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Final Fantasy; The Greatest RPG Ever Made
Topic Started: Aug 11 2005, 06:39 PM (2,539 Views)
Xantar
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Nothing these people do is explainable, its just for entertainment,


If nothing is explainable, then why should we care? If nothing is supposed to make any sense to us, then the movie is nothing more than glossy eye candy of a bunch of images that, after all, only exist as numbers on some hard drive somewhere.

The story is bad because not only does it have more holes than fishnet stockings, it also had sucky character development. Somebody had to actually explain to me why Cloud was being such an angst-hole.

Oh, and before anybody sings Tifa's praises, her fight sucked. Oh it was fun to watch at first, but then the villain started to actually try and then defeated her easily. And yet, I see all these people proclaiming that Tifa is a badass babe. If that's what a badass babe fights like, I never want to have one on my side. It basically reduced her to standing on the sidelines and looking worried for the rest of the movie, too.
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Xantarcube: Dragon, I need you to render a thief. She should be a 15-year old girl with ninja-like abilities and a knife. Try to give her a badass pose, too.
Dragon of DTT: Ok. How's this? http://www.purevideogames.net/images/Character_Art/thief_full.jpg
Mortal Kombat: Dragon. Wins. L33tality!

Dragon of DTT: Don't complain. Buy a hooker.
Xantarcube: What am I going to do with a hooker?
Dragon of DTT: Wii Sports.

Shadyshark: but adrienne may be pregnant
Shadyshark: or have cancer
Shadyshark: she's hoping for cancer


Seriously. Even I'm in my signature. Fix yours.
 
Slappy
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Did I not say that it was just for entertainment? Therefore it is pretty much just eyecandy, yes. And you still didn't give me any real reasons as to why the plot sucked. I mean maybe you simply have to be a hardcore fan to get it. I understood exactly why Cloud was being an ass.

I understand that the plot didn't win any awards and probably didn't have many of you on the edge of your seat, nor did it captivate me. But I believe it was decent, I understood what was going on and enjoyed watching it go on. They say that its probably going to appeal to fans of the game, because they really didn't do a thorough background in the beginning, they just sort of threw a couple of facts at you and went on with the movie.

I mean I'm not saying you don't have reasons for why you all dislike the plot so much. But you haven't supplied me with any yet. You just keep repeating that it has plotholes and you use clever metaphors.

And I thought Tifa's fight was somewhat entertaining, but in no way did it make my day.
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Xantar: And for your information, I didn't call on any minions. They got into this on their own, and they seem to be having a blast.

Marci: Screw you too, I'm not your minion.

Xantar: Also, Makokam is not my minion. Just thought I'd point that out.

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Xantar
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No Slappy, you don't understand. For a movie to be entertaining, I have to care about what's going on at least to some extent. I didn't care about the characters or about what was going on. Therefore, I was bored.

Eye candy, in and of itself, is not entertaining. By your logic, a beautifully rendered, ultra realistic animation of a ball bouncing on a basketball court complete with reflection maps, texture lighting, bump-mapping and shaders (not to mention well-implemented physics) would be entertaining.

And why exactly should I explain the holes in the plot to you when you don't even think Rufus being alive is a plot problem? Or for that matter, Reno and Rude surviving a massive explosion of their own creation.

I understood the plot just fine. In fact, I understood the plot well enough to see that it blatantly went against a lot of commonly accepted theories about the original game to begin with (for example, it appears that Sephiroth really is the main villain of the story and not Jenova playing as Sephiroth).

Really, if you didn't think the plot was too ridiculous to care about, no amount of explaining by me or anyone else is going to make you understand that.
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Xantarcube: Dragon, I need you to render a thief. She should be a 15-year old girl with ninja-like abilities and a knife. Try to give her a badass pose, too.
Dragon of DTT: Ok. How's this? http://www.purevideogames.net/images/Character_Art/thief_full.jpg
Mortal Kombat: Dragon. Wins. L33tality!

Dragon of DTT: Don't complain. Buy a hooker.
Xantarcube: What am I going to do with a hooker?
Dragon of DTT: Wii Sports.

Shadyshark: but adrienne may be pregnant
Shadyshark: or have cancer
Shadyshark: she's hoping for cancer


Seriously. Even I'm in my signature. Fix yours.
 
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Really, AC's plot is less an attempt to tie it to the game in any way, more an attempt to bullshit Sephiroth into the movie to sell the tickets. And that is exactly what they did; came up with some total bullshit story to explain why Sephiroth can exist after his death AND after having his body absorbed into Jenova, who was then DESINTEGRATED. The plot holes created by the movie are inconsequential, because plot had nothing to do with why the movie was made.

