Quote Originally Posted by Conundrum View Post
I don't think anyone can accuse FFXIV of being original. It pains me to say it but...

I hate that this game spends so much time referencing previous FF games. This is the only FF game I have played and spent any time on and it get so irritating hearing people talk about how cool it is that X is a reference to FF##. Kinda makes those of us who haven't played every FF game since the beginning of time feel like we aren't really in the club. Usually pointing this out gets you a lot of hate from the "great community".

How about new and REAL original content. Not more crap from FF4 or whatever.
I'd say "that's what all these old companies do", and that is true, but more and more it seem that anyone who has made even a single game start doing some pointless references if they make a new game, regardless of how ill fitting it is for the situation and/or the world, not to mention how it usually comes out of the blue for no apparent rhyme or reason or relevance to the story at hand. Even more ludicrous is the fact that people always "love" when they do that, and for the life of me i can't figure out why.

Take heart that SE recyclers at least might attempt to make it fit into their world. Might attempt with varying success.