(06-07-2015, 04:53 PM)Aaron Wrote: I know very well the scythe is meant to be symbolic. Writing off a fantasy game just because they use s cythes as weapons if frankly a little too unrequited. Even in real history the use of s cythes as weapons have been documented "Revolutionaries in the American Revolution had farmers who used s cythes along with other things because they couldn't afford weapons."
Nothing remotely wrong with a scythe in a fantasy game. Hell it's been showcased IN FF before (Sice from type o uses one (two even)).
Not calling a personal front on you just a clear up. But the unconditional hatred towards stuff that seems even remotely anime is a little ridiculous (talking to everyone not you)
It's been used as a weapon of necessity, not a weapon of choice. It has a blade and a handle, so it beats trying to punch a guy in a life or death situation. In the middle ages, peasants slung rocks from slings of cloth, but I'm sure they would have preferred a sword and shield. Using the closest device that can kill a man in a time of desperation isn't evidence of it being a good weapon. I would grab the scissors if some guy tried to strangle me to death in an arts and crafts store, but I'm not about to take them to Afghanistan with me. Scythes were available because they are farming tools, but those people would've chosen a bayoneted musket or a sabre over a scythe 100% of the time.
As for it being used in Final Fantasies before, this is very true. It has been. And I can still remember grumbling about having to equip one because it had better stats than my greatsword in FFXI.Â
Concerning unconditional hatred towards stuff that seems even remotely anime: Idk how many people hate things that are anime-esque in a game like this. This seems pretty anime centric, and being such, you are totally in your right to suggest scythes and wacky hair-dos and asymmetrical clothing. Seriously. If you were going to do it in any game, this would be the one. It's a Final Fantasy game after all. If this were LOTRO I'd be pretty vocal about my distaste for it. As it stands, though, I don't like anime and I never will. Sorry. It just doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. I've given it a fair chance multiple times and it does nothing for me. I can't get into the recurring plot tropes (not an insult. Every medium has recurring tropes), I don't understand Japanese humor, and I'm not a huge fan of the art style. But I've also been reading comic books for eighteen years and some people have similar complaints about that, so I can't be too harsh.
When it comes down to it, people are all looking for different things in the same game. Disagreements happen, but that doesn't make anyone's opinion invalid. Yours or mine.
