Final Fantasy

[MalaCloudy Black]

Oh

shit

me

Square-Enix' E3 gift of a Final Fantasy VII PSN release was gratefully received, but if you'd asked us what PS1 games we'd like to see next from the publishers, Final Fantasy Tactics would be near the bottom of our list. Somewhere under Chocobo Racing and Ehrgeiz, to be exact. It's not that we dislike the game -- far from it -- it's just that we've played it recently on our PSPs with improved cutscenes and vastly superior translation. The idea of releasing the old "Spoony Bard" version on PSN instead of Final Fantasy VIII or IX doesn't exactly thrill us.

But it looks like that's what will be happening as the ESRB has rated the game for both the PS3 and PSP, meaning we could see it pop on the American PSN store at any moment.

Joystiq PS3. Fuck. Yes. Seriously, I will steal a freakin' credit card just to get Tactics on the PS3. I'm tired of having to play it on my PC because Tactics discs can be so fuck-off retarded expensive. This is awesome.

[Clawson]

I've never played Tactics before. Thus, if its a good price I'll probably get it.

[Benji]

I wish I read Japanese for the Ultimania guides, reading about Nomura's original conceptions of FFVII's characters is really intruiging.

[Sousa]

it's just that we've played it recently on our PSPs with improved cutscenes and vastly superior translation. The idea of releasing the old "Spoony Bard" version on PSN instead of Final Fantasy VIII or IX doesn't exactly thrill us.

Bah, the retranslated version is just a superior tactical game with a hackneyed story and bland characters. The old version is a superior tactical game with a hackneyed story and bland characters who say hilariously stupid shit like "Life is short... Bury! Steady Sword!"

[Clawson]

Speaking of spoons. The lack of updates in the FFVIII "review" is heartbreaking.

[Skummy]

Spoony's website has been fucked around a lot lately, and apparently he has a "big" review coming up that's taken up most of his time. I vaguely remember that, before all that, Final Fantasy VIII Part Whatever was slightly below Street Fighter 2010 on his "coming soon" list, which means it's probably not too far away now.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

I'm confused about XI on 360. Is the entire thing online based? I was tempted to buy it, then realised you pay monthly to play it. Can you not actually just play the game offline without paying?

[DMN in the House]

XI is purely a MMORPG.

[Benji]

XI is purely dissapointing.

Fixed.

[DMN in the House]

I figured that went without saying.

[Sousa]

It's fun if you can put aside the 8 hours necessary to swing your sword once.

[GoGo Yubari]

XI was my first proper MMORPG for like... three to four months in 2004. And then I lost the first install CD and had to replace my hard drive and that was the end of that. I had fun but never got into it to the point where I cared enough to get a new copy of the game.

[Skummy]

If anyone was following Noah Antwiller's "Spoony Experiment" review of Final Fantasy VIII (www.spoonyexperiment.com), it's ended in suitably ludicrous fashion today.

[Benji]

I really want to do a New Game+ on Crisis Core but for the life of me can't beat Minerva to get 100% (I've beaten the game once already, just not 100%), has anybody got any tips for her?

[TKz]

If anyone was following Noah Antwiller's "Spoony Experiment" review of Final Fantasy VIII (www.spoonyexperiment.com), it's ended in suitably ludicrous fashion today.

That may have been the best thing I've ever seen on the internet, ever.

[Maxx]

Must not get around much then.

[TKz]

So, last time we all did a play along it went surprisingly well until the fact FFII gets shit annoying near the end and not everyone has FFIII called a stop to it.

Would anyone be up for doing one for FFVIII? >_> I've a massive urge to play the game and enjoyed last time when we all went about posting updates on where we are and so on.

[probablyoliver]

It's only been a few months since my last playthrough of VIII, but fuck it, I'm game. Let's do it.

[Benji]

I would, but I don't want to start simply because the second I do it'll probably be released on the PSN >_<

[probablyoliver]

well why don't we do one of IV, V or VI. I mean, they're easily the best of the first generation of games but they all seem to be somewhat overlooked when looking at the full spectrum of FFs. Either one of them or XII. I'm kinda stuck in the awkward late 80/early 90 lvl of XII where lvl'ing up is hard because I'm above every lvl'ing up spot but I'm not good enough to go against Omega Mark or Yiazmat, so I'd quite like to start all over with it.

So yeah, I suggest one of IV, V, VI or XII.

Edited August 1, 2009 by Ollie Campesinos!