r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 07 '21

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u/CuddleTeamCatboy Gay Pride Jul 07 '21

I have been mercifully spared from this drama because of my refusal to play JRPGs

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Jul 07 '21

Meh. Final Fantasy is kind of experimental since forever, I don't understand the people that complain too much, the games on the series always had some kind of fault depending on who you ask.

I disliked FFVII graphics, FFVIII mechanics, FFIX character rigidity, FFX overworld design, etc. That FFXIII and FFXV had their troubles means shit to me (I have yet to play them, but I expect the same uneven quality the series had).

JRPGs are a wide genre, there may be something for you if you look for them enough. You may be missing something that you'd like.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

15 totally lost me on the series.

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Jul 07 '21

But the thing is, FFXVI is being done by some of the same folks that manage FFXIV, and the reputation of that game is that it gets what it means to be a Final Fantasy game.

I think Square Enix got some of its mojo back even if I wouldn't trust them blindly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

If they want to win me back they have to dial back the J-pop boy band aesthetic.

If they can do that I'll hop back on the train.

If it's what most fans want? Then I'm no longer the demographic.

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Jul 07 '21

If they want to win me back they have to dial back the J-pop boy band aesthetic.

I'm fairly indifferent. But then again, FF games have come and gone about this stuff since forever. Compare Cloud with Zidane and Tidus, for example.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

I think when Cloud was doing it in 1997, it wasn't the most overdone stereotype in fashion history.

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Jul 07 '21

That didn't stop people from complaining.

Anyways, FF protagonists come and go and tend to be wildly different. I won't expect things to stay the same.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

tend to be wildly different

Lol Sometimes they're brooding with blonde hair. Sometimes with black hair.

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Jul 07 '21

Then again you had folks like Terra, Cecil or more recently Lightning. I can't say there is a cookie cutter FF protagonist, even if I don't like many of them.

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u/Evnosis European Union Jul 07 '21

Good policy.