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jarrod on 27 March 2010
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RageBot said:
jarrod said:

I think Square was at their best 1993-1998.  Secret of Mana, FFVI/VII, SD3, Chrono Trigger, Parasite Eve, FF Tactics, Einhander, Tobal 1-2, Evermore, Xenogears... tons of good stuff, and they really handled the 32bit transition seamlessly.

Enix was at their best 1990-1995.  Actraiser 1-2, SoulBlazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, DQIV-VI, Robotrek, Ogre Battle... they really shined on SNES, but got a little lost afterward.

 

I'd say SE now is pretty disappointing by comparison, and really their only series that's held up imo is Dragon Quest.

I thought you didn't like Xenogears :P

Anyway - I completely agree with this post, except that for me, Squaresoft is 1993-200 (since I really liked Chrono Cross, and Vasgrant Story deserves a mention)

lol.  I like it in a nostalgic sense, even though it's plot/translation is total WTF.  Even at the time though, I played mostly for the visuals, soundtrack and battle system.

I liked a bunch of Square's later games too (FM3/4, LoM & Vagrant Story especially) but 93-98 was when I really felt they could do no wrong.  Same for Enix really from 90-95 (while Mischief Makers, DQVII, Star Ocean 1-2 and Valkyrie Profile all still rocked).