Topic: Final fantasy discussion thread

I'm a simple woman @nessisonett, I like what I like regardless of where it plays. I probably do recall action tracks more then ambient ones myself but as long as they have a memorable hook it's all that matters.

Rabanastre's theme from XII, Balamb Garden & Man With a Machine Gun from VIII, Memories Of Lightwaves from X-2, To Zanarkand & The battle theme from X... The list goes on.

Like I said I don't think any of IX's tracks are outright bad but without them outright playing before me... I just don't really recall anything in regards to the music.

I've completely forgotten how Freya's theme went despite listening to it 20 minutes ago... And I really like her design and character in general.

I will say I do think the overworld theme, Over The Hill, is pretty good and is actually sticking with me.

@HallowMoonshadow what about this? It’s a winner!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq2HmNnGkds&pp=ygUQUm9zZXMg...

And the “battle version” is as good as Man With a Machine Gun! (That song does start really good to be fair, but I think it runs out of steam)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNj2tT9tM9Q&pp=ygUfUm9zZXMg...

New difficulty mode for FF7R2.

Sorry for the late reply @kyleforrester87 been a little busy the past week.

I prefer the first version myself with it's more melancholy tone.

Can't say I really like that second version all that much at all.

To be honest I never really got why people seem to like Beatrix as a character when I was playing it.

Granted I only got to the third disc or so (The last thing I recall doing was going to some big tree and fighting some monster in the depths and then Garnet becoming queen) but... I dunno Beatrix seemed kinda iredeemable to me personally

@HallowMoonshadow I really liked Beatrix, being so different to Steiners personality it was fun watching them develop and get closer through the game. Her hair looks super soft and bouncy, too.

Beatrix also has rad music and I like the scene with the love letter farce.

@HallowMoonshadow Although, yeah I guess what she did was pretty deplorable when you think about it lol.

@johncalmc Yeah thats the music I linked above. Her theme tune is the nuts. And that love letter bit is gold. I'd be the guy getting a nose bleed.

Yeah plus my memory is a bit fuzzy on the details but from what I recall the first time you actually see Beatrix voicing some disapproval of the Queen's actions was after she got ignored as the queen was just marvelling over the power of the Eidolons @kyleforrester87.

I may be misremembering but it certainly didn't paint her in a good light.

... She does have nice hair though I will agree to that

FF7R’s DLC was alright. Like playing as Yuffie, she was fun. Cannot believe they made essentially a prequel to Dirge of Cerberus though, slightly ashamed I even remember details from that game’s plot. Just bizarre, they do love to give you the complete opposite of what you want.

I'm considering playing Final Fantasy 8 in the near future, which would be my first time. I have the original PS1 game on Vita but I've been curious about the remastered version. It seems to have several features that make grinding and traversal easier compared to the original. Do you guys think it's worth buying it or should I just stick with the OG PS1 game?

@LtSarge I played through FF8 for the first time a couple of months ago.
Like you I had it on Vita, but Remastered is also available via Extra. So that’s how I played it.
Had a really good time with it. Also has a highly obtainable platinum trophy (couple of missable just make sure to get them by the end of disc 2).

I’m playing through FFIX atm & it hasn’t really grabbed me. Tetra master is great & I like Quina (obtaining Blu magic & getting frog rewards), but I’m missing the magic & mystery.
I’m at the outer continent atm. Very little optional stuff so far.

@LtSarge Might start FF8 again only to give up at the start of Disc 2 again. One day I will finish it. Even cheats don’t boost my motivation.

@LtSarge I would recommend the remaster over the original PS1 version for all of the three PS1 Final Fantasy games. The remasters make the grind much easier if you feel inclined to use the "cheats" and they look nice and they have trophies. I don't really use the boosts when I play, but when I get to the bits where I have to level up loads I do to save time. It's helpful.

@Fight_Teza_Fight agreed. FF8 is better remastered. Grinding to Junction magic is faster, meaning I could enjoy the story without the heavy emphasis on grinding inbetween each story section.

