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| TiamatRoar 666th Post
 
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|  "Re(1):FFCC who play it??"
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This game is deffinitly a must have on the cube. One of the best game graphicaly and gamepley wise to.
sad that he's truely multi-player oriented the 1P mode isn't as fun as the multi-P one.
if you have it where are you??
Played for about 13 hours so far. Just about finished every dungouen but one of them. The game's fun enough, although it's kinda repetitive in Single Player. I can imagine it being absolutely fantastic in Multiplayer, though, especially given the spell and battle system. Sadly, multiplayer isn't something you can do very easily on this game. First you need to find a bunch of other friends who can devote the insane amount of time a time-eating RPG demands, then you need to get 4 GBAs and GBA link-ups (the biggest hurdle, really, although the others aren't to be underestimated. This hurdle is significantly more retarded than the others, though), then it's really best if you all start from the same game, since there are restrictions that come into play when you "import" characters from another game and also, the game's balanced towards the current state of the game in progress regardless of how much the characters being imported suck or kick ass (which can lead to wierd balance problems). But doing that means that to raise your characters, you'll pretty much always have to be playing together. Which is kind of difficult unless you're siblings.
Alas, if this game only came out before all my siblings and I went on our separate ways to college and to real life. Ah well.
http://kattuggla.oru.se/dmd01/dm0103/test/faqs/SFplotguide40.txt
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| Kaepora 313th Post
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| "Re(1):FFCC who play it??" , posted Mon 15 Mar 13:20
- Played it multiplayer with three other people. I had some of the best, most intense gaming moments I can remember ever having.
- I haven't tried single player, but I really don't think I want to. Especially not after experienceing multiplayer.
- The game's approach to magic and experience is excellent. You can combine spells with other people, magic is unlimited use (so you don't need to conserve for bosses or such), and experience is simply one artifact (per person) at the end of the level. No individual experience means that people can dedicate themselves to healing or such and not get punished for doing so, unlike most all other multiplayer games out there that bestow experience for kills/damage.
- Dungeons are pretty, if a little simple. Go in expecting a dungeon crawler, not a traditional Final Fantasy game.
- No "New Game+" at all. This is the part that bothers me the most, and ruins what would be an otherwise excellent game (IMO). If anyone can prove this to be false, please tell me.
The lifespan of your character is basically one run through the story. Each character is stuck in the game that they were created in. You are (as far as I can tell) unable to start a new game with an old, established character. While old areas get harder, but it only happens twice.
Old characters can "visit" other games, but you don't keep new items or equipment. You can create a new character in the same game as the first character, but the years don't reset, so the difficulty is stuck at a level that is usually too hard for a new character to play at.
It's like playing Diablo, only you need to start a new character each time you play through it instead of keeping the old one.
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| Juan 3879th Post
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| "Re(3):I'm confused" , posted Mon 15 Mar 14:40:
Before you start playing I also recommend that you store all your characters in a single memory card (even your friend's.)
The game does have an option to bring characters from other memory cards, but once they return their characters to their respective memory cards, they will only keep the artifacts (artifacts are items that give you permanent stat bonuses or abilities.) So if they got new equipment or other items, these will be lost.
So just keep all your characters in the memory card of whoever will be hosting the games most of the time.
If you didnt understand something I explained, let me know.
Oh and do not try to rush through the game. You WILL get your arse (and your friend's!) handed to. Take your time, collect artifacts, get phat loot, enjoy the music, etc.
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THANK YOU! Finally someone who understood my queston.
I swear whenever I ask about the game. All I get is, "You need 4 GBAs to do multiplayer."
I just may get the game now.
STFU
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