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skullbone posted...

Today is also the last free game and the last day to use this $10 coupon so if you were waiting to buy anything today would be the day to do it!

Wasn't sure if they were going to keep giving away games in 2020 but it looks like they are! I'm guessing that's Darksiders 2 and Steep for the week of Jan 1st to 9th.

So glad I waited on DS2. I have the first one on PS4, but I'll take a free PC version

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Need to see where Board 8's taste lies

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LeonhartFour posted...

1997-2001 is still the golden age of Final Fantasy with 5 top tier games in 5 years

This. It saddens me that nothing in the past 18 years has come close.

Also, FF8 has a great story. Absolutely thrilling plot with the best character arc in the series (Squall's).

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ninkendo posted...

90% of the world building that is used throughout the entire series comes from Sky 1

Sweet, it's only $10 on Steam, so I'll grab it.

What about Sky 2 and 3? Are they anywhere as important?

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I'm looking to get into the Legend of Heroes series. I've heard great things about Cold Steel 1-3, and I've seen people across the internet say that the Trails in the Sky trilogy is a must-play for understanding the world/politics/etc.

I've also seen people who recommend skipping straight to the Cold Steel games.

Thoughts?

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PS4 because trophies and graphics/framerate

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Good, yes. Gameplay-wise, it's good, like a 7.5/10 kind of game.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

FF9 has half a good to great cast (Zidane/Vivi/Steiner/Garnet) and almost half a terrible cast (Quina/Amarant/Eiko). Freya is okay.

This sums up my thoughts perfectly. Although Amarant is also okay. Honestly he felt tacked on like Umaro in FF6.
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ZenOfThunder posted...

5 is a ton of fun mechanically and I sank a lot of hours into it but there's a ton missing from the game. It's just not a complete package. I wish we got to see more from the FOX Engine and that world other than Survive. It's a total waste.

I remember being so excited for 4 and I stayed up to play it at midnight and around 3 AM I hit that cutscene where Meryl dumps exposition on Old Snake and I just fell asleep. Also the install times kill the pacing. And the fact that after Chapter 2 it stops being like... a real game (with some exceptions)

Agree with everything you said. I bought a PS3 the day MGS4 came out and was totally bummed after Chapter 2. The online kinda saved it, but it still was IMO the most disappointing game ever made.
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I remember liking Zidane/Steiner, although it's been 15 years since I played FF9.

I'm surprised to see people coming down hard on FF9. Usually it's outright worshiped on this board.
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Eager to see how this breaks down, given the quality of each game (though, personally, I hated MGS4).

For me, overall:
3 > 2 > Twin Snakes > 5 > 4

Gameplay-wise:

5 > 3 > 2 > Twin Snakes > 4

Story-wise:
2 > 3 > Twin Snakes > 4 > 5
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MZero11 posted...

LeonhartFour posted...

FFV's is the worst, and I don't think it's particularly close.

I'd take FFV's cast over FFII's and FFIX's

IX would be easily the worst if Vivi didn't exist

Zidane and Steiner were likable as well. Garnet/Dagger, though bland, wasn't bad either. But beyond the four we mentioned, FF9 is meh. Should've involved Beatrix long-term.
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FBike1 posted...

FF8 has the worst playable cast out of all FF games with an actual playable cast (i.e. not FF1 or the MMOs). Rivaled only by maybe FF13.

Squall has the best character arc in the entire series.
Rinoa makes that character arc possible while bringing charm to the game's big moments like the "Eyes on Me" Ragnarok sequence. Bonus points for her being the leader of a resistance group.
Zell is 90s Ryuji and criminally underrated.
Irvine has swagger and more importantly brings a compelling flaw (chokes in big moments)
Quistis is admittedly underdeveloped but compelling and flawed (doubts herself despite being a mentor).

Only Selphie sucks.

Nice try, though. Thanks for playing.
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