LogFAQs > #906275253

I'm a retro gamer. I don't care for 3D visuals or mechanics nearly as much as 2D visuals or the mechanics of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. I don't begrudge the modern era, but I feel like 2D gaming needed another 5 years before the switch was made to 3D.

If you let me make a film based off of Super Mario, Double Dragon, or Mortal Kombat, I'd knock the socks off of the best video game film adaptation yet. If you gave me Uncharted, Halo, or Mass Effect, I'd be as bored and apathetic about the situation as Hollywood is about seemingly all games.

I'm to direct Final Fantasy? Well, let's see. The protagonist will need to be a pretty boy with spiky hair or an expressionless woman with long straight hair. The movie will need Chocobos and Espers. People seem to love those things. There will need to be some kind of a grand summon; maybe in the movie's climax. Oh, and there's gotta be a character named Cid. What more is there to be said, right? (4.5 IMDb, 35% on Rotten Tomatoes)

At least I think I would have the courtesy to hire people for referential purposes. What is the appeal of this game? What are the highlights? Can I get a transcript of character dialogue? Could you show me some of the things people would expect to see? How about a compilation of cut scenes and some gameplay footage?

I don't believe in accepting payment for a job and then turning in a minimal effort. On principle alone, I'm sure I'd do better than most. But there really is no such thing as being able to pay someone to take interest in something they honestly don't give a shit about.