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christinelove.bsky.social • 3 days ago

THE GOAT

Today is the 15th anniversary of Final Fantasy XIII's western release. The game is set primarily in Cocoon, a giant sphere floating above the planet of Gran Pulse. Combat revolves around staggering enemies and changing roles during combat using configurations called paradigms. #RPGanniversary

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christinelove.bsky.social•2 days ago

I loved this game so much—and in particular, I loved the battle system of this game so much—that I made my own game heavily inspired by its combat! GITCL's system was inspired by FFXIII style stagger and paradigm swapping, with more direct character control. https://store.steampowered.com/app/938860/Get_In_The_Car_Loser/

christinelove.bsky.social•2 days ago

If you're interested in learning more about that, I also wrote an article a few years ago about stagger and paradigm shift in FFXIII, what their design goals were, and how those ideas got translated to GITCL's system! https://web.archive.org/web/20250107072115/https://cohost.org/love/post/889197-stagger-and-paradig

notmiki.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Burghers of Calais in videogame form. An absolute masterpiece (almost all the time).

notmiki.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lightning unexpectedly summoning Odin while she's in the middle of an argument fiction's most powerful puberty metaphor and I really mean that. 10/10.

smadin.net•2 days ago

I'm sorry, the _fifteenth_ anniversary? That simply is not possible

mattcaulder.com•3 days ago

I’ve been playing this for the first time, and I feel like I’m fighting the paradigm system. Art, music, character, all of that is great. When it’s battle time I never feel “good” about it.

westbound43.bsky.social•3 days ago

Listening to the orphan ost while on a walk is one of life's greater joys ^_^

moonlitpebbles.bsky.social•3 days ago

for real! Lightning is honestly aesthetic goals, and the Crystarium system lives in my head rent free

huntinghollers.bsky.social•3 days ago

God I need to finish my replay! My first FF and, as it goes, my favorite so far for sure.

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