Final Fantasy Hacktics

Ok,  I finally decided to start work on my own fangame.  Built from the ground up, and I expect it to take around 10 years to complete.
I love Super Metroid, to me, it is the greatest game ever made.  Problem is, after beating it a few hundred times, it is starting to feel stale.

So, I want to make my Metroid game.  Here are the main points of the design:
1. It will be a reboot.  This way I can make minor changes to the lore, and I don't have to explain why Samus starts with nothing.

2.The emphasis will be on unguided exploration.  This to me is the most important element of Metroid.

3.Progression will be multi-linear instead of having a specific intended sequence of boss fights and powerups.

4. Samus will be alone for the entire duration of the game.  I feel that another important element of Metroid is the sense of isolation it has, and the fear that comes with being completely alone.

Any ideas related to story, new powerups, gameplay mechanics, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

I just found out that Tonberries are one of the monsters that can join in 13-2.  I will hate that game so damn much, but to have a tonberry in my party?  I can't say no to that.

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/michigan-gop-pass-bullying-bill-giving-license-to-bully/politics/2011/11/03/29580

Yup.  A bill that says that bullying is allowed as long as it is for 'moral or religious' reasons.  Not only students are allowed to bully others, but the fucking teachers are allowed to bully students.

At the very least, the Republicans that voted for this should have the shit beat of them, but honestly, I'd rather they just fucking die.  Monsters.

Basically, any non xian can be bullied to the extreme, and it is completely legal now. 

What the fuck is wrong in the US?   This is just more fuel for the fire.  If shit like this keeps up, it will lead to another civil war.
At this point, I wouldn't mind that.

It's official, FF13-2 will be even worse than the original.
Two words:
Time Travel.

If time travel isn't a part of the story to begin with, then it is ALWAYS jumping the shark.  So yeah...

I keep hearing from FF13 fanboys that all the previous FF's can be easily beaten by only using Fight and Cure.
So, lets put that to the challenge, eh?

The rules are simple: In any of the first 12 FFs, you are only allowed to use the fight command, and the Cure line of spells.  Certain other limitations apply to some of the games:

FF 3: Any class that doesn't have the fight command is banned.
FF4: If you are butch enough to try this with the DS version, no augments.
FF 6: No Espers.  No Relics that change the fight command.  Locke can only steal in his scenario, otherwise, the game could not be beaten.  Gau is banned.
FF 7: No Materia except Restore can be equipped.  Limits must be set to Level 1 at all times.
FF 8: Draw can be used, but only to get the Cure spells. No Limit breaks.  Edit: Summons cannot learn any new abilities.  You only have access to the ones they start with.
FF 9: No using the magic stones to equip passive abilities. No synthesizing.
FF 10: The sphere grid can still be used, but ability spheres can only be used on the Cure spells.  No customizing equipment. No overdrives.
FF 11: Yeah... Good luck with this one.
FF 12:  The License Grid can still be used, except for the block of passive skills.  Only the Cure spells can be bought.  Otherwise, only buy equipment.

So yeah, basically the only thing you can do is Fight and Cure, and anything needed to get access to Fight and Cure, but no more than that.
I am currently trying this for FF6 and FF7, the two that I find to be the easiest.  I wonder if it can be done?

A Song of Ice and Fire.

Book 1 is called A Game of Thrones.

Has many of the same plot elements as FFT, but the one that sticks out is that both are medieval historical fantasies that draw heavily from the War of the Roses.  Simply amazing stuff, this series, I highly suggest anyone and everyone check it out.

Because the books recently became a show on HBO, you can pick up the first book for only around 5 US dollars.

Yeah, any fun games that aren't that popular that would recommend others check out?

For starters, I would suggest checking out Aquaria and Wild ARMS: XF.

Aquaria is a Metroidvania style indie game for the PC, where you play as some kind of spiffy singing mermaid, and the whole game takes place underwater.  Great soundtrack and voice acting too.

Wild ARMS: XF is a SRPG for the PSP that is very different from FFT.  The plot and music aren't exactly good, but with so many different customization options, it is well worth checking out.  Might serve to inspire your FFT mods a bit.

Edit: Please add a brief description of the game, and what system(s) the game is on, so others can get an idea of what the game is like.

Anyone see anything in E3 that they are looking forward too?

The Aliens Space Marines game looks kinda spiffy to me, but mostly, I thought E3 was extremely meh.

Thoughts? Opinions? Anything look like a must have?

Final Fantasy was named as such because FF is a perfect square.

I was wondering if this has been documented anywhere on the site, but I found a bug that involves the Dancer not using the Vanish reaction while she is performing.  The bug only occurs when she is actually dancing, so when she is in critical HP and crouching, she will use Vanish normally.  I haven't tested this further, or whether this happens with Bards too, but I am pretty sure this bug did not occur in the PSX version of FFT.

I think it might have been intentional, however, and the bug is that Vanish still works at critical HP, after all, a Dancer using the damage dealing dance that is invisible will win every fight without ever being attacked.

Finish the sentence.

If I was super rich, I would hire a team of code monkeys to build a fully customizable version of FFT.
Though I think priority #1 would be to have a harem of beautiful women.

Set a minimum job level requirement for skills to be learned?
For instance, setting it so that only a job level 8 White Mage could learn Holy? Or better, setting it so that each level of Jump has a corresponding level requirement?

EDIT: 666th topic, awesome!

Just wanting to get to know the people here a little better, so I have a question to everyone?

What is your Crowning Moment of Awesome?  In other words, what have you done in your life that you are proud of, that sets you apart from others?  Whether it be something mundane, or something no one else could claim, as long as it is awesome, I would like to hear it.

Assuming it was designed well, IE, not by the people that made FF14, would you like to see an Ivalice Online?  If so, what time period do you think it should be set in?

Is this at all possible?  Essentially changing all formulas so that they would be something like: (Atk-Def) x Weapon power, or (Mag-Mdef) x Spell power.
Not only that, but set every reaction skill to always activate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Oh, this is my first first post! I love FFT greatly, and always wanted to tinker with it.  I doubt I could make something better than vanilla FFT, but I still want to try.

Edit: Thanks for all the help.