More Final Fantasy Bits

tenchiken writes: "First the bad news, Square has announced that they are selling off Square Studios. This is the group that was responsible for the FF Movie and also a forthcoming short for The Matrix. Better News. Final Fantasy X, the first FF for the new PS2, is shipping tommorow (in stores Wed). You can find reviews at GameSpot,Gamers, IGN, etc. The reviews are all positive, and I will be waiting in line on Wed morning to pick up my copy. Square's new online game for the PS2 FF11 is also coming along nicely. Playonline Has a 'webcam' up feeding 24x7 images. The pictures look great. The above pages are Japanese." CowboyNeal and I both have our copies of FFX on reserve and are planning on some time off to watch LotR and play FFX this week.

Comments

Does anyone know what summoning's like in FFX?

[quistas]

I seriously stopped playing FF8 because the summoning animations took so long -- Alexander took what, 2 minutes? And you had to use them over and over to ensure affinity so you could summon them up fast during the boss battles. It got so bad I would actually give the commands, get up, get a beer, pour it into a mug, and return before I had to do anything. FF7 was bad, but 8 was unbearable for me.

So needless to say I'm really concerned to hear that FFX has a ton of summoning. Has anyone played the import and can speak to this?

-- q

Re:Does anyone know what summoning's like in FFX?

[Anonymous Coward]

You kidding? Try casting Knights of the Round in FF VII, and sit back for like two and a half minutes as the carnage ensues. Then, for added pain, have him cast it double, and every character mime it.

Sephiroth probably became more bored of the monotomy than actual pain from the attack. =P

Geek Week!

[tsmit]

Man, this just seems like the ultimate geek week. First FFX, then LotR.

{conspiracy}
I wonder why they want us away from the computers?
{/conspiracy}

Video games vs. Movies.

[Matt2000]

I don't know why video game companies think they can go off and make a movie becuase they produced some cut scenes for their last title, in the same way I don't know why Hollywood thinks they can produce video games. These two things, despite sharing characteristics such as motion and sound are completely different.

Why video game companies are willing to risk large sums on a traditionally low yield business (movie making) when their own video game market is already larger than the revenue stream for movies.

The Final Fantasy movie was pretty bad. It had great hair and lighting effects, true, but who gives a rats ass when the story lopes along and the characters are 2 dimensional and sterile. Hollywood is already very good at delivering this type of garbage, I wouldn't recommend trying to compete.

Conspiracy?

[don_carnage]

I wonder why they want us away from the computers?

So they can sneak in and install Magic Latern, of course!

Re:wednesday queues...

[brunes69]

Any self-respecting geek would have bought his/her LOTR tickets long ago, and thus would not have to wait in line.

Re:wednesday queues...

[sam@caveman.org]

i actually did buy my tickets about a week and a half ago (dork alert). i'll have to wait in line again unless i want to sit in the back corners next to the speakers, or in the front row with my neck craning up to see the screen.

oh, and yes i am a geek (obviously), but self-respecting? that's pushing it.

-sam

I knew it!!!

[icoloma]

You guys ARE NOT monitoring slashdot 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!!

I want my money back!!!

Ruining College Students everywhere.

[Wastedlife.com]

It goes without saying that the release of both Lord of the Rings *and* Final Fantasy 10 during most college final weeks is a plot to undermine the youth of america. Oh well, I was destined to fail the finals anyways.

Re:Vacation

[CowboyNeal]

heh, that's exactly right. If I don't use, I'll lose it, so there's no time like the present. Luckily it happens to coincide with one of my favorite RPG series, as well as some movie everyone's been clamoring about.