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I respect other's opinions, but anyone who thinks it's one of the BEST movies of all time clearly isn't much of a movie buff.[/quote]
fuck "movie buff". How about "Hasn't ever really thought about movies. Ever."
 
When Square announced all the FF7 spin-offs, I was excited.

Then as they started to roll out, you knew it was mostly gonna be crap. Advent Children was a total letdown, and from what I've gathered Dirge of Cerberus didn't turn out much better. Crisis Core was a well-made game, but really, nothing can live up to the FFVII legacy.

The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII was doomed to failure from the start.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']
The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII was doomed to failure from the start.[/QUOTE]
Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.
 
So to get into the Fat Princess beta, you had to upload a pic of yourself eating cake and with something PS related.

Work didn't stop this guy.
If only we could all be so lucky.

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[quote name='Rei no Otaku']Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.[/QUOTE]

:applause:
 
He could have atleast picked a good looking womang to feed him cake.
[quote name='Rei no Otaku'] Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.[/quote]Overhyped, yeah.
 
[quote name='tiredfornow']He could have atleast picked a good looking womang to feed him cake.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. Look at those sharp knees. Way too sharp for me. Pass.
 
[quote name='manthing']Which console does Oblivion look/play better on? PS3 or 360?

I'll wish death on any of you $$$$$$s who say PC.[/quote]
PS3 was noticeably better until the 360 version received a patch.
The difference is almost nil now.
 
[quote name='dallow']PS3 was noticeably better until the 360 version received a patch.
The difference is almost nil now.[/quote]


Thanks dallow!

I guess I gotta go to TRU to take back my 2x Soul Bubbles and look for Oblivion GOTY for the 360, then take back the PS3 Oblivion to Sears.
 
[quote name='dallow']What were you gonna do with the 2x Soul Bubbles?
There's so many of them, I don't know why I wanted to buy more, hehe.

If they have 2x of those Oblivion GOTYs........... let me know.
Was the Sears PS3 one GOTY?
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They were used to experiment with that TRU weekend glitch, then become gifts for cousins. The 2x SBs were the only $10 sale games in the store.

Then I found a TRU that had Spectrobes, but didn't see SB. I asked the clerk if they had any copies of SB, he laughed, asked if I was kidding, and took me to a 3 section wide of DS games overflowing with SB.

:lol:

So the 2x SBs are going back.

I'll keep an eye out for the GOTY for you, and non-GOTY version was $10 @ Sears.
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']Of course it was. It was based around a mediocre game that's been overhyped for years by its blind fanboys.[/QUOTE]I disagree. I played many RPGs, 200+ of them. Out of all I played, FFVII still remains to be my favorite. I still go back and play the game now. I actually enjoyed Dirge of Cerberus, loved Crisis Core (one of the 5 best games in 2008 IMO), and oh course I loved Advent Children. I just love anything FFVII related. The game was so great to me (only game that came close was Xenogears), that I'd definitely be excited for anything related to the compilation of FFVII.

I think Final Fantasy VII was the best game because I felt like I was really sucked into the game and I just couldn’t stop playing. The story of FFVII was magnificent since it gave me moments of passion, joy, and even some sadness (I still feel emotional when going back through certain scenes).

I could really relate to the wonderful cast of characters like Cloud (my old online name use to be Cloud Strife, in gaming forums), Barret, Tifa, Cid, Aeris, and so on. The gameplay of FFVII was very amazing also although the controls were a little rough but that was before the analog stick came along. Traveling around the world to many places was a fantastic experience and there were so many things to do. The towns were the most memorable I’ve ever seen in a RPG game to date and I could say the same about the dungeons, mountain paths, caves, and so on. The Shinra Building still remains one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been into an RPG game, especially with the amount of realism inside. A very important aspect to me in a good RPG game is the battle system and FFVII had my favorite battle system. The ATB, in my opinion, moved at the best pace in FFVII and playing battles was a lot of fun. The Limit Breaks were a wonderful addition to FFVII, and I still find them to be the best in any FF game I’ve played. I also really liked the addition to Materia orbs that characters would equip to do magic, summons, help party members, and do skills. The materia system really allowed me to customize my characters how I want to.

