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Game Modification Station / Re: FF1 into FF7 MOD

« on: April 15, 2012, 12:45:55 PM »

I think there needs to be a definitive rebalancing of FF6, because the story is amazing but the gameplay is completely disappointing although it has huge potential. From the reviews it didn't seem to me that JCE's hardtype really solves that issue, but I have heard it's good. This is why I still thought there was a need for my version and Pandora's Box

I don't think FF6 is really worth a complete mod into a new game, because the game isn't accessible for big changes at all. Newer games are made in a much more modular fashion and provide a much better base to work from, in addition to having better graphics.

Side note: I'm not in the "all fixes" patch team--but it does seem like a lot of people contribute to that.

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Game Modification Station / FF1 into FF7 MOD

« on: March 31, 2012, 10:17:32 AM »

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,12466.0.html

I usually keep all my opinions to myself when it comes to the ridiculous things people do when hacking ROMs, but am I the only one that thinks this is the biggest terrible idea in a while? How amazingly wasteful is it to look at an NES game and think "You know what would be great? If a playstation game with better graphics, battle system, and better everything, was mimicked by an NES game, which has worse everything and cannot possibly ever be nearly as good, or even contain all of the basic features of the game? I'll spend some years of my life doing that worthy project."

I'm not saying his hacking ability, pure ambition, or anything else are in question. I'm just wondering if anyone else thinks this is a ridiculously stupid idea. People can enjoy his hack as much as they please, I'm not saying he hasn't accomplished a lot. I'm just wondering if anyone ever shares my opinions on things like this.

Now, of course, you could say "This from the guy who makes another FF6 hardtype...." but we can argue that one on another thread 

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General Discussion / Re: Super Duper Stock Market Thread (Part Tres)

« on: March 29, 2012, 06:36:24 PM »

zerohedge.com

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Game Modification Station / Re: FF6: Is the Best Game Ever released!!

« on: October 19, 2011, 07:20:54 PM »

That's a great compliment, actually (though I can't imagine it will be the only thing you disagree with eventually). If you get the FF3usME editor (though it also requires .dlls which must be gotten from LordJ as well), then you just go to the formations tab and there is a checkbox that toggles "Play Music" for each battle formation. There are lots of formations, so it will be a good 30 minutes of checkboxing. Unless of course you uppercut it, which will OHKO the program and you'll be the checkboxing champion, once again defending the universe from thinking it can just checkbox us around like a Scottish wife in olde York.

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Game Modification Station / Re: FF6: Is the Best Game Ever released!!

« on: October 18, 2011, 07:06:54 PM »

If it's still too hard, let a guy know and I can take the 3 hours to revamp it

For Human and Esper-kind,
gogo13

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Game Modification Station / Re: FF6: Is the Best Game Ever released!!

« on: October 17, 2011, 08:32:32 PM »

Thank you, though IRL it does have a slight graphical flaw to it

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Game Modification Station / Re: FF6: Is the Best Game Ever released!!

« on: October 16, 2011, 03:34:42 PM »

A near final version has just been uploaded

Cheers to the resistance & down with Empire

 
It also has a new Panzy mode for easier play

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Game Modification Station / Re: FF6: Is the Best Game Ever released!!

« on: June 02, 2011, 05:27:58 AM »

I've released a new version with some big updates. The big thing is that patches for all types of ROMs are available. Previous updates have also fixed things which may have turned off players before, such as a problem with Ultros and Ghost Train doing more damage  than they did when I playtested it.

Highlights of the new version:

Even better AI scripts for some WoR monsters/bosses
Mog's dances changed so that new dances are learned later on and are very powerful
Terra's morph can last forever, does 2x damage for all attacks, but makes her take 2x damage all the time also

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Pandora's Box / Re: Pandora's Box Impressions 2011!

« on: April 02, 2011, 11:57:59 AM »

No you have to run back and it doesn't take much time at all

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Pandora's Box / Re: Pandora's Box Impressions 2011!

