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clonechild) wrote2010-03-23 11:23 am
clonechild) wrote2010-03-23 11:23 am
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Am on chapter 10 of FFXIII now, and it's still fun ^^ I won't lie: I'm looking forward to chapter 11 because linearity is not really my favourite thing (just wandering off and dicking around were some of my favourite things to do in TLR and FFXII) but as a trade-off the character development and interaction is better than in FFXII. Still a bit 'meh' about the separate battle screens and no way of positioning characters during battle but creative use of paradigm shifts can at least take care a bit of the latter.
Party is the overdone Lightning, Fang, Hope. Not only because they are good, but also because I love them to death (although my dear brother, predictably, thinks Hope's a whiny bitch). I was sobbing like a baby during that conversation Lightning and Hope had back in... chapter five? Six? Something like that. Just before Fang and Snow had their big damn heroes moment. And then that talk Sazh and Vanille had with each other and god, they actually expect my to fight a boss while I can't even see the screen?! (Okay, so I'm exaggerating. I wasn't crying that hard.) And it was so close. I think the doom counter was in the single digits when I finally managed to activate Gestalt mode. In fact, I actually thought I'd lost at first.
Also, way to go, Lightning. Assure Hope you aren't going to abandon him, then shove him at Snow, who you know he hates and go haring off (okay, so she had the best of intentions. The timing was a bit...off, though). So I kept waiting and waiting for Hope to explode, while Snow unwittingly kept shoving his foot in his mouth. And what an explosion it was. Man, Snow, I hope you know you owe your life to some convenient, uh, explosions. And then Lightning hugged Hope and aww aww aww <3
And then that talk she had with Snow! I'm just in love here all around.
Sazh is still awesome. Vanille is growing on me, even if her girly run still looks a bit ridiculous. Fang is also excellent. Actually Fang sort of had the reverse effect of Judith of Tales of Vesperia on me. I had expected to really like Judith, and all her characteristics (voice, aerial spear-fighter, genre-savvy fanservice girl who is comfortable in her appearance and teasing others with it without it being overdone) appeal to me, but on the whole I actually find her sort of bland. Nothing about her stood out to me. While initially I wasn't very excited about Fang's concept, but when I got her, I thought she was awesome.
Maybe it's the fanservice part? I've never been terribly fond of the whole 'scantily dressed girl to tittilate male gamers' concept (yes I r hypocrite) so even if Judith is very aware of it, and is comfortable in her role, she rubs me the wrong way? I don't know. I do know that part of the reason I'm not especially fond of Vanille is her outfit (combined with her name). But Fang and Fran from FFXII were both very much the 'hot woman' type as well, but neither of them were held up as sex symbol. Vanille milks the cute and innocent act for all it's worth (though deliberately) while Fang and Fran were in the first place fighters.
Party is the overdone Lightning, Fang, Hope. Not only because they are good, but also because I love them to death (although my dear brother, predictably, thinks Hope's a whiny bitch). I was sobbing like a baby during that conversation Lightning and Hope had back in... chapter five? Six? Something like that. Just before Fang and Snow had their big damn heroes moment. And then that talk Sazh and Vanille had with each other and god, they actually expect my to fight a boss while I can't even see the screen?! (Okay, so I'm exaggerating. I wasn't crying that hard.) And it was so close. I think the doom counter was in the single digits when I finally managed to activate Gestalt mode. In fact, I actually thought I'd lost at first.
Also, way to go, Lightning. Assure Hope you aren't going to abandon him, then shove him at Snow, who you know he hates and go haring off (okay, so she had the best of intentions. The timing was a bit...off, though). So I kept waiting and waiting for Hope to explode, while Snow unwittingly kept shoving his foot in his mouth. And what an explosion it was. Man, Snow, I hope you know you owe your life to some convenient, uh, explosions. And then Lightning hugged Hope and aww aww aww <3
And then that talk she had with Snow! I'm just in love here all around.
Sazh is still awesome. Vanille is growing on me, even if her girly run still looks a bit ridiculous. Fang is also excellent. Actually Fang sort of had the reverse effect of Judith of Tales of Vesperia on me. I had expected to really like Judith, and all her characteristics (voice, aerial spear-fighter, genre-savvy fanservice girl who is comfortable in her appearance and teasing others with it without it being overdone) appeal to me, but on the whole I actually find her sort of bland. Nothing about her stood out to me. While initially I wasn't very excited about Fang's concept, but when I got her, I thought she was awesome.
Maybe it's the fanservice part? I've never been terribly fond of the whole 'scantily dressed girl to tittilate male gamers' concept (yes I r hypocrite) so even if Judith is very aware of it, and is comfortable in her role, she rubs me the wrong way? I don't know. I do know that part of the reason I'm not especially fond of Vanille is her outfit (combined with her name). But Fang and Fran from FFXII were both very much the 'hot woman' type as well, but neither of them were held up as sex symbol. Vanille milks the cute and innocent act for all it's worth (though deliberately) while Fang and Fran were in the first place fighters.