Things that you will NEVER include in your game, or hope to never see in another's.
12-21-2009, 01:36 PM
I'd really have to agree with both of you. Random Encounters get really annoying really fast. There's got to be a better way. In my game personally, I'm using Atoa's chrono trigger battle which means no random battles. Every event is scripted beforehand.
Unskippable cutscenes I think are fine if the cutscene is less than 3 minutes READING. That means if it takes 3 minutes to read, it would take roughly 1 minute to skip it. Hey, its your fault you got pwnd by that boss suck it up
Useless status effects yes! I remember final fantasy 3 (6) when I would spend all that time getting ever spell because I wanted everyone to have everything. I'll be honest, with the exception of Regen, I didn't use any of the status effects. One RM game that did a good job with them was MotW. You need to actually use the status effects against certain bosses or enemies. Plus, the ones you do use, are extremely effective and actually make a difference.
Finally, the almighty spells are annoying. It adds no spunk to the battle. The only almighty spells should maybe be overdrives, because they are earned. Leave ultima at home or at least give some sort of punishment like a resting period or once per battle type of thing.
Unskippable cutscenes I think are fine if the cutscene is less than 3 minutes READING. That means if it takes 3 minutes to read, it would take roughly 1 minute to skip it. Hey, its your fault you got pwnd by that boss suck it up
Useless status effects yes! I remember final fantasy 3 (6) when I would spend all that time getting ever spell because I wanted everyone to have everything. I'll be honest, with the exception of Regen, I didn't use any of the status effects. One RM game that did a good job with them was MotW. You need to actually use the status effects against certain bosses or enemies. Plus, the ones you do use, are extremely effective and actually make a difference.
Finally, the almighty spells are annoying. It adds no spunk to the battle. The only almighty spells should maybe be overdrives, because they are earned. Leave ultima at home or at least give some sort of punishment like a resting period or once per battle type of thing.
