Final Fantasy tops poll Comments by Tom Bramwell
Of games that make us cry.
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Tweakmonkey
21/09/05 @ 12:25
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"Friends still talk about their surprise, shock and denial when they reached that point in the game,"
Must admit I thought she was coming back and wasn't that bothered by it... |
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ico... no other game have ever done anything for me...
And feel free to assault me vigourously for this following statement: I'd go so far as say that the various attempts at creating emotional situations always feel like something from a lousy hollywood B-movie... the dialogue is usually atrocious in the final fantasy games, they'll drag on forever and ever and they'll talk about their emotions constantly... if that ever gets a response it is only because the audience havent matured properly...
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absolutezero
21/09/05 @ 12:29
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For me what made that scene all the more powerful was the score, fantastic use of music and image to create something that quite rightly has'nt really been matched since.
*remembers Hope falling* *blubbers like child* Phoenix Down only works on characters who have been knocked out, not killed. |
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kangarootoo
21/09/05 @ 12:30
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I smacked my gibbon about in Black and White and then felt immediate regret it after seeing the sad and confused look on his face.
I then felt further regret at ever getting involved when its halfarsed save game system prevented me from recovering my game after a single save game file became corrupted. |
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absolutezero
21/09/05 @ 12:37
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ahhhhhhhh Kana that old fish, I have a treat for you then check out this site for a similar experience.
http://narcissu.insani.org/down.html Damn nice visual story.
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For me what made that scene all the more powerful was the score, fantastic use of music and image to create something that quite rightly has'nt really been matched since.
Not just Final Fantasy. For me, the music in Ocarina when Zelda flees the castle, Halo's soundtrack in New Mombasa and the beach and the music in Metal Gear all added something to the scene. A good toon seems to be they key in getting emotional resonance from a game. |
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Just came to think of it, completely off topic and so forth. I like FFVII and all, but there's one thing that I keep ranting on about;
Guns, bombs, apocalyptic attacks, supernovas just KO your characters. Then some angsty silver-haired teen slashes Aeris and it's game over. What the hell? Brainfart, etc. |
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Just came to think of it, completely off topic and so forth. I like FFVII and all, but there's one thing that I keep ranting on about;
Guns, bombs, apocalyptic attacks, supernovas just KO your characters. Then some angsty silver-haired teen slashes Aeris and it's game over. What the hell? Brainfart, etc. ---- It's called a game for a reason. But not for long... |
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Yes, I would agree with the person who posted Kana Little Sister. I was like heartbroken for a week after playing that. Had to keep on reminding myself, it's a game, it didn't really happen. I did find all of the alternative endings very upsetting. Sad to think that many people probably won't play this game because of its controversial themes such as incest or thats its quite graphic in parts of that game.
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absolutezero
21/09/05 @ 13:03
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On my second play through I got her 4th Limit Break, Great Gospel. Its kinda crappy so you don't miss very much when she dies. Which means even if she did survive I would'nt have used her anyway.
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Cosmopolitan
21/09/05 @ 13:09
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What Rociel said. Plus one of the most emotional videogame moments for me: (haven't played FF7 so far): Saving Rinoa from open space in FF8.
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The_Aardvark
21/09/05 @ 13:38
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I'm a couple of hours in to fahrenheit and so far its delivered fear and tension more convincingly and immersively than anything I can remember (though there were a couple of bits in GK1 that come close). I guess both of them depend on a genuine identification with the lead character - something that's a bit tougher when they're wielding a sword half again as tall as they are or have biceps the size of my head.
Also - let's not talk about the death of my lvl35 warrior at 2000 feet in Zangband TK. Shellshock. |
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PearOfAnguish
21/09/05 @ 14:14
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"For months, we couldn't even listen to the musical theme... Without one of the boys bursting into tears.""
Time to get new kids, they're girly-men. "smacked my gibbon" Tee-hee.
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mastertigurius
21/09/05 @ 14:21
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Games have never made me cry, but the love-scene between Tidus and Yuna, in addition to the ending, were pretty damn close. Haven't played FFVII yet. Maybe I should, just to find out if it's as good as everyone says. *sniffle*
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Fahreheit rocks. The scene with the ex-girlfriend when she turns up to your flat shook a few old memories out into the open...
@ Aardvark Zangband really does make you rue what you did - it's almost always your mistake. The rage at the game/your own stupidity turning into grudging acceptance and a desire to do better is an emotional change I have rarely experienced in other games. |
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The_Aardvark
21/09/05 @ 14:39
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@w00t
Aargh - I'm not that far yet you spoilin' spoily spoiler spoil /forgives |
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"What Rociel said. Plus one of the most emotional videogame moments for me: (haven't played FF7 so far): Saving Rinoa from open space in FF8."
FFVIII SPOILERS I just missed her the first time and she floated off... I couldn't believe it. The ending sequence was even more emotional. I remember thinking that if I've played this game for this many hours, only for them to kill Squall off at the very end then I'm going to go outside and hang myself, hehe.
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kangarootoo
21/09/05 @ 15:01
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""smacked my gibbon"
Tee-hee." Finally someone caught it, top work. I saw a review once of the add on for Black and White, where your creatures could get pets of their own. They had a picture of the gibbon thing looking down at this yellow fluffy bird, and the caption read, "if he chokes that chicken, he'll get a spank" This was years ago, but it still makes me chuckle. |
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Carrybagma
21/09/05 @ 15:10
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What sort of weirdo would be emotionally impacted by Halo? Good grief!
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Donglebomb
21/09/05 @ 15:11
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> Crying for a video game? You guys are sick!
I'm finding all this a bit hard to identify with as well... the nearest I've come to genuine sustained emotion from a video game is CACKING MY PANTS when a load of tentacle-headed dogs jumped on me in the middle of a pitch-black rainstorm in RE4. |
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GuiltySpark
21/09/05 @ 15:17
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AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
resi 2 rocked. in an upsetting way.: ) |
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