Greatest RPG party of all time coming through

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thats a funny way of saying the Bros

>Not FI FI RM WM

Try again, faggot.

>not four White Mages

BALS TO
THE WALL

>not 1 red mage
easy mode tbqh

>>387766543
>not one black mage
Fucking casual.

>Not having a white mage in your party

Why would you do that? Red mages suck.

>>387766543
Aww shit, its Dune, Spud, Jojo, and Leo.

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>>387766636
*cough* Paper Mario Trilogy *cough*

>>387768282

Not in the original NES version. They kept getting nerfed to the point of uselessness though.

>>387767379
Would literally never work.

>>387768282
In the original NES game, they're basically black mages with better armor, use of swords, and the ability to use some white magic because the INT stat didn't work at all.

>>387768930
>>387769118

Oh, is that so? I specifically avoided red mage because I thought they were shit like in the other games. Fuck, I need to replay FF1 and choose a red mage.

>>387766543
Welcome to Corneria!

>>387769224
I like swords!

>>387769284
Welcome to Corneria!!

>>387766543
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc32Znoj8dk mandatory thread theme

>>387766543
>black belt
>not thief
You were so close

>>387769356
I see you're a man of culture as well.

>>387769523
That's Fighter, dude.

>>387769523
>thief

Why

>>387769118
FF1 is available for Virtual Console on Wii U (in the Wii mode), I'm tempted to get it. Or I could just emulate it.

>>387770341
8-bit Theater.

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>>387770550
>wasting money on a easily emulated game

>>387770715
Good point, not sure what I was thinking.

>>387770550
do not pay jewtendo for their unbelievably overpriced NES games.

>>387766543
Replace bm with literally anything else. Due to bugged int BM is garbage.

>that one time BM was lord of hell and put everyone in their places for a strip or two

Glorious.

>>387770550
Eh, you should emulate it. The """enhanced""" editions don't really add anything to 1 I think.

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What was the point of the Thief? He gets to cast low-level black magic once he becomes a Ninja, and I heard he can run away from battles easily. I don't understand why anyone would put him in their party based on those two things.

>>387770832
>implying it was just that bit where he was amazing
He was the real reason to read the entire thing. Nothing else could compete.

>>387771025
I like thief because the steal skill is fun. That's literally all.

>>387770883
I think origins is fine. The spirit of the original with some bug fixes. I consider dawn of souls a whole different game though.

>>387771079
Thieves couldn't steal in FF1. They were just shitty Fighters.

>>387766543
BLM is almost as bad as THF in the NES version, just swap him for a WHM and give her masamaune

>>387771079
Which he can't do in FF1.
>>387771025
I think the idea is he's an investment. As a ninja he gets better gear. He might have been better if crits worked properly.

Also I don't think they gave a fuck about balance.

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>>387770832
>not the one time BM kills all the Fiends at once by stabbing them in the head

>>387771143
Why am I in this thread. You're right, what the hell is the point indeed

>>387771143
>>387771167
>Thieves couldn't steal in the original
Then what was the fucking point?

>>387771202
Ninjas were actually pretty baller in the original, not sure if it made up for running a thief until Castle of Ordeals though

>>387771202
Read on what Thieves were supposed to be good at.
Then look at the credits for FF1.
Then read the definition of incompetence carefully, and memorize it.
You have your answer.

>>387770784
>>387771158

Black Mage is good enough to make it into the current speed run party, where the party is Fighter/Fighter/Black Mage/Dead
Although he's basically only there for early game AoE and to cast Fast on your Fighters late game, as he requires less grinding to hit the level to be eligible to learn Fast than a Red Mage would.

>>387771325
The game had like 1 programmer and he'd never done an rpg before. Besides which I don't think the classes were intended to be balanced.

>>387771398
Speed runs aren't really a good measuring stick. If they spent more time leveling then RDM would just be a better BLM.

>>387771202

Ninja is the second best attacking class in the game for the sole reason that he can self-Haste.

Is there more iconic a weapon than swordchucks?

leo jojo spud and I are gonna show you how we do

>>387771526
Make your swords like chainsaws.

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*Has a 1/64 chance of blocking your path*

ive always loved 8 bit theater and /v/
it warms my heart that /v/ shit posts a bunch of other shitty web comics that deserve it, but 8 bit theater rarely gets touched or spoken about negatively

>>387771627
It helps that it has quite possibly the greatest ending out of any webcomic ever, especially one about video games.

>>387771054
Red Mage and Fighter gave him plenty to be incredulous about though, they were definitely necessary.

>>387771689
i didnt like the art style, but i still loved it anyway

the only thing that annoyed me was that, at some point, brian cleavanger broke up with his gf who did a good chunk of the art so he had to go back and replace all that art with other, lower quality stuff
also i miss the commentary columns and the character section that was never updated

>>387771609
Although technically it's not really a 1/64 chance since encounters are list-based instead of actually random in the NES version.

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>>387771627

It was a comic that updated regularly, moved at a brisk pace, had a central plot to keep things in focus, and characters that played off each other well. Moreover, it had the decency to end right when it should, not overstaying its welcome. It stands out from the shite usually associated with sprite comics.

They never did find the armor of invincibility

>>387771865
>tfw you realize Fighter wanting to find that armor in the epilogue is a throwback to the original games time loop in the end

>>387766543
Black mage is cute.

