Topic: Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2 and XII - Now with 80% more FF VIII

@NintendoByNature Quina goes away? Maybe I should give the game a chance again someday! I hated that thing with a passion.

Well, you can just never recruit it at all, @Ralizah .... Or do so & only have it in your party when you're short on anyone else

@BruceCM yep soulcage... with ease 😉. I'm glad i did that grinding now, it's making the game easier. I just dislike knowing when I should grind ya know? But, I think im at a good spot now that I should be ahead of every major boss by a slight bit to be comfortable.
@Ralizah it did for me at least! And blasphemous. Any character that only thinks about food is a character I can sign off on, as that's pretty much all I think about IRL lol

You'll probably find you're about the right level for the next boss without grinding, @NintendoByNature .... See how you get on Let me know when you get your last party member? Or whatever else is the next significant step

@BruceCM If I ever go back to it, I'm sticking to the main story. Hate Quina, the chocobo mini-game is tedious, the world map looks like Silent Hill... but I don't feel right not playing it. I've beaten almost all the other games in the series.

Well, missing Quina really won't affect the story, @Ralizah .... I don't like IT much, either

@BruceCM well if you count amarent(sp?) Yes I got him. And he is awesome. I just touched down in Alexandria again last night. So I'm well passed the halfway point in the game i believe.

Yep, that's about where I thought you were, @NintendoByNature .... Should be good for awhile! Do let us know how that goes, @DarthNocturnal

Ooh, did you like the card game bit....? @NintendoByNature

@BruceCM yea it wasn't so bad. I'm glad it wasn't forced down your throat at least. I easily won the first 2 rounds, but lost the last. It really reminded me of joustus on KoC

Some people seem to really like the card game in that a lot, @NintendoByNature.... Can't say it does much for me, though You'll let me know if you do run into any difficulties or just update when you've played some more?

@BruceCM I'll be on tonight for sure, and keep you posted. I'll prob do 2-3 hours a day of ff9 and dip my toe into paper Mario every day. So I'll surely run into some snags soon.

If you want the best stuff in the game, you'll have to do the chocobo hot & cold nonsense, @NintendoByNature.... Fortunately, you can get good enough stuff without that

@BruceCM ehh i usually don't dip into side content, Not even in zelda games (my favorite series). Only game I go out of my way to grab a ton of side items are gold skulltulas in OoT.. they're usually on the way wherever you're going and some of them are fun to find. Other than that, I'm not into doing any side quests or mini games( unless it's fishing )

Arrived at Fossil Roo last night. I know narratively I'm kinda "on the run" currently, but I'm kinda getting tired at the rate I'm running into bosses you can't grow from (other than maybe stealing an item from them, you don't earn any AP for clearing them). I'm talking about all the fights you're supposed to lose (which makes sense) & and also the fights you can win, but because the opponent runs away instead of dying in terms of narrative, you're still not rewarded. I'm talking about the evil Jesters guarding Garnett, that Death Chariot thing that chases you in Fossil Roo, and the female bounty hunter there too.

No fishing, sorry, @NintendoByNature.... You can do that in Trails & Ys games, though, if that might encourage you to play those
I prefer the way earlier FFs had the best weapons in the main story or combined with meaningful side-quests but you certainly don't need them

@RR529 you're right on my tail then..
@BruceCM well i do have Ys.. trails is on my radar but if im grabbing xenoblade and paper Mario origami day 1 I won't have time for trails.

You'll soon get bosses you have to actively kill, @RR529.... Maybe keep ToCSIII on your list for some future time, @NintendoByNature?
It's obviously not a big part of either series but there's plenty of opportunities for doing so if you want to, with nice rewards

Arrived at Conde Petie this afternoon. Is there any magic/item/ability that can cure the "Trouble" status effect (my party members kept getting inflicted with it inside Fossil Roo, and I just sort of pushed through with it).

In other news, Quina learned White Wind, so I now have a pretty effective party wide healing option.

Only thing for that is Annoyntment, @RR529....