Some video game thoughts
Aug. 27th, 2017 07:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlily*WARNING - FFXII:ZA SPOILERS AHEAD... WARNING - FFXII:ZA SPOILERS AHEAD... WARNING - FFXII:ZA SPOILERS AHEAD... *
Yeah - I'm too lazy to do the cut thingy. Sorry...
Vayne is gone! He was more of a challenge than I remember but I think I was ridiculously over-levelled last time I played.
I read a theory piece that said that Vayne is the real 'goody' of FFXII because he wants to take responsibility for history away from the Gods, but Ashe and co are following the Gods'/Occurias' wishes making them the 'baddies'. But a) Ashe does make the decision to destroy the Sun Cryst (albeit late in the day - and she leaves the actual job to Reddas), and b) Venat is BAD - she tortures Vayne when she turns him into the The Undying, and has been corrupting both Vayne and Cid for years. I agree that Vayne is committed to a noble cause but he's a bit like Seifer - he's backing the wrong side.
I sat through the credits because I thought there might be a little snippet of something at the end but there isn't - except for New Game+ and lots of nice concept art. I was particularly struck by the picture of Cid holding baby Balthier. The actual final bit of the game comes before the credits when the camera pans out to show Rabanastre in the middle of the desert. Whoever developed that game is DEFINITELY a fan of Azure Dreams. That person (or those people) also must also have worked on that tower-thing on the FFX/FFX-2 remaster.
A couple of things I really liked - Vaan's expression when he said, 'Larsa would definitely have said that' and the dialogue between Balthier and Fran when he picks her up - FRAN: I'd say you have more of a supporting role; BALTHIER: Fran, please. Because, of course, he's the leading man!
But I digress. I have completed the story element of FFXII:ZA and I love it more than ever. I thank everyone at Square Enix who made it possible.
I have also found a couple of games that are coming out next year that look interesting. Biomutant and Lost Sphear They are now on my 'maybe' list behind Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Time to get this day underway"
Yeah - I'm too lazy to do the cut thingy. Sorry...
Vayne is gone! He was more of a challenge than I remember but I think I was ridiculously over-levelled last time I played.
I read a theory piece that said that Vayne is the real 'goody' of FFXII because he wants to take responsibility for history away from the Gods, but Ashe and co are following the Gods'/Occurias' wishes making them the 'baddies'. But a) Ashe does make the decision to destroy the Sun Cryst (albeit late in the day - and she leaves the actual job to Reddas), and b) Venat is BAD - she tortures Vayne when she turns him into the The Undying, and has been corrupting both Vayne and Cid for years. I agree that Vayne is committed to a noble cause but he's a bit like Seifer - he's backing the wrong side.
I sat through the credits because I thought there might be a little snippet of something at the end but there isn't - except for New Game+ and lots of nice concept art. I was particularly struck by the picture of Cid holding baby Balthier. The actual final bit of the game comes before the credits when the camera pans out to show Rabanastre in the middle of the desert. Whoever developed that game is DEFINITELY a fan of Azure Dreams. That person (or those people) also must also have worked on that tower-thing on the FFX/FFX-2 remaster.
A couple of things I really liked - Vaan's expression when he said, 'Larsa would definitely have said that' and the dialogue between Balthier and Fran when he picks her up - FRAN: I'd say you have more of a supporting role; BALTHIER: Fran, please. Because, of course, he's the leading man!
But I digress. I have completed the story element of FFXII:ZA and I love it more than ever. I thank everyone at Square Enix who made it possible.
I have also found a couple of games that are coming out next year that look interesting. Biomutant and Lost Sphear They are now on my 'maybe' list behind Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Time to get this day underway"
