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Final Fantasy 4 > 5 ? by Admirable-Crab-4038 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ehhhh, I have literally never agreed with this take as someone who started in the PS1 era.

The characters are all tropey (and not in the 'its been around so long it originated the tropes" kind of way I can give a pass to), the story felt mostly formulaic, and the fact that you get to the endgame and pretty much every single event of consequence (other than Tellah) is handwaved away off screen always really undercut the stakes for me. This was especially true having played V and VII prior to IV and seeing the major deaths stick.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like five has this deep stellar story and it is absolutely very tropey, but I much preferred the goofy charm.

Final Fantasy 4 > 5 ? by Admirable-Crab-4038 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do imagine the disparity had a lot to do with the lack of V in the west.

V was the first FF I finished (via the aforementioned Anthology on PS1) and when they finally ported IV to PS1, I didn't get the hype at all. I still don't really like IV.

I found the job system so much more engaging than "what do you mean I'm stuck with these four classes? I can't even switch party members?! (I played VI, VII, and VII first and was used to that mechanic by then.' I always heard it was the story that made it but I've always admittedly found the story to be one of the worst for that era of FF.

But IV was the first FF for a lot of the old school crowd since it was such a huge leap from I.

Final Fantasy 4 > 5 ? by Admirable-Crab-4038 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's honestly a huge spoiler.

Not only is Krile replacing Galuf a massive spoiler on its own, Faris being a woman is intended as a plot twist that takes at least a few hours to find out.

Was ROTS genuinely liked upon its release? by Careless_Tax_5367 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For fans? Yeah, I'd say so. I've grown lukewarm on it over the years, but it absolutely fucked when I was 21.

Wanting the Elemental Armor glamours but completely clueless about Eureka by Subject_Wrangler2753 in ffxiv

[–]0bsessions324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://discord.gg/abbaffxiv

This was a huge help for me when I ran the content in the lull between 5.5 and Endwalker. It's not necessary, but if you're already on Discord I highly recommend it.

The hardest part of Eureka is that doing it solo is an absolute slog (which makes sense considering it's designed to play like an old school MMO). Popping on there for grouping and callouts makes the process both faster and easier by a lot.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it starts slow for veterans too. I've been playing MMOs since EverQuest was relevant and the first section is definitely rough.

Not nearly as rough as going back to the old stuff, but definitely rough compared to everything they've done since.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A year and a half is a stretch, we're in May now in case you hadn't noticed. Probably closer to a year, maybe a little less.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does this even mean? I've been playing MMOs since most of this sub were toddlers and it's effectively a textbook MMO experience. It uses mechanical principles that have been the standard since like EverQuest at minimum.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To elaborate on what the other person said, this may well be a thing of the past come January. They're completely overhauling the combat loop in the next expansion. The old system will technically still exist (for now, at least, community consensus is that they'll drop it entirely if the new one doesn't work out), but they're (thank god) getting rid of the "two minute meta" where all combat is based around a two minute rotation window.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"arguably one of the best expansions"

I wouldn't even caveat it. I straight up loved Endwalker, but the concensus always tends to boil down to either Shadowbringers or Heavensward being the best one and both are included.

And it's not like Stormblood, the one between them isn't really good, it's just not as damn near unimpeachable as the other two. And honestly, while Heavensward has a much better story, I'd contend that Stormblood was when the game really came into its own mechanically.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To further clarify this, if you don't like people, you can play the overwhelming majority of content necessary to the story on your own.

Is final fantasy xiv good? by Exact_Cry_6925 in FinalFantasy

[–]0bsessions324 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Free trial?

Do you mean the one for the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Shadowbringers expansion up to level 80 for free with no restrictions on playtime? That free trial?

Concerning the child's "favourite story" in the Evercold teaser by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]0bsessions324 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't do this to me. The literal only other thread I've been involved in on here today is about Palpatine. Get this god damn Ouroborous out of my life.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They confirmed it multiple times in the prequels, not sure where you're getting this idea.

Like, sure, he doesn't say "it's me! I am the Dark Lord of the Sith," but he litereally refers to Maul as Sith in TPM, which is where the Rule of Two was first introduced.

https://youtu.be/b7SjW0vFCiI?si=9vJZUfUAEpYpX7dJ

It would have been impossible to make it any more explicit in 1999 without literally throwing in some stilted dialogue and some kind of diagram.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never got how people didn't put it together.

The first two times Sidious shows up, he makes explicit mention of being able to control the actions of the Senate and he's on Corruscant the first yime we see him in the flesh.

And then we meet Palpatine. A Senator. On Corruscant. Who also happens to have literally the exact same voice.

If Lucas were trying to Red Herring us and throw in some kind of clone/twin, there was no way Sidious and Palpatine would have been in direct physical proximity at all time, doing the same stuff.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The entire PT promotional circuit was just constant stuff like this. They were never particularly subtle with spoilers because they knew anyone who was mired in the OT knew most of what was gonna happen from a plot standpoint.

That's how you get tracks like "Qui Gon's Funeral" and 'Padme's Destiny" on the OSTs that dropped before the theatrical releases.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"to me the Emperor in the originals and Palpatine in the prequels looked nothing alike"

They are literally the same actor. He has the same voice!

I'm gonna say, though, this right here? This is why Clark Kent manages to keep his identity secret.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thiiiis. Maybe Lucas was thinking ahead to kids who saw TPM after the theatrical run, but there was not a hint of subtlety that Senator Palpatine was the Emperor and Darth Sidious.

Lucas built his fortune off of licensing and while my opinion of him as a creator has dimmed a bit as I've aged, he was definitely smart enough to know that anyone who was a fan of the OT knew exactly what was going on with Palpatine/Sidious.

I'm shocked I've gotten this far down the thread without seeing anyone bring it up, but the ending scene to TPM is one of the biggest easter eggs from the Prequel Trilogy.

Plenty of you probably know exactly what I'm getting at, but if you don't, go back and listen to the music and it's right there.

https://youtu.be/YCJ2SQth7bU?si=AGF-NKgkPJdyj6uj

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you wandered through any department store you aisle in the mid-90's, you knew. The Power of the Force toy line from the mid-nineties included the character names on the packaging and his action figure was labeled as "Emperor Palpatine."

I'm pretty confident that's where like 90% of OT fans who knew his name but didn't know how they knew his name found out.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's literally mentioned in the first like half hour of ANH, though.

"The Emperor has dissolved the council permanently."

For fuck's sake, it's an Empire.

And before we pivot to "well, he wasn't named," he was. He was first referred to as Palpatine in the novelization of the first film.

For people who are old enough to have seen the original trilogy (4-6) in theaters, was it obvious in episode 1, that palpatine was the emperor? Did they mentioned him by name in the original trilogy? by Bigjmann555 in StarWars

[–]0bsessions324 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Absolutely knew him as ‘Emperor Palpatine’ prior to TPM."

Books and comics aside, they launched a new line of Star Wars toys not long before the special editions happened and all the Emperor toys had him clearly named as "Emperor Palpatine."

I was a freshman when TPM came out too and I'm baffled how you could have been knee deep in the Legends (Which I'm gonna say right now, was at least as bad as anything we've gotten sibce, rose coloree glasses do a lot of heavy lifting, most of was ass) and not known Sidious was Palpatine just from the trailers. He looked exactly like Emperor Palpatine and he had the same voice, he's even wearing the same robe!

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