Quote Originally Posted by rydrum2112 View Post
ff13's plot was just as bad in my opinion, at least SO4 had an awesome character to control in battle.

Who cares about cut scenes- the stomp on the enemy when they are down was a great idea.
I actually never bothered with FF13, but one terrible plot doesn't justify another, and I keep hearing that FF13's story just so happens to suck as well. And from the little I've seen of it, I have to say it certainly seems to be below what I'd consider average.

And "who cares about cut scenes"? Well... uh... anyone who cares at all about the story and the characters in a game, I guess? Though yes, gameplay is just as important as plot... and the only thing SO4 has going for it. In general, I think Tri-Ace's games are more about gameplay than plot.

Still... that doesn't take away the importance of the plot, however. Especially since the characters and plot can greatly influence the gameplay experience depending on how well they are done. For example... in some really good RPGs, I have trouble choosing my battle-party because I love more of the characters available than I can use at a time. In SO4, I had trouble choosing a battle-party because I pretty much hated all the characters so much that I didn't want to use anyone. I always use the characters I like the most in games rather than the most efficient ones. And in SO4, it became more of a question of "who do I dislike the least" rather than "who do I like the most. Thus, even the gameplay was crippled by the bad character designs.

...but I'll try to stop bashing SO4 now. I'll try.