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ravusnightblossom · 2 years

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ooc; Alright, the primary wave of tag redoing/replacing is done. The master list is below if anyone needs to retrack or reblacklist anything! I’ll miss my aesthetics, but accessibility is more important.

⚔♛⚔ — Dirty Little Prince to (Dirty Little Prince) Note: (unsafe for tumbles) is also the n. s. .f. w. tag on this blog. The above one is primarily for “intimate” things.

⚔♛⚔ — ooc; “Mun speaks!” to (ooc; “Mun speaks!”)

⚔♛⚔ — ooc; The Adventures of Murphy to (ooc; The Adventures of Murphy)

⚔♛⚔ — queue; “until we meet again.” to (Queue; “Until we meet again.”)

⚔♛⚔ — Musings to (Musings)

⚔♛⚔ — Memes to (Memes)

⚔♛⚔ — Self Imagery; Beautiful Disaster to (Self Imagery; Beautiful Disaster)

⚔♛⚔ — Aesthetic to (Aesthetic)

⚔♛⚔ — Asks; “That will be quite enough!” to (Asks; “That will be quite enough!”)

⚔♛⚔ — Meme Replies to (Meme Replies)

⚔♛⚔ — Headcanons to (Headcanons)

⚔♛⚔ — Romance aesthetic; Lead me to the light to (Romance aesthetic; Lead me to the light)

⚔♛⚔ — Dash Banter to (Dash Banter)

⚔♛⚔ — Error - 401 : Unauthorized {mobile messages} to Error - 401 : Unauthorized {mobile messages}

⚔♛⚔ — Crack; “You're slipping.” to Crack; “You're slipping.”

⚔♛⚔ — Dash Commentary; “Spare me...” to Dash Commentary; “Spare me...”

⚔♛⚔ — The Oracle Sister ║ Lunafreya to The Oracle Sister | Lunafreya

⚔♛⚔ — The Chancellor ║ Ardyn to The Chancellor | Ardyn

⚔♛⚔ — The Prince's Shield ║ Lysander to The Prince's Shield | Lysander

⚔♛⚔ — The Chosen One ║ Noctis to The Chosen One | Noctis

⚔♛⚔ — The Champion ║ Hawke to The Champion | Hawke

⚔♛⚔ — The Seeker ║ Cassandra to The Seeker | Cassandra

⚔♛⚔ — The Priestess ║ Amari to The Priestess | Amari

⚔♛⚔ — The Lioness ║ Cersei to The Lioness | Cersei

⚔♛⚔ — The Sea ║ Bluu to The Sea | Bluu

⚔♛⚔ — The Warden Queen ║ Avery to The Warden Queen | Avery

⚔♛⚔ — The Assassin ║ Zevran to The Assassin | Zevran

⚔♛⚔ — The Advisor ║ Ignis to The Advisor | Ignis

⚔♛⚔ — The Dragoon ║ Aranea to The Dragoon | Aranea

⚔♛⚔ — The Flower ║ Aerith to The Flower | Aerith

⚔♛⚔ — Mother Knows Best ║ Sylva to Mother Knows Best | Sylva

⚔♛⚔ — The Martyr ║ Nyx to The Martyr | Nyx

⚔♛⚔ — The Fighter ║ Tifa to The Fighter | Tifa

⚔♛⚔ — The Little Prince ║ Novus to The Little Prince | Novus

⚔♛⚔ — The Lion Prince ║ Simba to The Lion Prince | Simba

⚔♛⚔ — Chasing truffles ║ Desmond to Chasing truffles | Desmond

⚔♛⚔ — Pspspspsps ║ Lexus to Pspspspsps | Lexus

⚔♛⚔ — The King of the North ║ Robb Stark to The King of the North | Robb Stark

⚔♛⚔ — The General ║ Loqi to The General | Loqi

⚔♛⚔ — First Pup Of Tenebrae ║ Nero to First Pup Of Tenebrae | Nero

⚔♛⚔ — The Harbinger ║ Chaos to The Harbinger | Chaos

⚔♛⚔ — The Rose ║ Margaery to The Rose | Margaery

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; FFXV to Verse; FFXV

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; The Hidden Prince {ASoIaF} to Verse; The Hidden Prince {ASoIaF}

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Into The Breach to Verse; Into The Breach

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; The Swordsman's Oath {ASoIaF} to Verse; The Swordsman's Oath {ASoIaF}

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Sovereign of the Sound {ASoIaF} to Verse; Sovereign of the Sound {ASoIaF}

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; A Templar's Obligation to Verse; A Templar's Obligation

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; The Selkie King to Verse; The Selkie King

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Tenebrae Reborn to Verse; Tenebrae Reborn

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Tenebrae Rising to Verse; Tenebrae Rising

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Modern Dance to Verse; Modern Dance

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Daemonic Tendencies to Verse; Daemonic Tendencies

