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I know it’s not necessarily a Final Fantasy, but the remastered Legend of Mana is $15 on the eshop right now and I’m very much thinking if snagging it.

Anyone have it? Is it good stuff?

So I got a Crisis Core Reunion for myself on PS5 and one for my daughter on Switch. She's always expressed interest in Final Fantasy, she just prefers to play things in handheld Switch mode so she's mostly just watched me play Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which sparked her interest in Crisis Core. She finished Crisis Core today and now she wants to play more Final Fantasy but she wants them all for Switch, and to look/run great! Lol. I got lucky and found a FFX/X-2 physical cartridge for Switch today, she seems to be interested in that one mostly next.

I like Crisis Core Reunion, but DAMN, I find myself just doing the Missions nonstop because I feel like I need to be at 100% on them, but then in boss fights I feel a bit overleveled lol. It is a fun game, but Zack is definitely not at the top of my favorite FF characters list.

akfa wrote:

Yep, same sentiment here. The missions drove me away from the game the first time around. Yet, I do like the QoL upgrades with the 5 sets you can configure. I find myself shuffling this a bit to make it easier to keep leveling up materias.

Still, Zack sucks, the missions are boring/repetitive, and I'm definitely over-leveled.

That's awesome that your daughter's getting into them! Oh man, FFX ... Tidus and that annoying voice/laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H47ow4_Cmk0

MrBean wrote:

Yeah, I haven't had a tough boss fight yet. Last night I did the mission to defeat 1000 Shinra soldiers. Jesus. Takes forever because only so many load in at a time lol

As for Tidus, I think my kids going to like him, she thinks Zack is the COOLEST character related to FF7.

So I'm at the point where it appears that I'm at the end of the game (they warn me about completing missions).

I'm at 40% done on the missions. I haven't infused any materia yet. Have tons leveled to master. Is it really worth the extra grind or just go finish?

I'm at 15 or so hours, kinda want to move on but I definitely would like to see all of the end game materia. Are dozens of hours worth it or move onto another game? I'm assuming I've missed plat as some were tied to chapters.

Plague Tale, Witcher 3, Sonic Frontiers, Dead Space are probably current top contenders for next up.

MrBean wrote:

Shelve it and put in Ys VIII

Well, looks like I had quite a bit more to go. Just wrapped up Crisis Core. Ended up enjoying it much more than I thought and now realize I shouldn't have bailed on it years ago.

Yet as always though, some really funky and stupid story points and horrible voice acting. Still, was great to finally go through this part of the story.

I haven't yet read on what's changed from original vs. this, but being that we're seeing changes to the original FF7, it's safe to assume that some of this has changed. The ending had me confused ... I need to Google.

Feeb wrote:


Never played them, always wanted to.

Not sure now's the time to jump in. I really want to revisit FFXII, but think it may be time to finally jump into Witcher 3.

I'm all for a FFIX, Vagrant Story, or Chrono Cross remaster... But can we please focus on and finish FFVII?

Honestly curios what this is being that XVI lands this year.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-pr...

MrBean wrote:

Equally awesome games in my book. You can’t go wrong. You need to experience ys viii for sure though.

Think I've decided to go with FFXII: The Zodiac Age - and on PC (I started it on Switch when it first came out, already forgot what I did there).

Anyone else play on PC and have mods they recommend? The Struggle for Freedom (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy12/mods/59) -- seems pretty solid, tons of changes that appear to be positive and geared towards QoL and positive difficulty enhancements. I always debate whether or not I should use mods on games like this, but if they truly enhance the experience ... than I think it's worth it.

I really don't see having the time to play TZA vanilla, then another mods play through, so want to make this one count.

Ugh, multiple exclusive editions... Again.

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/161149288501019...

I went with Best Buy for the 2 steelbooks. My Walmart $69.99 price error preorder got cancelled like everyone else.

Why oh why can they not just focus on FFVII? Stop with all the spin-offs and distractions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIaCp_AZjsg

After finishing Crisis Core, I've come to realize that I don't know if I really remember or understand the original FF7 story. Between the spinoff, movie, remake, it's all kind of confusing.

