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Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« on: June 19, 2009, 01:58:02 PM »
I own IV, V and VI Advance but the US release.  Are the Euro versions actually better to PLAY as in the bugs fixed?  I need someone to breakdown (DKK) what is changed/fixed on the Euro releases.  Or Australian release if it is better. 

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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 02:09:42 PM »
The Australian releases are the same as the US releases, so forget about those. I would definitely recommend picking up the European version of FF4, since so much was broken in the first releases. FF5 and FF6, I wouldn't worry about, what bugs were fixed aren't nearly game breaking enough to bother picking up another copy.

For a quick breakdown of the European version of FF4:

  • All new weapons were treated as armor in the US release. While they did add to your attack and accuracy properly, any offensive properties they were supposed to have ended up as defensive.
  • Long range equipment doesn't work in the US release, everything is long range in the EU release (yeah, still broken, just differently)
  • No double turns in battle
  • No hard crash bug in the menu

And other stuff I'm forgetting, check this topic.
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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 02:21:03 PM »
Awsome.  What are the bugs in FF6A?

What about Tactics Advance?  The UK release seems to be cheaper than the US release on ebay. 
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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2009, 02:32:41 PM »
I don't know about either of those. I don't remember there being any bugs in the US FF6a release.
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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2009, 03:21:49 PM »
Quote from: Dragonsbrethren on June 19, 2009, 02:32:41 PM
I don't know about either of those. I don't remember there being any bugs in the US FF6a release.
Other than a lot that still remained, one big new one was Doom Gaze really screwing you out of Bahamut. If you killed Doom Gaze in the Soul Shrine before killing him on the world map, you'll never see Bahamut.

There's another one that's a big exploit in your favor. You can quicksave your stats to crazy levels, effectively making it a New Game+ scenario. I forget the steps involved, but if lucky the topic still exists at Gamefaqs.

Quote from: JCE3000GT on June 19, 2009, 01:58:02 PM
I own IV, V and VI Advance but the US release.  Are the Euro versions actually better to PLAY as in the bugs fixed?  I need someone to breakdown (DKK) what is changed/fixed on the Euro releases.
Thanks a lot. :shadow:
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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2009, 03:32:30 PM »
Quote from: Lenophis on June 19, 2009, 03:21:49 PM
Quote from: Dragonsbrethren on June 19, 2009, 02:32:41 PM
I don't know about either of those. I don't remember there being any bugs in the US FF6a release.
Other than a lot that still remained, one big new one was Doom Gaze really screwing you out of Bahamut. If you killed Doom Gaze in the Soul Shrine before killing him on the world map, you'll never see Bahamut.

There's another one that's a big exploit in your favor. You can quicksave your stats to crazy levels, effectively making it a New Game+ scenario. I forget the steps involved, but if lucky the topic still exists at Gamefaqs.

Quote from: JCE3000GT on June 19, 2009, 01:58:02 PM
I own IV, V and VI Advance but the US release.  Are the Euro versions actually better to PLAY as in the bugs fixed?  I need someone to breakdown (DKK) what is changed/fixed on the Euro releases.
Thanks a lot. :shadow:

I meant he was online at the time  I posted this topic is all Leno.  Didn't mean to hurt your feelings.   :happy:

And I'd love to hear about this exploit on FF6A.  :D  Might make me play it again.   :laugh:
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Re: Final Fantasies on the GBA -- which to get?
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2009, 03:44:39 PM »
:bah: I can't find the threads at Gamefaqs. I'm going from memory (and am probably incorrect somewhere), but if I'm right, it goes like this:

Quicksave somewhere, anywhere you want.
Start a new game, play as far as you wish, as far as your quicksave (you cannot save at all in this step)
Die, get a game over. When you resume, one of the files will load with levels reset, HP all wonky (but really high) and the stats saved. This is what allows you to raised all 4 stats to the 128 max.

One person that knows this is Novalia, but he only resides over there. I'd ask him for some clarification.
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