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rionaleonhart) wrote2023-10-20 09:55 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2023-10-20 09:55 pm
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Whatever Hell He's Talked Himself Into.
In everything but the eikon battles, which are big on visual spectacle, Final Fantasy XVI feels like a toned-down Final Fantasy. The character designs, the characters' personalities, the body language, the environments: everything is more muted and more realistic than I tend to expect from the series.
I think the more realistic body language is very cool, but I have mixed feelings on everything else. I'll be honest: I've never picked up a Final Fantasy game because I'm in the mood for realism. That's not a problem with the game, exactly - there's nothing wrong with trying something new, especially in this series, which is famous for constantly reinventing itself - but it does cause Final Fantasy XVI to jar slightly with my expectations.
I'm in the mission 'Onward', looking for a trader's pass to cross a border.
Jesus, I was just doing sidequests; I didn't mean to start a war. Did the game hear my 'this feels toned-down' comments and decide to respond by escalating wildly?
Fascinated by this baker who's in love with the Mothercrystal. I thought 'does he kind of want to fuck the Mothercrystal? is that just in my head?' and then he started waxing lyrical about 'her inviting hollow' and, no, definitely not in my head.
Don't ask me to choose between Otto and Gav to accompany me! I'm not capable of making decisions!
I ended up going with Otto. I was mildly tempted by Gav because I know some people on my flist ship him and Clive, so I wanted to see whether they'd have any sexual tension, but, being forced to choose between them, I realised I personally like Otto slightly more.
Choosing between Tarja and Jill feels like a much less neutral decision! I'd like to get to know Tarja better, but I went with Jill; I'd really like to be more interested in Jill than I am, so I feel I should take every opportunity to learn more about her.
Clive's amused 'Are you all right?' when Jill is waxing lyrical about the goods at the market is very cute.
Was Otto in love with Cid? I choose to believe that Otto was in love with Cid.
Bombs... have bones?
I left off playing for a while, and then I had a long segment of just doing sidequests, so, by the time the visiting-Cid's-grave scene came along, I'd forgotten how pretty the fully animated cutscenes in this game were. They are extremely pretty.
Good to see best character Charon getting the full cutscene treatment, too!
'You've clearly got a fine head on those broad shoulders,' some guy giving me a quest says. Once again, literally everyone flirts with Clive.
I'd love to know more about the Fallen; we've heard so little about them! That's something I really liked about Final Fantasy X, come to think of it: the landscape was dotted with the ruins of a civilisation we really felt we knew, because we'd spent time there, however briefly.
Dion's father gently forcing him to kneel and tilting his chin up with the point of his cane was pretty hot. I'm sorry for saying it, but someone had to.
Eloise just gave me a crimson collar and told me to wear it, and frankly it is an outrage that it doesn't show up on Clive's character model.
Even if I think Final Fantasy XVI could afford to be a bit more ludicrous, I'm still enjoying my time with this game! From the trailers, I wasn't sure whether it would be my thing at all; I'm glad I gave it a chance, even if I don't imagine it'll end up ranking among my favourite Final Fantasy games.
I think the more realistic body language is very cool, but I have mixed feelings on everything else. I'll be honest: I've never picked up a Final Fantasy game because I'm in the mood for realism. That's not a problem with the game, exactly - there's nothing wrong with trying something new, especially in this series, which is famous for constantly reinventing itself - but it does cause Final Fantasy XVI to jar slightly with my expectations.
I'm in the mission 'Onward', looking for a trader's pass to cross a border.
Jesus, I was just doing sidequests; I didn't mean to start a war. Did the game hear my 'this feels toned-down' comments and decide to respond by escalating wildly?
Fascinated by this baker who's in love with the Mothercrystal. I thought 'does he kind of want to fuck the Mothercrystal? is that just in my head?' and then he started waxing lyrical about 'her inviting hollow' and, no, definitely not in my head.
Don't ask me to choose between Otto and Gav to accompany me! I'm not capable of making decisions!