⚔♛⚔ — verse; Fenestala / Pre-Main Game to Verse; Fenestala / Pre-Main Game

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; World of Ruin to Verse; World of Ruin

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; FF7 to Verse; FF7

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Meeting of Kings to Verse; Meeting of Kings

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; FFXIV to Verse; FFXIV

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Party Prattle - FFXV to Verse; Party Prattle - FFXV

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Altered Fates to Verse; Altered Fates

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; History Rewritten to Verse; History Rewritten

⚔♛⚔ — Verse; Versus XIII to Verse; Versus XIII

〘You Will Never Be Forgotten With Me By Your Side ❣ dragcnlxrd〙 to (You Will Never Be Forgotten With Me By Your Side :: dragcnlxrd)

〘I’ll Keep You Safe; You Keep Me Wild ❣ dragcnlxrd〙 to (I’ll Keep You Safe; You Keep Me Wild :: dragcnlxrd)

〘Your Arms Feel Like Home ❣ kaaras-adaar〙 to (Your Arms Feel Like Home :: kaaras-adaar)

〘Fractured Moonlight On The Sea ❣ intothewildsea〙 to (Fractured Moonlight On The Sea :: intothewildsea)

〘I Lost My Halo To Your Renegade ❣ inimiicus〙 to (I Lost My Halo To Your Renegade :: inimiicus)

〘You've Been The Only Thing That's Right ❣ topmechaniic〙 to (You've Been The Only Thing That's Right :: topmechaniic)

〘That's The Beauty Of A Secret ❣ strictomiles〙 to (That's The Beauty Of A Secret :: strictomiles)

〘You Make Me Smile; Please Stay For A While ❣ battleshot〙 to (You Make Me Smile; Please Stay For A While :: battleshot)

〘The Fire In Your Soul Sets My Heart Ablaze ❣ lastxdragon〙 to (The Fire In Your Soul Sets My Heart Ablaze :: lastxdragon)

〘I Could Open Up The Sky ❣ Zack Fair / the-nexus〙 to (I Could Open Up The Sky :: Zack Fair / the-nexus)

〘Right In Front Of Me ❣ origami-assassin〙 to (Right In Front Of Me :: origami-assassin)

〘Every Vow You Break ❣ deusdraconis〙 to (Every Vow You Break :: deusdraconis)

〘Lightning before the thunder ❣ sanguinepeccatorum〙 to (Lightning before the thunder :: sanguinepeccatorum)

〘She Is The Sunlight ❣ oflockharted〙 to (She Is The Sunlight :: oflockharted)

#(ooc; “Mun speaks!”)#tag update

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chronicparagon · 3 years

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Actually, I’m going to do it.

I’m going to mention more people I look up to and why I think they are awesome.

Inspire by this meme: Send me a " 💞 " and I will talk about a blog that I look up to

@gearlessjunkdogjoe

You know, I never knew Megalo-Box was a thing until I started writing with you. Joe is really something. He’s chill most of the time, but passionate in what he loves like boxing. I haven’t seen the second season yet but I hope he still feels the same for the sport.

You write him so well that I feel like this is how Joe would be in canon. You are always a kind person and though I haven’t had the chance to reply to every message you send, I still appreciate them. I also love the musings you share that best describes Joe and Harmony relationship.

@the-expatriate

You’ve been following me since I was in the FF7 rpc. I have watched Pari grow for several years now and I’m excited to see what comes next for her. We learned more about each other more and more and I consider you a rl friend. I love seeing Pari, and adore your cat when she pops up on my dash and on another site outside tumblr. You are an amazing person and I really mean that.

@theamazingchickenman

I want to say that you are one of the coolest people I met here and rl. We actually weren’t very far from each other and I’ll remember the times we had together. That time at the arcade is one of my favorite memories. I remember when we went to Candytopia and Sea Life at MoA. I miss those adventures and hope to have more in the future.

Your approach to rp is humorous and how random things are with CM always makes me laugh. I haven’t written with Pheonyx yet, but I plan to change that. Harmony took a liking to him, that’s for sure.

#gearlessjunkdogjoe #the-expatriate#theamazingchickenman #ooc

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st4rdust-machiine · 3 years

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Thanks to @thebittervampire for tagging me in this get to know meme a few days ago💙

rules: answer the questions and tag people you’d like to get to know better

➵ when is your birthday: November 23rd

➵ where do you live: SEA

➵ three things you are doing right now: Eating leftover birthday cake(from my sister), listening to some music, contemplating about playing a game later in the evening but ultimately won’t in the end(most likely)

➵ four fandoms that have piqued your interest: I guess the most recent one is RE, about 1-2 months ago. Which btw, never thought I’ll be interested in RE ever but look where we’re at (edit: my mind went over "4" so the others are dishonored, bloodborne, ff7)

