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Novus · 09/25/2014

Umatbru wrote: The Legend Of Zelda is a very obvious example. Instead of contrived turn-based battles, you press one button that bonks enemies on the head., and the story is very simple (Find 4-8 magical MacGuffins, beat Ganon, rescue Zelda).

Legend of Zelda is not an RPG. And the FF series are not Action Role Play games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game

By RPG I was kinda expecting something like Planetscape Torment or Xenogears.

Trainer Red · 09/25/2014

LicoriceAllsorts wrote: TBH, it's quite a pleasure to rise to FFVII's defense.

Also a fun way to waste time in a masochistic sense

Airling · 09/25/2014

Umatbru wrote: If i'm trying too hard, then how can I go the easy way?

Look kid, you seem to have found yourself some mould and come off to be desperately trying to squish yourself into it. It has to be the other way around. Your work has to reflect you. Which may still mean that it will lack objectivity and any real practical value to your readers, but will do so differently.

And sadly, it isn't the easy way. Finding your space in creative work is probably the hardest way to go, but it's worth it.

Strangelove · 09/25/2014

This thread is the New Coke of abrasive video game reviews.

It only serves the purpose of reminding you how good the classic versions are.

Octo · 09/25/2014

I think it was pretty good, it would get you a C at GCSE level if you took out the swearing

Keveh Kins · 09/25/2014

I admit I found his 'Aerith's retarded house' comment about the Hellhouse funny

The rest of it just makes me pull this face:

Fangu · 09/25/2014

^ Yeah he had some good stuff going in the beginning but then it all sort of went downhill from there. Better luck next time - remember that in order to draw anime, you need to be skilled at the classic arts as well. Meaning - learn your shit, THEN start making fun of it

Oh, and

The Twilight Mexican wrote: I would much rather spend my time reading Sprite review Umatbru's reviews of games than read his actual reviews

Tres you always know how to make me laugh these days

~~Celes Chere~~ · 09/26/2014

i read the article and

The game's name is stupid (if its the 7th game then it cant be final)

Umatbru · 09/27/2014

Alright I made an another attempt to get out of the train graveyard and this time I succeeded. I then climbed up the sector 7 plate to fight my second or third boss (alongside tifa and barret), a man in black or blue called Reno. Reno was setting up a bomb to collapse the plate onto the slums, which he does. Afterwards barret throws a fit and yells "this is all screwed up".

Ladies and gentlemen, Barret is aware, just like cloud. DUN DUN DUN!

hleV · 09/27/2014

I'm not into RPGs all that much, let alone weak-by-today's-standarts ATB system, but I still consider FF7 to be one of the greatest video games ever made, mostly for the epic story it tells.

For my last playthrough, I just used cheats to disable random encounters, maxstat the party and go through the story using default & canon weapons, lol.

Umatbru · 09/28/2014

Zergeron wrote: I'm not into RPGs all that much, let alone weak-by-today's-standarts ATB system

ATB was horrible even in 1997. As the great Yahtzee says,

How about we just walk up to the enemy and press one button that bonks him on the head?

Especially true in a world where the elder scrolls exists.

***The Twilight Mexican*** · 09/29/2014

So, you're basically complaining that the game wasn't of a different genre? Might as well be bitching that you can't perform a Hadouken in "Gran Turismo."

Octo · 09/29/2014

Street Fighter Racing - this needs to happen.

LicoriceAllsorts · 09/29/2014

How can you find this game difficult, Umatbru? I'm baffled. I was a total noob when I played it and even I didn't die as many times as you seem to.

***The Twilight Mexican*** · 09/29/2014

Seriously, the game is easy as fuck. I'd hate to see what you'd have to say about "Battletoads" or "Shatterhand."

09/25/2014	#122
Trainer Red Epic Member ... ... ...▼ Join Date: May 2009 Sex: Hey baby, wanna see my phalanges? Location: Waiting on top of Mt. Silver... AKA: Climhazzard	LicoriceAllsorts wrote: TBH, it's quite a pleasure to rise to FFVII's defense. Also a fun way to waste time in a masochistic sense __________________ photobucket destroyed my sig image. >: Scared of Life wrote: I THINK The Wii can play Blue Ray because it has Bluetooth and aren't they the same thing? I'm just a girl who bought the Wii because of the Wii Mote. It's so nice and it vibrates.

09/25/2014	#123
Airling Epic Member Shamigo Join Date: Jul 2014 Age: 30 Sex: Female Location: South Africa	Umatbru wrote: If i'm trying too hard, then how can I go the easy way? Look kid, you seem to have found yourself some mould and come off to be desperately trying to squish yourself into it. It has to be the other way around. Your work has to reflect you. Which may still mean that it will lack objectivity and any real practical value to your readers, but will do so differently. And sadly, it isn't the easy way. Finding your space in creative work is probably the hardest way to go, but it's worth it. __________________

09/25/2014	#124
Strangelove Staff Emeritus Great Old One AI Researcher Join Date: Nov 2008 AKA: hitoshura; Claudia Wolf	This thread is the New Coke of abrasive video game reviews. It only serves the purpose of reminding you how good the classic versions are. __________________ 「こんなヒトにはなりたくなかったよ――」

09/25/2014	#125
Octo Staff Emeritus Great Old One KULT OF KERMITU Join Date: Oct 2010 AKA: Octo, Octorawk, Clarky Cat, Kissmammal2000	I think it was pretty good, it would get you a C at GCSE level if you took out the swearing __________________ BUY THINGS FROM ME I HAVE AN REDBUBBLE!

