Hey, you can't lose what you don't know you have.
Hey, you can't lose what you don't know you have.
Except in XIII you can eventually buy everything in the shops, every weapon and most non-upgraded equipment is purchasable by Chapter 11. The Zodiac Spear itself is also obtainable from a treasure chest though its an incredibly rare drop from said treasure chest but its not like fans haven't figured out the algorithm to make getting it easier.Originally Posted by Del Murder
In all honesty, Roogle is correct that missable items haven't really been an actual factor in the numbered entries since FFIX. Though I chalk some of this up to how marginalized items and gear have become in the PS2 era FFs.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
It's the worst when it's arbitrary (Zodiac Spear), or when the missable item or moment results from bad internal game logic. As in, situations in which you would have to break from the quest-at-hand and backtrack across the world to get something at just the right moment (leaving Treno during the card tournament to get the mayor's key in FFIX).
Does anybody else remember that Playonline, which eventually morphed into the online vehicle for FFXI, began life as an online guide to FFIX, and was teased at the time as the ongoing database for FF games going forward? Something along those lines as I remember it. Here's a dump of the PAL version of the site, lol.
It also sucks when characters you just equipped with super awesome gear randomly leave the party for long periods of time (or sometimes forever!).
I'm not against strategy guides in general, but given enough time, a dedicated person should be able to discover everything a game has to offer on their own, without outside help.
Items needed only for 100% completion are one thing, but it's despicable when characters and summons are missable. Several FF's have missable summons, and several DragonQuest and Star Ocean games had missable playable characters.
I equipped Edea with my best magic in FFVIII, she left group and I did not find my magic in the inventory. T_T
I didn't know Tellah was going to die in FF4...... with my equipment!!
I know I have become a soulless cold hearted bastard when the first though that runs through my head when someone dies is "crap, he was wearing my..."
>>Am willing to change opinions based on data<<
Funny, I consider that the most human response.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
...socks.
...Lovers skin?...socks.
If people went out and died wearing my socks it would explain why I keep loosing so many of them.
>>Am willing to change opinions based on data<<
Bad luck socks! "Decreases wearers luck by 90."
Dude that runs through my head every time someone leaves the party or just dies. Seriously how is the player suppose to know that? While more importantly I spent a lot of Gil on that equipment and I don't even get the chance to sell it!
I like how FF II handles it, at least in Dawn of Souls. They have the equipment in soul of Rebirth.
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