SweetShark said:
For me it will be Final Fantasy 13.
I nearly hate everything in this game. The world, the characters [not all of them], the linear exploration, the stupid story.
But, as I said I hate the game, the final result that all the people worked in this game. I don't hate the people that nearly worked for 5-6 years in this game.
Even if for me this game is terrible and boring, I respect the effort the developers put to make this game GORGEOUS.
Huh. I was wondering if I'd see a Final Fantasy game mentioned in here.
Bear in mind, this is not an attack, personally or others. I'm merely curious. What exactly did you find "stupid" about the storyline? When you consider the development process, where (much like with FFXII originally having Basch as the main character and being changed to Vaan halfway through development and a lead designer change) Lightning was never really the main focus of the story. The main characters are Fang and Vanille, and to a slightly lesser extent, Sazh.
Fang and Vanille were always l'Cie, before any of the others. They were the cause of Sazh's son, Dajh, coming into contact with a Cocoon fal'Cie, his Focus being to "find the Pulse l'Cie". Yes, the game is incredibly linear and doesn't really open up until you actually get to Gran Pulse, but I personally thought the dynamic of the characters was nice. Vanille's wandering around with Sazh, realizing it's her fault his son is a l'Cie. It's her fault the others are l'Cie. She has to live with that guilt. Then again, that's the *best* thing about the Final Fantasy series. No one game (aside from rare sequels) is "the same". You aren't forced to like any or all of them. It's why, even if I didn't like something about one game, I know there are others in the series. I also know that other people *will* like the things I don't and I can actually respect that too.
Hm.. As for what game I "hated" but respect.. Huh. Good question.
As someone who does primarily play JRPGs (some odd WRPGs or shooters occasionally), I'd say Mass Effect (the whole series). To me, it's a cover-based shooter with some RPG elements tacked on. But y'know, I understand people enjoy it, so more power to 'em! It's also why it concerns me when others berate and insult JRPGs and/or their fans. That said, as a friend noted to me earlier today, the sheer amount of JRPGs coming out this year far outweighs, what seems to be, constant shooters. I guess that's my other "game I hate". Everyone seems to complain about the Wii U's launch line-up.. But seemingly forgets how awful both Sony and Microsoft's launch line-ups were for PS3 and Xbox 360. These days (the longest console generation
ever, might I add), Microsoft no longer has any exclusive IPs, unless they're a reboot or sequel of a Halo or Gears of War game (which honestly makes the Xbox look like "the shooter console"), while Sony actually has quite a few original IPs still going. It baffles me how much people go on about a "console war" though. There's no war. Just play what you want to play and leave it at that! Wasn't that hard before the Internet happened. Then again, you also walked into a store and bought a complete, finished product, knowing it's all on-disc, with no tacked on DLC. I mean.. Is it some kind of racial thing these days? The WRPG/JRPG war always happens, so is that why Microsoft (America/The West) and Sony/Nintendo (Japan/The East) fanboys always butt heads?
Sigh.. Why can't more companies/people be more like Valve..?
