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FFXV
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.
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.
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Yet another case of me swearing that all of global popular culture is becoming far more conservative/retrograde as the pendulum swings. When I said this (not to you, but in general) almost 2 years ago, people often looked at me sideways. Now I think people are starting to see the
lightdarkness....
Yeah, I'm playing DAI tonight.
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I'm really really frustrated with JRPGs right now. I was looking forward to Persona 5, and then I read about the Ugly Gay Stereotypes that appear in it and I was like, no, I'm hanging onto liking the series and not trying P5, because it might ruin P4, with its canonical genderqueer character and lovable nearly-text gay boy (despite the horrible option to "turn" the genderqueer character "back" to female that's available) for me. We tried the Tales games, LOVED Vesperia, but Xillia is... not awful, but dull as dishwater. I have another Tales, can't remember which, to try, but haven't mustered the go-juice to do it.
I have, however, started the Mass Effect series, which is pretty fun.
I mourn the Suikoden series, because it was usually fun and occasionally (Suikoden 5) brilliant.
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(Weird moment though: seeing ads for FFXV on television; the last time I remember seeing TV ads for an FF game was 7.)
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in which I utterly don't talk about FFXV in a post about FFXV
The odd thing is that I've been having a resurgence of fun in Final Fantasy despite the fact that I don't trust Squeenix to do anything good any longer. I'm having an absolute BALL with FFRK, coming to an FF game about a year after all my friends played it, as usual. No coincidence, I think, that the best newish FF right now is Final Fantasy farmed out to another developer. It's deliberate nostalgia for fans of old games. Limited, due to being a mobile app game, but I'm digging it as a quick break on and off throughout the day.
That incredibly talented Auron/Braska fan on Tumblr, kingcael, is writing slightly woobified but enjoyable (for me) Auron fic, and drawing some pretty gorgeous FFX fanart. (And she's giving me tastefully yum Lulu and Lulu/Yuna fanart as well).
And of course there's always the FFX graphic novel Guardian, although I'm afraid Mintywolf is hitting burnout. (It's a pity she wasn't posting this ten to twelve years ago when we were all more active in FFX fandom; the new generation of fans doesn't participate or give thoughtful critique the way we used to when we had more time & energy and engagement in the sort of thing she's doing now).
But yeah, at this point I wish Squeenix would lease the FF7 remake out to DeNA. Except they're good on game mechanics and cute graphics, but can't necessarily do story. BUT NEITHER CAN SQUEENIX ANY LONGER.
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But yah. Haven't felt any real urge to play it. After XIII (which, for all its faults did center on ladies and the relationships between ladies), it just feels like such a huge regression. And like, the boy band road trip is just... ugh. Ugh. As far as Square goes, I think the only things I'm generally looking forward to in any real way are the Zodiac Age and Kingdom Hearts 3. :/ I've been playing FF almost my entire life: the fact that I'm not even remotely interested in their newest installment is :/ :/ :/ :/