Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
I would argue the article is really more about the franchise's image more than anything. Though I would agree that the game design criticism is lacking, also the fanservice in the series has been growing steadily more tasteless as the series gets older and I'm pretty sure most of the female fanbase would prefer if the female leads wore something more practical than leggings, hot pants and a piece of armor with a nice boob window added onto to it.
And the male fanbase would like it if our main characters look vaguely like males.

"Tasteless" is such a ridiculous criticism, WK. There has always been fanservice, they just have better technology to express it these days.


Now, let's look at this article, keeping in mind Cracked hasn't been credible or respected in years.


4. "Let's sum up the entire game in a sentence then let's write a detailed paragraph about XIII's opening to make it seem more convoluted."

Okay, how about this. FFVII starts with AVALANCHE attacking a Mako Reactor where an ex-member of SOLDIER is helping them destroy the place because it's sucking up all the Mako Energy which is this stuff in the Planet that keeps the Planet going.

True, a bit too much was happening in XIII's opening but that was the least of its problems. It just needed ab it more exposition to actually explain what was happeningm like when Barret explains why the hell they are there and blowing up this place.

3. Both Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy XIII tell perfectly self-contained stories.

Also who the hell has to play Type-0?

2. Lightning and her game suck but she isn't the only representative of the series. The next game doesn't even feature a female player character so what are they complaining about with oversexualized heroines?