Weekly /r/FinalFantasy Question Thread – Week of May 24, 2021

You should bring in a picture of jecht and have some voice clips to show’em, but then finish of the showcase with “he’s really good at water soccer.”

Unless you’d think he’d get pissed. Then probably stick to the chuckles and grins

I’d say the PSP version is “definitive” - it looks great and has lots of side content. The difficulty is tuned down though in a few ways (e.g. spells using MP instead of charges a la D&D), so if you’re chasing that part of the experience, I’d look at the PS1 version (there was a recent post here touting that version but I can’t find it at the moment). That version is missing some of the extra content though. I haven’t played the GBA version myself, so I’m not sure about mechanics adjustments, but it has most of that optional content.

I think you're done with the really hard, non-optional bosses, haha. However, the game has a slew of optional tough bosses - roughly one for each Aeon, plus a couple more on top of that - that require plenty of grinding, though. If you just want to go through the story and plot bits of the game, I'd recommend staying the course, and tackling the optional stuff later.

Removed this for spoilers. Certain boss names give away plot elements, even if you could guess you're gonna fight them eventually.

Laughs in Jecht

It's worth a try for that price

If you have the time, give it until you get to Gran pulse and are able to have a little more freedom to move and choices.

That depends on you more than anything else. For me personally, doing any of that would ruin the game in both VII and IX, or basically any game for that matter because I like challenge. But I'll try to answer your question anyway.

IX, like VII requires no grinding at any point if you've got a hang of the combat, so in that sense it's not the worst for people who want to just chill through. The money cheat is probably fairly okay if you want to use it, I rarely run out of money anyway but that's mostly because I know where all the valuable stuff is by now and sell them and don't buy anything I don't need. You can't buy anything gamebreaking anyway, but it'll make things a bit easier.

The skills and levels are indeed core parts of the game and either one will make the game a lot easier. I wouldn't use them, but like I said at the start I do seem to play games differently from you. It's worth a note that you can check out a decent strategy for most bosses that should get you through them if you end up getting stuck. The game is completable on level 1, so there are all sorts of cheesy boss strats around for you to use if you wish.

If all you care about is story, I'd go all in and use whatever streamlines the experience.

If you care about and are interested in the game play though I'd suggest you avoid most if not all cheats and assists. Maybe with the exception of accelerated speed, but I'd even use that sparingly.

The game is what it is. Visual clean up is one thing but the stuff you are talking about fundamentally changes the experience and the game play loop. You won't be playing the same game people played when it first came out. For both better and worse.

Can't really answer stuff well about XII, but I am curious how everyone who dislikes X keeps bringing up blitzball as a major point. You only ever have to play one game of blitzball, and even then you don't have to win. You can just afk through it if you hate it with a passion and then pretend like it doesn't exist for the rest of the game. So why is it always such a big point on everyone's list?

12 is the opposite of 10/13 so you'll probably like it. Play the zodiac age version if you can.

You're probably fine if you put the disc in

For Edgar, his tools have a set attack power, so yeah, early game you don't have to worry about buying new stuff for him. Late game, you can increase his strength or magic with equipment, depending on whether you want him to use Tools or Magic. (I'd recommend strength - Drill does stable, consistent damage throughout the whole game, and it's a first half killer.)

Likewise, Sabin is a first half tank if you put the Genji Glove and Black Belt relics on him. Some enemies resist Fire or Poison, but heck, even two Kaiser Knuckles work well on him, plus you don't have to worry about Blitz inputs. I hate having to input commands for him every battle round, so that's usually the build I use.

Cyan is a trickier case. His first SwordTech / Bushido is physical based with a set battle power, so it'll work with any equipment. However, some people like to use him with two Tempest swords - you can steal one off a boss as you're leaving a factory, and the second is found in a sealed cave. It has a 50 percent chance of using Wind Slash, and combined with an Offering and a Genji Glove, you can get 8 hits and might use Wind Slash 2 to 6 times. Also, Cyan has no purchasable equipment in the game's second half. They're all drops from bosses or found.

If you want to get nerdy with it, there is an algorithms guide for damage for FF6 on GameFAQs, and the FF Wiki has info on Edgar's Tools battle power.

yes, i always buy 1 weapon each atleast and see if they boost any good stats that might be usefull. then if they are good weapons i buy more of them if needed

At least according to PS Deals, 8 goes on sale pretty frequently, usually with a couple other games. It's on sale now, and was on sale in March, and two or three months before that. Usually when it's on sale on PS, it's on sale or about to be on sale on Steam as well. If you put it on your Steam Wishlist, you'll get an email if they do a price drop of 20 percent or more.