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radioactivepeasant · 2 years

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Fic Prompts: Final Fantasy Friday

(The worst uncle in Lucis, out causing trouble in Dissidia)

"So this is the young rascal who's been giving you the runaround."

Ardyn leaned down to prod Cloud's cheek and almost lost a finger for his trouble. He laughed, high and merry, and crouched to meet his eyes.

"Oh, I like you!" Ardyn chuckled. "You look like you're much more fun than this dour angel, hmm?"

Cloud glowered at them. "This is the world of Respite, Sephiroth. You can't hurt me here."

"Not physically, no," Sephiroth answered blandly.

Ardyn stood up and offered Cloud a hand. "Come on then, young sirrah, up you come. Do tell me, why does this great turkey of a man fret all day about chasing you down?"

Cloud shrugged with a sullen look. "Wish I knew."

Sephiroth arched a haughty brow. "He's a failed clone of mine."

Ardyn squinted at Sephiroth, then at Cloud. "Hm. I see what you mean. Really only got your eyes, didn't he?"

"By clone he means extension," Cloud snapped, "Just another walking avatar of Sephiroth."

Ardyn considered this. Then he turned back to Sephiroth. "I don't think you've quite got the idea of how cloning works, old boy," he said.

Sephiroth looked, overall, nonplussed. "I'm not the one making clones. That would be Hojo."

"Well this Jojo person, whoever they are, is a bit rubbish at their job, aren't they?"

Let it never be said that Cloud Strife passed up an opportunity to needle Sephiroth. He scoffed. "Hojo is the reason Sephiroth exists. He's either his old man, or just the weirdo who rewrote his mitochondrial DNA to be the child of a sentient plague."

"Cloud-" Sephiroth's placid front flickered for just a moment. But it didn't intimidate Cloud the way it used to.

Ardyn counted out a few fingers as though trying to follow Cloud's explanation. Then he curled his lips in distaste.

"Good gods man! And I thought my family was messy!"

#final fantasy friday #final fantasy #ff xv #ff vii #sephiroth #cloud strife #ardyn lucis caelum #ardyn izunia #dissidia #final fantasy crossover #ardyn hasn't had anyone to terrorize with his murderous wine aunt antics lately #cloud just got nominated as New Reluctant Nephew #Cloud might actually prefer that to dealing with Sephiroth #Sephiroth is just confused and annoyed #writing prompts #fic prompts

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oveliagirlhaditright · 1 year

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So, somehow I've become a Hello Neighbor fan. Somewhat. Kind of.

But after watching all of the demos for the games now and the actual games, I kind of get why a lot of people find certain demos better than the finished products, sadly.

(Though I swear I'm not trying to just be negative here.)

I also kind of wish that the bird guy/thing from the "Hello Guest" demos had actually been the antagonist of Hello Neighbor 2 or just really been in it at all. Because I don't know: that whole thing was really interesting. And I thought he was scarier than the neighbor (though I do like the story with the neighbor. I find him a really well-written tragic character, actually). Not that these games are really scary (perhaps the right word here is "creepy"), but you know what I mean.

Though I am curious to see where the third one (I'm assuming there will be a third one) will go after that cliffhanger. And it was definitely a bold choice to end it on a cliffhanger.

Yeah...

#also. was it me. or was the second game a lot shorter than the first one? maybe the playthrough of the first one i just watched dragged #things out more or something? idk.#but i feel like this is kind of the versus xiii final fantasy xv situation but almost worse because they keep giving out all these demos #for people to play of their games before the finished products are out. and sometimes things are radically different from finished products #and people end up actually preferring the demos #versus xiii and ffxv had a similar situation. but with that it was trailers of the game we saw years before the game came out ending up #being way different than what we got. though we never actually got a demo for versus xiii or anything like that #*oh. and a lot of people ended up liking the story (or what they thought the story of versus xiii was via the trailers) of versus xiii #better than ffxv

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crezz-star · 7 months

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CREZZ⭐STAR

( do not reblog. this is just a pinned post.... )

Greetings! I'm Crezz! I DRAW WHAT I WANT and what I love and give me inspiration. I found myself drawn to Isekai fantasy genres lately! I also love sparkles, color gold/yellow, cats and DMC's NERO, very very much! ✨✨✨✨

I like games / manga / anime / comic though I do have my favorites that will be stated below:

✨ Devil May Cry series ✨

✨ Final Fantasy XIV ✨

✨ ONE PIECE✨

✨ Detective Conan ✨

Hazbin Hotel

Final Fantasy VII Crisiscore

Kingdom Hearts series

Final Fantasy XV

Tate No Yuusha no nariagari

MARVEL

I like to draw on my own pace as i do not like pressure nor being hired with a deadline. I work best when i'm taking my time because I find inspirations to fuel me to make the piece exquisite.

