[QUOTE="hakanakumono"] rofl, it's because the "flaws" you see are the things most people (especially critics) liked.
Typicall FFX hater:
"man the sphere grid was so stupid, story was terrible, tidus was a whiny little girl, voice acting was terrible, i hated blitzball, rah rah rah etc..."
That may be your opinion but for the millions who loved that game probably thought:
"loved the sphere grid system -- really allowed for cool hybrid customization, story was beautiful and original, i think tidus is probably the first FF main character to actually behave like a normal human being, etc...."
I respect your opinion, and can see where you are coming from -- but if I told you FFX was one of my all time favorite games, would it be so hard to see where I am coming from and the majority of people who actually think FF games are of superb quality? and even if you don't like them, you should at least respect them for what they've done.
I'm not a GTA guy for example, but I don't trash talk it.
CreasianDevaili
Well.. I guess you respected the opinion of assumption because it sure wasnt mine! I never said why i didnt like FFX but you sure seemed to go with it with this typical FFX hater stuff. FFX-2 I did say why and I do mean that.
FFX sphere was fine. Combinations were fine. However it was easy to just cover everything and in the end there was no challenge. The sphere could have been done better by adding more "tidus skills" or "luna skills" rather than the generic ones.
I didnt like the final fight because I felt it could have been alot better, more interesting, and challenging. I am talking after the big fight. I can understand that they were trying to show what was really the enemy but it could have been better.
Storyline was also fine. I found several characters rather interesting. Had no problem with how tidus was portrayed. I did have a problem with how at the end, his "yup" sounded so amateur. For the mood, and for the line said RIGHT after which has passion to it and befitted the atmosphere, it was downright annoying. It struck out at me like a knife. So i give the voice acting credit, which was great, but for such a important scene why the heck didnt anyone catch the emotionless "yup"?
My issue was small things that robbed some important moments in the game, where the climax builds up, when they could have been removed. I forced myself to not use exp on the grid after so long because I was becoming too powerful and doing 99999 dmg a hit. Not 9999 dmg, but 99999 dmg. Which was another thing i had a issue with.
FFX just wasnt a challenge aside from some side games but that was more annoying than challenging. I felt FF7 lacked in challenges too but the Emerald Weapon was a treat for me. Didnt find that in FFX even after going after all of the summons. By the time you get to those points your usually so strong that you just wipe them out. So that is my issue.
FF was always fun because you could hunt extremly powerful side quest bosses and no matter if you were lvl 99 and the best gear you could easily die if you slipped up. I didnt feel it in FFX. I always feel it in the Tales games I have. I think as of late that the FF series has been slipping in that regard. I give props to the good stuff but not to the stuff i dont like.
Once again. Never said i didnt like the FF series. I said the series is slowly becoming less and less spectacular in my opinion and i would love to see a more serious storyline with real complex side twists and solid gameplay. Got no issues with the sphere grid. However I think it is too small scale to not be somewhat of a thrill killer at the end of the game for most.
Just because I feel that like in so many places in life that the reputation of a name can and does offset some minor infractions and it applies to the FF series dosent mean its talking trash. I never said the games were crap aside from FFX-2. That game was utter crap. That was the ONLY FF game period, PERIOD, that I never finished. \
Would you not have a issue If I felt FF9 was better than FFX? If I felt the game overall was better, would you counter it with your own reasons, like I do, or take the high road and agree?
I respect whatever game someone enjoys more then another. It's just when people dismiss well made games as only scoring high because of their name, and only citing personal gripes with the game as reason for this -- well i think it's a bit silly.
I still haven't played FF9 to be honest, i really want to though. Since every FF in basically a new IP, I understand how distant the FF fanbase can be from one another (personally I've enjoyed every FF i've played). Do I play FF games because of their name? No, I just have much higher expectations for an upcoming installment because of the track record the franchise has, assuming they stick to the formula that I enjoy.
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