Final Fantasy IV Remake for DS!
Finally, a good DS game, after all these months. I apparently comes out next month. FF IV's one of the few FFs I've played, and it's really awesome! The remake looks pretty awesome with the CG cutscenes and whatnot. Also, they're including story segments that haven't been seen in the western world yet. I'm super pumped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=119Ay49BsGg
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You could mimic 99% of the gameplay by fiddling with an excel chart.
I'll probably pick it up. IV is my favorite in the series and I want to see what they've done with it his time.
I've never been big on RPG's. Never got past the first disk in FF7, never even got my lightsaber in KOTOR, which is supposed to be one of the best Western RPG's. I just get bored with them too quick. The only one's I've beaten are the two Kingdom Hearts games.
:objection:
Final Fantasy games are among my favorites. I know there's a lot of numbers involved, but I think of it kinda like D&D. Besides, the storylines can be amazing; I am continually blown away by FFVI's storyline, and the collection aspect of every game gives me hours of enjoyment. I think of RPGs almost like stamp collecting, but way more awesome. These games have all kinds of stuff you can discover, you just have to look hard enough.
But of course, not everyone can get into games like that, because the pace is a bit slower. But to each his or her own.
This makes me consider going back and playing IV again. I played I,III,V, and VI plenty of times each, but II and IV I never gave more than a once through for whatever reason.
FFIV, though, I have played several times and enjoyed. Cecil is badass.
However, I'm a little concerned about how they will remake this game. You see, most gamers these days are goddamn whiners, and they don't like a challenge. Many of the old remakes have been easily beaten with minimal to no additional leveling outside of the story. Now, I could go on an old man rant about spending hours leveling up against big green giants outside Elfland in Final Fantasy I, but my bones are achin'.
I'd like it to be at least a little hard. But, seeing as how their other games have been lately, it probably won't be...
I remember trying Tactics Advance and kinda not liking it, so you might not be the only one. But I should probably give it another go. I do rather enjoy Tactics.
*sigh*
I never considered them RPG's. Yes technically I suppose you play the role of Link and it is a game, but RPG to me brings to mind stats based combat with some form of leveling system and an endless grind to kill enemies to make your character stronger.
Well, actually, FF9 used the system well, but I just didn't like it on the GBA.
I never tried FFTA and im about to get the ROM for it, but any ideas for a real (Physical) game?
It's a wonderfully open SRPG with a prominent humorous side. You can do almost anything with your characters, the level cap is INSANELY high... it's all about having fun. I recently introduced Ryan (Serephel) to the PSP version (which is the original plus extra stuff), so he can attest to its greatness.
I'm not sure how it measures up to FFTA, because I've never played it, but it's fun.
The sequel is easy to find, and the gameplay is identical except for a few things they've fixed up here and there. The story is nearly disposable in the first game (I think, others may disagree) so if you just want an SRPG with endless character customization and a lot of fun ways to grow, you could pick up the second one just fine. Just read a plot synopsis of the first.
EDIT: Nippon Ichi is what you're thinking of, Mario. The publisher is Atlus, another company I am fond of.