This showed up in my YT feed and was entertaining, still need something that better brings the whole ecosystem together. Yet with the Remake, who knows how it'll all change.

https://youtu.be/D36jDxsEcKQ

Yah I feel like FF7 is infamous for its long, convoluted story haha

theJaw wrote:

I thought it was infamous for the emotionless protagonist with spiky blonde hair and big sword, Tifa and her assets and the silver-haired baddie with huge long sword.

No, that's what it's FAMOUS for, silly.

For those that are unaware, the Retro Talkshop Thread is playing Final Fantasy VI this month, if anybody else would like to join in.

Renaissance2K wrote:

Just got a new charger for my og PSP 1001, so maybe I'll give it a go. I'm certain I have it on there somewhere, what with all the emulation and whatnot.

You can emulate it, and Final Fantasy Anthology is available as a psOne Classic, though you probably have to jump through some hoops now to buy it.

Didn't know where else to post this so eff it: I started getting back into Suikoden II. I rented it waaay back in the PS1 days and played the very start of it but never finished. Still, it left a big impression on me. Now I'm playing that version via my PSP and gosh darn, what a game. The animation is beautiful for a 2D RPG, especially in the battles. I love that it's still turn based but sometimes the characters will just attack at the same time, and that the camera changes up throughout. I just wish I knew where the fudge to go.

Also: I'm gonna start up the GBA version of FFVI soon because I hear the translations are better in that one. Pretty pumped.

Nice to have that JRPG itch back again.

To this day I'm still angry at myself for never giving Suikoden a shot. Always wanted to. Have the first 3, and got them when they were released, in the midst of pothead days.

How bad/good have they aged?

MrBean wrote:

From what I’ve played of Suikdoen II (the only one I’ve played) I’d say it has aged incredibly well. It looks and plays better than some modern day 2D RPGs tbh.

tonymack21 wrote:
I just got the FF Tactics ones and they’re quite nice.

Tim81DE wrote:


are they bring arts or play arts/play arts kai? the bring arts line is pretty decent, but the kai's for the price were pretty awful. 150 bucks and fugly as hell and poor quality. i have some stuff i still need to unload, i am never amassing "stuff" ever again, its such a hassle when you decide its time for it to go.

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/162787299855973...

I feel bad for anyone buying that on console on not being able to change the font.

I thought the Collection sold out almost immediately everywhere, but it looks like it's still available through that link @MrBean posted a couple posts above. Was that a different version or something?

Scott wrote:

Assuming it can play in English (?) but it's the Asian version available. Still bat crap that they haven't restocked the standard edition in the states.

Most all Play Asia releases have English. It's just whether or not you're anal about collecting non NTSC versions.

MrBean wrote:

It missed Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Mystic quest (i won't count the portable GBA ones either)

I don’t think I thought of star wars a single time through all those games.

Final Fantasy XII has strong Star Wars vibes, but not the others. I think Emperor Palpatine is the default "evil emperor" for a lot of folks, though.

We’re not quite ready to reveal the launch date for the FINAL FANTASY PIXEL REMASTER Series on console, (currently listed tentatively for May 31st) but we can tell you it’s fast approaching. For our teams to process your order so you receive your FINAL FANTASY I-VI Collection /FINAL FANTASY I-VI PIXEL REMASTER -FF35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION in time for launch, we will need to start taking payment starting Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

If they were gonna do anything with the older FF games, they should've just remade them with the HD-2D graphic style like Octopath Traveler. I can especially imagine FFVI looking incredible with that style.

theJaw wrote:

The opera scene in ff6 has some of the 2d hd stuff

Yah I guess a bit, but nowhere near the way Octopath does it. At least from what I remember.

Pixel Remaster console release just got moved from May 31st to April 19th.

Torn on whether to play on Sony or Nintendo. Those games were from the Nintendo era, so Switch feels like the right choice. Seems like there were less made for PS4 though? Between eBay pricing and random reads, odd that they would produce less of one over the other if at all true.

The anniversary edition is quite cool, but I wish the pixel figures would have been a bit expanded. The 8 characters are solid, but needed to be doubled. Oh well.

Wow, it's been 3 years since FF7 remake? Christ. Get a move on with part 2!