Famitsu FF XIII imperfect score explained

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Azelover said:

I keep coming back to that FFXII score..

I mean, it's just different times now. Famitsu is a lot more forgiving than they used to be, which is fine. But you can't compare their scores of now, especially of big franchises, to the ones they used to give 5+ years ago.

 

Anyone who defends FFXII needs to be fucking shot.

Not to start a flame war, but this kind of thing makes me sick. You have no idea what you're talking about, nobody is defending anything, people loved that game, as did I, on its own merits. I don't give a shit if it was called Final Fantasy XII, or Ring-a-Ding f'n Doodle. The game was fun, niche, and very, very deep. It basically has no casual narative, and its battle system takes research and technique to properly delve. Most Final Fantasy fanboys didn't want a game like that. They wanted Final Fantasy VII with different characters. Who really deserves to be shot, in that scenerio? NOBODY, but the redundancy fans deserve some jeering at the very least.

The game was very core, very niche, and to much of a damn mystery for most people to even bother with. They half-assedly spent 40 hours of the game trying to learn a battle system, which after said time, was still a complete f'n mystery, they gave up, hated the game, and still do to this day.

Ask yourself this.

In FFXII, did you ever craft a Tournesol?

Don't lie, because I already know you didn't.

I'll make a bet with you.

Go back, play the game, and craft a Tournesol.

If you still hate the game, I'll kiss your ass.

You won't hate it. My winnings will be your thanks. Nobody who has ever played the game enough to craft a Tournesol, actually hated it, imho.

If you live your entire life without crafting a Tournesol, you're missing out bro.

That's how you can tell apart a casual FFXII hater who thinks their 40 hours of blind fumblings with one of the most complex games ever made means something, and a Final Fantasy veteran who gave the game a fair shake. The latter crafted a Tournesol, and thus, knows the game is good.