Useless FF:CC info

imported_Cravdraa · 01-26-2004, 11:46 PM

My brother and I were excited about Final Fantasy: Crystal Cronicles; that is, until we discovered that multiplayer required everyone to have a GBA. While we both own Gamecubes, (we don't live in the same house) only I own a GBA, as he opted to just get a Gameboy Player.

Well this situation got us thinking, and after some research I'm pleased to announce that if you don't own two or more GBAs you can substitute another GCN with a gameboy player instead.

As I said, pretty useless. But it will let the 2 of us enjoy the game when it's released.

Wyborn · 01-27-2004, 12:00 AM

Good thing I still live with my little brother, who has a GBA....and I know several dudes with GBAs....

01-27-2004, 10:40 AM

The only person I'd be able to play it with(he's one of my only friends with a GCN, and he acted liek he was interested in CC) has a GBASP, and I have a GBA. I'll probably play solo most of the time, though.

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-27-2004, 10:42 AM

Wait, wait, wait...

From what I've read, it seems like you HAVE to have at least 2 players to play. Is this true?

01-27-2004, 12:22 PM

Nnnnnnnno.

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-27-2004, 03:55 PM

What a fault in advertising then! I've yet to read ANYTHING that says one person can play by his/herself. Everything's like, "Play with friends! The first multiplayer FF! Use your GBAs for multiplayer action!"

01-27-2004, 05:43 PM

There is single-player, but I've heard that it's insanely difficult as leveling up takes ages so you have to spend hours just trying to go up one-level. Not to mention that the AI control the crystal cage (or whatever it's called) so you can run into the fog by accident sometimes. I was excited at first, but when I read some of the stuff about it... Sounds like a pretty bad game. Apparently, multiplayer has one player lugging around the crystal cage at the speed of slug, so one player essentially doesn't get to do anything whatsoever except get yelled at for going too slow. That must seriously suck. I think a friend of mine is getting it, they say they aren't (but they seemed to talk about how great it looked immediately afterwards), if the game is bad I'll have fun making fun of him

01-27-2004, 05:58 PM

^I'd most likely wait for a Final Emblem game instead of Final Fantasy: Crystal Cr*p. At least it won't be an insult from Squeenix to Nintendo.

imported_Cravdraa · 01-27-2004, 06:42 PM

It looks interesting IMO. To my understanding it uses a combat system that's like a cross between the Zelda series and Phantasy Star Online, except for the unique magic system, which varies depending on if you're playing alone or multiplayer.

The bucket can be dropped at any time for the player carrying it to join in, and from the info I've read, the A.I. is nearly flawless at carrying it in the single player mode.

The only thing I dislike is the requirement to use GBA. That's not actually Square's fault though, since Nintendo demanded it as part of their agreement.

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-27-2004, 06:46 PM

What an evil money-making scheme. I don't like it.

01-27-2004, 07:00 PM

Strike One - Final Fantasy XI
Strike Two - Making Yuna a slut
Strike Three - Final Fantasy:CC

The end of Squaresoft is near.

And we won't even get into that Chrono Cross Crap.

-jay

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-27-2004, 09:05 PM

^That made me laugh. Must be a good sign [img]tongue.gif[/img] .

01-28-2004, 04:58 PM

I don't see the problems with FF XI or FF:CC that'd be Square's fault. I don't think FF XI should be part of the numerical series, but be like "Final Fantasy: Online" or something. If you're complaing about the pay-to-play thing; please. Square-Enix doesn't have the funds or the resources to have free servers for online gaming. If you don't like it, then don't play it.

As for FF:CC... the Gameboy thing seems to be more like one of Nintendo's zany schemes to whore in more money.

And yeah, Making FF X-2 into a fanservice game was just dumb. The idea of FFX-2 was dumb enough already, heh.

01-28-2004, 05:10 PM

It did look good, I'll admit that. Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Final Fantasy XII had BETTER be good or else I'll just shove my opinion down the toilet and count down the days until I hear more information about the remake of Phantasy Star IV for PS2.

01-28-2004, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beck the Great RX3:
I don't think FF XI should be part of the numerical series, but be like "Final Fantasy: Online" or something.

That's mostly my beef with the game as well.-jay

imported_Parrakarry · 01-28-2004, 06:04 PM

...You HAVE to have a GBA and a link?

I thought the game looked good, too.

Wait until thousands of people buy the game, then try to take it back, saying they didn't know...

imported_Cravdraa · 01-28-2004, 06:08 PM

^single player lets you use a normal controller, otherwise yes.

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-28-2004, 07:48 PM

So you DON'T need a GBA? Nintendo sucks at advertising.

Quote:

Originally posted by Beck the Great RX3:

As for FF:CC... the Gameboy thing seems to be more like one of Nintendo's zany schemes to whore in more money.

They love to whore that cash!

01-28-2004, 08:42 PM

You need a GBA for multiplayer
The game isn't multi-player only
you don't need a GBA for single player.

Anything else we need re-established?

imported_AJ Middleton · 01-28-2004, 08:57 PM

Carter, you need to join Ninty's marketing squad.

(And unblock me on AIM, dammit.)

