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That makes sense, considering the whole 'anyone can die' mechanic. Hopefully it's a great followup to Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit. IIRC, the only time KoTOR 1 had a major difference in paths is the planet you crash on before you go to the Star Forge. Regardless, it ends with the battle with Malak - the only difference is that you either get medals or complete galactic domination.

I do have to concede the point that the 'character freedom' is solely aesthetic. I would love to see games like Fable or Mass Effect where there are set good and evil endings, like, for example (Mass Effect 1 spoilers ahead, you've been warned...) That always seems to be the major problem with the 'choose your fate' style games now. Regardless of whatever you pick, you inevitably end up on the 'good' path. Oh god yes. I never played B&W2, but I still have the first one and it's still awesome, even if I never really got that far into it. I always end up being such an asshole to the followers.

Wait, he only tends to? Wen was the last time he delivered big time, i must have forgotten. I mean, the games are not that bad or anything, but they are nothing special... and nothing special is a big let down after he hyped stuff like it´s an industry changer. I think that Fable 2 was a big time delivery. Of course, I'm a sucker for games like Fable/Mass Effect/KoTOR, where you basically get free reign over how the character develops.

I said a monster version - like a living, breathing version of it. On a second glance, it looks like it could be a summon from XIII, but it'd kind of be a waste to do a countdown to announce just when XIII is coming out. Besides, it wouldn't be a bad time to rerelease 8 and 9 over PSN - Dissidia's coming out at the end of August, so interest in the first ten games might increase.

The first pic kind of looks like Necron from FFIX. The second looks like a monster version of FF8's Ragnarok. Maybe it's hinting at a rerelease of 8 and 9 over PSN? >_>

The UFC game wasn't really anything earth-shattering. Good timewaster, but not much else. As for Prototype, I should be getting it by the end of the week. It looks like it'll be awesome as hell. EDIT: After playing it... it's a good idea, but very flawed in its execution. I wouldn't give it any higher than a 7.

IMO, the only flat-out terrible Futurama movie was Bender's Game.

Egh. That just reminds me that I still haven't beaten Kefka yet. I can't seem to get a good team layout down; and on top of that, my party's pretty underleveled.

I'm gonna give this game a rental. I'm not that big on MMA in general, but goddammit this game's fun. I'm still only at Experienced level right now, but after a little more playing, I'm gonna try to work up to Expert.

I'll jump in when enough people have gotten to Vector.

I decided to go on with my current game. I finally went through Lair of the Father (the Behemoths weren't so much strong as they were durable as fuck.) and got Bahamut (with only ONE Megaflare getting through. I did straight physicals with Kain and Cecil, Edge threw Shuriken after Shuriken, Rydia battered him with summons, and Rosa healed). I then healed, left, went back to Earth/Gaia/whatever, went to Baron, and got Odin (before he got off a single Zantetsuken - he raised his sword in preparation, and I had Kain Jump (since he's immune to any attack or heal spell, or buff/debuff while he's jumping) - but a few more attacks from Cecil, Edge, Rosa, and Rydia took him down. I then went back to the Moon, and went inside the Subterrane - I ended up doing a little exploring and found an altar (much like the one I got the Holy Lance from, meaning a demiboss fight is up next) - and fought the White Dragon. I didn't realize that it absorbs Holy. I died.

I'm at a pretty decent-sized impasse right now. I'm playing FFIV, and have a save about halfway through the Lunar Subterrane - I'm just above the level where every random encounter is a demiboss-fight with either a Behemoth, a Deathmask, or Zemus' Breath or Malice. I have to run away, at the very least, from the Deathmask fight. I didn't stick around long enough to know what the deal is with the Breath or Malice, but taking out a Behemoth is a boss-worthy task by itself. Now, I was able to run away far enough to get to the final level, and begin the Zeromus boss fight. I did a pretty decent chunk of damage, but my entire party was put away with a single Big Bang. I'm wondering if it's worth it to continue on and try to find ways to minimize the damage, or just restart (considering in my game now, I have only the augments you get through the story, plus a few more like Level Lust or Item Lore. I didn't know much about how to use or get the Augments in this first play-through.) Are they really that big a deal?

I'm not saying Bane doesn't look awesome - but did he do it with Doc Ock or something in that picture?

Augh, that reminds me of when I tried to get Lion Heart on Disc 1. There's a guide on how to do it over on GameFAQs... it takes twenty damn Elnoyle cards to get the required amount of Pulse Ammo.

