They pulled off body parts in VP2, where the position of your attack relative to the enemy caused damage to that part of the body.
Name a FF where they did it. This isn't VP Online, and SE is typically loathe to draw from their non-FF games for a FF.
I'll... take your word on it. It's not worth getting into, at this point.
That wasn't a response to you, it was a response to Critzo, who was saying that targetting body parts with the menu would be a pain. I mentioned VP2 because you didn't need targets, you needed to be in the right position using the right attack.
Fuck yeah it was. I remember some archer skills absolutely raping monsters. Also loved juggling and then using a down attack to bounce them off the floor back into the air. VP2 was such a good game.
I'm interested in seeing screenshots of monsters with their shit all borked. Crabs with cracked shells? Salamanders with their warts popped? Ahriman with black-eyes? Cactuars with broken legs?
Also, "... or a diremite’s stinger lopped off." Diremites? With stingers? Ohshi~