>get stabbed in battle
>no problem
>get stabbed in cutscene
>die
>>333049314
>Kill thousands of people during gameplay.
>4 people surround you in a cutscene
>Your character surrenders.
this never fails to piss me off
>>333049314
Healing doesn't work during cutscenes in FF games you should have been aware of this after Aeris took 3 feet of hard steel to the torso.
>>333049406
why is wiifette so cute?
>>333049314
Actually in battles the enemies only slash you, no stabbing attacks.
>get slashed in battle
>no problem
>get totally run through with a blade
>die
That's the difference
Though I have to say, good RPGs feature the player taking only the occasional actual blow, with the rest being blocks and parries while running the gauge down. So it's more like a 'character strength' rather than health, and is why res items work but not in cutscenes because it's not for actual death
>>333049421
One day I'll make a video game and there will be a scene where two generic mooks ambush the heroes and hold them at gunpoint, then the heroes just look at each other and shoot the guys
>die in battle
>phoenix down
>no problem
>die in cutscene
>really die
>>333049875
A phoenix down would have worked, but Cloud wanted her out of the way so he could get with Tifa
>>333049646
>>333049923
>>333049923
... you know... you're right.
Can't blame him, them tetas games, ridiculous.
>>333049923
Phoenix down isn't for actual death, it's to revive knocked out characters
>get stabbed in battle
>die
>get stabbed in cutscene
>no problem
>Get stabbed in cutscene
>No problem
>Get stabbed in game
>Die
Why is this allowed?
>>333050150
>>333050315
>>333050315
>>333050150
>>333049720
Actually that problem could easily be solved just by not being an autist and realizing that gameplay mechanics don't, and shouldn't, carry over to the actual story. Its the same reason why you don't see numbers flying over everyone's heads in cutscenes.
plot twist, Aeris was summoning holy and did a sage Tellah (negative MP = permadeath)
I don't have one for reks, pheonixs downs would have made the whole intro a bit pointless since everyone would be like 'ok good war, time for round 2!'
just go with pheonix downs revive from unconsiousness and save yourself the disbelief.
>>333049928
MORE!
FITTER!
>>333049314
>get shot infinite times in game
>regain health like it was nothing
>get shot once in a cutscene
>die
>>333050460
That sounds rad though
>>333050598
It sounds like literally the exact same thing but with a different coat of paint in an attempt to justify something that doesn't need justification.
no one has mentioned Zack yet.....
I don't know where to start with that one. dude secretly had infinite hp or something. until...
>>333050150
>>333050315
>>333050735
But it makes me happy to see that developers took into consideration that the cutscene makes sense with the game mechanics, I don't remember playing a game that had damage numbers in the cutscenes though, sounds cool
>>333049314
only the cutscenes are canon, your gameplay isnt.
>Get repeatedly shot in battle with no problems
>Get shot once during your coronation by some easily concealed pistol, and presumably die
I GUESS THOSE OTHER GUNS WERE JUST PULLING THEIR PUNCHES
>Trying to go for a non lethal/perfect stealth run in a sneaking game.
>Cutscene begins.
>Character kills someone and goes out of their way to reveal themselves.
>>333049314
What do you want then? A game where if two enemies appear during gameplay it's game over, you surrender?
>>333051014
desu Halo actually does this really well, Spartan energy shields behave the same way in both cutscenes and gameplay, and enemies take similar amounts of bullets to be killed.
>>333051581
>non lethal/perfect stealth run
Why?
>>333051729
Need the rank for 100% completion brah
>>333051014
The Final Fantasy XIII games do this
>>333051818
>100% completion
Why? WHY?
>>333050460
Unrelated to the thread but Japan needs to calm the fuck down with the flying number shit too, shit is getting retarded.
>>333051729
I enjoy the challenge.
>>333050791
the change in CC annoyed me. I think what made his death really sad was that they just had some random mooks gun him down in the middle of nowhere and basically no one knew he died
instead they went full anime and he fights 500 dudes and 10 helicopters and they nuke him for 2 hours before he dies
>>333051913
The satisfaction
>>333049314
Claves I'm looking at you.
Eternal Sonata wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for that 20 minute death scene.
>>333053256
>Death Scene for party member last longer than person's time as a party member
>well trained and renowned military super power with latest assault rifles available
>apparently powerless against some dude with a sword and his melee wielding friends
What is it with Japanese games and bullets apparently being as painful as a smack on the wrist?
>Reks seemed ok
>Vaan total fucking shit
Fucking Japan.
