Deserts

July 13, 2008, 1:31 AM

I have just realised how much I hate deserts in every FF game I have played, and also the one in BoF3 - which is quite possibly one of the worst ever, following that STUPID star to keep on the right track really pecked my head - I came so close to giving up then finally - 5 years later I arrive at my destination

Even if they aren't that challenging they get on my nerves, that dumbarse that follows you around in the Desert Prison in FFVII was enough to get the blood boiling

Galbadia Prison - not technically a desert, but it was there so that is reason enough. I despise that place

FFXII deserts just went on and on and on....same with X there isn't even any nice scenery too look at

And now, FFV. Im stuck in yet another desert with moving bloody sand and I'm going round in circles all the while getting harrassed by monsters while I am lost GAH

I think there is one in Dragon Quest as well with some skeleton efforts you have to go inside.....although I could be confusing that with somethingelse, but I know that desert exists somewhere and there are some butt hole hard monsters in it

I guess I should be grateful you can't overheat and be slapped back at the start again like a certain great Glacier, only with the heat rather than freezing your nipples off

Anyway, rant over. I just really REALLY hate deserts

July 13, 2008, 1:36 AM

There's a desert in FF6 as well. I can't remember what it's like though. However, there is one quite early in the game, and there's a castle right in the middle of it.

And then in FF4, there's a desert too. It's not as bad though. It's also at the beginning of the game.

The Desert Colossus at the end of Zelda 64 is a bit of a maze getting there, and the Spirit Temple level isn't easy either. In fact, it's pretty long if you don't know what you're doing.

July 13, 2008, 1:37 AM

Ohhh, I remember the FF5 desert, that right pissed me off too

Another desert that comes to mind is the 1st desert in Golden Sun. Bloody hell, if you walked on the sand for too long, you'd lose health, and only every so often, you'd come come across a water hole (thank God), but those were few. Then, at the end, there was this boss, which just appears. About half of the party is dead, and you're totally unprepared

July 13, 2008, 1:39 AM

That also reminds me--the desert in Earthbound sometimes gives your characters the sunburn condition, and some of the enemies aren't fun to fight. It's also enormous and there are lots of stuff there.

July 13, 2008, 1:51 AM

I hate deserts too. >.> They're so bland and boring, yet it seems like the monsters they put in there always seem to be quite challenging, hence, more exp. So I find myself training in deserts anyway even if the environment does not appeal to me at all.

In FFXII, I believe I spent 2 hours each day for a week training in that area. It was so boooring, but I'm stubborn and wouldn't move on to the next area. >.<

July 13, 2008, 1:55 AM

I think I just spent most of my time wandering around lost and dying, I'm also rather annoyed that I thought Id arrived at where I was meant to be in my current desert and it just dumped me back on the map at the bottom end

If I don't get out of it soon Im tempted to throw the stupid game out of the window, I don't see why my chocobo couldn't have hovered over the pyramid thingy in the middle and let me jump off

Im pretty sure I hated a desert in IX aswel, wasn't there a castle underground or something, Im sure it was a ball ache getting in there - or perhaps out of it....ugh, I can't really remember much but Im sure there was a desert castle I hated .....

July 13, 2008, 1:57 AM

There was also a desert in SaGa Frontier II--some of the enemies there were really hard. It was also a confusing place if you haven't played the game before--some paths are difficult to find.

July 13, 2008, 2:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Karl Friedrich Gauß

There was also a desert in SaGa Frontier II--some of the enemies there were really hard. It was also a confusing place if you haven't played the game before--some paths are difficult to find.

Oh I remember that! I think the problem was the coloration of the desert (too much bright yellow) and that made it difficult to navigate the area (unless it was my TV screen that was the problem). But I remember I was so sure that I was stuck and had to restart the game because I thought my character was too weak as the enemies there pwned me really bad. Saga Frontier II wasn't really my type of game (although it was surely interesting enough), but I do love their character artwork.

July 13, 2008, 2:08 AM

The watercolor backgrounds and soundtrack were my favorite parts of that game. But otherwise, that game isn't easy to beat. It's worth it though, only for the artwork. I didn't find all the enemies in the desert hard; it's just a particular enemy called bullhorn or something; it's this green thing with a big horn, and you can choose to fight it in duel battle if you want; nasty sucker it is.

July 13, 2008, 2:17 AM