What I experienced so far... [Spoilers for GBA content]

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth1999AD

Thanks for the information! That sounds quite good, although since it's all in Japanese, we don't know how the translation will turn out. Hopefully it will be as professionally done as in some of the recent FFs (games and remakes), though. As for the first boss, are you sure you weren't just overleveled compared to what your levels usually are at that point in the game? The new special boss looks pretty good, but I'll wait until I get to hear more about the boss before I say anything final. We'll see.

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I can say I'm really running through the game. I've beat Gilgamesh at the prison at lv 17, while in the SNES version, I was in the 20.

I just need to watch out a bit with the bosses, they CAN kill me, but with my balanced party, they are unlikely to do so. Only bosses that gave problems were Liquid Flame (5 tries) and that Snake thing in Lonka Ruins (1 try, but a looooooooooong time and spamming cure2, until he died and I could use Lv5 Death)

But like I said, it's a bit easier, not as nerfed as DoS. An average gamer would find this game challenging, but for a FF veteran it is rather on the easy side.

For Wing Raptor, I think I was lv... 4 or 5.

What was the Wind Shrine's music like?

I always loved that theme..

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Originally Posted by Reine

What was the Wind Shrine's music like?

I always loved that theme..

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IMHO, sounds as good, if not better than the original.

I managed to find the music extracted from GBA. While most songs sound pretty good and just like in the SNES version, I think there's still a clear loss in sound quality in some of the songs, especially my favorite ones, such as Nostalgia (plays when (SPOILER)Galuf, Syldra, Lenna's Hiryuu at the top of Phoenix Tower and loads of other people die) and The Land Unknown (the world map theme of the 3rd world). The Decisive Battle (the first part of the final battle against (SPOILER)Exdeath), the Last Battle and Dear Friends sound good, though.

I didnt like much of the music in FFV, only a few select ones, so im pretty much wondering what its all like in this version.

I was also hoping the difficulty hadnt been toned down, I dread to think of how easy they will make FFVI..

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Originally Posted by Reine

I didnt like much of the music in FFV, only a few select ones, so im pretty much wondering what its all like in this version.

I was also hoping the difficulty hadnt been toned down, I dread to think of how easy they will make FFVI..

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Don't worry, if you read my review in the other topic, you'll know that the difficulty hasn't been decreased at all.

Sephiroth1999AD, I'm happy you like the music, but I don't think those songs sound worse, just different. GBA needs different things to work with than a SNES, that's why, in my eyes, the music of V Advance is excellent. I've read many opinions of people who disagree with that... But I've played the game, I don't know everything, but the music in-game, may sound better, because then, you also see the scene in which it is played. This really counts for the Decisive Battle (you know, that dramatic battle-scene with X-Death versus 1 person).

But oh well, each on his own. I'm hoping people will still buy the game, though.

I seem to the only person that liked FFIV Advance's music far more than the original...

Therefore I'll probably enjoy the music in this game very much.

I suppose playing the GBA music on the PC would probably pale to the originals, but when I played the ROM of IV, it sounded really good in ful stereo and soon, but thats just my personal opinion.

This game seems to be incredible so far, and I eagerly anticipate its European release

Good to know. I can't wait for this release:)

(SPOILER)I don't know how to access the hidden dungeon, but it's not by getting all of the jobs because apparently you get Necromancer by defeating Enuo.

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Originally Posted by abrojtm

(SPOILER)I don't know how to access the hidden dungeon, but it's not by getting all of the jobs because apparently you get Necromancer by defeating Enuo.

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You need to have done a certain event in the third world, then the sea below the mirage village will start to boil at a certain place. Dive with your submarine, enter the sea trench and grab the 3 crystal shards giving you Prophet, Gladiator and Cannoneer. Then beat the game (I think) and enter the door in the upper-left corner. Have fun with a (on the first sight) quite hard new dungeon. :)

So how well are the new classes balanced out? Are they overly useful, or are they near-useless? If you could think of any strong and weak points those classes have, that would be good too. :)

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth1999AD

So how well are the new classes balanced out? Are they overly useful, or are they near-useless? If you could think of any strong and weak points those classes have, that would be good too. :)

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I haven't really used them yet. I used my SNES-party on this GBA ROm for the ease, cause then I could look up what certain spells were (by looking at the MP or something like that).
I'll try and use them later on. But I think they are just as useful as the normal classes. Otehrwise, it wouldn't be fair. They shouldn't be overpowered, since they are quite easy to find (except Necromancer).
I do know about the Gladiators 'critical' command, or something like that, but I'm not sure what it does. I'll look it up when I have some time. These days I'm too busy to play games, however.

Elpizo I disagree about the dificulty this version is harder than the SNES version

the game is only easy in world 1 it gets much harder in world 2&3

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Originally Posted by UltimaMasamune

Elpizo I disagree about the dificulty this version is harder than the SNES version

the game is only easy in world 1 it gets much harder in world 2&3

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I know, read my Final Review in the other topic, gee, doesn't anybody notice that one?

I wouldn't say it's harder. But it isn't nerfed.

What i want to know, is if Enuo is a normal secret boss, or if he is a "new final boss" like Zeromus EG is. Someone have this information?