FFXII: A Regional Affair?

[Eighty88Eight]

Perhaps an unfounded inkling, but would anybody be prepared to agree with me when I say that I've concluded that Europeans seem to have a much greater level of appreciation for the various subtleties and grace notes in the plot of FFXII than that of the sentimentalism-oriented cultures of Japan and America? On Gamefaqs.com, the mostly-American user base seems not to know what they don't know regarding XII, while on this site(which I'm assuming is more European based, given all the commie-tinged squealing on the "I Hate America" topic) people generally seem to have found XII "forward moving" for the series. That last bit is inarguably correct as far as I'm concerned.

[Emo Panda]

According to you, I would be a Eurocunt. I'm an Americunt.

The reason Americans don't appreciate XII as much as other countries is probably because we compare it to our oh-so-beloved-repetitive-mindless shooters. OMFG Halo 53!!! This "Final Fantasy" crap is for nerds since it doesn't have a HUD and guns!!!! The story isn't as good as Halo so it's the retard!!!

That's the typical reaction of an American to FF, amirite? :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

I still don't understand why some people didn't like XII. It was great.

[Caelignis]

You got that spot on Panda.

[Eighty88Eight]

I'm with you on XII, but your argument doesn't explain the fact that Americans and Japanese have a strong preference for the sentimentalism of FFX, and seem to strongly be against the admittedly un-ingratiating style of FFXII. Of course, this would be a hell of a lot simpler if this were simply a matter of FF vs Halo and its ilk. However, perhaps I didn't specify this, i'm talking exclusively of the FF fanbase of each region.

[Hynad]

the mostly-American user base seems not to know what they don't know regarding XII

Capt'n obvious much, eh?

[sefiros]

Well, I'm european and I love xii. Anyways, I don't really understand why xii was hated so mutch. It was the first final fantasy I played and it was great. Now, I'm playing ffx, and I like the story, but because of the fact that it's pretty linear and you don't have much freedom as in ffxii I prefer xii.

[Neal]

Maybe it's because Americans are so stupid that they don't need characters in a game to have a purpose to be there, and perhaps are so fat and lazy that they love a game where you can just put the contoller down and let the game play itself.

OR :wtf: maybe it's nothing to do with region and more to do with personal opinion? :wtf:

[Hynad]

No no no, Neal.


Cuntish88 is right because he said so. He knows that on Gamefaqs, people are almost ALL from the US (yeah, he looked at all the users' profiles!!) and that the US gamers don't know what they don't know (which is different for any other nationalities, of course. Europeens, for example, tend to know about the stuff they know nothing about for some reasons. A random guy there may not know anything about quantum physics, but it's in them to still be able to explain every single interesting bits of the subject to you. :rolleyes).

[defguy17]

Maybe it's because Americans are so stupid that they don't need characters in a game to have a purpose to be there, and perhaps are so fat and lazy that they love a game where you can just put the contoller down and let the game play itself.

OR :wtf: maybe it's nothing to do with region and more to do with personal opinion? :wtf:
I smell Euro-trash

[Nagase]

Maybe it's because Americans are so stupid that they don't need characters in a game to have a purpose to be there, and perhaps are so fat and lazy that they love a game where you can just put the contoller down and let the game play itself.

OR :wtf: maybe it's nothing to do with region and more to do with personal opinion? :wtf:

No no no, Neal.


Cuntish88 is right because he said so. He knows that on Gamefaqs, people are almost ALL from the US (yeah, he looked at all the users' profiles!!) and that the US gamers don't know what they don't know (which is different for any other nationalities, of course. Europeens, for example, tend to know about the stuff they know nothing about for some reasons. A random guy there may not know anything about quantum physics, but it's in them to still be able to explain every single interesting bits of the subject to you. :rolleyes).

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[Dream Machine]

I'm European and I was quite disappointed in XII. I found the storyline quite boring to be honest.

Also, anything to the left of the Bush administration doesn't equal communism :wtf:

[Nagase]

I'm European and I was quite disappointed in XII. I found the storyline quite boring to be honest.

Also, anything to the left of the Bush administration doesn't equal communism :wtf:

Don't you know what communism is? Communism is anything that isn't American/in 88's point of view.

LERN TO RISPEKT DEH PREZADUNT.

:cathryn:

[Dream Machine]

Don't you know what communism is? Communism is anything that isn't American/in 88's point of view.

LERN TO RISPEKT DEH PREZADUNT.

:cathryn:

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[Zeromous99]

I really liked ff12 , but im not a good barometer bc i love the whole ff series all games sooo yea im not a good judge of this i guess.This was a really useless post oh well cant say it hasnt happened before.

