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Unread 03-11-2010, 10:22 AM   #151
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Watching my roommate play it. Looks pretty fun. I'm kinda glad I can go into the living room while he's playing it and see that he's fighting something 90% of the time instead of faffing about in towns.

Found out character switching doesn't get unlocked till Chapter Eleven. Jesus. Overkill much?
I have a third complaint and it is in this line of thought. I really don't mind the game deciding your party for a while, because it's mostly handled well and everyone still gains CP, even when they're not along with the characters you're following.

That said, I haven't played Snow in literal hours and my estimates say he's got somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 CP built up at the moment. Also, that's a lie, because they give you control of him for a segment that lasts all of a minute of actual play between cutscenes. IN A FLASHBACK WHERE HE'S NOT A L'CIE YET AND EVERY CHARACTER-BASED MENU OPTION IS GRAYED OUT.

Again, no real issues with letting the game decide your party until you have the hang of things. FF9 did the same thing and I loved the game. I just wish that the past couple times I got to see Snow again, I could have done something with him, rather than just watch two empty story sequences.

It's not the worst complaint in the world, really. The focus on Lightning and Hope is interesting, with Lightning realizing how messed up he is at the moment, but not really having any right to say much because she knows she's just as bad. Sazh and Vanille interact in interesting ways and the Chocobo is a great addition in its cute innocence and copying Vanille even verbally. It's not like they're not filling the game well. It's just that Snow really hasn't endeared himself to me because of his inane stubbornness whenever he's not shown with Serah. Normally, I don't mind stubborn, but Snow takes it to a level where he ignores objective reality and really doesn't win any points with the rest of the cast and I want to smack him for it, inasmuch as it would probably have all the effect of several other people already doing so. He's better in the flashbacks, though, so I expect him to redeem himself. He just needs to get the screen time to do it and he hasn't yet, and it's annoying not having been able to play him for so long.
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Unread 03-11-2010, 10:54 AM   #152
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Chapter 5 here. I can start to see the enemies become hp sinks.

These dungeons bore the fuck out of me.
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Unread 03-11-2010, 10:58 AM   #153
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Chapter 5 here. I can start to see the enemies become hp sinks.
Definitely they do. Teams pretty much have to be built to stagger efficiently, otherwise battles will take a looooong time.
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Unread 03-11-2010, 11:12 AM   #154
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Definitely they do. Teams pretty much have to be built to stagger efficiently, otherwise battles will take a looooong time.
Problem is when you finally stagger them only to fuck all that hard work up because shit you gotta heal now. It's a cockblock.

I don't even know why I'm still playing. I guess the battles are sort of fun but the tediousness/fun ratio is seriously starting to accelerate. I wish I could care about the characters but they are all a bunch of annoying pricks. The setting interesting, but they've hardly dwelled on the world. Rant rant rant if the first five chapters are anything to go by this game is barely worth a rental.
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Unread 03-11-2010, 11:17 AM   #155
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Problem is when you finally stagger them only to fuck all that hard work up because shit you gotta heal now. It's a cockblock.
Hm, pretty sure it gets better, or you just get better. I had trouble juggling paradigm shift and strategy during combat too, but doesn't take long to get used to shifting constantly. Alternatively, just pop a potion or two while your team pounds away at staggered opponents if its that bad.

Alternatively alternatively, fill stagger bar close to full, have a paradigm with Commando to keep it draining slow but avoiding stagger, and a Medic to heal up. Then switch back to a nuking paradigm.
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Unread 03-11-2010, 01:54 PM   #156
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These dungeons bore the fuck out of me.
I'm starting to have this problem as well. Having the game be linear is one thing, but it's something else when dungeons are entire chapters and last an Hour+
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Unread 03-11-2010, 03:58 PM   #157
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Have any of you started upgrading weaponry yet? It can help a ton. Keep in mind that you'll want to upgrade the weaponry that's most useful to you at the time, because you're going to be using the same roles for a while.

Also, keep in mind the most useful roles per character. Sazh does wonderfully once you stick him in Commando. It may SOUND like he's weaker than most, but you also have to consider that he hits twice for every attack. Also, he does more damage with Ruin than Vanille does with elemental magics where I'm at, which is saying a lot, because she's one of the best mages in the game.

Also, don't underestimate the Synergist and Saboteur roles. They can help a ton.

Maybe it's just because I can tolerate more grind, but I'm not really having issues with the dungeons.



Edit: Oh, my GOD, this game has the best incarnation of Quake EVER!

Sorry, just had to say that. Very little hits the whole field in this game, and using Quake takes only one TP, just like Libra, but kicks so much ass, it's almost a crime. Just bear in mind it still doesn't hit flying enemies. It also looks validly like a disaster. Not just some little shaking effect with maybe a bit of dirt showing. We're talking the very land exploding into pillars of earth until you see nothing but particle effects and have to wait for the dust to settle. This is an ability to strike fear into the hearts of your enemies.

Edit again: Hmmm. Much more impressive with many enemies and they're all scattered about. I guess the pillars of dirt on blow up underneath them.
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Unread 03-12-2010, 03:29 AM   #158
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I hate Hope. Fuck that little emo shit.

I'm a bit into chapter 4, no huge complaints from me. I kinda don't like how Fire/Aero have been reduced to colored balls. If I wanted colored balls for magic, I'd LARP.

...But again, fuck that emo shit.
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Unread 03-12-2010, 12:03 PM   #159
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I've seen up to chapter 6. Phantom seems to have played into chapter 7 without me, and Hope gets over himself a bit there, apparently. Also, you finally get Snow again.

I'd kill Phantom for leaving me out of the story, but then I'd have to start over, anyway, so I didn't miss anything.
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Unread 03-12-2010, 12:31 PM   #160
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Running through Chapter 6 right now, where enemies actually start to become tough. Also, when the game told me to "Steer clear of these tough enemies" I said "Fuck you!" and killed them out of spite. Also with the Weather change system, abusing that to rack up CP. Not that it matters because I keep maxing them out.
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