>>387772085
*White Mage is cute.
t. Notbla Ckmage

>>387771025
I literally just put a thief in so I don't need to waste 2 black mage turns casting haste at endgame

>>387772364
So just use a fighter a blackbelt and 2 red mages.

https://youtu.be/NMwoXfRo48U

>>387769039
I dont even care if its an hour late but that is entirely incorrect people have been doing 4wm runs for years
It revolves around using staves for spell effects as far as I can remember

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>>387771865
There was never any armor. Only the armoire.

>>387766543
That isn't 4 red mages though

>>387772572
The butthurt of people who thought they were insulting 8Bit Threatre itself was amazing.

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What the fuck are you doing bro?

What's the absolute hardest way to play FF1?
Solo Thief without ever class changing?

>>387772936
Solo White Mage or Black Mage. Not sure which.

>>387772590
he's making a 8 bit theater reference

>>387772727
Protip: if the version of FF1 you're playing has mana instead of spell charges you took a wrong turn somewhere. Good taste in classes though. Early game would suck but you'd be monstrous late game.

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>>387773012
Really? I never had any issues with a party of all monks.

>>387773012
It's a shame you need to get Master to like level 35+ in order to be comparable/better than a Knight with Masamune.

>>387773515
I've never tried it. But I imagine with no AOE you're basically just praying against groups of undead.

>>387773550
Yeah, I always take one fighter, just for excalibur and a tank.

>>387766543
>not RM/RM/RM/RM

>>387769523
>picking a thief

May as well just have a dead 4th party member, at least then the rest of the party would have more levels. Thief is what you pick if you hate yourself

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*blocks your path*

>>387769356
Do these fucks even make anything anymore?

game seems to have more depth than most jrpgs. Since I'm a stauncher hater of weebshit games with no substance beyond SMT, whats the best version of this game to play? Only other final fantasy game I played was 10 and I loved it.

>>387773878
PS1 or PSP version.

>>387773761
>these fucks can still kill you through ribbon and proring

Mindflayers were a mistake

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>>387766543
>

>>387771025
He couldn't even run better in NES

what party should i do

>>387775402
FIGHTER FIGHTER FIGHTER FIGHTER

FUCK Squeenix for renaming them warrior

>>387775402
Dunno. I'm doing fighter BB and undecided on the last two. Maybe RDM and WM.

>>387775512
What do I name them, assuming i dont name them BALS TO THE WALL

>playing ff1/2
what the fuck is wrong with you
play a tales game if you want to be a pleb

>>387775565
I don't know that's pretty good

>>387772572
NO
I
AM
NOT
UNDRESSING YOU
WITH
THE

POWWEEEERRRRRR

OF
MY
THOUGHTS

>>387771025
I had a party of Fighter/Thief/Black Belt/Red Mage, and by the end of the game the Thief (Ninja) had the highest DPR of the party, with Black Belt sometimes surpassing him if he got enough hits in a turn. Fighter tanked all the hits and could heal so he was still useful, but Red Wizard wasn't really doing much by the end. Red Mage is super good for early game though so I didn't regret that choice.

>>387770550
PSX it's really the version you should play. It's more or less the NES version but looking better, QoL changes like buying in bulk, bug fixes, and much better interface. There's not really any changes that messes with the pacing unlike everything after that which fucks with pretty much everything like three change from magic charges to MP.

>>387776372
What version? I can't picture ninja doing top DPR in the nes version.

>>387772727
4 Fighters are better in almost every way. Since you are never bogged down with grinding. Monks are great but you need to level them up to get great. Fighters however just need to pass down gear.

>>387776640
2 Monks 2 fighters would prevent having to grind for money as much. Even without much grinding monks will likely hit harder than fighters end game.

>>387776794
Fighters don't need money you know. 99%of the gear they will use they get in the dungeons. The only thing they need to buy are potions and status cure which monks need to buy to.

>>387777009
The biggest walls in the game are the marsh cave and the ice cave. Both require grinding imo.

>>387777110
Nope no grinding need for Fighters. By that point everything does single digits damage with their high HP pool. The issue is the poison the enemies can do which is why you need all that status cure items.

>>387777485
On the original NES there is no reasonable way you're clearing the marsh cave with 0 grinding. Even the fucking speed run grinds.

>>387777575
I never really grind but I never speed run. So I collect things in the dungeons and wonder since its years between runs.

>>387777798
You're telling me you walk directly from garland to the pirate then go right to the marsh cave? I hate to sound like a dick but I just don't believe it. Grinding on ogres is damn near mandatory to clear the marsh cave on the NES.

>>387777863
As I said I tend to get lost a bit going to the pirates. Plus wondering finding the cave. So there's grinding but from exploring than standing and grinding.

>>387769321
I like swords!

ALRIGHT LADS
Have never played a FF game before, about to start with 1. There have been so many releases that I don't know which I should play, but I was going to go with the original NES.
How does it differ and what would be a good party for a newbie? I was thinking the composition in the OP.

>>387779101
NES version uses a magic system similar to D&D. You've got up to 9 casts of each level of spell, no more. The more recent versions change that to a more generic MP system which lets you be a lot more spammy with your magic. They do add some neat stuff and fix a lot of the bugs, though.

>>387779101
I recommend the ps1 version. It's just the NES one with some bug fixes and QOL changes.