@nessisonett turning off random encounters during the prison sequence makes it 100x more enjoyable. I have an idea why that section exists, to buff your party with squall missing (else squall over levels everyone by a considerable margin). It's the worst part of the game easily.

@HallowMoonshadow Huge apologies for not seeing your post sooner. Thank you for asking, I appreciate it. It's been a struggle in recent times, but I'm here.
Kefka's laugh was one of those mad youthful choices that seemed a good idea at the time, and I apologise to any old ladies I made jump out their skin. It was still better than my Hamtaro ringtone. Which was terrifying. 😂 I've been meaning to replay VI for a long time (along with many others in the series). Now there's the pixel remaster it makes it easier, as I prefer the modern translation. As for X-2, I've only played a bit, but love the music. Some of the minigames are quite eyebrow raising!

@Fight_Teza_Fight @nessisonett @johncalmc @themcnoisy I decided to buy it since it's on sale. It sounds like its special features makes the experience much better. I also decided to buy FF9 while I was at it.

I'm also kind of sick of playing an FF game and not finishing it because the final boss/area is a major difficulty spike. It happened with FF4 and 6 with me so I'm just going to play it safe and get the best versions.

So I just finished the Echoes of the Fallen DLC for Final Fantasy XVI. Honestly, the content here felt like a mix of something that could've been part of the main story but also not. It feels borderline like brand new content and not content that's been cut from the base game. The primary reason for me saying this is because you're basically exploring another dungeon like in the main game. But the additional lore you gain from playing this DLC, on top of the incredible boss fights, differentiates it from the base game and makes it worth experiencing.

Although €10 for roughly 3 hours of content might be asking a bit too much. In my case though, if I can play more FF16, then I'll happily pay that amount. It actually felt nice to return to this world after six months since I finished the game. I've missed the gang. Clive, Jill, Joshua and Torgal are easily my favourite FF characters. Such an awesome team!

Looking forward to playing the second DLC next year. Given that it's called "The Rising Tide", I hope they give Clive a new Eikon power in the form of the "lost Eikon" Leviathan. That's something that I felt was missing from the Echoes of the Fallen DLC.

@LtSarge you will finish ff8. The 100% completion is really fun too - bar the treasure hunting side quest, my god is it bad. I had never beaten Ultima weapon before and finally had the minerals to do it its not easy but has a particular pattern you can roll with. Good luck soldier. Galbadia garden salutes you cadet, now go meet your destiny.

Random side note about FFXVI —
I’m so impressed with the art direction of the game. Yes, the game is graphically beautiful in many aspects, but the design and costuming is so detailed and interesting. Kudos to the art team for their attention to detail. I find myself just staring at the characters outfits during cutscenes and dialogue. There is some occasional repetition of the clothing they wear with some color palette swaps, but a lot of the NPCs are uniquely attired. The amount of individual design into these details is mind boggling.

It contrasts somewhat with the lack of outfit options for the main characters. So far I only have two outfit options for Clive and Jill, which is fine I guess but I would have enjoyed having more outfits or perhaps having the equipment change the appearance of the armor. Clive’s sword appearance changing is a welcome option but it appears that’s all that changes.

The other really impressive aspect that shows the excellent attention to detail is in the summaries in the State of the Realm / War Room Map with Vivian. It’s fantastically detailed and organized. The story is a complicated mess, but running through Vivian’s lectures and interactive maps and charts makes is really quite digestible. I’m not a fan of games that make you read a boatload of text to understand the narrative backdrop, characters, and events, and the State of the Realm in this game keeps it really easy to just glance through and follow what’s going on in all these corners of the kingdom. Add to that the active time lore that you can access on the pause menu during a cutscene and you have just a wonderful way to communicate narrative without becoming laborious with reading tons of text. Square-Enix has set a new standard with this method and I hope to see other games implement this kind of style of storytelling.

@Th3solution I was really confused about the story since the game just drops you right in the middle of things without explaining any of the characters, previous events, politics, locations and so on. But like you mentioned, the active time lore is a fantastic feature and I think learning a few things at a time is much better than dropping extensive story exposition all at once on you.