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Re: What is your favorite Final Fantasy game?
Yeah I voted for FFVII, but don't write me off as some brain-dead fanboy. I've played through every game in the FF series (except for FFIII, although I have played some the fan-translated ROM version for NES emulators), and when all was said and done FFVII remained my favorite out of them all, with FFVI coming in a close second. My reasons for liking it mostly center around how ground-breaking it was. For starters, it was the first game in the series to completely break out of the traditional medieval timey setting. It also had a fresh approach on the idea for a main villain. You may think Sephiroth seems cliched now, but the fact of the matter is that pretty much all the previous FF villains suffered from being cliched. Sure Kefka was an improvement from past villains in that he actually had his own personality that identified him as not only a villain but also a character, but it was hampered down by the whole "I wanna destroy everything because I'm insane!" cliche. Now with Sephiroth, you actually have a good understanding why he is the way he is. Not to mention that his ultimate goal of becoming like a god seems more like something that we can actually relate to. I mean seriously, how many non-emos dream about crap like "killing everyone in the world" or "engulfing the world in darkness" or "unleashing demons upon the world to bring about an age of chaos"; c'mon, this is the kind of stuff that Saturday-morning cartoon villains try to accomplish. Becoming like a god, however, is something that I don't think anyone could disagree with. And in my opinion, the more you can relate to a game's main villain (assuming that you're sane, that is), the better.
Although I will admit, Cloud really wasn't the most well-developed character. Sure Cloud has one of the most interesting backstories in RPG history, but in the end it seems like his entire character revolves around that one aspect of him. Because of this, the character of Cloud lacks depth in personality, thus leaving little room for the player to empathize with him; but again, this aspect is hardly noticeable to most players due to the well-written story surronding his character.
Yeah I voted for FFVII, but don't write me off as some brain-dead fanboy. I've played through every game in the FF series (except for FFIII, although I have played some the fan-translated ROM version for NES emulators), and when all was said and done FFVII remained my favorite out of them all, with FFVI coming in a close second. My reasons for liking it mostly center around how ground-breaking it was. For starters, it was the first game in the series to completely break out of the traditional medieval timey setting. It also had a fresh approach on the idea for a main villain. You may think Sephiroth seems cliched now, but the fact of the matter is that pretty much all the previous FF villains suffered from being cliched. Sure Kefka was an improvement from past villains in that he actually had his own personality that identified him as not only a villain but also a character, but it was hampered down by the whole "I wanna destroy everything because I'm insane!" cliche. Now with Sephiroth, you actually have a good understanding why he is the way he is. Not to mention that his ultimate goal of becoming like a god seems more like something that we can actually relate to. I mean seriously, how many non-emos dream about crap like "killing everyone in the world" or "engulfing the world in darkness" or "unleashing demons upon the world to bring about an age of chaos"; c'mon, this is the kind of stuff that Saturday-morning cartoon villains try to accomplish. Becoming like a god, however, is something that I don't think anyone could disagree with. And in my opinion, the more you can relate to a game's main villain (assuming that you're sane, that is), the better.
Although I will admit, Cloud really wasn't the most well-developed character. Sure Cloud has one of the most interesting backstories in RPG history, but in the end it seems like his entire character revolves around that one aspect of him. Because of this, the character of Cloud lacks depth in personality, thus leaving little room for the player to empathize with him; but again, this aspect is hardly noticeable to most players due to the well-written story surronding his character.
really. I don't see it on either list though. XI and TA are the only other ones that stand out for me.
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