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    Relm EoFF RPG Thunderdome 2020 Round 4: Match 4

    I made this round interesting. One game is playing to it's voted strength while the other is playing it's voted weakness. The Category is Gameplay!

    Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age ~ Strength


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    Final Fantasy VI ~ Weakness

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    Well, considering I only voted gameplay as FFVI's weakness, because I don't think it has any significantly weak categories, whereas I actually dislike FFXII's gameplay (even though it isn't the weakest category to me), this is a pretty easy choice.

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    In almost any other category, it would have been close, but in gameplay? FFXII all the way.
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    Yeah, my two favorite numbered FFs pitted against each other would normally be very difficult, but in terms of gameplay XII has VI beat

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    Whew, the SNES games having a tough time in this round, huh

    Yeah, FFXII absolutely wins this for me.

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    I can't say I expected FF VI to be executed quite like this.

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    This thing is rigged!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    This thing is rigged!
    I mean, we all love VI, but it’s definitely not because of its battles or character development systems. Other games in the series have done a much better job at it

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    Well everything has strengths and weaknesses, but to deliberately put a biggest strength against a biggest weakness, seems kind of fishy. That's like putting a tiger up against a shark in the "best swimmer" category.

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    Also holy trout I just realized you put my video as the FFXII gameplay example <3 lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    Well everything has strengths and weaknesses, but to deliberately put a biggest strength against a biggest weakness, seems kind of fishy. That's like putting a tiger up against a shark in the "best swimmer" category.
    The contest was getting too predictable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    This thing is rigged!
    I mean, we all love VI, but it’s definitely not because of its battles or character development systems. Other games in the series have done a much better job at it
    "Gameplay" incorporates much more than those things. Talking to NPCs is gameplay. Exploring towns is gameplay. Exploring dungeons is gameplay. Final Fantasy 6 actually has really good gameplay!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spuuky View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    This thing is rigged!
    I mean, we all love VI, but it’s definitely not because of its battles or character development systems. Other games in the series have done a much better job at it
    "Gameplay" incorporates much more than those things. Talking to NPCs is gameplay. Exploring towns is gameplay. Exploring dungeons is gameplay. Final Fantasy 6 actually has really good gameplay!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spuuky View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
    This thing is rigged!
    I mean, we all love VI, but it’s definitely not because of its battles or character development systems. Other games in the series have done a much better job at it
    "Gameplay" incorporates much more than those things. Talking to NPCs is gameplay. Exploring towns is gameplay. Exploring dungeons is gameplay. Final Fantasy 6 actually has really good gameplay!
    Well, I can only speak for myself when I say I think FFXII still does all of those better than FFVI, along with a plethora of other RPGs

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    Yeah, weakest category or not, FFVI still has better gameplay. I got so bored playing FFXII that I left off in the middle and forgot about it for two years. And it wasn't the characters or story, both were great. The random loot chests, the automated combat, the not-as-good-as-sphere-grid license board, the somewhat tedious mark hunts, it was all fun at first but there wasn't much more to it as you progressed onward. FFVI at least saved espers for when you were a good chunk through the game and even then they were very limited. So there was something to keep going for. Also I liked how each character had a unique ability, some like Blitz, Rage, Dance, were really innovative. Also, finding your team in the WOR and letting you choose what order you do it in, groundbreaking! This was an open world RPG decades before every RPG tried to be that.

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