[General Discussion] VG Trivia!

That Mario question is very tricky for the non die-hards

I have to answer some of these before some less creative people come by:

Originally Posted by Gakineko

Name 4 games that contain a final boss that does NOT have more than one form (or is not an alternate form of a boss previously encountered)
Name a game in which you can find cowboys and ninjas.
Name a fighting game with at least one damage dealing taunt.
Name 2 games that allows you to side with the antagonist at the end of the game.

1) Final Fantasy IX, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Chrono Cross, Tekken 5 (basically any fighting game)
2) Live a Live (Sunset + Oboro)
3) Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (Dan's premium taunt)
4) Final Fantasy IV, Chrono Trigger

Here's a couple:
Name 3 games where music is used as a weapon (directly).
Name 3 RPGs where you can't escape from battle.
Name 3 RPGs where equipment can give a negative bonus to your base stats.

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Originally Posted by Megavolt

You mean like FFT with the Bard class or like SMRPG with Mallow and his Cymbals?

Moreso like Mallow (never thought of that one!) Didn't the Bard class just sing stat raising songs or something?

Also,
4) 3 games where you can rename everyone but the main character.

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Ooh very nice! I didn't remember some of that, and yes following with Kaelin's mention, bard harp music is totally what I meant. Irenes in CC uses her harp too I believe.

I was hoping someone would say Project Justice (Yurika shoots music), or Kirby Superstar (Kirby's Mic ability). I don't know if Legend of Mana would count since you are producing magic from playing the instruments.

There should be some more questions here, some of these can get really neat without being too overly difficult.
eg. 5) Name 3 games without a level 99 cap

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Very good point eye! I was thinking of ogre but the 1st form of ogre was so immemorable that it didn't click in my mind.

As for no level 99 cap, Star Ocean was what I had in mind too, but I'm pretty sure you could get to level 255 in Tales of Symphonia as well.

AS much as I like thinking of these questions, other should people should pose some of their own too. I wanna guess too!


Recap of mine:
2) Name 3 rpgs where you can't escape from battle.
3) Name 3 games where equipment can give a negative bonus to your base stats.
4) Name 3 games where you can rename everyone but the main character.


6) Name 3 game series that have at least 2 sequels, and where none of the games in the series have a number in the title, spelled or written out. NES/SNES titles with numbers are exampt.
7) Name two rpgs with thieves who did not have any kind of steal command at their disposal in battle.
8) Name 3 games with over 25 playable characters (strategy rpgs don't count).

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Originally Posted by Megavolt

7. Seiken Densetsu 3 (Hawk) and Breath of Fire (Karn)

Far out! I was thinking of Breath of Fire 2 (Patty) (I never actually said they had to be playable, just that they couldn't steal in battle, if it were feasible... heh), and Skies of Arcadia (Vyse).

Originally Posted by Dalkaen

1. Name five RPGs with female protagonists.

- Granstream Saga
- Threads of Fate (Mint)
- Magic Knight Rayearth
- Saga Frontier (Emelia, Asellus)
- Unlimited Saga (Judy, Laura)

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by SonicPanda

Name 3 games with a suicide option built into the controls.

1) Boppin'
2) Jetpack
3) Samurai Showdown V (special commands)

Double Post:
9) Name 3 games in which magic is not learned from levelling up, nor is it bought from stores.

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Great! I had FF VIII directly in my mind, but forgot about Secret of Mana being event-obtained. Next!


10) Name 3 RPGs in which at some point you control characters separately but they are all in the same dungeon, and you have to work together but separately to advance in the dungeon.

FELIPE NO

For splitting up, also FF VII (last dungeon as well), and Wild Arms (a certain tower).


11) Name 3 RPGs where one of your main characters is unusable in the final battle. By this I mean, due to storyline cirumstances, and this does not count games where (a) main character(s) have died sometime earlier in the story.
12) Name 3 RPGs where a special move/technique/attack/command is learnt in/before the final battle and in order to beat the game you MUST use aforementioned special move/technique/attack/command. Small exceptions for where it is technically possible to beat the game without it, but incredibly difficult.

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1) Vandal Hearts
2) Final Fantasy Tactics
3) ?

