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Masterpiece of a game. Who needs a deep story, or characters, or sideshows and sub-plots and challenge modes or any of that, when you can just have a simple shady plot, set in a gorgeous world, filled only with sixteen giant bosses?

Really one of my favourite PS2 titles.

Main problem is when you completed it once, that was it. There was no challenge or reason to do it a second time. I recently played through it again and finished it in a ridiculous time because I knew how to defeat them all so easily by then.

Disappointed by the lack of alternative ending though, given how I tried so hard to have Dormin win. :(

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[quote name='Majestic Star Bahamut' timestamp='1344055691' post='5996985']
Masterpiece of a game. Who needs a deep story, or characters, or sideshows and sub-plots and challenge modes or any of that, when you can just have a simple shady plot, set in a gorgeous world, filled only with sixteen giant bosses?

Really one of my favourite PS2 titles.

Main problem is when you completed it once, that was it. There was no challenge or reason to do it a second time. I recently played through it again and finished it in a ridiculous time because I knew how to defeat them all so easily by then.

Disappointed by the lack of alternative ending though, given how I tried so hard to have Dormin win. :(
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Well, there's always Hard Mode.
Though, I'm never getting Time Attacks done.

I mean, how the hell are you supposed to kill Gaius in five minutes?

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[quote name='Dementuo' timestamp='1344055845' post='5996987']
Well, there's always Hard Mode.
Though, I'm never getting Time Attacks done.

I mean, how the hell are you supposed to kill Gaius in five minutes?
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Ugh, no thank you.

Never tried time trial, and also never learnt each colossi by name. Was kinda too busy ducking and stabbing to get on first name terms with them. Going to assume Gaius was the last one though. How does that work?

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[quote name='Majestic Star Bahamut' timestamp='1344056396' post='5996994']
Ugh, no thank you.

Never tried time trial, and also never learnt each colossi by name. Was kinda too busy ducking and stabbing to get on first name terms with them. Going to assume Gaius was the last one though. How does that work?
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Malus is the last one. Gaius is No. 3, the one with the cuff on his arm.
On the giant floating plateau.

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[quote name='Dementuo' timestamp='1344056580' post='5996998']
Malus is the last one. Gaius is No. 3, the one with the cuff on his arm.
On the giant floating plateau.
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Right, I take it you need the internet to learn these names and such? I just refer to them as stuff like 'The Swordsman', 'The Bull, 'The Sandsnake', 'The Wall Crawler', etc.

You still didn't explain time trail? So you get five minutes to beat a colossi starting from, it's waking up cut scene?

Gaius isn't difficult, just fiddly to get him to strike that metal plate and break his gauntlet.

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[quote name='Majestic Star Bahamut' timestamp='1344056847' post='5997004']
Right, I take it you need the internet to learn these names and such? I just refer to them as stuff like 'The Swordsman', 'The Bull, 'The Sandsnake', 'The Wall Crawler', etc.

You still didn't explain time trail? So you get five minutes to beat a colossi starting from, it's waking up cut scene?

Gaius isn't difficult, just fiddly to get him to strike that metal plate and break his gauntlet.
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Unless you know his movement patterns, you'll be stuck doing short stabs to Gaius' weak points.

Time limits in Time Attack start when the battle starts.

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I'd honestly say one of the best games I've ever played. The realistic and gorgeous look and feel of the game is just incredible.

And I always remembered getting just a bit scared when I heard that music hit. You know, the music that plays when you get near a colossus' domain.

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