In conclusion : The real reason Erick Rage Quit was not understanding the mechanics of the game sufficiently enough to make it easy for him How did he finish them : Search up on guide to make his life easier
I was just playing Atelier Ryza and the trophies screen showed 47% of players beat the game, much higher than other jrpgs I've played on Playstation. This high persistence of players right to the end, with significant numbers going into the post game, suggests to me they did a good job with the game.
I felt like Ryza 1 got easier towards the end. Initially every elite monster would instakill me, but by the end I had crafted decent stuff and the final boss wasn't particularly difficult. I will say that after 50 hours or so, there were still crafting things that I didn't understand. It gets pretty complicated for those that are really into it. But I was able to do enough to craft strong armor and weapons.
Bro just doesn’t do action RPGs well. He’s a strat genius tho. My only gripe with ff7 remake was the aggro system. Changing characters shouldn’t swap aggro instantly.
I think that Ryza feels really hard if you're not constantly using bombs and exploiting enemy weakness. The dragon destroyed me the first time and when I came back with a strong ice bomb I just demolished him. FF7 Remake caused me to turn difficulty down right after that Hell House battle.
I hate that these newer Final Fantasy games are implementing this staggering system from Final Fantasy 13. Just like you said, it is a way for them to drag on battles for no reason.
It doesn't drag on battles at all, once you fully understand how those battle systems work, you can delete things so fast that I genuinely wish that battles would last longer.
Lightings Return, it took me ages to figure out how to stagger the final boss in that game. That was a real struggle for me. I hate bosses that have self heal, they are annoying as f*#k, bosses that cast debuffs can be a pain too. Multiple forms i also find frustrating.
For the atelier ryza. You just seems to be overwhelmed by the mechanic. Because me too at the beginning. Once I get the hang of it the game become enjoyable for me
I actually agree with this guy about ff7 remake, that was a mother fucker annoying battle system lol Try beating the house on hard mode, what an annoying piece of junk of a fight, even with the poison trick.
Boss fights are suppose to be challenging and longer than your normal fight. What did you expect just a few lightning bolts? And if takes you hours to beat the first boss then youre not playing the game right. The game isnt just hack n slash you can strategize with spells, weapons, and abilities.
Ryza 1 is only hard if you speedrush the game or don't bother with the side quests (Erik doesn't do sidequests). Otherwise it's a easy game not counting some secret bosses
Most of the games he listed were not that hard, shit I think he would have had almost 0 issue with FF XII if he had played an MMO before it since it's very similar to MMO's. Its funny how he talks about never playing MMO's when a game series he loves the .Hack games are basically single player MMO's.
I play all RPGs on easy mode now tbh. I've played hundreds and I've done plenty of challenging games so nothing left to prove. I want a good story and time as an adult is already limited so I won't make my game length 3 times longer just to say I beat it on a specific mode. Not worth it for me.
Speaking of that, it's interesting to realize that the older I get the less patient and tolerant I am about some design decisions of some old RPGs when i turn back to them. High random encounter rate, unfair boss difficulty, grindy design almost mandatory to get decent exp or money or both, lack of reasonable save systems or checkpoints so you potentially lose a lot of progress with a game over, etc... Because memory limitations didn't allow the games to offer a ton of content like more recent ones, so the devs needed tactics to artificially extend play time and have you stuck with the game for a longer time, but in a not very purposeful way. So since I can see those "tactics" in an adult age, sometimes the limited time isnt the only reason to end game sessions. Sometimes I just get irritated with the unfair grindy game design.
I had the exact opposite experience with FFXII. Purchased it for ps2, went all the way to the final boss with not much passion (didn't liked the fact that the characters were basically the same in terms of gameplay), got owned 5 times straight, realized i had to grind and never finished it. Then 6 months ago i've played the Zodiac Age version, loved it to death for the fact that characters now play differently thanks to the job system they implemented and i've finished the game without much trouble, including most of the optional content except the two strongest optional bosses.
The optional content for XII is so tough. People always complain that FF12 is automatic but all the gambits have a delay so when it comes to a lot of the late content you you actually need to input everything yourself because you will get trashed and even when you input everything yourself the secret bosses are extremely difficult.
I'm on Newgame+ on Nayuta and while i agree that a couple of the bosses were annoying as hell (like that fish), I was mostly overleveled throughout the game. Now in Newgame+ they give you more seasons, and they are all above the max level that you ended the first game with, and the only thing that gives you enough experience to continue to level up is going into these seasons where every monster can kill you in three shots. I take my revenge by going back to the early areas where everything is level 3.
Nah I've seen a few people get stuck with atelier ryza and not making good equipment and thinking the characters stats r enough to get through which it's not 😅
For me Code Vein is the game I can think of that I rage quit on. The name of the boss I couldn't beat was Mido IIRC. I tried about 15 times using different builds and equipment sets and could not get past him. He can one shot you if you aren't a tanky build and two-three hits kills you normally while he takes like 400 hits to kill. Grinding doesn't help since Code Vein is a Souls clone. I just gave up and admitted that I couldn't "git gud" enough to beat the game.
I gave up on the first dlc boss, but that might’ve just been because I had to come back to the game when I fought it and didn’t feel like really getting back into the game. I beat the main game with Louis’s blood code and weapon though.
It was the first Game that I played that felt like it was trying to mimic a living world. Having to find Characters at different times of Day and Night, or on certain Days was so different. I will never forget it. Plus having Valkyrie as a Secret Character was awesome.
Square Enix ruined the FF7 franchise for me, between the remake being another one of their stupid time travel tropes, and Evercrisis being a fucking mobile gacha.
I think it's time for Erick to quit JRPGs and move onto a new hobby. He's getting pissed off easily at some really good games that aren't bad at all and ones that are actually quite fun.
I love your anger. Its great. Im not sure why, but my guess would be that it reminds me of the old angry video game nerd videos to some extend. I was already wondering when the next rage quit video would come )
My Top 10 JRPGs That Made Me RAGE QUIT 1.The Legend of Dragoon 2.Tales of Symphonia 3.ff13 lightning returns 4.Wild Arms 3 5.Suikoden Tactics 6.Wild ArmsXF 7.FF2 8.FFX-2 9.FF12 too 10.Xenosaga EP2
But in some cases of old basic games, that's really a tactic to artificially boost the grinding part and extend play time. Same thing about high random encounter rates. Same about limited saves in dungeons, to make you potentially lose a lot of progress after a game over. Because they couldn't offer a lot of true content due to the consoles' memory limitations.
As some who used to hate action rpgs because "wah wah too hard and frustrating" lol, just play Bloodborne/Dark Souls once and take the time in the beginning to not rush through everything but learn how to read enemy movements, dodge, block, and parry. Its so rewarding once you get it down and it doesn't take that long. When I finally tried to get into Bloodborne it took me all of three days to "get" the combat but you have to want to. If you can even get halfway through a DS game, something like FFVII R is going to feel like a cakewalk even on hard mode. Its worth it imo to learn new styles of gameplay because it opens up a lot of other experiences rather than boxing yourself into just one style of one genre. I still love turn based games and easier action games, but I can't lie soulslikes now that I get them are probably my new favorite genre. Its just nice to feel like actually had to try to beat a boss instead just phoning it in on easy mode to just "get through it quickly".
@@therealjaystone2344 But its tehe best game to learn that style of play and where I mastered the art of dodging, while DS1 taught me blocking and parrying to perfection. If you can't beat Bloodborne, you can't even touch actual DS games. That's why I always recommend it for people trying to break into that style of game.
