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[–] HannahBecz@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always get stuck trying to replay FF8 because I can never properly get enough items to ever upgrade anyone's main weapon- which is usually good enough to get through till mid-late game there's some point that requires more physical weapon use and I just get roadblocked and give up. I could probably follow a guide but I always think I can do it myself.

More on track with your game though - I love Legend of Dragoons art style for their character sheet, but it feels so slow navigating it. I'd really really love a remaster.

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, same issue in FF8, though I've never tried to replay it. My party was always underpowered/undergeared.

I also messed up big time in the fight against Adel/Rinoa at Lunatic Pandora. I blasted through practically ALL my spells in that fight (and it took me multiple attempts). So now I'm at Ultimecia Castle and I have no spells to use and I know there are tons of minibosses in there, along with the final boss sequence. I softlocked myself.

[–] Thugosaurus_Rex@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Legend of Dragoon is close to the top of my list of games I'd love to see remade, but almost certainly won't.

Actually, FF8 is at the top of that list. It's my favorite of the "mainline" FFs and the story has aged by far the best out of the series, but the systems, equipment, and stat working is awful. Like you're running into, the systems are confusing and difficult to figure out, but as soon as you "get it" you almost have to handicap yourself so as not to completely break the game. A remake along the lines of the FF7 rework could fix that, and I think 8 would benefit from the treatment more than any other game in the series.