tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post5309028341722350860..comments2024-02-24T08:37:56.690+00:00Comments on Johnny Mercyside: The Mercy Side: Why I Want a Final Fantasy VI RemakeJohnny Mercysidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-44769676062069876382013-03-27T21:06:47.978+00:002013-03-27T21:06:47.978+00:00I'll check it out thanks! =)I'll check it out thanks! =)Johnny Mercysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-14308733362591075422013-03-23T17:59:05.341+00:002013-03-23T17:59:05.341+00:00Hey, I found your blog through a Google search of ...Hey, I found your blog through a Google search of Final Fantasy VI - if you're interested, I am writing a graphic/visual PREQUEL story to that game and releasing it on my instagram entitled "Final Fantasy VI: Flashbacks" at http://www.instagram.com/ff6fb Zohttp://www.instagram.com/ff6fbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-14879642395087170432012-08-17T15:33:01.124+01:002012-08-17T15:33:01.124+01:00Exactly, did I dispute that FF7 looks better than ...Exactly, did I dispute that FF7 looks better than FF6 because it was inferior? No, I said because it was released three years earlier, and in those three years 3D gaming was taking over. Calm down!<br /><br />For the record, I prefer FF7 to FF6 but love them both an incredible amount! If you prefer FF6 that's absolutely fine! It's an amazing game and worthy of a remake! =)Johnny Mercysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-40234605628971976592012-08-17T09:40:03.707+01:002012-08-17T09:40:03.707+01:00FF7 looks better than FF6? Uhh... Maybe at the tim...FF7 looks better than FF6? Uhh... Maybe at the time because 3D effects were just being utilized, but looking back now FF6 aged like a fine wine with its charming sprites whereas FF7 looks atrocious and ridiculous. I don't know.. I'm biased because FF6 is my favorite rpg of all time NOT followed by 7, but by FF4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-46539225966521823222011-08-01T01:29:17.123+01:002011-08-01T01:29:17.123+01:00"Celes was the jack of all trades of the grou..."Celes was the jack of all trades of the group.<br /><br />Capable of healing and attacking both magiclly and physically, she was not a specialist in any field, thus her limited selection of spells, and in fact her attacks were much, much weaker than those that specialized in them. The tradeoff here was versatility."<br /><br />...yes, but Runic aside, she had magic attacks that need MP. Other characters have strong attacks that don't need MP. It's unbalanced.<br /><br />"Another example in regards to giving the latter MP, why would someone with no magic need MP, (Magic/Mana Points) to perform martial arts, a completely physical based skill?"<br /><br />That's purely cosmetic. There are many FF games that don't particularly look like they require magic that need MP.<br /><br />"I think this gave diversity to each character as an individual, showing no two people in the party can be substituted for another on a whim."<br /><br />Yes too diverse, in power anyway. All the characters have different abilities, that's fine. But they're not balanced.<br /><br />"Bull. The reason was a typical reaction for a long running series on any new platform being released.<br /><br />This is like saying X and XIII are superior because they look better, completely disregarding the other core components including the plot, music, controls and characters!"<br /><br />Contradiction. 3D gaming was competely new between '94 and '97. 3D gaming wasn't new in '00 nor was it in 2009. The move from 2D to 3D, with it's groundbreaking graphics made FF7 on a visual level a complete trump over FF6. Not necessarily a better game, but a better looking game hell yeah. The difference between FF6 and FF7 on a visual level is huge. The difference between FF10 and FF13 is a decent leap, but FF10 still looks good today.<br /><br />"I must say i disagree with your reasoning about 85%.<br /><br />Please do rethink your argument before placing a game on a pedestal due to a shell which made it look flashy and pretty. "<br /><br />I don't need to rethink my argument at all. I hope I've answered all your questions, obviously we both think differently. I'm not going to suggest you rethink your arguement, because I would then come across as rude and uppity. Like you did. Have a nice day.Johnny Mercysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-12331799259695234962011-08-01T01:29:07.073+01:002011-08-01T01:29:07.073+01:00"It was done to show each part of this team e..."It was done to show each part of this team encountering different people as they travel, fleshing out the world, adding depth and variety of life, not just the usual rag tag group of "chosen" warriors."<br /><br />Indeed it was, yet what's the point of having characters spontaneously taking part in the game with virtually no backlog, and no character expansion? I'd rather a smaller set of characters where we see a lot of personality blossom and evolve rather than people who are there just to make numbers.<br /><br />"Second, a five minute FMV? That's a bit much."<br /><br />It would emphasise how great that scene is. Ending have maybe 20 minutes, half hour of FMV time as it's the final scene in the game. You could really flesh out that scene and make it feel like it might be game over.<br /><br />"Expanding character depth too much causes disinterest, because characters become too deep for relation, or too complex."<br /><br />Bull. Character expansion creates a bond between player and game. It's called a story. It has a plot. It has people take part in that plot that you want to care about. If you have no interest in character expansion then you're playing the wrong set of games. Final Fantasy games thrive on their characters being fleshed out and interesting.<br /><br />"Remember, mystery plays a core part in storytelling, leaving for speculation, and expansion."<br /><br />Mystery does play a part in storytelling, but primarily in the beginning of the game, not the end. Leave no more than 10% of the game to interpretation, otherwise it makes the game (or other media) seem full of plot holes.<br /><br />"Cutting any characters would be unreasonable.