On Chrono Cross I raged quit in Terra Tower with those black/white bosses. I was like 12 when I played it the first time and I just couldn't get past them. It wasn't until ten years later that I went through and beat the game. I do like the game but I still struggle on some of the white element bosses.
I boredom-quit FF7 Remake. Like you said, the bosses take forever to get through, but I was fine with that at first. I went through the Airbuster battle with a huge smile on my face. But it was after that when the sheer padding became apparent. The section after the church where Cloud and Aerith roof hop to Sector 5? That was over in a couple of minutes in the original. The same section in Remake was a whole 1-2 hours with no additional story content. Then after the plate collapse you have to go to the underground lab instead of, you know, rushing to save your friend. And at this point I remember thinking "Oh, God, I still have Shinra Tower to do", only THEN you have to go through the sewers a second time for Hat Guy, and just as you reach your objective a monster steals the key and I noped out.
I really don't get how people complain about FF7 being hard or anything other than it actually being way too easy even on hardmode. Once you beat normal, you know every weakness of every enemy. Bosses drop like flies. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming for me, gameplay-wise.
I'm currently playing through The Legend of Nayuta, and I'm not having too difficult a time with it. At least, not with the bosses. I will agree that some of the platforming can be tricky just because the camera is static and you have to learn where to place your character when jumping, but other than that it doesn't seem to bad. I am only a little more than halfway through the first playthrough though (estimating here), so maybe it becomes significantly harder later on?
I finished it on hard some days ago with the after story and only the normal final boss and after story final boss were a little challenging. The game is easy he just sucks in action games as he said himself.
@@Junan1995 Thanks for that. I'm playing on normal and didn't think it was that hard, and I'm not even that great at video games. Having such a great time with it I'm considering doing a NG+ playthrough after the initial run and trying to get the Platinum, and I'm one who cares nothing for trophies, and has never even attempted to get a Platinum before, which tells you how much I'm liking this.
sounds like a lot of skill issu... lol just kidding! A lot of respect for playing games blind and without the guide. Its something I also do myself and is very rare these days with easy access to the internet. I feel its more enjoyable that way.
Me too almost completely. I only use a guide when i get stuck/lost, things like dragon quest 4 once u got the hero. Not knowing where to go next to properly progress.
I'm not the sharpest knife of the kitchen, but I am surprised I beat Ryza. My strategy is focusing in using the best bombs that i could make with all the debuff traits i could get. Ryza 1 has some items that actually gets buffs depending on the character position, then i assigned items with the effects the other party members usually ask to trigger their extra actions, and focus with all my might to stun the enemy, then proceed to smash with the best skills and the super skill of Lent. Then i spammed status effects with Tao, that is a beast when you use his speed to spam items and gather the AP points (he's even faster in Ryza 2). Son my strategy was controlling Tao mostly, Ryza with some items, and Lent with raw dmg and atk debuff if i remember. I even wrote my plan because the system isn't designed to make plans in the battle, but more for previous preparation.
The other Gba Fire Emblems are harder. They dont even have a really manageable grind tool like that monster tower... They only have arenas. Also the first Gba game, the one with Roy that is Japan only, that one is really harder than the other two.
Exactly. I haven't played Sacred Stones yet, but having a dedicated grinding area sounds like an absolute dream come true. I hate when TRPGs don't let you grind between main story battles.
Shining force exa comes to mind for me. Loved everything about it except that final boss. What was up with that difficulty spike? Never managed to beat it.
im about halfway through Ryza, i haven't had too many issues, i died once in the same spot you did and then i made a mental note to always be watching the HP cuz the combat is fast. I feel like Mana Khemia is harder though IMO
Funny I actually rage quit the ps2 version of FF12 too, kid me got stuck in the Pharos dungeon back in 09 lol.. Only later when the remaster came out in 2017 did I finally beat it, and man it’s so good, easily my 2nd favorite FF game after ff9 👌.
Zodiac Job System aside, the changes between vanilla and ZA are like night and day. The attack queuing system in vanilla FF12 meant that mobs of strong enemies performing basic attacks were more dangerous than most boss fights.
@@TheBlackSeraph oh yeah for sure OG ff12 was infinitely harder, the madragora fight in particular gave me nightmares as a kid ☠️lol The amount of changes & qol stuff in zodiac age is insane lol I especially loved the two jobs combo system as it reminds me of ff5, despite it essentially trivializing the game lol…
@@crimsonshock2764 Well, IZJS was designed with only one job per character, so it's not surprising two jobs unbalances things. I usually play ZA with one character and randomised jobs and haven't had any real difficulties so far.
@@crimsonshock2764 not that hard, especially since Espers are actually worth using now (because Exodus' Comet attack does both physical and non-elemental damage means you can take out the final boss in under 20sec if RNG damage is favourable).
Min 15:07 was the same for me, i have to reset FE Conquest 4 times to end it, it was a nigmare for me to beat the final boss. Like the game, but not touching it again.
How interesting to recognize so many familiar titles. 1. FF7 Remake--managed to finish main story on normal mode and do all the side-quests (Chadley's reports, mini-games, battle simulator, etc.). Did some grinding with chapter select and 3x XP boost to max out party as far as they were able to go in preparation for Hard mode. Made it to final boss on Hard mode (Arbiter of Fate) and cannot win; put game on back burner. Also tried and failed at battle simulator where you fight a gauntlet against all the summons + Pride & Joy and got my ass kicked before I even made it to Bahamut. Finished intergrade (Yuffie) campaign easily enough but when I attempted Weiss, I got destroyed in less than 10 seconds. Game has been on back burner since and no telling when--or if--I'll give it another go. 2. Persona 5 Strikers--This was one of my favorite games of all time I've ever played. I will wholeheartedly agree the final boss is a royal pain in the ass but for me, it was during the game's Merciless/Risky mode where even max level party members with max stats and equipped with their best gear were put through the wringer for 30 minutes and it was even more aggravating when I had to do it all over again (Painful Past + fight) to earn a certain weapon. Don't get me wrong, the game was great but my God were some moments aggravating to the point of rage quitting.
FF7 Remake has my favorite battle system in not just any jrpg, but any video game in general. I love it and pls give it another go. You’ll be able to beat Weiss if you can stagger him, and do enough damage. You can find guides or builds to help you online
Just trying to find the games I've played in the video to not get spoiled to others I didn't just get a completion of Erick curses never gets old. Anyway, for those I did play. Scarlet Nexus- Yeah, that boss was the worst battle in the game. As for for Persona Strikers, I agree about that as well. Although I didn't have any issue because I mostly trained everyone.
Persona 3 FES. Why the hell would they make it so you cant control your party? They attacked instead of healing and my protag died. Thank god for the remake because I cant go back to that.
Fire Emblem mission restarted after 1h? Amatour - sometimes I restarted missions (many of them) after 2h or more to keep my companions alive. It's hard to do that on Maddening (3houses) on fresh save (no NG+). When it comes to Scarlet Nexus... Yes, I agree and feel the same pain :(
showing Sacred Stones showing General Amelia you tortured yourself :D Btw you dont have to grind in Sacred Stones. Even on hard mode, you basically only need Seth, Franz and Dussell. Seth can literally solo the game and the others are a nice addition. I even did some hardmode ironman runs without using Seth and Dussell - its still not hard. Just be patient ;)
When I did the first VR mission with Shiva in FF7 remake I didn't realize you could come back with Aerith. I thought it was a Cloud only thing. Took me 3 hours to take her down, didn't think to just wait and have 2 party members....stupid mistake. PS I hate Chadley
Xenoblade 2 (eventually finished) Xenosaga Xeno...the one on WiiU I'm currently struggling to find motivation with Final Fantasy 16 but that is as much of an RPG as God of War Ragnarok and DOOM Eternal.
for ryza 1 i think the problem was tao was too slow with the hammer and your only aoe person is sorta klaudia, also the main bosses were a huge diff spike i had to lower diff for them, oddly in too i turned it to hard thought i wasnt getting enough time to have fun battles
It's probably redundant to say "skill issue" at this kind of video, but the amount of blaming the devs on the FF7R portion of this video warrants it. They made perfectly reasonable boss fights and there's no real reason it should take you that long to beat them. 15 minutes + on Scorpion??? It's tough for a tutorial boss, I'll give you that, but it's not *that* tough.
