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CyricZ 07/16/23 10:51:04 AM #1:	Remember how Square tried to get yet another mascot over in Final Fantasy? A franchise that already had chocobos, moogles, all their summons, and to a lesser extent, cactuars and tonberries? --- CyricZ He/him http://twitch.tv/cyricz42 <cite>CyricZ posted [p:974871517] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Remember how Square tried to get yet another mascot over in Final Fantasy?A franchise that already had chocobos, moogles, all their summons, and to a lesser extent, cactuars and tonberries?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fan357 07/16/23 10:53:59 AM #2:	Laguna! Laguna! --- Never forget where you came from. <cite>fan357 posted [p:974871571] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Laguna! Laguna! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 07/17/23 1:30:10 PM #3:	Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded ~~Balamb Garden~~? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read https://imgur.com/1WshTZu - by DB_Insider https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:974894932] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded Balamb Garden? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 07/17/23 1:31:51 PM #4:	I try not to remember anything from FF8 other than GFs having pubic hair. --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:974894968] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>I try not to remember anything from FF8 other than GFs having pubic hair. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArtiRock 07/17/23 1:32:34 PM #5:	masterpug53 posted... Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded ~~Balamb Garden~~? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment. Yes. It made almost no sense. --- This is the duty of the Grim Angels. <cite>ArtiRock posted [p:974894985] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded Balamb Garden? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment.</quote>Yes. It made almost no sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KogaSteelfang 07/17/23 1:34:00 PM #6:	I loved the Moombas. I hated that they were evolutions of the stupid squid things. Just let them be cute fire lions. <cite>KogaSteelfang posted [p:974895008] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>I loved the Moombas. I hated that they were evolutions of the stupid squid things. Just let them be cute fire lions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 07/17/23 1:40:11 PM #7:	Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he ~~does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect~~. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read https://imgur.com/1WshTZu - by DB_Insider https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:974895123] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 07/17/23 1:44:59 PM #8:	I used to see them as poor man's RedXIII. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:974895211] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>I used to see them as poor man's RedXIII.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpiritSephiroth 07/17/23 1:46:04 PM #9:	masterpug53 posted... Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he ~~does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect~~. Holy shit this just unlocked some deep memory for me --- https://imgur.com/a/6KBlCUI https://imgur.com/TpM5kyb https://imgur.com/ZzXmr8X https://imgur.com/a/9svV8Gn https://imgur.com/a/vTiJpz3 https://imgur.com/a/j8PIo7A <cite>SpiritSephiroth posted [p:974895232] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect.</quote>Holy shit this just unlocked some deep memory for me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
flussence 07/17/23 1:48:27 PM #10:	masterpug53 posted... Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he ~~does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect~~. That and they charge you money to use the ultima draw point there when there's literally an entire ring of them if you go east a bit --- Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed. <cite>flussence posted [p:974895281] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted...</cite><quote>Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect.</quote>That and they charge you money to use the ultima draw point there when there's literally an entire ring of them if you go east a bit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DipDipDiver 07/17/23 1:49:09 PM #11:	masterpug53 posted... Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he ~~does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect~~. Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol <cite>DipDipDiver posted [p:974895299] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Oh god, I'm now remembering the absolute peak of the Final Fantasy 8 gaming experience: you find the squid-guys' village, you do a series of mind-numbing odd jobs for them, and then the clan leader (and by extension the game devs) literally can't think of any decent way to reward the party, so he does some hand modeling for you and tries to pass it off as some great cultural gesture of respect.</quote>Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 07/17/23 1:49:47 PM #12:	BurmesePenguin posted... I try not to remember anything from FF8 other than GFs having pubic hair. Shiva did have visible pubes didn't she? --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:974895311] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>BurmesePenguin posted... </cite><quote>I try not to remember anything from FF8 other than GFs having pubic hair.</quote>Shiva did have visible pubes didn't she?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpiritSephiroth 07/17/23 1:50:05 PM #13:	God the whole Shumi/Moomba stuff was stupid --- https://imgur.com/a/6KBlCUI https://imgur.com/TpM5kyb https://imgur.com/ZzXmr8X https://imgur.com/a/9svV8Gn https://imgur.com/a/vTiJpz3 https://imgur.com/a/j8PIo7A <cite>SpiritSephiroth posted [p:974895317] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>God the whole Shumi/Moomba stuff was stupid</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
