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Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM
FF6 was an exemplar because it gave you insight into (nearly) every character, and because you thus felt attached to them, you cared more about the overall story itself.


It's not like it was as strong as The Wire, or War and Peace, or Pulp Fiction, or any other exemplary piece of storytelling in other mediums. It's like saying FF6 won the gold at the special olympics: an achievement, but only in the context of a medium that has special needs.
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So being a FF fan and never having played FF 12... Dark Knight - 24/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 1181 Views
The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM 1164 Views
I love FF but I didn't even bother to finish 12 *NM* Marius2000 - 24/09/2009 10:45:55 PM 493 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 1004 Views
Videogame stories suck the big one, with VERY few exceptions. Joker - 25/09/2009 12:29:39 AM 1061 Views
FF7?!?! You're a nutcase! Kotagg - 25/09/2009 01:50:16 AM 959 Views
It was still good though Brian - 26/09/2009 03:06:12 AM 861 Views
Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM 1036 Views
I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 AM 915 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 1037 Views
Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM 979 Views
I agree, with caveat. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:54:25 PM 1077 Views
New games do not feature the storytelling prowess of good TV, films, or novels. Joker - 28/09/2009 01:03:46 AM 982 Views
I disagree. Maybe you're playing the wrong games. *NM* Cymbaline - 28/09/2009 04:51:48 AM 484 Views
What is the videogame equivalent of The Godfather, The Wire, or Great Expectations? *NM* Joker - 01/10/2009 03:31:37 AM 520 Views
Ah, I see. *NM* Joker - 03/10/2009 08:02:28 PM 523 Views
Say what? Cymbaline - 04/10/2009 02:21:01 PM 915 Views
"Ah, I see" means "You haven't answered because there is no satisfactory answer." Joker - 05/10/2009 07:06:03 AM 940 Views
So you expect me to reply within two days when it took you three? Cymbaline - 05/10/2009 10:29:27 PM 902 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 986 Views
I... don't think you understand how this works. Cymbaline - 06/10/2009 11:41:12 PM 920 Views
Anything of worth? Joker - 09/10/2009 03:24:42 AM 923 Views
Cymbaline is right. Some games have excellent stories. MightyYT - 29/09/2009 10:44:16 AM 920 Views
And yet so many people claim to play them for their stories... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 03:06:44 AM 1035 Views
The extras lower peoples' standards, but I DO think it's still the story. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:34:30 AM 933 Views
That's basically what I meant. lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 05:05:19 AM 901 Views
Yeah I understand. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:18:34 AM 1002 Views
You are correct. But it sounds like semantics to me, since in practice... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 06:00:41 AM 931 Views
I suppose it is, at that. Aemon - 25/09/2009 01:58:25 PM 974 Views
Well said. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:48:10 AM 930 Views
I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM 915 Views
I agree. *NM* Manusho - 25/09/2009 02:44:08 AM 595 Views
The grid was fine, but didn't scale well. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:35:57 AM 919 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 1019 Views
I am glad that at least one person here is with me on this. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:53:42 AM 959 Views
It's interesting.... lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:55:18 PM 986 Views
Plot doesn't kick in until later on, sadly Jragghen - 26/09/2009 07:27:55 PM 936 Views
I partially agree with LoS, and I partially disagree with you. Cymbaline - 27/09/2009 12:07:07 AM 1087 Views
Opinion mine: 12 was a great game, and a terrible Final Fantasy. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:03:28 AM 1005 Views
I didn't like it and didn't finish *NM* Deadsy - 25/09/2009 05:34:42 AM 482 Views
i finished it recently and i found it allright Yunalesca - 25/09/2009 11:30:36 AM 1216 Views
Final Fantasy XII was the best written FF ever, by far. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:47:27 AM 1014 Views
I agree with this. MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:22:40 AM 986 Views
LOL... FFXII was the best FFXII ever? TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:43:11 PM 929 Views
That was juvenile, TMJ. Also, he said best written FF. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:58:12 PM 517 Views
Yes, it was funny on a juvenile level. TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 07:11:12 PM 949 Views
Ah, I must have missed the typo. lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 08:32:51 PM 1003 Views
So much confusion everywhere! Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:48:32 PM 1011 Views
Some of us --I'd even say MOST of us-- like that, though. Aemon - 26/09/2009 07:20:55 PM 1038 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 1227 Views
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