bertoiaz

@thatpinguino: I watched some FF9 speedruns a few months ago and it sure holds up well. I played bravely default and I honestly feel that FF9 is a better jrpg in so many ways despite being made almost a decade ago. FF9 had the amount of detail that modern jrpg lacks imo. Problem is I'm in college now so time's tight :/ I will have to find the time for a replay during the semester break. Thanks for reminding me of this game :)

FF9 is one of my favourite games too! It was my first jrpg experience and the combination of story/gameplay/graphics/music just blew my mind away when I was a kid. Too bad I didn't dig too much into the sidequests back then.

I think the reason these issues are not given room for discussion is because they tend to attract the most opinionated on either sides and they dictate the flow of the discussion in ways that are cringe worthy. With these kind of people around, any sensible discussion is going to be derailed with extreme opinions that spawns a dozen of rebuttals, making the discussion more polarized than it should be. It is just too hard to maintain a healthy discussion with these people around.

There is the additional caveat that someone could be unfairly getting hurt in the middle of all this with all the conspiracies and lies flying around. People casually post them as if they are facts because there is no accountability.

Ironically, I feel that better moderation is needed before these kind of discussion can exists without degenerating into a verbal slugfest.

Miss you so much Ryan :(