flussence 07/17/23 1:52:20 PM #14:	DipDipDiver posted... Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol yeah you get an actual reward if you go back --- Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed. <cite>flussence posted [p:974895363] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>DipDipDiver posted...</cite><quote>Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol</quote>yeah you get an actual reward if you go back</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 07/17/23 1:52:29 PM #15:	DipDipDiver posted... Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol I think so, and then the Elder punishes him by...making him work on the Laguna statue, or...something. But yeah, it's played up as a joke to the player, so to this day I still can't decide where the quest falls on the line between clever and stupid. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read https://imgur.com/1WshTZu - by DB_Insider https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:974895366] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>DipDipDiver posted... </cite><quote>Doesn't his assistant call him out or something? I remember the game being pretty clear about it being bullshit lol</quote>I think so, and then the Elder punishes him by...making him work on the Laguna statue, or...something.But yeah, it's played up as a joke to the player, so to this day I still can't decide where the quest falls on the line between clever and stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fan357 07/17/23 2:02:17 PM #16:	Cant you ride some chocobos on the world map around that area and find some side area mini game? --- Never forget where you came from. <cite>fan357 posted [p:974895583] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Cant you ride some chocobos on the world map around that area and find some side area mini game? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 07/17/23 2:05:25 PM #17:	DarthDemented posted... Shiva did have visible pubes didn't she? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/8/2/AAABqgAAEqpy.png --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:974895669] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>DarthDemented posted... </cite><quote>Shiva did have visible pubes didn't she?</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/8/2/AAABqgAAEqpy.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 07/17/23 2:08:58 PM #18:	Siren and Ifrit too. In the most recent release of 8 they put a skirt on Siren to hide it and if FF8 hadn't already been unplayable, it certainly would be now. --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:974895751] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Siren and Ifrit too. In the most recent release of 8 they put a skirt on Siren to hide it and if FF8 hadn't already been unplayable, it certainly would be now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 07/19/23 5:23:54 AM #19:	masterpug53 posted... I think so, and then the Elder punishes him by...making him work on the Laguna statue, or...something. But yeah, it's played up as a joke to the player, so to this day I still can't decide where the quest falls on the line between clever and stupid. Given that an intelligent species "evolves" in to whatever the Moomba was supposed to be, I would say the latter. --- If you're not smart enough to survive, you are basically just food for something smarter. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:974930919] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>I think so, and then the Elder punishes him by...making him work on the Laguna statue, or...something.But yeah, it's played up as a joke to the player, so to this day I still can't decide where the quest falls on the line between clever and stupid.</quote>Given that an intelligent species "evolves" in to whatever the Moomba was supposed to be, I would say the latter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punished_Blinx 07/19/23 6:33:31 AM #21:	masterpug53 posted... Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded ~~Balamb Garden~~? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment. What the hell was that plot in general ? The whole fucking game is just a whole bunch of nonsensical plot developments that don't stay relevant for long. --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:974931391] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Weren't they supposed to be the final evolution form of the race of that guy who secretly funded Balamb Garden? Which would be an evolutionary chain to make even Pokemon scratch its head in bewilderment.</quote>What the hell was that plot in general ?The whole fucking game is just a whole bunch of nonsensical plot developments that don't stay relevant for long. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MisterPengy 07/19/23 7:12:47 AM #22:	Punished_Blinx posted... What the hell was that plot in general ? "Wait, what if people question how Robin Williams was able to afford to build this giant mercenary academy for teenagers? I know, we'll invent a species of humanoid seals, and one of them (who is evil) is secretly the one who paid for it, but you have to kill him and HE-TALKS-LIKE-THIS" --- Bosses are immune to the eat command so it won't be possible to end the final boss fight of the game by eating it. -VeghEsther <cite>MisterPengy posted [p:974931706] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>Punished_Blinx posted... </cite><quote>What the hell was that plot in general ?</quote>"Wait, what if people question how Robin Williams was able to afford to build this giant mercenary academy for teenagers? I know, we'll invent a species of humanoid seals, and one of them (who is evil) is secretly the one who paid for it, but you have to kill him and HE-TALKS-LIKE-THIS"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 07/19/23 7:17:37 AM #23:	NORG (caps) I liked the design of Moo,bas though. I often wish they would have caught on like Moogles and Chocobo. --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:974931748] in Remember M... [t:80510182]...</cite> <quote>NORG (caps)I liked the design of Moo,bas though. I often wish they would have caught on like Moogles and Chocobo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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