I used the dictionary definition from Dictionary.com. It still hasn’t changed. …

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Comment on Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced by HouseLife:

I used the dictionary definition from Dictionary.com. It still hasn’t changed. And did you even read what you told me to read?

“Generally, the player controls a small number of game characters, usually called a party, and achieves victory by completing a series of quests.”

Check.

“Players explore a game world, while solving puzzles and engaging in tactical combat.”

Check. Don’t pretend because everyone loved the word ‘linear’ that you weren’t exploring a game world.

“A key feature of the genre is that characters grow in power and abilities, and characters are typically designed by the player.”

Check, give or take the western/MMO spin on the end.

“These games usually have a highly developed story and setting, which is divided into a number of quests.”

Check. What, did you think it specified ‘tons of side quests’ in order to be an RPG? Chapters can also be referred to as quests by the way, and plus, there WERE side quests. As I’ve said countless times, it simply didn’t meet many peoples’ expectations.

“Players control one or several characters by issuing commands, which is performed by the character at an effectiveness determined by that character’s numeric attributes. These attributes increase each time a character gains a level, and a character’s level goes up each time the player accumulates a certain amount of experience.”

Check yet again.

I won’t go over the rest, as it’s all there. Obviously you didn’t read it at all with any thought whatsoever. And the fact that a supposed game designer used wikipedia for an argument in explanation of game design already speaks wildly for your understanding of your craft.

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• Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced:
  

  Would you rather I had given no credence whatsoever to your argument in the slightest? I like how you attempted to make me an idiot for listening to you, it’s actually pretty impressive. I could have left your wikipedia usage as useless, but I listened to your point and found the flaws in it, as you found a few in mine. It is a plausible explanation that someone for the company would defend it, or perhaps I’m so sick of hearing whiny gamers define games as either ‘awesome’ or ‘shit’ with no …

• Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced:
  

  Very well, I’ll follow your advice. “RPG, role-playing game –noun a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.” This type of definition has never changed, except change Game Master to Director here. As I’ve said countless times, yet few people wish to actually think and/or listen about reality outside their perceptions: it was your EXPECTATIONS which ruined the game. There was absolutely nothing about FFXIII that was …

• Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced:
  

  @Lawdence Codye “Please don’t let FFXIII-2 be an actual sequel…” “…even though I haven’t played the first game.” Stop. Now. I cannot stand this level of stupidity and ignorance. It’s not even about FFXIII being a good game or a bad game anymore, it never really was. It was about so many idiots saying exactly that same thing. And yes, that does include the people who stopped after a few hours because they didn’t find it appealing. If they did, that’s fine, but they have absolutely no right …

• Final Fantasy XIII-2 Announced:
  

  Excellent. I look forward to seeing what they can do with it. I personally liked the concepts of FFX-2, even if the delivery wasn’t really appreciated by many. I still love the idea of seeing how a world recovers afters its cataclysmic events. Plus, we have a certain few characters that need some resolution. Anyway, everyone can be stupid if they want and say it’ll be the same, or they can recognize that game designers aren’t stupid and will pay attention to the fact that many people had issues …

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