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The_Joker_Product on 11 December 2011
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Galvanizer said:
The_Joker_Product said:
Galvanizer said:
The_Joker_Product said:
FFXIII was better than FFXII for sure, that game had the worst character line up of them all, not one likable character out of them all. FFXIII at least had Sazh and Snow they were kinda likable.

The world, the fighting, the story (somewhat), the setting were all better in FFXIII.

But it is noweher near as good as FFX.

I liked all the characters in FFXII. They had charm, IMO. I even liked Vaan. *Points to avatar*

How coud anybody not like Balthier? How could anybody not like Fran after her backstory gets exposed in Eruyt Village?

He was a wannabe Han Solo. Didnt help that the voice acting wasnt right in the game either, sounded too muffled.

Balthier was very similar to Hans Solo, I agree with that. However, he was still unique in his own ways. He's a very cool and funny character and his accent and wit make him likable in a  story that's very serious and lacks humour. How was Auron, Lulu and Kimahri likable in the FFX story? Even the guest cast of FFXII talk more and act normal than those 3 FFX characters. How is a stone cold personality in Lulu, Kimahri and Auron "likabble"?

As for the voice acting, I agree that quality of the audio was poor, but the dialogue and script were excellent, IMO.

I think you hate FFXII as it just wasn't for you. The reasons you give hold little weight.

It was all very much a Star Wars wannabe. Vaan the poor orphan was Luke Skywalker, Ashe the tough princess was Leia, Balthier and Fran were Han Solo and Chewbacca, Basch the old warrior was Obi Wan Kenobi. Gabranth the fully armoured villain who turns good is obviously Darth Vader, was also related to one of the hero characters.  The whole evil empire plot device, the finale where the good guys and bad guys have a grand battle in sky ships on the battlefield.

It was all unoriginal. FFXIII story wasnt that great either but at least it was original.

Auron was supposed to be the strong silent type warrior, he was faithful and would have given his life in Jechts place, thats why hes likable. Kimari doesnt talk but hes the very loyal bodyguard who again would give his life for Yuna thats why he was likable and Lulu was just a dark character to be the polar opposite of Rikki.

The settings were boring, too many dungeons and indoor areas. Only really one major city in the game. The levelling system wasnt so great, made overly complicated with the bandits was it called? where you could edit characters so they did certain things under a certain criteria.

It had a weak villain who for the most part didnt seem that much of a evil guy. FFXIII's villain as even worse though.

Music wasnt particulary great.

So yeah, no good characters except Gabranth at a push, Star Wars copy, forgetable music, bland settings, complicated and boring battle system. Is why it was one of the weakest ones.

In comparison to FFXIII it had a few likable characters, wasnt a great story but was original, good music, settings were very linear but some parts looked nice visually at least they werent dungeons and a pretty decent fast paced battle system.