➵ how has the pandemic been treating you: I know this has been a time of much stress and pressure for a lot of people, but for me, having to isolate from the rest of the world has actually given me some peace of mind. I think I’ve mentioned this before in some tags but there’s this part of a routine in my life that always gave me terrible anxiety and stress and now I don’t have to go through that bc of the pandemic

➵ a song you can’t stop listening to right now: 10-20-40 (it’s been on nonstop for the past week)

➵ recommend a movie: Can’t think of one

➵ how old are you: Currently 20 (born in ‘00)

➵ school, university, occupation, other: I used to study in some creative multimedia firm, but I discontinued with them like 4-5 months ago. Not so much bc of the pandemic, but other particular complications. I’m definitely open to starting art education again sometime when it’s suitable. As for profession I’m currently honing my art skills so I can be confident enough to open comms(I definitely will one day). 3d art is another thing I want to add to my list of expertise

➵ do you prefer heat or cold: Please freeze me to death

➵ name one fact others may not know about you: Back when I was younger, EVERYTHING used to scare me. Not just horror related stuff, but even just slightly surreal themes in cartoons and pictures get to me. Now I love horror, macabre, surrealism, etc and actively seek out media and art with these themes.

➵ are you shy: I have pretty bad social anxiety. I definitely come off as shy/aloof to most people

➵ pronouns: She/her

➵ biggest pet peeves: Changing plans at the last minute, and little misunderstandings that make someone think I’m being irresponsible or guilty in that situation(when I wasn’t)

➵ what’s your favourite “dere” type: Not my thing

➵ rate your life from 1 to 10 (1 being crappy and 10 being the best it could be): If I judge how it is right in this moment, probably a 6

➵ what’s your main blog: Right here

➵ list your sideblogs and what they’re used for: I do have a private sideblog I use to save and organize fandom stuff I would later rb to here. Like some kind of bookmark page

➵ is there something people need to know about you before becoming friends: Basically what thebittervampire and elluvians said and on top of that I tend to overthink how to reply so that also contributes to prolonged silence. Plus with said social anxiety, it’s hard to bring myself to start convos even when I really want to (I’m trying to get over that though)

uhhh I tag @lordansketil @thornheartless @grandinventor @asoeiki (if you guys want to of course!) and anyone who stumbles upon this and want to give it a go.

#thanks again #tag game #get to know me

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undertheinfluencerd · 3 years

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https://ift.tt/3zP24Rj #

September 2021’s PlayStation Now lineup is headlined by the likes of Tekken 7 and the original Final Fantasy VII. This month’s arrivals to the PlayStation streaming service were previously outed in a leak that made the rounds over the weekend.

It’s worth noting that two major titles are also leaving the service today, September 6. Said experiences include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which joined three months ago on June 1, and Saber Interactive’s World War Z – the latter came to PS Now earlier this year with the March lineup. PS Now’s various offerings over the last several months have been nothing short of impressive. In addition to World War Z, for example, the March entries brought Ace Combat 7 and Infamous: Second Son to the platform. Three different Sonic the Hedgehog games entered the mix in honor of the brand’s 30th anniversary in June. Plus, heavy-hitters such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Judgement led the charge for the July selection, which additionally included God of War (2018), Nioh 2, and others.

Related: PS Now Is A Worthy Xbox Game Pass Competitor (But Almost No One Noticed)

The leaks were correct, Tekken 7 will indeed headline PlayStation Now’s September 2021 lineup alongside the original Final Fantasy VII, according to the PlayStation Blog. Tekken 7 hits the service on Tuesday, September 7, and will remain available until February 28, 2022. 1997’s Final Fantasy 7 lands on the same day, along with Killing Floor 2, Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive Edition, Ghost of a Tale, Moonlighter, and Windbound – these six titles will stick around for an indefinite period of time.

As many may be well aware, Final Fantasy VII counts as the first of five classic Final Fantasy games coming to PS Now in the coming months. Through January 2022, PS Now subscribers will gain access to FF8, FF9, FF10/10-2, and FF12, PlayStation revealed last week.

While the wait for the other four Final Fantasy adventures persists, PlayStation Now members can explore the thrills of battle in fighting game Tekken 7. Of course, the original Final Fantasy VII awaits, as does indie action RPG Ghost of a Tale. Survivor game Windbound allows players to explore land and sea, while Moonlighter offers another action RPG complete with rogue-lite elements. Those looking for a different type of role-playing title can jump into the isometric world of Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive Edition. And Killing Floor 2 should give first-person shooter fans plenty to sink their teeth into.

Next: Tekken 7: Beginner Tips & Tricks to Becoming a Pro

Source: PlayStation Blog

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edwardsisland · 6 years

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cutechulainnalter replied to your post “I like your banner and blog title btw c:”

It's really nice to see because it was my first ff so I get a lot of nice nostalgic feelings when you reblog posts about it. And yes, Rinoa is v good and her whole design is my aesthetic

yeah ff8 was my first real one i could read and play on my own but ff7 was technically my first. my mom would let me run around and shit haha i was uhhh 3 at the time. and i have fond memories of watching my mom work her way down through the deep sea research center in ff8.

but rinoa is indeed amazing and her look and stuff is the best. she’s gotten a lot of shit over the years and honestly hopefully this is gonna be her time haha just praying for her in dissidia atm

#cutechulainnalter

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sakurarisen-a · 3 years

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𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑬𝑻.

repost, don’t reblog

basics !

