Midnight Hour?

[Malboro]

I need to feel like less of a loser, how many of you will be at the nearest game store at 12AM on the day XIII comes out?

[TherathxRikku]

If I can get a PS3 before then, I'll be there hours before midnight just cause. :D

[rissole25]

Haha I wont be there. I dont have a PS3...but I chose the Yuna option cos it sounded funny.

[TherathxRikku]

I'll dress as Yuna for the lulz. If I can get my hands on $200+ then I'll dress as Versus. :D

[clief101_]

it kinda sucks for me. I cant get it the day it comes out unless im in the city on that day..i liive an hr and half from the city closest city with a decent games store. so its unfair, but ill definetly b there the week it comes out!!

[rissole25]

I hope its battle system is NOT like XII's. It was different but I like ATB battles much better.

[clief101_]

i agree with u there. i like to b able to CONTROL my WHOLE party, not some gambit crap....the idea was there, but poolr executed...

[TherathxRikku]

You could've tried to go without Gambits, I only survived thanks to the Gambits.

[clief101_]

or try to beat the ga,e with just the 1 character......or not lol

[TherathxRikku]

GAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! That would be hell.

[clief101_]

haha, can barely do it with all six. another thing i hate about this game..u can swap dead charcters in and out...GRRR!!!

[TherathxRikku]

Isn't that a good thing?

[clief101_]

it is, BUT WHERES THE CHALLENGE!?

[TherathxRikku]

.____________. The whole game???

[clief101_]

haha, for u maybe.....crappy game....XIII better be ALOT better.....otherwise ppl r guna go away from FF

[TherathxRikku]

Till XIV comes out and the cycle continues-- 'EMBRACE THE CYCLE OF BATTLE!!!" I was talking, Garland! *smack*

[rissole25]

I wonder if XIV's gonna be free to play?

[TherathxRikku]

XIV will be like XI, so you have to pay to play somehow.

[clief101_]

its guna be the exact same aparently...

do u know that they talking bout playstation net being paid for?? like u have to pay to use it

[TherathxRikku]

Well, it's still a company game, likw WoW, I'd imagine, if Square wasn't budgeting people to play their game, then they're richer than I thought...

[clief101_]

they would yeh, but thats not wat i was talking about

[TherathxRikku]

Oh? Sorry, continue...

[clief101_]

i meant the network would cost money to use...not just the game...the playstation network itself

[TherathxRikku]

That's gonna suck, I have an account, and I like it being free...

[Phoenix Flame]

I'm gonna stand in line - probably be there around 10pm-ish and wait - like I did for XII.

Oh, and 12's battle system isn't bad, but I hope the storyline in 13 is much better than 12's. 12's sucked balls.

[TherathxRikku]

Well, I'm the only person in the world that couldn't get the hang of it, apparently. Oh well, I'll try to struggle through XIII if I ever get it.

[rissole25]

I'll get it if I ever get a PS3.

Oh and whats the difference between XIII, Agito and Versus?

[TherathxRikku]

The characters and stories. >_> The only real similarity is that they're in the same world.

XIII stars Lightning.

Versus stars Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum

Agito stars...well...Agito.

[rissole25]

Oh....I heard as well that Agito and Versus are on X-Box 360 while XIII is on the PS3

[TherathxRikku]

Agito is on PSP only. XIII is on the 360 and PS3 and Versus is for PS3.

[clief101_]

i thought it was something like that, but wasnt sure which ones were on which platform....it'd be kool if the stories like, intermingled with eachother

[TherathxRikku]

Supposedly they take place in the same world or something like that, though they haven't released info if they'll clash or not.

[clief101_]

it would be cool if they did

[rissole25]

They might have small clashes but nothing major i reckon.

