VIII I think is the only mainline game where monster levels scale with your party. So you're pretty much forced into needing to understand the game's systems since grinding your way through isn't going to cut it. Which is probably why the central gimmick of the final dungeon is removing pretty much every bonus you have and requiring you to go through a gauntlet of boss encounters to unlock them one at a time.
What is funny about that is leveling makes VIII harder, rather than just staying around level 30 and avoiding battles. By using the systems in place, and given how limit breaks work, you can effectively overpower and break the game by setting yourself up early on and just mowing through every mandatory encounter.
It’s also incredibly broken if you invest time into Chocobo World
That final dungeon though... it may be gimmick-y, but it might be my favorite final dungeon in any FF game. The look, the music, the atmosphere, etc., are all top notch
I’m always going to recommend Trails in the Sky, one of my favorite games ever made
It reminds me of all the SNES and PS1 JRPG classics more than any other. Plus it’s the start of a huge grand adventure like no other in gaming.
I need to get back to Trails in the Sky someday, I got a bit into it and wasn't vibing with the look and feel for whatever reason. But I have since played Cold Steel 1 and 2 so I get a lot more what the series does and is about now, so I might enjoy it more with that perspective I thinkI’m always going to recommend Trails in the Sky, one of my favorite games ever made
Yeah the first one is a bit of a slow burn which I ultimately love, but it took a while on my first playthrough to fully click (IIRC by the third town was when I was really sold on the game and series and what it does/offers). If you have Cold Steel experience it’s definitely going to be more familiar and comforting then. I do ultimately like the graphics/presentation a lot, but I will say the character models are not necessarily my favorite (no mouths bother me). The monster sprites are good.
Yeah, I think I'm going to go with Trails. Even if I won't get around to the rest of the Sky trilogy for at least a couple months because of Xenoblade, it probably still makes more sense to play FC now. I'll still be in the mood to play one of those FE games later this year, but if I put off Trails again, a couple years could pass before I actually get around to it.I’m always going to recommend Trails in the Sky, one of my favorite games ever made
Oh god this is going to be a Netflix production isn't it?
I mean, it almost sounds like it could be a slightly more light hearted version of Stranger Things...sooooooo...
Yeah but after watching how they butchered Cowboy Bebop and likely rush GitS 2045 I’m not getting my hopes up if it turns out that’s the production company. Which it likely is given how hard Netflix has been leaning into anime and game related content the last couple years.
Can't argue against your logic here.
Your concerns are justified, but let's hope this will be a Japanese-only production. For better or worse.
Hey Netflix at least brought Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts back for Cowboy Bebop. Persona is another series that would really need the original musical team, imo
You’re right! But they didn’t get her back for GitS
Hey everyone, just a follow up to this, I’m not sure I have the availability to get this ready this month. It’s still coming sooner or later, but I’d really like to give this the attention it deserves.
I’m good at turn-based systems, I like Etrian Odyssey, SMT, Dragon Quest and any sort of SRPG. Action rpgs I’m OK at- I love Monster Hunter and happily fly through the endgames of them. For me something like Xenoblade is the worst of both worlds, in that there’s endless mechanics, they are plastered all over the screen, but the combat doesn’t really let you dig into what your team is doing in the moment. If I’m playing an action rpg I’d rather just have direct control (Ys, Monster Hunter) than have allies queuing up attacks and watching the AI either have them killed or unable to make reasonable choices in the face of a boss fight. The last Tales game I played just had my allies endlessly dying by running into big AoE spells, meaning I either let them use big consumables and they eat the whole stack, or I don’t at which point I’m doing 99% of the work anyway.
With the time I find hard to play any srpg like disgaea. I remember I was able to spend over 200 hrs but now I find really hard to manage the squad and overall the action too slow that one battle cant take 10+ minutes. At least in FE you have limited units so it easier
FF7 Remake is one of them for me. Something about its combat just didn't click, and despite beating the game I feel like I never entirely understood or "got" it.
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Update: I started Trails in the Sky three days ago, and have already played for 16 hours...
Awesome
It's true. One of the pillars of the franchise, and among the best games ever made, has eluded me for all these years. I'm ashamed of myself. I've been living a lie, and I will return my g*mer card.
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Yeah that was a bad decision with the advanced books. I ended up just killing whatever monster I needed to to drop the book and then save scumming with the chest on-screen until I got it. Kind of cheap, but it's a dumb system IMO so I don't really mind. Glad you're enjoying the endgame! It does a lot of cool things, and I love how it comes back around to the Bionis and how the story all comes together.
It's apparently running on Sony's own PSP emulator, same as SOTN latest release which is still Playstation exclusive to this day.
Ah i always feel weird when they those when a Mobile port that is the same as the PSP release but HD exist
Next year is shaping up to be fairly packed too and we haven't even reached TGS season yet.
I think the Steam version is also getting Lenneth?
I think they've done a terrible job of marketing it so far. Nothing about it has really screamed "must have" and honestly all I can remember about is "open-world looking" and "definitely by the FF XV team". I couldn't tell you anything about the world, the characters, the systems, etc. There's not much of a hook for it right now.
The coolest thing for me is definitely the parkour/movement looks really fun. I'm also kind of intrigued by the structure, basically everything below the mountaintops is shrouded in miasma that corrupts everything and the more dense it is the more aggressive and warped the world is. I like getting into trouble in games, so that part sounds really cool if I can head into areas I'm not supposed to in the early game. The writers attached have me intrigued as well and their vision for the story and characters sounds interesting.