I feel you man haha, I remember the White Dragon kicking my ass 5 times in a row the first time i played chrono cross, I didn't remember Miguel's battle, but I remember Dario being a hard one to me
Hell House was also my deal breaker. I rage quit the first time in 15 years because of this boss. When I activated a limit break and a summon, the boss changed phase and cancelled both attacks. This happened a few times more on different attempts, and nah, I just turned off the game. It took a lot not to throw the disc out the window. I believe Square Enix is lazy with their boss design- just damage sponges with 10 or more health bars of staggering bs.
Final fantasy 7. Got my bug kicked and quit. I have beaten remake. Kingdom hearts. I was lost in Tarzan world. I thought I did worlds in wrong order or something. I beat it 1.5 on ps4. I used a ign guide to get past Tarzan world. I still wonder how you were supposed to figure it out without a guide
Funny how I beat the final boss in Persona 5 Strikers at my first try, at normal mode. No rage quit either for me for who's experienced at warrior games.
I'm addicted to musou and need help... 150 hours in SW4 2, 350 hours in Basara 4, 175 hours in Basara 3, 215 hours in Fire Emblem 3 hopes, and many more...
I dont want to be one of those people, and i say this with no ill will or rudeness, but it seems like you may not be fully engaging with the games' mechanics. FF7R is not a hack n slash. It takes constant strategization and switching of party members to hit enemy weak spots. Hell House can be incredibly difficult though and is by far my least favorite boss. Oddly enough, on my first playthrough I beat it first try with few issues. Then my 2nd playthrough I hit a brick wall and it took probably 10 tries. Also, narrative wise, Hell House is a big moment in the game. Makes sense for it to be a long, challenging apex. I never felt that battles last too long. Atelier requires you to completely learn and understand the alchemy system, which is very confusing and intimidating at first. Takes a long time to get it. But once you do, you can create the stronger equipment that you need. And like FF7, you have to be constantly paying attention, watching HP and switching party members
Just within 2 minutes of the video, Im giving you thumbs up. 😅 I also did not finished my ff12 on my ps2. Now Im gonna get one for my switch to play it again. 😂
Chrono Cross is a lot like Chrono Trigger, the bosses require actual strategy and act almost like puzzles for you to figure out. Grinding does very little to help.
FF tactics. It really needed some q&a before release. I have no issue with a game being hard, but you dont start a game "that hard" in a certain mission AND add in two other missions who are bizarrely hard and reqs reloading and "preparation" and then bizarrely , suddenly towards the later part of the story , you get a character that is so OP that he 1 shot everything and is beyond broken AND you get tons of other op characters, which makes the game SUPER EASY ...its like "HELLO"?! did you even beta test this shit? There seem to have been no balancing whatsoever in the game, which make sense, for years we thought casters req turns to use spells was "balancing" which is reasonable seeing how powerful they are... only to later find out from Matsunos mouth himself, no, it was the game req loading to play the animation file and had nothing to do with balancing. ???? once again, "OKAY"... the game is a classic and has a fantastic story with a fantastic cast of characters, and easily a 9/10 imo, but the gameplay is just not there, because of "balancing issues". As I said, you want the game to be hard, then dont make it super easy suddenly toward the later part of the game. You gain nothing from scaring away newcomers by having the game being 10x as hard at the start.
I think FFT is a kinda tricky to judge. It's not that straight up hard, but it's among the more complex srpgs. And srpgs tend to work in a way that they demand more harshly (than other rpg subgenres) that you dive deeply into its mechanic. Only then you start to maneuver well. They are overall among the complex types of games in the rpg spectrum. The spatial factor make the unit movements a vital part of the battle. Not to mention some srpgs having perma-death. So if you are willing to learn the FFT mechanics very seriously, then you will be rewarded with the capacity to play it very well and smoothly. The challenge will be there, but if that complex system is conquered everything will become seriously smooth. Now getting into the actual game difficulty: FFT's challenge progression gives a lot of plain story battles of constant difficulty, as preparations so there is time to get used to the system... and then throw an extremely hard battle. I don't find that approach unfair at all, but I must say a few of those hard battles are too much. But anyways they are few... Also FFT has cpu control, chars with exclusive job abilities, Orlandu (he deserves to be mentioned separately), a customizable special ability system with a strong potential to be exploited for whoever takes the time to learn it, etc etc. To me those are decent compensations.
Couldn't agree with you more of FF7Remake (or as I call it FF7 Regret). The bosses were HP sponges, the game actively disincentivises you from grinding, the weapon upgrade system was ripped from FF13 which makes no sense in universe. In combat, your allies' limit gauge charges about 1/3 as fast as your own, so you're expected to regularly switch characters in battle even if you don't enjoy playing as them. Somehow, the Chakra mechanic for Tifa made less sense each time I read the one paragraph explanation, making my favourite FF7 character unfun to play. And pretty much most new story element added to the plot sucked. Yet despite all of that, I beat the game, and maybe would have given it another chance in the future had I not received a notice telling me that certain features were locked behind Hard Mode, which I only NOW had the opportunity to select. Spending 70hrs on a game I'd stopped enjoying long ago only to be told I'd have to play a worse version of the game again to get the full experience killed any remaining sympathy I had for this game.
Something that I have never liked is when they add things that are only obtained when you finish the game such as weapons or armor, I bought the star ocean and searching on the internet where to farm the materials to make the best weapons I found out that they are only obtained when you finish the game. game or killing the final boss. I mean why? Maybe it has multiple endings so it would be worth getting those weapons for a new game+ and seeing each story, but no, it doesn't. You have the best weapon when you have already killed everything in the game IS STUPID!!!.
