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General Discussion / The Chrono Compendium - <you fill the slogan>
« on: June 11, 2004, 02:33:55 am »
The Chrono Compendium - It's About Time!
Ah, you see, it's a double entendre! Clever eh? Eh? EH?? Oh whatever.
Ah, you see, it's a double entendre! Clever eh? Eh? EH?? Oh whatever.
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General Discussion / The F Word(s) - I'm Sayin' It!!!
« on: June 10, 2004, 06:15:18 am »
Not that I've even seen any in this thread, but I wish people would just relinquish the FF8 Hateraid. Nobody likes FF8 because it wasn't intended for the masses. This was a situation in which you could tell Square said "FF7 made enough money for the next ten years, so damn them all, this is OUR game." It honestly was made with the type of Chrono Cross-esque abstract randomness that just screamed work of art. Other than of course FF6, no installment in the series came close to proving as emotionally engaging. FF8 never bothered to repeatedly remind you that the entire world and its entire population and civilization's history was in danger because it didn't have to. It was the world of the six characters (and more importantly Squall's and Rinoa's blossoming romance) in danger and that was plenty. The other thing FF8 did that set it apart from the series and closer to CC was the flawless ambience and mood-setting. Balamb? Breezy, carefree. Galbadia Garden? Thick, dense tension. Most of this is due as is the custom, to Uematsu, but can you honestly imagine a more representative "Fisherman's Horizon"? Didn't think so. Alright, enough lamenting. Give FF8 a shot if you never did. Even if you've correctly heard that it stars the most outragingly nonsensensical final boss in the history of video games.
FF9 - Ho-hum. The addition of that coveted fourth member was overshadowed --- okay, utterly eclipsed by --- the reiteration of the same @#$%@ing theme at every possible turn. I BRAAAAGHGGHHGHH with frustration. I despised exactly 75% of the cast.
FF7 - Believe it or not, this was the first RPG I ever played. I guess it did an adequate job of hooking people, but only insofar for the victims to see how quickly it falls by the wayside of other FF's. On the other hand, I would kill to see a live orchestral "One-Winged Angel".
FF6 - I shan't bother.
FF5 - Another much-criticized installment I thoroughly enjoyed. By far the best gameplay system of the series, but the characters are impossibly weak.
FF4 - Ahhh...I think V_Translanka put it best.
I also won't bother with the first three, not because I don't have the experience, but because I don't feel I can fairly compare them. FF1-3 shaped the genre and in a sense, games as a whole.
FF9 - Ho-hum. The addition of that coveted fourth member was overshadowed --- okay, utterly eclipsed by --- the reiteration of the same @#$%@ing theme at every possible turn. I BRAAAAGHGGHHGHH with frustration. I despised exactly 75% of the cast.
FF7 - Believe it or not, this was the first RPG I ever played. I guess it did an adequate job of hooking people, but only insofar for the victims to see how quickly it falls by the wayside of other FF's. On the other hand, I would kill to see a live orchestral "One-Winged Angel".
FF6 - I shan't bother.
FF5 - Another much-criticized installment I thoroughly enjoyed. By far the best gameplay system of the series, but the characters are impossibly weak.
FF4 - Ahhh...I think V_Translanka put it best.
I also won't bother with the first three, not because I don't have the experience, but because I don't feel I can fairly compare them. FF1-3 shaped the genre and in a sense, games as a whole.
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General Discussion / Favorite Place in an RPG
« on: June 10, 2004, 05:44:27 am »
A multitude of places....between Balamb, Water Dragon Isle, Lake Hylia and Narshe I'd gladly go to any of the four to have a Michelob Ultra and reflect.
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General Discussion / Sephiroth vs lavos who would win and why
« on: June 10, 2004, 05:19:19 am »
::Sephiroth unsheathes Masamune::
::Lavos spawns Jenova::
::Sephiroth falls to knees::
~FIN
::Lavos spawns Jenova::
::Sephiroth falls to knees::
~FIN
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