Thread: 2.0 lore/story

How interesting would Xenogears have been if you had to read all it's information on a website rather than in-game?

The game should tell you the story, not a website. This is why the grand company leaders are so boring to me. Yes they have a cutscene that makes them look cool, but if you want any information about, instead of doing it in awesome quest line where you fight/talk with them. You have to go to the website.

That is how you get attached to characters. I used to not like the Ul'dah grand company leader, till I say that he seemed like a pretty cool guy when he swore his loyalty to that little, adoreble, queen/princess of Ul'dah lalafel.

Or Hildibrand, you don't read about him on the website, you see his actions in game and he is a riot. Which is why I like him.

Originally Posted by Jinrya-Geki

How interesting would Xenogears have been if you had to read all it's information on a website rather than in-game?

That second disc might as well have been on a website.

How about both in and out of game?

I wouldn't mind some lore bits to be read based on the Lodestone. And I wouldn't mind more being visited via cut-scenes, hidden novel bits in the game. Tutorial sections, etc.

I think all can and should be utilized, both in and out of the game. Eorza is, can, and should be more than just the in-game parts. We the community are a part of that as well and there's no harm giving us a bit of a background story on the side.

But I do agree we should get more of it in game as well.

In this case I actually agree with Rokien. I think it would be best if the game's lore is revealed inside the actual game.

Originally Posted by Rannie

Not to say you're wrong that it should be in game but like I said earlier it would be nice to have it in both so if you're in game you can read about it and if you're not say if you're at work or at a boring function and decide. Hey lets read over the lore it is always an interesting read for me. Pop over to loadstone on webbrowser weither it's cellphone or what have you and you got the lore to read and keep you happy and busy... though just reading and posting on the threads at work (which is where I'm at now lol) is keeping me busy between calls

Back to work Chibbles.

Originally Posted by Rannie

Not to say you're wrong that it should be in game but like I said earlier it would be nice to have it in both so if you're in game you can read about it and if you're not say if you're at work or at a boring function and decide. Hey lets read over the lore it is always an interesting read for me. Pop over to loadstone on webbrowser weither it's cellphone or what have you and you got the lore to read and keep you happy and busy... though just reading and posting on the threads at work (which is where I'm at now lol) is keeping me busy between calls

Well don't get me wrong. I'm not against having a lore reference outside of the game, but I think it's important to be able to learn everything there is to learn about a world from within that world. If this information is later released online, that would be fine. The most important thing is that you don't *have* to go outside of the world to find an explanation to something that is inside the world.