That ending though... Okay, as promised, my story behind Trails in the Sky... I had been told by multiple friends the games were very in-depth with world building so I gave them a shot. I had no idea what I would be in for that first game... I went in thinking, "I'm gonna do my damnedest to get EVERYTHING! WITHOUT A GUIDE!" Welp... 20 hours in I had excused myself of being told I had missed several side quests at least twice because it really just is a very different mindset than I was used to, since unlike many RPGs NPCs actually have whole arcs you can easily miss... and evil levels of hidden content if you're not just talking to everyone and doing everything. Got frustrated the third time I was told I had missed a good deal of content I wanted to see by the time I got to Zeiss, and I decided "I can't live with myself having 'finished' the game without having given what everyone heralds about this game an honest try." That was the boiling point, I raequit the game. This was mid-ish 2018. In late 2018, I'd had several fits and starts without a guide none of which lasted more than an hour or two (everything was calling my name at that time, this was the start of my bundle supremacy arc, if you will, and I had literally hundreds of different games calling for my attention, a lot of my favorite newer games got discovered during this time, whether they're my favorites NOW is another matter, but chiefly Yakuza O got a Steam release during this time and that trumped ALL). So after a time, I just gave up on playing without a guide. I do a final attempt before the one that finished. This one lasts all of 10 hours. I am following the guide thoroughly and to the letter... but Trails games' structures are relatively restrictive so even THEN I miss stuff. By the time I was 10 hours in and at Ruan, it turns out I had missed three collectibles, several BP-crucial choices (a thing I still didn't quite get with those games, but is now as intuitive as making a sandwich now that I'm halfway through Cold Steel III), AND I had missed at least two hidden sidequests, one which I had gotten in a the first attempt at a playthrough, somehow! That was the final straw. I was just... DONE with Trails at that point. I wanted to experience it in that way, but clearly I was not geared to think of RPGs in the fashion a close to or absolute completionist run (for what's possible) takes. I'm so, so glad it didn't end there. Late 2020 comes around. A friend I was very, very close to at the time and was a fellow streamer decided to be an absolute pal. We started with the Steam Ys games, we voiced pretty much EVERYTHING, and after we only had Ys IX left, which wasn't out yet on PC (don't have a PS4/5, only have an XB1). At first said friend was a little iffy about going through Trails, but we were doing it at a pace of one 4-ish hour stream a week. Needless to say this took a LONG time. We only missed a few weeks, ever, and in... I think it was March or April of 2022 I convinced him that now that we were out of Ys games... we should start Trails in the Sky. We did so and finished First Chapter by late August 2021, Second Chapter by Jan 3rd, 2022, The 3rd by June. We started on a playthrough of Ys IX but unfortunately, a number of factors unrelated to what we were doing with that in our relationship meant that I never finished Ys IX with him. Haven't really talked to that person since November. Would have loved to continue but that's life, the weekly Ys/Trails outings had a hell of a good run. We were generally very thorough and as a result I practically took it upon myself to become an encyclopedia of Trails. Without those playthroughs with my former friend I probably would have finished it eventually... but I certainly wouldn't have such a relationship with the series. Just before that relationship came to an end, Trails from Zero released. I still had my love for Trails and I played the Steam version at launch. It turns out the Steam versions of the latest entries have sold criminally low, despite nothing particularly being wrong with them. Tragedy. Ah well, that's the versions I played. The ones with Durante's full set of enhancements. I started playing through this, found it so terminally slow to get going and so many other things got my attention at the time that after a few months I put it on hold until March. I've been blasting through the games since then, finishing Zero in mid March, Azure in April literally the day before my birthday(!), Cold Steel I in mid May, and Cold Steel II at the end of August (what a low point for the series, still loved it, but DAMN...). I still maintain my reverence for attempting to talk to everyone and do everything as much as I can possibly tolerate to do so. I am always thorough as sin, and it's BECAUSE of those 2022 playthroughs that I was always hold this mentality to Trails. I take my sweet time. I savor the setting and everyone's little side stories that are totally missable, because you never know when one will surprise you. Trails, by and away is my favorite franchise of all time, it's not even a contest. Who knows, maybe I'll be like Erick and Trails will only slightly edge out Persona by the time I've played them all. Time shall tell!
FFX also had the under level kimaru having an obligatory story battle. FF7r also worried me with stupid long bosses because it needs to be ""epic"" atelier and Fuga i would guess not trying stuff that lower status but give advantages, people are so used to brute force. Radiata stories is a surprise, i dont remember having trouble with bosses aside pos game, guess i just cheesed it with items to boost special attack and gone full blast. Chrono cross i dont remember any boss really pushing my buttons outside optional ones, my party was always beef characters and i learned to use my stamina the right way, since as you said we cant over level, i knew i was doing something wrong, like my dumbass was getting my ass hand to me on legend of legaia because i did not knew that spirit was defend, so i saw the bosses calling a big attacking and never defending against it, until i used spirit and it reduced the damage by a lot.
I think there were many thra i rage quit but I'm not sure if I'm going to finish. Atelier Sophie (the first, not even with easy mode i could do enough to the final boss). Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the answer is grind and watch tutorials of how the system works because the game has the worst tutorials I've ever seen, then the annoying field skills (i don't think I'll ever finish it, i already saw the story on TH-cam anyway). Bravely default II, the boss on the mages City, i think I'm coming back eventually, I'll lower yhe difficulty if necessary. And for the moment that's it. I'm kinda new in gaming so there will be more I'm sure.
0:13 What's the story behind that doll in the background?
“RAGE QUIT (But I DID Finish!)”
As the old saying goes: If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.
In conclusion : The real reason Erick Rage Quit was not understanding the mechanics of the game sufficiently enough to make it easy for him
How did he finish them : Search up on guide to make his life easier
Yep. The thing is, he completes games too quickly and usually doesn't do side quests. This also makes games more challenging.
I was just playing Atelier Ryza and the trophies screen showed 47% of players beat the game, much higher than other jrpgs I've played on Playstation. This high persistence of players right to the end, with significant numbers going into the post game, suggests to me they did a good job with the game.
Atelier games seem like they're still played by superfans mostly.
@@arturboy777 that probably explains it OR it is mad easy
I felt like Ryza 1 got easier towards the end. Initially every elite monster would instakill me, but by the end I had crafted decent stuff and the final boss wasn't particularly difficult. I will say that after 50 hours or so, there were still crafting things that I didn't understand. It gets pretty complicated for those that are really into it. But I was able to do enough to craft strong armor and weapons.
Bro just doesn’t do action RPGs well. He’s a strat genius tho. My only gripe with ff7 remake was the aggro system. Changing characters shouldn’t swap aggro instantly.
His channel is entertaining, but he isn’t very good at strategy games either (I am thinking about Disgaea, and Tactics Ogre remake specifically).
He’s not a strat genius. He plays games on easy mode (he revealed this in a q and a)
I think that Ryza feels really hard if you're not constantly using bombs and exploiting enemy weakness. The dragon destroyed me the first time and when I came back with a strong ice bomb I just demolished him.
FF7 Remake caused me to turn difficulty down right after that Hell House battle.
What the f... the Souls games don't introduce bosses with Big HP, they are hard because of the mechanics nota because of having Big hp
Resetting the game/level, if one party member dies, is an absolutely normal thing to do.
I hate that these newer Final Fantasy games are implementing this staggering system from Final Fantasy 13. Just like you said, it is a way for them to drag on battles for no reason.
I understand how you feel but this is one of the reasons I like the ff13 trilogy and ff7R so much
It doesn't drag on battles at all, once you fully understand how those battle systems work, you can delete things so fast that I genuinely wish that battles would last longer.
Lightings Return, it took me ages to figure out how to stagger the final boss in that game. That was a real struggle for me. I hate bosses that have self heal, they are annoying as f*#k, bosses that cast debuffs can be a pain too. Multiple forms i also find frustrating.
@@paulkinder8440 Yeah, the final boss of LR was obnoxious.
@MrMatt0486 I agree, frustrating as hell. Impervious to damage until you stagger the f*#%er, so annoying.
Can you really call FFVII Remake a "Hack and Slash"? It isn't nearly as responsive as something like Nioh, DMC, Souls or anything of the sort.
Your frustration and f-bombs cracked me up. 😂😂😂
The passion here was unrivaled, Erick to the max.
For the atelier ryza. You just seems to be overwhelmed by the mechanic. Because me too at the beginning. Once I get the hang of it the game become enjoyable for me
I actually agree with this guy about ff7 remake, that was a mother fucker annoying battle system lol Try beating the house on hard mode, what an annoying piece of junk of a fight, even with the poison trick.
I am so happy you are back! Love the channel!
