I can understand that. It's doesn't bother me here but I hate this same system for learning skills in FFIX.

Nice! We plan to keep going so maybe so! I usually dress to match my avatar, lol.

I remember having a cheat disc that added all the party members from 3&4 into Mutation. I'm not sure why they went the 4-game route but 2 or 3 really would've been better.

I agree. Some simple quality of life updates are all the games need. Just to cut down the the menu navigation a little.

I live in the U.S. and I played this from disc on my PS3 to capture this footage. The only place I ever ran into a freeze was the Kicking Forest, which I also remember being a place the game would freeze on PS1 as well.

@@FiresideGamingReviews oh wow. maby you got a late copy? my disc freezes every time right after i kill glalacticmon. according to alot of people on the internet this is a known issue with the NA version as it was rushed out the door

That could be it. Maybe playing on the PS3 is another thing that keeps it from freezing.

Thanks and welcome aboard! I'm always happy to have another mecha fan around!

I can agree that FFTA has a story that is more inline with other FF games. However, I don't think its fair to call FFT's story an "edgy GoT-style epic." It has mature themes but doesn't revel in debauchery and while the world is corrupt, Ramza is not. He and his companions are the good people unwilling to let the clear evil of the world win. That's what separates it from GoT-style stories.

I'm hoping for a Switch/Switch2 remaster with both the Tactics Advance games bundled together.

Thanks and maybe so! I always dress to match my avatar at cons on the off chance I run into anyone familiar with my channel. I'm also glad you enjoyed the quick tour around the room. It only clicked with me after that I should've stopped to focus on the Fall of Cybertron Optimus cardboard cutout I have hanging on the wall. I kinda missed an opportunity there, lol.

Oh nice! I haven't played a few of these (like Coded Arms) but MGS, Battlefront and Wipeout are all ones I enjoyed.

@@FiresideGamingReviews The first Coded Arms is cool in that I’m pretty sure it’s the only game on the system with procedurally generated levels. It’s basically a dungeon crawler FPS.

Huh. That's an interesting way to mix up the FPS genre. I'll have to check it out.

I've considered it before but I always get hung up on it being part of the FFXIII universe. I played through FFXIII once and wasn't a fan. And from what I understand it's best to play XIII-2 before Type-0.

@@FiresideGamingReviews You really don't need to...becuase Type-0 its own thing and the only connection its had to FFXIII world is just some names and Etra her self .....so give it a chance when you want to

Got it and thanks!

To this day I don't know how more people haven't played it.

We might someday. I can't imagine Square will never use it again.

Glad to see another BBS fan. It really does get overlooked compared to KH1&2, imo.

@@FiresideGamingReviews Me too! And I definitely agree. I feel like the game got more undeserved hate in the mid 2010's when more people kept comparing it with KH2FM and only saw BBS's flaws.

I remember that too! I get the three playthroughs bothered some people but I found it fun. And it's take on the deck system is great.

Strategy mode does support two players.

I had never considered that before but you just sent me on a hunt through wikis and other sources and I am completely on your side now.

This is something the wife and I have talked about as she grew up with the DS instead of the PSP. And while I've played a few DS games now it's still a console I need to give more attention to.

Ebay sir. Ebay

​@@---ny4ysIndeed 💯

That's not a series I've ever played but I'd be willing to give a shot.

I've got no idea about a zombie Santa game but I can vouch for Tag Force 5. I spent a good bit of time with it but it was post-college so I didn't include it in the video. Its one of the PSP games I sold back then and I'm still on the lookout for a new copy.

Thanks!

Yup. Haven't replayed it for a few years but I've spent a lot of time with the PS1 and PSP versions of FFT. It's definitely more mature in it's themes and less forgiving in combat but still loads of fun in my book.

That's freaking hilarious. I almost want to apologize but the mental image of all of that is way too good, lol. Thank you for sharing that with me! I really did get a good laugh out of it.

@FiresideGamingReviews It's no worries, man. That was one of the worst things I have ever heard, and I just wasn't expecting it.

It wasn't bad. It was hilarious! One of life's little things that line-up in a perfect storm. It was just such a strange, otherworldly, screaming noise out of my car stero at like 4AM. ;)

Lol. I'm glad. I'd hate to hear a video hurt a viewer, or a perfectly good Challenger. If you were tired then I'm guessing that was a good wakeup for you.

@@FiresideGamingReviews It was the very best alarm I have ever seen.

And thank you for watching!

You'd be surprised how often I practice saying names right before recording only to slip into old mispornounciations as soon as the mic is on. It's honestly a little frustrating at times.

Thank you!

It's definitely something that could've been more detailed. I actually don't deal much with the beat classes (Morph, Blue Mage or Beastcaller) because they just don't feel fleshed out enough. I might give them another shot since I'm still playing this file more on post-game.

@@FiresideGamingReviews Blue and Morpher are similar in that they use beast skills, but how they do changes how you would use them. Blue mage often requires a good punch in the face to learn their skill which can be inconvient, but My favorite class Morpher requires you to swicth between monster soul styles. fortunatley this includes all monsters of that type so you can use all three dragon/wrym skills, but if you want to use goblin punch you need to change to a goblin. in short, they are a fun class to use as monsters have skills that the player often never gets, but getting said skills can be tedious. for example, morph into a lamia and use frog. most battles get a lot easier. however, things like level 5 death or level 3 (insert skill here) get tricky to use because you have to remember which monster has said skill and what level is your opponent. TL:DR all monster/beast related jobs are versatile and helpful in the right circumstances, but due to each having a small draw back to their abilities makes using them require a bit more thought. sorry for text wall, got a lot to say and this stuff is hard to trim down without loosing context. 😅

@@Anime-Wyvern No need to apologize. I appreciate the extra context considering I'm not overly familiar with the classes. It's something I'll keep in mind going forward.

Thanks!

@@davidb69 Right? I even showed up a little late this year so I'm surprised somebody else didn't scoop it up first.

I didn't even think to mention that! Thanks for the catch and for all you do in the Dot Hack community.

Thanks!

That sums it up pretty well. I went in with moderate expectations and enjoyed myself.

Dang I was hoping it would be better but it is only 4 bucks.

I really hope we get a maverick hunter X review at some point, you’ll be happy to know the voice cast is the same and it’s awesome

I probably wouldn't have minded getting 100% if I'd played X8 back when it came out. I tended to do that more with games because I had less of them to play. And I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually. But, yeah, I was surprised just how good this game is. And I will cover Maverick Hunter X. The plan is to do Command Mission next then finish up the series with Maverick Hunter.

@@FiresideGamingReviewsI told you it’d be great!

Also, I have to disagree on the whole timeline thing. X8 and the whole evolution thing really feels like a great thematic tie-in to the zero series, speaking of zero, are you going to cover that series eventually?

Lol. It's all good. And I do plan to cover Zero and ZX eventually but not right after X. Instead I'm thinking of diverting to the Legends series and then maybe Classic after that while still sprinkling in some Battle Network reviews along the way.

Thanks, man! I've had a lot of fun with the series over the years. It's a personal favorite and I hope you get the chance to check them out!

Yeah, I remember hating trying to watch LoT because of it's odd air time. And yeah Mistral says boy in the games buts it's a mistranslation. It made me assume she had two kids back when I was first watching it.

I’m looking forward to more videos on this. i could go on and on about this franchise. I even bought a booster box of their TCG

I do enjoy TCGs but never checked out the Dot Hack one. Might have to look into it at some point. The wife and I are currently into the Digimon card game after slowly moving away from Pokemon and Magic. And I'll make sure to at least cover the IMOQ and GU games on this channel. Maybe more depending.