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If it was a game where you just controlled one character, I may be put off if the character is pretty boring or dull but then if the game is good enough it shouldn't be a problem - I mean Mario is hardly the most interesting or nuanced character but obviously that doesn't detract from the games...

Summons had become almost an embarrassment for FF in many peoples' eyes. The series was often criticised for basically having a battle system which consisted of nothing but watching summoning animations. I think they were just trying to address that but overdid it. However, some of the summons...

I think this is partly down to the odd reference, as with Biggs and Wedge, but also because Star Wars itself copies lots of old fantasy stories and takes inspiration from other historical sources. For example, the Jedi are rather a lot like samurai, the relationship they have with their...

Does anyone know how you get your character restored? The problem is that I can't remember my old PlayOnline ID or what server I was on... I know my main character's name and my password. That's all. Obviously my name and, I think, date of birth would also have been attached to my account. The...

I really like her character. All the FFIX characters are simple on one hand but because they tend to represent something quite fundamental in human nature, have more depth to them if you look for it. I agree with the people commenting on her maturity. A running joke in FFIX was Steiner's...

I also kept all the characters equally levelled. Though I do remember Basch being a firm favourite because he was a great damage dealer and I gave him that spear, its name escapes me but the really powerful one, which I got really early by doing the little "trick" where you get through the...

I was also very critical of FFXII when I played though it - it joined FFX and FFX-2 as the only FFs I couldn't be bothered to complete. Looking back, however, I can't see it in such a critical light anymore. I found that a lot of complaints I had could be also applied to other FFs - FFs that I...