Quick hit FFXII thoughts

[moonwise]

1. Is it wrong that I want one of those shiny Final Fantasy XII Potions? It is a silly item, but the blue glass is pritti! And I could put it on my windowsill and no one would know it was actually nerdy!

2. I am fully expecting Balthier or Fran to smack Vaan in the back of the head at some point in this game, and I will laugh and laugh. Not that I dislike Vaan, but he's so very clueless. (hint: never ask a lady her age. Never.)

3. One of the biggest laughs at Ohayocon was Vaan's Clueless Moment when Balthier suggested he might trade something else for the ring.

4. Those little bunnies hopping around are too cute. They squeak and wiggle. I can't kill them.

5. All the Viera are bunny-ladies. Where are all the boy bunnies? They are, after all, bunnies. You know.

6. It has become very clear that the game designers watched the original Star Wars trilogy several times and said, "Hey! George Lucas stole this plot from Japan; let's steal it back for a Final Fantasy game! We'll have an Empire and Jawas and everything!" Because Balthier "watch your mouth kid, or you're gonna find yourself floating home" = Han Solo, and Fran = Chewbacca, and Vaan "aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper" = Luke Skywalker, and Ashe "if money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive" = Princess Leia, and Basch "you're my only hope" = Obi-Wan Kenobi and Penelo is.. er.. ok, I don't have an equivalent for that one.

7. When I first met Balthier, I thought he was strong in teh ghey, because all FF males are teh ghey until proven otherwise. I don't think so now. He's metrosexual. Furthermore, to quote Jay and Silent Bob, he's a "smooth pimp who loves the pussy." I'm sure of this.

8. I talk to the game. As in "OK, WHICH ONE OF YOU ASSHOLES STEPPED ON THE TRAP?"

9. We need a cameo by Arseley. Seriously. That would rule.

Comments

[keelieinblack.livejournal.com]

FFXII, yay!

2. Vaan is so a big dumb Labrador puppy, totally adorable and totally brainless. God only knows how he survived on the streets for those years--I imagine Penelo had a lot to do with it. (I ♥ Penelo, for some reason.)

5. Somewhere we find out that the viera as a race are generally reclusive, and the males never leave the woods. Which is aggravating because, hey Squeenix, girls play these games too. I know you know this! Why are you depriving us of boy-bunnies? (But doven drew some male viera fanart, yay!)

6. I didn't get more than twenty minutes in the game before thinking "wow, I hope Lucas never sees this or there will be some intense suing."

Have the costumes made you want to spork your eyes out yet?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

I always like it when youngsters in Japanese games act their age, as opposed to something like Utena, where she's supposed to be 13. Vaan definitely acts his age. Name the last mature teenaged boy you met. XD

The costumes aren't bothering me after FFX-2. The "Pretty Pretty Princess Dress-Up Magic" was so annoying that FFXII is not even registering.

[fourish.livejournal.com]

I'm on the verge of beating this #(%^$#(* game (100+ hours into it) and I still know more about Balthier and Ashe than I do Vaan. WTF, Squeenix. Do the words "main character" mean anything to you anymore? Sigh.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I sometimes forget Vaan is even in the game. I forgot he was supposed to be the main character until Balfonheim.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

I guess that's the purpose of the "Everyman." He's not really the main character IMO; he's just the vehicle for exposing the story.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

7. When I first met Balthier, I thought he was strong in teh ghey, because all FF males are teh ghey until proven otherwise. I don't think so now. He's metrosexual. Furthermore, to quote Jay and Silent Bob, he's a "smooth pimp who loves the pussy." I'm sure of this.

I laughed for a full minute at this. True stuff's always the funniest.

8. I talk to the game. As in "OK, WHICH ONE OF YOU ASSHOLES STEPPED ON THE TRAP?"

ARGH! I know what you mean! Why the hell even equip or use Libra if some dipshit is gonna step on the trap you're trying to AVOID?! Somebody triggered one in the Henne Mines that killed two party members and almost killed the leader. I had to book outta there because these zombie bats were kicking my ass hardcore.

I'm always yelling at my game. You should've seen me playing FFVIII. Though I spent more time telling Squall to quit being an emo bitch and for Rinoa to just shut up and DIE already.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

I guess the "you can see the trap, but you still have to avoid stepping on it" is nothing new. You could reveal traps in Vagrant Story... and then Ashley would run over them anyway. Once in a while, it would be a Heal Trap, at least.

Zombie bats in the Henne Mines kicked your ass? I'd better level up some more before heading in there. Everyone's at about lvl 25, and I wanted some better weapons and armor, so it's "Kill the Wabbit" time.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

lol. I only saw "Phantom Menace" of the original trilogy, and the other two movies in bits and pieces. I think it was in Rabanastre that I remarked, "Look, it's Coruscant." But, if Star Wars itself ripped off The Hidden Fortress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress), then who's ripping off who, really?

Fuck, I hated this game. Deeply. Square has at last committed the final betrayal of my fandom.

Did you play FFX-2? XD

[arafel.livejournal.com]

How do you really feel about FFX-2? *laughs* I admit that FFIX wasn't to my liking, so maybe I just came into FF gaming at the wrong time. I never got into KH either.

I think that I might have liked FFX-2 better if it hadn't followed up FFX, which was sad and sweet and had a very nice story, even if the voice acting was stilted. FFX-2 was stupid and shallow and full of hot pants and skanky costumes, not to mention the ridiculous Dresspheres system. At least Penelo has some clothes on. FFXII would have been an improvement no matter what if FFX-2 had been your last experience. I admit I'm having a lot of fun with the game, but I also really liked Vagrant Story, and FFXII is the bastard child of Vagrant Story and FFXI.

Re: Episode 3 - it's not an exaggeration for me to say that I slept through this movie. The thing that galls me is that the prequels had such promise, and what we got for our long wait was a kiddy movie and Dawson's Creek in space. Some of the ideas that run through the prequels are great, like the whole "bringing balance to the Force" thing. Why did it have to come with teenaged angst?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

How come? 9 is my second-favorite of all time, second only to 6

Here's the problem: I started at FFVIII. I didn't have an NES or SNES system, so I never played early FF games. After playing FFVII and FFVIII, the hero having a tail in FFIX threw me. It was too... fantastical, I suppose you could say (as little sense as that makes.) I just wasn't interested.

You may well be right about the original SW trilogy. But, the original trilogy had something the prequels did not, and that was Han Solo. XD Aside from the eye candy, he was a funny, entertaining, and sympathetic character. Helped pull the whole mess together, until Greedo shot first.