Corpse Run 654: A rat’s tail tale
Yeah, that’s right, a Final Fantasy comic. WHO CARES IF IT CAME OUT IN 1987? I’M ONLY PLAYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT NOW.
So Rich and I are playing the first FF, while it’s my first time, it’s his twenty-something-ith. For the most part he’s been doing the (grunt) work of knowing where to go and keeping us from going off sequence, which has been pretty nice. It’s almost like playing with a talking strategy guide.
Only, you know… a strategy guide that starts to poke you when you fall asleep because you’re turning into a crotchety old man who starts getting tired before the sun gives even a hint of going down.
Anyway, the game is pretty slick and despite parts of the system being rudimentary feels like it’d still hold up today. Seriously, throw a fresh coat of paint on it and it’d sell alright.
…maybe jazz up the story a little though…
…just a tad.
For funsies, the party seen in the above strip is the one we’re using: Fighter, Fighter, Red Mage, White Mage.
Our names for these guys? Stabby, Bob, Green, and Squall, respectively.
THESE NAMES MAKE SENSE I’M SRSLY GUISE.
Double fighter party? You’re a madman!
I always liked fighter, black Mage, white Mage, and whatever else I felt like (sometimes red Mage, sometimes thief, rarely a duplicate)
But yeah, the first final fantasy was pretty great even with its age (I mean, it’s what kept squaresoft from closing, it had to be good)
Double fighter is super strong late game when you get the sweet armor. Red mage has most of the black magic support spells so you should be able to do great.
Are you playing the PS1 or PSP version? The fresh graphics and bonus dungeons really help the game. Even if it can get grindtastic at some points with the Random Encounters.
I don’t think I ever played it, but maybe I have. It’s hard to remember, and I think that if I did play it it was because one of my guy friends insisted, as in sat behind me while I played it and complained every time I got off track. I mean, I had to eat some time, right?