>> Also NOTE: I like a chill environment and time so I am very much the fiction is and only remains fiction type of person, meaning i'm PROFICTION / PROSHIP, and thus can tell the difference, and DOES separate IRL from fiction. Meaning I can handle seeing most dark themes as well. Although If there's things I do not like, I tend to ignore / mute or block it to avoid it. So i'd recommend you do the same if there's things you don't like that i draw / like / make or plainly of me being proship. Because I am not anyone's online babysitter. This is my blog and YOU came here. Don't act like you own me or control what I make. You don't, so don't go acting entitled.

>> Also 2nd NOTE: Pairings / shipping wise I have top / bottom positionals preference for very few particular characters. That being firstly DMC Nero (top only) and Roronoa Zoro (top only). While there may be times I like art that depicts them as the opposite, its more of appreciation to the art and skills of the artist itself. Nothing more.

>> Also 3rd NOTE: anywhere I go, which ever social media account. I block people. It can be the stuff they make (fanart of pairings i don't like) /say makes me uncomfortable or I see them agreeing or even doing cyberbullying and doxxing of others themselves. It's nothing personal. I just want to vibe and have a good time and avoid terrible people so I use block ( or mute ) . Especially on X where I go on blocking spree sometimes, block chain, to keep my timeline peaceful and thus peace of mind.

>> Also 4th NOTE: any anons planning to send hate in my ask box. don't even think about it. You will only make yourself look like really terrible laughable ( in a bad way ) clown because I will just delete your ask and block you. ( yes even when you are anonymous, there's an option to block, which if i recall correctly, it's your ip that tumblr blocks instead. ) save your energy. Because AGAIN in case you missed it. I DO NOT HOLD BACK IN BLOCKING. Use your energy on things that makes you happy rather than hating on people.

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vg-soundtrack-showdown · 1 year

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Playlist of Splatoon song recommendations

Playlist of Final Fantasy song recommendations

List of songs below

Splatoon: [1] Splattack!, Ink or Sink, Kraken Up, Now or Never, Split and Splat/Quick Start, Sucker Punch, High-Color Evolution/City of Color, Ink Me Up, Eight Legged Advance, Tentacular Circus, Cephaloparade, Tacozones Rendezvous/Octoling Rendezvous, I Am Octavio, Calamari Inkantation, [2] Inkoming!, Rip Entry, Now or Never (Wet Floor), Shipwreckin', Fins & Fiddles, Seafoam Shanty, Broken Coral, Riptide Rupture, Happy Little Workers, Deluge Dirge, Fishing Frenzy, Color Pulse, Ebb and Flow, Acid Hues, Muck Warfare, Now or Never (Off the Hook), Low Tide, Octo Eight-Step, Buoyant Boogie, Shooting Starfish, Octarmaments, Bomb Rush Blush, Tidal Rush, Spicy Calamari Inkantation, Nasty Majesty, Telephone's Theme, #0 shell, #1 progress, #9 party, Shark Bytes, #8 regret, #14 crush, #13 shade, #11 above, Splattack! (Octo), Fly Octo Fly, Into the Light, Blitz It!, Wave Prism, [3] Anarchy Rainbow, Anarchy Poison (Bird/Boar/Snake Mixes), Fins in the Air, Til Depth Do Us Part, Splattack!, Clickbait, Headhammer, Paintscraper, Triple Dip, Sea Me Now, Sandy Side Up, Candy Colored Rocks, Tentacle to the Metal, I'm Octavio (FE4RME Remix), Nine Out of Tension, Underwater Neon, Flop to It, Smoke and Mirrors, Ride or Fry, With Flying Colors, Seep & Destroy, #35 caught, Surprise and Shine, Hide and Sleek, Smeared Canvas, Bear With Me, Calamari Inkantation 3-MIX, Frothy Waters, Toxic Anoxic

