Just started playing ff7 again for the first time in about 5 years

[darkchrono]

And it is really amazing me again (since I have pretty much forgotten alot of the actual dialogue of the game) how well put together the cast of characters really are.

I know that ff7 does not really have the most intriguing story in the world (in fact when you think about it the story is rather simplistic). But most would agree that the real strength of ff7 is the character development and how much fun it is to learn things about the characters.

So is there any other game out there that can rival the ff7 cast of characters in terms of how well put together they are and how strong the character development is.

[edczxcvbnm]

Xenogears blows just about every game out of the water as far as character development goes and anyone who has played the game will most likely agree.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Xenogears blows just about every game out of the water as far as character development goes and anyone who has played the game will most likely agree.

Yeah pretty much.

[Germ Hamee]

I actually thought the charactor development was the weakest quality of FF7. I'll jump on the bandwagon and say Xenogears.

[darkchrono]

You guys also though have to remember that Xenogears was about twice as long (and had about ten times as much dialogue) as ff7 did. So of course Xenogears characters are going to be more developed.

But let's put it this way. Half way through the game of Xenogears are the characters as memorable or developed as the ff7 characters were.

I am sure if the ff7 characters were given 70 hours of development (opposed to the 40 or so they received in the ff7 game) I am sure their development would have blown the Xenogears characters out of the water.

In my opinion this is the difference between Xenogears and FF7 (which in my opinion are the two best RPG's out there). Xenogears has a much much much more developed plot than ff7 does. And its characters receive so much screen time that you will be bound to find out alot about them. But the quality of the development while it is taking place in Xenogears doesn't come close to the quality of ff7's development while it is taking place.

I say that Xenogears wins hands down in plot development. But FF7 wins out in the quality of character development.

[NeoCracker]

Though I havn't played Xenogears, I thought Xenosaga had the best character developement out there. Every villian you fight pretty much has a story that unfolds for you, they really don't leave anything out. OF course it falls in the same lines as Xenogears from the sound of it, and expands to three games. But meh, its still awsome.

[Dell]

WhatEver. FFVII is the best out there.

[Dreddz]

*Joins link of hands*
Xenogears

[Raistlin]

Lunar SSSC has better character development. And the Suikoden series has just all-around better games.

[a nirvana fan]

Shouldnt this be in the Final Fantasy VII section?

Anyway I have never played Xenogears but I do want to as I've heard by many people it is a very good game. hmmm.

[Madame Adequate]

Yeah, really can't argue with Xenogears. But I think other FF games put up a good showing.

And as Wes says, Suikoden is just all-around better.

[Agent Proto]

I found Tales of Symphonia to have a pretty good character development.

[edczxcvbnm]

You guys also though have to remember that Xenogears was about twice as long (and had about ten times as much dialogue) as ff7 did. So of course Xenogears characters are going to be more developed.

But let's put it this way. Half way through the game of Xenogears are the characters as memorable or developed as the ff7 characters were.

I am sure if the ff7 characters were given 70 hours of development (opposed to the 40 or so they received in the ff7 game) I am sure their development would have blown the Xenogears characters out of the water.

In my opinion this is the difference between Xenogears and FF7 (which in my opinion are the two best RPG's out there). Xenogears has a much much much more developed plot than ff7 does. And its characters receive so much screen time that you will be bound to find out alot about them. But the quality of the development while it is taking place in Xenogears doesn't come close to the quality of ff7's development while it is taking place.

I say that Xenogears wins hands down in plot development. But FF7 wins out in the quality of character development.

Then FFVII should have been as long as Xenogears if it wished to have the same quality character development that Xenogears did. The quality of the development was better in gears by the way. More background info on all of them as well as how the events changed or shaped their views.

[nik0tine]

Xenogears blows just about every game out of the water as far as character development goes and anyone who has played the game will most likely agree.

Yeah pretty much.

[KentaRawr!]

Well, I put my last life-line on the audience. Let's hope it works...

Xenogears, and that's my final answer.