Oh boy , IGN is doing another TOP 100 list - TOP 100 RPGS ALL TIME

[Crono141]

forevercloud3000 said:

Crono141 said:

It wasn't hard.  It was arbitrarily stupid.  It didn't even make sense within itself.  Seriously, a guy makes a law, but there's an ITEM you can BUY that changes the law?  WTF?

Second, you're wrong about original FF tactics not showing you the terrain or the opponents.  It shows you everything as soon as the battle starts.  It was a much more rewarding game and actually made tactical sense.  FFTactics>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tactics Advance.

I get where you are coming from, it is kind of silly in the grander scheme of things. The game is light hearted and isn't necessarily meant to be taken too serious.

Bolded: Um...pretty sure you are wrong there as I just was playing it not to long ago and they definitely dont show you what you are facing just so they can gauge the opponents against you to unreasonable perportions. In case you don't understand what I mean, I am talking about when the battle first starts they ask you to choose your party members, you are in a limbo room and cant see anything but the rectangle your party can be placed in. Once you finish you can see everything....but its too late cuz they are all twice your level and get twice as many chances to move because you have 6ppl and they have 12.

Oh yeah, you're right.  I thought you meant that you had to explore the terrain and find the enemies as they come (which would make it even more realistic).  I've been playing a lot of X-com lately, so that playstyle is on my brain.

Law system just added a ton of unnecessary frustration and stupidity, in my opinion.  Though the game is light hearted, it boils down ultimately to a game about gang warfare.  Bright colors does not a kiddie game make.