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hian · 03-11-2009, 05:19 PM

The "FFX was too linear" thing a lot of people say, doesn't really make much sense. FF games have always been linear. The lack of a world-map does not make it less linear, because as long as the game revolves around a "get from point A to B", with only a single end-result, it is linear.

Earlier FF games had a world map, but the story-progression, the "choices"(you didn't really get any since, they had no impact on the end anyways, except for FFX-2 ironically), and such makes then just as linear as FFX.
FFX just removed the illusion of freedom by removing the worldmap. This didn't really change anything except that you had less room to run on =P

A non-linear rpg would be Star wars KotOR. Anyways, linear isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd rather have linear with a good story than non-linear with hardly any story.

Avarance · 03-11-2009, 05:20 PM

One thing I did enjoy in Final Fantasy X was blitzball.

Candyholic · 03-11-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Abhorsen

is that what u say to everyone who likes different style of gameplay then yourself?

anyway i did play it about 8-10? year ago so i dont remember that much from it beside i had a great time in it back when it came out. no complaints about gameplay really.

No, that's what I say to people who liked FFX's gameplay.

Cereal&Milk · 03-11-2009, 06:36 PM

FFXII had passable dubs. I don't think the dubs could have been anywhere near as bad as the dubs for FFX.

View Poll Results: Dub or No Dub
FFXII English	2	16.67%
FFXII Japanese With Sub	7	58.33%
It Doesn't Matter	3	25.00%
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03-11-2009, 05:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
hian Phantom's Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JAAAPAAAAAN Posts: 2,501 Reputation: 239	The "FFX was too linear" thing a lot of people say, doesn't really make much sense. FF games have always been linear. The lack of a world-map does not make it less linear, because as long as the game revolves around a "get from point A to B", with only a single end-result, it is linear. Earlier FF games had a world map, but the story-progression, the "choices"(you didn't really get any since, they had no impact on the end anyways, except for FFX-2 ironically), and such makes then just as linear as FFX. FFX just removed the illusion of freedom by removing the worldmap. This didn't really change anything except that you had less room to run on =P A non-linear rpg would be Star wars KotOR. Anyways, linear isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd rather have linear with a good story than non-linear with hardly any story. __________________ The Common Sense United Front ZAZAZAZAAAA, DADADADAAAA DAAAA, SHWAMSHWAMSHWAMMMM DUUUU DIIIII DAAAAAAAAAA

03-11-2009, 05:20 PM	#22 (permalink)
Avarance Sandman's Slave Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,871 Reputation: 278	One thing I did enjoy in Final Fantasy X was blitzball. __________________ last.fm mubi currently playing: はーとふる彼氏

03-11-2009, 06:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Cereal&Milk OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11,669 Reputation: 82	FFXII had passable dubs. I don't think the dubs could have been anywhere near as bad as the dubs for FFX. __________________ Currently Playing: Final Fantasy 11 Server: Caitsith *~Mains~* Stats: SAM 75/ THF 37 Stats: THF 75/ NIN 37 Stats: RNG 75/ SAM 37 Stats: BLU 66/ NIN 33

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