01-26-2004, 11:46 PM	#1
imported_Cravdraa Animal Crossing Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It\'s round on the sides and high in the middle Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My brother and I were excited about Final Fantasy: Crystal Cronicles; that is, until we discovered that multiplayer required everyone to have a GBA. While we both own Gamecubes, (we don't live in the same house) only I own a GBA, as he opted to just get a Gameboy Player. Well this situation got us thinking, and after some research I'm pleased to announce that if you don't own two or more GBAs you can substitute another GCN with a gameboy player instead. As I said, pretty useless. But it will let the 2 of us enjoy the game when it's released.

01-27-2004, 12:00 AM	#2
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	Good thing I still live with my little brother, who has a GBA....and I know several dudes with GBAs....

01-27-2004, 10:40 AM	#3
Super Shy Guy Guest Posts: n/a	The only person I'd be able to play it with(he's one of my only friends with a GCN, and he acted liek he was interested in CC) has a GBASP, and I have a GBA. I'll probably play solo most of the time, though.

01-27-2004, 10:42 AM	#4
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wait, wait, wait... From what I've read, it seems like you HAVE to have at least 2 players to play. Is this true?

01-27-2004, 12:22 PM	#5
Super Shy Guy Guest Posts: n/a	Nnnnnnnno.

01-27-2004, 03:55 PM	#6
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What a fault in advertising then! I've yet to read ANYTHING that says one person can play by his/herself. Everything's like, "Play with friends! The first multiplayer FF! Use your GBAs for multiplayer action!"

01-27-2004, 05:43 PM	#7
Lord Umbra Guest Posts: n/a	There is single-player, but I've heard that it's insanely difficult as leveling up takes ages so you have to spend hours just trying to go up one-level. Not to mention that the AI control the crystal cage (or whatever it's called) so you can run into the fog by accident sometimes. I was excited at first, but when I read some of the stuff about it... Sounds like a pretty bad game. Apparently, multiplayer has one player lugging around the crystal cage at the speed of slug, so one player essentially doesn't get to do anything whatsoever except get yelled at for going too slow. That must seriously suck. I think a friend of mine is getting it, they say they aren't (but they seemed to talk about how great it looked immediately afterwards), if the game is bad I'll have fun making fun of him

01-27-2004, 05:58 PM	#8
Banned from VGF Guest Posts: n/a	^I'd most likely wait for a Final Emblem game instead of Final Fantasy: Crystal Cr*p. At least it won't be an insult from Squeenix to Nintendo.

01-27-2004, 06:42 PM	#9
imported_Cravdraa Animal Crossing Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It\'s round on the sides and high in the middle Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It looks interesting IMO. To my understanding it uses a combat system that's like a cross between the Zelda series and Phantasy Star Online, except for the unique magic system, which varies depending on if you're playing alone or multiplayer. The bucket can be dropped at any time for the player carrying it to join in, and from the info I've read, the A.I. is nearly flawless at carrying it in the single player mode. The only thing I dislike is the requirement to use GBA. That's not actually Square's fault though, since Nintendo demanded it as part of their agreement.

01-27-2004, 06:46 PM	#10
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What an evil money-making scheme. I don't like it.

01-27-2004, 07:00 PM	#11
Perrin Aybara Guest Posts: n/a	Strike One - Final Fantasy XI Strike Two - Making Yuna a slut Strike Three - Final Fantasy:CC The end of Squaresoft is near. And we won't even get into that Chrono Cross Crap. -jay

01-27-2004, 09:05 PM	#12
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^That made me laugh. Must be a good sign [img]tongue.gif[/img] .

01-28-2004, 04:58 PM	#13
Super Shy Guy Guest Posts: n/a	I don't see the problems with FF XI or FF:CC that'd be Square's fault. I don't think FF XI should be part of the numerical series, but be like "Final Fantasy: Online" or something. If you're complaing about the pay-to-play thing; please. Square-Enix doesn't have the funds or the resources to have free servers for online gaming. If you don't like it, then don't play it. As for FF:CC... the Gameboy thing seems to be more like one of Nintendo's zany schemes to whore in more money. And yeah, Making FF X-2 into a fanservice game was just dumb. The idea of FFX-2 was dumb enough already, heh.

01-28-2004, 05:10 PM	#14
Sim Kid Guest Posts: n/a	It did look good, I'll admit that. Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Final Fantasy XII had BETTER be good or else I'll just shove my opinion down the toilet and count down the days until I hear more information about the remake of Phantasy Star IV for PS2.

01-28-2004, 06:04 PM	#16
imported_Parrakarry 1337 H4xx0rzerz Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mars. I own it. Period. Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	...You HAVE to have a GBA and a link? I thought the game looked good, too. Wait until thousands of people buy the game, then try to take it back, saying they didn't know...

01-28-2004, 06:08 PM	#17
imported_Cravdraa Animal Crossing Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It\'s round on the sides and high in the middle Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^single player lets you use a normal controller, otherwise yes.

01-28-2004, 08:42 PM	#19
Super Shy Guy Guest Posts: n/a	You need a GBA for multiplayer The game isn't multi-player only you don't need a GBA for single player. Anything else we need re-established?

01-28-2004, 08:57 PM	#20
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Carter, you need to join Ninty's marketing squad. (And unblock me on AIM, dammit.)