[Eighty88Eight]

:lol: WTF happened here? I don't think that way about lefties... If anything, all the condescension and elitism has come from all the people that have disagreed with me. Gamefaqs had a poll some time ago asking users about their nationality, and the vast majority were Americans:|.

Why does this shit have to turn into a topic about me? My topic is legit. Gamefaqs, as established, mostly American, is absolutely vitriolic towards FFXII. Japan, in a poll by Famitsu, ranked FFX(a horrendously moronic and sentimental story) as their greatest game of all time, with FFXII nowhere in sight. The only assumption I made was about the majority nationality of this site, which I said seems to be European given the absolute condescension and elitism towards anything American.

[Thunder]

If anything, all the condescension and elitism has come from all the people [...]Like one random person? :cathryn:

[Eighty88Eight]

No foo, not random, i'm referring to the sniveling little pastries from the I Hate America topic. I'm not going to write names... I don't do that

[Wandering Hands]

But you will happily call them "snivelling little pastries".

BUT SINCE YOU AREN'T NAMING NAMES, THAT'S OKAY.

[Thunder]

But you will happily call them "snivelling little pastries".

BUT SINCE YOU AREN'T NAMING NAMES, THAT'S OKAY.
Saing a "lot of people call him elitis" sounds much more appealing than "one maybe two people call him elitist" and he's so happy that he think he's truly an elitis with couth tastes.

[Wandering Hands]

YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY EUROPEAN MOUTH.

[Nagase]

:lol: WTF happened here? I don't think that way about lefties... If anything, all the condescension and elitism has come from all the people that have disagreed with me. Gamefaqs had a poll some time ago asking users about their nationality, and the vast majority were Americans:|.

Why does this shit have to turn into a topic about me? My topic is legit. Gamefaqs, as established, mostly American, is absolutely vitriolic towards FFXII. Japan, in a poll by Famitsu, ranked FFX(a horrendously moronic and sentimental story) as their greatest game of all time, with FFXII nowhere in sight. The only assumption I made was about the majority nationality of this site, which I said seems to be European given the absolute condescension and elitism towards anything American.

It's not just Europeans who insult your country. It's most of the world....including Americans most of the time.

[Eighty88Eight]

^You make a great point.

You're right, I did happily refer to them as sniveling little pastries... However, I think i've been kind to people for the most part. I'm only such a pariah around here because of my politics, not because of the way I behave. I actually love Europe, and I've been enchanted by it the three times I've visited, if that means anything to anybody, and I'm sure it doesn't... Which is well and good as far as I fuggin care.

[Ryujin101491]

sigh... i can see Racism exists in this thread too..

[Emo Panda]

Let's stay on topic. If you want to be racist, to to the "I Hate America" thread.



Sniveling little pastries. :wtf:

[Thunder]

Since when american are a race? :wtf:

[Zantetsuken]

Since when american are a race? :wtf:

Since you are learnded to speell

[Naunen]

Since you are learnded to speell

----stfu I'll bet you're thinking we're all in America.

[Neal]

No foo, not random, i'm referring to the sniveling little pastries from the I Hate America topic. I'm not going to write names... I don't do that
AHAHAHA. "Sniveling little pastries"? Fucking hell. :lol:

[Zantetsuken]

----stfu I'll bet you're thinking we're all in America.

What does that have to do with anything?

Dude was ripping on someone so I ripped back. Pretty common...

As far as your assumption, yes I know that people other than Americans/Canadians/Brits have the internet. But if you're going to be snarky, you should be prepared to have someone be snarky in return.

[Neal]

What does that have to do with anything?

Dude was ripping on someone so I ripped back. Pretty common...

As far as your assumption, yes I know that people other than Americans/Canadians/Brits have the internet. But if you're going to be snarky, you should be prepared to have someone be snarky in return.
I believe Thula is from Italy. That was her point.

[Zantetsuken]

and if I went on an Italian board and was snarky in broken Italian, I'd expect to be picked on as well, and I doubt anyone would be like OMG DUDE NOT EVERYONE IS FROM ITALY!!!!

I have no problem with Thula, hah. was just being harmless

[Naunen]

What does that have to do with anything?

Dude was ripping on someone so I ripped back. Pretty common...

As far as your assumption, yes I know that people other than Americans/Canadians/Brits have the internet. But if you're going to be snarky, you should be prepared to have someone be snarky in return.

----You misunderstand me. :aldo: She's one of those people you're supposed to ignore if she offends you in some way. If you don't like her spelling, then don't post about it. :awesome: It's off-topic for one of your first posts.

[Thunder]

I spell english creatively.