Also, Xantar, I am so totally stealing that quote about Tifa's fight and using it at other forums. I can't even comprehend why that fight is so "Amazing" and shows how awesome Tifa is. All I saw in the scene was how well Tifa takes kicks to the face. And it's not well, I might add.
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Oh well, whether you liked it or not doesn't bother me. I didn't think it was half bad, but maybe I'm a moron.

Square made it to sell, so if it sold (maybe not to anybody here) and made a well enough profit then good for Square. If it didn't sell enough, then Square should probably take steps to form flawless plots or something.

Sadly, there are many more people in the world like me, especially in America, than like you Xantar. You're quite the individual. So it probably made, or will make, quite a profit. (Its not in stores here until the 15th)
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Xantar: And for your information, I didn't call on any minions. They got into this on their own, and they seem to be having a blast.

Marci: Screw you too, I'm not your minion.

Xantar: Also, Makokam is not my minion. Just thought I'd point that out.

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I've been spending a lot of my time over the last 4-5 months playing FFXI! It's so much fun and so addictive. I'm sure a lot of FF fans might've played or at least tried it out, maybe some have played it before and had quitted it. I know a lot of players before quit to play WoW, but either way, I enjoy FFXI a lot.

I also think FF7: Advent children is a fantastic movie, and I can't wait for FF12 either :)
 
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Ok well most of you who remember me will know that I am obsessed with meh FFX and X-2. Mainly FFX though.

FFX was the first FF I ever played. And it also has something to do with...Tidus is so frickin HOTT and Yuna totally kicks ASS. rofl Aside from my drooling habits...the story line totally dragged me in. I was so involved with the emotion. And although I hadn't played any FF before that I had watched my friends play the others and I was turned off by the fact that there was no voices. They were totally without emotion. And to find out that FFX was the first out of the series to have voice actors made things alot more interesting.

FFX2 played a different role. Aside from the fact that there were way too many missions to fulfill.....I had to know how it ended. I was sort of disappointed with the way FFX ended, and to find out they made a direct sequel....well I guess we all know that I had to get it or die. Now I did like however that unlike the previous games......there was more to do after the game was beat. You had to play again and again unless you either had the strat guide....or you just got lucky, to finally wrap up a beautiful love story. And me being a girl and all....I liked the fact that 3 hot girls kick alot of fiendish ass! :lmao:

~Yuna~

P.S. and the biggest factor X is my fav is Tidus is soooo HOTT and X-2 rocked my world with Yuna being such an ass kicker!
"As I bare the darkness into battle, my suffering becomes my strength." Yuna- FFX
 
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Tidus is so frickin HOTT and Yuna totally kicks ASS.


Other than the two of them being more emo than Cloud ever could be, sure they kicked ass.
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Wait, Cloud's a clone? NOBODY TOLD ME THAT LOL ;) ;) ;)
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My favorites would be... 6, 8 & 9.

I love Celes. From her theme song to her personality.

I love Zidane too, and Kuja was hawt for a tranny.

Kefka was the best villain ever. The only one to WIN! Even though he was defeated later... <<; Get this sand of my shoes! XD

I hated FF7... movie included. Honestly, that game was a walking Mary Sue. I was cheering when Aeries died. God, she made me RAGE!!! Sephy is a little bitch, "Mommy? Where are you?" I beat the game with my level in the early 60s. Not a challenge.

Cloud is so emo it's not even funny. I don't even remember the movie... and Red 13 was more of a lion without the mane.

Personally I think the Tales series was way better (Vesperia!) but I can't wait for FF13!

Also, I dislike MMOs so FF11 is out for me.

Tidus is not hot, he is a whiny bitch who looks like Zidane, Vann and the main character from Vandal Hearts 2 (terrible game).

FF12 lacked a plot and character development. It had so much potential to... Although the DS game was fun.
 
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I liked FF8 up until just after Squall lost his school uniform and donned that fluffy jacket that didn't fit him and some tight leather pants. Then I was done. I didn't like the magic system. Squall was so emo he frustrated me. I liked Zell, and Seifer was a decent bad guy, but then he died and the game kept going and the other villain joined you or something, and I just got bored. The game never wanted to end and towards the end it didn't seem to make sense anymore so I stopped. The cut scenes were quite nice though.

I actually liked FF9 until they introduced Kuja. Then I pretty much quit the game and let my cousins beat it. I didn't pay enough attention after that to say if the plot made much sense. Kuja was the silliest villain I'd ever seen. And I actually really liked Zidane as a hero, but I couldn't understand why they gave him a monkey's tail. I liked the monkey's tail, but it didn't make any sense, and I feel like they were just kind of stealing from Dragon Ball's popularity.
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Xantar: And for your information, I didn't call on any minions. They got into this on their own, and they seem to be having a blast.

