Call Of Duty And Final Fantasy Merged?
View Large ImageCan you imagine? It always seems as if the hardcore role-playing fans and the shooter fans are on opposite ends of the spectrum, so what if we took the most iconic franchise from each genre and blended 'em together? That'd make everyone happy, right?
I know what many will say, that something like Fallout is a blend of FF and CoD but that's not really what I mean; I'm talking about a merging of the two existing franchises so both sets of fans have recognizable elements and characters. So let's see, what should we have?
Chocobo Medics: Remember how annoying it was when the damn yellow Chocobos kept healing each other in Final Fantasy Tactics? Well, in the midst of a battle, a Chocobo has to try and revive you. Sure, it can fly. It can even attack with its beak if it gets pissed.
Moogle Grenades: Every grenade, no matter what type, is shaped like a certain sort of Moogle. If you get enough of them and throw them all at once, ten Moogles pop out of the "exploding" device, surround the unfortunate victim, and dance around him until he dies.
It was the sniper on the grassy knoll! I want good ol' turn-based combat with a few twists; like character movement and position still matters (ala Suikoden V crossed with Resonance of Fate). But remember how in Final Fantasy X, you could switch characters in and out of battle? Well, what if snipers could sort of hover around battles and try to get off some damaging shots from afar? They could also radio for backup to other characters you may have in your party; the sniper would be a support character, really.
Auto-battle or FPS control: If you want to go the traditional RPG route, you can let the character execute the command automatically, as in days of old. If you want to switch to a first-person mode, though, you can actually aim for certain spots on an enemy, as one would do in a FPS. It might be slower than the auto, but you should be able to get in some critical hits, while it's certainly not guaranteed with the auto-battle.
Towns AND maps: Yeah, towns for the shops and NPCs and quests and actual full-on battlefield maps that come with any given FPS. You know how one would enter a forest from the world map in the old days? This would be similar; only you'd be entering an actual FPS-like map, where you could fight both AI enemies and human players. This could lead to all sorts of co-op/multiplayer possibilities but they wouldn't be necessary.
Cid's an arms supplier: If you want any munitions are ammo for characters that wield firearms, you know where to go.
Mages must top casual gunmen: Well, magic was always more powerful than swords, so...besides, guns tend to suck in RPGs. But, if you want to train someone in guns right from the start, that'd be a whole different matter.
Cloud is an unlockable character; he has Ultima Weapon in one hand and a minigun in the other: It just has to happen.
11/5/2010 Ben Dutka
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Killa Tequilla
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:12:56 PM
LOL!
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manofchao5
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 4:03:08 PM
(and that extra o is intentional since he thinks like one alot)
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Snaaaake
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:12:07 PM
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Funny thing is that Square Enix is distributing Black Ops in Japan.
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Temjin001
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:16:27 PM
Square-Enix manager: Hey Fuku-san! I need you to take this case of this American gun game and hand off one copy to each shop you see down the street. When you've dropped off all 25 games, pat yourself on the back and feel good that you saved us some Yen in shipping.
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Alienange
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:57:25 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:19:48 PM
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Remember how Frankenstein's monster turned out?
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:27:12 PM
Maybe it's the only way to slay the mad scientist.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 11:29:32 PM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:23:03 PM
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It actually sounds like a fun idea. But well, this could theoretically be done without either licence, and you can guaran-damn-tee that I would be there to pick it up. FPS in my turn-based RPGs? I do want.
Speaking of turn-based RPGs, there was a review for Costume Quest on GG earlier this week, and it appeared to be a good forward movement for the genre, in terms of how it plays out. Just a little suggestion there for anyone who likes that type of game. I'd be interested in seeing what the afficianados here think of it.
Peace.
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CharlesD
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:48:28 PM
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SmokeyPSD
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:23:09 PM
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Temjin001
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:56:38 PM
FF was the CoD of the PSX era. FF7 was the first video game I remember that when it released their were lines, reserve copies, news reporters etc. It was a big deal back then.
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Temjin001
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:59:15 PM
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Lawless SXE
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 11:05:23 PM
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Hezzron
Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 11:08:28 PM
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totozero18
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 11:02:24 AM
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AntDC
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 12:32:32 AM
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Not that I'm complaining. :)
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BTNwarrior
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 12:37:45 AM
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Though i have seen a taco bell kfc before
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totozero18
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 10:57:06 AM
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WolfCrimson
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 1:06:58 AM
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eLLeJuss
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 4:33:21 PM
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WolfCrimson
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 11:57:46 AM
Sub characters die, but can be revived
Game over: Load from the last pre-battle checkpoint
No towns
Class names are FPS class names.
Well, they aren't many, but they do exist..
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supremekai
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 2:52:19 PM
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eLLeJuss
Monday, November 08, 2010 @ 2:06:29 PM
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Victor321
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 7:39:14 AM
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Back to being on topic, the things you pointed out Ben, really make sense to me.
And if the last one happens, I declare epic sauce.
But unfortunately, the bulk of the FPS nuts would, probably, and I stress probably, not know who Cloud is (heck, maybe even Tifa too) :(
They would probably know who Lightning is though ^.^, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.....
Last edited by Victor321 on 11/6/2010 7:39:47 AM
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Milonakis
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 8:50:28 AM
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main_event05
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 8:54:10 AM
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Dreno
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 10:41:18 AM
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BlinkBoy
Saturday, November 06, 2010 @ 12:59:42 PM
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DragonKingEX
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 2:40:12 PM
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DarkSeed
Monday, November 08, 2010 @ 6:20:57 AM
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Sorry for rambling on. all of this just popped into my head after I read this article. Because RPG and FPS are two of my favorite gaming genres and such a concept of the two fusing into one sends me into a state of pure wonder.
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Temjin001
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Friday, November 05, 2010 @ 10:07:04 PM
Okay, back to this math statistics insanity. woe is me.