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i was sitting around thinking, and realized that a chocobo would make a cool pc character. Do you think that Square-Enix should add a chocobo as a PC to future FF games?

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Well, they already did in tactics, and Chocobos were cool...

I say Hell yeah! Only thing is, you'd always have a free ride, and that could be broken...

Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon, anyone?

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Yes, I think they should, it would be a cool idea.

No, I don't. I prefer games without animal characters, and chocobos were intended to be animals.

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Definetely. They certainly allowed a DOLL <cough>Cait Sith<cough>! A chocobo would most definetely be an improvement.

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No, I don't. I prefer games without animal characters, and chocobos were intended to be animals.

Having animal chracters in games are cool, like in FFVI, VII, IX, and C.T., so I disagree about not having animal chacters in games.

The only way i'd liek a Chcobo a playable character is if it was either
A)- A cavalry unit in an RTS
B )- A Vehicle in an FPS

This post has been edited by Del S on 11th May 2004 22:16

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I'd have to say...no. Unless it was a human-chocobo crossbreed warrior or something. That'd be kind of cool.

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I'd have to say...no. Unless it was a human-chocobo crossbreed warrior or something. That'd be kind of cool.

Oh my god, a warking human. That'd be wierd.

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Like when Cid in FFIX was turned back human. "Hello, ribbit.

That'd be like "Die [insert villian name here] you evil WARK! Whoa, sorry.

But, probably no, although I liked many of the animal based characters. It actually really depend on their depth and how they acted, of course.

This post has been edited by FallingHeart on 12th May 2004 00:35

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I think it's be kinda interesting to see an intelligent chocobo, y'know, one that could speak... Basic (it can't be called English, there's no England in FF), and it can give you rides for free.

I'm all for the idea, just so long as Sqaure could handle it correctly.

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Unless it was a human-chocobo crossbreed warrior or something.

Hmm... I wonder what the human mother/father was thinking.

This post has been edited by Figaro on 12th May 2004 00:39

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lol this is a very disturbing topic... no offense but what were you smoking when you thought of it??? musta been something good.... anyway... yes i agree that it could be done but would be a very delicate thing to handle... i mean i guess in a way there is a chocobo character (ei. "chocobo" summons) so why not

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It'd be pretty interesting though, and have it crack jokes on the other party members. It's punchline would always be "Wark!"

Yeah, um...the mother/father thing...maybe it was genetically engineered? o_0

I like the idea of having a chocobo as a PC...Like on FF:T. He can decimate people with choco attacks, or people could ride them, for a great boost in stats, but it'd cost a lot of gil. Or you could put a chocobo in a spot on the party, and one could get on there and combine them 2 as 1 character.

And then, it could like, be armed with little moogles...all armed to the teeth in like Uzis and Grenades...That would be awesome.

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Yeah, they let you be a Moogle and god-knows what Umaro (VI) is. A mutated chocabo would be awesome and there've already been chocabo summons and the Animalist's/Slot move involving them.

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Basic (it can't be called English, there's no England in FF),

Yeah, kinda like Star Wars. One thing in FFVIII was

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When Squall has the Laguna dream in Winhil, the girl used the term "English"...weird.

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IMO I think they kind of crashed and burned on letting a Chocobo be a playable character in Tactics, I think they sucked in Tactics...if they did put them in a different game as playable characters I think they should have better skills, but I don't know I mean I love Chocobos and all but I don't really think the idea of you being able to use them in battle is all that great.

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No. Chocobos are so limited. What kind of weapons/armor could you give it? A beak cover and a saddle? What kind of character development could there be?
Chocobos are meant for transport. How could you ride a chocobo with one in your party?

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I see many of you haven't played Tactics, where you actually do get a chocobo in your party. They can work on their own. Imagine a character you can combo with CT style. There is actually a lot of room to have a chocobo in your party. It just requires a little thought. Perhaps you'd prefer if Square Enix just starting using the same formula all the time with different but yet sickly similar characters. Oh. Wait.

