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so much hype, only 2 more years



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Outrageous. Turn based system sucks. This better not be true. Turn based is not skill it is frustrating and is pure luck. You might be lucky and fluke your way through the game in no time at all. How can anyone enjoy spending hours in the same place in a game not knowing what to do next?

I hate JRPGs because of playing one turn based JRPG game and now this will be turnbased. By odd chance I managed get to the next screen ala turn based at its best. Turn based = Boring, repetitive, frustrating games. Nightmares.



SHMUPGurus said:
I thought the fun about Gambits was to exactly find a way to "automate" everything. Early on in the game, your Gambits don't do anything special. Later on, you get Hastega, Lifega, other awesome spells like that that can easily make your characters always buffed or you're certain someone will always revive your character without needing to press anything but the left stick to dodge a few attacks.

I liked it. I thought my Gambits were brilliantly placed. I even did those hunting quests at very early levels, even that one in the snow mountain. It took me an hour. It was pretty fun to watch, and I didn't even press anything.

I thought I was a genious! That's the kind of game that rewards you for being good and knowing what you have to do. =P

 

The thing you loved about it was the thing I disliked.

I enjoy having to think and react during a battle. I didn't enjoy watching the game play itself.

 



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The battle system seems like they tried to keep the best things from FFXII while somewhat returning to ATB. Both are fine by me. This game is gonna be the answer to all the bs bitching about FFXII.

Seriously considering importing ACC.



jonnhytesta said:
so much hype, only 2 more years

 

LOL!!



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This game will definitely sell a lot more in Japan and sell a lot more on PS3. PS3 owners are used to boring repetitive turn based Final Fantasy games on previous Playstations. X360 owners are used to more action based games.

Turn based games, the game plays itself. I hate that. Turn based games should of died with PS1. I have seen game videos of the turn based JRPGs so called best ever FF games on PS1 which were turn based. They look very slow and boring.

I want to get in and beat the hell out of the enemies and win. If it means setting the dificulty level during the game to easy, well be it. I do not want to watch a game play itself.



@ numonex

This is a topic im willing to defend with my life !!!! How can anyone dislike turn base i dont know , All the greatest RPGs were born from this , and to say flat out you dislike them is ignorance , and that you have no clue what gamings all about. 

 



I have a question - people who think "turn-based" sucks and loooooved FF12 - why are you even bothering with Final Fantasy?

Final Fantasy is SYNONYMOUS with turned based gameplay - that's what the series is about... if it's not turn-based, it's not a Final Fantasy and if you don't like turned based, you're not a Final Fantasy fan...

Just cause it's popular with a lot of other players, doesn't mean that you have to buy it or play it - then complain about the gameplay that you KNOW is part of the series.

Me, I hate shooters - with a passion. You'd never see me go out and buy HALO or Killzone then "complain" that I hate the gameplay. I know I won't like em so I don't bother. Nor do I complain that new new iterations are going to be shooters as well and "boring" to me.

"How dare a video game series not change it's core gameplay to suit MY PERSONAL tastes???" That's essentially what's being said...



Brainslug said:

I have a question - people who think "turn-based" sucks and loooooved FF12 - why are you even bothering with Final Fantasy?

Final Fantasy is SYNONYMOUS with turned based gameplay - that's what the series is about... if it's not turn-based, it's not a Final Fantasy and if you don't like turned based, you're not a Final Fantasy fan...

Just cause it's popular with a lot of other players, doesn't mean that you have to buy it or play it - then complain about the gameplay that you KNOW is part of the series.

Me, I hate shooters - with a passion. You'd never see me go out and buy HALO or Killzone then "complain" that I hate the gameplay. I know I won't like em so I don't bother. Nor do I complain that new new iterations are going to be shooters as well and "boring" to me.

"How dare a video game series not change it's core gameplay to suit MY PERSONAL tastes???" That's essentially what's being said...

I wholeheartedly agree with everything in the above post. (Yes even the shooter hate)

 



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