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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, while not inherently a bad game, is a pathetic disgrace compared to its PlayStation predecessor, Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT). FFT was a masterpiece, bringing in a brilliant political story of two princes at war for who shall rule the land of Ivalice, full of betrayal, death, and romance. The game's battle system was not similar to Final Fantasy, except for the classes. Everything else was different and more like a Strategy/RPG, where you move characters. You get Job Points from making an action, and that's what powers up your class. The game also had an epic soundtrack, easily one of the best on the PlayStation.
What Final Fantasy Tactics Advance did to the FFT name is disgraceful beyond words. Take four kids, let them play with snowballs in the town, then they get a magic book, and go into a fantasy world. While most of the kids enjoy their life in the land of Ivalice, one kid is upset that he is in a land he doesn't belong in. Thus, he goes on his one-dimensional quest to find his friends and bring them back to reality. 1 kid talks about going back home, the others don't want to. That's the level of character development. The game was made to appeal to kids, perhaps in order to attract more money from its buyers. The soundtrack was composed to be catchy, ruining FFT's grounds of an epic score of music. As for the battle system, make it 1.5x slower, take away special moves from each class (like Toad, Poison, Flare, and Death for Black Mage) and put in their place the most useless, unnecessary classes you'll ever find in a game like this. Some of these classes are broken, to the point that it makes the game lose the rest of what little challenge it had.
In light of this disgrace to the original FFT, it is appopriate that, whenever a discussion of FFTA ensues, anyone who realized this can say, "Lol FFTA", mocking the little effort that went into the game for its complete inability to live up to its prequel.
What Final Fantasy Tactics Advance did to the FFT name is disgraceful beyond words. Take four kids, let them play with snowballs in the town, then they get a magic book, and go into a fantasy world. While most of the kids enjoy their life in the land of Ivalice, one kid is upset that he is in a land he doesn't belong in. Thus, he goes on his one-dimensional quest to find his friends and bring them back to reality. 1 kid talks about going back home, the others don't want to. That's the level of character development. The game was made to appeal to kids, perhaps in order to attract more money from its buyers. The soundtrack was composed to be catchy, ruining FFT's grounds of an epic score of music. As for the battle system, make it 1.5x slower, take away special moves from each class (like Toad, Poison, Flare, and Death for Black Mage) and put in their place the most useless, unnecessary classes you'll ever find in a game like this. Some of these classes are broken, to the point that it makes the game lose the rest of what little challenge it had.
In light of this disgrace to the original FFT, it is appopriate that, whenever a discussion of FFTA ensues, anyone who realized this can say, "Lol FFTA", mocking the little effort that went into the game for its complete inability to live up to its prequel.
by Durango January 2, 2006
Get the Lol FFTA mug.A Namekian. Son of Piccolo Daimou. Originated in the anime and manga Dragon Ball. Formerly Goku's rival, he was forced to join forces with him when Raditz, a Saiyan from the planet, Vegeta, invaded Earth. Killing Goku and Raditz in one decisive blow, Raditz warned everyone that two Saiyans would appear on Earth in one year. Piccolo took Gohan, Goku's son, and trained him to become a strong warrior.
Through the series, Piccolo went from a bad guy to defeat Goku to a hero with a strong, unshakable will. He battled some of the major villains in Dragon Ball Z, including Frieza, Cell, and some of the movie villains as well.
Through the series, Piccolo went from a bad guy to defeat Goku to a hero with a strong, unshakable will. He battled some of the major villains in Dragon Ball Z, including Frieza, Cell, and some of the movie villains as well.
Piccolo is capable of strong abilities such as the Special Beam Cannon and the Hellzon Grenade. In addition to his strong fighting ability, he also has the ability to regenerate any limbs he loses in battle.
by Durango February 3, 2007
Get the Piccolo mug.Shortened for deus ex machina, a term used to describe sudden plot twists in works of anime, movies, and other stories, normally involving a hero's fight against a villain, and favoring the hero, allowing him to win by otherwise unused methods within that fight.
DEM normally involves the hero getting beaten to a pulp until somehow ascends in power and uses that to destroy the villain in a matter of one or two hits.
by Durango November 2, 2007
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Get the Bobert mug.When a game just becomes so ridden with flaws that it's just simply no longer able to be enjoyed. This can apply to games that are just ridden with bad battle systems, petty annoyances that occur frequently, or other quirks.
Final Fantasy VI, on the PlayStation Final Fantasy Anthology version, is unplayable due to horrid lag times for menu screens, battle, towns, and encounters.
by Durango January 11, 2006
Get the Unplayable mug.Someone who wants no change to their favorite video game series. They are the reason why some series become stagnant with no new ideas because fanboys whine about them, so when the new games come out, they can complain about how similar it is to predecessor and thrive on old games. They contribute absolutely nothing to the future of video games.
While it's true that great games should never change their formula to the point that it alienates their fans, purists take it too far and seem to be against any good new ideas that may affect their series in one way or the other.
While it's true that great games should never change their formula to the point that it alienates their fans, purists take it too far and seem to be against any good new ideas that may affect their series in one way or the other.
Purists will whine about any new change that comes their way. Whether it was multiplayer in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, third party characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, or any idea not mentioned by the creators for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a purist will continue to whine that their series must stay the same until we all die.
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