FF XII

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but it paled in comparison to FFVII which is one of my favorites RPGs of all time.

FFVII Sucked!

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Maybe it does compared to previous FF titles however it is still much better then the FFs that followed and it basically made what the PS1 is today.

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Aha! That was the one I played, 'cause I bought it for my PSone.

 

Stupid game.

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I bought a PS1 WITH and FOR FF7. Cost me like 400$can. Never regretted it. I played the s*** out of that game. And many others.

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Oh, I played it. I played past that stupid swampy-thing, then past that bit with the hillside soldier camp doodad, then got to that big map of places with the rock caves and all the other different bits.

 

Hours. Days. Weeks. And yes, months of pretty solid playing, before I looked at what I'd done, what I had to do, and where I was, and then gave up. It just wasn't fun, it was feeding an obsessive-compulsive itch, is all.

[DarthMethos]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

[Haitoku]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

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Have you ever played a FF game?

 

They are not related, they only use similar ideas.

 

Megaman is up to 8 and the X series is up to 8 as well FYI.

[DarthMethos]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

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Have you ever played a FF game?

 

They are not related, they only use similar ideas.

 

Megaman is up to 8 and the X series is up to 8 as well FYI.

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I have only played Final Fantasy 1. I have not had the chance to play the others. I am nieve. :">

[Haitoku]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

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Have you ever played a FF game?

 

They are not related, they only use similar ideas.

 

Megaman is up to 8 and the X series is up to 8 as well FYI.

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I have only played Final Fantasy 1. I have not had the chance to play the others. I am nieve. :">

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Ah, I see.

 

Every Final Fantasy is a different story (except X-2). Different cast, world, storyline. They do re-use a lot of things though. Such as town names, types of transportation, minor character names, weapons, magic... on occasion they use similar storyline ideas (such as The Promised Land, Ancients...).

[Darque]

Chocobos

 

Moogles

 

Espers/Guardian Forces/Summons

[ramza]

You forgot Cid

[Tigranes]

And the two cronies. Biggs and Wedge? Not as much a tradition, though.

[metadigital]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

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Might & Magic.

 

Although not related to each other, the record for games from a franchise is Star Trek (in the order of 20-30, but that includes the first ever game on any computer, a matrix of text-as-graphical "radar" readout of the current sector).

[DarthMethos]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

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Might & Magic.

 

Although not related to each other, the record for games from a franchise is Star Trek (in the order of 20-30, but that includes the first ever game on any computer, a matrix of text-as-graphical "radar" readout of the current sector).

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Might and Magic?

What is that?

[metadigital]

Now here is a game that is based upon a classic.

 

Is this a record. 12 sequels?

 

Maybe the record is held by MegaMan?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Might & Magic.

 

Although not related to each other, the record for games from a franchise is Star Trek (in the order of 20-30, but that includes the first ever game on any computer, a matrix of text-as-graphical "radar" readout of the current sector).

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Might and Magic?

What is that?

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Might & Magic IX

[thepixiesrock]

They're still doing this?

 

 

And people still play them?

[metadigital]

Well, that one is in the bargain bin ...

[thepixiesrock]

I was talking about Final Fantasy.

[metadigital]

The film? No, I don't believe they'll do that again.

[Meshugger]

They're still doing this?

 

 

And people still play them?

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The last one sold 1.2 million in one weekend in Japan. Final Fantasy X has sold 7 million worldwide. So yeah, some people still play them.

[Moose]

So this is a standalone game?

[Meshugger]

So this is a standalone game?

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Yes, the only thing that marks a resemblence to the other FF's, is that there are:

 

- Chocobo's, Cactuars, Moogles <-- Different sorts of animals

- Someone is named Cid, mostly a sea/airpirate.

- Summons like Shiva, Ifrit and Bahamut

- Several diffirent fiends like bomb, Tonberry etc.

- Other smaller details that i don't remember.

 

The rest, like world, setting, characters, story, gameplay, etc is changed between each installment. Thus, making it possible for a FFXXX without getting tedious.

 

The only direct sequel was FFX-2 to the original FFX (but they even changed the gameplay between those two).

Edited February 12, 2006 by Meshugger

[metadigital]

... And was a MMORPG.

[Volourn]

"They are not related, they only use similar ideas."

 

Eh? They very much are related. They may not be direct sequels; but related they are.

 

 

"... And was a MMORPG."

 

No. That's FF 12 (X2). FF X-2 is the sequel to FFX.

 

Big difference.

Edited February 12, 2006 by Volourn

[Craigboy2]

are you looking forward to this game? even though I really like the final fantasy series and own almost every game, I think that the way they have been using the franchise, since the release of the PS2, completely sucks.

 

FF X got a sequel (and I didn't like the sphere-system of FF X anyway), FF XI is online only and FF XII seems ... like too much... I like the fact that the story takes place in Ivalice but what the heck... I saw so many airships in the trailers that I had the impression that I was watching star wars (with all the visual effects, etc). I hate it when technology gets in a medieval-like setting. FF VI, VII and VIII did manage to successfully combine magic and technology but I am not very convinced by the result in FF XII. Of course, I should first play the game before making any judgements. But I feel nostalgic when I come to play the old-school FF games.

 

cheers.

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Don't really care about it, 12's too many than there's the spin offs...

[metadigital]

"They are not related, they only use similar ideas."

 

Eh? They very much are related. They may not be direct sequels; but related they are.

 

 

"... And was a MMORPG."

 

No. That's FF 12 (X2). FF X-2 is the sequel to FFX.

 

Big difference.

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What! Volo, pass some of that stuff around!

[thepixiesrock]

Get it, he is saying you are all doped up on drugs!

[DarthMethos]

"They are not related, they only use similar ideas."

 

Eh? They very much are related. They may not be direct sequels; but related they are.

 

 

"... And was a MMORPG."

 

No. That's FF 12 (X2). FF X-2 is the sequel to FFX.

 

Big difference.

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?

[metadigital]

You might have just said "ditto". "