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the_sandman
09-19-2006, 12:34 PM
is it just me...or did anyone else find ff8 kind of creepy when they first played it? i mean, its about witches...or sorceress or whatever. edea is kind of scary looking...all pale and gloomy (but sexy). the whole flashback where it shows squall and everyone back in the orphange and edea as matron was kind of creepy. the orphanage looked creepy, and having such a creepy woman like matron living there was even creepier. and whats worse, they play that "fithos..luces, wethos, vinosec!" song in the background. and that song was creeping me the hell out. oh and when rinoa was all possesed, she looked like one of those japanese ghost. its bad enough this girl is pale as hell. than she gets possessed and turns all ghostly. reminded me of "the ring" girl.
Polaris
09-19-2006, 12:42 PM
that's why it's soooooooooooooooooooooooo cool! :D
Creepy? Play 'Winkle the bear' (or msth like that) THAT'S CREEPY!
BG-57
09-19-2006, 03:08 PM
Everything about Edea is deeply creepy, but that's part of why she's one of my favorite characters. Her apperance, her theme music, her story arc, and even the faint sounds of bells when she appears in combat are all very cool.
But anything related to Sorceresses in the game are intended to be creepy. It would explain the persecution and apparent revulsion that Ultimecia and other Sorceresses endured.
I'm guessing the translators chose to use sorceress instead of witch because there are more negative associations with the latter, at least in western cultures. But the creators clearly intended it to be witch, as the hidden anagram in the song you mentioned demonstrates.
Zeromus_X
09-19-2006, 03:22 PM
They were indeed originally called Witches. Sorceress is probably a more creative equivalent of Witch (though it isn't as strong a word), so that's probably why they chose to use it.
Speaking of which, those Sorceresses in Time Compression were pretty creepy, yes. Ultimecia's Castle is also creepy with the gothic demeanor and organ music.
RoxasLeonhart
09-19-2006, 06:37 PM
How is ff8 creppy.can so 1 tell me
Captain Maxx Power
09-19-2006, 07:45 PM
JIM LAD NOT BE HAVING A FACE!
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8182/ff8138ww5.jpg
boys from the dwarf
09-19-2006, 07:53 PM
that's why it's soooooooooooooooooooooooo cool! :D
yep. in general FF i made a thread called "freakiest FF." or something and i said reason for my thinking its the freakiest and creepiest. first. the whole sorceress thing. from the wierd clothes to the music. ultimecias castle is awesome but also one of the freakiest FF locations (the only reason i didn't say it was the freakiest is because i may be overlooking another freaky location.) the whole things with when sorceresses die they have no face. when you defeat adel, her face explodes during the dieing sequence and when you fight ultimecias final form, the boss has no face and seems as the corpse is hanging below and it has no face it makes sense that ultimecia is dead. and in my opinion ultimecias final form is the most well designed FF boss. it has so much meaning and things it symbolizes and stuff. the sorceress wings, the wierd face and everything. FF8 is freaky and spooky and stuff like that but if it wasn't i doubt it would be as good.
note that when i say freaky or spooky im being very strict and saying its freaky even if its only the slightest bit freaky seems as FF8 isn't "hide behind the nearest big thing" scary.
sephirothishere
09-19-2006, 10:09 PM
ff7 is pretty freaky in places and so is the beginnin of 10....and ff8 is creepy the whole way through...thatts scaryness to be had in all of them...
~SapphireStar~
09-19-2006, 11:21 PM
I didnt find it creepy. It was a new world to explore and I was just so excited to play it.
BG-57
09-20-2006, 12:44 AM
ff7 is pretty freaky in places and so is the beginnin of 10....and ff8 is creepy the whole way through...thatts scaryness to be had in all of them...
I actually found the Fayth of Anima and her Aeon to be the creepiest aspect of FFX. Not just Anima itself, but the motivation of her Fayth, which always struck me as twisted and somewhat sick. :eek:
The creepiest aspects of FFVII were anything related to Jenova. Barrett's initial reaction to her said it all.