Boss fights are suppose to be challenging and longer than your normal fight. What did you expect just a few lightning bolts? And if takes you hours to beat the first boss then youre not playing the game right. The game isnt just hack n slash you can strategize with spells, weapons, and abilities.
I remembet when yoz said "I died in a f...... Atelier game ".I love those hardest videos 😂
Viejon tendras una serie de estos videos en Español?😊
I’ve never heard you say fuck so many times in one video and it’s made me so happy
Ryza 1 is only hard if you speedrush the game or don't bother with the side quests (Erik doesn't do sidequests). Otherwise it's a easy game not counting some secret bosses
Most of the games he listed were not that hard, shit I think he would have had almost 0 issue with FF XII if he had played an MMO before it since it's very similar to MMO's. Its funny how he talks about never playing MMO's when a game series he loves the .Hack games are basically single player MMO's.
I play all RPGs on easy mode now tbh. I've played hundreds and I've done plenty of challenging games so nothing left to prove. I want a good story and time as an adult is already limited so I won't make my game length 3 times longer just to say I beat it on a specific mode. Not worth it for me.
Speaking of that, it's interesting to realize that the older I get the less patient and tolerant I am about some design decisions of some old RPGs when i turn back to them.
High random encounter rate, unfair boss difficulty, grindy design almost mandatory to get decent exp or money or both, lack of reasonable save systems or checkpoints so you potentially lose a lot of progress with a game over, etc... Because memory limitations didn't allow the games to offer a ton of content like more recent ones, so the devs needed tactics to artificially extend play time and have you stuck with the game for a longer time, but in a not very purposeful way.
So since I can see those "tactics" in an adult age, sometimes the limited time isnt the only reason to end game sessions. Sometimes I just get irritated with the unfair grindy game design.
I had the exact opposite experience with FFXII. Purchased it for ps2, went all the way to the final boss with not much passion (didn't liked the fact that the characters were basically the same in terms of gameplay), got owned 5 times straight, realized i had to grind and never finished it. Then 6 months ago i've played the Zodiac Age version, loved it to death for the fact that characters now play differently thanks to the job system they implemented and i've finished the game without much trouble, including most of the optional content except the two strongest optional bosses.
The optional content for XII is so tough. People always complain that FF12 is automatic but all the gambits have a delay so when it comes to a lot of the late content you you actually need to input everything yourself because you will get trashed and even when you input everything yourself the secret bosses are extremely difficult.
It probably took you a long time to beat bosses in FF7R because you just blindly hack n slash without using any actual strategy.
Seriously. Who takes 15 to 20 minutes to beat Scorpion Sentinel? Hell House is only really difficult the first time when you are not prepared.
@Dinosberg Hard mode Hell House was also pretty tough. I recently replayed FF7R and lost to it like 3 times.
@Dinosberg It's a boss fight, and if you figure out its weaknesses, it doesn't take that long. If I face a boss I don't want a quick pushover.
Lulz. This is as close as you get to ASMR Erick Landon
I'm on Newgame+ on Nayuta and while i agree that a couple of the bosses were annoying as hell (like that fish), I was mostly overleveled throughout the game. Now in Newgame+ they give you more seasons, and they are all above the max level that you ended the first game with, and the only thing that gives you enough experience to continue to level up is going into these seasons where every monster can kill you in three shots. I take my revenge by going back to the early areas where everything is level 3.
Crisis Core made me rage quit a lot. Too many side missions that lessened the main story.
Have you thought of talking about titles that "killed" their franchise? Even if just figuratively, like it made the franchise decadent since then.
Nah I've seen a few people get stuck with atelier ryza and not making good equipment and thinking the characters stats r enough to get through which it's not 😅
Loved you description of the final fantasy 7 part “why would I do that” had me in tears 😂
How is persona 5 strikers on switch? Performance-wise?
Is good to see you,in your own channel. RPG rules it.
For me Code Vein is the game I can think of that I rage quit on. The name of the boss I couldn't beat was Mido IIRC. I tried about 15 times using different builds and equipment sets and could not get past him. He can one shot you if you aren't a tanky build and two-three hits kills you normally while he takes like 400 hits to kill. Grinding doesn't help since Code Vein is a Souls clone. I just gave up and admitted that I couldn't "git gud" enough to beat the game.
I gave up on the first dlc boss, but that might’ve just been because I had to come back to the game when I fought it and didn’t feel like really getting back into the game. I beat the main game with Louis’s blood code and weapon though.
Love Radiata Stories as well. Its a casual and fun game with lots of personality. I finally recruited Elwen, the last human I needed.
It was the first Game that I played that felt like it was trying to mimic a living world. Having to find Characters at different times of Day and Night, or on certain Days was so different. I will never forget it. Plus having Valkyrie as a Secret Character was awesome.
Square Enix ruined the FF7 franchise for me, between the remake being another one of their stupid time travel tropes, and Evercrisis being a fucking mobile gacha.
I think it's time for Erick to quit JRPGs and move onto a new hobby. He's getting pissed off easily at some really good games that aren't bad at all and ones that are actually quite fun.
I love your anger. Its great.
Im not sure why, but my guess would be that it reminds me of the old angry video game nerd videos to some extend.
I was already wondering when the next rage quit video would come )
Bro love this video... I laugh my ass off the entire time I'm watching it 😅
My Top 10 JRPGs That Made Me RAGE QUIT
1.The Legend of Dragoon
2.Tales of Symphonia
3.ff13 lightning returns
4.Wild Arms 3
5.Suikoden Tactics
6.Wild ArmsXF
7.FF2
8.FFX-2
9.FF12 too
10.Xenosaga EP2
About the bosses with huge Hp, the dev wants you to use certain mechanics that wouldn't be possible if the fight is too short.
But in some cases of old basic games, that's really a tactic to artificially boost the grinding part and extend play time. Same thing about high random encounter rates. Same about limited saves in dungeons, to make you potentially lose a lot of progress after a game over. Because they couldn't offer a lot of true content due to the consoles' memory limitations.
As some who used to hate action rpgs because "wah wah too hard and frustrating" lol, just play Bloodborne/Dark Souls once and take the time in the beginning to not rush through everything but learn how to read enemy movements, dodge, block, and parry. Its so rewarding once you get it down and it doesn't take that long. When I finally tried to get into Bloodborne it took me all of three days to "get" the combat but you have to want to. If you can even get halfway through a DS game, something like FFVII R is going to feel like a cakewalk even on hard mode. Its worth it imo to learn new styles of gameplay because it opens up a lot of other experiences rather than boxing yourself into just one style of one genre. I still love turn based games and easier action games, but I can't lie soulslikes now that I get them are probably my new favorite genre. Its just nice to feel like actually had to try to beat a boss instead just phoning it in on easy mode to just "get through it quickly".
That is a hack n slash game for soul games
@@therealjaystone2344 But its tehe best game to learn that style of play and where I mastered the art of dodging, while DS1 taught me blocking and parrying to perfection. If you can't beat Bloodborne, you can't even touch actual DS games. That's why I always recommend it for people trying to break into that style of game.
On Chrono Cross I raged quit in Terra Tower with those black/white bosses. I was like 12 when I played it the first time and I just couldn't get past them. It wasn't until ten years later that I went through and beat the game. I do like the game but I still struggle on some of the white element bosses.
