Ayen
is a Level 80 Dancer
Resident Critic

I used to own Damacy as a kid. That or I rented it... regardless I never forgot about those games. They also have some of my favorite soundtracks because of how strange and energetic they are.
I definitely need to pick up some of the katamari games again. They're so enjoyable.

His mom dying was a big thing because it essentially left him alone in the world. He was already being shipped off to Pulse (and death) but at least he had his mother. Then she dies too. Then he becomes a l'Cie, a pariah. All in all, his life only went from bad to worse and he was trying to deal with it by blaming Snow, the only figure he could actually get revenge upon.

A character defined by angst is bound to be loved or hated with very little room for neutral opinions. You're supposed to feel bad for Hope and sympathize with him. But for people who don't, each scene expecting you to empathize with him does the complete oposite - it increases your dislike for him.

XIII's shoddy writing didn't help, I'll admit. But I felt Snow and Hope had the best subplot. Waiting to see them reunited, to finally work out their issues and mov eon, was my main driving motivation for continuing through XIII.

But as we know and the Ultimania officially says there is a connection. Just not a totally defined idea and the worlds are not the same.

An Endless number of.

Oh they are separate. Apart from the inofficial connection between VII and X-2, there's not actually any link between the worlds. Well, Dissidia, I suppose.

Yeah, it's a shame since the game is so much fun. ESPECIALLY the International version. I don't consider the VII X-2 connection canon btw, more like a "theory by the writers".

I don't know the details since I only ever played the game in Japanese, but it seems it's Shinra fused with Omega Weapon.

That's Almighty Shinra, arguably the best creature in the game, and second-hardest superboss. You get him through the 9th tournament.

I've never felt the need :o

Also, when it comes to being image savvy, I'm very lazy and unskilled. xD