My silly boy went ahead and paid for his pre order already, so yeah. Hopefully the full game will be a lot better...he even ordered the expensive limited edition. :/ I was actually playing Resident Evil 5 online in hard mode when I come across this dude who can actually play the game (which seemed to be a rare thing), so I added him. I added him becuase I thought he was a good gamer... ^^; Maybe he is a good gamer, but he doesn't seem to play challenging things. Especially not now. xD Shouldn't be too long before I get the Atelier Totori platinum, so that should help deter him some more. Aw, don't be sorry.... Oh okay, sorry. I shouldn't pry. >_< What happens on a full moon? Werewolves? Lunatics come out?
Wonder if he'll still wind up getting it? It does have his precious Hope in it after all....briefly, and aged up. So how did this guy find you and your trophy count anyway? Just off some forum or does he snoop through the PSN looking for people? Sorry... My gaming library isn't very...dynamic, so I couldn't help ya. But hope you enjoy the game when you get it. ^^ I'm doing alright. Nothing really happening to talk about though. Thanks, but I don't have a boyfriend or anything. Oh yeah. I didn't realize it was that date until someone on FB was like "oh noes, Friday the 13th!!!" Yeah, it's supposedly a bad luck day for us too. I used to believe that stuff when I was younger, that and the full moon thing, but now I figure I just make my own luck.
Yeah, maybe it was partly me being over that kind of thing. Then again, Bear wasn't that into it either, described it as being "meh." Guess it is pretty gross when people have a zillion piercings and things. Hm, now you mention it, it would provide a good way to fight against fashion crimes. Ah...that's kinda lame. Thank yew for the link though. Ahaha....yeah, he's on one of the games he obviously brought just to play catch up now. Oh well. you totally called it. I could always be REALLY evil and wait until he has one trophy less than me, THEN block him. But that would be really evil, wouldn't it? xD Yerrrp, was hoping you had played it to help me decide if I should get it or not, but think I will just get it. How you doin' anyways? Your MSN status note thing is adorable! Did you get a boyfriend? :> Haha, I only just noticed that today is Friday the 13 and it's already pretty much over. Is it considered an unlucky day over there too?
There's a thread on the forums about what people thought of the demo. Seems most have had a pretty favorable experience with it. Maybe accessories should take up points in the real world... Then you wouldn't have people looking like they're trying to smuggle all of their possessions onto their own body. Well, he is Japanese. Ladies portrayed in the media usually have a more subdued role than men. 'Tis what is most favorable. Maybe he finally got the hint that his games were sucky, and his trophies were rubbish. Perhaps he took up another hobby where he wouldn't have to be cheap about it. Heh, now that we say something about him, I bet he'll log back in and pester you some more. :/ Oh, so that's getting an HD collection too? Wow. Well, perhaps now more people can experience it.
A very fine point you got there. Could be. Seems a shame if we are getting too old/wise to enjoy some Final Fantasy though, ai. :/ Yeah, that is one toast pre order now. Will probably give the demo another shot since I didn't mess about in the menus very much, but I can't imagine my mind being changed now. Yeah, he did have a slightly better view. He seemed very upset by the Moogle though. xD Yeah, can totally understand them wanting to tap the western market and all, but they don't seem to know how to go about it. Also, their games that weren't designed with us in mind at all were the most popular here, so they should just forget about us during development. Dress 'em up? I wanna put little dresses on them and things. xD Hehe, I know what you meant though. Man, that's a thing that sucked that didn't get a mention before. Accessories have points now, and you only have so many accessory points per character, so the better your accessories are, the less of them you can equip. :| which bright spark had that idea? Imagine if watches, rings, and bangles ect took up points in the real world, just who is this bastard trying to tell us what we can and can't wear with what anyways? Aww....I'm sure you aren't a weakling. Even if you are, you'll probably toughen up in no time at all now. : > Thank you! <3 Because you were all, like "You can do it!" when I wasn't sure I could, so I tried again on your faith. ^^ Could be...I have read people saying Ueada (was that his name?) is pretty sexist though. >.> Think it might have put that dude off trying to catch me up, so extra yay. He didn't log in for 10 hours which is by far the most he has stayed away in ages. As usual, you're right. ^^ Never played it myself, but it always looked cool. Been debating over weather or not to get the HD collection when that comes out next month.