Back to FFVIII, I found Ultimecia to be creepy as well, but Adel is by far the freakiest of the Soceresses.
the_sandman
09-20-2006, 01:32 AM
How is ff8 creppy.can so 1 tell me
i gave my reasons why ff8 is creepy...and so did everyone else
Pharoh Amon Khan III
09-20-2006, 01:45 AM
is it just me...or did anyone else find ff8 kind of creepy when they first played it? i mean, its about witches...or sorceress or whatever. edea is kind of scary looking...all pale and gloomy (but sexy). the whole flashback where it shows squall and everyone back in the orphange and edea as matron was kind of creepy. the orphanage looked creepy, and having such a creepy woman like matron living there was even creepier. and whats worse, they play that "fithos..luces, wethos, vinosec!" song in the background. and that song was creeping me the hell out. oh and when rinoa was all possesed, she looked like one of those japanese ghost. its bad enough this girl is pale as hell. than she gets possessed and turns all ghostly. reminded me of "the ring" girl.
You're kiddin' right? Do you even go out on Halloween? What do you mean, creepy? Are you really that easily scared? You really shouldn't play Final Fantasy IV then. Creepy Dolls, Living Walls, and faceless Dwarves. For that matter, Final Fantasy Tactics should be you're own personal "House of Horrors" with Lucavi Demons and the like....
By all the things you described, you should have been frightened by the mere mention of FANTASY in the name Final Fantasy... I mean, c'mon...
Did you find IFRIT creepy? He looks kinda like... Say it for me Church Lady...
CHURCH LADY: Hmm... I don't know.... Could it beeee... SATAN!?!!!!
Thanks Church Lady. Heck, did it 'creep' you out when Bahamut was summoned? What about the fact that SeeDs are using Para-Magic, conjureing up fire and ice and the like like witches and warlocks? Ooooh!
You can't be that easily 'creeped-out'... Really.
the_sandman
09-20-2006, 05:35 AM
You're kiddin' right? Do you even go out on Halloween? What do you mean, creepy? Are you really that easily scared? You really shouldn't play Final Fantasy IV then. Creepy Dolls, Living Walls, and faceless Dwarves. For that matter, Final Fantasy Tactics should be you're own personal "House of Horrors" with Lucavi Demons and the like....
By all the things you described, you should have been frightened by the mere mention of FANTASY in the name Final Fantasy... I mean, c'mon...
Did you find IFRIT creepy? He looks kinda like... Say it for me Church Lady...
CHURCH LADY: Hmm... I don't know.... Could it beeee... SATAN!?!!!!
Thanks Church Lady. Heck, did it 'creep' you out when Bahamut was summoned? What about the fact that SeeDs are using Para-Magic, conjureing up fire and ice and the like like witches and warlocks? Ooooh!
You can't be that easily 'creeped-out'... Really.
haha ok tough guy. when i said ff8 is creepy, i dont mean im scared to play the game. i'm playing the game right now as i'm typing. i just beat NORG. i'm just saying, ff8 is a creepy game. just look at edea all pale. i remember this one part, after the promise squall makes with rinoa at the flower field...and your on your way out to leave edea's house, you see her just standing there by the doorway like a frikking ghost and she gives you an item. and dont tell me you didnt find that song a little bit creepy. i mean, theyre like singing in the most ghostliest voice ever.
i found ifrit actually pretty cool looking. i have no idea how ifrit looks like a church lady.
i dont understand why i should be afraid of the word "fantasy" in final fantasy. i like fantasy type of stories. and i have played IV, and i didnt find it that creepy. but those dolls were actually kind of scary. and obviously, you get creeped out too since you mentioned that those dolls are creepy and the faceless dwarves. if you werent creeped out by them, than you wouldnt find them creepy to mention. so please dont be like "are you really that easily creeped out??" when your no different.
Zeromus_X
09-20-2006, 06:01 AM
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec is ten times freaker on the self-titled album. It's all enchanting and what-not until some shrill Egyptian-esque chanting ensues, nearly giving me a heart attack and busting out my eardrum.
Of course, maybe that isn't the kind of music one should listen to in the dark anyway...:( :cat:
Ryushikaze
09-20-2006, 08:42 AM
I fail to see the 'creep' factor in Edea.
