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    Anyone looking forward to FF12?

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    Posted · Edited by Haitoku

    Final Fantasy 8 was awesome.

     

    Game over.

     

    I recently played it again. I remember having good memories of it, it was my first PSX Final Fantasy.

     

    The game is pretty damn bad... The drawing and junction system really encourages nothing but mashing X and using Summons in every battle for the entire game. I mean, why bother choosing different magic to attack with if mashing X does more damage? Not to mention that using magic makes your characters weaker. The scaling system was stupid. Since 90% of the time, Squall will get the final strike (since he is so much more powerful then the other characters and is always in the group) all the other characters will be much weaker in comparison to not only him, but to the monsters. That leads to Squall growing more powerful, while the other continue to weaken.

     

    The characters are pretty typica. The story is fairly weak and if that wasn't enough it falls apart towards the end.

     

    I was much more happy thinking that it was a good game...

     

     

    Anyways, I'll pick up FFXII sometime after it comes out. Lots of other stuff I'd rather play first.

    WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

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    Overall the Wii is more powerful than an Xbox, even if the Xbox can do some stuff that the Wii can't. But remember the Wii is more focused on its unique gameplay using the Wii controller and not on power. We can expect a game as beautiful as what we used to see on Xbox.

     

    http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733951p1.html

     

    I imagine he is talking about shaders/lighting and such. Xbox/Wii shots definitely do not look the same...

    What are you playing now?

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    Thanks. How combat-intense do the titles tend to be? The setting for Persona1/2 seemed interesting enough, I just couldn't stand the demon-talking combat. We'll see how newer titles go. Since you seem to like SMT's combat, how would you compare it to Persona?

     

    EDIT: good stuff in that link.

     

    Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga share the same battle system. Both are incredible combat intensive. The shear amount of battles you will have to face through the course of the game if absolutely insane. However, the battle system is incredibly engaging. If you decide to try either one of them, don

    What are you playing now?

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    Question for the console dorks.

     

    What's Shin Megami Tensei's relation with the Persona series? I've heard some good things about Nocturne and Devil Summoner. The combat system seems to be different, but how similar are they to Persona? Same universe?

     

     

    Shin Megami Tensei was the first Megaten game done by Atlus. It pretty much established key gameplay mechanics that would appear throught the series until the end of time. Persona is a spin-off.

     

    Nocturne is Shin Megami Tensei III (In the US title they ldidn't include the III since this is the first game we've gotten in the main series). Devil Summoner is another spin-off.

    As for the combat being different (I imagine you are talking about the newer titles), Nocturne uses a turn-base system (best turn base combat ever in my opinion) and Devil Summoner uses a semi real-time battle system (In the past, almost all the Megaten games shared a very similar battle system). In both games you have to recruit demons to survive.

     

    How they are similar to Persona... In Nocturne you have to talk to demons. The dialogue system isn't as... involved though, much more simplified. All of the Megaten games this generation have been incredibly different from their predecessors.

     

    There are four main game series. All of them are considered Megaten games.

     

    Shin Megami Tensei (I, II, If..., III:Nocturne)

    Persona (I, II, III).

    Devil Summoner (I, Soul Hackers, Kuzunoha Raidou).

    Digital Devil Saga (I, II).

     

    They are all different in the way they present their gameplay and story concepts. Shin Megami Tensei deals with the dark nature of religion and is always set in a post apocalyptic world. Persona deal with Jungian philosophy and it is always set in a modern setting. Devil Summoner deals with the dark nature of science and most of the games are set in a very cyber punk setting (the latest game is set in the 1920s). Digital Devil Saga can be called a trip into the heart of Hinduism... it is also set in a post apocalyptic world.

     

    Are they connected? I couldn

    What are you playing now?

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    PS3 wants 700 bucks because it's a "computer" and doesn't have any games I want.

     

    PS3 can fall off a building :p

     

    Why do people ignore the fact that a $500 model exist? :ph34r:

     

    I'll probably settle for Resident Evil: Outbreak in the meantime.

     

    Fantastic games If you have friends to play with.

     

    Been playing a lot of Red Orchestra lately.

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