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Originally Posted by Rhambuk
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exactly, they are implementing mmo gamestyle into rpg's and it doesnt work. Maybe there are just no good story tellers left in the gaming industry, theyve been pushed aside by programmers that like shiny graphics and cool combo moves.
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Yeah, I think the MMO comparisons ring true. Reminds me of FFXII. Awesome art direction/graphics, HORRIBLE STORY, CHARACTERS, AND BATTLE SYSTEM.
Holy crap, it was
exactly like playing an MMORPG. "Hey I'm controlling this one person in an action RPG and the rest of my party is run by AI. Check out this minimap-- just like WoW! THIS IS FUUUUUUN." Good God, I got bored with that system so fucking quickly.
Plus, they never even really developed the characters
at all. Every single time you'd zone into a new area or travel somewhere, there were ample opportunities to have characters talk to eachother, cut scenes, deepening of character backstories, motives, etc. But they just didn't do it. They went 100% pure "pseudo-political intrigue" story, which virtually every other Final Fantasy did while ALSO developing deep characters with complex motives and desires. Overall, I'd say that FFXII was almost as much of a disappointment as FFXIII. Needless to say, Square-Enix doesn't make good games anymore imho.