Final Fantasy VIII General Discussion
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Ite
Save your valediction (she/her)
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I don't know it either and cba to google it. BACK TO FF8!!
I'm on Disc 2 of my Card Master run. I've broken the junction system before, but cards remove all the tedium and I am more stupidly powerful than I thought was possible at this point in the game. I only really did the Draw dance at the beginning of the game. Now most my characters have full 3200 spells and "-aga" class magic (without Alexander!?) Meltdown, Quake, etc.
Oh, and I'm level 13.
On a story note, I think this exchange might be my favourite bit of dialogue in the series:
Laguna and Kiros are catching up at Raine's pub. Suddenly, Laguna turns to Kiros. "I think the faeries are here."
Kiros: "...Faeries? ...Yeah I guess so."
I'm on Disc 2 of my Card Master run. I've broken the junction system before, but cards remove all the tedium and I am more stupidly powerful than I thought was possible at this point in the game. I only really did the Draw dance at the beginning of the game. Now most my characters have full 3200 spells and "-aga" class magic (without Alexander!?) Meltdown, Quake, etc.
Oh, and I'm level 13.
On a story note, I think this exchange might be my favourite bit of dialogue in the series:
Laguna and Kiros are catching up at Raine's pub. Suddenly, Laguna turns to Kiros. "I think the faeries are here."
Kiros: "...Faeries? ...Yeah I guess so."
Obsidian Fire
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^That was how I did my first FFVIII run. It's also what cemented FFVIII as probably my favorite game in the series as far as mechanics went as there's so many viable ways of playing the game well.
Like, farming battles is not my preferred method of grinding, but it's usually the only good way of getting good stats, so I do it anyway. In FFVIII you can forget grinding battles for stats to grind the mini-game instead (and what a mini-game it is to grind!) and do just as well. I think the only reason I farmed battles was to get AP points and abuse Angelo Search. All the other grinding was Triple Triad...
Like, farming battles is not my preferred method of grinding, but it's usually the only good way of getting good stats, so I do it anyway. In FFVIII you can forget grinding battles for stats to grind the mini-game instead (and what a mini-game it is to grind!) and do just as well. I think the only reason I farmed battles was to get AP points and abuse Angelo Search. All the other grinding was Triple Triad...
Clement Rage
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It's like Taken, but with more reloading.
There's also the pilot of Firefly, with the first encounter with the Reavers. You don't need to know anything about them, you just have to see the crew react to know everything you need.
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If it is derived from the real life male name Quinten, I've only ever heard that name pronounced like "kwin-ten" and so that's why I pronounce Quistis similarly. If official sources say otherwise, I naturally won't argue. Granted, I realise just now they are quite different names. Derp.
Blade
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Happy Little Lemon
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Once again, I must apologize. I've never seen Taken or Firefly.
Don't hurt me!
BURN THE WITCH!
Clement Rage
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...I give up.
I maintain, though, that ff13's exposition is all there, as soon as it's relevant, anything that's not there directly is implied in how the characters react.
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Save your valediction (she/her)
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Once again, I must apologize. I've never seen Taken or Firefly.
Don't hurt me!
BURN THE WITCH!
Get me a post-holer.
BACK TO FFVIII!!
I'm floating on Balamb Garden (with Rinoa and Quistis) and all these chumps are using the Trade Rule: All. Yeah, NORG, you just sit in your box and wait for me, I've got CARDS TO GET.
Happy Little Lemon
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The only rule I don't like is Random, but even that isn't so bad as long as Open is in effect. Then they have to shumi their cards and I can predincht their moves 
Unless you nida particular card it's not a good edea to fall into that trepe of NORGetting about the plot, and just remoomba: the most important thing is to have pun, er, fun!
I've only just woken up, I'm going to lie back down before I hurt myself...
Unless you nida particular card it's not a good edea to fall into that trepe of NORGetting about the plot, and just remoomba: the most important thing is to have pun, er, fun!I've only just woken up, I'm going to lie back down before I hurt myself...
Happy Little Lemon
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It seems you beat me to the punch rush on a few... Although I was torn between Adelightful and dolletful, deling with bizarre problems such as these may explain why I'm all ellone...
edit: I'm actually really miffed at myself that what popped into my brain this morning wasn't 'exSeeDingly bad edea'... I'm going to rip that off for that next time! Although I can't think when this will ever be relevant again
A psychiatric review? Judgement Day? idk...
edit: I'm actually really miffed at myself that what popped into my brain this morning wasn't 'exSeeDingly bad edea'... I'm going to rip that off for that next time! Although I can't think when this will ever be relevant again
A psychiatric review? Judgement Day? idk...
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Ex-SeeD-ingly good
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Mantichorus came up with that for me back in 2009.
Mantichorus came up with that for me back in 2009.
Happy Little Lemon
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^ I never noticed that! Trust me to miss the obvious one that's been done, then get annoyed about it 
ForceStealer
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^What is the reasoning behind that anyway? The Mortal Kombatese, as Spoony put it. Was she speaking in katakana in Japanese or something?
Lex
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Can't speak for all the bizarre K's other than the translators making a really weird choice, but you reminded me of this Ultimecia dialogue comparison that I'm sure most of the frequenters of this thread have read by now.
ForceStealer
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Did Sony translate 8 as with 7? Or had it transferred back to Square's localization team?