Fynn's top 10/bottom 5 FF list!

[Fynn]

Mostly story and characters. To me, VII was a game with great potential in the story but it fell short of what it could have been. So when they go back and explore the backstory, they could have pushed it a bit further to reach that potential. Instead it made it worse.

I also disliked most of the characters and they did no favours to the cast. But I haven't played the whole thing so who knows!

Interesting! I can see how Crisis Core amplified those pet peeves

[Ayen]

Not surprised to see this one here either. I have the game but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I watched all the cut-scenes on YouTube a long time ago and enjoyed it. Even Genesis didn't annoy me until they added him to the Mako reactor scene. Smurfing asses.

[Fynn]

Not surprised to see this one here either. I have the game but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I watched all the cut-scenes on YouTube a long time ago and enjoyed it. Even Genesis didn't annoy me until they added him to the Mako reactor scene. Smurfing asses.

Well, you should try it anyway. Some scenes are pretty good and the gameplay is not half bad. But then again, it did kind of manage to ruin FFVII for me, so yeah...

But really, Zack and Aerith are really cute here, and it helps that she's voiced by Andrea Bowen here, instead of frickin' Mena Suvari or Mandy Moore.

[Ayen]

Not surprised to see this one here either. I have the game but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I watched all the cut-scenes on YouTube a long time ago and enjoyed it. Even Genesis didn't annoy me until they added him to the Mako reactor scene. Smurfing asses.

Well, you should try it anyway. Some scenes are pretty good and the gameplay is not half bad. But then again, it did kind of manage to ruin FFVII for me, so yeah...

But really, Zack and Aerith are really cute here, and it helps that she's voiced by Andrea Bowen here, instead of frickin' Mena Suvari or Mandy Moore.

Never said I wasn't going to try it.

I pretty much agree with everything you said about Zack and Aerith.

[Wolf Kanno]

I would argue that even the Zack and Aerith parts are not that great since Aerith has caught AC Cloud-syndrome and went from being one of the most optimistic characters from VII into being a shrinking violet who is always worried about something that Zack has to cheer her up about.

[Ayen]

I would argue that even the Zack and Aerith parts are not that great since Aerith has caught AC Cloud-syndrome and went from being one of the most optimistic characters from VII into being a shrinking violet who is always worried about something that Zack has to cheer her up about.

Well, she was just a teen-- *remembers flashback scenes with her as a kid*

Never mind.

[Fynn]

I found it cute that it was Zack who inspired her to be so optimistic and outgoing. But maybe that's just my headcanon.

[Fynn]

Click here to listen to my lovely voice bumble in frustration.

#3: FINAL FANTASY XIII

Okay, time to move on to the actual “bad” list.

Yeah, it’s number 3. I can already hear the voices screaming “how dare you not put it on the number one spot!”, while others shiver in dread, anxiously awaiting what game may be ranked higher. But the reason for all this is that… I just can’t hate it. I’m sorry.

Don’t get me wrong. Final Fantasy XIII is a complete mess in every sense of the word. The story makes no sense whatsoever, while trying to present itself as something deep and poignant; the gameplay is so disjointed that you can barely see any traces of coherent thought put into it. It’s terrible. And I just can’t bring myself to hate it.

The only thing I feel about this game is pity. There were a lot of great ideas in this game that were realized so poorly, that I honestly feel like the creators got forced to release it when it was still in the initial stages of writing. The only thing this game is for me is a huge, sad heap of wasted potential, which is unforgivable.

At least it looks pretty. And the music is amazing, thanks to the wonderful Masashi Hamauzu. You go Hamauzu-san! Keep composing unbelievably beautiful soundtracks to terrible games!

[Ayen]

You forgot all the people who'll be mad at you for putting this on the list to begin with because they actually like the game.

We all know number one is FFX, anyway.

[Fynn]

You forgot all the people who'll be mad at you for putting this on the list to begin with because they actually like the game.

We all know number one is FFX, anyway.

Nope. You're dead wrong.

There's one game I consider objectively worse than XIII. X is not. I just don't like it.

[Ayen]

Objectivity doesn't exist in gaming.

[Fynn]

In general, postmodernist thought says nothing is objective. And I agree.

Let me rephrase. I can see why people like X, I just dislike it. The other game I just think is way worse than XIII.

Funnily enough, all the remaining games on this bottom 5 list have music by Masashi Hamauzu

[maybee]

I have always hated Crisis Core. Honestly ? I have only really seen the hardcore Zack Fair fangirls love the game.

I also agree that they made Aeris worse, and made her more shy and shaken, and Zack took away alot of her character to try and make Zack a better hero.

[Pumpkin]

I like XIII just fine

I have a fem-crush on Fang!

[Fynn]

Fang is pretty hot.