Well, if you can't trust random people on the internet, who can you trust? Maybe it's the same for me as well. Probably why I'm not getting into FF IV complete, even though it seems to be a solid game. Might take another crack at it sometime. So you've definitely cancelled your preorder? From my memory, I believe Spoony had a little more favorable opinion on the sequel than XIII proper...but he hated that game, so any kind of praise from him would be a pretty big step up. ^^; There's probably a lot of pressure on SE to do well...as it is with any game company, I'm sure. SE is a big one though, and after the fiasco that was XIV, I'm sure they're looking to cater to whatever will sell the most. The western world is a huge market for them. Yeah, I can agree with that, and I guess they provide more variety than if it was just one other proper character. Plus, you can dress them up in swanky accessories~ Yay... Because I am a weakling... ^^; Woo~ Congrats! Dunno how on Earth I helped, but that's a pretty great accomplishment all the same. ^^ I'm sure she's portrayed as being so frail so the "video game caring potential" would be heightened for the player. I'm sure most don't wanna see the pale little waif get hurt. I can see your point though. Maybe the queen's magic would have made her more resilient. *shrugs* Nopes. Never played that one. I have heard of it though. Its from Hideo Kojima, right? I watched an abridged series on youtube that referenced that game a few times. Is it pretty good?
Not sure of the details, this is just if random people on the internets can be trusted as well. : p No probbies. The vast majority seemed to enjoy the demo and said it was fun, so maybe I'm just a bit past it for these kinda of games now, I dunno. At least it'll save on some coin. Just the illusion of choice, huh? Pretty lame. Never knew Spoony made some comments on it, so I went and looked it up. Seems like he said a lot of the stuff I did about the combat. ^^; Square Enix just need to quit trying to cater for the west, their games were better before they seemed to start trying to guess what we wanted/rub us lot up. It seems better than only having two in your party, but had no strong feelings about it either way myself. They occasionally do a super move/limit break style thing. Seems like something that's a little too easy to abuse though. Like doing what I did and let the first one you get spam heal me. Wow...wonder how come your upper body is so weak? : < Woohoo, I did it! The clock stopped at 1 hour 53 minuets. Thanks for the motivation there, big sis! Couldn't have done it without ya. ^^ Yeah, hehe. It's kinda annoying how pathetically weak she is....we don't know how long she was in that cage for, but weaker than a little boy? You'd think the Queen would want her new body to be a little more buff than that. No worries, I totally understand after that essay I sent you yesterday. :| Say, did you ever play Zone of the Enders?
Chocobo theme changes with what color chocobo you ride? That's pretty neat. Methinks I'll be staying far away from the red ones as well though. Wow, that's quite a review. Thanks for the heads up though (and thorough!). ^^ You got to play for a whole hour. That's pretty good. I guess it coincides pretty well with the file size/load time. On the subject of dealing with the boss, isn't one way supposedly easier and the other is basically suicide? That's what Spoony insinuated at the E3 demo thing. So, basically, although there looks to be a choice, it really isn't. Maybe it's changed since then though. As for the combat, maybe you just got so used to it in XIII that now it's a cakewalk for you. Up to you if you wanna cancel out though. I was never too keen on the idea of recruitable monsters... I dunno why that doesn't really sit well with me. Perhaps I just liked the idea of having a proper character to play as when I play a FF game. If I wanted to play Pokemon, I would play Pokemon. I know a lot of people like that sort of thing, but it's really not for me. I will probably wind up watching the cutscenes and story on youtube. :3 Thanks again for the insight. ^^ Yeah, I've been trying to do more "original" works to fill up my gallery, but fanart is a good time-waster sometimes. The exercises that really wipe me out are pushups and sideplanks, single-arm stands and jackknifes. Basically, anything that makes me use my upper body to support myself. Ah yeah. I can see how it would get more frustrating when you're on a time limit. Oh Yorda... The graphics may have been updated, but her AI is probably still stuck in the early PS2 days. Good luck on this playthrough. I'm sure you've finished it by now though. Sorry for the late reply... ^^;
Part 2 (I won't blame you if you don't read half of all this) The Moogle is probably gonna get annoying after a while, when it does speak properly it sounds like a little girl, and it constantly says "kupo" like in that trailer they put out the other day. Although my only real gripe with it from the demo was the combat I'll probably cancel my preorder. It really was pretty darned "bleh." It has been a while since I played 13, but I'm sure the combat was more entertaining before. Maybe it's just too easy this time around. Other than the recruitable monsters it was pretty much the same as the last game, so not sure why it left me so cold so fast, didn't much care for XIII's, but I wasn't that troubled by it either. They made a good effort to address the complaints people had with 13, but they reeeaaallllllllllllly should have re-thought the combat. Don't think a person would be missing much if they didn't buy it. Would probably be more fun to watch on YouTube than actually play yourself. The fights look flashy if nothing else, but personally I can't enjoy anything that can be beaten by pressing one button over and over again. 