[clief101_]

no nothing major....but perhaps 1 meeting or sumthing....sumthing to make the player go, "Hey, i saw him in that other game"

[rissole25]

Like in GTA 4 or something like that

[clief101_]

yeah, something like that

[TherathxRikku]

I'm only expecting references. :p

[clief101_]

or that....but would be good if they did it....would be a lil disappointed if they didnt

[TherathxRikku]

Now that I think about it, they will have to do something with each other, otherwise, why call Agito and Versus XIII? Why not call them FF: Noctis or FF: Agito? Because usually spinoffs have some sort of clash. :p

[clief101_]

they would have to....but if they were in the same world then i dont know

[rissole25]

Well if they're all take place at the same time, then they might answer questions from the other games. Like if Agito had a major event in it, then the effects of it might be in the other ones. Something like that

[clief101_]

that would be pretty kool...however then u would need to play the others just to understand it?

[rissole25]

More money for Square then

[clief101_]

exactly....stupid enix...i dont like the merge!!

[rissole25]

I know. Squaresoft was way better.

[clief101_]

i am 100% agreeing with you there!! X was mostly soft's work. then the merge happened and enix put their name on it

[rissole25]

The only thing I really like about Enix's FF's is the music. I'm glad they kept Chocobo's and Moogle's in their games.

[clief101_]

its the characters that have turned the worst

[TherathxRikku]

Enix also made the spinoffs. They also dumbed down the difficulty in KH2. >_>

Soft made all the memorable games like the "Secret of" games and the "Chrono" games.

[clief101_]

they were just so much better than enix.....i miss soft :(

[TherathxRikku]

Agreed, we should write to them or something. xD

[rissole25]

Did any of you guys get this message from JakieE?

Holy crap dude...I just had to tell someone, everyone's talking about this! U know how ffxiv is still in the beta - guess what. It was leaked. The donwload serials everything!!!

Right now the clean version is up on:

I'm downloading right now. SO excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This sounds like a bot to me. But I did go to the website and it does look legitimate. But they seemed to have a picture from FFXII which I don't know how got mistaken for FFXIV.

I might download it, but I'm not sure just yet.

EDIT: Link removed as it may contain viruses

[TherathxRikku]

I got that same message from Fox. They haven't signed in since then, but that is the exact message I got from Fox. They're either bots, or it's someone really desperate for that link to be seen, I'll ban them all for a few days, see if anything happens.

[clief101_]

its started as a thread yno??

[TherathxRikku]

Got the thread already, my friend.

Anyway...

[clief101_]

ha okay then. jus making sure ^^

[rissole25]

Okay I just found out its a bot sending this message to any FF related site. And it may contain viruses if you open it so DON'T OPEN IT!!

I'm gonna virus scan my computer and hope it's not infected.

Infact I'm gonna delete the PM with it in it and take the link out of the post. Just so know one could possibly get a virus.

[clief101_]

wow, good thinking. how'd u find that out?

[rissole25]

Well I'm registered at the Dissidia Forums and I got sent the same message. Others got it as well and said not to open it. I did a google search on it and I think I saw another 2 FF related sites with something to do with it so think the bot is sending messages to all FF sites.

[clief101_]

oh, well thats jus not kool.....dirty bot!!

[rissole25]

Anyway back on topic....

I saw this video of a monster in FFXIII and it was the biggest boss in any FF game. It was probably triple the size of Sin. It picked up an Adamantoise and ate it.

I'm gonna look for the video again and post the link here :D

[clief101_]

so i take it the battle system is like XII then?

thats guna suck if it is

[TherathxRikku]

I'd struggle for Lightning and Serah, I'm that hardcore of a fanboy. 8D Verdammt, I need to make a sig now...

[clief101_]

huh?? im having a blonde moment....that made no sense to me

[TherathxRikku]

Verdammt = German for Goddammit.

I need to make a Sig now... = Lookie.

[clief101_]

haha ok.

it only took u a cpl min to make a sig!?

