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This thread has been linked to the game 'Final Fantasy XIII'.
Big name, big game and big fan following...it's bound to be a game widely discussed!
As we seem to have a thread for most of the big games, I thought we may as well have one for this behemoth of a game - so if you have any ideas, favourite ways to play the game or just want to pass comment on what already appears to be a fantastic and absorbing game - please post here.
If you want to discuss the plot or other aspects of the storyline - remember to use the
first off...I'm liking the combat system now - no definite turn based combat? Action seems to be constant even though you have to select your moves. Brilliant?
As we seem to have a thread for most of the big games, I thought we may as well have one for this behemoth of a game - so if you have any ideas, favourite ways to play the game or just want to pass comment on what already appears to be a fantastic and absorbing game - please post here.
If you want to discuss the plot or other aspects of the storyline - remember to use the
tags to hide it from people who want to play the game without ruining it for themselves.
first off...I'm liking the combat system now - no definite turn based combat? Action seems to be constant even though you have to select your moves. Brilliant?
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Ineedsleep wrote:
3rd disc? I only had one...
HM has a 360, not a PS3 like the cool kids.
3rd disc? I only had one...
HM has a 360, not a PS3 like the cool kids.
3rd disc? I only had one...
I'm actually gutted I never got around to finishing it before I left for uni. I'm just onto the third disc and I guess that's where I shall be until Christmas. Sad times :(
chapter 8 was seriously short! interesting developmenets though. on 9 now, near end of it by the feel of the atmosphere, it'll have to wait til tuesday now though, work work work, bah!
finished chapter 7 on wednesday night, strange chapter, felt a bit like boss after boss, although the actual boss at the end wasnt exactly hard to fell, just took a while to do it! havent started chapter 8 yet, gonna have a crack at it this evening!
Only one who didnt need to man up was Lightning though in fairness.
Mission 62 gave me some jip, but I did it fairly easily in the end. Just upgrade a few of the mag resist items and equip them. I know it sounds simple, but so few people do it. Each of my chars had about 66% magic resist on, which turns their moves into nul basically.
Use Aegisol and other shroud before battle. Start out with 3 SAB, and then debuff them as much as you can. Use 3 ravagers when they have reduced the enmies mag resitance. As soon as it breaks, go COM, COM, COM if the enemy has reduced pyhs resist or com, rav, rav still.
Getting 5 starts should be fairly easy, though you may need to just complete it then get the gold watch and come back for 5 stars.
Mission 62 gave me some jip, but I did it fairly easily in the end. Just upgrade a few of the mag resist items and equip them. I know it sounds simple, but so few people do it. Each of my chars had about 66% magic resist on, which turns their moves into nul basically.
Use Aegisol and other shroud before battle. Start out with 3 SAB, and then debuff them as much as you can. Use 3 ravagers when they have reduced the enmies mag resitance. As soon as it breaks, go COM, COM, COM if the enemy has reduced pyhs resist or com, rav, rav still.
Getting 5 starts should be fairly easy, though you may need to just complete it then get the gold watch and come back for 5 stars.
I found each character's 'summon boss' were the only ones that gave me any trouble.
I agree with the Hope comment though, he is a whiny little so-and-so. Snow needed to man up as well, in my opinion.
I agree with the Hope comment though, he is a whiny little so-and-so. Snow needed to man up as well, in my opinion.
only bought this game a couple of weeks ago, on chapter 7 at the moment, thought id hate the linear feel to it but i actually dont mind it. Hope is such a pain in the backside! Not been too challenging so far, couple of places took me a few goes to get past, but plain sailing other than that.
Yada, yada, yada.... blinking mission 62! Watched the vids, taken the hints and yet still get squashed by them.
Don't even get me started on the Adamans - always 5 star them yet still no drop of the catalyst I need :(
* hoping now I've posted that I'll be successful at both - it usually works that way ><*
Don't even get me started on the Adamans - always 5 star them yet still no drop of the catalyst I need :(
* hoping now I've posted that I'll be successful at both - it usually works that way ><*
Pretty much covered everything there. One small addition however that I found useful.
I believe the the heads upgrade themselves when another dies.
All 4 heads cast "Rank 1" spells ie Fire, but when you kill 2 they start casting Fira and the last one alive casts Firaga etc.
For this reason I killed 2, then got the last 2 down to 5-10% life left each. I then killed them both at the same time very quickly.
I believe the the heads upgrade themselves when another dies.
All 4 heads cast "Rank 1" spells ie Fire, but when you kill 2 they start casting Fira and the last one alive casts Firaga etc.
For this reason I killed 2, then got the last 2 down to 5-10% life left each. I then killed them both at the same time very quickly.
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