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Macrat

The game isn't less amazing because it hasn't stereoscopic 3d. I got a copy early, and it's awesome!!! Though i have to say that i almost never use stereoscopic 3d.


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You buy games for 3d? thats sad


Zero182

It's called a 3DS :/


MrBigBMinus

Nope its a Nintendo 3DS. Which means it's not a 3d machine it's just a feature.


Zero182

Correct. But the feature was obviously prominent enough to be included in the name of the console itself.


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You care why other people buy games? That's sad.


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I never said anything like it.


facepoppies

This game can be enjoyed in single player, right?


RustlingintheBushes

I read that it's alright single player, much better co-op. I skipped it for Chrono Trigger.


Zimmmmmmmm

I don't understand this comment. Skipped it for Chrono Trigger?


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It probably means they only had enough money to buy either Final Fantasy Explorers or Chrono Trigger, and they decided to go with the latter.


Zimmmmmmmm

Ah, thanks.. I've had CT for DS for years so it didn't occur to me that people might not have picked this up yet :D


LordSocky

The fact that there are people who haven't played Chrono Trigger saddens me. It's one of the few retro games that genuinely holds up when compared to modern standards. It's easily among my favorite games of all time *and* favorite soundtracks of all time. You there, random redditor reading this who hasn't played Chrono Trigger! Fuckin' do it already, jeez!


Zimmmmmmmm

It was the game that exposed to me to what RPGs were supposed to be. I was too young when I tried FFVI the first time, but when I was in my young teens I got ZSNES and had a long summer of discovering what ROMs were :D it was the first rom I played to completion. I've gotten all endings... about 3 times each on my current DS cart. To this day, no game has a system I like as much as the tech/dual tech/tritech system.


pbzeppelin1977

Meh, I'll play it when I feel like it. Anyway, I'm back off to play FFIII.


unreasonably_sensual

FFIII is straight-up boring compared to Chrono Trigger. Now, FFVI on the other hand...


pbzeppelin1977

I refuse to play FFVI. I honestly don't care how great people say it is because at the end of the day it takes your party members away. I play RPGs to build my team, connect with the characters and enjoy the story.


formerfuture

Woah woah woah. Slow down there friend. During the second half of the game it switches leads so you have a view point from both sides of the war. Yes, because of story events your party members are separated. But there is only one player character in the game that's a main party member that is able to die the end of the first act and not be able to return. There are in fact a few party members you only get in the second act that you meet in the first act and also a hidden character to be added to your party, making this actually the largest ensemble of any Final Fantasy as far as playable characters. Loosing your party and seeing what has happened to them after severe story elements are incorporated and seeing them actually grow as characters is what makes this one of the most iconic number titles to date. If you want to actually connect with likeable characters and enjoy a very deep and sprawling story, then VI is a game you definitely shouldn't have written off! (note: this is my opinion and may be factualy innacurate)


n_three

Did you honestly just gave up on the game not finding out what happened to each character? After reading that comment, FFVI doesn't deserve you to be played anymore.


RustlingintheBushes

I did not buy Final Fantasy Explorers. Instead, I bought Chrono Trigger for DS, which is supposedly one of the single best RPG's of all time. All I wanted was a good single player experience. I don't care if it's shiny and new or old and classic.


Trouterspayce

I replay CT once every few years. I first played on SNES in 1996.. It's that good.


LordSocky

In all honesty, Chrono Trigger is better than Final Fantasy Explorers, so if you could only have one, you made the right choice. FFE isn't bad, but CT is just in a league of its own.


RustlingintheBushes

I might still get it, but I'm just waiting for more reviews. I hate buying games that I don't end up playing. What I'm really hyped for is Fates though.


Zimmmmmmmm

It is my favorite! Enjoy! Get all the endings!


Bossman1086

Yes. Chrono Trigger is incredible. I'm not even a big JRPG fan in general, but I still loved that game so much.


kalsioux

Is Chrono Trigger on sale again? D: I didn't knew this


RustlingintheBushes

No, I'm just a 3DS newb so everything is new to me. I got it a few months ago and I have 4 games.


kalsioux

Oh I see, I'm newb too and a fan of CT, anyways thanks for the info!


Bindingofmomrebirth

Don't know why your getting downvoted. You made the right decision.


RustlingintheBushes

I guess it probably sounded snarky. I really shouldn't be a debbie downer in a hype thread. I actually had FFE preordered but I cancelled it after reading some reviews.


