FFX-3 (The Final Chapters) - Christmas 2010 update

Whoopsie! I said I would create a post on Christmas day 2010 (25/12/2010), but I became so fixated in Yuna's meltdown and taking her frustration out on Seymour that I got a little carried away...

Should I forward my project to Square Enix, I would think initial reactions should be of shock and unwillingness to comply with. Square Snix will propably consider the dark and twisted side of Yuna to be too unfaithful to Yuna's character and can't work. I foresee sufficent controversy aimed at me for suggesting such a different concept for a Final Fantasy and the ambitousness of some of the ideas.

Then again, Square Enix were taking risks with Final Fantasy X-2 and personally I believe it was a tremendous success. Sure there are mixed reactions, with Yuna's changes in particular but look at this way, if Final Fantasy X-2 and the controversial changes to Yuna were unsuccessful then Square Enix wouldn't have rolled out as much related merchandise or made a connection between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X (X-2 mostly). Who can doubt the success of Final Fantasy X-2 when the English release of Final Fantasy X-2 won the Seventh Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Science award in 2004 for "Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance" (lookup link here: http://www.square-enix.com/na/company/press/2004/05032004/).

Sorry for the loss of direction there, I guess I'm one who will defend Final Fantasy X-2 to the ends of the Earth if I could. Anyway the purpose of this post is to update the current development on FFX-3 (The Final Chapters). If you hate Seymour Guado as much as I do then you will be pleased that Yuna gives Seymour a much needed thrashing and then goes berserk and makes Seymour beg for mercy numerous times. After the initial battle against Seymour, Yuna will not relent without taking out some of her anger out on Seymour by shooting a downed Seymopur and then kicking Seymour to the back of the Grand Halll of the Mansion in Guadosalam. But Yuna is far from finished and continues despite scaring her party companions. Its only after Yuna gives Seymour a choice to disappear or face further beating that Seymour fades away and the violence halts.

It may seem extreme but you have to consider the difficaulties Yuna is in. Yuna has a terrible and beyond perplexiong experience on a nightmarish Besaid Island and is driven partly insane by all the questions she has that have no answers and the loneliness of being alone and no one to help Yuna except the Fayth of Bahamut who contibutes to Yuna's troubles. As of when Yuna returns to her senses in the Moonflow with Tidus and the rest of the party, Yuna is left with burning questions and emotions of loneliness, fear and anger that follow her allong the North of the Moonflow and Guadosalam. Add to the mix Seymour's return from the Farplane and the dangerous mix will go up like an explosion. Let's not forget Yuna despises Seymour for his intentions to "save" Spira and using her and marrying Yuna and giving Yuna a spine chilling kiss. Does Yuna need any other excuses? At the end of it all Seymour is terrified of Yuna and retreats to the Farplane and the threat from Seymour striving to "save" Spira is foiled. For Yuna the actions justify the means and no one in the party are going to seriously argue with Yuna having witnessed this new and disturbing dark side of Yuna.

Well... that's the update for now. There will be an update on New Year's day regarding the development of FFX-3 (The Final Chapters). I hope this post has satisfied Seymour Guado haters and has given some justification for the project's ambitions. This is the last post of 2010 so I hope you've enjoyed reading it. Have a wonderful conclusion to 2010 and a positive start to the new year. See ya!

"Lenne's and Shuyin's Story" December 2010 update

With November (2010) come and gone it means two (2) thing: one (1); December is upon us which means its the last month of 2010 and Christmas is nearing once again and two (2), my focus shifts to "The Final Chapters".

Development of "Lenne's and Shuyin's Story" has been focused largely upon the first (1st) hundred (100) pages. In particular I have rewritten the beginning of Lenne's and Shuyin's story and have introduced the aggression from Shuyin's BlitzBall comrades by having Shuyin fleeing into the building where Lenne is introduced. I have came up with temporary names for Shuyin's superiors in the armed forces (soldiers division); Captain Lupens and Major Shaft (I got the names from players for the Zanarkand Abes and Zanarkand Duggles).

I've decided that Jece and Aeroon (two (2) Shuyin haters and Shuyin's comrades in BlitzBall and in the armed forces) are disposed of (killed) by their comrades in the soldiers division. The reason being is that they are deliberately offencesive and insulting to everyone they come into contact with including Lenne. Bullying is not tolerated, especially when the whole of Zanarkand is affected and left in near ruins after Bevelle's monstrous machina attack. This act is to demonstrate the kind of ugliness that is brought out by the Machina War and the darkness there is in Zanarkand where the people are in conflict with one another.

A key change in the story is the characterisation of Yu Yevon, otiginally Yu Yevon is a heartless tyrant who cares only about Zanarkand. Shuyin encounters the ruthlessness of Yu Yevon while accompanying Yu Yevon and Yunalesca to Bevelle. Now though Yu Yevon is more calm and much less of a short fuse, Yu Yevon doesn't point a gun in Shuyin's face now for example (beforehand he did). Yu Yevon explains to Shuyin the cause of the hatred between Zanarkand and Bevelle hence the Machina War. Despite Yu Yevon coming out more human and understandable, Shuyin's opinion about Yu Yevon is unaltered.

That's the key changes regarded and as much as I'll disclose regarding the development of "Lenne's and Shuyin's Story". January 2011 will be the next opportunity for "Lenne's and Shuyin's Story". Now that its December (2010), I can contribute to "The Final Chapters". And I have a number of implementations for "The Final Chapters". I'll do an additional post on Christmas Day and give an update on Seymour's condition after Yuna (particularlly) and her friends are through with Seymour as a special treat so until then, see ya!