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They can work on their own.  Imagine a character you can combo with CT style.  There is actually a lot of room to have a chocobo in your party. 

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THAT is a great idea, to let them have combos with other party members ala CT-style. You could have the chocobos either attack on their own, or have them let a party member hop on the back of them for a combo-type attack or something. That'd be sweet.

This post has been edited by William on 13th May 2004 18:05

I used to always want a PC chocobo character, but now, I realized how I don't really want a chocobo PC character. They got no arms . I loved Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2 game. I always died on the first boss tho

Well, FFT did have chocobos, there's no denying that, but they were of the generic sort. It's not like they have any actual meaning in the plot (Not even Boco, really)

Personally, I would love to see a Chocobo character. One with personality, speech abilities, special skills, etc. Maybe even usable for transportation?

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Personally, I would love to see a Chocobo character. One with personality, speech abilities, special skills, etc. Maybe even usable for transportation?

Great idea. Make genetic freak of some sort of a chocabo. Give it classes, armor, weapons, relics, the whole lot. But with the transit thing, it would defeat the purpose of the chochabo system.

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I had an idea for a grey, smug chocobo...

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Personally, I would love to see a Chocobo character. One with personality, speech abilities, special skills, etc. Maybe even usable for transportation?

Great idea. Make genetic freak of some sort of a chocabo. Give it classes, armor, weapons, relics, the whole lot. But with the transit thing, it would defeat the purpose of the chochabo system.

If the character is that developed, and that humanistic. Don't you think the chocobo would find being rode upon degrading?

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Quote (Del S @ 11th May 2004 18:16)

The only way i'd liek a Chcobo a playable character is if it was either
A)- A cavalry unit in an RTS
B )- A Vehicle in an FPS

FF RTS: Cool!
FF FPS: God help us

In all seriousness though, I prefer my chocobos as cute little birds who transport my butt-kicking warriors to the bad guys. They wouldn't work well in battle and their character developement would be limited at best. and mutated chocobos that speak basic and swing swords? UGH!

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I don't think I could handle a chocobo playable character. When I first started playing FFV, I thought that Boco would be with your party permanently... this brought me incredibly anguish. Luckily, I was proven wrong.

It's not that I hate Chocobos–on the contrary, I actually think they are really excellent additions to the Final Fantasy universe. I just don't think I could deal with a character that would randomly go "WAAARK!" Mutated Chocobo? Bleh.

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For a while now, I was wishing there could be a Final Fantasy game wherein the playable characters were all the "traditional" monsters you fight in the series, and all the enemies were humans (various job classes could compensate for variety).

Boco and Mog would be the starting characters, but as the game went on, you'd end up recruiting a Moomba, a Tonberry, a Cactuar, maybe even a Malboro. The only human you would play as would be an Onion Knight (every human team needs a pet monster, so a team of monsters needs a pet human). Maybe Pupu the alien, and Cait Sith could be factored in some how. Or not. Meh. Whatever.

As far as summons, go, they could be more or less human versions of the traditional summons (many of which are humanoid anyway).

My first impression of this game would be a serious plot line, but would probably have tons of comedic moments (not necesarily a lighthearted kiddie game, but with lots of running gags and injokes). At any rate, it would be an actual Final Fantasy epic, not just some kind of Chocobo Dungeon rip-off, nor just another Tactics version.

Of course, such a game would probably sell poorly, especially if it was designed to appeal to people who are already fans of the series; that is to say, those who are new would likely not fully appreciate it if it was the first game they picked up.

Anyway, getting back to the point, a game like this would be probably be the most fitting for a playable chocobo character. Moogles as playable characters are one thing, since they are basically human-like, but as one person said Chocobos are meant to be animals; using them as playable characters would be rather limiting. They are best as rides, or as summons if you are going to use them.

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I think there should be a cocobo as a character.i think just because it would be cool to have in a party and if it had cool moves that would be evn better! But thats just what i think.

If there was a chocobo for a character I think that would be preaty cool.Unless its chubby chocobo that would be lame

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