Recent content by Flinch

lmao

Yeah, I think I said earlier in the thread that the story is good for MMO-standards. If I hadn't, I apologize. I find that there are some folks who elevate XIV's overall story as some sort of amazing narrative that blows people's minds. I haven't been 100% following the saga of Sylas in here...

I'm not as familiar with DS9 as with TNG, but I think I get what you're saying. Like, first season or so of TNG is outright horrible with some of the worst Trek done (including that African planet episode.) But people don't tout Season 1 of TNG as being great. And GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire...

How great is a story if it doesn't get good until 3 installments in, though? Like, I'm not saying that the story is trash or bad, just that it is somewhat overrated by the fans. There are criticisms to be made about the story and not really being able to acknowledge it is kinda funny.

You're right in the sense that as a compelling or engaging story it falls flat. I wouldn't say the characters 'fail' the RLM test. The problem is that a lot of the characters are just very archetypal and don't really extend a whole lot beyond that. There's a lot of what I feel to be missed...

I get what you're saying with this. If you're looking for an interesting/compelling story, FFXIV isn't it. The story for XIV is good for a JRPG or an MMO. It's not something along the lines of BG (why the fuck did I say Runescape? Jesus.) or Arcanum (that Steampunk RPG), but it's something...