I've always liked Rinoa best because she feels the most "real". Tifa's, ah, damage is nice, but I simply prefer Rinoa.
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Ha ha, one of my buddies in high school was dating a girl that was a dead ringer for a real life Quistis. When they broke up he was lonely and bored so I lent him my copy of FF8 without really thinking too much about it. The game fucking crushed him and he couldn't bear to play it.
It was fucking hilarious hearing him cry over the phone because a video game character broke his heart. First loves are harsh.
It was fucking hilarious hearing him cry over the phone because a video game character broke his heart. First loves are harsh.
I thought Rinoa looked like most of the characters in FF8--a blurry blob of pixels. Even back when it came out, I felt it was too early for Square to be trying realistically-proportioned characters.
GasBandit
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Oh yeah, we're talking entirely the CGI FMV cutscenes here. The actual gameplay models in FF8 all look like somebody in the wooden fence materials warehouse accidentally dropped a pallet of wooden slats and tried to hide it by covering the pile up with a leather jacket.
It was still better than FF7: Lego Edition
Honestly I'd prefer FF7's models both in and out of combat over FF8's. The tech just wasn't there to make them look good. Textures looked stretched and weird while the bodies were stiff and rather low-poly. Personally I think FF9 managed the best looking characters because the style worked so well with the technology limitations.
The DOG looks better than she does.
GasBandit
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... yep, that's accurate. We've been tainted by Dissidia and Advent Children's portrayals of the world and characters that I don't even stop to think how blocky it used to be.
I had to tear off my Devil Survivor 3DS skin to send the thing in to Nintendo, so I had to make a new one and decided on a Zelda theme this time:
I need to get a 3DS skin sometime...
I highly recommend http://www.decalgirl.com/ . Nice quality skins, and easy to fix if you fuck up putting it on.
So I tend to put on Game Grumps as background noise while I play 3DS or browse the internet, as you generally don't need to watch Let's Plays when there's running commentary.
However, they've started Stick of Truth on Steam Train (the PC Let's Play show they have) and within 5-6 minutes I had to turn it off. Outside of the fact that talking over this game will ruin most of the fun, one of the guys (Ross) spoils multiple jokes within the first half of the video.
However, they've started Stick of Truth on Steam Train (the PC Let's Play show they have) and within 5-6 minutes I had to turn it off. Outside of the fact that talking over this game will ruin most of the fun, one of the guys (Ross) spoils multiple jokes within the first half of the video.
GasBandit
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Goddamnit, Ross.
Yeah, it was definitely a GDI Ross moment. It felt like listening to a kid who's so proud to tell a joke first before someone else can.
Final Fantasy VI came out in 1994.
Final Fantasy VI is 20 years old this year.
Oh God.
Final Fantasy VI is 20 years old this year.
Oh God.
Anyone hear about Broforce? It looks awesome.
Watched Steam Train play it, looks fun as hell.
Jesus Christ, games journalism needs to die. Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.