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[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

[Final Fantasy] VI included a lot of elements that each department on their own, just on a whim, wanted to include, so they just included it, while VIII is much more calculated and strategized. VII is a mix of that, where it’s both calculated and kind of an at-a-whim type of development.

FFVI and VII are both great while VIII mostly sucks ass thonk

Also lol at the other articles in the sidebar on this site

Localizers admit to proactively censoring games for western audiences

Like a Dragon producer claims localizers aren’t changing their games

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

At least none of them have blitzball

[–] Magician@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a game, Blitzball sucked to play, but I do respect how it was woven into the game's worldbuilding.

[–] TawnyFroggy@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Hold up, I'm logging in to defend Blitzball, the best minigame of all time

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I'd rather chocobo race for the rest of my life than play one more game of blitzball.

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And I voted for Joe Biden. We all grow and learn.

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

does the jecht shot on ur opinion that i personally do not agree with

[–] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah that part made me raise an eyebrow. Final Fantasy VIII is the one where you tightened down on the writing process? The game with possibly the biggest plotholes and most unbelievable contrivances in the entire franchise? Seriously?

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He's not talking about the quality or tightness of the overall plot but rather how prior to VIII there was less overall oversight and control over individual team members' contributions in terms of content and tone

VIII is definitely more consistent throughout and has less random tangents with haunted ghost trains, opera houses, crossdressing or Chinese ninja villages

[–] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So he kept it really vague. I guess that's what I would expect, but given the changes we've seen in how stuff like the Honey Bee and Cloud's crossdressing sidequest were portrayed we can kinda guess what he's talking about.

[–] DocFrobozz@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I remember reading a forum post in GAF back in the day that was like, “it’s 2003, can we stop pretending Final Fantasy 7 was good?”

It’s not great. Even for its time it was way more significant than it was a good game.

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

7 is my favorite game iunno bout dat chief

[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

7 is fantastic, no pretending necessary

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Games don't need to be good games to be good games. Source: Me, a Deadly Premonition fan