Ivo wrote:Ryvius wrote:
The only thing I really dislike hearing is being able to go back and redo choices throughout the game after you've cleared it. I mean that's not bad for us that don't have a lot of time on our hands, but I can't imagine doing that would have the same kind of impactful experience vs an actual replay of the game, and having to deal with those consequences. I couldn't see it being as powerful or emotional going the quick route just to simply see the alternate routes of the game.
I understand and respect your dislike, but I'm still glad the option is there and I think I will use it. As mentioned above, I do not have so much time as I would like (who does) and I want to play many other games as well... I think playing in this "What if" mode beats going to some website and read about the consequences of the other choices, which might be what I would do.
I don't know how much the game branches out, but how many replays in total would you have to put in to see ALL the consequences? I read they all refocus on the same ending. I played Knight of Lodis twice in a row and do not regret it at all (to get both endings), but I doubt I'd want to do it more than say 3 times and I'd still like to know about some of the consequences anyway.
Ivo.
I'm not quite sure to be honest, there can be some major consequences that change characters actions (joining you, or not at all and doing other things), but as for the main story paths there's only three I believe: Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic. Supposedly they're quite different throughout Chapter 2-3, but they all kind of come back together into Chapter 4 from what I've heard, you'll just see some minor differences off and on at that point.
Anyways, thought you guys might appreciate some of these extras I got from a friend recently, been talking about this game lately a lot and he shared some of this stuff.
Here is a interview with creator Matsuno from 1995, some really cool insightful stuff and there wasn't any major spoilers or anything, so no worries then:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/999440-t ... r/57892950
Lots of interesting stuff about Matsuno himself, like him dropping out of college, him majoring in Foreign Policy made me laugh a bit because it makes so much sense (his games having such political intrigue and such).
Sounds like Matsuno had much bigger plans for Chapter 4 and wanted the game to branch off even more than it does at times.
Then there's just this goofy picture, Matsuno on the left and FF creator Sakaguchi on the right.
http://twitpic.com/3vybi5
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/999440-t ... r/58047897
This is brand new, they apparently got together for lunch or something and exchanged games, Sakaguchi gave Matsuno the Last Story and Matsuno gives Sakaguchi the TO Remake. Haha, neat.