<br /><br />Anyone who helped the party in that plot has done so for good reason, and they got involved in battle against Kefka for their own personal reasons."<br /><br />There are characters in FF6 that play virtually no part of the main storyline, they can be cut from the game in terms of playable characters. I wouldn't want them excluded from the game entirely, that would be unreasonable.<br /><br />"(talking of the main characters not being useful)This made no sense to me. You do realize that this IS why they sought out others to help them, thus giving a reason to seek out the Returners right? And why Terra was brought there to begin with?"<br /><br />Erm, I was talking about in battle. Not the storyline. Read my article accurately at least.<br /><br />"So you suggest the three you call main characters are made the most powerful? I think they are more than capable."<br /><br />No, what I want is a balanced battle cast. Like in other FF games. There is no balanced characters in FF6, some have incredibly powerful moves that require no MP. Others don't. It's not balanced.<br /><br />"Terra can cast insane spells at later points as she grows stronger. For example, ultima, meteor, and X zone, but has a lower physical defense and attack."<br /><br />Yes but it requires a lot of MP, where as Sabin, Edgar and Cyan have very strong attacks from the get go that don't need MP at all. It's not balanced.<br /><br />More in the second comment…Johnny Mercysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544190123104279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-34928162982046009082011-07-22T18:24:51.398+01:002011-07-22T18:24:51.398+01:00First, let me address your suggestion of cutting c...First, let me address your suggestion of cutting characters.<br /><br />The reason there were so many characters WAS because of the divided main cast of Terra, Sabin and Locke and Celes. <br /><br />It was done to show each part of this team encountering different people as they travel, fleshing out the world, adding depth and variety of life, not just the usual rag tag group of "chosen" warriors.<br /><br />Second, a five minute FMV? That's a bit much.<br /><br />"Since FF6, there usually are two, three or maybe four core characters to the plot, and then maybe around four or five more characters that make a circle around those people. That’s the best way to build an RPG if you ask me, and it’s worked for Square-Enix since then."<br /> <br />Expanding character depth too much causes disinterest, because characters become too deep for relation, or too complex.<br /><br />Remember, mystery plays a core part in storytelling, leaving for speculation, and expansion.<br /><br />Cutting any characters would be unreasonable.<br /><br />Anyone who helped the party in that plot has done so for good reason, and they got involved in battle against Kefka for their own personal reasons.<br /><br />"I’d think a Mognet would be awesome in this game, and maybe Mog can be a moogle to help you save on the world map" <br /><br />You are suggesting they turn a playable character into a mobile save point, and include a pointless long, drawn out sidequest? <br /><br />In IX you CAN screw up the mognet quest, if you miss even one moogle. Some of which you never EVER see again.<br />This causes frustration, and would negatively impact replay value.<br /><br />"Characters like Locke, Celes and Terra, the main characters, are no where near as useful as players like Sabin, Edgar and Cyan."<br /><br />This made no sense to me. You do realize that this IS why they sought out others to help them, thus giving a reason to seek out the Returners right? And why Terra was brought there to begin with? <br /><br />"The latter three have very useful individual techniques that don’t require MP, where as the former three can do minor special techniques and magic. I think they should balance it out a bit, either by expanding the former’s techniques, or make the latter techniques MP based."<br /><br />So you suggest the three you call main characters are made the most powerful? I think they are more than capable.<br /><br />Terra can cast insane spells at later points as she grows stronger. For example, ultima, meteor, and X zone, but has a lower physical defense and attack.<br /><br />Celes was the jack of all trades of the group.<br /><br />Capable of healing and attacking both magiclly and physically, she was not a specialist in any field, thus her limited selection of spells, and in fact her attacks were much, much weaker than those that specialized in them. The tradeoff here was versatility.<br /><br />This is just personal opinion.It would have nothing to do with the characters, or battle system for a general improvement.<br /><br />Another example in regards to giving the latter MP, why would someone with no magic need MP, (Magic/Mana Points) to perform martial arts, a completely physical based skill? <br /><br />I think this gave diversity to each character as an individual, showing no two people in the party can be substituted for another on a whim.<br /><br />"3D gaming revolutionised the video game history, and that major change in video games made one of these games much more memorable than the other." <br /><br />Bull. The reason was a typical reaction for a long running series on any new platform being released. <br /><br />This is like saying X and XIII are superior because they look better, completely disregarding the other core components including the plot, music, controls and characters!<br /><br />I must say i disagree with your reasoning about 85%.<br /><br />Please do rethink your argument before placing a game on a pedestal due to a shell which made it look flashy and pretty.Ghaleonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-84380782986275155072010-10-08T15:00:36.486+01:002010-10-08T15:00:36.486+01:00p.s ULTROS RULES!! make him the main character :Pp.s ULTROS RULES!! make him the main character :PClairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503860399948767433.post-28578233870561467402010-10-08T14:58:03.692+01:002010-10-08T14:58:03.692+01:00i red the whole thing!! really like it mo, very ve...i red the whole thing!! really like it mo, very very good :)Clairenoreply@blogger.com