Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20160815140118/@comment-25936766-20160925121411

StillTheSameGuy. wrote:

1-Even if he is a Butt-Monkey, a beating is a beating. And the FF heroes aren't pushovers when it comes to power. Surviving those encounters is something notable.

2- I feel that he was rushed in type-0. They could have done more with him.

3-I was talking about his boss stats. And in his most recent appearance (FFXII-2, FFXIV actually came before that) He has very high stats.(HP, Strength, Magic,) And the property of those stats doesn't change in between games.

4-I also listed a number of feats above, if you'd like to read them. 1-I repeat: 'And it means nothing anyway. Myriads of bosses in videogames are still alive no matter how hard a beating they received in their battle.'

2-Type-0 in general feels rushed. The combat system is heavily biased against melee characters, which are 10 of the 14 playable characters, due to it's love of sending flying units against you that you can only hit with Ranged attacks. For melee fighters, some have ranged skills, but most can't aim up, and MP does not regenerate; most offensive abilities do so little damage they are useless; the story feels rushed and nearly everything is not explained, I can go on.

It had good ideas: War is hell, and it actually shows blood and death. Of course, that's mitigated by the Suzaku Crystal wiping everyone's memories of the deceased when they die. There are 14 playable characters each with different playstyle and skills, and there's a good number of things to do, though most require grinding.

That said, I did look in the wiki just in case: Gilgamesh Ashur, Black Tortoise I'lCie. Which changes things from "explains nothing" to "explains little". But, just like I remembered, it's very, very different from the usual Gilgamesh in terms of personality.

3-Still depends on the game for the most part. A comparison of his stats between games would be nice though. (Also, while FFXIV came before XIII-2, the XIV that matters now it's A Realm Reborn).

4-Let's see: The boss stats only matter gameplay-wise. He has never truly escaped the Rift; everytime he gets out the Rift comes back with a vengeance and brings him back into it by force. Also, the Rift having some powerful bosses does not mean all, or even most enemies in the Rift are that powerful as well. They are tough because it's the final dungeon, so they must be tough......but none get even close to Shinryu or Omega.