Knight's Passage Cutscene

So I just finished watching the Knight's Passage cutscene for the Lightning event. I don't know about you guys, but when Lightning talked about how beautiful Gridania was, and how her companions would've loved it there, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

Just a few words, but the meaning behind them mas monumental. So here's to hoping the XIII cast finally get the reunion they deserve in Lightning Returns.

Promo.

/10char

Dem knobby-knees.

That subtle smile Lightning gave me at the end is enough for me to wait another month for 2.1. Yea...but I'm still going to strip Lightning next and steal her tops for my collection.

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Originally Posted by Stanice

Promo.

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Originally Posted by Recaldy

Dem knobby-knees.

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Great way to contribute to a thread you two. There's really this weird trend were the first reply after an OP is something completely silly.

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Originally Posted by Vydos

Great way to contribute to a thread you two. There's really this weird trend were the first reply after an OP is something completely silly.

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You want me to contribute more? Sure, I will.

The whole thing is whack. It's a shameless promotion of the new game which doesn't interest me one bit. Lightning has no place in Eorzea, this has been said a million times but we were assured the event will 'make sense', it doesn't. It's also very bland, has little to no story and has no originality. I'm pretty sure plenty of time and effort went into making this event (despite being an utter failure) when they could have gone into something that would actually improve the game (plenty of opportunities for that). The only good thing about it are the weapon skins (hopefully they will be, when/if vanity slots come) which everyone will have anyways.

But this thread is about Lightning Returns and reunion of characters or whatever right? Did I mention it doesn't interest me at all?

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Originally Posted by Stanice

But this thread is about Lightning Returns and reunion of characters or whatever right? Did I mention it doesn't interest me at all?

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What you dislike and deem a failure, other people have/are enjoying. No matter what kind of event they have, not everyone is going to like it or enjoy it. But... Whatever floats your boat. If bashing the event makes you happier than the actual event, have fun.

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Originally Posted by Stanice

You want me to contribute more? Sure, I will.

The whole thing is whack. It's a shameless promotion of the new game which doesn't interest me one bit. Lightning has no place in Eorzea, this has been said a million times but we were assured the event will 'make sense', it doesn't. It's also very bland, has little to no story and has no originality. I'm pretty sure plenty of time and effort went into making this event (despite being an utter failure) when they could have gone into something that would actually improve the game (plenty of opportunities for that). The only good thing about it are the weapon skins (hopefully they will be, when/if vanity slots come) which everyone will have anyways.

But this thread is about Lightning Returns and reunion of characters or whatever right? Did I mention it doesn't interest me at all?

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And seeing you write this actually puts a smile on my face. Even if you dislike it all, that's your given right. But at least you're elaborate enough to say why now. I have no issues against negative comments. And you are right, this is nothing more than a shameless promotion. But some people enjoy it others dislike it. For me it's just a quick(and very small) breath of fresh air from the usual activities. I just find short replies with no content insulting to the people who create an honest thread.

No I agree with Stanice. Lightning has zero place in this game. Its a shameless promo on the part of SE to push a console game. If it makes the community have /feels over it then all the better, it means they will sell more. It detracts from the game and it highlights the marketing schemes companies will go to, to sell items. I for one was not impressed. The fates are annoying, the gear is vanity with no vanity slots, you cant store this stuff, and you cant even see Lightning in the fates! Whats the freakin point? Oh that's right, to make a few bucks. I am sooo glad SE spent tons of time and resources to promote a console game within this game instead of doing things like fixing this game, getting rid of RMT or working on new content that is relevant to everyone instead of a few fan boys.

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Agreed I personally love the lore of the game and its getting kinda annoying with square pushing lightning everywhere using resources promoting another game. When I heard she was going to be in final fantasy 15 lets just say I was not pleased. Personally the only interesting character in 13 was sazh soon as his story ended I lost interest.

truth be told, many of those who said she doesn't belong to the lore aren't well versed in FF's lore to begin with and are simply saying so because they personally dislike FF13.

Cross game promotion is fine by all regards, its an event at no extra cost to the players, lore wise, we have not yet complete the quest chain and we do not know how SE is gonna tie up the loose ends.

