Favorites/Least Favorites

[Raziel]

I'm posting this just so we can get all of the "What's your favorite *blank*" threads out of our systems.

Favorites

Final Fantasy Game: FF9
Non-Final Fantasy Game: Tie - Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross
Character: Magus (Chrono Trigger)
Side-Character: General Leo (FF6)
Villain: Kuja (FF9)
Boss: Culex (Super Mario RPG)
Enemy: Any kind of Imp (Chrono Trigger)
Weapon: Lionheart (FF8)
Skill/Technique: Strong Arm (Chrono Cross)
Limit Break/Trance/Overdrive: Satellite Beam (FF7)
Spell: Ultranova (Chrono Cross)
Summon: Odin (FF9 or FF4)
Town: Tie - Zeal (Chrono Trigger)/Icicle Inn (FF7)
Dungeon: Giant of Bab-Il (FF4)
FMV: Kuja at Burmecia (FF9)
Mini-Game: Beetle Hill Race (Super Mario RPG)


Least Favorites

Final Fantasy Game: FF10
Non-Final Fantasy Game: Threads of Fate
Character: Wakka (FF10)
Side-Character: Baigan (FF4)
Villain: Seymour (FF10)
Boss: Calbrena (FF4)
Enemy: Tonberry (Super tough and no reward. Sign me up!)
Weapon: Wakka's Blitzball (FF10)
Skill/Technique: Enemy Skill (FF7)
Limit Break/Trance/Overdrive: Slot (Cait Sith's or Selphie's)
Spell: Venom (FF4...1 HP of damage...the fuck?)
Summon: Ixion (FF10...it's a fucking unicorn!?!?)
Town: Wutai (FF7)
Dungeon: Temple of the Ancients (FF7)
FMV: Cloud and Tifa fall into the Lifestream (FF7)
Mini-Game: Triple Triad (FF8)

[Sum Yung Guy]

Are any of those favorites/least favorites from any Enix games?

Oh and about Magus as your favorite character, you put him as just (chrono trigger) it should be (chrono trigger/chrono cross) since he is a playable character in chrono cross... not the same name but he is the same person.

[Raziel]

No, Magus isn't a playable character in CC. Janus might be one of the characters. It's rumored that Guile is the alternate reality version of Janus (Guile being the lighter side and Magus being the darker side) but there is no proof of it. When I say "Magus" I mean the dark wizard from CT.

And no, none of the games on my list are Enix games. The only games of theirs that I played extensively were Actraiser 1 and 2, The 7th Saga and Illusion of Gaia. There was nothing I liked or disliked more about those games than the games I have listed, so I didn't include them.

[Kuja]

Well thats an interesting theory any reason why ? (i havnt played CC)

Favorites

Final Fantasy Game: FF9
Non-Final Fantasy Game: Chrono Trigger/Robotrek
Character: Magus/Gogo (Chrono Trigger/FF6) I suposed you meant that you can control ?
Side-Character: General Leo/Beatrix (FF6)
Villain: Kuja/Kefka (FF9/FF6)
Boss: Ozma (FF9)
Enemy: Malboro (FF7,FF8 and FF9 i think)
Weapon: Lionheart (FF8)
Skill/Technique: Bad Breath (FF7,FF8 and FF9 i think)
Limit Break/Trance/Overdrive: Grand Lethal (FF9)
Spell: Ultima (FF9)
Summon: Alexander (FF9)
Town: Esthar (FF8)
Dungeon: Last Dungeon (FF6)
FMV: Kuja at Burmecia (FF9)
Mini-Game: Card game (FF9)


Least Favorites

Final Fantasy Game: None (didnt play FF10 but it look shitty)
Non-Final Fantasy Game: None that i remember.
Character: Umaro (FF6)
Side-Character: Those fool in avalanche (FF7)
Villain: None that i can remember.
Boss: Slasher (Chrono Trigger)
Enemy: Tonberry (Super tough and no reward. Sign me up!)
Weapon: Rinoa weapon (FF7)
Skill/Technique: None that i can remember.
Limit Break/Trance/Overdrive: Cait Sith's
Spell: Death (FF9 Almost never work..)
Summon: Cactus (FF8)
Town: Bone Village (FF7)
Dungeon: The one where you can get Gau after everyone split (FF6)
FMV: Cloud and Tifa fall into the Lifestream (FF7)
Mini-Game: There must be one i just cant remember.

