Re: Final Fantasy
I've got no problems with new members wanting to talk about Final Fantasy. However I will agree with Blade on the fact that SE is a very evil company. The whole fiasco over the CT: Crimson Echos fan game that was being done by the Chrono Compendium/Kajar Labs is proof enough of that. However I'm more than happy to talk about pre-asshole Square (AKA the time it was a good company and called SquaresoftOriginally Posted by Blademaster
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As far as FF goes I feel that 10 was the last decent one (not to mention the last one done prior to the SE merger.....hmmm.....imagine that). Going online is a mistake the series should have never done with 11. 12 was too much of a departure from the normal battle system. Hell walking into Wal-Mart a mere four months following release and seeing the game fully stocked and dropped to $19.99 without being on the PS2 GH list was enough of a warning sign to keep far away from it. While 13 itself looks good I will not be buying it. Even without the CE incident the series has been going downhill for far too long in my mind. As for 14 they are once again heading back to online. Personally I think SE should leave online to the big dogs in that market (Act-Bliz with WoW and the company that does CoH/V and Aion)
The best Final Fantasy in my mind will always be FF6. FF7 is a very close second place and despite many people not liking it I also enjoyed FF9 for going back to a more fantasy like setting. 9 and 10 are tied for third in my mind despite my issues with 10 being a very linear game. At this point I'll be honest. Due to declining quality in the series as well as my own issues with SE itself the only FF's I would ever buy new at this point would be PS3 remakes of FF6 or FF7. A sequel to FF7 based on Advent Children might also get a purchase out of me if the gameplay stayed true/close to the original FF7.
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