Yes, but VII, X and possibly IX (I can't really remember) are quite happy to have some kind of question for if you want the explanations, for example: Barrett: "Could you teach me how to use Materia?" Answer Yes: You get the tutorial for how to use Materia. Answer No: Barret throws a quick hissy and just lets you get on with the game instead of explaining. Where as VIII pretty much has Qustis say "YOU KNOW HOW DO THIS YEAH? NO YOU DONT? OK THEN GIVE ME 20 MINITUES TO EXPLAIN HERE..." As much as I love VIII, the first while kills me. >_> Then again, I suppose if they never gave any explanation how to play the games in the first place, I'd be coming in here complaining about how I didn't know what to do the first time through. As a matter of fact, despite hundreds of times reading that bloody VIII tutorial on junctioning magic to stat attacks, I still don't really get it. So in conclusion, Red XIII > All. You know you can exit the tutorials by pressing the Circle or Triangle (I can't remember right offhand, I usually mess around with the controls a little bit when I play) - as soon as the tutorial pops up, just mash the button. Definitely. It's fun to go through the first time, and the second time once you know all the little things you can do (like finding Tifa's orthopedic underwear), but any time after, it just gets tiring.

While that video review is all kinds of awesome, I strongly disagree, sir. FFVIII was always a favourite of mine! The only thing I loathe about all the FF's is that once you've beaten all of them to death, on your next play through you find that the entire like first hour... two hours of the game is boring as hell. The start of FFVI can kiss my ass. I love VII but I 100% can't be bothered to play through Midgar pre-Shinra tower stuff. VII is great but fuck playing the 20 tutorials and the Timber mission that's just a solid 3 hours of text and a boss or two >_> IX... eh, I just plain find the start of IX unappealing. The blitzball bits and all the first temple mlarky (sp?) at the start of X is boring as hell. And X-2... well X-2 picks up after the mission after Gagazet, but still, that's a while. I just plain don't remember XII ever being very fun.I like the storyline, but apart from finding a black chocobo and marking a little bit, all I can even remember from the game is grinding, grinding, grinding, grinding. >_> I really didn't enjoy the XII battle system that much either. Gimmie the X or IX one any day of the week. Also, Dirty Johnny, FFXIII is coming out on 360 I think. Only 360 though, the second game/add on/whatever the hell it is, is a PS3 exclusive. Of course the beginnings of the games are slow - the game doesn't know that you're playing it for a second/third/<number> time. It's showing how to play it again. As for FFXIII's whole brood... IIRC, only regular XIII is coming out for the PS3 and the 360. FF Agito XIII is a PSP exclusive, and FF Versus XIII is PS3 exclusive.

VIII is my favorite, but only because it was my first FF.

They can't cancel a show that hasn't premiered yet. The Cleveland Show is starting in Fall.

The best Disney song by far is "Hellfire" from Hunchback of Notre Dame. >_>

Ever see a "CHARGIN MAH LAZER" pic? That's what I'm talking about - and yeah, the left one, just above the "EDGE" graphic.

Is the 2006 NYR Edge pic posterized or something? Because in that pic, it looks like Edge is ready to SHOOP DA WOOP.

Tactics, Tatics Advances Series, Compilation of FFVII, X-2, FFXI (obviously), FF Legends, Chocobos Dungeon series, Ergheiz, it's just a time of general FF multiversal stuff. I actually have a copy of Ehrgeiz somewhere.

Well, if you look, the Warrior and Thief sprites have almost the exact same face as the White Mage. I'd still consider the White Mage a female (as ridiculous as videogame sexism sounds), since it's the only one that's not OBVIOUSLY male, like the Warrior and Thief.

I've decided that I'm gonna give FFXII another go... it still irks me that I never got around to finishing it. >_> Well, on that note - Ollie, you know of any good level-up spots anywhere in the early parts of the game? Last game I had, I barely made it past the first Judge fight and keep dying at the Garuda fight.

I'll get to jumping in on this when it comes to FFIV; I have that on DS, V - IX on PS1, X and XII on PS2. >_> Favourite Male Character: Balthier (FFXII) Favourite Female Character: Tifa (FFVII) Favourite Hero: Squall (FFVIII) Favourite Villain: Kefka (FFVI) Favourite Summon: TIE: Doomtrain (FFVIII) and Bahamut (FFX) Favourite Cut Scene: Ending (FFVIII) Favourite Limit Break: Fulminating Darkness (FFXII) Favourite Side Quest: Wutai (FFVII) Favourite Graphics: FFVIII Favourite Air Ship: TIE: Enterprise (FFIV), Highwind (FFVII), Ragnarok (FFVIII), and Strahl (FFXII) Favourite Story: FFVIII (it was my first Fantasy - doesn't everyone think the first game they played was the best one?) Guilty Pleasure: TIE: Yuffie (FFVII) and Quina (FFIX) - much like Carnage said, they're not the greatest characters, but they can snap a serious scene in two with something they might say - and turn a comedic scene even funnier (for example, the "marriage ceremony" in Conde Petie, if Quina and Vivi get married as well)