| IFireflyl said: Everything since Final Fantasy X seems like a letdown to me. Final Fantasy X-2 gameplay was fine, but I hated the characters. Final Fantasy XII wasn't insanely horrible, but it's not the gameplay that I like. I'm not a fan of MMORPGs, so there goes Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. SquareEnix just keeps getting further and further from the classic games that people loved. I'm not saying nobody can love the current games (Final Fantasy XIII and on), but scouring the interwebs will show that Final Fantasy VII through Final Fantasy X seem to be the overwhelming favorites, but SquareEnix isn't making games like those anymore. I'm sorry to say it, but I think I'm done with Final Fantasy. |
Because we're moving forward. It's called progression. Wanting the games to stay the same or similar to the "classics" is akin to not wanting Mario to make the jump to 3D, FPS games to have 30 weapons on a character with no health regeneration, or GTA to be top down again.
Do you think if Crash Bandicoot had a visual overhaul (to be on par with the current gen) but the gameplay was the same as 1996, it'd be an enjoyable game? Maybe a nostalgia factor would kick in, but I'm sure you would, otherwise, get real bored, real fast.
I'm glad FF has become more open world. The reason the environments were static and NPCs basically meant nothing was a limitation of the technology used to produce the games. Now we have these great machines to give immersive worlds....and you'd rather the gameplay and atmosphere to be like it was 20 years ago???