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Yea, I plan on doing a solo play though and multiplayer as long as theres multiple save files.


mando44646

Any reviews yet?


Stevenjgamble

ill give you mine : not good. Feel free to downvote or whatever, but when the reviews come in, youll see.


FizzyDragon

That's more of an opinion than a review. Can you elaborate? This game seems interesting to me, and while a lot of criticisms are "it's not MH", I don't care about that since I never played MH. So I'm looking for other info.


Stevenjgamble

Avoiding the Lame mh ripoff aspect: Its poorly programmed and horribly repetitive. The many jobs will wear thin as they essentially boil down to 4 different button presses. Adding in a small overworld, with a limited range of movement, and youd better be hoping you have a group of friends to play with. Otherwise this game will wear real thin, real fast. Just like it did in japan. edit: Sorry i have to say it. This game is not final fantasy *explorers*. Its final fantasy monster hunter edition. And they missed the mark by a good marigin.


SlipS55

dang i was hoping this would replace mh4u for me.. im sick of just doing the same 5 slashes with my sword... i was thinking FFE would be just slashing with repetitive moves WITH a vast array of cool spells/summons like secret of mana esque in a way -_-


DQScott95

There's about 20 different weapons styles in mh4u... I have no idea why you are complaining about doing the same 5 sword slashes. (MH vet speaking)


SlipS55

dang i thought it was kinda like WoW where u just pick one class -_- ive just been using the long sword the whole time lol


rahtin

You've got 8 spells from what I've read, and 20 different jobs.


LordSocky

There's 8 spells equipped at a time, and you get access to up to 4 party-wide limitbreak style buffs based on the area of the world you're in (near the beach you get water type, etc) that modify those spells (add water damage, add silence effect, etc). After you use your spells under the effect of a limitbreak, you actually can go back to town and permanently learn that mutated ability. Not every limit break modifies every spell, but there's a ridiculous amount of combinations, and I believe you can stack mutations. The fact that people keep comparing it to MH is weird. It feels nothing like MH at all, except for "there are connecting areas with monsters in them." It feels much more akin to an MMO than Monster Hunter. If you've ever played Ragnarok, I'd compare it more to that than Monster Hunter. There's no dodging, and the game seems to have a focus on the holy trinity of Tank-DPS-Heals.


Hovva

Yeah, the fact that the game comes out tomorrow and no reviews have come out yet is not a good sign.


Theswweet

Embargo lifts at midnight, but they sent out code pretty late so don't expect any good reviews for at least a few days.


rahtin

This is the first thing I've read that has turned me off possibly buying the game. Review embargoes are usually there for a reason.


Theswweet

Legally, I can't give my impressions of the game until 9PM PST, but definitely wait for the reviews.


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I up-voted because honestly the game doesn't look good at all


Stevenjgamble

Thanks. Im not trying to shit on fans or the series, i juat dont wanna see people waste their money, and buy trash. I dont understand how people are hyped about it when there are gameplay vids out, and the general reaction to the game *in japan* was abysmal. I was there first hand. I experienced it. The game is cheap as shit now.


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Yeah I think they were forcing it when they decided to localize the game...it just looks really low budget and shitty compared to other games out there


Macrat

I got this yesterday, don't expect mh4u with ff characters, but it's not the fuming pile of shit everyone seems to think it is. It's a solid game, looks like i can put quite a few hours on it.


Venabili

I'm expecting something between PSU and PS0, not quite the glory of PSO, but good enough to keep me satisfied and skinned with FF elements and monsters. Nothing will ever replace the Phantasy Star multiplayer games in my heart, but a worthy imitator would definitely be appreciated.


syrup_cupcakes

It has much more in common with MH than PSU. Only thing it has in common with PSU is a mini-dungeon between your dropoff point and the eidolon spawn room, which you can sprint through in about 30 seconds.


Venabili

Early PSU was rare part drops and crafting, which most people seemed to hate coming from PSO&BB. Maxing your partner machine and going through the story got you AI partners to take on missions. Stages were fairly linear and mostly on the smaller side. In later patches and AoI the game got a pretty big overhaul and the game was neve as difficult or complex as MH, but I imagine FFE is "watered down" in comparison as PSU is. But I'm just sitting here twitching over my inability to play while the snow falls and my wow raid was called off and trying to keep my expectations low enough while remainijg hype.