I ended up going with Otto. I was mildly tempted by Gav because I know some people on my flist ship him and Clive, so I wanted to see whether they'd have any sexual tension, but, being forced to choose between them, I realised I personally like Otto slightly more.
Choosing between Tarja and Jill feels like a much less neutral decision! I'd like to get to know Tarja better, but I went with Jill; I'd really like to be more interested in Jill than I am, so I feel I should take every opportunity to learn more about her.
Clive's amused 'Are you all right?' when Jill is waxing lyrical about the goods at the market is very cute.
Was Otto in love with Cid? I choose to believe that Otto was in love with Cid.
Bombs... have bones?
I left off playing for a while, and then I had a long segment of just doing sidequests, so, by the time the visiting-Cid's-grave scene came along, I'd forgotten how pretty the fully animated cutscenes in this game were. They are extremely pretty.
Good to see best character Charon getting the full cutscene treatment, too!
'You've clearly got a fine head on those broad shoulders,' some guy giving me a quest says. Once again, literally everyone flirts with Clive.
I'd love to know more about the Fallen; we've heard so little about them! That's something I really liked about Final Fantasy X, come to think of it: the landscape was dotted with the ruins of a civilisation we really felt we knew, because we'd spent time there, however briefly.
Dion's father gently forcing him to kneel and tilting his chin up with the point of his cane was pretty hot. I'm sorry for saying it, but someone had to.
Eloise just gave me a crimson collar and told me to wear it, and frankly it is an outrage that it doesn't show up on Clive's character model.
Even if I think Final Fantasy XVI could afford to be a bit more ludicrous, I'm still enjoying my time with this game! From the trailers, I wasn't sure whether it would be my thing at all; I'm glad I gave it a chance, even if I don't imagine it'll end up ranking among my favourite Final Fantasy games.
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Was this the sidequest where we learn about his son? I was glad to get a little more information about him; it's true that we didn't really know much!
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The Fallen are interesting, and I've been wanting to know more about them too. The sort of sci-fi angle they inspire was a surprise but intriguing -- I love that the Hideaway exists in one of their old ships and so many of the towns / areas Clive can traverse have remnants of them. I suppose the Fallen's existence is part of the mystery Clive has to unravel.
Ahh the Payback sidequest is one of my faves. <3 Otto and Cid's dynamic restructured my brain chemistry. The note Cid wrote him... ugh. It shook me LOL.
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Oh, huh! A friend from Nottingham is the only other person I've ever heard calling a bread roll a 'cob', so I always assumed it was just a Midlands thing, but as far as I know you're extremely not from around Nottingham; apparently it's more widespread than I thought!
The note Cid wrote him... ugh.
DEVASTATING. (I'm mildly outraged to find that there's only one fic tagged with Cid/Otto on AO3.) I love the letter that Otto writes to Clive after the sidequest, too.
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Ahh I know the fic in question and it's absolutely perfect. :') If you're craving more Cid/Otto I wrote a small ficlet here.
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/raises hand. The little date scene here for them is really cute. I still haven’t seen Otto’s. I might need to pull it up on YouTube.
Was Otto in love with Cid?
Obviously! Everyone who met Cid fell in love with him. The man had a gravelly, sexy voice and an ass that wouldn’t quit.
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I apologise for taking so long to reply to this comment; I was evidently so blinded by the truth of this statement that I just assumed no response was necessary. You're so right.
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I did this sidequest just today and I missed all these implications. I figured Dude was just, you know, religious.
Also, when doing Mid's fetch quests, I definitely found myself wondering if anyone would actually choose Tarja over Jill. To me, that would be like, I don't know— Max choosing Brooke over Chloe, or Noctis choosing Dino over Prompto, or Souji choosing [some fucking random P4 minor character; I don't fucking know] over Yosuke. (Yes, my examples are Riona-specific.)
Also, hi. It's five months later. I'm from the future.
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