Final Fantasy 7 vs Final Fantasy 12

[Johann]

luisgvm said:

why people hate FF12 so much???. is aN AMAZING RPG. for me it have one of the best stories of all the FFs i have played, is not boring, it have the most realistic and mature story and they kept the fantasy in it too wich is what final fantasy is all about. the battle system was different but i like it a lot the only thing i didnt like is the way you use the summons, i mean i barely use them at all but thats it, the magic is incredible and it have a lot of magics and the awekenings were FULL OF EPICNESS. the voice acting is THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD. the CGI is the best of all FFs i have played. the characters were great too, i like the fact that the game doesnt have like a main important character, everyone was important in the story, is not like some RPGs like FF7 that put you characters that are not important to the story AT ALL. oh and lets not forget that the game is reallyyyyyy long wich is for me one of my main important requirements for an RPG. oh and the art design is INCREDIBLE, cities were amazing and the dungeons were a little bit long but awesome and the game is hard as hell wich is another of my main important requirements. is an incredible RPG and reviews back me up on this, is a shame that people dont enjoy this game, is really great. it stands out on his genre. i only like FF7 more because the story is emotinaly touching and the battle system is a little bit better. please dont kill me guys i dont wanna flame up the war i am just trying to say why i like the game. sorry if a hurt the FF7 fans jajajaja.

I'm not gonna argue with your comments on the art design, voice acting and cgi, but saying that all the characters were important compared to FFVII is just ridiculous.

Let's take the least important characters in FFVII. People tend to say is either Yuffie or Cait Sith.

The reason people say Cait Sith is not really because he was not important, but more because they hate him. He was a giant slot machine that actually worked for Shinra and switched to your side becoming sort of a triple agent by the end of the game. It was strange for Cloud and company to trust him in the first place, and the player never felt like it was a smart decision to do it after he betrayed you. And he was also useless in battle.

Yuffie on the other hand was an optional character, and while her background was not great, it was there. Doing her side quest lead you to information about Shinra's past, and the only peek into a war that had occurred a few years back. She confronted her father on being totaly lame, and he snapped out of it. She was not exactly the most important character of them all, but she was optional, and demanding good story for optional characters means you're playing too much Chrono Trigger...

Now let's look at Vaan. His brother was killed. He wanted revenge. Then after a while he didn't. That's it.

Now let's look at Penelo. She was Vaan's sidekick. That's it.