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Originally Posted by ReiszRie

truth be told, many of those who said she doesn't belong to the lore aren't well versed in FF's lore to begin with and are simply saying so because they personally dislike FF13.

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Yeah fine, if you really want to go the super technical game lore route, you may be right. But the point still remains, this is a really poorly done commercial within game to promote a console game. Doesn't matter if you like 13 or not. They spent weeks super hyping this event that turned out to be (surprise)a massive fate where you are lucky if you can see her at all, with a few vanity rewards that you cant even store! Oh boy SE I got to see Lightning, I mean I got to be in this super exciting event, I mean fate and I got this super cool level 13 gear that I cant store in my useless armory chest in my inn room! JOY! Please bring out MOAR content like this!! /sarcasm off Its a commercial, there is no way you can white knight it into anything else.

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Originally Posted by ReiszRie

truth be told, many of those who said she doesn't belong to the lore aren't well versed in FF's lore to begin with and are simply saying so because they personally dislike FF13.

Cross game promotion is fine by all regards, its an event at no extra cost to the players, lore wise, we have not yet complete the quest chain and we do not know how SE is gonna tie up the loose ends.

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Would be nice to hear more stuff about this. What caused Lightning to end up floating through space and time anyway? Does xiii-2 elaborate on this?

And I get that people don't like the event, regardless of doing it(Because "real gamers hate gaming".) but there's no need to belittle people that are enjoying the event and are interested in Lightning's "fate" in Eorzean lore, as it were.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

Would be nice to hear more stuff about this. What caused Lightning to end up floating through space and time anyway? Does xiii-2 elaborate on this?

And I get that people don't like the event, regardless of doing it(Because "real gamers hate gaming".) but there's no need to belittle people that are enjoying the event and are interested in Lightning's "fate" in Eorzean lore, as it were.

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They wont elaborate on this, that's why you have to buy the game! Its a marketing ploy. You give the consumer enough stuff to get them hooked and then you tell them the answers that they seek are in the new product. No one is belittling the lore, when its relevant. When its a marketing ploy, and only a marketing ploy then yes I call shenanigans.

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Originally Posted by Yurikitty

They wont elaborate on this, that's why you have to buy the game! Its a marketing ploy. You give the consumer enough stuff to get them hooked and then you tell them the answers that they seek are in the new product. No one is belittling the lore, when its relevant. When its a marketing ploy, and only a marketing ploy then yes I call shenanigans.

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I'm talking about what happened to lightning before ending up in eorzea, not after it, there was dlc related to her in xiii-2. Something made the dev team insist that this would make sense in the lore pertaining to the void. You don't like it, fine, but going around saying "It's a trick! Pay no attention to the lightning! They want you to buy it!" Isn't as interesting.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

I'm talking about what happened to lightning before ending up in eorzea, not after it, there was dlc related to her in xiii-2. Something made the dev team insist that this would make sense in the lore pertaining to the void. You don't like it, fine, but going around saying "It's a trick! Pay no attention to the lightning! They want you to buy it!" Isn't as interesting.

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I didn't play FFXIII-2 but from what i heard.

She became the angel of death to get the souls of everyone in FFXIII universe and save them from the Chaos Sea and the Chaos creature so that they can be reborn in a new world, because the godess of time died and so her god has send her here to train so that she is ready for the last 13 days of her world ( FFXIII-3 ) ( I want an alternate ending where they are reborn in Eorzea now! )

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It's a shameless promotion of the new game

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Everyone knows its a promotion for the new game. So what? That doesn't mean that what they did with it wasn't the least bit interesting. They weren't like trying to hide it or anything.

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Originally Posted by soshifood

I don't know about you guys, but when Lightning talked about how beautiful Gridania was, and how her companions would've loved it there, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

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I also enjoyed this moment briefly, as well as the nostalgia of hearing the FFXIII theme during the FATE fight. But it's all kind of shattered by how little sense it all makes. Lightning is barely even acting in character, first of all. Secondly, "when" exactly is Lightning supposed to be in Eorzea? Is it actually between XIII-2 and LR? I think she would be a little more freaked out about how her world ended and everyone else is probably dead. The only way to understand this event is to accept it as a commercial and ignore everything else.