The story and gameplay of FFVII were amazing but the soundtrack was even better. Ever single theme I heard in FFVII was magnificent and really fit the scene well. I especially liked the boss battle theme more than anything and I can still hear it in my mind. The characters might have looked blocky but I liked that look since it made Cloud look like Popeye. The pre-rendered backgrounds in FFVII were even more amazing and allowed new realism to an RPG game. They may not be the best backgrounds now but they’re still fantastic. FFVII was the first RPG to really use a lot of CG Cinemas and they were fantastic. The transition from real time to CG was near flawless.

Overall, FFVII is the best and most memorable RPG experience I ever had and I will never forget it. With the wonderful side quest, soundtrack, story, gameplay, and even graphics, make this a superb RPG game. I’m just so glad that a game I anticipated so much was not a disappointment and turned out to be the best game I ever played.

When I worked for an RPG website writing previews, reviews, and news stories, I gave it a near perfect too (highest rated game on the site).

Anyway from FFVII, I'm playing RE5. I'm now in Chapter 6-2. I'm looking to beat the game before the weekend.
 
[quote name='manthing']They were used to experiment with that TRU weekend glitch, then become gifts for cousins. The 2x SBs were the only $10 sale games in the store.

Then I found a TRU that had Spectrobes, but didn't see SB. I asked the clerk if they had any copies of SB, he laughed, asked if I was kidding, and took me to a 3 section wide of DS games overflowing with SB.

:lol:

So the 2x SBs are going back.

I'll keep an eye out for the GOTY for you, and non-GOTY version was $10 @ Sears.[/quote]Thanks, and yeah, I don't know why the hell they printed so many Soul Bubbles copies.
Almost as if it was going to be retail everywhere and at the last second, TRU got it. :)
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']Overall, FFVII is the best and most memorable RPG experience I ever had and I will never forget it. With the wonderful side quest, soundtrack, story, gameplay, and even graphics, make this a superb RPG game. I’m just so glad that a game I anticipated so much was not a disappointment and turned out to be the best game I ever played. [/QUOTE]

Excuse Me?
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's time for a sequel, dallow. ;)[/quote]

[quote name='manthing']Which console does Oblivion look/play better on? PS3 or 360?

I'll wish death on any of you $$$$$$s who say PC.[/quote]

If you're not talking GOTY edition the PS3 version of oblivion has some of the DLC built in. It ran good too -- I know CastleTrybread said the load times were noticeably better.
 
Oh God. Why did I just read through that wall of text?

I still don't get people that cried during FFVII. Is it just people that were a certain age when it came out? I was 18 at the time and didn't really have time for RPGs but I played some of it and gave it up for almost a decade and then finished it. I can understand that people like it because it introduced ridiculously long cut-scenes to the genre but I still don't understand the deep emotional attachment many CAGs have for FFVII.
 
[quote name='distgfx']Excuse Me?[/QUOTE]It has a really awesome battle system to me, which counts as gameplay. I like how the materia system works, where I insert materia for various characters, which kind of counts as gameplay. I WILL admit the controls aren't as good now; however, it was very understandable at the time period because FFVII was released BEFORE the analog stick existed on PS1. Compared to many other games I played with D-pad controls (like the original Suikdoen, Wild Arms, Beyond The Beyond, etc.), it played fine IMO. I thought many of the mini-games played great. FFVII is one of the only games I played just about every single mini-game for. That's how I look at it.

I still have my 63+ hour status screen captured (captured it 6 years ago, since I was the one who captured images for RPGs). ;)
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I hope I get in the Fat Princess closed beta, but we'll see. I rarely win a contest, but I'll keep trying.

I gotta get back to studying, then hopefully I'll have time for RE5 later.
[quote name='The Crotch']Okay, I am genuinely curious, here. I'm not... y'know, I'm not going "LOL, TMK is so funny!" with this one. So I'd appreciate it if you got back to me on this one. With a detailed response. Alright? Alright.

So.

Advent Children had a good pile of FF7 characters in it. Aside from that, what was good? There wasn't really much of a story. The dialogue made all kinds of not-sense. The action was... well, shit, I've ranted enough about that for now. So what was good?[/QUOTE]The CG is great, told me the rest of the story I wanted to hear. I find it emotional in ways. I disagree about the action not being good.

