Originally Posted by chrisfffan
Oh man, that is SOOO biase. I not even sure if I should respond any futher than this...
But... You no me...
Honestly, dude... How can you say that? From what I can understand by stepping in your shoes (boy these are tight), is this:
The 'League of their Own" is defined by the fact that these are the "Second Generation" of Final Fantasies and the first ones to incorparate FMVs to their legendary stories, music, and gameplay. It was because of these 'new' innovations that made Final Fantasy as famous and what it is today....
Okay, y'know what, fug these shoes... Their killin' me. So, now that I'm back in my own size 7 1/2... (so I have small feet, shaddup)... I'll say piece on this... Ahem... Buckle up kids... here we go...
Final Fantasy was in a "League of It's Own" LONG before FFVII. Back in the day, people ridiculed and mocked all RPGers much like you 2nd Gen, mock the 'graphics' and bad visual actions of encounters.
Back then Final Fantasy had a world-wide fan-base, but it was much smaller. We enjoyed the story and music. Graphics took a backseat because we understood they just representational like illustrations in books. Books, that were interactive and captivating. We didn't need FMVs because the FMVs were in our heads, just like the entire story. The battles, the 'scenes', all it in our minds as we 'read' the screen before us.
But now... Here we have a new generation that can no more see anything other than what's on a screen and nothing more or beyond it.
They play for FMVs and not the story. They say that 7 and 8 broke the mold with their 'character customization'... No. That was Final Fantasy V and Vi. All characters were individuals but each could be whatever class they wanted.
I liked VII, but as I was playing it I found myself getting sucked into "when is the next FMV" and I stopped myself, because it just dawned on me that this is why people are raving about it. At first I was so happy to finally see Final Fantasy begin to get open respect, but after this realization... I paused and continued my game but after the defeat I waited with abated breath of what the new Final Fantasy VIII would be about...
Sure enough... Final Fantasy VIII was nothing more than graphics smorgasboard. Even the Summons were nothing more than eye-candy to take away your attention from this horribly HORRIBLY executed story. It could have been a good story, if not great, but not even good because of it's poor execution. The GF were basically 'Pokemon' as everyone had to 'catch 'em all' to see what their animations would be like. At one point in the game I thought I saw "Pika-Chu". Animations that lasted minutes on end.
I do not like Final Fantasy VIII for a host of reasons, because it was taking away that which Final Fantasy once was... If this was supposed to be about a story of 'Love' I certainly did not feel it.
Final Fantasy X restored my faith in the developers. FFX was once again a Final Fantasy that lured you into a world and didn't let you go. It made you feel emotions for and of the characters. But then they made "That Which Should Not Exist"... FFX-2... (shudder)
Anyway, I would like to hear why FF8 and FF7 are "In A League Of Their Own".
