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Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM
That story is so far inferior to that of FF6 it isn't allowed to swim in FF6's toilet bowl! aAAAAaaaarhghghhahghhgh


Maybe it sucks balls and I'm just remembering it through the eyes of a teenager.

Then again, I'm confident that FF7's story was better (and better executed) than that of FF6.

For the record, I think the best videogame story ever was in Braid. Small glimpses that force the reader to piece things together seem to be the best storytelling method for videogames, because they can't out-film film or out-cartoon cartoons.
This message last edited by Joker on 26/09/2009 at 06:51:39 AM
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So being a FF fan and never having played FF 12... Dark Knight - 24/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 1077 Views
The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM 1037 Views
I love FF but I didn't even bother to finish 12 *NM* Marius2000 - 24/09/2009 10:45:55 PM 440 Views
You're not alone- the characters just didn't click for me, nor did the plot beetnemesis - 24/09/2009 11:16:11 PM 895 Views
Videogame stories suck the big one, with VERY few exceptions. Joker - 25/09/2009 12:29:39 AM 953 Views
FF7?!?! You're a nutcase! Kotagg - 25/09/2009 01:50:16 AM 857 Views
It was still good though Brian - 26/09/2009 03:06:12 AM 739 Views
Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM 918 Views
I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 AM 813 Views
Exactly. When I think story here, I think of the individual stories as well as the whole. Kotagg - 26/09/2009 07:13:24 PM 930 Views
Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM 862 Views
I agree, with caveat. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:54:25 PM 963 Views
New games do not feature the storytelling prowess of good TV, films, or novels. Joker - 28/09/2009 01:03:46 AM 887 Views
I disagree. Maybe you're playing the wrong games. *NM* Cymbaline - 28/09/2009 04:51:48 AM 420 Views
What is the videogame equivalent of The Godfather, The Wire, or Great Expectations? *NM* Joker - 01/10/2009 03:31:37 AM 455 Views
Ah, I see. *NM* Joker - 03/10/2009 08:02:28 PM 458 Views
Say what? Cymbaline - 04/10/2009 02:21:01 PM 809 Views
"Ah, I see" means "You haven't answered because there is no satisfactory answer." Joker - 05/10/2009 07:06:03 AM 824 Views
So you expect me to reply within two days when it took you three? Cymbaline - 05/10/2009 10:29:27 PM 783 Views
I've used that escape from a debate I was losing, too. It's a good one Joker - 06/10/2009 09:21:31 PM 883 Views
I... don't think you understand how this works. Cymbaline - 06/10/2009 11:41:12 PM 827 Views
Anything of worth? Joker - 09/10/2009 03:24:42 AM 804 Views
Cymbaline is right. Some games have excellent stories. MightyYT - 29/09/2009 10:44:16 AM 803 Views
And yet so many people claim to play them for their stories... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 03:06:44 AM 919 Views
The extras lower peoples' standards, but I DO think it's still the story. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:34:30 AM 824 Views
That's basically what I meant. lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 05:05:19 AM 788 Views
Yeah I understand. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:18:34 AM 890 Views
You are correct. But it sounds like semantics to me, since in practice... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 06:00:41 AM 829 Views
I suppose it is, at that. Aemon - 25/09/2009 01:58:25 PM 875 Views
Well said. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:48:10 AM 825 Views
I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM 814 Views
I agree. *NM* Manusho - 25/09/2009 02:44:08 AM 533 Views
The grid was fine, but didn't scale well. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:35:57 AM 806 Views
I'll agree with this point, but I also agree with most of the thoughts of the GP Jragghen - 25/09/2009 05:26:18 PM 892 Views
I am glad that at least one person here is with me on this. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:53:42 AM 842 Views
It's interesting.... lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:55:18 PM 873 Views
Plot doesn't kick in until later on, sadly Jragghen - 26/09/2009 07:27:55 PM 827 Views
I partially agree with LoS, and I partially disagree with you. Cymbaline - 27/09/2009 12:07:07 AM 947 Views
Opinion mine: 12 was a great game, and a terrible Final Fantasy. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:03:28 AM 899 Views
I didn't like it and didn't finish *NM* Deadsy - 25/09/2009 05:34:42 AM 422 Views
i finished it recently and i found it allright Yunalesca - 25/09/2009 11:30:36 AM 1099 Views
Final Fantasy XII was the best written FF ever, by far. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:47:27 AM 892 Views
I agree with this. MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:22:40 AM 876 Views
LOL... FFXII was the best FFXII ever? TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:43:11 PM 829 Views
That was juvenile, TMJ. Also, he said best written FF. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:58:12 PM 458 Views
Yes, it was funny on a juvenile level. TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 07:11:12 PM 830 Views
Ah, I must have missed the typo. lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 08:32:51 PM 909 Views
So much confusion everywhere! Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:48:32 PM 913 Views
Some of us --I'd even say MOST of us-- like that, though. Aemon - 26/09/2009 07:20:55 PM 896 Views
Agreed, I want to get into a magical whale's belly and fly through the air ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 28/09/2009 05:03:14 AM 1095 Views
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