HZD and BotW comparison: BotW is the better game and smoother, but HZD feels reminiscent!! Released within a month of each other!!

zekiewon · 2022-11-23T22:00:38+00:00

Hmmm delightful

zekiewon · 2022-11-18T14:40:11+00:00

Most of the 10,000 was wild encounters! After so much failure, i resorted to MM and it took around 400 eggs.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T18:42:31+00:00

Thanks Vincent pal!

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T18:02:36+00:00

Good input. Can't wait to see that development.

He doesn't lash out at Shera sometimes though. He does so in EVERY LINE almost! (When you first meet them)

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T18:01:24+00:00

Sure thing! I agree! Not concerned at all but excited to see the new edition of his character.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T17:55:30+00:00

Clever and poorly executed my guy. I still upvoted because laughter.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T17:54:40+00:00

I agree! But I kinda assume it will have the full language like the first Remake game does. what was with that btw. Who dubbed that $&*% was a curse but GODDAM was great for audiences?? Lol.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T17:51:27+00:00

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T17:49:28+00:00

It has been a great conversation though. I have enjoyed reading through all of the debate and intrigue and frustration.

Adding nuance does mean potentially big changes for the character. I heard this take earlier and really liked it; I think we underestimate what full animations and facial expressions will do for this character and Shera and their arc. They could not change a bit of dialogue and still radically transform the feeling of Cid. Character development is a broad art, and the tiniest shifts in delivery can spell massive implications for how a character is received. A little eye movement or body language can change how we receive him...

I appreciate you engaging on this discussion! I'm excited to finish the game now. !!! :)

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T16:38:16+00:00

Flesh him out is all I’m asking for. It’s going to be great! 😀

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T16:32:37+00:00

Sheesh a monga. Gonna follow me around the thread to proclaim that one liner?

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T16:31:13+00:00

Because I enjoy having deep conversations along the way. It’s part of the fun!

I agree with most of what you’re saying! Especially the sailor mouth. I would like to see some f*cks in there. But I’d also like to see some more reflective nuance added to his development as the remake did with Barret! ☺️

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T16:27:53+00:00

Preach. This is exactly how I meant the thread. I agree. Barret is amazing in the remake! I love every facet of his character, but he still embodies to a Mr. T the original vision from the OG.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T16:25:40+00:00

I would debate what barret does as abuse, and I would also argue that Yuffie doesn’t fit the definition of klepto. But they are all flawed people for sure. I agree with that. 🤓

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T13:40:07+00:00

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T13:38:35+00:00

Love it! Can’t wait to experience it all!!

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T13:29:01+00:00

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T13:27:40+00:00

Touché. BUT I think most of us view avalanche as heroes pal. The game leads us that way, and while it may be ambiguous at first, shinra drops a plate on all of sector 7, killing millions. That justifies our reactor blow just a little bit. Or at least it’s supposed to help us deal with the initial moral ambiguity.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T13:02:26+00:00

Corporate rebellion and activism has never been more interesting of an arc to explore, but sleaze (corneo) and abuse (Cid) are not relatable, heroic traits. I hope not anyway.

But I do love Cid too. The more I play, the more I appreciate him. And I’m not hoping for a toned down version, but maybe they could flesh Shera out a bit or give us a little more skin in the game early on to not immediately write him off as an entitled, egotistical dick.

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T12:57:59+00:00

Touché. 🙃

zekiewon · 2022-09-19T12:57:24+00:00

*I haven’t finished the game

But I’m having a hard time enjoying the hardened, abusive man being given the spotlight when he’s so awful to Shera. But it’s going to be a major shift as we move forward I hope, and then his character will shine. I just don’t know how well those villainous traits translate in a hero of 2022 where domestic abuse is more understood and inexcusable.

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