17th March 2010, 9:10 AM
Geno Wrote:Yeah, auto-battle does take away from some of the skill since you can just pre-program basic strategies and spam your most frequently used combos. Once you've set up an auto-battle sequence, all you do is pick the sequence and let the game do the rest. It's a real X-masher.
The summons sound interesting, actually. One of the few things I loved about FFX was that you could actually play as the Aeons. FFVIII kicked things up a notch by giving GFs their own HP meters, but other than that, they would just use one attack and then disappear like summons in all other Final Fantasy games prior to 10.
It's still better than XII, where thanks to Gambits, you didn't even have to hit X. Penny Arcade summed it up the best, the game was masturbating, just playing itself.
I'm just after defeating Odin right now, and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Sure it's a bit linear, but I'm enjoying the scenery, characters and story. You guys do remember which FF is my favorite, right?
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.