12 Days remain till the release of the best videogame in the universe
Wooo!! I got it! I got it!! Finally, I can play one of, if not the, greatest Final Fantasy game of all time!!
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WrestlingOtaku - Posts: 340
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WrestlingOtaku wrote:Wooo!! I got it! I got it!! Finally, I can play one of, if not the, greatest Final Fantasy game of all time!!
YEAH YEAH! Totally sweeeeeeeet.
Best one indeed XD.
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Mr. SmartyPants - Posts: 12541
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Mes gunna wait till I can find it at least 10 dollars cheaper... $39 is still too much for me^^ Well I DO have a 10 dollar gift card to use but I spent a bit too much yesterday during my shopping, so I want it lower! Then I'll buy it^^
神 は、 その 独り 子 を お与え に なった ほど に 世 お愛 された。
独り 子 を 信じる 者 が 一人 も滅 ひない で, 永遠 の 命 お得る ため で ある。
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独り 子 を 信じる 者 が 一人 も滅 ひない で, 永遠 の 命 お得る ため で ある。
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Tenshi no Ai - Posts: 4789
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Tenshi no Ai wrote:Mes gunna wait till I can find it at least 10 dollars cheaper... $39 is still too much for me^^ Well I DO have a 10 dollar gift card to use but I spent a bit too much yesterday during my shopping, so I want it lower! Then I'll buy it^^
say what?!?! i've never even heard of a GBA game selling for over 35$ (other than ebay...)[SIZE="4"]*FASTING FROM CAA (9/25/08 - ???)*[/SIZE]
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
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jon_jinn wrote::wow!: say what?!?! i've never even heard of a GBA game selling for over 35$ (other than ebay...)
Come to Canada, where our currancy comes with a higher pricetag.
神 は、 その 独り 子 を お与え に なった ほど に 世 お愛 された。
独り 子 を 信じる 者 が 一人 も滅 ひない で, 永遠 の 命 お得る ため で ある。
ヨハネ 3:16
独り 子 を 信じる 者 が 一人 も滅 ひない で, 永遠 の 命 お得る ため で ある。
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Tenshi no Ai wrote:Come to Canada, where our currancy comes with a higher pricetag.
ha ha ha. forgot about that...[SIZE="4"]*FASTING FROM CAA (9/25/08 - ???)*[/SIZE]
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]
"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
- J.I. Packer[/SIZE]
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jon_jinn - Posts: 3261
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No, it's 35 dollars here as well. Probably because it's a spanking new release on a highly anticipated game.
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Mr. SmartyPants - Posts: 12541
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Sweet, I finally have the best 2D FF "to go."
While I enjoy 7-10 more this is a dang good FF game and the GBA port is nicely done.
The art in the booklet (especially for a certain character) looks like a fanart drawing, but no complaints here.
I might actually beat it this playthrough. =D
Now all they need is Chrono Trigger for the GBA and Ill be one happy boy.
While I enjoy 7-10 more this is a dang good FF game and the GBA port is nicely done.
The art in the booklet (especially for a certain character) looks like a fanart drawing, but no complaints here.
I might actually beat it this playthrough. =D
Now all they need is Chrono Trigger for the GBA and Ill be one happy boy.
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Tommy - Posts: 5745
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Tom Dincht wrote:The art in the booklet (especially for a certain character) looks like a fanart drawing, but no complaints here.
Fanart? Is it Amano's art, like this here:
That's not fanart. Amano has worked on the Final Fantasy art since the beginning, and still works on the Logos for every game. It may not be a style you like, but it's intricate, and is what makes FF6 look like it does. If anything, the sprites are more like "fanart" than the beautiful art he did for the game. His magitech armor designs were so much better than what ended up in the game...
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Bobtheduck - Posts: 5867
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Bobtheduck wrote:That's not fanart. Amano has worked on the Final Fantasy art since the beginning, and still works on the Logos for every game. It may not be a style you like, but it's intricate, and is what makes FF6 look like it does. If anything, the sprites are more like "fanart" than the beautiful art he did for the game. His magitech armor designs were so much better than what ended up in the game...
I've never been a big fan of Amano's art, though I will say that he's talented. I prefer character designs to be more clean-cut, and his work is usually very sketchy. Plus, the way he does eyes creeps me out (and it's not that they're small and not anime-esque. It's cause everyone looks like...evil or something XD). XD He's a talented artist, just not one I'm partial to.
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I tend to somewhat dislike his art because even IF it is the basis for the actual game designs.
He IS talented as an artist, but I think he makes everyone look too feminine.
Poor Zidane couldn't have passed for a dude if he tried. Don't even get me started on Kuja.
Allthough I really did his Steiner designs. He actually made Steiner look cool.
He IS talented as an artist, but I think he makes everyone look too feminine.
Poor Zidane couldn't have passed for a dude if he tried. Don't even get me started on Kuja.
Allthough I really did his Steiner designs. He actually made Steiner look cool.
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Azier the Swordsman wrote:Allthough I really did his Steiner designs. He actually made Steiner look cool.
Steiner was a great character. And yeah, his art was fairly impressive, though I kinda prefer Steiner as a cantankerous old coot to the hard-edged warrior Amano seemed to envision him as.
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Well, I would be in favor of an FFVII remake. But, please, let the spin-offs die.