FULL NAME. Seraphina (Mayuzumi)

PRONUNCIATION. Seh-rah-fee-nah Mai-yuu-zoo-me

NICKNAME. Sera, Sakura (by a few people)

GENDER. Female

HEIGHT. 5′3″

AGE. 21

ZODIAC. Aries

SPOKEN LANGUAGES. Fluent in Japanese, somewhat so in English, dabbles in a few others when she gets to chance to learn from other native speakers

physical characteristics !

HAIR COLOR. Strawberry blonde lightened by too much time in the sun

EYE COLOR. Honey Brown

SKIN TONE. Light peach

BODY TYPE. Petite, small, slightly underweight

ACCENT. None

VOICE. Gentle, light

DOMINANT HAND. Right

POSTURE. Pretty straight; slouches when she’s relaxed, but for the most part she has pretty decent posture

SCARS. Several littered about the tops and fronts of her shoulders, ranging in size with the largest being about half an inch in length

TATTOOS. A large and colorful leaping koi spanning the majority of her back

BIRTHMARKS. None

MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). If not her eyes, then perhaps her tattoo, though it;s usually hidden?

childhood !

PLACE OF BIRTH. Refuses to reveal; it’s a relatively small town well outside of any major cities

HOMETOWN. Refuses to reveal

BIRTH WEIGHT. Average

BIRTH HEIGHT. Average

MANNER OF BIRTH. Natural

FIRST WORDS. Cooo. She’d heard her siblings talking about cookies and been trying to mimic them, but how do say cookie-

SIBLINGS. Thurston Mayuzumi (eldest brother), Takeru Mayuzumi (older brother; deceased), Ami Mayuzumi (older sister; deceased)

PARENTS. Takeshi Mayuzumi, (unnamed mother)

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. Fairly... Poor, though that’s an understatement. Her father came into a large sum of money just prior to Sera’s birth by winning the lottery, and the greed corrupted him into caring little for his children, especially after managing to also corrupt his wife through gifts and wealth. Her childhood under them was a nightmare and she’s actually thankful these days she was disowned and kicked out; it showed her just how corrupt money can make a person, and how to NOT be a parent.

adult life !

OCCUPATION. Wandering traveler seeking to help anyone she can; oftentimes takes on odd jobs to help pay for things. In her YGO verses, she works varying odd jobs, and full time at a local homeless shelter as well.

CURRENT RESIDENCE. Whatever random place to sleep she can find, most oftentimes a tree; A small home in Den City with her son (Vrains); A small apartment in Heartland (Zexal)

CLOSE FRIENDS. Zack Fair ( @honorisen ), Makoto Homura and Kiku Homura ( @sworntolight ) (Vrains), Yuma Tsukumo ( @duelrisen ) (Zexal)

RELATIONSHIP STATUS. It’s kindda lowkey complicated, kindda dating, with Zack ( @honorisen )

FINANCIAL STATUS. Poor

DRIVER’S LICENSE. No

CRIMINAL RECORD. None

VICES. Does refusal to keep anything for herself, even food, count?

sex and romance !

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Demisexual, prefers men

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Demiromantic, prefers men

PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch

PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch

LIBIDO. Average

TURN ON’S. Having her neck kissed, nibbles of her ear, having a really light touch skimmed over her hips, her ears especially

TURN OFF’S. Fighting, talking about the past, being rushed, being pinned without permission, having her wrists held (especially tightly or squeezed without giving her time to prepare)

LOVE LANGUAGE. Kisses, touches, cuddles

RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. Sera is prone to putting everything about herself aside for the sake of seeing her partner happy, including her own happiness. She wants to see them smiling as bright as they can - no matter what she has to do to ensure that (to a degree, of course, she won’t humiliate herself for them). She’s also prone to greeting with a kiss and spending evenings cuddled into them, if she’s allowed to, and sleeps at her best when wrapped up in their arms.

miscellaneous !

CHARACTER’S THEME SONG. If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. Helping people, watching the sea, going for a walk, baking, playing board games with her son (Vrains/Late FF7)

MENTAL ILLNESSES. PTSD, Depression, mild anxiety

PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. None

LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED. All brained.

