FF games do their best when you have at least two people keeping each other in check instead of one director.

 

[Claire Diviner]

So far, there hasn't been a main series Final Fantasy or spin-off I have played and said "this game sucked". Honestly, I like every game in the series, including even Mystic Quest.

 

[finalark]

I really didn't care for Mystic Quest, I found it too simplified to really hold my interest. Although one thing I really liked from that game was house monsters visibly take damage. I would love to see Square put that into another FF.

 

[Claire Diviner]

Mystic Quest serves as a beginner's RPG, and to that extent, it accomplishes just that; introducing American players to what was once a rather uncommon genre. The thing I enjoyed the most from that game was the music. I still remember several tracks by heart, despite not having played the game in a decade and a half.

 

[Jon Farron]

Not SE related but RPG related:

I stumbled upon Tera randomly... I forgot it went F2P ._.

Now I'm waiting for it to install D: omg it looks so fun. Hopefully this will keep me busy while FFXIV is still in beta, and probably only open on weekends -.-

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Have fun playing a shoddy third person action game with a grindy Korean MMO aspect. xD

Smooth Criminal

 

[sakuraZaKi]

TERA wasn't for me. Very quest heavy. But maybe you'll like it.

 

[finalark]

Mystic Quest serves as a beginner's RPG, and to that extent, it accomplishes just that; introducing American players to what was once a rather uncommon genre. The thing I enjoyed the most from that game was the music. I still remember several tracks by heart, despite not having played the game in a decade and a half.

You're forgetting that Americans basically invented the damn genre. If you were a PC gamer in the 80s/90s RPGs were incredibly common. We didn't need a dumbed down JRPG to "get" RPGs. Frankly, FF has never really been hard to get into in the first place.

But I will admit the music was pretty good.

 

[Jon Farron]

Liking tera so far, except for one part... I have to use the keyboard for all of my attacks D: I'm so used to clicking them with the mouse that it's very awkward for me atm. :S


Oh, I'm used to Korean MMOs so no worries there, lol.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

IIRC I could attack with click. Just the basic attack though.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I thought TERA looked really nice, but I never tried it. I refuse to play any game that requires monthly payments. Not even playing WoW anymore

 

[sakuraZaKi]

TERA's switched to F2P since February.

 

[Jon Farron]

I thought TERA looked really nice, but I never tried it. I refuse to play any game that requires monthly payments. Not even playing WoW anymore

So you're not gonna get FFXIV? D:


Your loss ;c

 

[Jon Farron]

They've announced the "launch date" even though there isn't a date in the article... lmao

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=14019fb32d90859f118dccb8cd96bf81c212957d

 

[Minato]

They've announced the "launch date" even though there isn't a date in the article... lmao

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/topics/detail?id=14019fb32d90859f118dccb8cd96bf81c212957d

It's in the product overview if you click it. August 27th, and there's also a collector's edition offered.

 

[finalark]

Square actually posted a new game play video for FFXIV, it shows off a few of the regions on both the PS3 and the PC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JQ87KtH1G8

EDIT: From what I've seen it looks like the PS3 version of the game suffers from major frame rate issues and all of the textures look very unfinished. I hope they fix this before launch.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

You change jobs by switching weapons, right?

Can't wait for beta so I can play again... And yeah, hopefully they optimize it for the PS3. that likes like an FPS of 20 or something.

 

[Jimnymebob]

Will FFXIV PS3 be free to play, or subscription based?

 

[finalark]

Will FFXIV PS3 be free to play, or subscription based?

Probably subscription based. I really don't have an issue with that, to be honest.

 

[Jimnymebob]

Probably subscription based. I really don't have an issue with that, to be honest.

I'm not big on MMO's to be honest, especially not enough to pay for a subscription.
Game looks fun though.

 

[Minato]

Square actually posted a new game play video for FFXIV, it shows off a few of the regions on both the PS3 and the PC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JQ87KtH1G8

EDIT: From what I've seen it looks like the PS3 version of the game suffers from major frame rate issues and all of the textures look very unfinished. I hope they fix this before launch.

I doubt they'll fix it to a point where I'll be satisifed. Especially when they're probably developing a PS4 version.

 

[Jon Farron]

Got an email with all the info. It is August 27, and it will also be shown at E3 this year.

They also gave a cool iPhone wallpaper in the email

 

[finalark]

I'm not big on MMO's to be honest, especially not enough to pay for a subscription.
Game looks fun though.

Hopefully they'll have a free trail when the game comes out so people can try the game before the commit to it.

There will be an open beta before the game launches if you want to give it a shot.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

if you had the game before (ver.1) you can DL it for free when the game releases.

 

[finalark]

I figure I might as well post this up, but EU and US box art for the game have been revealed.