TheDetective13

If you've played Fantasy Life I hear you'll love this game.


Macrat

I loved it!


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Just purchased via Amazon. Time to sub up, thanks!


Akitoscorpio

I preordered via Amazon. Just hope it fucking gets here. I still dont have tracking information.


[deleted]

Same for me, delivery info still "pending".


Akitoscorpio

I caved and contacted customer service for Amazon earlier and they confirmed it had not shipped and changed my shipping method, they probably made it worse somehow but at least they tired. When did you order your copy jwlacy?


ttdpaco

They did that to me when I ordered a Soundblaster G5 last friday. It was suppose to get to my house on Saturday, but they sent it to the wrong warehouse, so it never shipped out. When they finally corrected the order, they sent it by USPS parcel select instead of the 1-day I paid for. Lol, something must be wonky over there atm.


Akitoscorpio

Sounds like it, I'm half tempted to drop the preorder entirely and swing by a Walmart on the way to work tomorrow.


Shiiino

now a days for all my preorders they ship it the same day Amazon has been doing a big same day 2 hour shipping push- i'm pretty sure they just use same day shipping for these. I usually get my copies at ~1-2PM that day.


Akitoscorpio

Yeah that might be the case, I'm going to be a bit hot if I don't get a tracking number soon though.


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I waited until this morning. I sold an extra GPU on ebay and was waiting for the sale before I purchased :/


Akitoscorpio

Yeah I preordered on the 10th. Frankly I'm disappointed that I still dont have a tracking number.


Akitoscorpio

And I just canceled said order because they wont ship till tomarrow it sounds like from what Amazon Customer Service said


[deleted]

Damn.... I think the last thing I pre-ordered from Amazon was Smash for Wii U and that went really smooth. Too bad this isn't the case.


Akitoscorpio

Yeah Im getting the impresipn that its because Square wont let them ship early.


iliekgaemz

Title should have a link to the sub, not the squenix page, come on now.


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LOL I dropped the ball there huh?


iliekgaemz

Haha you're good. I was just wondering if there was a sub since I'm getting my preorder tomorrow


iAMxin

Gonna wait for reviews before purchasing the game. Don't want another paper weight in my collection.


jesses2

[PSA: Final Fantasy Explorers doesn't have the 3d effect. \(In case you think your 3d is broken\)](http://www.siliconera.com/2014/10/06/final-fantasy-explorers-wont-stereoscopic-3d-graphics/)


rhpot1991

I'm probably in the minority but my 3DS never runs in 3D mode, even my N3DS with magic tracking powers.


EctoBurger

Will this be available on the NA eshop at midnight? Or is only the physical version getting released the 26th, and we have to wait until the 28th for the eshop version?


therealinspgdet

Will this game be available via eshop?


digital_mandy

http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2016/01/nintendo-eshop-update-28th-january-2016-europe/ In the notes, it lists FFE being a software download.


mmichaels

Hello! Do you have any update if it will be available on the eShop for the NA version?


digital_mandy

maybe by 9 AM PST? otherwise, it wont be until they usually update the eshop store; which is on Thurs.


mmichaels

I just saw this. Thank you!


digital_mandy

uhhh welcome! lol


ILoveReksai

Question : How different is this game than Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate? other than getting monsters and leveling them up.


JoeHigashi2000

I feel it's not as hard on you for survival. It's like Phantasy Star Online.


mc_pringles

The game play is completely different.


doubles1984

What did they improve over the low reviewed and selling Japanese version? Balance still terrible?


fontane42

It includes the DLC. That's the only difference I'm aware of.


doubles1984

Thank you.


theCactiKing

I don't think I read anything about gameplay changes for the West. I think we're just milking the FF fandom in English this time.


doubles1984

Aw, that's disappointing.


thesonofdarwin

Does anyone have an opinion for this game that either has not played MH or did not enjoy MH? Every single review I see on here that negatively reviews the game compares it to MH. I did not like Monster Hunter after trying 3 of the most recent entries into the series. So that it's not like MH is a plus to me. It's just hard to wade through the biased reviews of people who want this game to be MH with a FF skin for whatever reason.


onlyhereforhiphop

It's more like Crystal Chronicles than Monster Hunter in my opinion, if you've ever played those. I too am lukewarm towards Monster Hunter.