Final Fantasy: [V] Battle on the Big Bridge, [VII + Remake] Opening ~ Bombing Mission, Tifa’s Theme, Those Who Fight, Electric De Chocobo, Let the Battles Begin!, Tightrope, J-E-N-O-V-A, One-Winged Angel, [XIV] To The Edge, Flow, In The Balance, Shadowbringers, Carrots of Happiness, Triumph, Twilit Terraces, Return to Oblivion, Answers, Black Wolf Stalks Again, Footfalls, Fiend, A Long Fall, Painted Skies, Neath Dark Waters, Full Fathom Five, Teardrops in the Rain, Flow/Flow Together, [XV] Valse di Fantasticsa, Somnus

#splatoon #final fantasy #video game soundtrack showdown #tournament poll

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thisfairytalegonebad · 6 months

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Body Modification - Whumptober day 18

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV Character: Gladiolus Amicitia (/Ignis Scientia) Rating: Teen and up Warnings: None

Read below the cut or on AO3 here.

Ignis frowns when the meeting request pops up in his email inbox. It’s from Gladio, it’s several hours long, and it’s a recurring event spread out over months. The first one spans this entire Friday afternoon until well into the evening, and of course, Gladio did not include anything that would hint at the nature of those meetings.

It wouldn’t be anything concerning Noct, they both prefer to discuss those things over lunch or perhaps over drinks on an evening out. And other than Noct, they don’t have anything to do with each other in a professional sense, so it has to be something personal.

None of the meetings are scheduled on days Ignis isn’t free - Gladio must really want him to be available for them.

Ignis knows Gladio sent the meeting requests like that to rile him up, make him curious, and it’s working, but he’s not about to let Gladio have that victory, so he leaves the email unread, the request unanswered, and Gladio to stew until further notice.

By three in the afternoon, Ignis caves.

You [15:07]: Alright, do share. What are those mysterious meetings?

It’s not long before he gets a text back, and he’s a little embarrassed by how quickly he’s picking the phone up to check.

Gladio [15:18]: Curious are we? :p

Gladio [15:18]: Accept the meetings and I’ll tell you

Ignis rolls his eyes and leaves the requests for a little longer, but ultimately he sighs and accepts them anyway.

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“Will you tell me what this is all about?” Ignis asks, slightly annoyed, as he follows Gladio to their mysterious destination.

“You’ll see,” comes the infuriating answer, and Ignis can only hope that there is a point to this.

Finally, Gladio comes to a halt in a Galadhian neighbourhood, in front of a…

“A tattoo studio?”

Gladio rubs the back of his neck, a bit sheepishly.

“You know the traditional Amicitia tattoo?”

Of course Ignis knows it. The tradition itself is a bit outdated by now, and it hasn’t been a requirement for Shields in a few generations, but many Shields still chose to get their devotion and loyalty permanently inked into their skin. As a child, Ignis once caught a glimpse of Clarus Amicitia’s tattoo and remembers being fascinated by the sheer size of it.

“You’re going to get it?” Ignis asks. It’s not really a surprise now that he thinks about it. Gladio is practically made for a big, impressive tattoo, but he’s never mentioned wanting to get it done before.

“Yeah,” Gladio grins, and only now Ignis notices that he’s both giddy and nervous. “They recommended I bring someone, just in case I keel over or something. You in?”

Ignis rolls his eyes. “Of course. But you could have simply asked, instead of turning it into a guessing game.”

“And miss out on the fun of catching you off-guard? Nah,” Gladio waves him off, motioning for Ignis to follow him as he pushes open the door to the studio.

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During the first part of the appointment, Gladio is busy wrapping up the final design with the artist, so Ignis busies himself around the store for a while. There are plenty of photos of previous clients’ tattoos hung up all around the place, evidence of the artists’ skill.

Apparently, Gladio’s tattoo artist, Olivia, is the niece of the man who did Lord Amicitia’s piece, and her style seems perfect for what Gladio has in mind.

His tattoo is going to be a giant eagle, spanning the entirety of his back and wrapping around his shoulders, down the arms, and onto his chest. Already from the stencil, Ignis can tell that it is going to be a very impressive piece - and very painful to sit through.

