JWeinCom said:
Angelus said:
This thread is an interesting study in the duality of a fandom. Core structure vs. mythology.
One group is more than satisfied to play any story that in some way touches upon familiar beats, just so long as there's still a grand adventure with the characters they love, in a setting they remember fondly, with a combat system that feels natural to the FF lineage. For them, it's the moment to moment experience that defines the game.
The other, is much more invested in overarching elements that bind it all together. What's the exact plot? What's the nature of the conflict? How is it resolved? Is established lore respected? If these elements don't match up with their expectations, or established framework of the source material, the moment to moment experience is diminished significantly, and in some cases, made wholly irrelevant.
Neither group is wrong to feel how they feel. You just consume the material differently.
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The issue you're missing though is what the fanbase was led to believe.
You can say that some people like chocolate and some people like vanilla. But if I like vanilla, you tell me you're going to make some great vanilla ice cream, you sell me a cone telling me it's vanilla, and then it turns out it's actually chocolate, then that's a problem.
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But what if I made stracciatella? The base is still vanilla. I just threw in a bunch of chocolate chunks.
