Self-imposed challenges

[Flintlock]

Why did you neglect to include the Tifa date, Low Affection Highwind challenge? It's challenging because you have to keep Tifa's affection rating above everyone else's but below 50 so you can get both the Tifa date and the Low Affection Highwind scene. You generally need a pen(cil) and paper to keep track of what everyone's affection ratings are. I've personally always wanted to try that challenge, but have always been too lazy to.

I didn't "neglect" it. I just made a list of ten, fully aware that there are more than ten possible challenges. That's why I encouraged readers to share their own challenges and achievements at the bottom of the article.

I can't say I've ever heard of that challenge, anyway, and Google doesn't bring up any information about it. Do you know where the idea originated, or do you know of anyone who has completed it?

 

[Abortedj]

Mm, just magic that they gain with level ups, in that case?

Pretty much. I also did it without Strago's blue magic, but that was because I had settled on a team already. The real hard part of this run is that you can't use espers to manipulate your party's stats.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Why did you neglect to include the Tifa date, Low Affection Highwind challenge? It's challenging because you have to keep Tifa's affection rating above everyone else's but below 50 so you can get both the Tifa date and the Low Affection Highwind scene. You generally need a pen(cil) and paper to keep track of what everyone's affection ratings are. I've personally always wanted to try that challenge, but have always been too lazy to.

That isn't really a whole-game challenge, though. Hell, that doesn't even pertain to the battle system at all.

It doesn't even really sound like a challenge. A perusal of the affection mechanics guide at GameFAQs would tell you what choices you need to make, so there's no reason you should fail -- and, thus, no challenge.

 

[Kermitu Kleric Katie]

I didn't "neglect" it. I just made a list of ten, fully aware that there are more than ten possible challenges. That's why I encouraged readers to share their own challenges and achievements at the bottom of the article.

I can't say I've ever heard of that challenge, anyway, and Google doesn't bring up any information about it. Do you know where the idea originated, or do you know of anyone who has completed it?

I don't know if it actually has a name, but Ryu's mentioned it before. I just gave it a name that's pretty self-explanatory. It's difficult because getting Tifa's date requires her having the highest affection value(and if she's tied with any others, Aerith can't be on of them), while getting the Low affection Highwind scene requires Tifa's affection value to be less than 50, so in order to get both you must make sure Tifa's affection value is less than 50 but still higher than everyone else's.

That isn't really a whole-game challenge, though. Hell, that doesn't even pertain to the battle system at all.

It doesn't even really sound like a challenge. A perusal of the affection mechanics guide at GameFAQs would tell you what choices you need to make, so there's no reason you should fail -- and, thus, no challenge.

Yes it doesn't pertain to the battle system, but that's what makes it unique. And perusing GameFAQs makes practically any challenge easy, since usually there's a guide or section of a walkthrough that can tell you how to do it. And it can be challenging if you don't have a guide.

 

[Abortedj]

Just thought of a good one. FF8 at max level. That would be a bitch and a half. It is the only game in the series that actively punishes you for leveling.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

That's not as hard as you might think. I've max-leveled FFVIII every time I've played it, and if you make use of stat-boosting abilities as you level -- not to mention rape the Junction System and spam Aura -- it's a cakewalk. VIII is one of the easiest games in the series. Maybe even easier than VII.

 

[Flintlock]

Perhaps abortedj meant that you have to level up to 100 at the first available opportunity, just outside Balamb Garden, meaning you don't have access to stat-boosting abilities.

 

[Abortedj]

Perhaps abortedj meant that you have to level up to 100 at the first available opportunity, just outside Balamb Garden, meaning you don't have access to stat-boosting abilities.

Yes I did, and I should of been more clear. I however would add to just use a cheat device to start at max level. This is for two reasons, first to save a lot of time. Secondly, and more importantly, this way you don't have the advantage of the money you would get from grinding, or the items that might drop.