u/Brainwheeze

I beat Final Fantasy Legend 2 recently and before that the first Final Fantasy Legend. Both games were a little odd but also charming and fun and so of course I had to play the third game. I knew of its reputation going in, that it's not as SaGa-ish as any of the other games, but the synopsis seemed interesting so I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I have to say though I'm finding the game to be a bit of a slog to play through and the storyline is hard to follow.

I'm wondering if I should just play the DS remake instead? To my understanding it's more in line with how the other FF Legends game play and I imagine the storytelling is better. I quite like the visuals from what I've seen too. I was planning on playing the GB games' remakes at a later point but maybe I should just switch to SaGa 3 DS now, even if it pains me to just drop a game. Or is it worth sticking with the original?

Finally gave the SaGa series a proper shot and played the first two Game Boy titles and have just started the third. I'm probably not going to play another SaGa immediately after that but I was wondering which one I should tackle next? Romancing SaGa comes after SaGa 3 but I get the impression that the original version isn't that great and that the remake is a lot better. Romancing SaGa 2 also has an excellent remake it seems, and I believe Romancing SaGa 3 is up next? I'm thinking it might be best to go with SaGa Frontier because that was made before any of the Romancing SaGa games' remakes.

When I get into a game series I usually like to tackle them in release order as I enjoy seeing how each title builds on the last. I like experiencing the evolution of a series's gameplay first and foremost. I don't like going backwards and so I get the feeling I should play the SaGa Frontier games before any of the Romancing SaGa games' remakes due to the latter being made after.

Perhaps an odd question to ask but it's something I've often wondered about. In Portugal it's rather common to be at a concert/music festival or sporting event and hear people chant to the tune of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army. Sometimes it's just vocal sounds matching the sound of the song, other times there are lyrics such as "Esta merda é que é boa" ("This shit's good").

I don't really have that much experience attending big musical or sporting events abroad, in fact I've not really been to many games against international teams here now that I think about it, thus my ignorance as to whether or not this practice is widespread.

Lately in Portugal there's been non-stop news concerning the legality of putting up towels and parasols in front of concession areas at the beach. It is in fact legal to do so and people cannot be forced to put their towels and parasols faraway from these places. Under current legislation, concession areas cannot occupy more than 30% of a beach’s usable area or more than 50% of its seafront. I don't know why this has suddenly become a hot topic and why so many news outlets felt the need to upload articles on it but I am glad that this has been cleared up. It's resulted in a lot of memes, social media posts, and threads online.

Although a pretty low-stakes topic it has resulted in more discussion surrounding the issue of new seafront developments in Portugal that are currently trying to block public access to beaches. There is no such thing as a private beach in Portugal but some property developers are trying their best at making access to certain beaches exclusive. If things escalate then maybe we have to take a page from the Albanians.

I'm a fan of when dungeons set themselves apart not only aesthetically but via other mechanics as well. For instance, I love how in Final Fantasy IV there's the Lodestone Cavern which due to its strong magnetic field makes it so that characters equipped with metallic gear are unable to move, or Final Fantasy IX's Ipsen's Castle has an upside-down gimmick which extends to weapons thereby resulting in weaker weapons dealing more damage compared to stronger ones.

As for my least favourite dungeon gimmicks, I like many people am not a fan of the Great Crystal in Final Fantasy XII due to it's confusing layout and the map being just an illustration of the crystal as viewed from the outside. I also generally dislike dungeons that have you on a timer.

What do you think are the best and worst dungeon gimmicks?

I've seen it be stated online that Sangria isn't something that Spaniards actually drink, that it's a drink made for tourists and instead you prefer Tinto de Verano. Is this true? In Portugal we drink Sangria though it's typically associated with university students. When a lot of students get together it's common for there to be a jug (or multiple jugs) of either red or white Sangria (beer being the other alcoholic beverage of choice). It's an affordable option and we even would make our own when hosting house parties/dinners. But even among adults who are already working full-time jobs it's not an uncommon drink to share at a restaurant. To be honest I quite like it and in bars and restaurants there are a variety of different types to order.

Tinto de Verano is not as common here though you can find some supermarkets selling it. I like that as well though I prefer Sangria. Is there any reason why it's that much more popular in Spain? Perhaps I haven't actually had any proper Tinto de Verano and that's why I prefer Sangria over it haha