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Re: FFT by Entropy Stew 08/06/2003, 9:58am PDT
curst wrote:

So Fabs has successfully scared me away from TO by using this analogy. I hope he can sleep easier now.

I'm trying to get into FFT, and so far it's decent, but it isn't wowing me. I guess these tactics games just aren't my style, man. Dynasty Tactics also seemed *interesting* but not enthralling. There always seems to be a bunch of stupid, boring shit to do in between the really fun battles. And if DT is typical of this kind of game, then I *know* that in FFT I'm eventually going to discover some skill/tactic/ability that is ridiculously overpowered, so that each battle becomes a race to use that skill first - whomever does so effectively wins at that moment. I hope I'm wrong.


FFT does start off a bit slow, buts gets more interesting when you can get your guys out of the low level classes. As for the overpowering part? Orlandu. I suggest you don't pick him up or don't ever use him, because he is the biggest badass ever and makes things a bit on the easy side. No huge flaws in the gameplay mechanics, though.

Tip: make sure you know how to look up the timing of an attack. When you're, say, an archer, and you're scrolling through the Charge ability menu, hit the right arrow key (I think) while you have one of them (say, Charge +10) selected. It will show the order of turns people take and when exactly your Charge +10 will hit, which is invaluable for making sure you dont Charge too long and miss the guy because his turn comes up before your attack is released. This is almost necessary to make sure you don't waste a dragoon's jump attack. They have such a wide range that you usually have two other targets you can pounce on if your main aim is going to move before you can hit him.

-/ES/-
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