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Originally Posted by Stanice

I'm pretty sure plenty of time and effort went into making this event...

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Actually it feels more like someone threw the entire thing together in a day. And part of me really hopes that was the case considering so far in phase 3 there has been about 4 minutes of content that didn't involve camping.

I can't help it, but I want lightning to have meh bebies!

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Originally Posted by Yurikitty

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for the last fate: after the boss died i found myself standing next to her, i managed to (on queue) start walking in the opposite direction she was. though i'm the only person who actually managed to do that, i felt awesome.

(also, one man's junk is another man's treasure. if you don't care for it, don't do it.)

sure, of course it is a shameless marketing ploy, a damn good one at that. many of us might hate the fact that they are doing this (including those who just will never be pleased), but i very much like the way they have bridged this together. hell, they might even include eorzea in LR.

People need to calm down. If you don't like it, consider it non-cannon.

I love it. Lightning is one of my favorite characters. I wish and hope that we get more events like this for other FF hero cameos. It doesn't have to be cannon. It's just fun to get your final fantasy character with heroes from the other games.

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Originally Posted by Gold_Jacobson

People need to calm down. If you don't like it, consider it non-cannon.

I love it. Lightning is one of my favorite characters. I wish and hope that we get more events like this for other FF hero cameos. It doesn't have to be cannon. It's just fun to get your final fantasy character with heroes from the other games.

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I'd be happy with Squall showing the Garleans how a gunblade should be used. (I dunno, something inside me just wants to see an HD version of his Limit Breaks.)

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Originally Posted by Melithea

"when" exactly is Lightning supposed to be in Eorzea? Is it actually between XIII-2 and LR? I think she would be a little more freaked out about how her world ended and everyone else is probably dead.

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Simple, at the end of ff13-2 she put herself in crystal stasis so someone would remember serahs sacrifice to save the world. Since she went "to sleep" alittle before everything went kablowie she has no idea that etro is dead.

So it COULD easily be in between lightning returns and ff13-2.

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Originally Posted by Yurikitty

Yeah fine, if you really want to go the super technical game lore route, you may be right. But the point still remains, this is a really poorly done commercial within game to promote a console game. Doesn't matter if you like 13 or not. They spent weeks super hyping this event that turned out to be (surprise)a massive fate where you are lucky if you can see her at all, with a few vanity rewards that you cant even store! Oh boy SE I got to see Lightning, I mean I got to be in this super exciting event, I mean fate and I got this super cool level 13 gear that I cant store in my useless armory chest in my inn room! JOY! Please bring out MOAR content like this!! /sarcasm off Its a commercial, there is no way you can white knight it into anything else.

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You kept the gear that you can't store?

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Originally Posted by Stanice

You want me to contribute more? Sure, I will.

The whole thing is whack. It's a shameless promotion of the new game which doesn't interest me one bit. Lightning has no place in Eorzea, this has been said a million times but we were assured the event will 'make sense', it doesn't. It's also very bland, has little to no story and has no originality. I'm pretty sure plenty of time and effort went into making this event (despite being an utter failure) when they could have gone into something that would actually improve the game (plenty of opportunities for that). The only good thing about it are the weapon skins (hopefully they will be, when/if vanity slots come) which everyone will have anyways.

But this thread is about Lightning Returns and reunion of characters or whatever right? Did I mention it doesn't interest me at all?

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You are so right, however, I am grateful for this event. No other event in this game will grant me a trench coat that I may wear by itself so that I may cast flash on every Lala I see.

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Originally Posted by C-croft

You kept the gear that you can't store?

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Nope I just refused to participate in the event. I watched my partner do it, not interested.

And yes one mans trash is another man's treasure and if you are enjoying this event more power to you.

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Originally Posted by gamesmart

I'd be happy with Squall showing the Garleans how a gunblade should be used. (I dunno, something inside me just wants to see an HD version of his Limit Breaks.)

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or maybe the other way, since Squall's revolver can't actually fire bullets rofl