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So I've managed to get back to FF12 after a long period of being distracted from it by other things. I've just entered the Golmore Jungle, but I think I'm critically under-equipped so I may have to level up and loot-farm in Ozmone for a while, and possibly even retreat to Rabanastre to buy gambits and technicks. (I invariably spend all my cash on bazaar goods and new weapons. Sigh.)
- I continue to love Balthier. He is exactly my type of charming rogue - shades of Setzer, really, only without the gambling - and moreover, he won me with language. I could listen to him talk all day for his voice, his delivery, and the way he uses words. Linguistic prowess is sexy!
- I... I hang my head in shame to admit this, but I don't really like Fran. Don't get me wrong, she's cool to look at and her voice is fascinating, but at the point where I'm at, it seems like that's all that's there. I just haven't gotten anything from her yet beyond "Sexy bunny lady! Sexy mysterious bunny lady who knows stuff about the Mist! Plus she hangs out with Balthier! Did we mention sexy bunny lady?" She's just - she's not accessible. It seems like she's there to be Cool and Exotic and Sexy and Don't You Wish You Could Have Her, Gamer Boy?
(Plus, the viera piss me off on principle, which is another rant, and kind of a shame because I want to like them.)
Honestly, I'm not even interested in the Balthier-Fran teamup so much as I'm interested in Balthier and accept Fran as part of the package.
Please, someone tell me I'm wrong. Tell me Fran is about to get awesome and interesting and be compelling as a character, instead of a bunnygirl fetish that can flip out and kill shit.
- Ashe, on the other hand, I can't get enough of. She's like the antithesis of everything that ticks me off about Fran - to the point where I can completely ignore her ridiculous costume because she is just so fucking cool. A strong-willed, self-determined royal who takes no shit, devoted to her kingdom and her people, making decisions with the weight of Dalmasca on her shoulders? Yes, I'll have that and a side of fries.
It's even better that no point is really made of her gender one way or another. She's neither sexualized (would lessen the impact of the Cool) nor desexualized (too far in the other direction) - she's just an awesome royal doing her damned best in an awful situation where thousands of people depend on her, who is also an attractive woman. I can't begin to say how much I appreciate that.
(Also, she's the only one in my party who got to the HP +500 augment on my board, so she currently has more HP than anyone. So I have gameplay bias too! XD)
- Basch. Oh, Basch. Oh, oh, Basch.
I - he falls into a couple of the character types that are guaranteed to hit my YES buttons. Oh, Basch. Sorry, can't be coherent here.
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- I squeed a lot when Larsa showed up again. HAHAHA YEY TINY ANDROGYNOUS NON-SUCKY BROTHER OF VAYNE
no seriously I thought he was a girl at first. there was a moment of severe cognitive dissonance when I learned otherwise. but either way dfghjkfjkh yay larsa!
- ... oh, Vaan.
I dunno, I really like Vaan. He's a cute scruffy dork, and we all know I love the dorks.
- It's weird, but I so far have no interest in any pairings. At all. I'm just not interested in any of these characters as sexual beings. This might be related to the fact that I could not write for this fandom, ever. But it might not. I dunno. As it stands, I just wanna see how their story plays out and I'm not interested in seeing any sex or romance. (Well, I mean, other than Ashe/Rasler, which may not entirely count. sfjkghfjk oh god Ashe I hurt for you)
- The little details in this game continue to thrill me. One that's sticking in my head right now is the conversation with the "Vexed Father" in Lowtown whose daughter won't listen to him. (Oh god poor Basch.)
- The Garifs are fucking cool.
- It's weird to see Ivalice moogles and how different they are from all other moogles, but they're so cute and awesome I don't mind a bit.
- Quickenings are AWESOME.
- I continue to love Balthier. He is exactly my type of charming rogue - shades of Setzer, really, only without the gambling - and moreover, he won me with language. I could listen to him talk all day for his voice, his delivery, and the way he uses words. Linguistic prowess is sexy!
- I... I hang my head in shame to admit this, but I don't really like Fran. Don't get me wrong, she's cool to look at and her voice is fascinating, but at the point where I'm at, it seems like that's all that's there. I just haven't gotten anything from her yet beyond "Sexy bunny lady! Sexy mysterious bunny lady who knows stuff about the Mist! Plus she hangs out with Balthier! Did we mention sexy bunny lady?" She's just - she's not accessible. It seems like she's there to be Cool and Exotic and Sexy and Don't You Wish You Could Have Her, Gamer Boy?
(Plus, the viera piss me off on principle, which is another rant, and kind of a shame because I want to like them.)
Honestly, I'm not even interested in the Balthier-Fran teamup so much as I'm interested in Balthier and accept Fran as part of the package.
Please, someone tell me I'm wrong. Tell me Fran is about to get awesome and interesting and be compelling as a character, instead of a bunnygirl fetish that can flip out and kill shit.
- Ashe, on the other hand, I can't get enough of. She's like the antithesis of everything that ticks me off about Fran - to the point where I can completely ignore her ridiculous costume because she is just so fucking cool. A strong-willed, self-determined royal who takes no shit, devoted to her kingdom and her people, making decisions with the weight of Dalmasca on her shoulders? Yes, I'll have that and a side of fries.
It's even better that no point is really made of her gender one way or another. She's neither sexualized (would lessen the impact of the Cool) nor desexualized (too far in the other direction) - she's just an awesome royal doing her damned best in an awful situation where thousands of people depend on her, who is also an attractive woman. I can't begin to say how much I appreciate that.
