The Old Skool Cult of Kefka, bitches!

[Mistress Sheena]

Ah, alright. That makes sense. Yeah, I don't really have a group, lol. I'm pretty much the only one I know with a PSP. XD
So I'll pass on Monster Hunter and just get Brave Story, then.

[azrafel]

Just to let everyone know, I am still around. Just been moving. Bought a house. Needs a lot of work, therefore:

CP : Nothing.


FF6 Rocks!

[GRIM REAPER]

I have decided! When I finally get a stable internet connection and not using other peoples' connections I will get FFXI. I just need to ask you guys which version I should get. Should I get the X-Box version or the PC one? Also how much is the monthly subscription for it?

CP:
Final Fantasy 7
Blue dragon

[ZRO]

$12.95 a month for subscription and first characters, each additional character is $1.00 a month. As to which version...eh, I prefer PC myself, but then, I've also never played any of the console versions. But using a controller with this game just seems weird to me since I don't even use the mouse while playing it. I type in a LOT of my commands, so a controller's mostly pointless to me.

btw, Hercule in DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is THE absolute joke character of the game. Even Chiaotzu's attacks have more of an effect. XD

CP:
FFXI
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Paying Bills <~~~This games SUCKS...and you thought paying for FFXI was bad...

[Setzertrancer]

Hey pixelated dudes. I'm back, maybe forever, maybe I won't even finish this post, who knows.

Anyway, I recently became unemployed and had some time to catch up on my Old Skool gaming. I've recently been playing Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy V Advanced and being my 5th or so time I'm not enjoying them as much as I used to. Final Fantasy 6 however I played again and enjoyed it just as much. I don't think I'm going to want to try FF6 advance though as I've heard they dramatically changed the dialogue to make all the characters major say dumb bland stuff.

I recently played Tales of Symphonia, which beleive it or not I had lying around in my room unplayed for a year. Now that I've finally picked it up and played it I'm so glad, it was much better then I expected and after looking at the reviews on game FAQs I realised I should have expected it to be good.

In case anyone is interested I've started a new channel on Youtube where I review video games with footage I collected myself. It's going to become famous soon so get in on it early. I'll be reviewing retro games half the time so most of you should be interested. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=VGVR

Expect to see more of me, maybe

[Jin]

Greetings once again, mortals. College has got me in a bit of a stint lately. Trust me to choose all of my courses that have essays due around the same time. Trust my laziness to be on here when I should be working on one as well.

Anyways, I have been gaming surprisingly. I've been playing Yugioh: Eterenal Duelist's Soul for the GBA via emulator. I ****ing love that game. It's so much cheaper than actually playing the card game, aha. Anyways, so I've been wasting my life away with that and school for the most part. So I'm not dead and what not. Or am I? Bwahaha!

CP:
Yugioh: Eternal Duelist's Soul

[Setzertrancer]

I've recently been playing an awesome old skool gem called E.V.O: The search for Eden. It is an rpg game about evolution. You evolve from a fish at the start of the game until you eventually become human at the end it's really quite a cool and oringinal concept for a game.

[Cain Highwind]

Hey guys, been on an old school roll lately. First of all, got Sin&Punishment for Wii VC. OH MY GOD! People weren't kidding that it was one of THE N64 Import titles to get. If you have a Wii, GET IT, if you have an N64 EMULATOR, GET IT. It takes a while to get used to the controls, once you do, oh man, this game is all sorts of fun!

Currently, I'm playing Actraiser, not as amazing as above, but it's such a great blend of two concepts, it can be really hard in the beginning when you're so low in health and the bosses can be real cheap.

And I'M REALLY CLOSE to getting my dream PC. It'll be over $1,400 with shipping (adding in the shipping an tax a while ago made me realize, "Oh I need a nother paycheck", but damn it's going to be awesome. I'm thinking I might finally be able to check out Final Fantasy XI especially after seeing it in the FF Retrospective, but I hear the amount of grinding is a major chore, and I'm just not sure if I have the free time to devote to it.

Once I get my PC, I'll be able to become a spendthrift again and buy more games for now...

CP:
Actraiser
Brain Age (DS)

[LocoColt04]

The grinding is only rough in a couple of spots, and it's determined more on the job you choose than the levels themselves. The first ten levels are probably toughest for Black Mage, unless you're a Taru and have a wealth of MP to spare. Other rough spots for most jobs are 12-18 (ugh, Dunes... ugh... get one of us to PL you to 20 or something... it's worth skipping Dunes parties), as well as 35-40 (Jungles... overcamped... blah).

I'd love to see you in the Alexander server. I'm getting the FFXI '08 Collection for PS2 next month, so I'll be back in Vana'Diel on my PS3 in due time. I'll also be picking up the new expansion for the PC as well... in any case, I'll probably be back in the game /before/ the expansions come out, since my new battery will be here soon.

If you're going the PC route, start with the '07 Collection, and wait on the Wings of the Goddess expansion until you're at a point in the game where you can actually use the content. It would be a waste of money to buy the discs now when you have no use for them.

The good thing about FFXI is that you CAN play it casually. I do. I've had an account since October 2004 and I still don't have a level 75 job yet. There are a lot of non-leveling things to do, between all the quests and whatnot, as well as crafting. If you don't have time for a party, run some easy quests. If you find yourself with a few hours to spare, see who's in-game and we'll be glad to help out, or swap to one of our lower-level jobs and party with you for a while. I'll have to give you all the TFFers' character names so you can /befriend all of them.



In other news, I've been playing a lot of "old school" stuff lately, if you want to consider PSX ports on the PSP as old school. PaRappa the Rapper occupies my time when I only have a few minutes, but more importantly, FFTactics has a vice-grip on me.

For a full list...

• Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (PSP)
• Flash Focus (NDS)
• Rockstar Games presents: Table Tennis (WII)
• PaRappa the Rapper (PSP)
• LoZ: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)
• Skate (PS3)

I also have Folklore, but I've left my PS3 with some friends for the past week, so I've yet to actually play the game yet. It's just as well... Tactics controls me. They're getting more use out of the system than I would be right now.

[Setzertrancer]

I've wanted to play a MMORPG for ages, but everytime I think I have everything I need something prevents me from finally playing it. Computer is too old, graphics card isn't good enough, unemployed, stupid game code dosn't work, it's always something. But looking back on it's probably good it didn't happen because I know I'm the kind of person that would get seriously addicted to something like that. I'm hoping to finally have the opportunity to play one before the end of the year. But knowing my luck my computer will probably break or something. The total time I have clocked up in MMORPGs is 15 minutes. Oh I did play Maplestory for a few hours but thought it was pretty lame.

[GRIM REAPER]

I know what you mean Setzert, When I got the beta for the Phantasy star Universe I played the hell out of it, spent my whole waking moments on it because I got addicted. When the game finally came out I had to stop because there is a monthly fee for it. Well as soon as I get a stable internet connection I will try my hand at FFXI.

CP:
FF VII
FF X-2
The Orange Box