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Originally Posted by Gakineko

Name 3 different puzzle mascots that are unique to their puzzle series (meaning they didn't participate in any other games other than their own)

- Lunge Fish from Tetris Attack
- Ms. Accord from Puyo Pop Fever
- Madame Luna from Bust A Move 4

Originally Posted by Gakineko

Name 3 different games with cameos/appearances/references of characters from a different series

- Super Mario RPG (Samus, Link)
- Ehrgeiz (FF VII characters all about)
- Rival School (Sakura)




11) Name 3 RPGs where one of your main characters is unusable in the final battle. By this I mean, due to storyline cirumstances, and this does not count games where (a) main character(s) have died sometime earlier in the story.

13) Name 5 summons that do no damage.

14) Name 2 RPGs that utilizes cards instead of menus for battle usage.

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15) Name three games in which to start a new game or load a save file, you aren't navigating a standard menu.

16) Name 3 RPGs in which you can lower your level intentionally.

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Sorry for

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

"15) Name three games in which to start a new game or load a save file, you aren't navigating a standard menu."

I meant right at the new game/load game screen, it's not just a menu. I believe you got to pick from Start and Continue/Load in Crystalis and BoF V, but good point on how they start.
I actually have three specific games in mind for that question.

As for 11), I have two other games in mind too, but was surprised at that answer.

Spoiler:

I'm guessing it's Orsted in Live A Live. Haven't finished it yet

Let's try some more game-specific, and possibly easier questions:

16) In Legend of Mana, who is the best NPC partner you can have in terms of synchronization ability (not counting golems/monsters)?
17) In Secret of Evermore, name two places where you can permanently get stuck if you do the wrong thing.
18) In Super Mario RPG, what is the damage limit and which attack is capable of inflicting it?

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15:

Spoiler:

yes but, I was thinking of Katamari Damacy, We Love Katamari and Psychonauts in particular.

17:

Spoiler:

Pyramid and Ebon Keep Sewers (before Verminator)

Originally Posted by Gakineko

Name 3 stateside releases of games that revolve around (or near) a japanese family

Name 3 games that have rhythm "minigames"

-Mr. Mosquito, Incredible Crisis, Chibi Robo!

-Brave Fencer Musashi (Topo Boss Fight), Fusion Frenzy, Darkstalkers 3 (Lilith's Gloomy Puppet Show EX Move is a mini rhythm game in itself).



Some more:
19) In Secret of Mana, what happens as you use certain spells with repeated frequency?
20) In Legend of Mana, what are the three parts of the sword technique: "Beautiful Three"?
21) Name a final boss which has more than 5 different forms.

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To cap off 19), what happens visually as well? All correct answers.
Fpr 21), there seems to be one specific rpg in my mind, but shooters are welcome.

Sorry if I'm going too fast, I want to get these questions in before I forget.
22) Name three games where angels are your enemies.
23) Name three games where your weapons can break and as a result, they have to be repaired.

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Go Go Ackman, Disgaea and ToS were the games in my mind.

Originally Posted by Yamamanama

2. Name 3 action games where stuff like rings or coins or whatever you collect do not directly yield extra lives.

- Castlevania series (hearts for special weapon usage), Psychonauts (figments for ranks), and Mappy (items to clear stages)

FELIPE NO

For 21) Wild Arms 3 was my primary thought, but some creative answers about. Bolbox from E.V.O. counts too, now that I think about it.


Just a few more, I'm running dry:
24) Name a RPG with a cipher system in place.
25) Name an RPG where the opposite of "evil" magic is not "holy" magic.
26) Name 3 rpgs and respective examples of their dungeons where you are sent back to the start of the dungeon if you take a wrong path.

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My alphabet:

Spoiler:

Angelique
Bastard
Claymates
Destrega
Evil Zone
Fatal Frame
Grim Fandango
Hello Kitty Roller Rescue
Indigo Prophecy
Jade Empire
Killer Instinct 2
Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals
Mario Is Missing!
Neverwinter Nights
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Pilotwings
Quicksilver
Radiata Stories
Secret of the Stars
Terranigma
Utopia
Vanadal Hearts 2
Waverace 64
Xmen: Next Dimension
Ys III
Zool

3 games with brains as final bosses:
- Metroid (Mother Brain), Psychonauts (Colonel's Brain), and I think Earthbound would count (Giygas, alien brain of sorts...I dunno).

