Final Fantasy XIIIFollow

Try out Lost Odyssey. It's as close as you'll get to a real turn based RPG with modern day graphics.

They're pretty non-commital about expansions or DLC, but this game seems to beg for DLC. Especially if you can keep playing after the main story is over. I like the idea of being able to max out my characters even after I've completed the main story line.

Just be grateful that they didn't use the Dynamis/Mythic weapon upgrade system from FFXI. Would have been cool if they used the Item World concept from Disgaea though.

Good to know, I will have to go back through the datalog and see what is in there.

I don't know... granted I haven't played 13 yet, but 9 is still my favorite FF game (probably in part because it was the first I played) and I don't care for the battle system. I absolutely love the story, and I love how each character has a specific role, but the trance system sucks compared to other overdrive modes. It's really my only complaint about the game at all, but is rather annoying once you've played 7 or 10 where you can save your overdrives and use them whenever you want instead of being forced to use them whenever the gauge is full.

Or was there something else you liked about FF9 that you want to see implemented in future games?

/slaps self for still not getting this game, this is the first time ever that i have not gotten a FF game on day 1...
******* UNIVERSITY

SpoilerThere's an area into the next story-area where a giant wolf and a Behemoth are fighting each other. Also, there is a save point just before that, and an area off the cliff you can jump down has a bunch of easy to pre-emp strike wolfs and a giant wolf as well. Just run around that circuit and its 14k CP per five minutes. Just Delta (COM+SEN+RAV) the wolves at the bottom of the cliff, and Relentless (RAV+RAV+COM) the giant wolf/behemoth and its easy. Once they're staggered you can Aggressive (COM+COM+RAV) them to kill 'em faster depending on how you've been leveling your characters. If the behemoth gets a chance to change, you can still win but it'll take more time, but he rarely does if you can just zerg him. Easiest CP evar. And that's just after getting there, so anyone can really do it.

Even though I'm not his their biggest fan, my team is Lightning, Hope, and Fang. I might put some points into Sazh's Healing tree and get rid of the emo kid, but damn, he has such a high Magic Rating its tough on my ol' min/maxing heart.

Edited, Mar 21st 2010 10:11pm by lolgaxe

I never did use Sazh much. He does get Haste the quickest which is good, but his stats are mediocre at best. He doesn't really excel at anything so I usually just leave him in reserve unless I really need haste (so far haven't direly needed it yet).

Sazh comes off to me as a middle of the road type of guy, which I think is great to have. Also, I personally feel like he has the best skills for the Synergist class since not only does he get haste, bravery and faith early in, but he also gets enspells and later on protect and shell.

As far as CP grinding goes what I do is Spoilergo to Gran Pulse and fight where that giant wolf thing and the behemoth are fighting. I have Lighting, Sazh and Hope equipped as Commando, Ravager and Ravager. No matter how you enter this battle you will always get a preemptive strike. Using Lighting, I will first attack the giant wolf ONE time, cancelling out the rest of the attacks with B or sometimes Y, which is enough to put the wolf into stagger. It's important to attack the wolf first because if you don't the Behemoth will stand up and regain all of its life. After attacking the wolf I attack the Behemoth until its dead (the first hit should also put the behemoth into stagger) then I finish off the wolf.


On average I can finish the battle in 18 seconds and rake in 6,600 CP per fight. Once the fight is done I just go around the corner and come right back and the two mobs have respawned.

I went with emoboy too but the main reason I chose him was as a RAV, not as a MED.

There is so much role switching in these fights that I find I have to go with the ones who best fit what I'm trying to do while still being very good at the alternate roles they may need to fill.

That, for me, means Hope (even if I intentionally let him die some fights) for his insane magic rating and RAV skills. He's also a very good MED and as SYN.. well.. he doesn't have Haste but he's got Protect and Shell.

I prefer Vanille's SAB to that of Fang's. I prefer Sazh's SYN to that of Hope's but I guess this game is all about compromise and trying to create the best all around group.

Now, this isn't carved in stone. I may come across enemies later that make me rethink everything and conclude that Vanille's better healing is more important than Hope's damage or any number of other reasons to change up members of a party.

The only character I haven't been able to find much use for so far is Snow. He's got some insane HP and is probably the best SEN but he still seems so lacking as COM or RAV that I just can't justify using him when Fang has been able to pull SEN off and is also an amazing COM.

Zerg the hell out of it. RAV+RAV+COM. Its a shame that if you have two COMs that they each take a different target, but two RAVS+COM all gang on one target. Just unload on it as fast as possible. Usually the giant wolf just stands there looking like a goof staring at the Behemoth in the sky.

I'd say there is a degree of luck, but I've done it for over an hour straight with maybe two mishaps and having to restart. Name of the game is speed.

Nope, pretty early on. I had taken a little time to get the Role crystal finished off on my COM, SEN, and RAV, though. Using Lightning's Axis Blade with the Whistlewind accessory, Fang's Gae Bolg, and EmogitHope's Hawkeye, with no real upgrades. Like maybe to level five or six each weapon. I've been slacking.

When do I get that?