[Raziel]

Well thats an interesting theory any reason why ? (i havnt played CC)


Well, it's a minor spoiler, but if you really want to know why...

Towards the end of CC, Kid recieves a letter from one of the characters from CT explaining a bunch of plot elements, but also creating a ton of other questions in the process. At the end of the letter, the author says something like "I know you'll be safe because 'He' is there to protect you. P.S. Janus, if you let anything happen to her, I'll kick your ass."

That little "P.S." suggests that one of the characters in the game is actually an alternate-future version of Janus. The two big possibilities are that it's either Serge or Guile. Serge, because the reference seems a little too important for it to be any of the side characters. Guile, because it would more logically fit with the story of the game. Either way, it's not Magus, it's a grown up version of Janus, only if he took a different path than the one that lead to him becoming Magus. Did that make any sense?

[Kuja]

Even tho like i said i havnt played CC it seem to be making sense :)

[Raziel]

Yeah, well shit I forgot to explain who Serge and Guile are.

Serge is the main character. Pretty self-explanatory. Guile is one of the other playable characters, but he's not one that you are required to recruit. In fact, on your first trip through the game, you have to pick between him, a rock star named Nikki and a pansy-ass fencer named Pierre.

[!King_Amazon!]

I don't know why but both times I played the game I ended up picking Pierre..

[Rurouni Storm]

No, Magus isn't a playable character in CC. Janus might be one of the characters. It's rumored that Guile is the alternate reality version of Janus (Guile being the lighter side and Magus being the darker side) but there is no proof of it. When I say "Magus" I mean the dark wizard from CT.


Originally, Guile was actually supposed to be Magus in disguise. In Radical Dreamers, he was. They cut that out because he doesn't have enough character development in CC.

[!King_Amazon!]

He is right there, in Radical Dreamers Guile was in fact Magus in disguise.

[Raziel]

I've heard people say that, but personally I think it would have ben pretty retarded to have Magus as Guile. I prefer the idea of him being an alternate reality version of Magus. Like the other side of the Janus coin.

[!King_Amazon!]

Well in radical dreamers guile was magus in disguise, you must accept this.

[Rurouni Storm]

He was also with you most of the game and was involved in the plot.

The Guile from CC didn't seem at all like Janus. I like Raz's theory there.

[Kuja]

Just for the fun of it. In CC does he still wear the amulet his sister gave him in CT ?

[Kuja`s #1]

FF GAMES LIKE-FFVII-FFX
Favorite Cities/Kingdoms-Lindblum, Rocket Town, Basaid, Madain Sari
Favorite Weapons-Massamune(you never get it but it owned in FFVII), Punishment(gunblade just before Lionheart in FFVIII), Buster Sword, Katana or Shimmering Blade, Massamune(FFIX)
Favorite Overdrives/Trances/Limit Breaks-Tornado, Omnislash, Chaos, Lionheart, Blitz Ace, Mix(Rikku)
Favorite Characters-Tifa, Cloud, Vincent, Cid, Squall, Rinoa, Garnet, Eiko, Auron, Yuna, Rikku
Favorite Villains-Kuja, Seymour Guado, Sephiroth, Seifer Almasy, Sorceress Adel, Rufus Shinra, Black Mages(eEVIL), Yunalesca(I can't explain it...),

Everybody or thing I didn't list is stupid.

[Raziel]

Just for the fun of it. In CC does he still wear the amulet his sister gave him in CT ?

Here's a link to a picture of Guile. It's not really high-quality, but it gets the job done. I honestly can't tell if he's wearing the Amulet, but I don't recall it being mentioned in the game.

http://www.rpgplanet.com/chrono/images/cc_guile.gif

Everybody or thing I didn't list is stupid.


That's a pretty broad statement. There's a metric ton of stuff that you didn't list, dude.

[Kuja`s #1]

Hmmmmmm..... Good point. I'm manily FF. I did play FF3-6, just never finished them. The only one I did kinda like is the one where you end up on a pirate ship after playing for like 30 minutes. The other one I really hated was the one involving: your a knight, you kill a monster, its a summon and you killed some girls mother.

The other one I kinda liked was where ou meat a treasure hunter and you have to fight off people with Moogles.

[Raziel]

The mother-killing knight was FF4, the pirate ship was FF5 and the moogle battle was FF6.