Marci: Screw you too, I'm not your minion.

Xantar: Also, Makokam is not my minion. Just thought I'd point that out.

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Vandal Hearts 2 (terrible game).


You just lost any and all respect I had for you. Vandal Hearts 2 was AMAZING.




Slappy: Zidane had a monkey tail because it was a trait of his race. If you didn't notice, pretty much everybody in FF9 was an animal-person.
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And DAMN a nigga's thread is AGED
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Midnight
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LOL! I think I'll survive ;)

Here is why I did not like it. I was playing the game on the computer, yes I downloaded that <<; and the ENTIRE two-three hours I spent on it... I hated the main character. It was like... no, I WAS using Vann the entire time!

The only difference really was the color of their hair and even their clothing seemed similar.

In order to fully appreciate a game, you should like at least something of the character. I hated him.

I got through Chrono Trigger (barely) became of humor, screw Crono. I liked Cross better, <3 Kid.

I've played Saga Fronter, great game until my computer broke. Legend of Dragoon, Legia, Tales of Destiny (Eternia) 2, Vesperia, Symphonia and Legend of Mana are all better then Vandal Hearts 2.

Let's not forget Super Mario brothers!

And this is just my personal opinion based on about three hours of the game sooo... =p
 
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I liked Cross better, <3 Kid.


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Saga Fronter, great game


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Tales of (Eternia), Vesperia


You obviously have the makings of a great gamer with great taste, but...not liking Vandal Hearts 2...


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I hated the main character. It was like... no, I WAS using Vann the entire time!


Vann? Do you mean Vaan from FFXII? Because Joshua is absolutely nothing like him. Are we thinking of the same game?
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Midnight
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Aww thank you!

Yes, that idiot. See... I never got to far in the game because well he reminded me of Vaan by looks and I wasn't to hyped about the battle system. I barely remember the game, so it wasn't a great experience for me. <<; Sorry, but if something doesn't catch my within the first couple of hours I lose interest.

Like Eternal Sonata. I WANTED that game to be awesome yet it sucked terribly. It could've been decent if it weren't for that god damn history lesson on Frederick that lasted more then 30 minutes! And the terrible voice acting!

Althiugh the battle system was hawt. <<;

Also, I'm a chick. =D Most people think I'm a dude cause of my username which is why I'm saying it. =(
 
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You know it's one thing for girls to be playing video games. That isn't such a big deal. It's one thing for girls to go on the video games and have boys ask them to show their tots. But for a girl to get past one of the biggest staples in RPG gaming (admitting FF7's flaws) is something I may have never seen before.

I had an ex girlfriend of mine try FF7. But I knew the stupid bitch wouldn't like it or succeed at it so I only let her fight Demon Wall.
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Midnight
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XD! I do try to give them chances but my god... II wasn't the WORST game but it wasn't decent either.

Reasons why people loved FF7:

Tifa's boobs.
Cloud's hair.
Tifa's boobs.
Cloud's (Zack's) sword.
Tifa's boobs.
Sephy's hair.
Corny as Shinra group the Turks. They like disappeared from the story at random.
Tifa's boobs.
Terrible cutscenes.
Aeries... (Thank god she died!) A waste of time getting her last over limit.
Tifa's boobs.

The story was very played out, although the bit with Vincent was interesting until he want extreme emo. Red 13 had an awesome theme song. And Chocobo raising was kinda fun. I liked the forgetful ghost.

Everything else was eh...
 
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I want to like you so much.

But Vandal Hearts...Joshua is nothing like Vaan...



Ok look. If you've played Romancing SaGa, any SMT game, any Suikoden game, or Okage: Shadow King and liked them, I am willing to forgive this transgression.


And I already knew you were a girl.


Also: in my experience, the biggest factor in people liking FF7 wasn't Tifa's boobs, in fact, I hardly ever hear anything about them, even from the guys. It's all about Sephiroth and Cloud, all the time.

Which leads me to believe that liking FF7 actually physically makes you gay.

(Tifa's tits are overrated. Naoto Shirogane's are a much better example of perfect)
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Midnight
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LOL! XD I've heard nothing but comments on all three characters.

Romancing I played a bit of long ago. Before my computer broke and I liked it. Didn't get to far into the game to remember it though. =(

Suikoden I've been dying to play. I heard it was really good. ;.;

I've glad someone noticed! I've had many awkward conversation with females going, "Ur a gurl?!" leading me to ask, "... The ^^ didn't clue you in?! o.0"
 
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