4/10 For listening to the fans, but failing to make so much as semi-enjoyable combat. Oh, and there seems to be choices, which is a rarity in Square games, huh? You can pick how you would like to deal with the smelly boss at the end before you rush in. : > (Aaaaah, this is so long! Sorry! Had to section it off for you) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Sweet, thanks. Don't think ya posted up any new fan art since we started talking. Wow, what are you doing (if you know the names of the exercises)? If you're feeling wiped then you must be doing enough. :3 Thanks for the support, I'll feel a lot less bad about it if/when I do give him the boot now. : > Aw, you're too kind about my skills, hehe. <3 All right, you made me feel motivated again. Yeah...the fussy nostalgic memories told me that she was this cute and amazing pal, but she's just a pain in your butt if you try for a speed run. Dunno, but it seems a bit sick, there are just too many things that can go wrong for them to be setting the bar so high. Come now, that isn't true! There's no way my feet have more talent than you. >_< D'aww, I started a new game today, forgot you have to finish it, and THEN make a new go before it realizes you've beaten the game before, so no foot-controlled Yorda for me. ;_;
Part 1 (since it told me off for trying to send a message over 5000 characters) ^^; It seems kind of intereresting in a way when you can only control one. Like, you're kind of more in the role of your hero/heroine. But I can totally understand wanting full control. It gotta be coming tot he PS3, right? Since 1&2 were for the PS2 you would certainly hope so. Maybe they'll do it for the PS3 and 360 since thy did for 13 & 13-2. : > Maybe the designer couldn't decide. xD They must think it looks cool at Square Enix. Okay, so I read Crazy Chocobo only plays when you're riding a red Chocobo (phew xD), and that you can actually pick which Chocobo theme you want playing. Nice touch, huh? There is also a jazzy Caribbean Chocobo theme. Final Fantasy 13-2 OST - Disc Three - 10 - Rodeo De Chocobo - YouTube and...um...groovy Chocobo Final Fantasy 13-2 OST - Disc One - 17 - Groovy Chocobo - YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Hahaha, all righty, leave it to me! *sections off demo related stuff* - Demo is a fairly hefty size at 1778 MB, so it was maybe for the best you decided against getting it. - Apparently it starts at about two hours in, which seems like a bad idea for a demo, but whatever. - Takes about an hour to get through The battles are weird, they're random battles and yet NOT random battles. You can't see enemies walking around until you're right beside them. When they pop into view you get the chance to start the fight with a pre-emtive strike, which is REALLY easy to do (a coloured compass type thingy pops up and you have to press X whilst it's still pointing to green). You'll probably start every single fight as a pre-emtive... which gives you Haste for a short time and it's easier to stagger the enemy (like in 13). The random encounters are stupidly easy, you can recruit a monster from you first encounter that will just spam you with heals. You don't have to worry about healing AT ALL. You can just spam the X button to get through all the fights which seemed really lame. Actually my main, if not only real issue with the demo was the fights. They're just boring. The random encounter rate is pretty good, however. Not too little, not too much. There were some other issues, but they were kinda nit-picky. Like Noel's jump animation being really bad (but it's nice to have a jump button!), and one pretty bad frame drop when exploring. Noel is quite...pleasant, I thought he was gonna be all cocky for some reason, but he always speaks calmly and isn't even slightly annoying. NPC behave a little oddly, I was using Mog to get some treasure (happens a lot) and all the near by ones came over to have a look. You don't have to click on them to talk, they'll speak as you pass by. Some of their lines are a bit odd (or stupid), but whatever. One npc was blathering about how hot the soldiers all were whilst I was shopping at another npc. She sounded like a dumb blonde, but whatever. xD Sometimes they'll appear to attack enemies, but when you get into combat they don't actually helps which seemed kinda lame. Right from the start things feel pretty nice and open, and there's even a quest/side mission in the demo, so I guess they'll pop up a fair bit throughout the game this time. There are QTEs but it gives you fair warning right before you're gonna be expected to press a button (or directional button) in time. Some people complained the graphics were a step back, but it's probably an early build of the game (looks like the E3 demo). Some of the environments did look a bit basic graphically.
I think X-2 had pretty good combat in that you could control what ALL the characters did, but I still feel those two games are pretty similar. Kingdom Hearts is pretty badass to me, but I understand if you don't share the same opinion. I hope KH 3 is going to be released for a console that I own... It would suck to have to get another one, especially since the PS3 has no KH love so far. Heh... It's like he couldn't decide whether to wear shorts or full trousers, so he just did both: One for each leg. XD Who in the world think that's a good look to have? Yay~ Hope you enjoy it. I don't think I'm gonna risk hooking up to the unsecured connection, so I'm relying on YOU for a report on what you think of the demo thus far. :3 Thanks. ^^ If I get it done, I'll be sure to let you see. And I've been doing more of the strength exercises to vary up my routine. Normally, I'd stick to the aerobics and yoga, but I figured the strength training needed some love too. Oh man. Do I get wiped after some of those routines though. ^^; It's childish on his part, not yours. I guess I can see your dilemma about just blocking him, but if he's bothering you at all, then I say go for it. ^^ No reason to have to put up with stuff like that. And wow~ That's getting it really close! Just shave off a few more minutes and it will be yours! I know you can do it. You got dem elite gaming skills. I thought she was a fairly good companion when I played the PS2 version. Of course, I wasn't really trying to beat it in under 2 hours... Srsly...who set the number that low? :/ Haha... You have more gaming talent in your feet than I do in my whole body.
