FF12 Question

ZeldaGirl · #21

^Stereotypes? How?

I'd say more 'archetypes' (less negative connotation), but most characters ARE archetypes; it's the way that they are fleshed out that makes them unique, rather. Most FF games have formulaic ways of creating characters, but most have a few things that make them individual from the rest.

Rainbow Dash · #22

SERIOUS MAFIA PRO wrote:they like boring jrpgs

hello mr. croshaw how are you today

Crazyswordsman · #23

ZeldaGirl wrote:^Stereotypes? How?

I'd say more 'archetypes' (less negative connotation), but most characters ARE archetypes; it's the way that they are fleshed out that makes them unique, rather. Most FF games have formulaic ways of creating characters, but most have a few things that make them individual from the rest.

A lot of the characters from FFX, and I've said this before, seem very much like characters from Breath of Fire II, as does the plot.

And I just don't like archtypes. The cold, reserved girl, the knowledgeable guru, the bubbly ditz, it seems every game has them. I like characters that are more original, and to a lesser extent, are funny, or are characters who seem to turn on you and become an enemy or an ally. -CSM

Rainbow Dash · #24

I don't think it's possible for there to NOT be archetypes anymore.

heh · #25

Chunky Kong12345 wrote:I don't think it's possible for there to NOT be archetypes anymore.

you can have really cool spins on archtypes tho

Crazyswordsman · #26

Or, you could just do what Itoi-san did and take RPGs in a completely different direction. -CSM

Valigarmander · #27

This neat graph shows why many people don't like many newer Final Fantasies.

Crazyswordsman · #28

^To be fair to Vaan, by FFTA2 he gets into an outfit that isn't, well, effeminate. -CSM

Perrin Aybara · #29

And even still, Vaan still sucks.-jay

Tonberry2k · #30

Needs more zippers.

#31

I see what you did there.

You forgot the fema-

....

damn it.

Crazyswordsman · #32

On a more serious note.

I finally beat stupid Zodiark and his stupid Darkja which stupidly insta-KOs the party. -CSM

ZeldaGirl · #33

^I remember him. Yeah, he took me a while to beat too... :/

heh · #34

Crazyswordsman wrote:On a more serious note.

I finally beat stupid Zodiark and his stupid Darkja which stupidly insta-KOs the party. -CSM

i'm pretty sure this entire topic was serious.

X-3 · #35

Perrin Aybara wrote:And even still, Vaan still sucks.-jay

Ditto. By the time you get him on your party, your team is probably many levels above him.

Crazyswordsman · #36

Hell Wyrm was the opposite of Zodiark. While Zodiark was hard but short, Hell Wyrm was easy but long as hell (bad pun intended) (Stop immunity + usual gambits = you win this fight). -CSM

ZeldaGirl · #37

Hell Wyrm = fine.

Yiazmat, however... >_>

Crazyswordsman · #38

^I'm gonna take a break until I have some time, then I'm gonna do a run at Omega (I don't want to even THINK about the Great Crystal unless I have at least five hours to spare, which won't be for a long time considering my jam-packed schedule). After I beat Omega, I'm gonna try Yiazmat. Hell Wyrm took about 45 minutes, so I'm expecting about 6+ hours for Yiazmat. I'm gonna need an entire weekend for Yiazmat. -CSM

X-3 · #39

Wait...secret bosses in 12 take that long?

That's...pretty damn awesome, I suppose. Depends on which way you look at it.

Crazyswordsman · #40

1 million, 8 million, and 52 million HP for Omega, Hell Wyrm, and Yiazmat respectively (actually Hell Wyrm has about 170k HP but has like about 50 lives or something (he loses a life when he loses all his HP and I think when he loses a life you can save and reset and you can go back and he won't have his lost lives back, but I didn't have to do this). -CSM