Originally Posted by
ThroneofDravaris
A) That we should do away with voice acting, even though it adds a sense of emotion that was previously unobtainable in previous FF games.
B) That we should see a return of “fake” 3D graphics, even though we don’t have to put up with any of that crap anymore with the power of the new consoles.
C) A return to world maps, which undermines any sense of spatial awareness in the FF games.
D) Simply make all of the antagonists human, even though the title is “Final FANTASY”, and all of the antagonists in previous games had some severe inhuman qualities.
A) I think he's trying to say that adding voices to the characters removes some of the perceptions you may have had and replaces them with what the studio thought was appropriate. Studios don't always make great choices when casting, and directors sometimes make questionable choices when coaching how a character should speak. All of these things can detract from a game or book greatly. Whereas the problem with not obtaining emotion lies more within the writer's lack of ability to convey feelings. A good book can make you cry.
B) Play Resident Evil for Gamecube. The quality of graphics there is stunning and the backgrounds were ALL pre-rendered. It makes a good case for continuing to do that, even though I don't agree with the thread starter on this one at all.
C) World maps sort of do the OPPOSITE of removing spatial awareness. They give you a sense of how far apart various towns are, which is hard to get in games like FFX where you never really see that until the very end. I personally could care more (a LOT more) about this, but I do understand where he's coming from.
D) You mean like how Garland, The Emperor, Kefka, Sephiroth, Ultimecia, Kuja, Seymour, and Queen Remedi weren't human-like?
I'm not taking this guy's side or anything, but I think it might be beneficial to all involved if people's opinions were stated a little more rationally.
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