I never finished the game.
The first time I was in Eva's church, and then my little cousins wiped my game out.
The second time, my SNES died.
Then I got the GBA version, and never got around to playing too much (too busy playing Zelda Link to the Past)
I just played it for like 6 hours this last week on an emulator, but then realized that the emulator tried to save my files to the same directory as the rom (which was on a CD) and gave no options for putting them in another directory. I was slightly pissed to say the least.
Turn based lets you focus more on strategy and tactics, as opposed to the more action-focused real-time games. Personally, I prefer the turn-based gameplay and well-crafted stories of JRPGs over the real-time, open ended, more western RPGS.
FF is the very example of horrible gameplay vs superb storyline. Baldur's Gate 2 also comes close, but it lets you do some more thinking .
I like those RPGs where you actually get to think. I'm kinda sick of the button-mashing ones where all you have to do is learn click faster and more accurately. I'm even more sick of the FF-style ones where all you do is press the same button over and over again till the enemy dies.
Someone who likes RPGs should really make a good, balanced one, without too much talking, nor too much button-mashing. Oh well, guess I could play Vampire: The Masquarade - Bloodlines about 2 or 3 more times before I get sick of it...
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I have to admit that there was one turn-based RPG I loved and that was Final Fantasy Tactics... but in that game the emphasis was on the battles. What bugs me are the "Strategy-lite" games where it's basically a game of paper rock scissors but with pretty special effects. With many RPGs, the only "strategy" is if you can't beat an enemy, you need to spend a few more hours leveling up and hope he doesn't use his instant kill move.
Heh heh... on a different note, anyone remember Quest for Glory?
Last time I had lobster, it reminded me of biology class. Except in biology class the professor didn't make you eat the frog when you were finished.
LOL. I should quote that, Ben. Though the Fallout series were good turn-based strategy games.
I miss QFG. Not really the best of the bunch, but it was fun from beginning to end. Wish I could get the whole bundle, though.
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Now that Ben mensions it, I was making a FFT game online. Exept with yoshi's, and not so cusomizable. I might start it up again.
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I wouldn't say Fallout has the best strategy, but instead of beating enemies to get stronger you have to actually go out and find better weapons/armour/friends to fight with, so it's a lot more interesting.
"Say you're hanging from a huge cliff at the top of mt. everest and a guy comes along and says he'll save you, and proceeds to throw religious pamphlets at you while simultaniously giving a sermon." - Dustin G
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