The Fury said:
Depends what you mean by worse. The original game was fine, You could easily make a certain character specialise in weapons but when it came to magics and such alike they could all just followed the same path which people didn't like (I didn't care, I mean it's handy to have anyone heal anyone).... Jack of all trades masters of none. etc. Mist and Summons were tied to MP. In this new version, you assign characters a role but can only have 3 in your party so you need one of you main party to be a white mage as least. The game is generally easier though, I've rarely struggled against bosses. Mist not tied to MP means you can spam it too, I've used summons more in this than I did in the original for example. What they could have done to help people is not just update the International Version with jobs but include both types of licence boards to cater for new and old players. You choose at the start and go from there. Other than the trials and the graphics, it feels little was done to 'add' to the game to me. |
I think you were very much in the dark and acting blindly in the first game unless you used some sort of a guide, which seems like bad design to me. And as for the new system, there's definitely a design problem if you need to do serious research outside the game to make sure you don't really screw up basic roles. I know it's better in some regards, but at the same time, it also sounds incredibly flawed. I don't remember too much about mist anymore, but I think I really hated how it worked in the original for some reason (probably the MP thing you mentioned). I agree that including both systems would've been the best.
Jpcc86 said:
I dunno about the critique for its original system, but personally I love the new system. Adds depth and challenge. |
Nice to know. I'm not really thinking it's bad, just that it sounds worse (at least in some regards).
