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VanceIX on 14 May 2014
forevercloud3000 said:
VanceIX said:

These guys were so badass. I know I'm probably one of the only people who like Final Fantasy XII, but they were my favorite villains out of all of the game.

You are not alone. Fighting the Judges are some of my fondest moments in FFXII. FFXII has a special place in my heart mostly due to these guys and the battle system.

I personally think FFXII has the most productive battle system in the series. The Gambit System is tightly constructed, that other games still can't copy them right. I can't help but see Dragon Age's system as a poor man's version of Gambits. They worked so well. And XII is still the only FF where I found every spell useful throughout the game. I almost never use spells like Reflect, Protect, and Shell in most FF games, but in FFXII they are essential to survival in some areas. And many debuff abilities like immobilize are crucial. I found the battles so much fun. And god knows some of those Elite Hunts are out of this world hard, with lifebar for DAYS!

I loved the Gambit gameplay. It was so seamless, and allowed so much customization. A lot of people moaned about it not being turn-based, but honestly it remains to this day my favorite combat style in the Final Fantasy Universe simply because it required you to think ahead, not just wing it as you go along like most turn-based games.



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pokoko on 14 May 2014
FinalFantasyXIII said:

FF1

That bastard.  That bastard right there.  I still remember running into him for the first time.  Ah, that lovely feeling when shock turns into rage.



deskpro2k3 on 14 May 2014

FFXIV, Ultima Weapon

The Ultimate Weapon unleashing the utlimate magic, Ultima.

 

FFXIV: Odin.

They got Zentetsuken'd

 

I have more but you guys listed them already.



FinalFantasyXIII on 14 May 2014
pokoko said:
FinalFantasyXIII said:

FF1

That bastard.  That bastard right there.  I still remember running into him for the first time.  Ah, that lovely feeling when shock turns into rage.

 

:)



artur-fernand on 14 May 2014
forevercloud3000 said:

You are not alone. Fighting the Judges are some of my fondest moments in FFXII. FFXII has a special place in my heart mostly due to these guys and the battle system.

I personally think FFXII has the most productive battle system in the series. The Gambit System is tightly constructed, that other games still can't copy them right. I can't help but see Dragon Age's system as a poor man's version of Gambits. They worked so well. And XII is still the only FF where I found every spell useful throughout the game. I almost never use spells like Reflect, Protect, and Shell in most FF games, but in FFXII they are essential to survival in some areas. And many debuff abilities like immobilize are crucial. I found the battles so much fun. And god knows some of those Elite Hunts are out of this world hard, with lifebar for DAYS!


While FFXII has one of my favorite battle systems from the series, I disagree with the bolded part. In fact, that's a inherent flaw in the whole series: if it's not for healing, attacking or protecting, then the spell is useless. Debuffs sound amazing on paper but, whoops - most bosses are immune to them. Or just so resistant, it's not even worth it. And bosses are the fights where you'd expect you'd use those spells... an annoying trope really.

 

And that's something I love about FFXIII. In that one, every single spell is useful. Just take a quick look at Libra to see if you can debuff your enemy, and you're all set. Oh, but the Judges are awesome fights indeed.

BasilZero said:

*A CRAPTON OF IMAGES*

Wow, Ultima Weapon is pretty good too. It's the first time the game plays Battle to the Death, so it surprised me. The Warring Triad fights are also pretty fantastic. I'm not a huge fan of FFVIII's Bahamut fight though - if you lose, you have to go through that annoying room again and fight those annoying Ruby Dragons again.

 

And FF Tactics is so fun to grind, that by the time I reached Ultima, I was so overleveled she died in a few turns. And I had Thunder God at my side to make it even easier.



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NobleTeam360 on 14 May 2014

Penance in Final Fantasy X



bubblegamer on 14 May 2014

Gotta love Yunalesca, such a royal bitch lol.



Farsala on 15 May 2014

Every time I was walking around randomly in FFXII exploring areas, then all of a sudden I get ambushed by a boss or a rare monster when I had no MP. It was fun not knowing a clue on what to do, but barely edging through the fights in the end.

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aikohualda on 15 May 2014

 

YAN!!!!!!!!!! this cute sheep is awesome!



 

vivster on 15 May 2014

Aaaaaw there are just too many. I think I like all of them. What I usually don't like are the final bosses. They're just too weak and boring. With the exception of FFXIII-2.

Oh and I don't like Ultima Weapon. It's the weakest piece of shit to ever wear a name like Ultima.



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