IGN ranks Final Fantasy series

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dunno001 said:

Hisiru said:

If you started playing FF games on NES or SNES you will probably say that FFVI is better because you followed the industry and the series, you will be able to see behind the graphics/visuals. Anyway, my opinion.

Well, I know I agree with you. It's why I rate all the games after 6 so low. I look behind the graphical shell they added, and see that inside the shell is quite hollow. Dungeon exploration is simplified, the game plot moves more linear, challenge nosedived, and the story itself never lives up to the epicness that is 6. But graphics are easier to sell, so they kept pushing those, seeming to never return to what made FF so great. I saw the throwbacks in 9, but many of the issues were left unaddressed.

Excellent post.