Dissidia Impressions *MAJOR SPOILER*

[Masamunemaster]

traight Arrow is pathetically easy to dodge and is best used only as a block counter.

Weaponsmaster is only good if your opponent is stupid enough to get himself stuck in a corner, which is VERY rare on Ad Hoc.

Your only semi-decent moves are Double Trouble and Shield Bash, overall, poor Firion doesnt have much going for him.

You know, I feel Firion is being underestimated cause Double Trouble is easily his best Hp attack since he combos into it with either Rope Blade or his Axe Throw move. He actually has a high chance of Brave Breaking and inflicting damage at once which is pretty neat. Not to mention if he's in EX Mode, his Blood Weapons will restore his health based on the damage he inflicts with his Hp attack. That combination makes him really nasty in my book. In the hands of a skilled player, he would be very difficult to deal with. It does suck that he has the worst starting HP attack in the game though...

I do agree up till the last part, Kuja by far has the worst starting HP attack. In any case, Firion could be good, but with the mandatory logic of how you play and win in Dissidia, he has far too many flaws and exploitable weaknesses which he would get severely punished for in Inward Chaos or Ad Hoc.

I believe his lance combo->double trouble is better cause it gets more BRV attacks in before an HP

[Skyblade]

I really like how the characters parallel their originals, right down to the parting speeches by our favorite villains.

Sorry, hit the post button a bit early on this one.

That being said, despite the parallels, I am really impressed by the fleshing out they did to the characters, especially the tragic heros on Chaos's side. Jecht, playing his role through with Tidus, understanding that the war repeats forever, and treating it as one big game, where one side wins, then everything is reset. Golbez, fighting to aid his brother throughout the entire thing, and willing to accept the consequences for siding with Chaos when his time comes. Garland, caught in the wheel of time, and manipulating it as he did in Final Fantasy, yet also a prisoner of it himself.

It's an incredible job of bringing the characters to life. I only wish we had this much interaction with some of them in their original games. Such as Ultimecia.

[Wolf Kanno]

I agree that the game has really shone some of the complexity and greatness of the FF villains. I've always like Emperor Mateus but seeing him in this title I really feel we get a much better understanding of his truen intent and level of evil. He's quickly becoming one of my favorite villains. Seeing the character bounce off each other shows really promising stuff, from Zidane and Bartz friendly rivalry to Terra and Cloud's soul searching together. Even the WoL is presented as this iconic figure, more like a mythic hero than a real human being and it actually works for the game.

I'm especially pleased with the parallels to the original games story and themes. Its created an odd "wholeness" with the series.

[Crimson]

The Emperors authority in this game essentially topples most of the villians except for Chaos himself.


(SPOILER)

From the text boxes you learn that The Emperor is the mastermind behind most of the conflict taking place in this war, manipulating most of the FF villians for his own ends so he could overthrow Chaos.




Emperor = Best character in this game, plot wise.

[Wolf Kanno]

I can already see DarkLadyNyara jumping for joy at this news. He has been quite impressive.

[xXsarahXx]

Eeeeeeeek my copy should be turning up today
Gotta do a review of it and then ill post my impressions!

[Masamunemaster]

you better hurry haha Ive done every destiny oddessey three times:P

[xXsarahXx]

this has only just come out in the Uk tho dont forget.

[Crimson]

Tomorrow Sarah :P.


Speaking of it, my pre-order just got sent from Amazon, so Dissidia tomorrow for me, w00t.

Though i was kinda hoping i'd have finished FFIX beforehand, damnit, now I gotta divide the time.

[Evastio]

My other advice is that Cecil is quite possible the worst character to start the game with since he works so differently from all the others and requires some experience with the combat system to make him deadly. I'd suggest Cloud, Onion Knight, or Tidus for well rounded starter characters.

Huh? I remember reading somewhere that Cecil is actually a really good character to start with, since he's not restricted to one fighting style (can switch between dark knight and paladin). That's from what I read though so I'm not able to talk from personal experience (unless my cousins get Dissidia for their PSP and they let me try it out).

[Wolf Kanno]

He's just a bit awkward and the transforming can be a little confusing at times. Not to mention each form has its own weaknesses and strengths so I feel he's a bit of an overload when it comes to trying to pin down all the game mechanics in the very beginning. Once you get the hang of him he rocks.

I think Cloud or WoL are probably better starting points since they are both incredibly straight forward in play style. They lack the quirkiness of the other characters.

[Craig]

guys im actually concidering buying a psp cos of all this talk..

[Crimson]

guys im actually concidering buying a psp cos of all this talk..

You should, Dissidia is a must have for any FF fan.


And while your at it buy Disgaea, Crisis Core, War Of The Lions and MHFU too.

[Wolf Kanno]

To be honest, I bought a PSP for this game and its probably the second time in my life I bought a gaming system for one game and it was actually worth it (the other being my Wii) cause Dissidia is pretty damn awesome. Especially in its shameless fanservice.

[Masamunemaster]

To be honest Im half tempted to stop getting gameinformers cause they gave it a 6.5 and that dumb gerbil/rat movie game a 7....