Crimbo

After concluding I'd rather play Battlefield 3 as a Tarutaru I had a look at the new updates to FFXI that are to be included. Yet again the Summoner job is pretty lackluster in updates. Nevermind my other jobs aren't too bad.

BLM, THF, SMN seem to be my top jobs atm tho RDM isn't too far off. Actually having thought about that I am sure there is another job in there....

Can't remember and got sidetracked then.

Anyway it would be fun to be able to do some more singleplayer stuff with FFXI I mean why does everything have to be in groups. Bloody Japanese and after reading an Article about Dirty Dog and story telling (they did uncharted series which i still haven't played) there is one thing that stands out mediocre story telling gets so much good publicity. Especially that stupid sappy typical Japanese stuff which is being churned out at the moment.

Example Final Fantasy XIII
What a load of balls.
Starts off poorly (fighting is not fun and done on cutaways again I honestly thought we'd moved past that poor type of RPG). The story is gobshite, with a few coincidences and guilt and a touch of posing you get FFXIII. Fighting whilst posing is nonsense.

Why is it in the Future they don't know tactics. Surely they played Modern Warfare and know that they can't pose in the middle of the street. (I mean you'd be dead before you knew it).

I think that is one of the main problems. The other thing is attention to detail, I love in FF7 FF8 FF9 that it feels like a real working world (to some extent) I hate it when the cutscenes are over and there isn't so much of that feel. I don't understand what they aimed for with FFXIII, I feel it is weak, overrated and dull.

Typical Japanese Story line married with some far fetched cosmic beings or religious idols, its all nonsense none of it is remotely appreciative or hard hitting, and mostly just ludicrous.

FF7 I thought would set the standard but the back story has steadily been getting worse. Though FF9 has a lot of fun moments. Most in the opening 10hrs (it is a lot of play time I know)