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Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:14 pm
by SpookMusic
Anyone excited? I've taken a break from MMOs for the past half a year, but looking at this game last night and seeing how close to release it is, I might go preorder it today :) The soundtrack is phenomenal as usual!

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:38 pm
by Hibbie
7 and 8 were amazing when I was younger, got so much enjoyment out of them.
Have I missed out on 9,10,11,12 or 13?

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:50 pm
by Hibbie
Just had a quick look at the rest, 10 seemed like the only decent one

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:06 pm
by collige
Hibbie wrote:7 and 8 were amazing when I was younger, got so much enjoyment out of them.
Have I missed out on 9,10,11,12 or 13?
9 and 12 are great, 10 is mindblowing, 13 is very pretty but very boring, 11 and 14 are MMOs.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:58 pm
by Hibbie
collige wrote:
Hibbie wrote:7 and 8 were amazing when I was younger, got so much enjoyment out of them.
Have I missed out on 9,10,11,12 or 13?
9 and 12 are great, 10 is mindblowing, 13 is very pretty but very boring, 11 and 14 are MMOs.
What are MMO's?

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:34 pm
by bugsky
Hibbie wrote:
collige wrote:
Hibbie wrote:7 and 8 were amazing when I was younger, got so much enjoyment out of them.
Have I missed out on 9,10,11,12 or 13?
9 and 12 are great, 10 is mindblowing, 13 is very pretty but very boring, 11 and 14 are MMOs.
What are MMO's?
Massive Multiplayer Online (game). Basically, like 'World of Warcraft'.

I started playing FF from number 7 (at the age of 10), which left a great impression on me.
7 = Amazing game. The story was solid with believable lovable characters that you really felt for - still the only game that has made me cry.
8 = Great game, but wasn't a fan of the 'draw' system and Squall was cringing for most parts. Everything else was great tho.
9 = Amazing game. Everything about this game lives up to what Final Fantasy is all about.
10 = Good game. No world map. :evil:
11 = A decent MMORPG, but nothing special.
12 = Boring game. Story... what story? The characters were instantly forgettable.
13 = So pointless that its the first game in the series that I haven't even bothered to finish.

It seems, the series started going down hill when Squaresoft merged with Enix and when they lost Nobuo Uematsu as main music composer.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:44 pm
by SpookMusic
Hibbie wrote:7 and 8 were amazing when I was younger, got so much enjoyment out of them.
Have I missed out on 9,10,11,12 or 13?
NOTHING compares to 7 haha :)

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:00 pm
by collige
bugsky wrote: 10 = Good game. No world map. :evil:
:? There was a world map, it just takes a long time to get the airship.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:09 pm
by Shum
bugsky wrote: 8 = Great game, but wasn't a fan of the 'draw' system and Squall was cringing for most parts. Everything else was great tho.
10 = Good game. No world map. :evil:
Tidus > Squall in the cringeworthy stakes.

I enjoyed X-2 even though it was much easier than X, those dress spheres were a fun idea.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:12 pm
by wolf89
Not played the first five much unfortunately.

6,7,8,9 - Some of my favourite games ever.

10 - Pretty good. Tidus was an unbearable tnuc and it just lacks the feeling of the ones I played before slightly.

11- Never played

12 - Boring as fuck

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:37 pm
by bugsky
Shum wrote:
bugsky wrote: 8 = Great game, but wasn't a fan of the 'draw' system and Squall was cringing for most parts. Everything else was great tho.
10 = Good game. No world map. :evil:
Tidus > Squall in the cringeworthy stakes.

I enjoyed X-2 even though it was much easier than X, those dress spheres were a fun idea.
haha, yeah but at least Tidus had a laugh once in a while, Squall just mopped about acting emo.

I forgot about x-2!! I can't believe I actually completed it. Although, I just followed the main story quests and didn't try any of the side ones, like "Lets help an old lady to cross the road and then help her feed her cat!" "YEEEAH! Girl power!" "wooop!" :u:

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:08 am
by SpookMusic
Shum wrote:
bugsky wrote: 8 = Great game, but wasn't a fan of the 'draw' system and Squall was cringing for most parts. Everything else was great tho.
10 = Good game. No world map. :evil:
Tidus > Squall in the cringeworthy stakes.

I enjoyed X-2 even though it was much easier than X, those dress spheres were a fun idea.
I saw X-2 as more of a gimmick, as a guy I didn't enjoy it too much, it felt like it catered more to the female demographic and it was wayyy too easy! I got through it in a couple nights of staying over a friend's house :/

EDIT*: Also the fact that they kind of demeaned Yuna from her role as a peaceful priestess. She was a pop singer.. As far as Rikku goes? She demeaned herself in FFX :roll:

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:11 am
by wolf89
X-2 was a bit girly. So I started perving on the characters to balance it out

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:19 am
by Shum
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Girl Power!!!

That aside, it had a solid story by FF standards and if you wanted to be reunited with Tidus in the end then getting 100% was hardly trivial.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:43 am
by collige
On a similar note, any Final Fantasy fans with a 360 should get Lost Odyssey. It was developed by Mistwalker (the company formed by all the good people who left Square, including Nobuo Uematsu) and is basically what I wanted FF12/13 to be.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:23 am
by kay
I rate the story for 8 the most. Unfortunately, most people I know gave up before the story actually got going.

I liked the costume concept in X-2 but the story was really irritating. I got the 2nd ending, which I thought was far far better than the full length one.

12 was just crap.

Still need to play 13. But need a PS3 first.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:25 am
by wolf89
kay wrote:I rate the story for 8 the most. Unfortunately, most people I know gave up before the story actually got going.
8's by far my favourite too

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:46 am
by collige
kay wrote: Still need to play 13. But need a PS3 first.
It's also on the 360. It's REALLY not worth it though.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:07 pm
by kay
I also don't have a 360 hehe. But yeah, haven't heard that much about it so not been fussed about getting a PS3 just to play it. Probably steal my mate's PS3 when he moves to the states.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:23 pm
by HamCrescendo
I've only played 10, I got a fair bit in and then couldnt get any further because I couldnt be arsed to get some item (that seemed optional) that lets you level up your animas (or something) waaaaay back earlier in the game. And I was in some next dungeon so I couldnt go back.


Gave up, fuck that.