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Sledgstone
December 24th, 2005, 12:16 PM
Wow, this is so different from all the previous Final Fantasy games.. I'm assuming its setup more like FFXI than anything else, but i haven't played XI to make a comparision. :sweat:

umm.. no more battle screens, the enemies are all right there in the general landscape and everything takes place in real time while you're walking around. Your other party members follow you around on the screen and when you get into a battle its setup a bit like a blend of Kingdom Hearts and Star Ocean Till the End of Time. You control your main character and set the other two up as "Gambit" which puts your guys in control of AI. however, you can switch to any of them at any time and issue commands or move them like in star ocean. interesting, because you can now dodge freely or run from specific enemies while attacking others.

the graphics look good, top of the line for PS2. but theres no plot hints or anything else, the demo is just for the battle system. the camera is a bit wierd, and the fact that there is no battle tutorial makes it a bit odd to get used to. I'm sure they'll have it fine tuned by the time the game comes out tho. Oh, and the summons look good. :nod:

Anyone else play the demo? and what do you think about it?

Ladywriter
December 24th, 2005, 01:07 PM
eh........
......
*sigh*
At least the summons will be bad ass.

Eli
December 28th, 2005, 11:35 PM
I love it! It's so different, but it works really well. We'll see the fruition of their work soon enough. I can't til March, can we say "Birthday Present"?

Eppy
December 29th, 2005, 07:41 AM
well my birthday is in march so are you gonna get it for me eli =D

Mimiru
December 29th, 2005, 10:20 AM
man just hearing it inst the standard battle sucks. why would they change it.11 games with the normal ppl stand in a line waiting for attacks was kewl.but real time sounds kinda bla for this game

Eppy
December 29th, 2005, 08:06 PM
well the real time factor is yes and no...its a bit unique...you kinda gotta try to understand what its like

Eli
December 30th, 2005, 10:38 PM
Exactly, I like it. I think it'll work.

Vincent
January 15th, 2006, 01:22 PM
how'd you get the demo??

EVA-01
January 15th, 2006, 02:07 PM
It came with Dragon Warrior VIII.

Eli
January 16th, 2006, 11:40 AM
The hells the bold for? It isn't called DW anymore. :P

EVA-01
January 16th, 2006, 12:37 PM
That's why I put it in bold, because I wanted to call it Dragon Warrior, and not "Quest," even though that's the actual name for them. =_=

Neo
April 19th, 2006, 09:40 AM
havent played it yet but im looking foreward to at least giving it a try... i heard it sucked but oh well..im a hardcore ff fan so either way im going to end up owning it and beating it