I boredom-quit FF7 Remake. Like you said, the bosses take forever to get through, but I was fine with that at first. I went through the Airbuster battle with a huge smile on my face. But it was after that when the sheer padding became apparent. The section after the church where Cloud and Aerith roof hop to Sector 5? That was over in a couple of minutes in the original. The same section in Remake was a whole 1-2 hours with no additional story content. Then after the plate collapse you have to go to the underground lab instead of, you know, rushing to save your friend. And at this point I remember thinking "Oh, God, I still have Shinra Tower to do", only THEN you have to go through the sewers a second time for Hat Guy, and just as you reach your objective a monster steals the key and I noped out.
Bro nearly got filtered by SACRED STONES of all games.
That’s like the easiest one that doesn’t have Casual Mode!
I really don't get how people complain about FF7 being hard or anything other than it actually being way too easy even on hardmode. Once you beat normal, you know every weakness of every enemy. Bosses drop like flies. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming for me, gameplay-wise.
Wait a minute, did you really beat Nayuta Boundless trails? Even new game plus?there are new boss and enemy in new game plus
yay the angry "only in japan" video game nerddddddddd is back!
I'm currently playing through The Legend of Nayuta, and I'm not having too difficult a time with it. At least, not with the bosses. I will agree that some of the platforming can be tricky just because the camera is static and you have to learn where to place your character when jumping, but other than that it doesn't seem to bad. I am only a little more than halfway through the first playthrough though (estimating here), so maybe it becomes significantly harder later on?
I finished it on hard some days ago with the after story and only the normal final boss and after story final boss were a little challenging. The game is easy he just sucks in action games as he said himself.
@@Junan1995 Thanks for that. I'm playing on normal and didn't think it was that hard, and I'm not even that great at video games. Having such a great time with it I'm considering doing a NG+ playthrough after the initial run and trying to get the Platinum, and I'm one who cares nothing for trophies, and has never even attempted to get a Platinum before, which tells you how much I'm liking this.
Can safely say you are not at risk of being replaced by AI... that frustration is so genuine 😅
sounds like a lot of skill issu... lol just kidding! A lot of respect for playing games blind and without the guide. Its something I also do myself and is very rare these days with easy access to the internet. I feel its more enjoyable that way.
Me too almost completely.
I only use a guide when i get stuck/lost, things like dragon quest 4 once u got the hero. Not knowing where to go next to properly progress.
Ryza is baby game for babies as long as you actually take alchemy seriously and keep up with equipment as they become available.
I'm not the sharpest knife of the kitchen, but I am surprised I beat Ryza. My strategy is focusing in using the best bombs that i could make with all the debuff traits i could get. Ryza 1 has some items that actually gets buffs depending on the character position, then i assigned items with the effects the other party members usually ask to trigger their extra actions, and focus with all my might to stun the enemy, then proceed to smash with the best skills and the super skill of Lent. Then i spammed status effects with Tao, that is a beast when you use his speed to spam items and gather the AP points (he's even faster in Ryza 2).
Son my strategy was controlling Tao mostly, Ryza with some items, and Lent with raw dmg and atk debuff if i remember. I even wrote my plan because the system isn't designed to make plans in the battle, but more for previous preparation.
So focus on Tao speed and his status were my triumph card, and give him the bubble cannon or something I think it's called, that thing is broken.
The other Gba Fire Emblems are harder. They dont even have a really manageable grind tool like that monster tower... They only have arenas. Also the first Gba game, the one with Roy that is Japan only, that one is really harder than the other two.
Exactly. I haven't played Sacred Stones yet, but having a dedicated grinding area sounds like an absolute dream come true. I hate when TRPGs don't let you grind between main story battles.
Shining force exa comes to mind for me. Loved everything about it except that final boss. What was up with that difficulty spike? Never managed to beat it.
I'm surprised you didn't chunk one of them in the trash can like you did with your last rage quit video. Funny as always, Erick!
im about halfway through Ryza, i haven't had too many issues, i died once in the same spot you did and then i made a mental note to always be watching the HP cuz the combat is fast. I feel like Mana Khemia is harder though IMO
Funny I actually rage quit the ps2 version of FF12 too, kid me got stuck in the Pharos dungeon back in 09 lol..
Only later when the remaster came out in 2017 did I finally beat it, and man it’s so good, easily my 2nd favorite FF game after ff9 👌.
Zodiac Job System aside, the changes between vanilla and ZA are like night and day. The attack queuing system in vanilla FF12 meant that mobs of strong enemies performing basic attacks were more dangerous than most boss fights.
@@TheBlackSeraph oh yeah for sure OG ff12 was infinitely harder, the madragora fight in particular gave me nightmares as a kid ☠️lol
The amount of changes & qol stuff in zodiac age is insane lol
I especially loved the two jobs combo system as it reminds me of ff5, despite it essentially trivializing the game lol…
@@crimsonshock2764 Well, IZJS was designed with only one job per character, so it's not surprising two jobs unbalances things. I usually play ZA with one character and randomised jobs and haven't had any real difficulties so far.
@@TheBlackSeraphyup the two jobs is pretty much over kill lol
hmm now that’s interesting one character solo only and randomized jobs? Wow
@@crimsonshock2764 not that hard, especially since Espers are actually worth using now (because Exodus' Comet attack does both physical and non-elemental damage means you can take out the final boss in under 20sec if RNG damage is favourable).
is radiant story a spinoff of valkyrie profile looks like leneth
Min 15:07 was the same for me, i have to reset FE Conquest 4 times to end it, it was a nigmare for me to beat the final boss. Like the game, but not touching it again.
Ff12 battle system is western turn based games battle system. Unique to jrpg’s but not to rpgs.
I have all 3 atelier Ryza games for the switch but I haven't played them much because I was busy playing other games
How interesting to recognize so many familiar titles.
1. FF7 Remake--managed to finish main story on normal mode and do all the side-quests (Chadley's reports, mini-games, battle simulator, etc.). Did some grinding with chapter select and 3x XP boost to max out party as far as they were able to go in preparation for Hard mode. Made it to final boss on Hard mode (Arbiter of Fate) and cannot win; put game on back burner. Also tried and failed at battle simulator where you fight a gauntlet against all the summons + Pride & Joy and got my ass kicked before I even made it to Bahamut. Finished intergrade (Yuffie) campaign easily enough but when I attempted Weiss, I got destroyed in less than 10 seconds. Game has been on back burner since and no telling when--or if--I'll give it another go.
2. Persona 5 Strikers--This was one of my favorite games of all time I've ever played. I will wholeheartedly agree the final boss is a royal pain in the ass but for me, it was during the game's Merciless/Risky mode where even max level party members with max stats and equipped with their best gear were put through the wringer for 30 minutes and it was even more aggravating when I had to do it all over again (Painful Past + fight) to earn a certain weapon. Don't get me wrong, the game was great but my God were some moments aggravating to the point of rage quitting.
All I have left in Remake are the final two Chapters on Hard and the final set of Battle Simulators. So close to Platinum but I probably won't get it.
@@JaidynReiman welcome to the club; I can confidently say I won't be getting the platinum either.
FF7 Remake has my favorite battle system in not just any jrpg, but any video game in general. I love it and pls give it another go. You’ll be able to beat Weiss if you can stagger him, and do enough damage. You can find guides or builds to help you online
Desert maps in Fire Emblem games are some of the worst...
Legaia PS1, when fighting plant bosses makes me want to throw sticks
Just trying to find the games I've played in the video to not get spoiled to others I didn't just get a completion of Erick curses never gets old. Anyway, for those I did play. Scarlet Nexus- Yeah, that boss was the worst battle in the game. As for for Persona Strikers, I agree about that as well. Although I didn't have any issue because I mostly trained everyone.
