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10/30/2001 Entry: "FF4 Randomness."

Well, having finally won FF4 tonight (yay me), I just have a few observations:

1). There appears to be some sort of rule that only two classes of people can wear high-heeled boots: a) grown women, and b) legitimate sons of royalty.
I guess it's only fitting that Edward the Giant Poof should wear heels. But Edge? Edge, honey, is there something you're not telling us? Is that smirky disrespectful womanizer routine all an act, Edge?
2). While we're talking about Edge: why does he wear his hair like Dagwood Bumstead? And what's with the bright orange leotard and blue cape, Edge?
I wonder about him. I really do. Bright orange leotard, bare legs, high-heeled boots, cape, face mask, incredibly stupid hair... maybe he's the pseudo-medieval equivalent of an American comic-book superhero!
3). Kain is blond. Mmmmmm, blond.
I have nothing else to say about that. Just... mmmmm, blond.
4). My goodness, the FMV shows its age.
You can really tell they did the 'new' FMV pre-FF7. Ouchie.
5). The final boss was growling at me. Like a big hairy dog!
I felt like holding out my hand and crooning 'Good boy'. Doubt it would have worked, though.

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I had this whole conspiracy theory drawn up many many moons ago about Kain Highwind and Cid Highwind being the same person...

Well, if you think about it...they're both blonde, they both use spears, they both appear to be left-handed (judging by the way Cid holds his spears in battle; I usually hold my boffer-pokeys strong hand in back), their nifty special moves both involve amazingly high jumps...

It was late and I was tired, that's the only excuse I can offer.

Posted by chaobell @ 10/31/2001 12:03 AM EST

Nezumi did wonder a bit about edge, but he always took him the same way as all Final Fantasy IV and VI characters.

When you're designed by by Amano, you're doomed to look like a flaming queer.

Sorry, but that's the way it is. Take a look at Locke in the manual. Or Gau, for crying out loud. Not that Nezumi has anything against a queer Gau, of course...

Posted by Nezumi @ 10/31/2001 05:14 AM EST

I just wish even more now that I had finished FF V....Oh yeah, AND VIII.....

Posted by Wolf @ 10/31/2001 08:09 AM EST

Re: Kain and Cid - Interesting... They're both Lancer/Dragoon/Dragon Knight types, which explains the spears and the jumps. Left-handed blondes named Highwind are another matter. ^_~

FF4 is quite fun. Got me hooked on RPG's forever (WOW, this video game has a PLOT! Like a movie!! *_*), its story is just Star-Warsy-but-hokier enough to be just a bit camp ... and now, older and wiser, I see just *how* easily Kain and Cecil can be slashed. Ahh yes. ;)

Posted by StB @ 10/31/2001 09:01 AM EST

Edward The Giant Poof...ha!!! *Proceeds to laugh arse off* Great stuff...

Posted by Duo Maxwell @ 11/01/2001 07:12 PM EST

Hey, hey, Nezumi...you just try and tell me D (of Vampire Hunter D) looks like a flaming queer.

Posted by Asrael The Mad @ 11/01/2001 07:19 PM EST

D? A flaming queer? Nonsense!

In the Amano illustrations he's a SCREAMING queer. You know, the ones where he has spike heels, lipstick, eye liner, a which would make 9 out of ten pimps feel self-conscious, and the fruitiest ballet-dancer poses ever committed to watercolour.

Yeah, he's a fag. At least in Amano's mind.

Posted by Nezumi @ 11/02/2001 05:56 AM EST

Oops. Just looked at the originals. I stand corrected. Praise be to whoever finalised his design then. D with lipstick is the devil's work.

Posted by Asrael The Mad @ 11/02/2001 08:31 PM EST

d00de, FFIV CG stuff was done AFTER the release of FFVII. =P That's why the movies sucked as much as the FFVII ones.

(Well, the FFVII ones were considered excellent back in 1997, I guess ...)

And ... COME BACK TO ICQ, DAMMIT

Posted by Kouryuu @ 11/07/2001 06:42 PM EST