Gladio is hiding his nerves well, but Ignis knows him well enough to tell that he is indeed nervous, but that’s hardly a surprise - anyone would be. More than anything, though, he seems incredibly excited, and his enthusiasm is rather contagious, and Ignis finds himself equally excited for him.

Finally, he settles himself on the couch in the corner of the studio and gets out his laptop. If he’s going to be here all afternoon, he could at least get some work done.

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Gladio is handling himself great, all things considered. He keeps making idle small-talk with Olivia, and Ignis is honestly impressed.

At one point, he closed his work files and browsed the internet for information on back tattoos instead, and what they all seem to agree on is that they hurt a whole lot. Watching Gladio now, Ignis can tell that he’s in pain from the way a fine sheen of sweat covers his forehead and his breath keeps hitching ever-so-slightly.

But he seems to be more or less alright, so Ignis keeps himself busy on his laptop while occasionally throwing a glance Gladio’s way, until he realises he hasn’t heard a peep from him in a while.

Looking up, he discovers that Gladio has his forehead pressed into the massage table and is breathing deeply, evenly in a very deliberate way that Ignis immediately recognises as a breathing exercise they’ve been taught in Crownsguard training.

He puts his laptop aside and makes his way over and, after Olivia assures him he won't be in the way, he pulls a chair up to the table and reaches for Gladio’s hand.

“Alright?” he asks, rubbing his thumb across the back of Gladio’s hand in a circular motion.

“Fine,” Gladio grinds out, not lifting his head. “Just, fuck, a shitty spot right now.”

“Yeah, sorry, this is gonna hurt like a bitch for a while now,” Olivia agrees. “You’re doing great, though. Just let me know if you need a break.”

Ha, Ignis thinks, as if Gladio’s pride allowed him to call a break if he’s anything short of passing out.

Ignis is a good friend, though, and so he keeps a close eye on Gladio while holding onto his hand, and when it starts to look like Gladio really is close to passing out, Ignis calls the break for him.

“I’m fine,” Gladio argues, but neither Ignis nor Olivia believes him so he reluctantly does take that break before he lies back down on the table.

Olivia doesn’t send Ignis away, so he stays where he is and reaches for Gladio’s hand again, and Gladio squeezes his fingers briefly before he goes back to the breathing exercise and lulls himself into a near-meditative state.

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Over the next few sessions, it becomes an unspoken agreement between them that Ignis will take a seat next to the table and hold Gladio’s hand as long as he’s not in the way.

Gladio handles it well for the most part, but sometimes when the pain becomes too much but he won’t take a break yet, Ignis just talks to him to try and give him something else to focus on, and when even that doesn’t work anymore, he makes him call a break.

During Gladio’s second-to-last session, Gladio jokes to Ignis, “You should get a tattoo as well, if you’re already here.”

Ignis is silent for a beat too long, and Gladio immediately picks up on it. He lifts his head as much as he’s able to in his position and peers at Ignis.

“Wait, are you actually considering it?”

Ignis clears his throat, a bit embarrassed. It’s, well. He hasn’t exactly been planning on getting a tattoo himself, but all the sessions they’ve spent here have left him somewhat curious.

“Perhaps?” he admits. “I am… not opposed to it.”

Olivia perks up. “You can go talk to Adrian over there if you like,” she says, nodding towards her coworker behind the desk. "He's free today, you can talk things over with him."

“Iggy, you’re serious?” Gladio demands, eyes wide with excitement. “That’d be awesome, not gonna lie.”

“I only said that I wasn’t opposed to it, not that I'd get one,” Ignis argues, but he does get up to go talk to Adrian.

Just to talk about a few ideas.

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“Are you gonna tell me what you’re getting?” Gladio asks as they leave the studio that evening.

Ignis, after having quietly talked to Adrian so Gladio wouldn’t hear a thing for nearly an hour, he’s got an appointment on the same day Gladio is scheduled for his last session.

“Absolutely not,” Ignis says gleefully, “You’ll just have to wait and see.”

Revenge for the mystery meeting requests? Perhaps.

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The downside of getting his tattoo at the same time as Gladio is that he can’t soothe Gladio through the final stretch of his piece and he doesn’t have anyone to hold his own hand as he gets his tattoo done.

It’s very small compared to Gladio’s, but according to Adrian, the ankle is one of the more sensitive spots he could’ve chosen, and he’s certainly feeling it.