I just use the guide to find which best teams for each world but you need to learn how to dodge and upgrade your stats.
Persona 3 FES. Why the hell would they make it so you cant control your party? They attacked instead of healing and my protag died. Thank god for the remake because I cant go back to that.
P3P on PSP (which the Steam remaster is based on) also allows you to control your party.
Fire Emblem mission restarted after 1h? Amatour - sometimes I restarted missions (many of them) after 2h or more to keep my companions alive. It's hard to do that on Maddening (3houses) on fresh save (no NG+).
When it comes to Scarlet Nexus... Yes, I agree and feel the same pain :(
Hey, I'd like a to know about "new world discovery" theme games. Like Grandia, tales of eternia, or tales of the abyss.
showing Sacred Stones
showing General Amelia
you tortured yourself :D
Btw you dont have to grind in Sacred Stones. Even on hard mode, you basically only need Seth, Franz and Dussell. Seth can literally solo the game and the others are a nice addition.
I even did some hardmode ironman runs without using Seth and Dussell - its still not hard. Just be patient ;)
No offense, I find FFVII Remake is as easy as hell. FFXII is was way harder.
Rogue Galaxy.... I had forgotten about that. GREAT game
When I did the first VR mission with Shiva in FF7 remake I didn't realize you could come back with Aerith. I thought it was a Cloud only thing. Took me 3 hours to take her down, didn't think to just wait and have 2 party members....stupid mistake.
PS I hate Chadley
Every time I spoke to him I would instinctively say "Shut up Chadley". I often forget Chadley's name and refer to him as Wesley by mistake.
FF7R made me stop like 3 times due to the BASIC AF & BORING AF sidequest hubs.
Xenoblade 2 (eventually finished)
Xenosaga
Xeno...the one on WiiU
I'm currently struggling to find motivation with Final Fantasy 16 but that is as much of an RPG as God of War Ragnarok and DOOM Eternal.
It's time that you make Final Fantasy VIII a member of this club.
Valkyria Chronicles 3 map with full of Armored Hunters ...
Odd opinion on Remake.
I have no problems with the game. Never even crossed my mind that any battle took too long.
You aren’t alone. I ran through that game quick.
for ryza 1 i think the problem was tao was too slow with the hammer and your only aoe person is sorta klaudia, also the main bosses were a huge diff spike i had to lower diff for them, oddly in too i turned it to hard thought i wasnt getting enough time to have fun battles
It's probably redundant to say "skill issue" at this kind of video, but the amount of blaming the devs on the FF7R portion of this video warrants it. They made perfectly reasonable boss fights and there's no real reason it should take you that long to beat them. 15 minutes + on Scorpion??? It's tough for a tutorial boss, I'll give you that, but it's not *that* tough.
I feel you man haha, I remember the White Dragon kicking my ass 5 times in a row the first time i played chrono cross, I didn't remember Miguel's battle, but I remember Dario being a hard one to me
Hell House was also my deal breaker. I rage quit the first time in 15 years because of this boss. When I activated a limit break and a summon, the boss changed phase and cancelled both attacks. This happened a few times more on different attempts, and nah, I just turned off the game. It took a lot not to throw the disc out the window. I believe Square Enix is lazy with their boss design- just damage sponges with 10 or more health bars of staggering bs.
It probably wouldn't surprise you to find out that the same dev team within SQEX that developed FF13 were also behind FF7R.
except unlike final fantasy 13 final fantasy 7 remake is actually a good game imo.@@TheBlackSeraph
@@supersaiyaman11589 Better, yes. Good. no. imo.
ya hell house was a pain in the ass if you have trouble with recognizing patterns you will have trouble with this boss fore sure.
Final fantasy 7. Got my bug kicked and quit. I have beaten remake. Kingdom hearts. I was lost in Tarzan world. I thought I did worlds in wrong order or something. I beat it 1.5 on ps4. I used a ign guide to get past Tarzan world. I still wonder how you were supposed to figure it out without a guide
you should try the last remnant remastered, it has a "funny" mechanic that made me rage quit on my first playthrough
Funny how I beat the final boss in Persona 5 Strikers at my first try, at normal mode. No rage quit either for me for who's experienced at warrior games.
I'm addicted to musou and need help... 150 hours in SW4 2, 350 hours in Basara 4, 175 hours in Basara 3, 215 hours in Fire Emblem 3 hopes, and many more...
I hope all of your 100% of the games are worth it
@@therealjaystone2344
Totally worth it. It is just fun to level up my characters and kill non stop.
I have a copy of Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones as well as an English version of New Mystery of the Emblem. Got both through Amazon. ❤
I dont want to be one of those people, and i say this with no ill will or rudeness, but it seems like you may not be fully engaging with the games' mechanics. FF7R is not a hack n slash. It takes constant strategization and switching of party members to hit enemy weak spots. Hell House can be incredibly difficult though and is by far my least favorite boss. Oddly enough, on my first playthrough I beat it first try with few issues. Then my 2nd playthrough I hit a brick wall and it took probably 10 tries. Also, narrative wise, Hell House is a big moment in the game. Makes sense for it to be a long, challenging apex. I never felt that battles last too long.
Atelier requires you to completely learn and understand the alchemy system, which is very confusing and intimidating at first. Takes a long time to get it. But once you do, you can create the stronger equipment that you need. And like FF7, you have to be constantly paying attention, watching HP and switching party members
Just within 2 minutes of the video, Im giving you thumbs up. 😅 I also did not finished my ff12 on my ps2. Now Im gonna get one for my switch to play it again. 😂
Some of those games I can not understand why you rage quit but some other I rage quit myself so who am I to judge. 😅
Título alternativo _Erick se la come en los FF por no leer los tutoriales._ 🤣
This video remembered me on that Eve boss in Stella Glow... Damn...
im playing remake now, and yea i can see why you rage quit. im still going.
I personally don't like FF VII Remake battle system. It's a bad hybrid of ATB and action combat.
Damn I'd love to see radiata get remastered 😢
Chrono Cross is a lot like Chrono Trigger, the bosses require actual strategy and act almost like puzzles for you to figure out. Grinding does very little to help.
FF tactics.
It really needed some q&a before release. I have no issue with a game being hard, but you dont start a game "that hard" in a certain mission AND add in two other missions who are bizarrely hard and reqs reloading and "preparation" and then bizarrely , suddenly towards the later part of the story , you get a character that is so OP that he 1 shot everything and is beyond broken AND you get tons of other op characters, which makes the game SUPER EASY ...its like "HELLO"?! did you even beta test this shit? There seem to have been no balancing whatsoever in the game, which make sense, for years we thought casters req turns to use spells was "balancing" which is reasonable seeing how powerful they are... only to later find out from Matsunos mouth himself, no, it was the game req loading to play the animation file and had nothing to do with balancing. ???? once again, "OKAY"... the game is a classic and has a fantastic story with a fantastic cast of characters, and easily a 9/10 imo, but the gameplay is just not there, because of "balancing issues". As I said, you want the game to be hard, then dont make it super easy suddenly toward the later part of the game. You gain nothing from scaring away newcomers by having the game being 10x as hard at the start.
I think FFT is a kinda tricky to judge. It's not that straight up hard, but it's among the more complex srpgs. And srpgs tend to work in a way that they demand more harshly (than other rpg subgenres) that you dive deeply into its mechanic. Only then you start to maneuver well. They are overall among the complex types of games in the rpg spectrum. The spatial factor make the unit movements a vital part of the battle. Not to mention some srpgs having perma-death.
