The Destiny Oddysey's

[Makoeyes987]

Yeah, they're all pretty good in their own way.

But some of them are just...utterly rape and evil. I'm lookin' at you Terra.

Terra's definitely was truly difficult one due to the sheer number of enemies, their levels later on, and how she of course, starts at level 1. Some of the larger battle pieces tore into her like whoa, and while I was expecting her to be difficult, some of the CPU enemies were just...cruel and annoying. Especially if you went for the DP chances like I did. One of the larger pieces was an annoyingly strong Mateus Manekin that just...was hell.

Cloud's and Cecil's DO's were easy enough as expected, but then..playing through them unlocks their difficult pieces, which are ironically, manekins of themselves. And some of them gave me a bit of trouble before I leveled up in Quick Battle and then came back

So far, I honestly can say I like them all, and I haven't been through one that seems incredibly broken or unenjoyable in terms of gameplay or story. But I still have Bartz and Warrior of Light to do. So that may change

So yeah, discuss your favorite and/or least favorite DO's here.

 

[XwingsofaresX]

yeah, playing terra's DO took the most time out of my play of the entire game...about 8 hours total.

but, the Destiny Oddysey's for everyone else (except WoL, and Terra) were relatively easier. i really liked the DO.

my least favorite, for some reason, was Squall...dunno why, but its so.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Really? You didn't like Squall's?

I was expecting not to like Squall's but he didn't come across as acerbic or cold as he initially sounded from the Japanese translations of the script. I mean, yeah, he's a little snarky and a loner at heart, but...his attitude and growth wasn't really mean or awkward at all. And in the end he realizes he can trust his friends here and all. I dunno, I found his to be pretty enjoyable and badass, just like I remembered him to be in FFVIII

The way he pwned Kuja made me lawl.

 

[ForceStealer]

I was actually surprised, in both the Japanese and English versions, how little trouble I had with Terra's - with the 5-star rating and all. Just her ability to attack so well out of harms way made it not all that bad for me. I also did hers second to last too though, so I had plenty of items and summons.

Now playing through hers a second time, however, one of the rare battle pieces was, as you said, Terra. And I couldn't freaking beat her. I had already been frustrated by another game that day and I was absolutely furious. I ended up just skipping it in disgust. I had some trouble with Cecil's rare battle piece fight with Golbez, but still nothing like that Terra. Argh. It bugs that the enemy's level is actually lower than you, but they can know moves that you can't know by that level.
That Terra for example, I had about 3 levels on, but it could do the Ultima combo already. And I know you learn that one from AP not necessarily level, but you have know Flare first which you can't learn at whatever level she was at

Anyway, as for the first time through the DO's, WoLs was probably the hardest for me. And with any character the first time through, I hated the "Win in 10 seconds" DP Chance, because I could never do it in less than like 12. I can usually do it through the second time through, depending on the character...but still.
And the Critical Hit in 10 seconds one...I'm not really sure how to effectively make sure I get critical hits, short of limit breaking. Sometimes you get it after guarding, but not always. And sometimes you get it when either you or the opponent is in break status...but that usually takes too long to do and then still have a pretty poor chance of getting a critical.

 

[Tennyo]

@ Mako: Warrior of Light's DO is a byotch. Beware. That's the first one I tried, and I only got to the third level before giving up on it. XD

But maybe with all the better items I have now I can do it. That and I've leveled him up again in the quick fight mode.

And I know that DOIV is supposed to be easy but for some reason I just can't beat Golbez. :/ Maybe I was under leveled, or tired since I was playing it in the middle of the night. XD

 

[ForceStealer]

Golbez is a bit of an ass too though. That Genesis Rock move is freaking annoying.

 

[Tennyo]

Yeah, but whatever.

Tidus is a LOT of fun to play as. If only he didn't stumble or whatever every time he missed in the air. :/

 

[Makoeyes987]

Golbez is probably one of the better characters to play as. He's pretty damn cool. His attacks are just wicked and hard to block.

And yeah Tennyo, Warrior of Light's DO was no cake walk. The enemies were high and the Destiny Point Challenges weren't easy either. But it was pretty fun and probably one of the most telling in terms of the story. LOL @ Garland.

Has anyone done Shade Impulse yet? I beat the entire game yesterday myself.

 

[krystabegnalie]

Destiny Oddysey is a piece of cake, if you follow the star level difficulty for every char. For me ive followed 1 star level, that means the first 4, Cloud, Tidus, Cecil, and Firion, then next is Barts, Zidane, and Squall, then OK then Terra, then lastly WoL. And yeah the flow of the story make sense in this order, lol

shade impulse is more bit harder but if you have manage to get to level 75 its ok to finished it

Inward Chaos is the hell extra stage, where all maniquins are having good abilities equipped, and i can't finished a level here, lol