[TherathxRikku]

My muse works like a frickin' bullet. I actually worked on the render last night, took me an hour and a half. Lightning's hair is so wavy, it's difficult to curve around. I really need to go into Art class. :D

Back on topic, any Lightning/Serah fanboys here aside from me? I mean, come one, the Strawberry Blond hair is to die for. ^-^

[clief101_]

i havnt realy looked at any previews to know

[TherathxRikku]

I see, well, all the images I have are much too large for this forum, I can message you some if you want. :D

[clief101_]

ive kinda looked at lightning, but not very well....i shall look on monday wen my downloads come back

[rissole25]

Lightning looks okay I guess. At least its not another male we play as.

Also I think the battle system is like XII. You walk around like XII but you enter random battles like the others.

And the giant monster eating the adamantoise? That was in a cutscene.

[TherathxRikku]

I gotta find that scene. lol

[clief101_]

hmm...im interested in this game more now lol

[Shaggy]

Honestly, I haven't picked up a game for PS3 for awhile, but I may have to now. Looks pretty good!

[clief101_]

Im getting it as soon as it comes out!!

[rissole25]

I'm getting it........as soon as I get a PS3.

[clief101_]

haha, so perhaps i may be the first to post about it properly having played it

[TherathxRikku]

My friend announced he's getting it for his 360, I told him that I'd like to come over and play it, but not on the 360, I ain't that desperate. >_>

[clief101_]

haha, i have a 360, but i wont EVER change over to it for the FF series....FF to me is playstation only!!....well, the main ones anyway

[TherathxRikku]

I believe all companies but Microsoft can use FF, I just have a problem with Bill Gates.

[rissole25]

I wonder why its all of them except Microsoft?

[clief101_]

haha, microsoft stuff everything up!! U know the idea of microsoft was made from 4 ppl (including bill gates) but he was the one that tried to implicate it...now look at it

[TherathxRikku]

And I'm forced to use his computer. -_- I want a Mac so bad.

I will say that if I can't get my hand on a PS3 by 2012, I'm playing it on the 360, I'll stoop to that level if I'm forced to...

[clief101_]

im guna play it on a PS3 in 2010 XD

[rissole25]

I might as well buy it for the computer if they make it for PC. But thats if I don't get a PS3 on my b'day.....which is in July.

[clief101_]

haha, i feel sorry for u guys...u dont have a ps3 :(

[TherathxRikku]

I'm still using my 9 year old PS2. It's finally starting to die, though, I'll be really upset since the PS3 doesn't read PS2 disks. I'll never be able to play FFX again. T-T

[rissole25]

I think the 80GB or 120GB PS3 can play them. I'm not sure but I remember my friend telling me that one of them can play PS2 games.

[TherathxRikku]

Really? If so, I'll be happy as a kid on Christmas morning. ^-^

[clief101_]

sorry guys....they said they were going to do it....but no PS3 (to my knowledge) is PS2-1 compatible :(

[TherathxRikku]

*head falls on desk* Square is sadistic...

[clief101_]

ino, i was like that too

[TherathxRikku]

Maybe I can save up for a new PS2 when I get a job. ^-^ I need to find all my games and get a box for them.

[clief101_]

i would do that before they stop making them...i cant see that day bieng THAT far away?? maybe a year? 2 at the utmost

[TherathxRikku]

Amazon, it has hax.

[clief101_]

....huh?

[TherathxRikku]

Amazon.com It has just about everything, but more trustworthy than eBay.

[clief101_]

oooh, i getcha lol

[TherathxRikku]

Anyway, I'll probably still be in line at midnight for XIII, since that was the topic of this thread. lol Even since I can't play it, I'll still purchase a copy and dust it off when I get a PS3, I wanna read the manual and everything, it's always entertaining.

[rissole25]

Haha I'd do that but I would take ages to get a PS3.

I bought Oblivion from my friend, thinking that I'd get a PS3 soon. 3 or so months passed and I still hadn't gotten one. My friend ended up buying it back because he wanted to start playing it again :D

[TherathxRikku]

That sucks, though I don't know what Oblivion is, I'd probably have asked him if he had Prototype.

[clief101_]

well, wen i buy it and play it, ill tell u guys my opinions of it alrite?

