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Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Ethos

Ethos — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:17:14 +0000

Firstly, Andogo, that IS bizarre about the re-occurring character thing.
As for everything else you said: Whhaaaatttt the CRAP are you talking about? I have an Andogo translator device, and you’re still not making an ounce of relevant sense. Hell, you’re not even making IRrelevant sense!

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Andogo

Andogo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:58 +0000

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Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Andogo

Andogo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:35 +0000

@Ethos I know you love Pogo, but Hayley Williams is like… an 11 out of 10. But I’m sure you’re 5 stars out of 5. You’re just not in the same realm of interest. Sexual interest.

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Andogo

Andogo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:55:32 +0000

Non sequitor here, but there was mention of sexual tension between Fang and Vanille, and there’s definitely some tarzan-jane business going on here. But also, holy crap, I know it isn’t voiced by her, but that makes the fourth Claudia Black character I’ve seen in as many blockbuster games recently (Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins), wtf?

Sarcastic, with an accent, is that sultry and sexy and hot hot ull cum ur pants? Is that all there is to it these days?

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Ethos

Ethos — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:14:34 +0000

Oh god, absolutely about the VII vs VIII thing.
And I said, sexuality, Noobington, not the actual act of sex. And sexuality is a huge fucking part of romance, whether explicit or not.

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:01:06 +0000

Yeah there’s a whole three-way schoolyard infatuation triangle going on, Oliver’s just being bloody minded and/or isn’t fully able to understand the complexity of human affection due to the emotinal neglect of a mother who cannot remember him.

-Sexual intercourse is the least important aspect of a romantic storyline (unless you’re reading hentai).

-Honestly, I think VII had a much more successful romantic sub-plot than did VIII.

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Ethos

Ethos — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:23:45 +0000

Sexuality IS a massive part of romance, fucked up or not. And while I’m many things, I wouldn’t call myself creepy and obsessive and I’ve had unrequited love with a best friend.
Yeah, FFVII isn’t a showcase in maturity, but it’s often about love.

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Andogo

Andogo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:18:04 +0000

Hah, unrequited love is usually just the euphemism emo authors assign to the creepy obsessive behaviour of their creepy obsessive protagonists. It isn’t love if the other person isn’t in a position to give informed consent.

Now, Millenium Actress is a pretty good example of non-creepy unrequited love, but it is also a Satoshi Kon movie. Which is to say, it’s pretty fucked up even without creepy obsessive people.

FFVII? That’s a case of some guy giving off alien pheromones while being completely dead in the pants. Sexual frustration was pouring our of Aeris and Tifa like a thick chunky ooze, but he was too busy thinking about a) the alien or b) the androgynous psychopath. Hell, even Jessie was ready to jump his bones at the beginning of the game, but Cloud was too busy being “…”. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure if you’d call that romance, but certainly, sexual tension, it was there. Unlike FFXII, which was about as titillating as …wait, why is there trance music playing outside?

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Ethos

Ethos — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:33:21 +0000

That’s pretty retarded. Unrequited love stories are some of the most powerful love stories.

Comment on Sunday Soapbox: Where does Final Fantasy XIII fit now? by Riddles

Riddles — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:31:39 +0000

@Andogo – yep, that’s more or less what I think.

Also, if anyone could give me a single example of when Cloud recognized and/or cared about Aeris’ so-called romantic advances, I might change my mind.