FEARS. Losing control, being under the care of her birth family again, losing Zack, Losing Shayan, dying without making a difference, dying in general, thunderstorms, the impact her brother Thurston could be having wherever he is, being prevented from making her dream a reality, being held captive

SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. Medium-low. She has confidence in her abilities and her dream, but not in herself, persay. That is, Sera may have plenty of confidence in her ability to help and make her dream a reality, but not so much in making and keeping bonds, or valuing herself; her life means little compared to others, and she’s not longer bothered really by people walking in and right back out of her life when they see how she lives - She’s not sure she can blame them for not wanting to be seen around a girl who willingly wears hole-filled dresses. Her self-confidence boosts later as her mentality about herself changes, but actually going above a moderate level at any point is... Difficult. She’s trying, though.

VULNERABILITIES. Due to having incredibly little schooling and barely leaving her childhood home until being disowned, Sera is easier to manipulate than most. She is aware of this and tries to prevent herself from being taken advantage of, but for all her wariness, she’s still easier to trick than one would think, albeit not often - She’s not going to just suddenly stop everything and believe everything you tell her, She’s ultimately easy to control by threatening her loved ones, and will do anything to protect and help those who need it; while admirable, it also means she’s quick to step in to help, and will protect them by any means nessecary - Especially her son and partner, and any found family she has.

She’s not all that physically strong and easily overpowered without training, and even then, her strength lies in speed, not physical prowess. Grabbing her wrists is also a pretty easy way to stop her, or put her near a thunderstorm, even remind her of things she doesn’t want to remember - Sera doesn’t like to admit to how much to a fragile girl lies underneath her smile, but there’s definitely one just barely hidden from the world’s view, scared and lonely.

TAGGED BY: Stole from another of my blogs <3

TAGGING: @honorisen if you want~ <3 Otherwise, grab it ya’ll!

#Colors Of Sakura [Headcanons]#Dash Games #NSFW;#Nsfw-ish;#Tagging just because of the romance section

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crystalnet · 7 years

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The Awkward 7th Gen of JRPGs and Mistwalker Games

Ah the seventh generation. The era in which, partly because of the actual state of gaming and partly because of unrelated circumstances, I fell out of love with games. It wasn't until the dust had cleared on the gen that I got back into this past-time and was able to appreciate and re-evaluate the generation by doing a bit of an autopsy on it once this long, strange gen had finally come to a close. The 7th gen seems troubled and problematic from the outset for a variety of reasons, but being a JRPG-centric blog, I'm going to specifically discuss the state of the JRPG during this gen.

To very briefly summarize in a likely unacceptably reductive sense the prior generations in order to contextualize the seventh gen, the prior gen, (gen 6: dreamcast, ps2, gamecube, og xbox in that order) was what I would refer to as the bronze age of JRPGs if we are going to go by a condensed version of the generations of American comic books as a model. JRPGS had fully made the jump to full 3D graphics, began integrating voice-acting and had even feauted some titles that made the first major moves away from traditional turn-based or active-time-battle-esque combat systems, whether that meant leaning closer to the action-RPG genre or using MMO-esque semi-automated combat devoid of random encounters.

That was a slightly awkward, growing-pains-ridden period that had, despite the odds, having some pretty strong titles. Still riding the hype and massive popularity/sales of games like FFVII, this specific genre was still a big deal at that point and hadn't quite begun its quick fade into obscurity which happened later in the first decade of the 21st century. The best JRPGs of this gen built on the success of their prior gen and examples include the solid to great FFX and universally hailed Persona 3 and 4, as well as Dragon Quest 8, just to name a few of the most well known of several strong candidates. These games were about as strong as the best of the previous gen, while enjoying the advantage of much stronger graphical presentation, and potentially deeper systems. The PS1/Saturn generation had some really strong titles in this genre and for some this is easily the peak of the genre, but even if you’re partial to this one the most (which includes the run of FF7-9), you have to admit the graphical limitations led to these games being visually trapped between the more detailed graphics of the next gen and the clean-cut if limited pixel art of the SNES/genesis games (which are the golden age to PS1's silver). Indeed, the Cthonic era of JRPGS (NES/Master Drive and earlier) culminated in an explosion of inventiveness and refinement in games like Final Fantasy 4-6, Phantasy Star 4 and Chronos Trigger, all games that would become the actual gold standard of the genre.

And so without derailing much further, we thus have three straight generations of impressive and semi-consistent JRPGs and development of the genre. This would peter out significantly though, even before the 7th generation began, and the muted reaction to Final Fantasy XII, towards the end of the PS2's life-cycle may have marked a bit of a sea-change. As big, mainstream games like Halo and Call of Duty gained more and more momentum, I think more specialized and more-- for lack of a better term-- Japanese genres and institutions took a bit of a hit around this time. Developers wanted to cater the American and Global market and so big shooters and neu-platform open-worlds like Assassin's Creed had a lot more cache at the beginning of the 7th Gen. I also think that part of the problem was the question of what to do about turn-based combat. As technical possibilities opened up in gaming, the back-and-fourth of true turn-based combat that was previously expected from the genre began to feel more and more archaic. This was partly due to titles like Ocarina of Time or the several strong Action-JRPGs around the time making real-time combat seem like a viable option for deeper role-playing experiences. Alas, there was still a feeling, and for some there still is, that turn-based combat will always be the central tenet of the genre, and that real-time games just don't count.

