I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XII for the last few days and I’ve come to the realization that SquareEnix needs to be reminded what a real man looks like. Every male character in the game is prettier looking then all the females in the game, except Fran … no one is hotter than Fran.
Honestly though, if I see one more male character whose hair makes him look like he’s part bird I am going to scream. Both Vossler and Basch look like their mothers mated with a Chocobo. Vossler especially cause he's got that nose that looks like a beak.
I’m sure everyone will argue that FFXII has lots of great male characters and I do agree that personality wise the guys are cool, but I don’t like playing with male characters who use more hair products than me. Sorry but that’s just the way I feel.
So to give SquareEnix a little reminder on what men should look like in the next Final Fantasy game, I'm providing them over the next 5 days, a list of three examples of manly men from past Final Fantasy games.
Hit the jump for the first 3 in my list.
Guy from Final Fantasy II aka Gus from Final Fantasy Origins
Guy was a barbarian like warrior who was raised in the wild. He doesn’t talk much, but he does have the ability to talk to beavers. Guy is known more for his physical strength than his intelligence. His main weapon was an axe.
He’s strong, wild and talks to beavers … that sounds like a real man to me.
Xande from Final Fantasy III
Xande, an evil sorcerer who was given the unhappy gift of mortality by his master, the Cloud of Darkness, is a force to be reckoned with. Built like a body builder, Xande chooses to remain in the background until he is ready to fight the party.
He’s big, he’s buff and he’s a bad guy; a true manly man.
Gutsco the Rogue from Final Fantasy III
Gutsco is a one winged thief who steals the Ice Horns from the dwarfs in order to gain the power of the fire crystal. Gutsco is built strong for physical fighting, but can also change into a giant salamander at will for more fierce battles. His character tends to carry a giant snake with him too.
Gutsco is another strong hunk of man. He likes the idea of power and enjoys reptiles. Add a waterbed and you have one hell of a night.
Look for 3 more manly men of Final Fantasy tomorrow.
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9:08 PM on 02.13.2007
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That said, I don't think manly men will never return to FF. A friend told me in Japan the guy that looks the most like a girl is considered cool.
That's why everyone in Japan just loved Raiden so much that they had to make fun of him (indirectly) in MGS3 and make him bad-ass in MGS4.
One is a gadget using, womanizing king and the other is a freaking bear with his blitz moves.
Just one more reason to destroy the country when Korea takes over the world.
Sounds like someones been burned in the past one too many times.
Maybe she just likes a dude who doesn't menstruate more than her? You can be manly without being a dick.
Screw Edgar and Sabin, screw Barret and Cid, screw Auron. What this list needs is Gau, Galuf, and Kain. Speaking of Kain reminds me, Cecil is a pussy. I will be very disappointed if he's on the list.
This article also reminds me of X-Play's "Guy or Girl: Final Fantasy Edition", lol.
Also cocks & Dragonslayer ftw
On an 8 or 16-bit system, you're obviously a lot more limited. System hardware has obviously way surpassed that now. Once acceptable standards aren't anymore.
1. Barrett
2. Shadow (Shrouded ninja + awesome dog FTW)
3. Cid (FFVII Version)
4. Sabin
5. Edgar
http://www.gamelemons.com/blog/2006/10/why_are_japanese_rpgs_so_ummm_gay_1.php
adding on to what someone pointed out about working on 8-16 bit systems... Try taking a look at not how the characters look in the game, but what the concept art looks like for the characters... it's there that you can see how different each of the charatcres look... Being full 3D with much high graphics, FF12 has absolutly no escuse for slacking off on the design, as opposed to the in-game graphics of FF1-6