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Title: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on May 16, 2012, 05:27:35 PM
Yep, it's the best game ever  :P
But now it's better!

Those nice new graphics look good, I'm gonna download the mods this week sometime and try it.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Muffin on May 17, 2012, 04:47:50 AM
I wonder if I'm the guy around that has never played FFVII...
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on May 17, 2012, 09:07:07 AM
PLAY IT!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: PriomBlazer on May 17, 2012, 09:38:14 AM
I wonder if I'm the guy around that has never played FFVII...
(http://puu.sh/tEKX)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on May 19, 2012, 05:14:00 AM
You're absolutely right. Best game ever
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Cupcake Fury on May 19, 2012, 05:23:26 AM
Never played it...
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Mr.PowPow on May 19, 2012, 05:39:24 AM
Man I played that mod, I couldn't stand it. The original textures and sprites were better.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 04, 2012, 08:35:54 PM
FFVII set for PC re-release with achievements and other new stuff. http://finalfantasyviipc.com/en
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 04, 2012, 08:37:44 PM
FFVII set for PC re-release with achievements and other new stuff. http://finalfantasyviipc.com/en

#1 on my wish list =P
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 04, 2012, 08:47:29 PM
I'm guessing it's online only with that cloud save thingy but I'm not certain.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 04, 2012, 08:48:49 PM
What cloud save thingy?

I was hoping it would be like minigame online or like a PVP type thing
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 04, 2012, 08:58:30 PM
What cloud save thingy?
Quote from: my link
Cloud Saves

Whether you’re away from home or simply using a different computer to play, enjoy FINAL FANTASY VII wherever you are. With cloud save support in FINAL FANTASY VII you can continue your game progress right where you left off, all you need is an internet connection.
You heard of cloud gaming right? Well this sounds like it's all online. It might be just the saves though.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: NekoBot on July 04, 2012, 10:31:11 PM
You're absolutely right. Best game ever

disagree
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 04, 2012, 11:35:15 PM
Oh Cloud like iCloud and shit. I thought you meant like Cloud Strife saves i was thinking wtf
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: senpai_FisT on July 05, 2012, 04:19:17 AM
You're absolutely right. Best game ever

disagree
Pissed off msg in 3...2...1...
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: NekoBot on July 05, 2012, 04:22:41 AM
msgs wrath shall not move me for this is an opinionated statement not a actual one
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: senpai_FisT on July 05, 2012, 04:25:18 AM
I find VI to be the better FF game. Both VII and VIII felt heavily cliched.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: NekoBot on July 05, 2012, 04:34:41 AM
I prefer IX. It went back to the traditional format of FF and had a divine music composition
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 05, 2012, 05:22:29 AM
I prefer IX. It went back to the traditional format of FF and had a divine music composition
IX had a terrible soundtrack and it felt too childish. The game is good though not better than VII imo
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: NekoBot on July 05, 2012, 05:25:31 AM
I prefer IX. It went back to the traditional format of FF and had a divine music composition
IX had a terrible soundtrack and it felt too childish. The game is good though not better than VII imo


bah humvug i dissagree and standby my statement even if its alone!!!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 05, 2012, 08:47:53 AM
Pissed off msg in 3...2...1...
Nah, I don't get pissed for something like that, you have to seriously do something insulting to get me pissed.

VII is the best, it's only weak point is the graphics, all the important aspects of a good game are still relevant today. VIII was a missed opportunity, it could have been the best but the junction system wasn't thought through properly and after disc 1 the story falls apart, like they had to rush to finish it. IX sits between the two, going back to the old style worked for me, it has no real glaring weaknesses, it's just not as interesting as VII and the music doesn't perfectly fit the scenario and set the mood as it does in VII.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: senpai_FisT on July 05, 2012, 09:53:53 AM
it's only weak point is the graphics
Maybe that's the reason I don't find VII so great. Good 2d graphics are better than blocky 3d.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 05, 2012, 09:58:09 AM
it's only weak point is the graphics
Maybe that's the reason I don't find VII so great. Good 2d graphics are better than blocky 3d.
If you judge a game purely on graphics then you miss out on a lot!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: senpai_FisT on July 05, 2012, 10:07:27 AM
If you judge a game purely on graphics then you miss out on a lot!
Nonono..I don't judge the entire game by its graphics, just the graphics department.

VII was good game with all its game mechanics like the limit breaks and those minigames. But I liked VI a lot more. The character development is great.
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VII is more emotionally engaging, however.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 05, 2012, 11:12:12 AM
VII was good game with all its game mechanics like the limit breaks and those minigames. But I liked VI a lot more. The character development is great.
The golden age of FF was 6-9, all 4 are brilliant and I have no issues with people preferring one of those over the others. VI is probably the best 2D RPG ever made (I actually prefer Lufia 2 but I know im in the minority, it lacks FFVI's production levels but has better/more gameplay). All 4 have their own good and bad points and the quality across all 4 is pretty equal.
It comes down to which connected with you, when I played VII it was just like wow, and I couldn't stop playing, and when I did stop I couldn't stop thinking about playing again.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Toffee on July 05, 2012, 11:02:25 PM
Okay, somebody better point me to a good tutorial on how to play this on the PC because all of your posts have got me REALLY REALLY interested now.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: NekoBot on July 06, 2012, 07:13:09 AM
why npt just ise a isb controller and program it so you can ise it?