09/25/2014	#126
Keveh Kins Ascended Member Pun Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2014 Age: 29 Sex: Male Location: Ireland	I admit I found his 'Aerith's retarded house' comment about the Hellhouse funny The rest of it just makes me pull this face: __________________ Steam ID AO3 FF.Net Hire claustrophobics. On the whole, they're better at thinking outside the box.

09/25/2014	#121
Novus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: UK	Umatbru wrote: The Legend Of Zelda is a very obvious example. Instead of contrived turn-based battles, you press one button that bonks enemies on the head., and the story is very simple (Find 4-8 magical MacGuffins, beat Ganon, rescue Zelda). Legend of Zelda is not an RPG. And the FF series are not Action Role Play games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game By RPG I was kinda expecting something like Planetscape Torment or Xenogears.

09/25/2014	#127
Fangu Staff Emeritus Great Old One Donator Join Date: Oct 2011 Age: 41 AKA: Fanguuuuu	^ Yeah he had some good stuff going in the beginning but then it all sort of went downhill from there. Better luck next time - remember that in order to draw anime, you need to be skilled at the classic arts as well. Meaning - learn your shit, THEN start making fun of it Oh, and The Twilight Mexican wrote: I would much rather spend my time reading Sprite review Umatbru's reviews of games than read his actual reviews Tres you always know how to make me laugh these days __________________ Quotes and shit Progress!

09/26/2014	#128
~~Celes Chere~~ Great Old One Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Sex: With Emily. 8D AKA: Noctis	i read the article and The game's name is stupid (if its the 7th game then it cant be final)

09/27/2014	#129
Umatbru Full Member TLS's Resident Troll Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: BOREALUM	Alright I made an another attempt to get out of the train graveyard and this time I succeeded. I then climbed up the sector 7 plate to fight my second or third boss (alongside tifa and barret), a man in black or blue called Reno. Reno was setting up a bomb to collapse the plate onto the slums, which he does. Afterwards barret throws a fit and yells "this is all screwed up". Ladies and gentlemen, Barret is aware, just like cloud. DUN DUN DUN!

09/27/2014	#130
hleV Full Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Age: 30 Sex: Male Location: Lithuania	I'm not into RPGs all that much, let alone weak-by-today's-standarts ATB system, but I still consider FF7 to be one of the greatest video games ever made, mostly for the epic story it tells. For my last playthrough, I just used cheats to disable random encounters, maxstat the party and go through the story using default & canon weapons, lol.

09/28/2014	#131
Umatbru Full Member TLS's Resident Troll Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: BOREALUM	Zergeron wrote: I'm not into RPGs all that much, let alone weak-by-today's-standarts ATB system ATB was horrible even in 1997. As the great Yahtzee says, How about we just walk up to the enemy and press one button that bonks him on the head? Especially true in a world where the elder scrolls exists.

09/29/2014	#132
*The Twilight Mexican* *Administrator* Great Old One Ex-SeeD-ingly good Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 36 Sex: Male Location: North Carolina AKA: TresDias, Hawkeye, El Diablo Gato, Martha Jones, Ariadne, Squall of SeeD, Squall_of_SeeD	So, you're basically complaining that the game wasn't of a different genre? Might as well be bitching that you can't perform a Hadouken in "Gran Turismo." __________________ Quexinos wrote: I wish I had been there when Cloud realized he had geostigma. I bet he cried. hito wrote: man i miss flip phones, they were cool and now everything is a boring slab

09/29/2014	#133
Octo Staff Emeritus Great Old One KULT OF KERMITU Join Date: Oct 2010 AKA: Octo, Octorawk, Clarky Cat, Kissmammal2000	Street Fighter Racing - this needs to happen. __________________ BUY THINGS FROM ME I HAVE AN REDBUBBLE!

09/29/2014	#134
LicoriceAllsorts Staff Emeritus Legendary Member Donator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Edge of My Seat	How can you find this game difficult, Umatbru? I'm baffled. I was a total noob when I played it and even I didn't die as many times as you seem to. __________________ FIFTY SHADES OF TSENG

09/29/2014	#135
*The Twilight Mexican* *Administrator* Great Old One Ex-SeeD-ingly good Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 36 Sex: Male Location: North Carolina AKA: TresDias, Hawkeye, El Diablo Gato, Martha Jones, Ariadne, Squall of SeeD, Squall_of_SeeD	Seriously, the game is easy as fuck. I'd hate to see what you'd have to say about "Battletoads" or "Shatterhand." __________________ Quexinos wrote: I wish I had been there when Cloud realized he had geostigma. I bet he cried. hito wrote: man i miss flip phones, they were cool and now everything is a boring slab