The Very Big Final Fantasy XIII Thread

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

What, no love for mystic quest?

Or II, either. He is now obligated to play it as punishment for rating X below VII, V, and IX.

Don't get me wrong, I loved IX, and if VII had been about Red XIII, it would have quite possibly been the best game ever (Cloud ruined Aeris' death, but I cried for both major developments in Red's story). But V? Really? Maybe I just didn't stick around long enough, but the characters were paper-thin and just as flat as far as I dragged myself through, leaving me with the feeling they were utterly interchangeable. I understand they got development later on just from hanging around FF Wiki, but Christ, I got bored with it and went back to playing Chrono Cross.

[Regulus Tera]

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

Or II, either. He is now obligated to play it as punishment for rating X below VII, V, and IX.

I mentioned only the ones I finished to completion. Objectively speaking XI would be in the third or fourth place, but since I never finished that crap it's not there.

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

Don't get me wrong, I loved IX, and if VII had been about Red XIII, it would have quite possibly been the best game ever (Cloud ruined Aeris' death, but I cried for both major developments in Red's story). But V? Really? Maybe I just didn't stick around long enough, but the characters were paper-thin and just as flat as far as I dragged myself through, leaving me with the feeling they were utterly interchangeable. I understand they got development later on just from hanging around FF Wiki, but Christ, I got bored with it and went back to playing Chrono Cross.

V has the decency to not get all sappy and melodramatic. It may be the most contrived piece of shit ever, but it is a brief and fun piece of shit.

More games should be like V.

[Kerensky287]

Originally Posted by Regulus Tera

V has the decency to not get all sappy and melodramatic. It may be the most contrived piece of shit ever, but it is a brief and fun piece of shit.

I find it ironic that you say this having rated IV above V.

Dark Knight Cecil: "I'm a dark knight but I don't right killing all these people but I have to be loyal to the king so I'm saaaaaad. :'("

Paladin Cecil: "My girlfriend has been kidnapped she is my life my hope how will I ever live without her I am saaaaad. :'("

Later on, Paladin Cecil: "It turns out I'm from the moon I'm fighting my older brother I don't fit in also I don't want to kill my brother but I have no choice so I'm saaaaaad. :'("

Kain: "My best friend is in love with the woman I want to be with also I got mind controlled and had to fight him for a while so I'm saaaaaaad. :'("

Edward: "My girlfriend is dead also I am a spoony bard so I'm saaaaaaad. :'("

etc etc etc

[Regulus Tera]

Originally Posted by Kerensky287

I find it ironic that you say this having rated IV above V.

Dark Knight Cecil: "I'm a dark knight but I don't right killing all these people but I have to be loyal to the king so I'm saaaaaad. :'("

Paladin Cecil: "My girlfriend has been kidnapped she is my life my hope how will I ever live without her I am saaaaad. :'("

Later on, Paladin Cecil: "It turns out I'm from the moon I'm fighting my older brother I don't fit in also I don't want to kill my brother but I have no choice so I'm saaaaaad. :'("

Kain: "My best friend is in love with the woman I want to be with also I got mind controlled and had to fight him for a while so I'm saaaaaaad. :'("

Edward: "My girlfriend is dead also I am a spoony bard so I'm saaaaaaad. :'("

etc etc etc

I know it's ironic, but even then I have to admit there's almost nothing to hang on to FFV's plot. It is non-existent, although non-intrusive. And for all the melodrama FFIV contains, it never is teeth-grinding or overplayed, unlike later titles in the series.