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Originally Posted by Gakineko

- Name 3 games that have capsule machines

- Super Smash Brothers Melee (trophy dispenser), the Dragonball Z RPG for SNES (the saiyan "capsule" is a machine), and I'm tempted to say Mario Party 5/6/7 (one of the orb dispensers?)

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Yay! buncha questions and tricky ones at that

1. In Final Fantasy IV, how many characters can you control that die off sometime in the game?

Spoiler:

I'll say 4: Tellah, Palom, Porom, Cecil's dark side. I could be wackiernad say Rydia's young self to make 5. I'm not counting Yang.

2. In Final Fantasy V, name 2 classes that can be missed one way or another.
Mimic, Dancer (?)

4. Name 3 RPG games where you need to buy ammuntion to use ranged weapons. (i.e. arrows)
Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Unlimited SaGa (don't remember)

5. Name 3 Strategy RPGs special characters that you fight more than once.
Celia (FFT), Lede (FFT), Midboss (Disgaea)

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Ah right hadn't played IV for a while, then again I stopped at the moon :s

Originally Posted by Gakineko

Q: Name 3 games where it is possible to "lock weapons" with the opponent?

Samurai Showdown, Samurai Showdown IV, Kirby Superstar (Samurai Kirby)

I like the ideal answers idea.
BTW, for 25) I had SaGa Frontier (mind vs. evil magic)

Now to test your logic, these aren't hard, but just to see if you can interpret correctly:
27) Name a game in which the ultimate attack does exactly the same amount of damage as a normal attack is capable of doing.
28) Name any character that can have about three weapons on him/her at one time. (FPSs don't count)
29) Name 2 damage-dealing summons that can never kill an opponent.

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Don't think too hard:
27) Final Fantasy IX, damage cap is 9999, so any ultimate attack (Ark, Madeen, Doomsday) will easily do exactly the same amount of damage as a normal attack is capable of doing (eg. Steiner -> Attack).
28) Zoro from One Piece (Three Swords), and most SaGa series characters (can equip 3-4 weapons at once).
29) I had Diablos in mind, and I made a mistake with this question (sorry!). I thought Celesdue was also in the strain of gravity attack based on current hp. I didn't know Remora sapped health a bit too, although it would be hard to tell if he did.


30) Name a game with 5 tiers of elemental magic.
31) Name 3 dragon summons that are not any form of "Bahamut". BoF series' dragon transformations don't count.
32) Name two different games (different series please) with fighting pandas in them.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I did have Leviathan in mind, but Dragonite is really clever out-of-the-box thinking . I actually had one game in mind for each of these, so these must have been stumpers:

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

30) Name a game with 5 tiers of elemental magic.
31) Name 3 dragon summons that are not any form of "Bahamut". BoF series' dragon transformations don't count.
32) Name two different games (different series please) with fighting pandas in them.

30) Disgaea (eg. fire, mega fire, giga fire, omega fire, tera fire)
31) Leviathan, Valitora, Garuda...all from Bahamut Lagoon (full of non "Bahamut" dragons)
32) Tekken 5 (!), and Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle (Genma)



Here are some much easier ones:
33) Name two fighting games with Quest modes
34) Name two fighting games where you can accessorize your characters
35) Name a game with "Nibelung Valesti" in it that is not any form of Valkyrie Profile.

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Other acceptable answers are:
33) Ehrgeiz, Tobal No. 1
34) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution


A bit harder then:
36) Name 3 fighting games with Joke Weapons.
37) Name a fighting game that can have 8 characters on-screen at once.
38) Name two fighting game characters that have a small child following them in battle.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Yamamanama

Name five references to Norse mythology from different games.

1) Tales of Phantasia - Gungnir
2) FF VIII - Odin
3) Marvel Vs. Capcom - Thor
4) Valkyrie Profile - Freya
5) Disgaea - Beowulf


36) Last Bronx is also acceptable
37) Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is also acceptable (Triple Super + assist for both characters)
38) Donovan (Anita), and Huitzil (Cecil) both from Darkstalkers
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39) Name 2 puzzle games with chain reactions, both of which do not involve falling pieces.
40) Name a shooting game that isn't light-gun compatible and cannot possibly work with any gun accessories (games like Resident Evil don't count).

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