In fact, JRPG's themselves reflected the feeling that turn-based systems were passe by openly experimenting with it in the 6th gen. Games like FFXII and the Tales game, as well as Level 5's string of Action-RPGs all feature the depth of systems that RPGs of olden always offerered, while also featuring real-time combat or something close to it (Indeed FFXII featured the pseudo real-time of MMO-style combat, which would be the way forward for other franchises going forward. And so in a way the genre could be seen as undoing what it once was in order to adapt.

But where did that leave it by the time the 7th gen was underway? Well, it practically left it in absentia. This was about a decade after the massive and fortuitous success and sales figures of FFVII (which, considering, it was always strange to me that it sold so well in US. Was that evocative cover with the buster sword, and Cloud looking toward Midgar amidst a clean-white backdrop the sole marketing for that game?). Alas the landscape had thoroughly chanced, and this was before Skyrim would drop. There were over 3 years of 7th gen games before that mini game-changer was unleashed on the world, helping to shift any attention on the RPG that existed at that point in a westward direction. But certain sign-of-the-times moments were abound before this even, like the release of FFXIII to initially positive critic reception which quickly faded to very very scathing reception more generally, almost instantly after initial buzz wore off. What used to be the paragon of the genre had reduced said genre to a largely automated, overly-slick walking-and-fighting simulator, sending the reception of the genre down one long, linear hallway of death and despair. Now this specific gamer actually appreciated a lot of what that game did despite the hate, but I can't deny that the game sucked out a lot of the life of the genre in the way exploration, free-will and customization was either limited or entirely absent. The games a giant anime movie with tons and tons of successive fights. If you like the combat system, which imo was a valiant if slightly superficial riff on the active-turn-based systems of old, this might have been okay, but if you didn't-- and many don't-- then the game was nothing but endless cut-scenes and confusing lore. But hey it was gorgeous, and that's what this generation was all about right? Right...

The very Western focus on graphical prowess and polish was something Square Enix seemed to believe was an essential part of Final Fantasy, and so put more focus on that than, oh I don't know, having anything in the way of a single town or basically any exploration in that game. And this focus on graphics was kind of the story of the gen, save for Nintendo who defiantly snubbed their nose to processing power and went the way of innovation instead (innovation that largely did not include all that many JRPGs...). Speaking of Final Fantasy though, the once titan of the genre took another hit around the time this gen was about to begin when Sakaguchi, the OG creator, left Square to form Mistwalker Studios. This would be a hit for Square as far as many fans were concerned, and even a nail-in-the-coffin for some, but it also meant good things for the genre as a whole. Sakaguchi ostensibly left Square Enix in part due to the increased pressure that management was putting on the creatives there during the fall-out from Spirits Within’s financial failure-- their dalliance in Feautre Film- headed by Sakaguchi himself and the project which caused the company to briefly experience financial free-fall as they hemorrhaged money right up until FFX and Kingdom Hearts turned things around for them in a major way. But the damage was done, and projects at the company would be handled differently going forward. It is a bit ironic then, that Sakaguchi would go on to struggle with management at Nintendo while working on Last Story after returning to the company he previously had left along with Square when they refused to adopt CD-technology a decade prior. Last Story-- the game he made for the Wii-- would still come out as a brilliant answer to the dearth of the genre at the time, featuring inventive real-time combat that put a focus on positioning-based strategy.

Indeed some of the more promising games of this genre during the gen were developed by Mistwalker. Not all are perfect, but their third big effort in Last Story is quite good, and is still a unique and novel example of what combat could be in JRPG's going forward. Their first two games, Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, both had tried-and-true turn-based style combat, and felt a bit uninspired, if not unwelcome in a very dry stretch of time for the genre, the former's Toriyama-led art-style giving it the feeling of Dragon Quest 8 and Chrono Trigger. It didn't quite live up to those games, but Lost Odyssey is an interesting entry considering it gives us a glimpse into what FFXIII could have been in some alternate universe where Square stayed Square-Soft forever maybe.

