I think I heard that before but I've never played Saga. The closest were the rebranded Saga (FF Legend) games a long time ago. I know it came back on the DS/3DS in Japan remastered but we got hosed out of that being localized for whatever reason.
I think I heard that before but I've never played Saga. The closest were the rebranded Saga (FF Legend) games a long time ago. I know it came back on the DS/3DS in Japan remastered but we got hosed out of that being localized for whatever reason.
Technically it came back in 8, but you were punished for usage instead of rewarded. And actually I guess you could say materia brought it back before that.
I have a pretty contrarian view of 9. It was a shameless Dragonball ripoff that was drowned in Disney paint and buried in enough terrible fan service to make JJ Abrams take notes. 9 couldn't top 8, but it was still an amnesia and orphan fire sale. I also believe that it may have been the first FF game to give the player amnesia. Some of the characters are so forgettable that one time I saw a diehard FF9 fan say, "Amarant who?" Amarant is even among the party characters displayed on the cover art and people still can't remember him.
I did like the skill system, though.
Last edited by sidewinderl; 12-15-2014 at 01:00 PM.
Well, I know I never used him in general situations. Perhaps other people chose to do the same.
That's a unique take. I often find those who started with Nintendo are hit and miss on 7, more than not hate 8 and 9 is a thank you/apology for the last 2 going off the rails and restoring the 4-6 type games in 3D. FF9 was always the apology to me and I've played it like 3x over the years and it never bothered me like the others.
I think the obvious and most important message here is that while we all have our opinions on when it happened, almost everyone agrees that it did happen, and that's the really damning thing. Final Fantasy is a series that people will defend their favorites to the end, and lament the entries they hate vocally. However, very few people are happy about where things are headed. I don't see a large contingent of even passive apologists. Square should recognize this as a crossroads; do they want to try and bring the passionate fanbase back into the fold, or do they want to go after an all-new audience?
Will XV be a return to form? Probably lot but it'll sell like hotcakes anyway!
"If each mistake being made is a new one, then progress is being made."
15 definitely isn't a return. Hearing about and watching the gameplay it looks pretty crappy. The graphics look amazing, that's about it.
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