Quote Originally Posted by Striker44 View Post
Meh. Personally I've enjoyed it. It's fan-service in a video game, not something to be taken ultra-seriously. Sit back, relax, enjoy the old-school references you understand...I feel like some people have just become so bitter they're simply incapable of just having fun anymore.
And what about those of us for which FFXIV is their first and only Final Fantasy game? All of these name drops that occur throughout the story, all of these cameos or references are absolutely hollow and pointless if you have no frame of reference for what's being shown to you. Fan service alone does not a compelling or interesting story make. Just being shown something familiar is not fun (especially if it's not actually familiar.) There has to be an actual character, motivation, and compelling story arc first.