(Also, she's the only one in my party who got to the HP +500 augment on my board, so she currently has more HP than anyone. So I have gameplay bias too! XD)
- Basch. Oh, Basch. Oh, oh, Basch.
I - he falls into a couple of the character types that are guaranteed to hit my YES buttons. Oh, Basch. Sorry, can't be coherent here.
- v-vossler
- I squeed a lot when Larsa showed up again. HAHAHA YEY TINY ANDROGYNOUS NON-SUCKY BROTHER OF VAYNE
no seriously I thought he was a girl at first. there was a moment of severe cognitive dissonance when I learned otherwise. but either way dfghjkfjkh yay larsa!
- ... oh, Vaan.
I dunno, I really like Vaan. He's a cute scruffy dork, and we all know I love the dorks.
- It's weird, but I so far have no interest in any pairings. At all. I'm just not interested in any of these characters as sexual beings. This might be related to the fact that I could not write for this fandom, ever. But it might not. I dunno. As it stands, I just wanna see how their story plays out and I'm not interested in seeing any sex or romance. (Well, I mean, other than Ashe/Rasler, which may not entirely count. sfjkghfjk oh god Ashe I hurt for you)
- The little details in this game continue to thrill me. One that's sticking in my head right now is the conversation with the "Vexed Father" in Lowtown whose daughter won't listen to him. (Oh god poor Basch.)
- The Garifs are fucking cool.
- It's weird to see Ivalice moogles and how different they are from all other moogles, but they're so cute and awesome I don't mind a bit.
- Quickenings are AWESOME.
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It's not even the politics -- I would love to dabble in the politics, I just have no urge to work with the characters, and for me, politics is just as much a human thing as it is the greater whole; you can't have a country without its people, and if I can't get into the people, there's not much point in the politics. I'm content to have it as an interactive epico movie thingit. XD
But at the very least, we can both agree that Vaan is a cute sort of dorky dumbass. XD It's awesome!
Haha, Penelo and Basch are my #1 healers. Unfortunately my Balthier tends to die if you look at him skeevy -- I've got him mostly set to using spears/staffs/etc., which do a decent amount of damage if you've got the elemental sort, but means his defense is CRAP. [tear]
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and then get back to ficcing for KH2 XD.Indeed! It seems we can always agree on the great big dorks, huh. XD
Haha, yeah for me it's Penelo and Ashe - though oddly it's Vaan who's got all the Channeling, so he's the one I pull out if I need to start raising everyone. ... oh dear. D: My Balthier's been sticking to swords and shields, though currently he has a silly-looking hammer. XD Which seems to do random damage, in the grand tradition of Big Bashy Things In Final Fantasy Games. so it's a crapshoot on how effective he is. :<
... I have to ask. What are the other Little Toasters? XD
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Hurrah for the big dorks! ♥ I totally approve of those, see. XD
Totally give Balthier a spear or a staff at some point, and have him heal -- it's the most hilarious thing in the world; it looks like he's rocking the air guitar. XD I've been giving the hammers/axes to Basch, though, so in addition to being my other major healer, he is also my Tank Of Major Damage. Fran is distance/black magic/backup healer, and Ashe, Vaan, and Penelo rotate through daggers and swords, and occasionally katanas if I find 'em.
Well, our nicknames were as follows:
Vaan - the Brave Little Toaster
Penelo - the Cute Little Toaster
Ashe - the Surly Little Toaster
Basche - the Brave Big Toaster
Then Fran, who's Zoe, and then there's Balthier, whom we have dubbed Captain Tightpants, to go with the Zoe name. ♥
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I still think you may have influenced me with the dork love. XD NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING.
Oooh, I shall have to. XD My Basch had a bow - actually like half the party did, for a while - up until I TRIUMPHED OVER THE OPTIONAL DEMON WALL AT LEVEL 17 HAHAHA and liberated the Demonsbane sword from the secret passage, at which point I gave it to him. ... Penelo seems to be filling a similar role to your Basch, I have her with an axe now. XD Fran is - exactly the same as yours, though I haven't actually bought much of the crapload of magic she's licensed. And I don't think I've ever equipped Ashe with a non-sword.
... hahahahaha that's great. XD
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Dude, DORK LOVE REIGNS SUPREME. Why do you think I still love GetBackers, despite all its completely illogical twists, turns, and deii ex machinae? XD
My roommate usually has him on guns, so he looks more dramatic -- and she was watching me play when I had him on a spear, and we just busted up laughing. IT'S HILARIOUS. XD I keep thinking maybe I should have Penelo with a harder-hitting weapon, but ... also, did I mention I'm lazy? XD
I've been buying magic pretty steadily, though; FFXII is one of the very few games where I DO spam offensive magic, instead of trying to keep things mostly physical. I WANT TO BUY HOLY DAMNIT, I KNOW IT'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE. :<
It's the Toaster Brigade! :D I do like them, I just like to mock them possibly more. XD
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*can't talk; looks at WWY and Touching Ground*BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF DORKS rite? 8D
XDDD
I should really go back and buy some magicks. And technicks and armor and... XD; I always go for the Biggest New Smacky Stick first! And then all my money goes away. :< I should really spend some time just lootwhoring to the point where I can buy the monograph that's been taunting me. AND SOME MAGIC, UH. a few hours in Ozmone should do it! :< ... anyway I have the feeling that once she can actually use her awesome arsenal, I'm going to appreciate Fran a loooooot more.
Well. What's character love without mocking? XD
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