I just cancelled FF XIII

[onikenshi]

dunno001 said:

Jedidiah-Rose said:
Because,new games are better old games.

This is SO not true. Since this is a FF thread, I'll state that the best ones were back on cartridges. Nonetheless, I'd hazard a guess that nobody on this site will say for the FF series that '6 < 7 < 8 < 9' , which would be what you are saying with that line.

As for the actual subject, the sheer amount of negative reviews with solid reasoning behind them has led to my roommate also cancelling her preorder. Final Fantasy is not the "ultimate JRPG" anymore. Sales in Japan indicate that DQ seems to be more thought of there, over here in the US, people are leaving Squeenix for the smaller JRPG publishers, like Atlus or NIS America. And most who move away, realize how many better JRPGs there really are out there...

I will agree with you to an extent. I personally liked FF VIII more than any recent FF. Yes the draw system was a pain, but overall it gave for alot of customization and the gunblade usage was a good attempt at getting the player more involved.  Ocarina of Time on the N64 is better than ANY Zelda released even to this day. DMC3 is considered as the best in the series and even better than DMC4. Xenogears, Valkyrie Profile 1 and 2, Parasite Eve 1, Metroid original games, Megaman original games trump the newest ones. And to quiet jedidiah further on that statement I just hae to name 1 more game.....Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. That game as it stands is STILL UNTOUCHABLE.