FFXV

[owlmoose]

Once upon a time, I was very excited for this game. Then my trust in Squeenix began eroding, until this happened, and I washed my hands of it.

Which means that I completely forgot that a new game in what used to be my favorite series is coming out today, until I saw a poster for it on my way home from work.

How things change.

Comments

[owlmoose]

I've never been that deeply into JRPGs -- FF might be the only series from which I've completed a game -- but it does seem like the genre is faltering right now. I've been meaning to try Persona but I appreciate the heads-up about potential problems there.

It took me a while to figure out which death scene you meant in FFXII; now that I do, I can understand being put off by it, but I don't recall there being anything else like it in the game, and if you ever feel like giving it another shot, I recommend it.

I enjoy the Mass Effect games, although they didn't grab me quite as hard as the Dragon Age series. Still, I'm looking forward to the new one.

[heavenscalyx]

I really enjoyed everything we've tried of the Persona series. We haven't yet tried the version of Persona 2 with the canonically gay character -- it wasn't imported to the US with the other Persona 2 game, and only came much later for the PSP. Persona 3 was, I think, my favorite, with a character who was clearly influenced by Arisugawa Juri from Revolutionary Girl Utena, but Persona 4 was also delightful, so long as one steers clear of that particular problematic romance option with Naoto.

If you ever feel inclined, I really really really recommend Suikoden 5. It's set in a Queendom, our main character is a prince who is NOT in line with the throne, and the plot is motivated by sibling love, not romance. And it is, in part, about stopping patriarchy from fucking up your society. Suikoden is really good at wrenching heartstrings and stuff, but also just fabulous at plot and characters. I mean, the whole point of the Suikoden series is recruiting 108 people for your army to overthrow evil. It's pretty awesome.

I tore through the Dragon Age series too, but Mass Effect is the space opera with a female lead I've been longing for, apparently.