Queen's Blood (Final Fantasy Thread)

[probablyoliver]

Yeah but maxing out the sphere grim for everyone is an absolute ballache.

[Benji]

Eh, maxing it isn't that hard, plenty of enemies who drop spheres can be beat in one/two hits, maxing it right is the ballache, because that involves beating a lot of enemies that, whilst easy, are tedious to beat.

[probablyoliver]

Exactly, do I really want to drag myself through that tedium? I started doing the Don Tonberry grind a few months ago and after about 15 battles I was already borderline suicidal. I love Final Fantasy and I love grinding but God damn, FFX really took the joy out of it all.

In other news, I can't decide whether to buy FFIX on my iPad or wait for a possible PS4 port. I wanna play it so bad but I wanna play it on the PS4.

[Benji]

Agreed, of all the grinding mechanics, FFX is by far the least efficient (barring FF2, of course).

FF games are not great on touch screens. You need some kind of physical controller IMO.

[Ruki]

I found all the chocographs!

[stokeriño]

Finally got the lightning dodges out of the way (and therefore all the celestial weapons), and defeated the Dark Magus Sisters. A productive little evening's gaming.

[stokeriño]

Dark Aeons defeated!

...Now for Penance.  

[Ruki]

I've given myself a deadline of June 21st to beat FF9 (since that is when Grand Kingdom comes out)....I think that should be doable, as I just reached 'disk 4'. Most of the party is around 45-55, with Zidane being around 58/59. Decided to dick around and try to fight Ozma (I farmed Freya's Dragon Crest to 9999)....did pretty well. I had Freya and Steiner doing 9999 a round, with Eiko acting as the main healer, with Zidane....not doing much (although if I equip Bird Attack + MP attack, I might be able to do something. Or I will just go into the fight ready to trance).

 

The biggest problem is his Curse attack. And Mini, when it hits Steiner. 

[Avenged Probably]

 

FINALLY!!!!

[Benji]

Can't view it on this computer, what is it?

[apsham]

Final Fantasy 12 remaster.

[Schlitzbrille]

3 hours ago, Avenged said:

 

FINALLY!!!!

MY BODY IS BEYOND READY!

[Benji]

2 hours ago, apsham said:

Final Fantasy 12 remaster.

I've still not even finished it on PS2 >_>

[Avenged Probably]

42 minutes ago, Benji said:

I've still not even finished it on PS2 >_>

That's why I'm excited, when I went to finish it I had a good tv by then and it looked like crap. 

[Sam]

I really enjoyed Final Fantasy XII, it got a bad reaction for what was a very enjoyable game. 

[probablyoliver]

I'm looking forward to arguing about FFXII being the best FF game again!

[Benji]

It's not even the best game set in Ivalice :/

[probablyoliver]

To be fair it's not even my favourite FF game, but it is a close second to IX.

[Ruki]

Ha! Murdered the shit out of Ozma! Although, it was a close fight.

Thankfully, only used Curse once in the fight....but I went in with Zidane ready to Trance (9999 a turn), Steiner with Stock (9999), Freya with a full Dragon's Crest (9999), and Quina (who I power leveled to 74) who acted as a healer. But woo!

 

The rest of the game is gonna be a breeze. I think I only have a few more bosses left....Kraken, Lich, Kuja and ????.

 

Have to say, I LOVE the speed boost thing, and wish JRPGs would use it. Makes the long animations seem less shitty and makes grinding less grindy. 

[Ruki]

Beat FF9 last night, rolled over Kraken, Lich, Deathguise, Kuja and Necron. It was less satisfying this time around. Not sure if it's because if this was the second time I beat it or because I was overlevled and didn't really have a challenge?