Wot? You craaaaazy. You didn't think X-2 had much more fun combat? 13 practically played itself. Nooo, it looks badass! Bloody Kingdom Tarts. Are they ever gonna do a third one? Yeah, sly bastards. The short things remind me of Tidus though, bleh. http://www.finalfantasy.net/wp-conte...2/01/NOEL1.png Sony Europe are lazy as hell compared with Sony America. Awwwwwwww, yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss, today is download day, huh? Awesome, I can't wait to see it if you do finish it! <3 Maybe try some different exercises so it isn't as boring(?). Aww, man. Think I can just block this loser on my PSN? xD It's childish, but I don't like the fact he's catching me up with his 2/10 difficulty-10 hour platinums. It seems wrong to just block people though. : | I almost got the ICO one yesterday. Finished the game at about 2 hours and ten minuets. You need to beat it in under two, and you can't afford to make mistakes which is just awful since things can easily go wrong, and Yorda's AI is about as intelligent as that guy trying to catch me up. Seriously don't remember her being so thick. Sometimes she'll go about halfway up a ladder, then go back down again for NO reason whatsoever. Then there are all the time you can stand there calling and calling and she just stands there doing her best impression of a lemon. If I try for it again I'll probably use my feet since my feet could almost definitely do a better job. I used my feet to help me get the LBP2 platinum.
X-2 and XIII had a similar combat system to me. Job Changes, Paradigm Shifts, fast-paced action style. Only real difference to me seems to be the "reaction commands" or whatever they're called. Glad to hear people enjoying it though. Noel's new outfit makes him look like he's from Kingdom Hearts. ^^; Yeah, if game companies are going to offer DLC when a game is launched, they may as well just package it in the game at the start... Ah well. Just another way to milk more money out of the consumer. Ah, I see. I didn't know that was the reason. Still seems kind of odd that they would update on different days, unless it just makes the work load easier. *shrugs* I have been drawing a little. Nothing really too different from normal, though I am working on a fanart piece that's gonna be a rather big project. I'm not sure if I'm liking it right now or not, so we'll see if I actually finish it. Thanks~ I am going to try and get my time back up to where it was before though, maybe even try for 45 mins somtime.
Joking aside, I think X-2 will be the better game. The combat will still be the best since 13-2 seems to have a battle system very similar to 13. Plus the story bits of X-2 were so bad they were...kinda good. xD 13-2's are probably just gonna be bad. I am looking forwards to the casino area though. <3 Eh, there's a kinda feel to Final Fantasy games that's nice, looking forwards to playing something new with that "Final Fantasy" feeling too. Who knows, though. Maybe it'll be a reasonably good game. Read some guys post saying he was really enjoying it. Claimed it has a better story than 10-2, so fingers crossed. Heh, saw a video with the DLC that comes free with my pre-order. Makes Noel look much cooler Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Trailer (Bikinis, Omega & More!) - YouTube Looks like an exciting boss. :> The new trend of having DLC as a pre-order bonus is really lame though. American retailers are just offering one bit of DLC each. : | Aaah, I'm kinda curious to know which Moogle it could be. x3 It's just because the European store always updates on a Wedensday (in theory), and the US store on Tuesdays. Wish my main account was a US one, you guys get a lot of much better avatars than we do. You also get some classic JRPGs that we don't. : < Looks like you've been drawing more though? Aww...well, 15 minuets is still something. Fifteen a day is enough to help keep your mood up, I think. Yeah, chin up. *hugs*
No big deal. That joke was dying anyway. Well, as long as you're satisfied with the purchase, that's all that matters. Wouldn't it be a hoot if X-2 turned out to be the better game? I guess it's all subjective though. I dunno. I just know that I couldn't find this one moogle...and I backtracked to pretty much everywhere... :/ Guess it's in the one spot I either can't get to, or haven't thought to look. Lost that save a long time ago though, so no use in trying now. That may be it. And yeah, confusing name... Guess it's trying to be all mysterious or something, but only ends up sounding convoluted. Yeah, wonder why some places get those sooner than others? It's all online. You'd figure that it could be released all at once for everyone. I'm doing okay. Haven't really been keeping up with the piano lessons like I should be, and I've cut down my exercise routine to around 15 minutes... ^^; I'm still waking up early, and going to sleep early too, so that's a plus.