Short Circuit is still my favorite movie ever, but there's no denying FFVII: AC was one of my favorites. Can't wait for the Complete version. :D
 
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[quote name='corrosivefrost']If you're not talking GOTY edition the PS3 version of oblivion has some of the DLC built in. It ran good too -- I know CastleTrybread said the load times were noticeably better.[/QUOTE]

Can't be better than installing to HDD.
 
[quote name='depascal22']Oh God. Why did I just read through that wall of text?

I still don't get people that cried during FFVII. Is it just people that were a certain age when it came out? I was 18 at the time and didn't really have time for RPGs but I played some of it and gave it up for almost a decade and then finished it. I can understand that people like it because it introduced ridiculously long cut-scenes to the genre but I still don't understand the deep emotional attachment many CAGs have for FFVII.[/quote]

I think it's because the series grew up a little with that installment, perhaps. The characters weren't little tiny chibi type sprites and such and the cutscenes made things more "realistic" than just having the little sprites move all over the screen with their 6 motions. Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.

*shrug* I'm just guessing. Personally, I loved the game and played it several times over, it's probably my favorite FF game alongside FFIV.
 
The snowboarding mini-game in FFVII I played A LOT. I was obsessed with it.
I'm convinced I had the fastest time in the world for that. (probably not, but pretty good)

I loved FFVII at the time, but never played it again after beating it in 97 so I have no idea how it holds up.
I would play the hell out of a remake though.
 
[quote name='zewone']Can't be better than installing to HDD.[/quote]

I don't know about that. Some games receive hardly any improvement in load times from installing. I don't know where Oblivion ranks on that list.

I just looked it up and it's got 13.5 seconds of improvement -- not sure how that compares to the PS3 version, which can also be installed to the HDD.
 
[quote name='zewone']Can't be better than installing to HDD.[/QUOTE]
I know Oblivion 360 cached some to the HDD if you had one. I always had to clear mine out because shit would crash after a while. So it could be like Halo 3 and actually be worse, or it could just not help much.

I sold my 360 copy when I got it for PC, so I don't know, just putting in my 2 cents because I'm bored.

Edit : 13.5 seconds improvement is a big improvement IMO. Game took like 30 seconds or so to load.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']It has a really awesome battle system to me, which counts as gameplay.[/QUOTE]

Oy, oy, oy, I'll never see what you like in 'gameplay' like that.
 
[quote name='hankmecrankme']I know Oblivion 360 cached some to the HDD if you had one. I always had to clear mine out because shit would crash after a while. So it could be like Halo 3 and actually be worse, or it could just not help much.

I sold my 360 copy when I got it for PC, so I don't know, just putting in my 2 cents because I'm bored.

Edit : 13.5 seconds improvement is a big improvement IMO. Game took like 30 seconds or so to load.[/quote]

44.5 -> 31
 
[quote name='distgfx']Oy, oy, oy, I'll never see what you like in 'gameplay' like that.[/quote]


So do you not like turn based RPGs like final fantasy and lost odyssey and chrono trigger or are you singling out FF7?
 
Okay, a response, cool. A little smaller than I wanted, but hey, I'm used to that.[quote name='The Mana Knight']
The CG is great, told me the rest of the story I wanted to hear. I find it emotional in ways. I disagree about the action not being good.[/quote]The rest of the story? Like what? How all of the character development of FF7 was eliminated so that they could bring Cloud back to the angst-laden stereotype that most people view him as?

Emotional? Well, I can't argue with you there. Not because I don't want to, but because... well, I really just can't argue with you about what gets your emotions going. Hell, maybe I would have been emotional, if not for the fact that none of the dialogue made any damn sense.

And as for the action? Yeah. It looked cool, I guess. But it was all fucking pointless. Save for the final fight and I guess the church fight, it didn't resolve a single fucking thing.

Take the fight in the forest with Vincent. Three and a half minutes of people swinging/shooting at each-others' weapons. It ends at a completely arbitrary point where, apparently, everyone just gets bored and leaves. And it resolved nothing. It was filler. It was padding. It was pointless. And it made up the majority of the damn movie.

