| HoangNhatAnh said: Bold: I would argue that the first 4 mainline PS are on par or even better than the first 4 FF. PS2 is also the first JRPG which has the main heroine died in the story way before the final battle. |
I agree with this. PS2 is a game that is lost in time, but it is a brilliant rpg if you can get into it. The twist ending is like something out of the twilight zone.
Also, RPG's like Panzar Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III and Skies of Arcadia are arguably some of the greatest in the genre and can even punch in the weight class of games like Earthbound, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III in my opinion. Sega was really strong when it came to RPG's and you were not getting short-changed on RPGs in any way if you bought any of the Sega consoles. The same can't be said consoles like the N64 or the original XBox, though.
As has been said, yes I believe Sega's home console market demise is primarily the result of the Playstation with the final death stroke coming from the Playstation 2. Honestly, the main reason why Sega found success was because gamers and developers were looking for an alternative to Nintendo's dominance. Sega filled this void in the early 90's with something that wasn't perfect and they were never quite on Nintendo's level, but when Sony came along they were a powerhouse that just did all the right things. I mean, Sony nearly decimated Nintendo's market share and so it's easy to see what they did to a company like Sega that wasn't even in Nintendo's league and mainly catered to the anti-Nintendo demographic that would be immediately attracted to a console like the Playstation. It's a shame, because Sega really did bring something cool and unique to gaming.
