>annual re-play
>game is always amazing
how the fuck did they do it

>>713149302 (OP)
no cringe ATB, that's how

>>713149805
ATB is functionally no different from turn-based.

>>713149302 (OP)
I used to do annual replays of pokemon sapphire/emerald after OR/AS disappointed me, but I haven't done a playthrough since 2022

Sometimes all the right people just happen to all be in the right place at the right time. Same applies to Chrono Trigger.

>>713150401
that doesn't make it not cringe

>>713149302 (OP)
>annual replay

thats way too often. I do replays of ff V-X every five years and they still hit like crack everytime. in particular, VII VIII and X age like fine wine

>>713149302 (OP)
The combat is really quite good

>>713149302 (OP)
there exist "people" out there who UNIRONICALLY believe FFXII is better than X

let that fucking sink in. there are people with (((taste))) so ass backwards and retarded they actually believe this.

>>713149302 (OP)
I was literally listening (and crying) to this rn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvf1mMuLyzE

>>713151093
was that the mmo?
I know a shit ton of jrpg fans found female jrpg fans through it. it was THE mmo for the female crowd. other mmos only had weirdo females.

>>713151093
X is the better game but I think XII is more re-playable

>>713151368
>was that the mmo?
that's FFXI

Beautiful game. Very Japanese kinda feelings. Very respectable story. Probably my favorite Final Fantasy.

I played dissidia and was ashamed that one of the characters was an athlete while everyone else came straight out of a fantasy war.
then I played the game. and it brought me to tears. so many tears. thank you tidus I love you all, big tiddy goth mommy specifically.

FFX with a DQ VIII-esque world map, more towns and dungeons wouldve been the GOAT jrpg hands down

as it is however, the lack of exploration keeps it a peg below FFVI/VII/VIII. also the OST is a downgrade from those games as well. shame because in terms of storytelling/characters its easily the best.

A lot of RPGs' problems get fixed when you can play them without load times at 3-4x speed while doing monotonous shit, which can all be done on a calculator in the modern era.

>>713149302 (OP)
The combat has a surprising amount of depth, and it can get quite fun and complex when you make it your goal to use every character in battles. And it's actually more efficient than grinding.

Great story too, with a ton of detail. Like I just realized both Yuna and Seymour are mixed race.

Easily my favorite JRPG.

>>713154650
True and also points to why this mindset >>713154145 kills the genre

>>713154714
I didn't play it like that the first time. I see no reason why getting to the parts of a game you want to get to, upon replaying it, is anywhere close to a bad thing.

>>713154714
That mindset comes from playing retro JRPGs. I wouldn't play earlier FFs without a fast forward either, to be perfectly honest.

Are the remasters any good or should I emulate

>>713155291
PS2 or PC with original faces mod are the best options.

>>713155291
Demasters are a massive downgrade. Emulation is best.

>>713155291
ffx? it had some visual shortcomings due to being a vita first release. lots of face and lip and eye animations missing due to not being needed for a tiny screen. but lulu's lulus are now in HD so its overall a better game.

>>713149302 (OP)
Pic unrelated?
>>713149805
>ith cringe, thweaty
>>713155504
Remasters are always better, because they fix what was wrong with the original.

>>713149302 (OP)
I have AP autism (get annoyed that party members not in the party don't get AP, and it's lost not redistributed)
Also I feel dirty playing the remakes with worse graphics
OP what version do you play

>>713149302 (OP)
This is why Chad is the one getting all the girls.

>>713149302 (OP)
Probably the realest lineup of characters I've experienced in any fantasy setting. If I loaded up this game right now I'd be either physically shaking or gently weeping during the opening when Auron is standing on the building toasting Sin. Same goes for Auron's speech right before the Yunalesca fight. My ex half-hearteded watched me play through it once, constantly complaining that she didn't really get what was going on. She still had a very strong reaction to Yuna's suicide note at the end of Gagazet.

>>713149302 (OP)
Blitzball and no ATB

I beat Penance.
Did you beat Penance?

>blitzball
>can't customize team, always the same
>shitty temple puzzles

>>713155291
Stick to the PS2 version
Demaster was outsourced to SEA and looks horrible

>>713149302 (OP)
Is a good tale and unless FF6, 4, 7 or 8 is always entertaining because how atemporal the characters are.

>>713156196
yes, 100% this game is cancer though. A lot of pointless grind and slow animations making even more of a drag

>>713156438
>cant customize team

pick your 3 favorites and dont use the switch mechanic. how I always play X