“You good, Iggy?” Gladio calls over to him. His artist is working on his arms right now, so he’s sitting up instead of lying on his stomach, but Ignis had Adrian deliberately work on the station furthest away from Gladio so he wouldn’t see until the tattoo was finished.

"Peachy," Ignis says, hissing as Adrian passes over a particularly bad spot. Now that he's experiencing the pain of a tattoo first-hand, he's even more impressed with Gladio's enormous piece and the way he was able to bear it.

Finally, Ignis is done and Gladio still has about an hour to go, so he wanders over to show Gladio his new tattoo before Adrian covers it up.

“Twin daggers?” Gladio asks, in awe as he inspects the piece.

“My own daggers,” Ignis corrects with a smile. The tattoo is gorgeous - Adrian has outdone himself and Ignis loves it already. “I’ve had Adrian design it after the ones Noct gifted me after I passed my Crownsguard exam. Do you like it?”

“It’s beautiful!” Gladio promises. “Sword and Shield, huh?”

“Indeed.” Ignis' smile widens. He’s never doubted Gladio would pick up on the significance of the design immediately. The eagle for the King’s Shield, daggers for the Sword. A reminder that Noctis has both of them, always, that they've got each other, and the proof of that is now permanently etched into their skin.

It’s a rather beautiful thought.

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Read all of my Whumptober prompt fills here.

#whumptober2023 #no.18 #body modification #altprompt #ffxv #final fantasy xv #fic #gladiolus amicitia #ignis scientia #thisfairytalegonebad's writing

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fanfictionlibrary · 1 year

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Masterlist

Here you can find all the content I post. I will keep this list updated. Feel free to send me requests/asks. I write one-shots, imagines, drabbles, and headcanons. I write for any of the characters that belong to the fandoms I listed. It can be a Character x Reader story or a Character x Character story. Whatever you prefer. I only write smut about characters that are of age in canon.

Twilight 🧛🏻‍♀️

Spider Lilies and the Sun (Alec x Reader)

Stardust (Demetri x Reader)

Respectful Humming (Felix x fem!Reader) - Requested (feel the creative juice)

Startling Nightmare (Alec Volturi x gn!Reader)

Hogwarts Legacy 🧙🏻‍♀️

After Hogwarts (Sebastian x Reader)

Hogwarts Legacy Headcanons: How the Companions Behave in an Established Relationship (Sebastian, Ominis, Natsai, Amit, Poppy)

In the Shadow of Comfort (Sebastian x Reader x Ominis) (poly)

A Daring Prefect (Amit Thakkar x Reader) - Part One

A Daring Prefect (Amit Thakkar x Reader) - Part Two

A Self-Loathing Gaunt (Ominis x Reader x Sebastian) - Requested (I loved writing it!)

The Chronicles of Narnia 🦁

Lord of the Rings 🧝‍♂️

Final Fantasy XV 💥

Hunger Games 🍞🌾

Harry Potter 🐍

My Hero Academia 🦸🏼‍♂️

Demon Slayer 🌊🌄🎋

Wind and Stars (Sanemi Shinazugawa x OC) - Part One

Meeting the Gang (Demon Slayer x gn!Reader) - Requested (Let's gooo! Writing this was awesome.)

Fire Emblem Three Houses/Hopes 🧝🏻‍♀️🤴🏽🧝🏻

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disabilityshowdown · 1 year

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We've nominated characters. We've made some choices on who we want to see. I've done a fuckton of character sorting. It's time... to start voting on characters!

I have here, in my chest of mystery, 64 characters, as ranked by all of your nominations to contain the most disability swag known to man, alien, robot, or anywhere in between.

And they shall have their time to shine! But before we can start revealing who they all are under those question marks, we have to know who each of them is up against. And for that, we turn to my other chest of mystery, containing 132 more of these fuckers.

The rules are simple! There are 64 seats up for grabs, and 64 preliminary polls. All of these characters were nominated roughly the same amount, so by the preference of approximately 62% of you, we shall be matching them up by fandom, or failing that, the closest match in genre, tone, or vibe that I could find in a brief google. Every character who wins their respective preliminary poll will compete in the tournament!

