Gunblades

[TheNiteAngel]

Alright then, let's say that the FF Wiki it not a reliable source of information.

Let's just look at the game itself. Show me one scene in FFVIII where someone wielding a gunblade shoots someone with it without slicing into them. Also, show me on the gunblade itself where a projectile could possible emerge from the gun.

In FFXIII, you can see that the blade folds up, and becomes a gun, with a barrel. The FFVIII gun blades contain no such feature.

I never said that the gun could fire independent of slashing an enemy... However, it's basic gun mechanics. You cannot have a gun that fires a bullet, even at a hard surface without discharging a bullet. The shell would have to go somewhere because you cannot repeatedly fire the same bullet and without somewhere for the energy to release, the explosion you see would be the weapon itself exploding and becoming a worthless heap of metal. A bullet has to come out of the thing

[ZenMonkey59]

I never said that the gun could fire independent of slashing an enemy... However, it's basic gun mechanics. You cannot have a gun that fires a bullet, even at a hard surface without discharging a bullet. The shell would have to go somewhere because you cannot repeatedly fire the same bullet and without somewhere for the energy to release, the explosion you see would be the weapon itself exploding and becoming a worthless heap of metal. A bullet has to come out of the thing

Apparently I misunderstood you, because it seems we agree. The gunblade MUST fire a bullet inside of the sword, and it must discharge a shell. However the bullet doesn't act like a projectile and fire out of the sword or anything like that...it's not like in FFXIII where Lightning can stand at range and shoot her enemy.

We're on the same side apparently.

[Judge Magistrate]

Actually, if you look into the Dissidia battles when you use Leon you will see that he shoots some bullets. When he uses his bravery attacks he fires some bullets, he launches the opponent into the air and than shoots them. The shell discharge would be the HP attacks where he explodes the area around him.

[ZenMonkey59]

Actually, if you look into the Dissidia battles when you use Leon you will see that he shoots some bullets. When he uses his bravery attacks he fires some bullets, he launches the opponent into the air and than shoots them. The shell discharge would be the HP attacks where he explodes the area around him.

Dissidia=/= FFVIII. In FFVIII, they do not shoot bullets out of the sword. The bullets stay within the gun to create vibrations.

[Judge Magistrate]

I'm gonna have to replay the game and use a zoom feature to video tape him fighting. I would swear that he shoots at least once in the game, but I've been wrong before.

[ZenMonkey59]

I'm gonna have to replay the game and use a zoom feature to video tape him fighting. I would swear that he shoots at least once in the game, but I've been wrong before.

You can make him "shoot" every time he attacks, but once again, the round is contained within the sword.

[Kyreaan]

Here's another thought. When I tried out Bioshock on someone's PS3, I noticed creative weapons with an energy discharge. In Fallout 3, I could make a hand weapon that's a lawn mower blade covered in fire and gasoline. Then, there's Stargate. The staff weapons split and could fire an energy bolt. I would go with a weapon that could split and also fire. There are a couple of different ways to do it depending on the type of RPG system. I would have also liked to see a vibroblade that could shoot an energy bolt towards the direction where the blade pointed. The effect could depend on the blade splitting first or not.

[hypermeteor]

I think its a mix between an explosion and a bullet in games like Final Fantasy Dissida squall's gunblade makes a moderate explosion, with this in mind it also has to have bullets. Completing the term GUNBLADE.

[FFGamer86]

I think its just a flash of pressure that makes sword do more damage.

[CrazedMonkey]

They were specifically designed for the vibration function, which make for a cleaner cut. That's why they were supposed to be so hard to master. I imagine that didn't do both because it would be too predictable. I think the creators wanted to try something new, without going too far from their older works. At least for the time. The design the gunblades had would make shooting bullets a little awkward too. The blade can easily get in the way for any number of reasons. I think that why, when they designed Lightning's gun, it transformed from gun to sword.

[Bubble Boy]

what're the names of them again?
Lionheart
Hyperion
and what's the last one called?