Topic: Final fantasy discussion thread

@KratosMD Yeah as Final Fantasy are mosty self contained stories you can get away more with skipping some of the games.

Played the demo. Character models looked great. Combat was a bit like XIII, which on one I liked better than XV's but on the other hand I don't like having to look at the gauges all the time. Also, I think it's funny that Barret talks like a wrestler.

So SkillUp just mentioned that the game doesn't have random encounters. Does that mean that enemies will always spawn/respawn in the same spots?

@WanderingBullet i imagine it will be like FFXII and FFXIII where the enemies are on the map but respawn when you either leave the area or move a certain distance away

@FullbringIchigo Yeah, I was thinking it'll be something like Persona 5 which is the same as what you said about XII and XIII.

Just smashed through the demo - it is FANTASTIC.

One observation: I did wonder how they’d frame Avalanche, 25 years later and after everything that’s happened in the world since then, since they do basically start the game by carrying out a major terrorist attack, so I was interested to see that they had Shinra himself ultimately cause the explosion which took out the reactor (I assume to smear Avalanche) since the bomb Cloud and co planted seemed to either be a dud or just designed to be small enough to blow up the control unit on the reactor.

Partly I wish Square had been a bit braver with that aspect.

@ellsworth004 since we’re talking about it on PSN. Yeah the scorpion boss was a bit long winded, pretty easy once you got the pattern down hiding behind the debris etc. And I hammered that second walking mech on the way out, since the combat had clicked by that point. I can see after a few hours getting used to all the menus that the combat is gunna be lots of fun!

Basically, if you loved the original, I can’t see you not enjoying this to a degree. Perhaps if you have no connection to the PS1 version there isn’t much for you here. It’s really hard to be objective about it tbh. It’s like if you’re a Shenmue fan.. and Shenmue 3 was really really good 😂

@WanderingBullet @FullbringIchigo I did fight 2 soldiers and a dog type enemy in one area, and stayed in it for a while exploring, and the same enemies came and attacked again. So they do seem to respawn, at least in that case.

@kyleforrester87 Hm, haven’t played it yet but I’m a bit peeved they’ve changed Avalanche to be ‘nobler’. The whole point is that they’re eco-terrorists that seemingly get a conscience when the sh*t hits the fan. Even Biggs, Wedge and Jessie mention penance at the pillar thing.

@nessisonett unless I completely misinterpreted what I was seeing in the remake.

And I mean, you could always say that’s what happened in the original, it was just off camera, and Avalanche and the audience were none the wiser.

I've actually been more interested in FFVII Remake @kyleforrester87 then I ever was about the original, even before I eventually played it 😂

Nice to hear everyone is enjoying the combat (Which was honestly my main concern)

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy but you’re almost dead to me following those nasty comments you made about Nier 😭 you got a lot of work to do!!

Normally I'd assume you're just giving me a little ribbing @kyleforrester87... but I looked through the entire NieR Automata topic and saw how much you love the title... It's not my fault it didn't click with me!!! 😂

I'll admit I was a little ticked off that day for other reasons so I take back anything I said particularly nasty about NieR... Still not entirely for me though!

... And to keep somewhat on topic I have the FFVII remake demo downloading now! I maaaay have time to play it tomorrow! I'm looking forward to it!

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy well, for the sake of our on going friendship, you’d better enjoy the hell out of it 😉

Superb! Playing the demo has defo convinced me to pre-order the game.

The lighting is amazing, and I love the soundtrack too. The combat clicked pretty quickly with me although I did find the shock troopers a bit tricky, as I kept forgetting to block.

April 10th can't come quick enough!

@JohnnyShoulder yeah those shock troopers are a pain, weak to fire though I found and easy to stagger them with that

@kyleforrester87 Ah yes, I noticed Cloud had a fire spell but forgot to use it. Will hopefully remember when i play the full game.

@kyleforrester87 Good to know. Thanks.

@kyleforrester87 Best thing to do is change stance with Cloud. Then when you block a melee attack it auto-counters. Counter 2 or 3 times and they're staggered, then just do Braver or whatever. Countering does good damage itself, and really builds up the ATB and stagger bar. Works great on the dogs too, basically anything that only melees. Best of all, it makes you look like you're really good at the game even though all you're doing is holding down R1.

Japan gets all the cool stuff. Though I did the maths, well Google did, and the ¥29,380 for the speaker is £212! And the cover is only for standard PS4s. Okay maybe not so cool after all. Still, wouldn't say no to them.

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/03/ps4-top-cover-and-wearable-ne...

The combat is super-nice in the demo, it seems like we're in for some very challenging fights in the final release! I love how FF always keeps things fresh...looking forward to play this one.

@Matroska Cool, I might have another bash at the demo but I don't want to be bored of it when it comes to the main game so maybe I'll put it on ice...

...maybe.