(See HERE for previous round winners)

(And HERE for our "campaign" winners - Explanation in the post)

PRELIMINARY POLLS: FINAL ROUND

1. Haruka Sakurai (MILGRAM) vs Jono Saigiku (Bungo Stray Dogs)

2. Bojji (Ranking of Kings) vs Morris Martinez (Psychonauts) vs Floofty Fizzlebean (Bugsnax)

3. Demoman (Team Fortress 2) vs Fuse (Apex Legends)

4. Goro Majima (Yakuza) vs Ignis Scientia (Final Fantasy XV)

5. Sunny (OMORI) vs Gu Yun (Sha Po Lang)

6. Lothric & Lorian (Dark Souls) vs Dunban (Xenoblade Chronicles)

7. Millicent vs Malenia vs Latenna (all Elden Ring)

8. Peter Sqloint (Just Roll With It) vs Tristan (Just Roll With It)

#disability showdown #preliminaries

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prophisied · 2 months

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gear-project · 2 months

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Annon-Guy: What would your idea of a good Fighting Game Story Mode be structured? How would you go about it im designing it?

So far, I think BlazBlue, Injustice and Mortal Kombat (9, X, 11 and 1) have the best fighting game story modes while incorporating the gameplay into the narative in my honest opinion. Even Tekken 8 appeared to takes notes and than some and I haven't even played the game yet!

While Guilty Gear Xrd (SIGN, Revelator, Rev 2) and StrIVe had a good story and fantastic cinematic presentation, it sadly loses points for having no gameplay. It says something when Arc System posted StrIVe's story mode on YouTube for people to watch if they didn't want the game. While the older Guilty Gear story modes are old fashioned, they still provide a good story on top of you ACTUALLY playing the fights out, no matter how ridiculous it may seem at points (like Axl Low being unable to jump due to overeating Jam's food... 😂).

As much as people have beef with some games for "not being interactive enough", there's such a thing as being "too interactive".

Let's put it this way, in the original Guilty Gear XX, story mode itself was a MAZE... and if you took the wrong route, you'd fight a super hard unkillable boss if you weren't careful.

Take my word for it... Reload and Accent Core hold your hand compared to the original "unpatched" GGXX. And that's STORY Mode... it's not even Mission mode, which the game is even MORE notorious for!

QTEs, button mashing sequences, stuff like Asura's Wrath... in my humble opinion all that interactivity is a bit overkill.

If a player wants to relax and enjoy the story, let them relax... don't make them jump through flaming hoops if they don't want to.

OPTIONS. That's what it boils down to.

OPTIONS... GIVE THE PLAYER OPTIONS TO CHOOSE TO FIGHT OR SKIP OR SAVE SOMEWHERE.

Let them experience the game their own way.

Even with Mortal Kombat 11, you can create a custom A.I. to fight the towers and story missions for you and just sit back and relax for that whole ordeal.

It doesn't always have to be a huge button mashing fest or super boss challenge or some twisted guessing game with random negative status effects thrown at you like snowballs from hell.

A little balance goes a long way, whether you specialize in action games, fighting games, or just want to sit and read like it's a Visual Novel (or in my case and preference, a comic book).

Soul Calibur 6 created the ingenious Mercenary System for precisely this reason... Hire Mercs to fight your battles for you... it makes things easy, lets you negotiate tougher challenges a bit, until you get what you came for. For tougher fights, you can prepare equipment ahead of time and strategize like it's an RPG.

When telling a story, the more options that story has, the better the experience.

And even if you want multiple "routes" to open up player creativity or just to hide a few secrets, there's ways to do that in a very structured manner.

Final Fantasy XV has multiple endings for its DLC, and the game lets you approach those in a very simple manner, you can even revisit some points easily based on where you last saved your game.

For more dramatic encounters, make it an "optional boss fight" with incentives if the player overcomes the challenge. Not that hard a concept to work out.

Capcom had some of the best rewards for defeating bosses in the past with their games, and such a thing would be no exception in games like Tekken as well. Even Darkstalkers.

But, like I said, some of the BEST stories come from games that don't think it's a fighting game at all... Libra of Souls in Soul Calibur 6 is a mode I will never stop lauding the praises of.

As a concept it is the true successor of the original Edge Master Mode from Soul Blade/Soul Edge, the very first Project Soul game.

I just think more fighting games need to be treated like RPGs, and more RPGs need to be treated like fighting games.

#GP talks shop

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