Re: mahou shojou final fantasy

5parrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> Blade wrote:
>> 5parrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 
>>>Absolutely. I have no problem with people who say they hated FFVIII
>>>because of the characters. I liked most of them (well, to put
>>>things differently, I didn't _dis_like them as much as I disliked,
>>>say, Tifa) but I'm open to other opinions. However, when people
>>>complain 
>> 
>> Wow, someone disliked Tifa.  Is it because you're an Aeris fan,
>> or...? 
> 
> Yes and no. I _am_ an Aeris "fan" more or less, but I don't think
> Tifa got enough character development to elevate her above

Ironically, I feel the same way about Aeris. ;p

> Aeris-replacement. *shrugs* Maybe I wasn't looking closely enough,
> but it seems to me that after That Scene she just steps in and plays
> Little Miss Perfect for the rest of the whole game. Plus, I really

I disagree, and consider her character development to be just 
that...development...but I doubt we'll get anywhere arguing about it. ;p

> didn't like her overall character design; visually it didn't do much
> for me, and that contributed to it more than a bit.

I can understand that.  The oversized breasts don't do much for me, but 
Tifa's overall kickassness allowed me to overlook that.

> Maybe the problem's that the _designers_ were Aeris fans.

That, I won't disagree with.

>>>about the level-pro-rating system, I can't help but roll my eyes
>>>and go "Oh, you poor thing, you've been deprived of the wonderful
>>>experience of killing the same grunt enemy AGAIN and AGAIN and
>>>AGAIN."
>> <shrug> Instead, we get the wonderful experience of having to run
>> away from the grunt enemies AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.  Or turning
>> them into cards AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.  Yippie-yi-yo-kai-yay. 
>> I'd rather kill them.
> 
> Point: Enc-None.

That won't do you much good, since you still need spells and items and 
there's not enough draw points.  Plus you're a fair bit into the game 
before you can get it.

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