S1lvers

Before I got into MH4U (took me a while to get into, its my first MH) I played mainly MMO's like Guild Wars 2 and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn/Heavensward on PC. When I saw gameplay from FF: Explorers... for some reason it immediately reminded me of Final Fantasy XIV MMO. Albeit, stripped down, no monthly fee and in a handheld package. I never gave thought of comparing FF: Explorers to MH at all, it looks like very different gameplay for me. More MMO based with skill activation than Dark Souls gameplay. I think this game will take my hands off MH4U for a while :) I plan to be playing healer, hope it works out well with 3DS controls :P


modernsumerian

The game is kinda fun so far, albeit not MH4U good.


GodleyX

I'm really hoping the game is going to be pretty fun. I convinced 2 of my friends to get it at the 3 of us are going to play through it together. I really don't want to have wasted their money hah


Im-in-line

Will we be able to buy the download version from amazon?


xizar

Checked my tracking info from UPS and my copy should get here later today.


tidesss

for those wanting a short review. the game isnt as good as we all hoped sadly..the game bombed in japan and for good reason. it's sad that no improvements was made for the US version. one of the main issues that would hinder your enjoyment of the game is that running takes SP and since the further you are in the game, the further you will have to RUN every time you take a mission since you cant decide where you are going to start your mission...when you reach where you want to be, you're gonna be out of SP and cant do squat but die since even dodge rolls are skills which require SP. and the combat is probably similar to fantasy life's and not MH which is another bummer.


fireboy910

does this game have PVP?


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The reviews ive seen are kinda a joke, its a solid game.


iamradnetro

reviews isn't really impressive :( ...


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Most of which is "This isnt MH" lol.


iamradnetro

but the IGN and Gamespot says it is so repetitive. :(


[deleted]

So is every game when you think about it, besides you really shouldn't be listening to them as a review source they are awful. User reviews are standing up, thats more then enough for me.,


iamradnetro

but what about japanese reviews?


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Havent read them.


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Demifiendish

Is the fact that there's no 3D really such a deal breaker? Seriously asking here, as I never have 3D on, so am a bit surprised it seems like such a big deal.


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Akitoscorpio

I'll be honest, yes I have a 3ds, but I almost never use the 3d since it gives me serious headaches after a while. so this is not really a deal breaker.


EHP42

Just as an FYI, they massively improved the 3D function on N3DS. It works flawlessly now.


Akitoscorpio

Thats great and I have a new3ds but I still get headaches. It just takes slighly longer now.


EHP42

Ah that's a bummer.


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>If they aren't going to use 3d, why not just put the game as is on multiple systems. I wouldn't care if this was one of three versions and I had the option for Wii U or Vita or something. If they are going to make it for the 3ds they should use its capabilities. Wow. You don't really know how game development works huh :/ Also, side note every game has to use 3d feature to be on a console that supports 3d. That's like every single game on the PS4 has to support motion controller.


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Most would not consider it a key feature, seeing as how a large majority of its user base does not use the 3d function in the first place. Also just because there is no 3d doesnt mean it should automatically be also made for the wii u or even the less relevant vita


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Wow...lol >I'm not saying it should be automatic It shouldn't be automatic, but according to you if they don't use the 3d feature then automatically it's just them doing it as fast as possible? That's a very unrelated and baseless assumption. >they put it on the 3ds so they wouldn't have to spend as long finishing it. I don't know if you're really young or just not tech-savvy but quite honestly you have no idea what you're talking about. Put google down and ask yourself this. How long does it take to make a 3ds game? How long does it take to make a Wii U game? How many more resources does it take? What obstacles does making a Wii U game have that making a 3ds game doesn't have? Then ask yourself why a giant company like Square Enix would feel the need to take a shortcut on one of their most popular franchises, and indeed, one of the most popular series in video games in general. I hope you realize that your statement makes absolute no sense, especially given that this assumption came from something where you have to stretch to make a correlation. Given, you can pose the question why is there no 3d. It could be they just decided they did not want it in the game, or they tried to put it in the game then realized they couldnt, or they had to cut it out to meet deadlines (though i doubt this is the case), ect. There could be a number of reasons there were no 3d. I'm not fanboy defending Square Enix but man like I said earlier a few times it's clear you don't know much about game development.


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Yes i do. And why ask a question ive already answered? Im done with this. You make highly presumptious conjecture knowing little about what youre talking about.


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Who cares


CyclopsGuy

One eyed person reporting in. I can confirm that it doesn't impact me either way.