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I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 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.


The story to 7 got very morose with all of Cloud's Melodrama. I would say it is no better or worse than the story of 6 in that respect.

What 6 did better than any other Final Fantasy is the character's stories. Each character felt fleshed out (with the obvious exceptions of Gogo, Umaro, and Mog). And it was easy to understand why everyone was doing what they were doing. XII came close (except for Vaan and Penelo) with that aspect, I thought. I enjoyed the main story of XII more than any other FF, except for 2/4 (American/Japanese numbers).
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So being a FF fan and never having played FF 12... Dark Knight - 24/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 958 Views
The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM 931 Views
I love FF but I didn't even bother to finish 12 *NM* Marius2000 - 24/09/2009 10:45:55 PM 375 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 785 Views
Videogame stories suck the big one, with VERY few exceptions. Joker - 25/09/2009 12:29:39 AM 805 Views
FF7?!?! You're a nutcase! Kotagg - 25/09/2009 01:50:16 AM 750 Views
It was still good though Brian - 26/09/2009 03:06:12 AM 633 Views
Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM 794 Views
I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 AM 705 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 815 Views
Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM 740 Views
I agree, with caveat. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:54:25 PM 844 Views
New games do not feature the storytelling prowess of good TV, films, or novels. Joker - 28/09/2009 01:03:46 AM 753 Views
I disagree. Maybe you're playing the wrong games. *NM* Cymbaline - 28/09/2009 04:51:48 AM 362 Views
What is the videogame equivalent of The Godfather, The Wire, or Great Expectations? *NM* Joker - 01/10/2009 03:31:37 AM 389 Views
Ah, I see. *NM* Joker - 03/10/2009 08:02:28 PM 404 Views
Say what? Cymbaline - 04/10/2009 02:21:01 PM 702 Views
"Ah, I see" means "You haven't answered because there is no satisfactory answer." Joker - 05/10/2009 07:06:03 AM 724 Views
So you expect me to reply within two days when it took you three? Cymbaline - 05/10/2009 10:29:27 PM 654 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 777 Views
I... don't think you understand how this works. Cymbaline - 06/10/2009 11:41:12 PM 716 Views
Anything of worth? Joker - 09/10/2009 03:24:42 AM 698 Views
Cymbaline is right. Some games have excellent stories. MightyYT - 29/09/2009 10:44:16 AM 693 Views
And yet so many people claim to play them for their stories... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 03:06:44 AM 805 Views
The extras lower peoples' standards, but I DO think it's still the story. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:34:30 AM 697 Views
That's basically what I meant. lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 05:05:19 AM 676 Views
Yeah I understand. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:18:34 AM 762 Views
You are correct. But it sounds like semantics to me, since in practice... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 06:00:41 AM 712 Views
I suppose it is, at that. Aemon - 25/09/2009 01:58:25 PM 758 Views
Well said. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:48:10 AM 718 Views
I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM 692 Views
I agree. *NM* Manusho - 25/09/2009 02:44:08 AM 472 Views
The grid was fine, but didn't scale well. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:35:57 AM 693 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 780 Views
I am glad that at least one person here is with me on this. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:53:42 AM 721 Views
It's interesting.... lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:55:18 PM 760 Views
Plot doesn't kick in until later on, sadly Jragghen - 26/09/2009 07:27:55 PM 703 Views
I partially agree with LoS, and I partially disagree with you. Cymbaline - 27/09/2009 12:07:07 AM 802 Views
Opinion mine: 12 was a great game, and a terrible Final Fantasy. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:03:28 AM 765 Views
I didn't like it and didn't finish *NM* Deadsy - 25/09/2009 05:34:42 AM 365 Views
i finished it recently and i found it allright Yunalesca - 25/09/2009 11:30:36 AM 988 Views
Final Fantasy XII was the best written FF ever, by far. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:47:27 AM 768 Views
I agree with this. MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:22:40 AM 750 Views
LOL... FFXII was the best FFXII ever? TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:43:11 PM 725 Views
That was juvenile, TMJ. Also, he said best written FF. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:58:12 PM 398 Views
Yes, it was funny on a juvenile level. TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 07:11:12 PM 718 Views
Ah, I must have missed the typo. lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 08:32:51 PM 778 Views
So much confusion everywhere! Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:48:32 PM 797 Views
Some of us --I'd even say MOST of us-- like that, though. Aemon - 26/09/2009 07:20:55 PM 761 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 959 Views
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