[Kuja`s #1]

Thanks. I can't remember a thing about FF3 though... I played it like.....years ago.

[Raziel]

Well, unless you know Japanese I wouldn't imagine that you'd remember any of FF3.

[Rurouni Storm]

I'll actually explain some of them.

Final Fantasy Game: FF6

A just like how the story is done, every character plays a part and their reasons for coming with you are explained well. Plus, it has Kefka.

Non-Final Fantasy Game: Suikoden 2

One of the most complex dark stories ever told. Plus, it's a neat combination of RPG and strategy game.

Character: Viktor (Suikoden 2)

He was just badass in general. Always drunk and walking around with a chip on his shoulder, yet still reliable and quite intelligent. Plus, he had a talking sword that he always argued with. Shame he didn't show up in part 3.

Side-Character: Lacan (Xenogears)
Villain: Grahf (Xenogears)

Reasons would be spoilers.

Boss: Jowy (Suikoden II)

Well, more for the same reasons I like Grahf. Jowy starts the game as your best friend, but slowly becomes an enemy. You are drawn into conflict with him even though he also believes he is helping the kingdom in his own way.

Enemy: Tonberry

The buggers can really be a pain in your side in some of the FFs.

Weapon: Lionheart (FF8)

I have to agree. Gunblades are just cool.

Town: Tie - Solaris (Xenogears)/Broken Hills (Fallout 2)
Dungeon:Vault 15 (sort of a dungeon)
FMV: The Highwind's transformation in FF7
Mini-Game: Tetra Master (FF9)


Least Favorites

Final Fantasy Game: FF8 (but I don't hate it)
Non-Final Fantasy Game: Silent Hill 2
Character: Cecil
Side-Character: Baigan (FF4)
Villain: Seifer (FF8)
Boss: Chameleon Man (Wild Arms 3. Oh joy, a boss who's every second move instant kills your entire party!)

[Raziel]

Silent Hill? By "Non-FF Game" I meant "Non-FF Square-Enix Game." This is the Square-Enix forum after all.

[Medieval Bob]

Favorites
Boss: Culex (Super Mario RPG)

Least Favorites
Mini-Game: Triple Triad (FF8)

I really really enjoyed Triple Triad. Was it just the variations in rules that you didn't like, or what?

Also, I don't remember exactly what it is, but FF music is played during the Culex fight. I always thought that was hilarious.

Least Favorites
Character: Umaro (FF6)

Grr... Umaro is l337.

Hmmmmmm..... Good point. I'm manily FF. I did play FF3-6, just never finished them. The only one I did kinda like is the one where you end up on a pirate ship after playing for like 30 minutes. The other one I really hated was the one involving: your a knight, you kill a monster, its a summon and you killed some girls mother.

The other one I kinda liked was where ou meat a treasure hunter and you have to fight off people with Moogles.

How can you represent yourself as a FF fan and not like FF4 and 6? You couldn't even identify the plots... Omfg.

By the way, the default names in FF5 are gay.

Butz.. Galuf... come on.

[Kuja]

Well i dont think the plot or anything interest him in those games it s probably just the graphik considering he hate chrono trigger.

[Rurouni Storm]

Silent Hill? By "Non-FF Game" I meant "Non-FF Square-Enix Game." This is the Square-Enix forum after all.

That would be Saga Frontier then. I HATE that game.

[Kuja`s #1]

Hahahaha. I don't. A friend of mine does. I played it at his house.

[Kuja]

You dont what ?

[Kuja`s #1]

....understand Japanese. I said I had played FF3 and Raziel said something about if I don't know Japanese I can't have played it or something. I played it at a friend who's family is Japanese and they tought him. I mean taught.

[Raziel]

I really really enjoyed Triple Triad. Was it just the variations in rules that you didn't like, or what?


The rule variations, the minimal number of card spaces, the retarded "combo" system. I just hated everything about it. Tetra Master was far better.

Butz.. Galuf... come on.

Actually, in the American version, his default name is Bartz.

That would be Saga Frontier then. I HATE that game.

I've heard from a lot of people that the second one was exponentially better.

[Rurouni Storm]

I've heard from a lot of people that the second one was exponentially better.

Indeed it was, the only one from the series I play. Unfortunately, the 3rd one on PS2 is worse than the 1st.

