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It wasn't ok, it was broken. Not being able to select which character to attack, having to hold down the R button during battles to run at an adequate speed, having to select what kind of battle to do: for experience or for items, unbelievably dull fetch quests under the guise of a guild, etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoltor
Lunar: Dragon Song may be the most disappointing game I've ever played.
Now that I've made it to World 3, I'm finally really enjoying Final Fantasy V. But it has made me aware of what, exactly, is wrong with the game: They put all of the fun, exciting, interesting, and really cool parts at the very end of the game, right before you enter the final dungeon, as optional content.
Where the hell was all of this awesome during the first 35 fucking hours of the game?
See, I told you, you would like it(I think it was you, I was debating this game's greatness with), but yea, I suppose I can't ague with that(there are minor optional things to do in world 1, and 2, but all the really fun stuff doesn't become availabe until world 3, however the game is still solid up world 3, so It's not the end of the world).Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry coeurl
Yeah, that was me. And I was incorrect before, I actually stopped playing the first time at Exdeath's Castle (so right before World 3).
I'll post up a mini review when I'm done. I still think that the plot and characters are kind of stale, and it takes way too long to get started, but the Job System is undeniably awesome, and once you hit World 3 there is a ton of fun shit to do. It's a better game than I initially thought, for sure.
Final Fantasy V is shit.
Not worth playing through in comparison to FFIV (or FFIVDS) or VI
It's good at being an old 'Dragon Quest' game, in that it's decent mechanics and non-existent/important storyline drive the game at a steady pace, it's satisfying if you're into stat-management and nothing else.
It's nowhere near what FFT was, with the same design principals & a good story.
Yeah, I agree with that sentiment for 90% of the quest and I really only played up to that point because I do enjoy the stat/character customization aspect of it. I do think there is a lot of cool optional content. Maybe not worth playing through the previous 35 hours for, but since I already have, I'm glad it's here. :D
Yeah, definitely. If nothing else, at least FFV laid the groundwork for the awesome FFT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
Wow, you guys are spoiled with story line, if It's not perfectly told, you write the game off as ****, well I hate to break the news tio you, but just having a very good/solid story(instead of godly), Isn't a game breaker, It's not even a bad story for crying out loud(aka like FF7's main story), game mechanics/systems, and map design are both far more important, not to mention It's a nice long game with a bunch of secrets/quests as well(which longevity in a RPG is debatebly more important then story as well, especially when a bunch of the quests are so well designed).
I'm sorry but FF 4 as a "whole" doesn't even come close to being even as good as FF5, let alone better(I love FF4, but come on, It's lacking compared to FF 5).
I just pre-ordered this through amazon.
http://www.atlus.com/etrian3/purchase.html
I like games with boats I can float around in. I also like games that let me create my own characters. (They all have names like "Badass" and "The Wolf", lol) The free artbook doesn't hurt either. Has anyone else played the first two? Are they worth getting?
I am not exactly well-versed in Etrian Odyssey's particular subgenre, but it's supposed to be very good. If you like that type of game I'd say go for it.
Yea I can't wait until this comes out.Quote:
Originally Posted by old man
I haven't got around to play the first two games yet, because I was buying other ATLUS games, both old, and new at the time(plus some older NIS games I didn't have), lets face it, these past few years ATLUS has been on fire, hell they even released a Great recently(SMT: Strange Journy), and they actually developed that one(well the JP branch anyway).
When every single game a company is releasing is either a high ranked very good game or a Great, some end up being passed up, however I do plan on getting those as well eventually(I pre-ordered EO3).
Judging by the systems(which the char "trees" are almost identical to the best MMO ever made, RO, with the game play simular to the wizardry games), the maps seem to be big as hell/complex, and the amazing subsystems that seem to be in the game, as hard as it is to believe, there is a high possibility that we maybe seeing another great come out this year, released by the same company(that was super rare even in the old school days, and it would be amazing if ATLUS pulled it off, especially in this era).
They know how to pick them, and they're almost as good on the developement side as well, is there anything they can't do, damn I love ATLUS.
I have the first Etrain Odyssey. It's a pretty fucking badass throwback to the old games like Shining in the Darkness, Arcana, and Wizardry.
I never got the second one and recently got rid of my DS hardware while it was still worth flipping. The new one doesn't interest me.
All I really want is 7th Dragon in English, I'd buy it in a heartbeat and keep it around for the 3DS
Sigh, I wan't 7th Dragon so bad(and the more info I find out about the game, only makes me want it even more), but sadly I don't think anyone is gonna bring it over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoltor
Shiren the Wanderer & Valkyria Chronicles sold horribly outside of Japan. Sands of Destruction, didn't impress either. They probably don't care to risk it.
Awful shame, but typical Sega.
I beat Final Fantasy V today, so here is a mini-review:
It was... ok. The Job System is excellent, but most of the characters are paper thin, and the story is largely recycled, and nothing fun happens for the first four-fifths of the game. Some excellent compositions, though. Not a bad game by any means but definitely outshined by basically every installment in the series that followed it. I'd give it like a 6/10.
Now I am playing Fire Emblem (no subtitle) for GBA. It's so good, I'm willing to overlook the fact that it's just Shining Force.
Has anyone played the Shining Force GBA remake? How good is it? I've got Shining Force on the VC, but I'd be willing to search for a used copy of the GBA cart if it's a million cazillion times better.