You gotta keep in mind Japan is another culture. Japs is into stuff we might be into and that's fine. But just understand that.
Having said that, your list doesn't make sense:
1. The characters are flawed. Every single videogame that has a good plot has a character that is flawed. No one wants to play as a perfect being. They start as troubled people and throughout the game, they improve. If you didn't manage to play a FF game beyond the tutorial then I can't help you there.
2. Again, if you didn't manage to pay attention, I can't help you either.
3. Ashe, Lightning, Payne, Fran...even if you're playing the Japanese version, they're not high.
4. Yeah...they're not all gonna be a bunch of Marcus Fenixes and Ghosts. The buff macho guy works for FPS. You want one of those? Play another genre. Like I said, the protagonists for FF are usually flawed. It's an average guy just trying to get by who is reluctantly involved in a conflict that requires him to save the world. They're not being 'gay' (Yeah, you were trying to say that. We get it.), they're just not being headstrong and gritty and angry. Like I said, it's a different genre. Maybe it's not your cup of tea but it doesn't mean it's not working for the series. People who like the series do so because the characters are relateable. I can identify to one of those FF guys better than to good ol' Marcus with his super gun and his muscles the size of my head, jumping into the battlefield without a care in the world. Sure, I wish I could do that, but I'm not like that in reality.
So I get the impression you're trying to turn FF games into more of a FPS when it comes to plot, characters and gameplay mechanics. So...no. It's not a FPS. But I am curious about how you would improve the game. So far, we've heard complains but no solutions. It will certainly help drive this conversation further.
I'm not gonna get into the Cloud territory. But yeah, that's what I think.
Having said that, your list doesn't make sense:
1. The characters are flawed. Every single videogame that has a good plot has a character that is flawed. No one wants to play as a perfect being. They start as troubled people and throughout the game, they improve. If you didn't manage to play a FF game beyond the tutorial then I can't help you there.
2. Again, if you didn't manage to pay attention, I can't help you either.
3. Ashe, Lightning, Payne, Fran...even if you're playing the Japanese version, they're not high.
4. Yeah...they're not all gonna be a bunch of Marcus Fenixes and Ghosts. The buff macho guy works for FPS. You want one of those? Play another genre. Like I said, the protagonists for FF are usually flawed. It's an average guy just trying to get by who is reluctantly involved in a conflict that requires him to save the world. They're not being 'gay' (Yeah, you were trying to say that. We get it.), they're just not being headstrong and gritty and angry. Like I said, it's a different genre. Maybe it's not your cup of tea but it doesn't mean it's not working for the series. People who like the series do so because the characters are relateable. I can identify to one of those FF guys better than to good ol' Marcus with his super gun and his muscles the size of my head, jumping into the battlefield without a care in the world. Sure, I wish I could do that, but I'm not like that in reality.
So I get the impression you're trying to turn FF games into more of a FPS when it comes to plot, characters and gameplay mechanics. So...no. It's not a FPS. But I am curious about how you would improve the game. So far, we've heard complains but no solutions. It will certainly help drive this conversation further.
I hate to sound like a fanboy but...I don't think Squall was emo. Yes, he was a huge loner and had sad thoughts, but for the most part, he kept them to himself. He rarely shared his thoughts because it wasn't the place nor the time and because, frankly, he didn't give a damn about everyone else. it was until everyone else forced him to open up that he shared all that and actually helped him to get over it. The reason why we know he thought that is because the game allows us to see what he thinks as opposed to other FF protagonists. But I consider someone emo as a person who goes around trying to cause pity from everyone else and just doesn't do a damn thing about it. Squall was always on the move, even stepping up after he was reluctantly named leader of Balamb Garden.burningdragoon said:FF8: The hate from this one I believe comes mostly from the magic system and also because the fairly silly amnesia-related plot point. Squall is a bit emo for most of it. Actually emo, unlike the emo accusations thrown at Cloud who doesn't really get emo until Advent Children.
I'm not gonna get into the Cloud territory. But yeah, that's what I think.