And so, weirdly, Sony takes a huge hit from Mistwalker's sheer existence, since all three of these games were released on 360 and Wii--consoles that basically had no JRPGs otherwise-- and to top it off, another one-time Sony loyalist Tetsuya Takahashi, who also having left Square earlier in the decade, went on to work on Xenoblade for the Wii, after previously doing the terrific Xenosaga trilogy on PS2. Alas, Sakaguchi and Takahashi may have singe-handedly kept the genre alive with their games, keeping the promise and magic of the golden age of JRPGs alive, if just barely (indeed, both of these men cut their teeth on classics like Final Fantasy 4 and Chrono Trigger). Meanwhile, Sony holds things down with only a couple big JRPGs, among which is Ni No Kuni, an excellent offering from Level-5 and Ghibli which is super solid and yet skews a bit young (as any Ghibli-related project reasonably should), alongside Nier, from the whacky Yoko Taro who had previously released uneven if cult-status-y JRPGs on previous Sony consoles in the form of the Drakengard games. And while Nier, Ni No Kuni, the Mistwalker games and Xenoblade are all solid to great JRPGs, they’re pretty much the extent of the genre this gen-- five measly games, all of which are spread across the three systems unevenly. Indeed, no single console this gen could stand on its own this gen when it came to this genre, with Sony being the old stand-by failing to deliver on that unless you just happened to really love the entire FFXIII trilogy.

Things we could formerly rely on like Persona, SMT or Dragon Quest were either just straight up no-shows this gen, or were relegated to handhelds. There was Last Remnant on PS3 as well, and I haven't played it, but reception is mixed to negative. All of the other aforementioned games though offer solid experiences, with some sticking to their guns by way of old-school turn-based combat and a few others pushing ahead with new iterations of Active/Semi-Real Time systems (Last Story, Ni No Kuni, Xenoblade), and yet, they are simply too few and far between in number compared to the previous gen. This problem really dogged the entire gen, and was merely symptomatic of the darker turn gaming took around the time, and I'm glad to see things feel like they're headed in a better direction as of late. JRPGs are always the deepest games I play out of the various genres that I fuck with, so my estimation of a console's library is directly related to how many solid JRPGs there are. And while I love the Wii and PS3 overall for what the do offer, they come close to not having enough to offer based solely off their relatively skimpy JRPG offerings. Wii comes out on top for me based only on Xenoblade and Last Story, and sort of Muramasa and Zelda insofar as Vanilla Ware and Zelda games count, but even the freakin 360 might have a stronger offering than PS3, which is a serious problem.

Luckily, I really do think things are on the up-and-up lately though, with smaller, retro-style JRPGs coming into vogue among other things, giving smaller developers wiggle room in terms of acceptable budget, and big franchises like Persona are finally thawing out of deep-freeze after being a no-count dring the previous gen (save for Catherine), while Final Fantasy and Square in general are enjoying a bit of a comeback (Nier Automata, Nioh and I Am Setsuna all in one year). Alas, Persona 5 showed up finally and just in time to universal acclaim, and the fact that it's a successful and truly turn-based JRPG with a decent budget and progressive, forward-thinking mechanics is very impressive in itself. I think Dark Souls was a bit of a beacon of light last gen, in the way that it showed how a Japanese dev could make a deep RPG in a style that was markedly different from more traditional action-JRPG style, while also drawing on western games like Skyrim in its approach. It seemed to bridge the gap between western and eastern-style RPGs and gave people a reason to hype Japanese RPG developers once again at a time when there were less reasons than ever before. I'm not a big Souls guy, but I really appreciate that it brought attention back to a dying genre at a crucial time. So despite this awkward generation's slightly lacking and inconclusive answer to the question: "what should JRPG's this gen be like?", things may finally be settling back into what just might be described as progress for a genre that some may have thought was down for the count. Perhaps it was a necessary awkward period that has allowed developers working in the genre some time to re-calibrate and reassess the landscape,

Now if only devs could figure out how to resuscitate the 3D platformer--Indeed, If JRPGs experienced a drought during last gen, then the 3D platformer went into a near permanent coma and was basically pronounced dead save for the big, mainline console Mario games that come out every 5-10 years. But that's a story for another day, for now, I still need to beat Persona 5 before Xenoblade 2 drops...

#7th generation #gaming #jrpg #last story #mist walker #blue dragon #ps3 #wii #360 #sakaguchi

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grievehart-a · 4 years

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---- HELLO, TAGS !! are you interested in a kinda canon divergent, kinda headcanon focused, but also still kinda sticking to canon interpretation of squall leonhart from ff8 and rikku from ff 10 / 10 - 2?? with future additions including selphie, laguna, quistis, & paine?

then welcome to me, rae, grievehart trying pull herself out from the depths of the sea of ff7 rp blogs to get some writing in. @ me ~ follow me ~ im me ~ come interact with me ~ reblog me ~

#final fantasy rp #final fantasy roleplay #ff rp #ffrp #ffx rp #ffx2 rp #ffviii rp

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kingdomofimaginedhearts · 7 years

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RULES AND GUIDELINES

Rules and Guidelines

Here is my page for the Rules and Guidelines for requesting and the series of items I am willing to write for. Though there seems to be many rules there are quite simple and not as strict as you would expect, but giving you the information you will need. Please I urge you to read this because if you don’t and I believe you haven't I have the right to refuse the request you make.

Rules and Guidelines:

I can refuse any request given to me, but that would only happen in even less of a blue moon. As long as you stick to the rules and guidelines then I am willing always be willing to write your request.

