| curl-6 said: All true, but I think a lot of the results will divide along console loyalty lines and associate FF with Playstation. |
Young people may. When I used to play these games, I found myself going back to FF 1, 2 and 6 more than 7, 8 and 9. Despite the improved graphics, the way that the later games restricted movement and exploration over earlier tile map games lost some of the fun for me. I thus never associated FF with Playstation any more than with the NES or SNES.
On topic, as a young person I would certainly have voted for FF in this poll. But interests change over the years, and I find that Zelda's appeal is more cross-generational. People tend to outgrow stories designed to appeal to young people. Because of this, it's more difficult for me to enjoy the FF games I used to like. The perceived disadvantage of Zelda's simple stories becomes a strength. By focusing on puzzles, discovery and adventure, Zelda manages to put us in the role of Indiana Jones, and that's a role that appeals to a far wider age range than the stories of Terra, Cloud or Zidane.