Ditto. Actually, in all truth, I think I'd like to see FFVII remade for something like the DS. The character designs could be done similar to how they did the FFIII remake, since the game originally made them like that. The environments were mostly stills anyways, so it could work.
And yes, please do let the spin-offs die.
And yeah, his art was fairly impressive, though I kinda prefer Steiner as a cantankerous old coot to the hard-edged warrior Amano seemed to envision him as.
Where is this you speak of? I may have seen it before, but can't recall where.
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A friend of a friend lent me The Art of Final Fantasy IX because it was my first and favorite game in the series. The character pages were double-sided, so you could see how Amano sketched them on one, and how they were ultimately portrayed on the other.
That said, yes, Zidane could easily pass for Kuja's brother (...) based off Amano's sketchings alone.
That said, yes, Zidane could easily pass for Kuja's brother (...) based off Amano's sketchings alone.
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Mr. SmartyPants wrote:lol silly Tom. That is totally Amano!
No.
I meant one specific character: Gau.
Have you seen his pic in the FF6 Advanced booklet?
Allthough I really did his Steiner designs.
Pffft. Yeah right. XD
EDIT: So yeah, I know who Amano is and I know what FF games he did and didn't do the art for.
I just meant the Gau picture in the FF6 Advanced booklet.
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By the way, did you know that the Amano art for Sabin has him with a beard and moustache?
But when they tried to put that in the game sprites the cartridge exploded from sheer manliness.
(I can't take credit for that one, saw it while browsing the GameFAQs message boards. XD)
But when they tried to put that in the game sprites the cartridge exploded from sheer manliness.
(I can't take credit for that one, saw it while browsing the GameFAQs message boards. XD)
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Mr. SmartyPants wrote:There's only one Gau, and that's definitely Amano.
Did you even look at his picture in the FF6 booklet?
All I said was that it LOOKED like fan art.
I never said it WAS fanart.
One last time, LOOK AT HIS PORTRAIT in the FF6: Advanced Booklet.
Nice joke, Nate. XD
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Tom... I was looking through the FF6 Advanced booklet. There's one picture of Gau, and it's the similar style of every single other picture there.
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Fish and Chips wrote:Ha! I've found a full operatic rendition of Aria di Mezzo Carattere.
Friend of a friend.
Grande Finale version? <3
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Fish and Chips wrote:Amor Mio, Caro Bene.
The grande finale version makes me cry due to it's sheer nostalgia and awesomeness...
(It really does)
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Mr. SmartyPants wrote:The grande finale version makes me cry due to it's sheer nostalgia and awesomeness...
(It really does)
I love it. It is such a beautiful song. Always brings a tear to the eye.
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Wait, what? The operetic one makes you cry? I find that voice with high vibrato to be irritating beyond tolerance... To each his own, though. I shouldn't really knock you for your tastes. If you mean the one sans lyrics at the end of the PS1 version, though, I'll have to agree... If anything would make you cry out for an FF6 remake on PS2 or next gen, that would be it... Honestly... Final Fantasy 6 is screaming for a remake. Maybe I'll fund it with my multiple billions someday.
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Okay, so in one week I blew past where I was stuck on when I played through the Anthology version.
I was 13 last time I attempted FF6 and I didn't put much time into leveling up but this is ridiculous. Either this game is extremely easy compared to the SNES version (or maybe the PS1 port was harder) or I've just gotten a lot better at RPGs.
I've defeated over 6 bosses in one hit. "Stone" with Gau did 3500 dmg. WHEN I FIRST GOT HIM thus causing to beat Phantom Train, Ultros, and all of the Vector bosses in one hit. Oh, and I beat the boss I was stuck on before in one hit as well. I forget its name but it was during an airship battles and it shot missles and stuff.
I hope that Kefka isn't the only hard boss because if he is, I'm cranking up Anthology for a CHALLENGE.
I was 13 last time I attempted FF6 and I didn't put much time into leveling up but this is ridiculous. Either this game is extremely easy compared to the SNES version (or maybe the PS1 port was harder) or I've just gotten a lot better at RPGs.
I've defeated over 6 bosses in one hit. "Stone" with Gau did 3500 dmg. WHEN I FIRST GOT HIM thus causing to beat Phantom Train, Ultros, and all of the Vector bosses in one hit. Oh, and I beat the boss I was stuck on before in one hit as well. I forget its name but it was during an airship battles and it shot missles and stuff.
I hope that Kefka isn't the only hard boss because if he is, I'm cranking up Anthology for a CHALLENGE.
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Tom Dincht wrote:I've defeated over 6 bosses in one hit. "Stone" with Gau did 3500 dmg. WHEN I FIRST GOT HIM thus causing to beat Phantom Train, Ultros, and all of the Vector bosses in one hit.
1. You don't get Gau until after the Phantom Train.
2. Number 024 in the Magitek Research Facility in Vector is level 24. Number 128, the boss immediately after, is level 23.
Now, Stone only does 7x damage if the target is the same level as the caster. Since characters cannot decrease in level, only increase, and the first boss is a higher level than the second, it would be impossible for Gau to do 7x damage with Stone on both bosses.
Tom, your tall tales may impress noobs who know nothing about the games you talk about. But Final Fantasy is my passion, having played every single one multiple times (except II and III). Ryan can back me up on these statements. You could not have done them. You don't have to lie to try and impress us.
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