Final Fantasy 14 Gold Saucer Development Has Begun Follow

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/18/final-fantasy-14-gold-saucer-development-has-begun

So you're also against: Chocobos, jobs, magic, hit points, experience, levels, the fanfare song, Cid, airships, monsters, cactuars, the desert, crystals, crafting, dragons, battle, logic, numeration, and the words Final and/or Fantasy? And all while simultaneously being unexcited about what is arguably the greatest aspect of what many to consider to be a touchstone moment in video gaming coming to a 'theater near you'?

Perhaps your princess is in another castle? lol

You're so silly. We all know that Lightning slays trolls; she doesn't hang out with them.

I'm pretty sure that the cute little spriggans are unique to FFXIV.

Blinded by their rage, the trolls couldn't see how the enrichment of Final Fantasy lore is what made A Realm Reborn unique.

Personally, the nostalgia is what keeps me hooked. When I open up the title screen and log in and hear the same damn music I heard on my NES with Final Fantasy I, it sets the example for everything to come. I grew up in a time when FFIII (VI in Japan) was king and Kefka was the world's mortal enemy, and in every game you progressed to an airship and went to the damn moon. I don't play this game because I wish it was something else. I play it because it is Final Fantasy. Give me the old, give me the new, I don't care as long as it reminds me I am playing Final Fantasy.

LucasNox hates that Final Fantasy is trying to be Final Fantasy. Understood, I have no problem with that. He has a right to free speech to blast to the tops of the mountains that he hates the direction the game is going (which is essentially to stick to its roots while gently branching out). I've been in his shoes. When I was 18 (many many years ago) I was fed up with the lack of good, classic JRPGs so I made my own on OHRRPGCE and put it out there for free. People told me they liked it. Maybe Lucas should do that since he has all these great ideas. You never know, he might go on to make Shaq Fu 2, then suck out the nostalgia by replacing Shaq with Godzilla.

But the point I am trying to make is that by blasting snide criticism of a game that many here love for the exact reasons he hates isnt likely to win him any popularity contests. Maybe a few will join his cause, but for what? To endlessly type criticism to a dissaproving audience? He will win no followers here.

The definition of crazy is doing something over and over and over again expecting the same result. Keep fighting the crazy fight friend. No one cares.

Edited, Mar 6th 2014 3:50pm by Valkayree

I wish A Realm Reborn could create some new ideas, awesome original characters, and unique areas that I'll look back on fondly.

The power of nostalgia is awesome, but I want to make some new memories, not old ones.

I know that recurring elements are a staple of the franchise but I'm talking about specific areas and characters. I'm still not completely sure why Lightning is in Eorzea and how any Final Fantasy fan could defend the idea. She's even in the main story.

Hildebrand? Thancred? Sultana Nanamo Ul Namo and Flame General Raubahn Aldynn of Ul'dah?

They've done a good job of creating memorable characters so far. Heck, even the White Raven from 1.0 (still part of this game's lore) was awesome.

As for locations, that will take time. It wasn't that the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah was this super stellar zone... really, it was just a forest, with nothing very remarkable about it other than the music. But we ran through that zone like 50 billion times, so that boring old forest grew on us. Play FFXIV enough, and Eorzea will grow on you in much the same way.

Again, not trying to tell you to "go play another game," but there's a very strong chance that this may not be the MMO you're looking for... and there's nothing wrong with that.

Edited, Mar 6th 2014 2:27pm by Thayos

Nanamo's whole character/persona is a trope used in anime/Japanese games constantly. She's not memorable in the least... and I would still like to know how fans of the series justify Lightning's existing in this universe.

Edited, Mar 6th 2014 5:40pm by LucasNox

Nice little opinion you've got there.

And yeah, Gusgen Mines was one of those memorable zones for me in FFXI... but it was only really memorable because I spent so much freakin time there battling RMT for darksteel ores.

Only because I spent so much time there did I come to appreciate the small details that made the zone interesting. Without all the time I spent in there, Gusgen was just a cave with some ghosts.



He's not thinking.

Edited, Mar 6th 2014 2:42pm by Thayos

I'm not exactly sure how a list of crossovers between games is justification of Lightning's existence in Eorzea.

"Kinect Disneyland Adventures" did it, so it's fine in "Final Fantasy XIV"? That's basically your point.

How did Cecil from FFIV end up in the Secret of Evermore?
How did Moogles end up in Seiken Densetsu 3?
How did Mega Man's Buster Arm get into Dead Rising? We will never know. Marketing doesn't have to make sense to get your attention.

But as for Lightning.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lightning_(Final_Fantasy_XIII)

She got caught in a paradox in between XIII and XIII-2. She ended up falling through the Historia Crux and serving the whims of gods. She is pretty much pinned as the protector of the gods and is sent off to random places to do their bidding, in a nutshell. She kind of planeswalks, which would make sense why she is there. Just after the beginning of Lightning returns where she awakes from crystal statis, she could have been sent there for a purpose.

Anyway, it is a marketing tool. Just like Valentine's day or Halloween. Its there to sell stuff.

Edited, Mar 6th 2014 5:02pm by Valkayree