Originally posted by General Kaliero
Then it's not because "it is," it's because "I think it is." Yes?
Dude, don't be that guy. Don't be the guy who start complaining when someone doesn't put "I think" in front of something that is very clearly a matter of opinion. I thought the context of the discussion, and the topic being discussed was subjective enough to show that everything I was/am saying is a matter of opinion, and didn't need to put "I think" in front of everything.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
Kefka was an insane clown. He was all about being over the top. Like a comic book villain:Stubborn, ignorant of minions' distrust, shouty, and dealing in absolutes: exterminate everyone. What city is he going to attack next, Metropolis?
"Destroy all who oppose us". That's not over the top at all, dictators have that mentality all the time. When he said "Destroy everyone" he was referring to everyone in Narsh, which was because they opposed him.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
And here I was under the impression the game had a unique theme for each of the main characters... which they, you know, spent the entire game developing. Since they're, like, the main characters and the story is about them.
It did, but it's over all theme, or backbone, was good vs evil. Had Kefka been anything but pure evil the game simply wouldn't have worked. As said, it was entirely built around that idea, and as such it was essential to have that type of main villain.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
No, Dhaos was not a typo. He's the main villain of Tales of Phantasia, a game released a year after FFVI. Back when a sympathetic villain was still relatively unheard of.Just being evil is a rather flat base for characterization, whereas being just opposed allows for much greater depth, simply because it's more to build off of. You can only do so much and still stay within the "pure evil" spectrum; a lot more is open to "shades of grey" villains.
It can be flat, but it can also work and be very true to life, as some people are just bad for no discernible reason.
And yes! Thank you for proving why it's more difficult to make a good genuinely evil villain, because you don't have as much to work with if pure evil is your intent. Also, because it's difficult to make a villain purely evil, without having him cross over into that over the top realm, which again, I never felt Kefka did.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
Godwin's Law. 😆And even Hitler wasn't totally evil. He honestly thought he was facilitating the rule of the "Master Race." Yes, his views were wrong, but he wasn't the purest, abject manifestation of all that is, was, and ever shall be unholy.
I wasn't naming someone who was the pure manifestation of evil, merely someone who WAS evil and who's actions could not be defended or understood. Hitler was one where a normal person, with basic morals could sit and say "You know, I can understand where he's coming from, I'm conflicted and kind of agree with what he did". What he did was so purely wrong, so utterly evil, that one couldn't help but know that he was wrong. Hence why I named him. There wasn't shades of grey in his actions.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
I'm sorry, but you're simply wrong. That may have been the temporary situation after he caused the World of Ruin, but I was talking about his final intentions. Endgame, just before the final battle
Yes, I misunderstood your meaning, my apologies. His ultimate intent was to eventually destroy all things, yes.
Oops, sorry Lana, didn't see that post of yours. Consider it dropped on my end.
To keep this thread alive I figured I'll post some "news"
The game will be developed by Matrix Software, the same team responsible for the Final Fantasy III remake, and will be supervised by members of the original development team: Takashi Tokita will serve as executive producer, Tomoya Asano as producer, Hiroyuki Itô as battle designer. Animator Yoshinori Kanada will storyboard the new cutscenes
Games on the DS suck. I don't know why gamers would save up their money to get something with graphics as bad as the Wii's. Save up on a PS3 or a 360 for god sakes it'll be worth the months of saving. Final Fantasy on the DS? This game will suck. Sorry if I'm sounding like an ass (lol) but I'm just telling the truth here.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
Games on the DS suck. I don't know why gamers would save up their money to get something with graphics as bad as the Wii's. Save up on a PS3 or a 360 for god sakes it'll be worth the months of saving. Final Fantasy on the DS? This game will suck. Sorry if I'm sounding like an ass (lol) but I'm just telling the truth here.
Because some people care more about a good game than shiny graphics. Not really a difficult concept.
Not only that, but this is the...fifth or sixth Final Fantasy on the DS. It's also a remake of an SNES game.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
Sorry if I'm sounding like an ass (lol) but I'm just telling my biased and unresearched personal opinion here.
The DS has a better games library than the PS3 for certain, and many would argue better than the 360 as well. It's a definite fact that the DS is one of the consistently best-selling pieces of gaming hardware in the history of the industry.
Also, the game is superb, with very pretty design and incredible music and sound quality.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
Games on the PSP suck. I don't know why gamers would save up their money to get something with games as bad as the PS3's. Save up on a Wii or a 360 for god sakes it'll be worth the months of saving. Final Fantasy on the PSP? This game will suck. Sorry if I'm sounding like an ass (lol) but I'm just telling the truth here.
Fixed.
Well I just beat the game and I must say I am impressed with the game. Doing my second playthrough now; just kind of playing around a lot with the mini-games.