Alic0004 on 01 May 2009
| SlorgNet said: One of the things about FF12 which players may not realize is just how steeped in history the storyline is. No, not Ivalice history, but actual, bedrock events of human history -- the history of Empires, nobility, capitalism, slavery, emancipation, industrialization, national revolution, Wall Street neoliberalism, market fundamentalism, etc. If you're not aware of that history or haven't read widely, many of the references won't make sense. |
I agree, but in the end history doesn't write good stories on its own. You have to have characters that are interesting enough, for whatever reason, that people can empathize with them or are drawn into the world in some other way, and are left with lasting emotions felt within the story. XII was more adult I agree, but maybe SE just isn't quite as good at pulling off an involving adult drama?
