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Very excited for this...not only did I get one of my favourite tracks of all time before it was snatched up...but I'm hoping to get the jazz collective involed as well. So great to see such enthusiasm for a game that is commonly regarded as a flop by critics. The ost on this game is second to none. 

How about a remix of Mods de Chocobo by all the forum moderators.

How about a remix of Mods de Chocobo by all the forum moderators.

How about a remix of Mods de Chocobo by all the forum moderators.

Finally some FF8!!!

Finally some FF8!!!

Such a tasteful and respectful handling of the source material, which in my opinion is one of the most beautiful melodies. 

Who says Final Fantasy can't be strategic though? That's a failure of game design, and not related at all to turn-based combat! There are so many ways to make things more interesting, many of which have been done very well in other turn-based non-tactical RPGs. Here are 5 off the top of my head.
1. Give different types of monsters properties that affect who can hit them and when. For example, flying monsters that can only be hit by certain weapons or abilities, elemental creatures, etc.
2. Re-position monsters and PCs throughout the fight, like in Chrono Trigger, affecting the hit box of various abilities.
3. Change battle conditions during combat forcing people to make tough choices on the fly. For example in FFX, there was a boss that could reliably one-shot you unless you had the zombie status. But if you had that status, you couldn't heal yourself. It was cool.
4. Don't have obvious ability scaling like Fire, Fira, Firaga, where there is no reason at all to use the lower-level spells. Make more powerful spells and abilities leave the PCs open to attack, take longer to cast, take longer to recover from, etc. Make it more of a tradeoff to use those powerful abilities.
5. Limit the resources of the player. Restrict the max # of potions, or make them harder to get. Space rest points out more. A lot of JRPGs become really easy because you can stock tons of tents and potions and just heal up after every fight. Roguelikes are turn-based too, but they are frequently way more challenging because you have very limited resources. If every lost hit point and magic point matters, that encourages players to think more about finishing battles quickly (while expending resources) vs. conserving resources but taking more damage etc.

The whole episodic thing is a bit BS in my opinion but its a tell tale sign of the industry right now. With everything going the DLC route and VIP membership....Why make one game when you can sell 3 at 80 bucks a piece. The excuse that there is too much content for one game...I dont buy...FF7 was 3 discs and had a pretty expansive world for its day given its gameplay/graphics. They made it work, albeit on 3 discs, but they made it work. Thats just the work that used to be put into one game back then and I think that day and age has passed...

Yoichi Wada said that, and he hasn't been with Squeenix for a several months now (and stepped down as president in 2013) so that's what happened to it. The guy who said it isn't with the company anymore lol

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

oh man! dat organ! dirty!!!!

Hey guys,
 
Hope making this post is kosher--I wanted to invite anyone who is going to be at MagClassic this year to come hear me perform!  My on-again, off-again VGM band Discocactus was invited to play this year, and we'll be performing on Saturday, 9/12 at 7 PM.  This is my first time performing at a video game convention, so I'm super excited!  It's going to be a lot of fun.  If you're going to be there, please join us at 7!  Then, once we're done, run off to OCR's How to Remix panel!

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

Hey all!
 
Obligatory 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRONO TRIGGER'S NA RELEASE post
 
While we had hoped to release the album in time for the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger's NA release, we have some exciting updates to share!
 
-The album titled has been officially set as Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger
 
-All but two tracks have been sent off for post production! We are getting very close to having the music finished.
 
-Jorik Bergman (Bowlerhat) has signed on to play flute on a tune for the album.
 
-djpretzel will be helping us to get a website up and going for the release!
 
That's all for now folks! We hope to be getting a trailer out to you sometime in early autumn. Stay tuned!

If you're using FL studio it should have a soundfont player. There are TONS of good soundfonts on the net, many which are completely free.

my body is ready

This is relevant to my interests.

Dat Bass!!!

Yessssir.