/vr/ - Retro Games

>not using Mystic Knight with Rapid Fire

My team always turned into Lenna mastering Red Mage and Summoner and everyone else grabbing Mimic.

Can't really remember what I had on everyone.
But every time I play through I always have Galuf/Krile with Time and Dual Cast ( X Magic ).
Cast Quick, Meteor, Meteor Meteor, Meteor Meteor.
Kills most bosses in one go.

I aimed more for fun than breaking the game in my last run.
Dragoon and Monk for the Counter.
Mystic Knight/White Mage
Summoner/Blue Mage
Thief/Ninja/Geomancer I called it ninjutsu, was my typical cave utility bot

>>2197306
>Cannoneer

Wasn't in the original, nor was the Red Lobster reference.

Freelancer(Rapid Fire spellblade)
Freelancer(Rapid Fire spellblade)
Mimic(dualcast White Magic/Time Magic)
Mimic(dualcast White Magic/Time Magic)

I'm the most boring motherfucker when it comes to FFV.

>>2197306

>>2197410
I'm sure the ants appreciate your image

>>2197429
aint that native res?

>>2197402
same here. I used two mimes spamming holy all day and two freelancers, one for dual wield and x-fight, the other for healing.

I want to try a four monk run someday.

>Final Fantasy Tactics

>Dancer
>Easy JP and I like to think it pisses off the enemies

>Summoner
>Golem is awesome and I like to think if pisses off the enemies

>>2197410
>Be Geomancer
>Equip Runic Sword, Aegis Shield, Wizard Robe, Tricorn Hat, Magic Bracer for +10 or so MA.
>Equip Draw Out
>Hit for 600 damage with draw out skills, 300-400 with geomancy, all for no MP.

My favorite is still a lancer with high evade and magic defense up though. Use talk skill to sleep or drop brave on enemies so you can actually bypass whatever reaction ability they have, like blade grasp.

>>2197410
>guns with Battle Skill
Fuck yeah.

I don't even remember when I last played this game with a full, no-challenge party. Soloing it with weaksauce jobs like Thief and Bard was a hilarious ordeal, though.

>>2197306
FF5 - Rapidfire Mystic Knight on Freelancer after maxing ninja(or thief, forgot which one gave the best +speed bonus), blm and monk

FFT - Blackmage
Maxed +MA gear
Black Magic
Draw Out / Iaido
Mana Shield
Mana Font

Literally unkillable and will 1 shot everything in the game except for the last boss with Draw Out / Iaido

I've been meaning to get into FF for a long time, decied to start with 5 or 6. Will I get my shit pushed in too hard if I go in with no previous knowledge of the gameplay and without using any guides?

>>2200268
Neither are too hard to get into, it doesn't get too challenging until a few hours into the game. Latter bosses can kick your ass, but you'd have figured the gameplay out by then. It's no Wizardry.

As a personal recommendation, FFVI has the better graphics and story, but FFV is by far more fun and challenging to play.

>>2200278
Thank you, guess I will go with either.

Are the GBA versions with the music patches good enough?

>>2197342
>Kills most bosses in one go.

And that's good for you because you'd be out of mana if the fight went on longer.

I think Summoner Red Mage + 3 mimes are better... Bahamut nonstop. But you'd also need some blue mages, and one or two physical fighters.

I usually have two physical fighters and two mages, and distribute some additional magic skills and Mug among them. (but this is after maxing out all jobs, so...)

>>2200285
GBA is the definitive version for V because the translations for the SNES and PS versions are fucking awful (Wyvern = Y Burn)

FFVI's SNES and GBA releases have two entirely different translations, Ted Woolsey's le funny meme translation and the GBA one that is more faithful to the original script. If you don't particularly care about the script, the GBA version with a music patch is probably the best choice for all the extra content.

>>2200291
Thanks again friend.

>>2200286
> Not 4 Bards hiding until bosses run out of MP
Disgusting

>>2200291
>GBA is the definitive version for V because the translations for the SNES and PS versions are fucking awful (Wyvern = Y Burn)
But V wasn't even localized on the SNES, unless you meant some fan-translation.

>>2200285
FFV's best as GBA. However if you're not using a flashcart I'd test the music patch and figure out if you still want to use it or not. It has a bad habit of popping when used on anything but real hardware.

As for FFVI, there's a version over on http://vrshares.net78.net/ with all the good patches if you're playing GBA. If you want the nostalgia translation, check out Woolsey Uncensored.

>>2200321
>vrshares
It's not there anymore. Take this:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/j7sk02fcw5i46dh/FFA.zip

>>2200320
Pretty sure he means the fan-translation. There's a revision out for it if you don't like some of the lines, but I'd still take GBA for the extra content.

>>2200329
Oh yeah this thing. The readme leaves out one of the patches it contains, and that's the restoration of Celes' beating.

You can also grab what patches you want from RHDN if you don't like this version, there's a lot of work done.

>>2200291
>Ted Woolsey's le funny meme

Can you actually make a post without being a cancerous piece of shit?

What the fuck does that even mean?

>>2200334
Not him, but I'm pretty sure it translates as "it has son of a submariner."

Kind of a lame attempt at bait I'd say.

>>2200321
>FFV's best as GBA
Incorrect.

The iOS/Android version is above and beyond any of the other versions.
Same goes with 6.

1-4 are just ports of PSP/DS versions, but 5/6 were built from the ground up all over again.

>>2200341
Now this is a better attempt as bait.

>>2200334
>>2200337
It has son of the submarines and hundreds of other lame jokes and artistic licenses taken that detract from the original script. If you don't care for the nostalgic retro feel Woolsey's translation has, the GBA version is the better choice both for the purity of script and all the neat extra content it has.

I'm sorry my post made you so angry you decided to make such a wonderful, meaningful contribution to this thread.

>>2200341
>Upscaled, yet doesn't use the full screen area
>barely even works anymore, Android 5.0 breaks it in half
>Squeenix update speed
Tried once, never again.

>>2200347
I agree with you, but you're making this worse.

>>2200347
This is true, but could you have said it with less buzzwords?

Anyway, another contribution to this "how to play" discussion. Relocalization basically ports the GBA translation over with a metric ton of bugfixes. It doesn't have the GBA extra content though: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2247/

>>2197306
Slightly related, are Archers ever a good idea on FFT?

>>2200341
Yeah, man. They sure are the greatest versions.

Just look at these beautiful graphics.

>>2200383
I'll take the slightly miffed graphics over the broken translations any day.

>>2200390
I think you're confused. It's the GBA's translation.

>>2200397
The GBA translation is still broken and still has the 6-8 letter limit on spells/items and what not.

>>2200407
Which would make sense if they ever used it for much more than Goliath Tonic.

But we're splitting hairs waaaaay too far here. If you like it go ahead.

>>2200407
It doesn't. It's exactly the same translation, with the exact same names.

I need to dig out my FFV repro cart and actually play it on the SNES. I've only ever played it on the GBA and purchased a repro at a con, just have never taken it out of the box.

>>2197402

mah negro