Final Fantasy general

The best thing ARR did was letting people play as cat boys and gorilla girls.

One week left for the Kickstarter. Only real goals left to reach are Hard Mode(likely), more translations on launch day(unlikely) and someone who's most likely a well known composer contributing(need 100K more for that so...).

edited 12th Feb '16 11:02:15 AM by LordofLore

Wakka being racist is just hilarious, though.

And since Character Development cures him of this or he just moves his racism onto the Guados it's all in good fun.

"Eyyyy Bleetzbol, but also apartheid, ya?"

Man, that XIV patch trailer is great.

I cannot wait to fight Sephirot.

"Final Solution, ya?"

Hey, at least the Al Bhed were allowed to take part in national sport and such.

edited 12th Feb '16 10:03:38 PM by UndyingPhoenix

Yeah, Wakka was a clumsy Fantastic Racist. Nice dude, but totally brainwashed by Yevon's hypocritical blame-shifting onto an innocent and technologically minded race that weren't hugely into religion.

I mean, that's the point of course, but it's still clumsy and dumb.

I don't see it as 'clumsy' or 'dumb', he was the Zealot of the party which was counter played vs each character in the party with the exception of Kimahri.

Al Bhed do not follow Yevon thus evil. Many many religions work that way, it helps enforce obedience and removes access to bad ideas.

edited 13th Feb '16 2:49:25 AM by Memers

I would say that Wakka's case is depressingly close to many real-life persons that aren't necessarily evil to begin with but that can be easily brainwashed with some less-than-tasteful opinions.

Actually the least realistic thing about Wakka is that after being a zealot, when presented with facts that prove he is wrong, he actually changes his mind.

It's important to remember that Wakka also has personal reasons for hating the Al Bhed. His brother died using one of their weapons, which in his mind makes them partially responsible.

And for all the jokes I make, he really doesn't want them to die, just either convert or stay out of the way.

Seeing what the Guado were doing in Home opens his eyes to these real people suffering, making his previous prejudices seem petty in comparison.

Also, his spent almost his whole life in Besaid, making him have the least worldly knowledge of Spira outside of Tidus.

You know, it actually reminds me of a character from Harry Potter.

edited 13th Feb '16 6:36:58 AM by PolarPhantom

The irony is that Wakka gets the closure he needs with his brother from an Al Bhed. And Beclem, but fuck that guy.

I'm playing XIII-2, and Snow's model still has his Brand on his forearm. Is this a case of sloppy retexturing, or is this hinting at something larger happening with Snow?

Wakka was a good representation of religious fanatics without making them cartoonish.

He found a fal'cie.

Snow is the only character who's a l'Cie in all three games. I think he gets branded by a Cactuar fal'Cie before XIII-2? The one that there's a statue of in Yusnaan.

Indeed.

Its in the companion novel for XIII-2. You can find only hints about it in XIII-2 itself in the Gravaton Core fragments though, Snow was obviously trying to keep the info about what he had done from Serah.

His Focus is to be the Big Damn Heroes to help Serah and Lightning in the final battle.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:36:26 AM by Memers

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Which sucks, because IIRC, it doesn't ever get expanded on, except in supplemental material. There is the alternate ending where Snow becomes a time-traveling biker, but apart from that, Snow's L'cie status is So Last Season.

An AU sequel with Snow and Serah would have been awesome.

Quite frankly I'm startled you were looking at his brand.

Most people are too distracted by XIII-2 Snow's hair.

edited 13th Feb '16 3:57:06 PM by Nikkolas

Hair? More like plumage.

But yeah, after a battle the camera zoomed right up on him and his brand was clearly visible. I was torn on whether they'd managed to recycle his base model with new hair and clothes, or if it was relevant to the plot. Given the game and premise I should have known better, but it's in the same spot as his brand in the first game.

It marks the locations of their hearts. Or souls. Or spirits. Or something. Or I'm just talking out my ass.

Speaking of which though, I guess if Vanille was rebranded, itwould go right on her hiny.

fal'Cie are weird.

How's the game going for you, though? Liking how more open everything is? You've met Adult Hope, right?

edited 13th Feb '16 4:10:39 PM by Nikkolas

It's growing on me. Adult Hope is cool, and I'm getting used to the combat. I don't think I like wound damage.

Still divided on Caius, and Yeul is like 12. As long as it's not implied that he wants to be all up inside that, I guess. Also a bit divided about Noel.

I like how your first interaction with the colosseum is basically Edgelord Mc Grim Dude going "Begone, mortals! This bloodsoaked realm lies beyond the bonds of time and space, and there are already ill omens afoot!", Noel going "hey brah we'll take that ill omen for ya" and the Arbiter of Time actually giving up an artefact. And then character building with Noel as they linger in the arena of Bloodfist Mc Death Plague.