[Kuja`s #1]

After playing FFVII, FVIII, and FFIX, I couldn't play old school games like that. I don't know why. I'm not graphics crazy, I just didn't like the way the mountains were flat. I did like the Pirate ship one.....still can't remember, even though Raziel told me. I just didn't know where to go once I got on it. The map was to large and nobody told me which direction to go in.

[Medieval Bob]

Ya... don't you just hate it when nobody tells you exactly what to do?

[Kuja`s #1]

Yeah but Jebus, even in FFVII they told where Kalm or the Temple of the Ancients was. Ya know, go south or west and stuff like that.

[Raziel]

Well, it's nice to have some provided direction. I just finished FF1, and they don't give you Clue #1 as to where the fuck you're supposed to go next. It's the only game I've ever played where I had the Player's Guide next to me the entire time. Getting lost for over an hour in the goddamned Terra Cave was just too much for my low patience reserves to handle.

[!King_Amazon!]

You could pretty much play through FF1 in any order you want.

[Raziel]

Yeah, but there is a severly warped difficulty slope if you don't do it in the correct order. Trying to beat the Warmech at level 12 isn't something I would consider particularly easy.

[!King_Amazon!]

I killed Garland.

[Kuja`s #1]

Which one? Square has this retarded habbit of repeating the same names over and over again.

[!King_Amazon!]

The one that was from FF1, the game we are talking about..

[Raziel]

Garland appeared in two Final Fantasy games. FF1 and 9. In fact, it's rumored that they are actually the same character, considering that the FF9 Garland mentions at some point in his past he tried to "rule the world by force," and it apparently didn't work.

[Kuja`s #1]

Me no understand English.

You have a tendency to make remarks that have nothing to do with the topic at hand.

[Raziel]

This thread has been off-topic for the last page and a half.

[Cerridwen]

Hmm.

Favorites:

Final Fantasy VII - my all time favorite~~~!!!
Xenogears - except for some Evangelion-esque chara designs,
some Gundam allusions, and a whole lot of head-
numbing text play, it is by far my favorite mecha
RPG aside from the Super Robot Taisen series.
Suikoden 1 & 2 - I never really did escape with 6 characters
alive after that confrontation with that evil mist/
zombie dragon infesting your would-be HQ in 1 and
ditto with Abomination in the 2nd, but it was still
worth it. The runes, combined rune attacks, and
Unite attacks were all awesome, same goes for
hunting for all those objects in order for you
to unlock secrets and complete the games'
many mini games-cum-chores.
Final Fantasy Tactics - this has gotten me addicted up to the
very end. And of course, Cloud Strife was
cameo-ing. Who would be ABLE to RESIST
that?!
Saiyuki - Journey West (Koei) - having finished this baby at
only Level 41 was no mean feat, I was actually
DESPERATE I won't be able to finish it, but I
persevered and did it. Whew. And its FF Tactics
gameplay only added too much fun. I absolutely
HATE the end boss.
Valkyrie Profile - it's really cool. The countdown was
wracking and adds much to the tension, but
seeing Nibelung Valesti string its many hits into
enemies time and again makes my heart weep
with gladness through it all.
Final Fantasy IX - what can I say?! I'm a Garnet fan. :)
She MUST appear in KH2. MUST~~~!!!



Least Favorites:

Final Fantasy VIII - ugh. The story was cool and it was
futuristic and all that crap, but I never
had any problems going through this game
unlike its predecessor. It was way TOO
easy...
Chrono Cross - I must admit I like this game, and its Element
system, but the world is hideously small to
explore all I want. The whole time I was
bumming around before fighting Lavos, I felt
like a caged animal. The frigging overworld was
just TOO small.
Tales of Destiny - after those island-things went up the sky,
I never was able to get pass this ridiculously
hard maze. DAMN~~~!!! Just when I had
Stahn memorize ALL his Sacred Skills...TT_TT
Beyond the Beyond - >_____< this is even worse than
having Tyrant crash into your birthday
party disguising himself as Barney. No,
no, NO~~~!!! I actually found myself
enjoying THIS one before Suikoden 1
came along and saved me from the
abyss...
Most Anime-to-Video Game hardware/games - they play like
crap, can't raise a candle to the
terrific anime they were based on, and
give us more calluses and headaches
trying to figure out how the hell
Ryouga did the Shichihokuudan.