So if you are willing to learn the FFT mechanics very seriously, then you will be rewarded with the capacity to play it very well and smoothly. The challenge will be there, but if that complex system is conquered everything will become seriously smooth.
Now getting into the actual game difficulty: FFT's challenge progression gives a lot of plain story battles of constant difficulty, as preparations so there is time to get used to the system... and then throw an extremely hard battle. I don't find that approach unfair at all, but I must say a few of those hard battles are too much. But anyways they are few...
Also FFT has cpu control, chars with exclusive job abilities, Orlandu (he deserves to be mentioned separately), a customizable special ability system with a strong potential to be exploited for whoever takes the time to learn it, etc etc. To me those are decent compensations.
Couldn't agree with you more of FF7Remake (or as I call it FF7 Regret). The bosses were HP sponges, the game actively disincentivises you from grinding, the weapon upgrade system was ripped from FF13 which makes no sense in universe. In combat, your allies' limit gauge charges about 1/3 as fast as your own, so you're expected to regularly switch characters in battle even if you don't enjoy playing as them. Somehow, the Chakra mechanic for Tifa made less sense each time I read the one paragraph explanation, making my favourite FF7 character unfun to play. And pretty much most new story element added to the plot sucked.
Yet despite all of that, I beat the game, and maybe would have given it another chance in the future had I not received a notice telling me that certain features were locked behind Hard Mode, which I only NOW had the opportunity to select. Spending 70hrs on a game I'd stopped enjoying long ago only to be told I'd have to play a worse version of the game again to get the full experience killed any remaining sympathy I had for this game.
Something that I have never liked is when they add things that are only obtained when you finish the game such as weapons or armor, I bought the star ocean and searching on the internet where to farm the materials to make the best weapons I found out that they are only obtained when you finish the game. game or killing the final boss. I mean why? Maybe it has multiple endings so it would be worth getting those weapons for a new game+ and seeing each story, but no, it doesn't. You have the best weapon when you have already killed everything in the game IS STUPID!!!.
That ending though...
Okay, as promised, my story behind Trails in the Sky...
I had been told by multiple friends the games were very in-depth with world building so I gave them a shot. I had no idea what I would be in for that first game... I went in thinking, "I'm gonna do my damnedest to get EVERYTHING! WITHOUT A GUIDE!" Welp... 20 hours in I had excused myself of being told I had missed several side quests at least twice because it really just is a very different mindset than I was used to, since unlike many RPGs NPCs actually have whole arcs you can easily miss... and evil levels of hidden content if you're not just talking to everyone and doing everything. Got frustrated the third time I was told I had missed a good deal of content I wanted to see by the time I got to Zeiss, and I decided "I can't live with myself having 'finished' the game without having given what everyone heralds about this game an honest try." That was the boiling point, I raequit the game. This was mid-ish 2018.
In late 2018, I'd had several fits and starts without a guide none of which lasted more than an hour or two (everything was calling my name at that time, this was the start of my bundle supremacy arc, if you will, and I had literally hundreds of different games calling for my attention, a lot of my favorite newer games got discovered during this time, whether they're my favorites NOW is another matter, but chiefly Yakuza O got a Steam release during this time and that trumped ALL). So after a time, I just gave up on playing without a guide. I do a final attempt before the one that finished. This one lasts all of 10 hours. I am following the guide thoroughly and to the letter... but Trails games' structures are relatively restrictive so even THEN I miss stuff. By the time I was 10 hours in and at Ruan, it turns out I had missed three collectibles, several BP-crucial choices (a thing I still didn't quite get with those games, but is now as intuitive as making a sandwich now that I'm halfway through Cold Steel III), AND I had missed at least two hidden sidequests, one which I had gotten in a the first attempt at a playthrough, somehow!
That was the final straw. I was just... DONE with Trails at that point. I wanted to experience it in that way, but clearly I was not geared to think of RPGs in the fashion a close to or absolute completionist run (for what's possible) takes. I'm so, so glad it didn't end there.
Late 2020 comes around. A friend I was very, very close to at the time and was a fellow streamer decided to be an absolute pal. We started with the Steam Ys games, we voiced pretty much EVERYTHING, and after we only had Ys IX left, which wasn't out yet on PC (don't have a PS4/5, only have an XB1). At first said friend was a little iffy about going through Trails, but we were doing it at a pace of one 4-ish hour stream a week. Needless to say this took a LONG time. We only missed a few weeks, ever, and in... I think it was March or April of 2022 I convinced him that now that we were out of Ys games... we should start Trails in the Sky. We did so and finished First Chapter by late August 2021, Second Chapter by Jan 3rd, 2022, The 3rd by June. We started on a playthrough of Ys IX but unfortunately, a number of factors unrelated to what we were doing with that in our relationship meant that I never finished Ys IX with him. Haven't really talked to that person since November. Would have loved to continue but that's life, the weekly Ys/Trails outings had a hell of a good run. We were generally very thorough and as a result I practically took it upon myself to become an encyclopedia of Trails. Without those playthroughs with my former friend I probably would have finished it eventually... but I certainly wouldn't have such a relationship with the series.
Just before that relationship came to an end, Trails from Zero released. I still had my love for Trails and I played the Steam version at launch. It turns out the Steam versions of the latest entries have sold criminally low, despite nothing particularly being wrong with them. Tragedy. Ah well, that's the versions I played. The ones with Durante's full set of enhancements. I started playing through this, found it so terminally slow to get going and so many other things got my attention at the time that after a few months I put it on hold until March. I've been blasting through the games since then, finishing Zero in mid March, Azure in April literally the day before my birthday(!), Cold Steel I in mid May, and Cold Steel II at the end of August (what a low point for the series, still loved it, but DAMN...). I still maintain my reverence for attempting to talk to everyone and do everything as much as I can possibly tolerate to do so. I am always thorough as sin, and it's BECAUSE of those 2022 playthroughs that I was always hold this mentality to Trails. I take my sweet time. I savor the setting and everyone's little side stories that are totally missable, because you never know when one will surprise you. Trails, by and away is my favorite franchise of all time, it's not even a contest. Who knows, maybe I'll be like Erick and Trails will only slightly edge out Persona by the time I've played them all. Time shall tell!
FFX also had the under level kimaru having an obligatory story battle.
FF7r also worried me with stupid long bosses because it needs to be ""epic""
atelier and Fuga i would guess not trying stuff that lower status but give advantages, people are so used to brute force.
Radiata stories is a surprise, i dont remember having trouble with bosses aside pos game, guess i just cheesed it with items to boost special attack and gone full blast.
Chrono cross i dont remember any boss really pushing my buttons outside optional ones, my party was always beef characters and i learned to use my stamina the right way, since as you said we cant over level, i knew i was doing something wrong, like my dumbass was getting my ass hand to me on legend of legaia because i did not knew that spirit was defend, so i saw the bosses calling a big attacking and never defending against it, until i used spirit and it reduced the damage by a lot.
I think there were many thra i rage quit but I'm not sure if I'm going to finish.
Atelier Sophie (the first, not even with easy mode i could do enough to the final boss). Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the answer is grind and watch tutorials of how the system works because the game has the worst tutorials I've ever seen, then the annoying field skills (i don't think I'll ever finish it, i already saw the story on TH-cam anyway). Bravely default II, the boss on the mages City, i think I'm coming back eventually, I'll lower yhe difficulty if necessary. And for the moment that's it. I'm kinda new in gaming so there will be more I'm sure.
Beat these all a few times but that doesn't mean i like them
Tales of Zestiria
Fe echoes.
Fe sacred stones
Pokemon post bw2
Kh 3.