And 'vinosec' is actually decently lilting at slow speeds.
Pharoh Amon Khan III
09-20-2006, 05:24 PM
haha ok tough guy. when i said ff8 is creepy, i dont mean im scared to play the game. i'm playing the game right now as i'm typing. i just beat NORG.
Well, some people do consider obesity 'creepy'. Don't ask me why. I just order a cheeseburger and start scarfin' it down in front of them and watch 'em squirm. Behold the POWER OF THE #2 COMBO... SUPER-SIZED!!!!!
i'm just saying, ff8 is a creepy game. just look at edea all pale. i remember this one part, after the promise squall makes with rinoa at the flower field...
Okay, I can see you're point about Edea (secretly lost cousin to Morticia Addams. (Snap-Snap). But the flower field? That wasn't creepy, that gay. That was so gay, gay people gagged.
and your on your way out to leave edea's house, you see her just standing there by the doorway like a frikking ghost and she gives you an item. and dont tell me you didnt find that song a little bit creepy.
For me, the scene is more sad, not creepy. The item... what the hell am I supposed to with-! Oh. Summon something. Ok. The song... Yeah, I guess kinda creepy. Almost Silent Hill in a way.
i mean, theyre like singing in the most ghostliest voice ever.
You gave me an idea Jimmy. This Halloween, I'm going tell a ghost story of evil Sorceress Edea with the music playing in the background to kids... hee hee hee... ha ha ha ha... MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! Hey, it's okay, I'm evil, I can do that.
i found ifrit actually pretty cool looking. i have no idea how ifrit looks like a church lady.
Actually I was asking the Church Lady (infamous character from SNL fame)to say what Ifrit looked like, and that would beeeee "SATAN"! :radred: (look up Church Lady on Youtube, you youngsters you!)
i dont understand why i should be afraid of the word "fantasy" in final fantasy. i like fantasy type of stories. and i have played IV, and i didnt find it that creepy. but those dolls were actually kind of scary. and obviously, you get creeped out too since you mentioned that those dolls are creepy and the faceless dwarves. if you werent creeped out by them, than you wouldnt find them creepy to mention. so please dont be like "are you really that easily creeped out??" when your no different.
It was exagerration of how you described the witches and all that being creepy. It sounded like you were genuinely scared or creeped-out. I found that hilariously hard to believe. Kinda like that time I sat down for lunch with that ditzy 'rich-girl' that was freaked out about me eating with my hands.
I was kinda creeped out by the dolls, because I knew about Calberena. Plus the time "Puppet Master" was new in theatres. LOL (Ah, memories).
But I digress, I wasn't afraid of the dwarves, they remind me of Orko from Masters of the Universe. I was just using them as a joking reference.
I'm DEFINITELY NOT saying you should be afraid. I didn't understand why you should be. But now I understand you were just experssing you interpretation of the 'atmosphere' of the events in the game. Just givin' ya hard time Jimmy. Kinda like the lady that has a phobia of... Mustard.
Yeah, believe it or not. You don't wanna be cruel and scare her with a mustard packet, but it's just so damn, irresitably easy.:radred:
Future Esthar
09-26-2006, 10:04 PM
Yet the game is more sci-fi than horror like.
A coward scientist like Odine must have a very fearful mask to affirm himself.
BardTard
10-02-2006, 03:49 AM
The only thing I found creepy was the music playing in the Fire Cavern and Centra Ruins. I hated it. It made me want to cry. No, not really... but I thought that was creepy. Edea wasn't creepy though, I thought she was hot :drool: and I like Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec. I didn't find the orphanage creepy either... just kind of run down. I liked the whole game and everything in it. It's my favorite. :D
Pharoh Amon Khan III
10-02-2006, 04:30 AM
Well, I guess you could say that the Lunar Cry is creepy. :cry:
Kinda like Halloween dropping in on you by surprise... :devil:
Christmas
10-02-2006, 04:44 AM
Future Esthar is creepy. :(
snowstalker
10-02-2006, 08:48 AM
if you pay attention to most of the FF games. they're all creepy in a way. think about it...
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