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Lolcislaw said:
FF is popular but it's not very mainstream, im probably the only person out of all my friends that own consoles that will buy it. Nothing wrong with people not being interested in the game, same way as a i couldnt give a damn about CoD

sure, but they dont have to say that the brand should die already >_>, thats pathetic lol



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Soap_McTavish said:
leo-j said:
how funny, I think you and I have the same friends. Considering FF is completely different with each one that is released..

While I support as many quality games as square enix can pump out, originality is not something the series has ever really had as a strong point.

You can sumarise pretty much every plot except 12(which is only slightly different) with generic character titles and explain every game.

1) Generic male protagonist has some event which either leaves him stranded or lost or missplaced in some poor or non-adventageous position.

2) Generic male meets or is already a member of some group of support protagonists that undergo some mission to complete some goal to save the world. (IX Parodies final fantasy actually in its beginning, but then gets back on the same plot line)


3)Generic male has something special about him that makes him superior to other people in the world or "special". Generic male meets someone with the same or similar specialness that turns out to be the main protagonist. or already knows him.


4) Evil corporation or organization or group of individuals (usually corp/org) is trying to ruin and oppress the world.

5) Group goes agaisnt them.

6) Drama between one or two female leads ensues.

7) same spells maybe with slightly different names, magic, melee, ranged steriotype class system with a few exceptions (X-2).

8) Showdown with said similar antagonist.

9) Couple of game unique, yet similar super bosses.

10) Some "gimmick" system that is basically a reimplementation of limit breaks from FF7.

11) Have some summons, give them different names in different games and slightly alter the system.

 

Find a main series game that does not fit at least 8/11 of those points.

10 fits the class one even though it doesnt really have a class system since you can never do anything outside of it.


You could go on all day, but final fantasy is successful because it has a formula that works. If they ever make anything different (like my life as a darklord) it is a massive failure.

Fans know what they want, innovation is not one of them.


Be happy final fantasy doesn't change its structure, if it did you wouldn't like it.

You can apply those rules to just about any RPG in existence, it doesn't mean they're all alike, it's just the style of the genre.



Currently playing: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, NBA2k11, Metal Gear Solid, Picross 3d

Wow those sound like horrible friends you should get new one's.



 

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FF games are not all the same. I think the fact that fans of the different games are always at odds with each other is a demonstration of how disparate and polarizing each installment can be.



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meh all video games are alike when you get right down to it:

turn on -> push buttons -> bacon

but saying one particular style of bacon (say streaky) should no longer be sold is quite lame imo



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leo-j said:
SaviorX said:
Typical hardcore gamers. Im guessing they just play shooters and sports all day.

Does anyone really know the meaning of hardcore gamer?

Socially retarded self-righteous virgin.



Meh, the game may be different every time but that somehow still hasn't stopped the series from becoming stale.



And just in case you don't believe me, there's this post from another thread of yours that's pretty much the same thing as this one:

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lol, yeah, ok. I guess you don't know the Final Fantasy formula?

1. Find an unlikely lead character
2. Make sure that character is beyond emo, whiny, and/or resembles Cloud in some way
3. add belt buckles and chains to that character
4. create a female character that has giant breasts or sluttly clothing. Bunny ears help.
5. Create giant elaborate CGI cut scenes, story comes later.
6. Create Cid
7. Create a villain that starts out as the main villain, but really isn't.
8. Create another villain that is some sort of lackey, sidekick, or someone who started good but turned evil. Have that villain become the main villain in some elaborate obvious plot twist half way through.
9. create elaborate obvious plot twist half way through the story.
10. create story that supports elaborate obvious plot twist.

So for instance, I'm going to make Final Fantasy XV.

I start by creating a character that has always dreamed of becoming a soldier in the nations army but his mother won't let him. That character is a typical teen who rides a motorcycle, wears dumbass belt buckles all over his clothes, and is named Storm.

One day while walking towards the neighborhood arcade with his lifelong female giant-titted friend Jewles, the resistance, Freedom Force, attacks a nearby village. You luckily make it out but find two Freedom Force fighters in the way! You find a downed guards weapon and use it. ENTER TUTORIAL!

You narrowely make it out with Jewels and while you both laugh about how awesome both of you were, OMG YOUR MOM GOT KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION! You vow to avenge and destroy the scum Freedom Force. The next day you join the army, Jewels cannot join yet and you part ways.

After an elaborate cut scene of you transitioning from a dipshit emo youth to a dipshit emo young adult, Storm finds himself at the graduation ceremony of the nations army. During the ceremony the Freedom Force attacks! Storm uses his newly mastered knowledge of combat and magic to take down the Freedom Fighters that killed his parents.

Things start to get hectic but General Chaos comes in and saves you and then orders you to defend the president. On your way you see Jewels but SURPRISE! She's wearing a Freedom Fighters uniform! It's an emotional moment that calls for another elaborate cut scene, you two battle but Storm and Jewels both dont' want to kill or even fight each other! Whatever do you do?

Well General Chaos, the awesome man you've admired and learned everything you know from, comes in and attacks! As he readies his killing blow against Jewels, he reveals the nation are a bunch of evil dicks and they will stage more explosions so the people go against the Freedom Force. You stop Chaos but get knocked out.

You wake up in the secret Freedom Force hideout where you meet generic black sidekick and your adventure REALLY starts from there.

And DONE! One Final Fantasy game written in about five minutes.



Why are you spoiling FFXV already ? ;(



if i was there i would punch them in the face.