« on: April 02, 2011, 09:51:21 AM »

First boss was a bit too long but it wasn't really a downer for me at all, I don't know if I'd even bother changing/testing it.

The new dialogue is great

I loved that monsters escape. Monster AI also threw some nice ailments at me

The weapons seem varied and well changed

The armor had some interesting quirks to it

XP/GP from monsters seemed a little wierd and inconsistent, and rife for abuse

The item prices were very nice and seemed to stretch the wallet perfectly

Many of the bosses didn't seem hard

There were points where I had Sabin and Locke 1-shotting everything

The monster graphics, for the most part, were very nicely changed, especially in the Serpent's Trench.

The monster formations were changed also, and I think this was to take out some unnecessary monsters early on to have more later. If this is the case, I think it's a fantastic idea and was well done, because I never felt there wasn't enough diversity of monsters when playing.

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Pandora's Box / Re: Suggestions 2011!

« on: February 27, 2011, 11:30:49 AM »

I just think gameplay should be focused on as a priority, and I love the script changes.  Two things that are timeless are gameplay and story, so I'm especially glad that such an improvement has been done on the latter.  Now it actually sounds like a real script for adults.  If you guys want feedback on any of the little parts of the new script I dislike, give me a holler.

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Pandora's Box / Re: Demo 2 Problems

« on: February 26, 2011, 03:56:15 PM »

Maybe this is the real answer?

From http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,12254.html
Kiyoshi Aman
Re: ROM Hacks: Pandora's Box sees the light of day once again
? Reply #2 on: Today at 03:47:15 PM ?
Before anyone asks what ROM to patch with: Use Final Fantasy III's original release, as identified by NSRT; this is the only one XDelta will accept for this hack.

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Pandora's Box / Re: Demo 2 Problems

« on: February 26, 2011, 02:20:41 PM »

I read it.

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Pandora's Box / Demo 2 Problems

« on: February 26, 2011, 01:15:40 PM »

Excited to play the game.  Encountered a problem, I'm guessing the fault is mine.

xdelta patches apparently care a lot about patching onto the exact file name of the original smc, but has this file name been pointed out?  My version 1.0 is called "Final Fantasy III (U) (V1.0)" and am having problems playing the ROM after the first try. 

Note that I applied regardless of a checksum failure while patching.

First play was going fine, I saved at the save point before Whelk, and did a savestate during the whelk fight.   When I quit and reopened to play, the game wouldn't start after the Pandora title screen turned black.  I loaded the savestate, and the graphics are all screwed up for the mech-suits, titles of spells/abilities, and spells.

I can't has Pandora?  Push a guy in the right direction, please.

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Game Modification Station / Expanding the Final Battle Dialogue (& Maybe Atma)

« on: February 24, 2011, 02:20:41 AM »

I love the dialogue before you fight Kefka as a last boss, but once you reach him as the final boss (angel-style), I find his words great but lacking.  Anyone else?  He starts some great philosophical questions (FF6 is very philosophical) such as "Hope...Dreams...Where did they come from?  Where are they headed?" then jumps immediately to "These things, I am going to destroy!"  I think that conclusion is a bit rushed, because Kefka is great as a villain of pure evil, but I think he could be the best villain if he had some psychotic reasoning for why he should destroy everything.

So of course, I go straight to looking up Neitzsche quotes.  If I could come up with a short assertion on why "evil" is in fact best or "good," then I think it would elevate Kefka to being an even better contender for best villain ever.
 

Other inspiration could possibly come from The Joker a la Dark Knight, because he challenges heroism well, but unfortunately I don't remember him providing any great religion towards evildoing.

What do you guys think, is this worthwhile or blasphemy?

Alternatively, some quick additions to Atma's dialogue would also be interesting, because he almost has a specific role as an evil-doer-by-fate, allowing for some "You heroes are drops in the currents of time" belittling of heroism.