EDIT: Also, Motorcycle Minigame > Snowboard Minigame.

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[quote name='corrosivefrost']44.5 -> 31[/QUOTE]

Damn, that's a nice improvement. Now how are the load times on PS3? On PC, it's like 10 seconds for the first load, about 4 for the rest, for the record, on my PC.
 
[quote name='hankmecrankme']Damn, that's a nice improvement. Now how are the load times on PS3? On PC, it's like 10 seconds for the first load, about 4 for the rest, for the record, on my PC.[/quote]

From what I could find:

PS3 load times are about 40% faster. A 10 second load time on 360 is about 6 on PS3. A 40 second load time is about 25 on PS3.

Sounds like the HDD install makes it comparable.
 
[quote name='dallow']I thought PS3 GOTY version had all the DLC?[/quote]

Yeah, it does. Save maybe the horse armor. :lol:

PS3 GOTY Version = 360 GOTY Version = PS3 Regular Version + Shivering Isles = 360 Version + Knights of the Nine (and probably anything else that was released prior to shivering isles) + Shivering Isles
 
Only Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles, the 360 has a lot more DLC.

EDIT: Yo, frost, what about that free castle that was released after GOTY for the 360 too?
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']I think it's because the series grew up a little with that installment, perhaps. The characters weren't little tiny chibi type sprites and such and the cutscenes made things more "realistic" than just having the little sprites move all over the screen with their 6 motions. Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.

*shrug* I'm just guessing. Personally, I loved the game and played it several times over, it's probably my favorite FF game alongside FFIV.[/quote]

That's a better defense than TMK's.

This isn't just for you frost but how come that same argument doesn't hold for FFX? It was the next big leap in technology and featured a great battle system.
 
[quote name='depascal22']That's a better defense than TMK's.

This isn't just for you frost but how come that same argument doesn't hold for FFX? It was the next big leap in technology and featured a great battle system.[/quote]

Battle system was great in X, that's true. But I think, personally, the story was lacking. And it was hella fucking linear. It seemed to me, that they focused so much on getting it to run in a 3D overworld that they forgot to allow the open world approach you got in most of the other games about 40% through, give or take. Also, other than Lulu and maybe Rikku or Auron, the characters in X just sucked (for me). I hated Tidus. I hated Yuna more. Wakka was the fucking worst. The minigame(s) sucked too... I hated blitzball or whatever it was. I was expecting a next gen FFVII and was let down completely. I hate X. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE [/KEFKA].
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost'] Plus actually killing a main character was sort of a new thing.
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'Cept for IV and V...

Though IV really pussied out on that in the end.
 
[quote name='depascal22']I prefer X over VII even though they are similar solely because of the battle system. That and the graphics are much better.[/quote]

Combine FFVII characters/story/world with the FFX battle system and experience system then update the graphics to current console technology... and it would be a friggen beast of beasts.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']'Cept for IV and V...

Though IV really pussied out on that in the end.[/QUOTE]

Well you could take it as being more of a new thing in the US with FF7 since hardly anyone played JRPGs in the US before FF7. It was a niche genre for sure until that game hit and RPGs blew up.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Combine FFVII characters/story/world with the FFX battle system and experience system then update the graphics to current console technology... and it would be a friggen beast of beasts.[/quote]
I read "beasts as "breasts"....
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Well you could take it as being more of a new thing in the US with FF7 since hardly anyone played JRPGs in the US before FF7. It was a niche genre for sure until that game hit and RPGs blew up.[/quote]
Well, sure, but I don't think that that was what Frost was getting at.

Also, Chrono Trigger and Phantasy Star 4.

EDIT: And did Breath of Fire 3 come out before Final Fantasy 7?
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Well, sure, but I don't think that that was what Frost was getting at.

Also, Chrono Trigger and Phantasy Star 4.

EDIT: And did Breath of Fire 3 come out before Final Fantasy 7?[/quote]
The both come out the same year, but FF7 came out first.
 
I can get behind you on FFX, frost. Battle system was good. Everything else was garbage. Killed the series for me. Didnt even try 12.

Disappointed to see the local overhead map in the FF13 demo.
 
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