CVByrne Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 The FFX underwater game thing. Never liked it at all. I dunno the whole thing never clicked, 9 kinda ruined the seriousness and then playing 6 after 9 it's like the epic stories were becoming a distant memory. FFX suffered from it's flaws, no real world map part, the stupid advancement system did my head in proper while the English dub just never really worked. what platform is Xenogears? PSX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yeah, it never had a PAL release. I originally had a copy (I mean a copy) on my old chipped PS1, then bought an original version for my NTSC PS2, and have most recently got it from the US PSN Store, and played it on my PSP. I guess the easiest way for you to play would be on emu, seeing as you don't have a PS3. It's a nigh on perfect game. It's let down somewhat by a pretty awful final boss battle, but apart from that...yeah, awesome. I'd recommend it to any fans of RPGs of the era, as, like you've mentioned, the graphics may take a little getting used to for those not as used to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Blitzball was awesome! Spent hours playing it. Stumbled upon Wakkas legendary by accident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Here's the Xenogears opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSc59wy4aT4 Pretty awesome. It's also completely bonkers cos it has zero relation to what's going on in the game until wayyyy late in the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 The FFX underwater game thing. Never liked it at all. I dunno the whole thing never clicked... It was a bit tough to get into to begin with, I'll admit, and it was bloody difficult and required a bit of luck to win the tournament at Luca, but I stuck with it and absolutely love it. I have played Blitzball for hours on end. Recruiting Brother from the airship really helps out a lot. FFX will always hold a very special place for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 it wasnt as good as the cards in FF8, IMO the ultimate mini game, drove me insane trying to get every card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Agreed the card side game in FF8 was so so addictive. then when you had to make the tough choice to refine all your cards to upgrade everyones weapons etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Had my code through for the PS3 final beta of FFXIV A Realm Reborn. My experience of FFXI was limited, and not all that good, so hoping to give this a good go over the weekend (football pending ofc), and decide whether I would be interested in purchasing the full game/investing goodness knows how many hours in to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hmm you know the new one, when is it out ? I'm a noob with FF these days. Well I think I played one when I was younger and I mean very young and it was class. May have been FF7 not too sure though. Always wanted to give it another try but never really did. Recently been looking up the new one and it looks class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 FFXIV is out on PC and PS3 at the end of the month, with a PS4 version confirmed too. It's an MMO, massively multiplayer online game. It might not be that you're referring too though? Could be Lightning Returns: FFXIII, which is out Feb next the year. It's actually the second sequel to FFXIII, but didn't want to call it FFXIII-3. The title refers to the fact that the main character, Lightning, was not playable in FFXIII-2. FFXIII was alright, the sequel a bit better, but they are a million miles from the old games, so if you're after nostalgia you will be very disappointed. It'll more than likely be a decent game, look fantastic, and be incredibly well polished, but it won't be for everyone. It looks like more of an action game than an RPG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 The FFX underwater game thing. Never liked it at all. I dunno the whole thing never clicked... It was a bit tough to get into to begin with, I'll admit, and it was bloody difficult and required a bit of luck to win the tournament at Luca, but I stuck with it and absolutely love it. I have played Blitzball for hours on end. Recruiting Brother from the airship really helps out a lot. FFX will always hold a very special place for me. First half just pass, pass and pass, then shoot just before halftime using Tidus' special shot. Should level up a fair bit then in the second half get the ball and go for the quick goal using Tidus' special shot again. Should win 2-0 / 2-1 as the scene kicks in. Easy once you got it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Ah okay cheers, Think its the end of the month one im on about. Looks pretty good online. Will probably invest in it, even though in know FA about it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 As I said, I'm playing the beta over the weekend, so I'll let you know how it is. It'll have to do some to impress me, as I'm not a fan of MMOs at all, but I dunno, might be down to never actually putting many hours in to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sie Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I've been playing FFXIV 2.0 since the Phase 3 beta. Its a genuinely good MMO and in another league when compared to the utter catastrophe the original version was. Absolutely bags of fan service in there to boot, helmed by a new director who has remade the game from the ground up and really knows what he's doing. I'll be playing on windows PC on EU Moogle with the folk from Rllmuk. And despite being on the PC version, I'll be playing with my Xbox 360 pad! (because the one major thing that leapt out at me when I played was just how well it played using one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) I put a few hours in last night - after finally managing to get on it. Enjoyed it, quite a lot. I like the setting very much, it's very much an FF game that is an MMO, rather than an MMO with the FF name stuck on it. Which is obviously a huge plus for the likes of me. Enough for me to pre-order the full game? Not just yet - I'm only level 3, having done a bunch of fetch quests and the like so far, so there's plenty more for me to see and do before deciding if I'll invest. It is evident why there's going to be a PS4 version, though - the PS3 version looks a bit choppy in places, particularly outside the city/ies. Not something that bothers me really, but there it is. On the flip side of that, it does run very, very smoothly. Edited August 17, 2013 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 I played it for...far too many hours today. Engrossed is the word I think. I can see why people get so addicted to these things. Will more than likely buy it on release now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I've had a copy through to review which is a bit frightning, never played an MMO and only ever played Final Fantasy VII - I've got a steep learning curve ahead. I also don't get any special treatment for being press, so I have the 30 day free access to do the review otherwise I'm paying for it. Eek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yeah, I've been playing FFXIV, too. I'm enjoying it. Likewise, I've never properly played an MMO, but settled in to this very nicely indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I've had a copy through to review which is a bit frightning, never played an MMO and only ever played Final Fantasy VII - I've got a steep learning curve ahead. I also don't get any special treatment for being press, so I have the 30 day free access to do the review otherwise I'm paying for it. Eek! Hogso knows his stuff, I'm sure he could help you with any questions you have I've played a few MMO's too, so email me if you need it. I'll email you with the AC piece tomorrow by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Couldn't say I was over-awed at the beta of FF14 - core gameplay was as expected, but the quest chains had this awful habit of doing the following: "Hey you know that place you were in 15 minutes ago before walking halfway across the map to turn these quests in - can you pop back over there an kill 15 of the mobs that were getting in your way last time? kthx" ... Though the boss fights seemed a nice idea - I only gave up 1 day of play to get into it, I've just never allowed myself to really get into an MMO since I had most of my life stolen by WoW, Planetside and FF11 (whose ridiculous learning curve was something to behold, and yet there was something endearing about it - i.e. playing for 2 hours and managing to end up with more XP than when you started!). On the plus point Kingdom Hearts 1.5 is only a matter of weeks away! Never played the original 2, and I spent many MANY months badgering a old housemate of mine to buy it for his PS2, and I still never played it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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