There maybe times though, mostly along with the match ups or scenarios, where I might ask you to give me a little more detail that will help me out before accepting as it will make it easier for me and a better result of what you would like. I am more likely to ask you to clarify then say no all together.

My inbox is always open and will never close, but please be patient with me as it may take long to get requests out, the longest one will definitely be scenarios.

Though I plan to go in order of requests, if I am to get stuck on one I will leave it for the moment and go to another one. (most likely to happen with scenarios) Also if I keep getting ones that are similar to each other I may alter the order as well.

In my scenarios that I will make the s/o will always be gender neutral to make so that everyone can be included. The only exception is for NSFW scenarios requests which I am open to write for any gendered s/o, but the gender needs to be requested or it will be default hetrosexual, because I have only actually written for that sexualty in the past and find it easier to do. That will most likely hopefully change though as I work on this blog and I am always open to getting advice for writing nsfw scenes for any sexuallity as I want to make sure the things I write it the best I can for everyone.

That being said I write NSFW. I am open to write for most things and if I consider it as a trigger I will place it under read more along with anything NSFW I will create.

I will not write NSFW for underage characters likes Sora, unless it is an AU and there are aged up for it.

AU’s are allowed

I don’t write for any actual ships in the Kingdom heart games, but you can always ask me what I think of certain ships and I can give you my opinion on them.

I write for all characters that were only created for the Kingdom Hearts games like Sora and Organisation XIII, the only exceptions being Mickey, Donald and Goofy, but they will not be included for scenarios, definitely not match-ups and only headcanons that aren’t sexual in anyway or to do with a s/o and can also be in ask your favourite character. They though will only be in the sense of the kingdom hearts universe not the rest of disney. I will say that you can ask what does the kingdom hearts cast feels about certain other characters, but disclaimer that I only really know disney and not final fantasy apart from FF7 characters and then again I still haven’t completed that game. I hope this one made any sense. If not message me what confused you.

You can request up to how many characters you want, but do keep in mind it will take me longer the more you chose and if I can I will most likely split them up in groups.

Groups being Destiny Trio, Sea Salt Trio, Wayfinder Trio, Organisation XIII and ones along those lines.

Please be nice and patient with me as at the moment it is only me and will take time to release the requests.

I am always up with discussing headcanons that other people might have and not just mine.

What I am willing to make:

Imagines/Scenarios:

Scenarios simple enough that I don’t think I need to explain, but I will ask you to be as detailed as you can with what you want as I do get writer’s block and can’t think up plots at times. Also please be patient as I do in fact have a high diagnostic of Dyslexia and while I love to write, some days I cannot write at all, which can slow down my process. Also do forgive me if at time I might miss words, I plan to edit them the best I can and if you find one tell me and I will change it and make it clearer.

Headcanons:

Just as simple in the sense of what they are, these will mostly come out a decently, hopefully quick, pace depending on how many characters you request. These are most likely to come out more then scenarios. My aim is to have around 5 bullets points for each character requested, but the more characters the less bullets there will be. Requests can be repeated for more new headcanons, but I will separate it out and not have it near together so there is more diversity on my blog.

Match-ups:

Okay so Match-ups, I will match you up with one of the characters from Kingdom Hearts, but you will need to be as detail as possible you can send me as many asks as you would like to fill it out just put 1/out of so on. It will help for anonymous to place a little signature in the requests to knew the paired together like LG. Also if your curious I got it please check the in-progress link.

The details I want you to include are:

Gender and Sexuality

Personality, write it to the best you can. I don’t care how many ask I end up getting as long as they are detailed.

Likes

Dislikes

Goals/Dreams

Your Love Language if you have one, can be very helpful to me.

Looks, but only if it is important for you to put this in as my results will based more on personality than looks, though I understand that looks can be a cause of parts of people’s personalities.

THE MORE DETAILED YOU ARE THE MORE DETAILED RESPONSE AS WELL AS BONUSES!

For people who don’t give me enough detail I will only give you a match result and it could only be a small sentence. Maybe not even a small sentence I can write anything if you don’t give me anything to write for.

While people with more detail may also get as well people to stay away from, people who would be close friends, a second match maybe.

Also they maybe people who give me a lot of detail that could get a little scenario added if I feel a sudden spark while working on what they gave me.

Ask you favourite character:

You can ask one of your favourite characters a question and I will respond as said character, just be sure to mention who you are asking. You are allowed to ask more than one.

Gif reactions:

I will select gif on how said character you request would respond to the question you ask, but also have gif that can correlate to headcanons like the way they kiss.

Texts:

An Au type version of character texting the s/o. In my mind i consider it as a less formal scenario that doesn’t give me the difficulties a scenarios does.

Hopefully you have read this and if so Thank You so much for reading and I hope you will request.

~Mod Lea~

PS. If you want to talk to me then go ahead, I will love to talk to anyone either about Kingdom Hearts or anything else!

#rules

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