US Box art: https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/942387_10151668603870871_597915792_n.jpg

EU Box art: http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/A-Realm-Reborn-Box-Art-660x660.jpg

IMO EU Box >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> US Box. The US box is kind of... generic.

Also, if you pre-order the game you get early access and some vanity items. Also worth noting is the collector's edition, which comes with a alternate box art, an art book, a CGI film (I assume it's a compilation of CGI trailers), the OST, art cards a security token and some in-game items including the warrior of light's helm, an exclusive mount, pet and armor for your chocobo. Details on that can be found here: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/product/

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

That's the same picture.

 

[finalark]

Derp.

I fixed it now.

 

[Jon Farron]

They had me at behemoths and soundtrack. O.O


*plans to preorder*


my God it's expensive... $70.

 

[Claire Diviner]

You're forgetting that Americans basically invented the damn genre. If you were a PC gamer in the 80s/90s RPGs were incredibly common. We didn't need a dumbed down JRPG to "get" RPGs. Frankly, FF has never really been hard to get into in the first place.

You have to ask yourself how many PC gamers were there in the 80s and 90s, especially with the vast majority of gamers being kids who only owned consoles as opposed to PCs (I've never met a PC gamer throughout my childhood). Given how uncommonly played RPGs were on consoles, especially for 80s and 90s kids, Mystic Quest was a rather good stepping stone.

 

[finalark]

They had me at behemoths and soundtrack. O.O


*plans to preorder*


my God it's expensive... $70.

That's actually not that bad seeing how many collector's editions tend to go for 100+ dollars.

You have to ask yourself how many PC gamers were there in the 80s and 90s, especially with the vast majority of gamers being kids who only owned consoles as opposed to PCs (I've never met a PC gamer throughout my childhood). Given how uncommonly played RPGs were on consoles, especially for 80s and 90s kids, Mystic Quest was a rather good stepping stone.

I see Mystic Quest as incredible unnecessary, it's really not that hard to "get" JRPGs and I don't think we needed a dumbed down version of one to make the genre popular.

Different strokes, however.

 

[Claire Diviner]

I see Mystic Quest as incredible unnecessary, it's really not that hard to "get" JRPGs and I don't think we needed a dumbed down version of one to make the genre popular.

Different strokes, however.

In hindsight, yes, it's unnecessary, especially today seeing as games everywhere tend to have some sort of RPG element.

 

[Jon Farron]

Been having tons of fun with Tera. I can't rememeber the last time I lost so much sleep over an MMO. It's very well done and not P2W at all.

Love being a Mystic :D (Though everyone is warning me it will be hell later D: )

 

[sakuraZaKi]

Are you playing on the PvE or PVP server?

I was on the PvP and I remember that there was this bridge I had to cross, and there was a high level player standing there to kill all teh n00bs. So I realized I could just switch channels.

 

[Jon Farron]

Lol xD


I'm on PVE (Ascension Valley), for reasons you just said above.

 

[Metal_Sonic]

I have a Final Fantasy oc of my own that my friend on DA drew if anyone wants to see her.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Been having tons of fun with Tera. I can't rememeber the last time I lost so much sleep over an MMO. It's very well done and not P2W at all.

Love being a Mystic :D (Though everyone is warning me it will be hell later D: )

As my friend put it:

"Sure, Mystics are fun...until you realize they don't scale well with gear."

Smooth Criminal

 

[Minato]

Just saw the Japanese box art for ARR, and I love it (I don't really like NA's or EU's boxart at all).

I definitely understand why it's not on EU's and NA's cover since it's not very suited for Westernized tastes. I do like Akihiko Yoshida's art though. Also just noticed that the US boxart doesn't even have the Amano logo art either.

Bigger version's here: http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/91-PL-ASerL._AA1500_.jpg

 

[finalark]

I definitely understand why it's not on EU's and NA's cover since it's not very suited for Westernized tastes

Westernized tastes = boring. The Japanese cover is exploding personality while the NA cover is literally a dude with a sword. Hell, if I was your average run of the mill dude who was only passively into gaming then ARR's US box art would literally be indistinguishable from every other RPG featuring a dude with a sword on the cover.

At least the EU box art gives the impression that you're going on an adventure with a constant evil looming over you, rather than just having a dude with a sword on the cover. TBH I'm sad that the NA box art lacks the logo.

 

[finalark]

*doublepost/bump*

For anyone who cares, I've decided to make the OP even more fancy by updating the banner into the logo of whatever the most recent/upcoming main series/big-name FF is.

 

[Claire Diviner]

Sounds good to me. I do wonder how many users bother to read the OP. I myself just go to the most recent post. lol

Still, I like the idea.