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I dunno why but Turin has kind of grown on me. Like a crotchety old curmudgeon who doesn't sugar coat and isn't afraid to say what he means.

Forums are dull if we all hold hands and sing the praises of every mediocre product that comes our way. You should consider Turin your best friend Idiggory with the way you like to argue minutia.

What would Luke be without Darth Vader... Just a whiney nerf herder, that's what.

Back on topic, I still have not played FF13. I may be disenchanted with the sugary sweet world of drama and repetitive fights still. I'll get around to it at some point I'm sure.

Batman the Animated Series was amazing in the 90's. Mask of the Phantasm... tour de force Mark, well done.

I'm sure it would not seem as awesome now that I am all old and stuff and am not high. But I choose to remember it as it was, when I was.

It was the 20 hours of tutorial that bugged me the most. Once it got passed that, I enjoyed the game.

For the sequel, I'm cautiously optimistic, but I have no intention of buying it at launch, I learned that lesson with FFXII.

Edited, Aug 30th 2011 11:52pm by xypin

I didn't read the thread, all I know is that I'm looking forward to this game.

Have fun.

TL;DR. I assume it's a FF-XIII gush-fest.

To each his own, but I prefer my story-based games to have interesting, original stories and interesting, relate-able characters. Square Enix has put out so many titles (not just Final Fantasy) about a jaded, disenfranchised young ex-military so-and-so fighting to bring down The Man that you'd think they were a spiritual descendant of EA Sports or something.

FF9 is the only notable exception, which is why it stands up as the best Final Fantasy title of the modern gaming era (which I loosely define as PS1/N64 to present, or "as far back as I can remember").

9 is one of my favorites, too.

So do the Twilight movies.

I have to say, I don't get the 7 hate that just suddenly seemed to appear in the last 4-ish years. In '97 or whatever year it was, there wasn't anything that was even remotely in it's ballpark as far as quality or scope. This seems like some revisionist history.

That being said, I think they should have let it stay in 1997. These revisits are raping parts of my childhood.

Edited, Aug 31st 2011 3:02pm by Eske

double post.

Edited, Aug 31st 2011 12:49pm by Shojindo

I don't disagree with most of that, except for:



...where I think you've got to be trolling.

I admit that there's no cohesion between the environments, but the artistry of each area was stunning. The environments were memorable, interesting, and there was a ton of very original imagery to be found. They were labyrinthine and fun to explore. And for being so beautifully rendered, they were surprisingly interactive. The game also played fast and loose with the player's interaction with the scenery, which helped keep things fresh. The industry-leading graphics certainly helped, too. The game's art direction was a huge positive point for me, and I think it sort of bolstered (or overruled) the less than stellar parts.

It's been a while since I played it, but I don't remember anything nonsensical about the Red XIII ending. I do remember wishing that they had ended the game at the part where Holy gets summoned and everyone blinks. Would have been a great, poetic ending, in my opinion (though few share that outlook).

To the rest: most of what you cite as issues were only aspects that were 'average' in the game to me. They didn't stand out, but they didn't really detract, either. Really, I'm almost never impressed by characterizations in video games, so FF7 doesn't seem all that different than any other to me.

Edited, Aug 31st 2011 4:22pm by Eske

Is there another kind?


Couldn't help myself.

I bet he reproduces by budding.