I think you misunderstand what I mean when I say it "worked". I meant "it was really awesome". Not just that it functioned. If you had read the novels, playing the game was really amazing, they enhanced the experience to a great degree.remnant_phoenix said:I disagree.Dreiko said:It's irrelevant if the intended way is one that is dumb according to people's opinions for various reasons, some of which may actually be valid.
The only thing that matters is if it works or not.
It's hardly irrelevant. If the intended way isn't enjoyed, then that is a flaw in the game's design to the person who didn't enjoy it. Whether or not it works is certainly not the only thing that matters. A guillotine works very well, but if I call it "barbaric" to chop people's heads off like that, does the statement, "Well, that's how they designed to work" disqualify or discredit my opinion that it is a barbaric machine? Certainly not. My opinion is perfectly valid. "That's how it was designed" doesn't matter.
You like the story and it doesn't bother you at all that you had to read all the extra stuff to fully understand and appreciate the story. That's perfectly fine.
I, and so many others, did not like the fact that the story was not fully self-contained within the core game--especially since that was the standard that every other main series game in the series maintained through FFXII--and it bothered me greatly that I was expected read the extra stuff to fully understand and appreciate the story.
There's nothing wrong with your opinion or your enjoyment of the game, but you have the air of someone who is looking down on those of us who didn't like it and dismissing our reasons for not liking it.
I have the air of someone who doesn't see the point of games being self contained and nobody makes a case for why it's better for games to be self contained that not. All I see people list is "just because that's how it's always been". I also don't understand why people being "expected to read" is talked about as though it's a negative thing. It's more good stuff to enjoy. I don't get why everyone wouldn't be ecstatic there's more of this content to enjoy.
I just don't understand why it would "bother" anyone to read all this extra stuff. Reading this stuff is just like playing the game. You're in that world and experiencing the story and learning the characters. If you enjoy FF you'd should enjoy reading these novels. Even without the benefits of their relating to the game.