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Good video game deal (?)
AppleQueso:
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--- Quote from: the7k on June 20, 2009, 01:02:43 PM ---(...) FFVI's graphics are pretty timeless - FFVII's, on the other hand; let's just say you'll have to pretend you're playing "LEGO Final Fantasy".
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Hahaha, so true.
Apart from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest on SNES and Final Fantasy Adventure on GB, FFVII was the first Final Fantasy to be released in Europe. I got FF III (VI) back in the day but I didn't have a modded SNES then and you couldn't save using an import adapter so I couldn't get into it the way I wanted. I don't have a DS or a GBA so to this day I'm waiting to finally play FF III. But I couldn't care less about the new Final Fantasies. I bought and played FF VII and I hated it. It ruined the whole series for me and apart from FF IX (which looks appealing to me due to the character design) I won't touch any upcoming Final Fantasy with a ten foot pole. The character design is boring as hell and it's always the same story. Just not my cup of tea. I'm way more interested in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years than I could ever be for FF XIII.
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To be honest if FF7 was the first game in the series you played and you hated it that much it's probably best that you avoid the series altogether.
Zelimpdna:
--- Quote from: AppleQueso on June 21, 2009, 07:36:27 AM ---To be honest if FF7 was the first game in the series you played and you hated it that much it's probably best that you avoid the series altogether.
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Not necessarily. I really enjoyed Final Fantasies I-IV and VI, Mystic Quest and Final Fantasy Adventure, yet I haven't really been able to get into any from VII onwards. Not sure how much of it is because of story/characters etc though, I just prefer the old top-down NES-SNES RPGs.
the7k:
While the series definitely peaked at FFVI, I didn't think FFVII was bad. Not 'teh best gaem evar OMG ROFLCOPTER!', but a decent RPG.
I certainly haven't been able to play a Final Fantasy after they decided that the character design in FFVIII was the best character design ever and that all other FF games should strive to emulate it. The utterly colorless designs of FFVIII is one of my (many) grievances with that game.
I treasure Square for the contributions they made in the SNES and PSX era. In the SNES era, they made the best RPGs, period. FFIV, FFVI, Chrono Trigger, Bahamut Lagoon, Secret of Mana, Super Mario RPG, Seiken Densetsu 3 - they were a force to be reckoned with.
Then in the PSX era, while their RPGs were starting to lack, they began branching out with some really great titles. Tobal, Bushido Blade, Final Fantasy Tactics, Brave Fencer Musashi, Threads of Fate, Legend of Mana, Vagrant Story.
The when the PS2 era hits, what do we get? At first, we get The Bouncer, which was a nice effort - but shortly after that, Square Soft becomes Square Enix, and we then get nothing but a bunch of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy entries. Wake me when this nightmare ends.
juan0tron:
Hey, I really liked the Bouncer :P
Oman, just realized, now that FFVII is on the PSN, I can probably get the PSX discs for pretty cheap (Well, compared to $100 for the first disc D8 ), seeing as I already have the case lol.
And by the way, that's a pretty sick deal, I wish I had friends like that
Mick Dundee:
Sorry Zomb, looks like the discs are still a bit expensive. Well, I wouldn't pay between $14-$30 per disc or $40+ for all 3.