[TherathxRikku]

Nah, I'd prefer to wait, otherwise I risk spoils.

[clief101_]

i wont tell story or anytin..jus if i like the story, characters and battlesystem..i wont tell any info on wat each of it it, jus if i like it...

[TherathxRikku]

That works.

[rissole25]

Did you hear about the old school PS3's breaking down? Apparently February 29th was still programmed into the PSN network and it has deleted game trophies on about 90% of PS3 owners who go online because the dates were different. My friend said he can't even play games offline. I'm sorta glad I dont own a PS3 right now. Except it didn't happen to the slim line PS3's.

So imagine if you brought FFXIII and couldn't play it straight away because your PS3 stuffed up.

[clief101_]

mines only a year old...and i barely go online with it :)

[TherathxRikku]

I wouldn't go online either, Single Player is more fun.

[clief101_]

thats tru...and also going online over here, we always get thrown into american lobbies, so we lag terribly

[TherathxRikku]

So we're poison to your server? :p

[Seyluv]

So u don't have to subscribe again to play after u bought it?

[clief101_]

back to this topic...i drove 1 and hlf hrs, took a sick day jus to get the game....so far im VERY pleased with it!!

[TherathxRikku]

*sniff* T-T

[clief101_]

if u wanted a reason to buy a PS3, this is it. Im not sure if u would get the hang of the battle system therath?? its not like XII....hard to explain....about 9 hrs through gameplay, still no complaints from me

[TherathxRikku]

I'm talking my parents into making a deal with me, my friend told me that a new shipment of PS3s can play PS2 and PS1 games, so they said if I pay them back after getting a job, I can get it. :D Don't know when, though...

[clief101_]

12 hrs in....im more in love with it...u realy need to get this game ai

[TherathxRikku]

Working on it.

[clief101_]

haha, thats wat i like to hear

[rissole25]

Don't worry Therath. I'm in the same situation as you.

*Looks at FFXIII through the store window and walks away sad*

[clief101_]

haha, it is definetly worth it

[Phoenix Flame]

I was # 15 in line and have put about 8 hours into the game. It looks fantastic. Not too sure how I feel about the new battle system. I've gotten a couple of gameovers since you can only directly control your main character. Though the option to cancel your actions is nice, I still would prefer to control my entire party rather than just one character. Oh well... = /

[Gumdrop]

I had my copy pre-ordered from Game. Some fights are brutal =/ I think it would be better if you could move in combat too rather than just move the camera..

Long time no see :o

[TherathxRikku]

I'm selling my PS2 w/ my credentials to my brother in law so I have some money to save up for a PS3.

[Gumdrop]

Be sure to get a slim so it stays cooler, if you didn't plan on it already. My fat PS3 has developed heating problems so can only play for 1-2 hours a pop now :/ Damn thing turned itself off yesterday just as I beat a boss.
I believe this is a problem not that un-common with the fats after a year or so of ownership.

[TherathxRikku]

Sony is so cheap sometimes...

[Gumdrop]

Yeah, the worst part is they still refused to extend the warranty when even Microsoft extended theirs to three years because of the red ring of death. :/
I think the slims are slighty more expensive than the fats, but more trustworthy so far and they do come with more memory. Apparently they heat up fast, but maintain the same temp well, one guy claimed to have left it on for three days and it was fine :p
It seems like the Wii is the only one you can trust this gen.

[TherathxRikku]

Because Nintendo has HAX, their games aren't so amazing, however. >_>

I have a deal for a 120 GB Slim from GameStop, they know me since I'm there every day, so they said they'll keep a hold of it. :D Now I just need to sell my PS2.

[Gumdrop]

Sell your PS2? :( But..PS3 has no backwards comp..at least not in Europe. I heard my 80G fat can play PS2 games if you have the American version. Nice one on your deal though ;)

[TherathxRikku]

I'm under the control of my stepfather, "too many systems" he says. I have a PSP and a PS2. Besides, my sister and her husband need one, so I figured I could get some good money out of it.