The Linear RPG
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Dec 29, 2009 07:42 JST
- Tags: Final Fantasy, Parody, Production Controversy, RPG, Tales Series
The controversy surrounding the recent release of decidedly linear RPG Final Fantasy XIII has caused some to make unfavourable comparisons with a previously released Flash game parody RPG, “The Linear RPG,” playable below.
You can play the game in full screen here. The creator’s homepage.
The parody version seems to have all the essential elements of a top RPG, even down to the clichéd story; translated to Japanese and given some CG or anime style visuals it could probably sell a few hundred thousand copies at least.
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cleared at lvl 41.
Short, yet satisfying.
And very, very, flat.
PLEASE PLAY THE LINEAR RPG OF YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU PRAY FOR THE WORLD PEACE!:-)
Are you having an antipathy against linear rpg, huh?
I played my first jrpg by the story, but after a couple of years i realize how repetitive this storys were. Occidental rpg are far superior to japaneses rpg. In every aspect except the chics.
This game is 37337@! Excellent 3d graphics, great storyline, cute character designs, what more could you want? A sequel?
Completed at level 37 btw.
That was a pretty good game. I would've gotten addicted and went to lv 99, but I managed to hold back.
JRPGs are obviously not played for the gameplay.
Some say they play for the story, but I find this incomrehensible, since every JRPG story is a cliched piece of shit.
The only conclusion I can make is that people play JRPGs for the hot babes and upskirt moments. That's why I play them.
At the moment I'm playing The Skies of Arcadia Legends, made ultra tedious by the random battles, but if it wasn't for Aika, who I am fond of, I'd throw the game in the bin.
From my experience all FF games are linear. You go to point A then to B then to C you continue on to point Z and beat the boss. Sure there may be mini games or side dungeons on some of the game, but over all, you progress down the story.
The game featuring Balthear and bunny girl was by far least linear FF title in my opinion. mainly due to so many side quests, but story is none the less linear.
I do mostly play for character development and story. They do have interesting characters in my opinion. For some reason, no matter how awesome gameplay is, if story is bad, i can't really get into it.
As for hot babe comment... most older generation grew up playing JRPG on 16 bit or 32 bit sprites... so hot babe and miniskirt moment is definitely not why we play RPG
i make this point too and it usually causes a swift change in topics to something totally unrelated, meaning the conversation has been completely won.
i make this point too (regarding linearity of FF games) and it usually causes a swift change in topics to something totally unrelated, meaning the conversation has been completely won.
It's really damn hard lately to make an original story without it being pointless or ridiculous nowadays. It's like everything's thought of and taken and if anything, that's why the JRPG storyline in general is dead today.
But a pointless and/or ridiculous story can be good too, if it's well done.
i think it's all about presentation, and so many games nowadays look damn near identical. triACE IS KILLING US ALL
I beat it at lvl 40... weird... @_@
Like with any RPG, I just trained alot. I was in it for the gameplay; if it plays good, is good.
...You are all hi......and it seems Sankaku is really with the whole bag train.....
Fun fact: FF13 is way, way less linear than FF10.
Fun fact: FF10 is widely considered a classic now.
Fun fact: It's cool to hate new things, it makes you seem old school (or in this case, gets you a couple more hits).
the internet is ablaze with ff13 criticisms, artefact's just reporting it. don't ahoot the messenger
I'll ahoot who ever I want
Accidently 'botted' the game.
Played it in Firefox, activated a download in another tab before the prompt appears, went back to the flash and hold left key, download prompt appears and flash forever 'walks' to the left.
Feeling very proud and very silly of myself in the same time.
EDIT : holding left/right key and right-click on the flash does the trick as well, if you guys have not figured it out already.
In the sequel, they'll reveal that Spaghetti was actually the pawn of the REALLY real villain, Toast!
Watch it happen.
man that line game was way too easy.
Kliche woke up feeling wet,
I came to level LV.107
HP: 185455
EXP: 488264
Thank you Tasker for making me level up in my sleep:D
Lvl 112
hp: 285346
exp: 786354
and still lvling
Auto-leveling ftw
Lv 140
HP: 3,186,495
EXP: 11,340,005
I'm not that upset, replay to find all the story twists confused me.
*Insert Adam Sessler voice here*
"...We at S-Play give this game a 5...
...
...
...
...out of 5."
[ * * * * * ]
Weird, I had a wet dream last night after playing this.
Finish at lv39 nice flash game and good story, lol
LOL! I loved it. LVL 54 XD
Great game :)
Warning! Spoileralert!
Walkthrough:
run from point 0 to 1
run from point 1 to 2
run from point 2 to 3
run from point 3 to 4
run from point 4 to 5
run from point 5 to 6
run from point 6 to 7
run from point 7 to 8
run from point 9 to 9
run from point 9 to 10
run from point 10 to 11
run from point 11 to 12
run from point 12 to 13
run from point 13 to 14
run from point 14 to 15
run from point 15 to 16
run from point 16 to 17
run from point 17 to 18
Congratulation, you finished this great game :)
note: if you have trouble between one of the points, try grinding and try again
Oh thank you, I got stuck after point 9. What would I do without walkthrough.
You guys suck.
I think sankaku is trying to ward off 360 users by posting stuff like this all the time. you would think one article would be enough :O
Shit this buys me over from FFXIII lol
goddamn that flash game was boring
that guy really had to TRY to make it that annoying, huh?
Pheew I had my problems with the last spaghetti-boss !
I kept level grinding in the final dungeon/cave and got to level 57. I think I'm a masochist.
i reach lvl. 60, then i was bored... less then ff13 at least lol
What is up with this site constantly bashing this game?
I mean, it's gotten great reviews from everyone else - this is the only site to bash it.
Did the editor's sister get raped by a Cloud cosplayer or something?
He's not bashing, he's talking about other people who bash it.
I don't know, most of the commentary he includes with the articles sounds like implicit agreement.
All this game is missing is the pointless secret area.
ff13 is linear but awesome
nothing wrong with linear games. It beats 'where the fuck am I supposed to go next' games. I hate confusing, crap dungeon design that literally forces you to consult an faq because the design is so fucking ambigious.
There's no fun in linear games... especially those with linear story-lines >_>
Wow, why has this been rated down? There's nothing wrong with this comment.
No kidding. I like it when I know what to do next, honestly. Yeah, it'd be nice if there were different options and different paths for re-playability's sake, but by now I don't even expect that.
So you like games that hold you by the hand? Looks like you should just stop playing video games.
Just because 8:44 Anon appreciates linear games doesn't mean he's an idiot. Not everyone faps to Elder Scrolls games where your character is dropped into a town and there's no guiding narrative whatsoever.
Plus I think people have already mentioned that FF XIII is supposed to be extremely challenging.
Don't be a dick.
Have you played an Elder Scrolls game? It always tells you exactly where to go next, you're just allowed to ignore it.
Looks like you should learn to appreciate different things in games. And to respect other people's preferences.
have you played ff13?
its the hardest final fantasy game by a fucking mile.
Linear level design doesn't make it easier, it just make it less tedious you dumb fuck
I have to agree with you
Agreed. I can't stand retards like that, they just have to ruin everything decent with their stupidity and incapability.
only 95% of games are basically like that so you don't know wtf you're talking about.
A game doesn't need to separate to 8 paths/