anywho...... a games value and worth can only be determined by the player
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 06, 2012, 08:43:38 AM
Okay, somebody better point me to a good tutorial on how to play this on the PC because all of your posts have got me REALLY REALLY interested now.
Just emulate it, it's far easier. I can't get my PC version working on Vista and I've tried everything.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: CarolineJohnson on July 07, 2012, 03:41:14 AM
What cloud save thingy?
Quote from: my link
Cloud Saves

Whether you’re away from home or simply using a different computer to play, enjoy FINAL FANTASY VII wherever you are. With cloud save support in FINAL FANTASY VII you can continue your game progress right where you left off, all you need is an internet connection.
You heard of cloud gaming right? Well this sounds like it's all online. It might be just the saves though.
Cloud saving is bacially this: You set cloud saving to on and play the game. When you exit the game, it uploads your save file to the internet. It's an optional feature and you can play the game offline and upload your save to the internet later on when you choose to connect to the internet again. It's a handy feature if you play the game on multiple computers and don't want to fiddle with copying your save manually and putting it in the same place on the other computer(s).
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 07, 2012, 05:10:48 AM
Oh Cloud like iCloud and shit. I thought you meant like Cloud Strife saves i was thinking wtf
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 07, 2012, 05:39:57 AM
Cloud saving is bacially this: You set cloud saving to on and play the game. When you exit the game, it uploads your save file to the internet. It's an optional feature and you can play the game offline and upload your save to the internet later on when you choose to connect to the internet again. It's a handy feature if you play the game on multiple computers and don't want to fiddle with copying your save manually and putting it in the same place on the other computer(s).
But are you always required to be connected? DRM maybe?
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: CarolineJohnson on July 07, 2012, 06:40:17 AM
Cloud saving is bacially this: You set cloud saving to on and play the game. When you exit the game, it uploads your save file to the internet. It's an optional feature and you can play the game offline and upload your save to the internet later on when you choose to connect to the internet again. It's a handy feature if you play the game on multiple computers and don't want to fiddle with copying your save manually and putting it in the same place on the other computer(s).
But are you always required to be connected? DRM maybe?
Nope. You're not always required to be connected. The only time you have to be connected is if you want to upload your save to the cloud.

Which, if you're doing all this on Steam, you're probably connected anyway because offline gaming with Steam is a pain in the ass because you can't boot into offline mode if you're already offline because it requires to connect to the server (probably a DRM thing) once before it can go offline.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: O:\msg on July 07, 2012, 06:50:33 AM
Nope. You're not always required to be connected. The only time you have to be connected is if you want to upload your save to the cloud.

Which, if you're doing all this on Steam, you're probably connected anyway because offline gaming with Steam is a pain in the ass because you can't boot into offline mode if you're already offline because it requires to connect to the server (probably a DRM thing) once before it can go offline.
So you do have to connect though. Another thing that makes me think you will always have to be connected about that Cloud save is that yeah you can use it on another PC, but will you also have to download and install it for every PC you might fancy playing it on? I think that's more hassle than it's worth.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Mr.PowPow on July 10, 2012, 02:41:07 PM
In FFVII I have the worst OCD. I -HAVE- to obtain all the possible limit breaks (except for Finals) before leaving Midgar. This means that Barret, Tifa, Cloud and Aerith will all be set to obtain their final limits before the game even picks up in the battle system. This also means that before I get to the Don's Palace, Cloud and Aerith are already in their level 20's.

Though, I will admit, it helps because due to this, I never got to see the game over screen until I faced Emerald weapon. Plus pwning Rufus with Finishing Touch is awesome =3
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 10, 2012, 03:15:55 PM
In FFVII, I couldn't live with myself knowing that I missed even ONE item. That's why I made my own missables guide :3
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Mr.PowPow on July 10, 2012, 03:41:31 PM
In FFVII, I couldn't live with myself knowing that I missed even ONE item. That's why I made my own missables guide :3
Same dood, though, thats the sorta skill that you learn in FF6. Missing things in that game is horrible.
Though, you don't miss stuff in FFVII so long as you check everywhere in the screen and steal from enemies.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Swagmaster on July 10, 2012, 03:51:46 PM
You can still miss the huge materias therefore missing Bahamut ZERO

And Trine and Pandora's Box

It took me 2 years and 5 playthroughs to perfect my missables guide, I have it posted on RomU
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII
Post by: Mr.PowPow on July 10, 2012, 03:55:10 PM
The only one I ever missed was Pandora's box, simply because I kept killing the enemies in the Northern Crater too fast....and also because Enemy Skill becomes somewhat redundant around that point in the game, with all the mega powerful materia you obtain by then.

As for the huge materias, with the Weapons blocking their path, they are hard enough to obtain o_o

Unless you are referring to the other huge materias you obtain through the gold chocobo side quest, which is indeed reasonable since its a long and tasking procedure that isn't even hinted at.
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