| Otter said: I love final fantasy but the meaning you've derived from the titles is the peak levels of what is ruining these remakes for me. A bit too much convolution in my tastes and a level of fan service that is both alienating and derailing of coherent story telling. I also think it speaks volumes if this approach is shedding players like the plague. I also hated Advent Children BTW :) |
If how the fanbase responds to a game is the reason why the remakes are ruined for you, thats a you problem.
Sales numbers and how a fanbase responds shouldnt affect your decision making especially if you are a fan of the series, how the game plays and portrays itself (visually, music, etc) should be the only factors that should decide whether a game is good or not.
Speaking of fan service, there's nothing wrong with fan service, Advent Children, your example was made as a result of fan service, its not a grammy awarded movie or was made to be some awe inspiring film, its made to be a medium of fan service for those that like Final Fantasy VII and it accomplished that despite not being a perfect film.
I mean just because you dont like it, doesnt mean everyone is gonna think the same as you. For an example, I dont care what the fanbase thinks about the lore/story, I like it and that is all that matters to me.
Square Enix decided to make this a sequel/follow up to the original FFVII and made it a 3 part game series and I feel thats whats costing them the sales but it honestly doesnt bother me as long as I get to play the games.
