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Johnw1104 on 03 September 2015
Michelasso said:
FF XIII. A small loud minority pretends to speak for everybody else who didn't care for the game.


I fixed that for you :D

It wasn't bad, it just wasn't stellar as most main series Final Fantasy games are. Metacritic and user scores seem to support this though, again, they're not saying it's bad. One can criticize a game without hating it. This certainly fits on this list, as well as Final Fantasy X.

Otherwise, I'd say zelda has a few, including II, wind waker, and skyward sword. Starcraft II wasn't universally received, but that's because the first was so popular and played to death that the second had no chance of pleasing that segment of their fanbase. The latest smash bros game faces a similar situation with the Melee elitists.

Fallout 3 and TES: Oblivion also met with some ridicule. Sims 3 & 4... Pokemon X & Y...  Super Mario Sunshine...There's plenty :p

edit: for the record, I enjoyed all of these and loved most.



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theprof00 on 03 September 2015
fatslob-:O said:
FunFan said:

I didn't said it was a bad game. I said is the weakest Final Fantasy.

 

By far.

I thought FFXII was the weakest entry because of it's borefest inducing combat system and pointlessly big and over designed world ... 

Well, by borefest, you mean the automated functions which make the game easier and don't actually have to be used. I didn't use any gambits until I had to fight against the hidden ultima bosses. The big world, to me, was awesome because it allowed for lots of exploration.
Additionally, I thought the "hunts" feature was one of the best implemented side questing options in any ff game ever.
Characters are a bit lacking, but there are some shining spots.
And the ability to see which enemies you wanted to fight made grinding for items a lot easier than in previous titles.

I would say, imho, that the weakest entry (since 7) is 9.
9 had almost no redeemable qualities.
Card game copied from 8
lame characters that weren't interesting in the slightest (aside from vivi), has a couple of the WORST characters ever in ff.
treasure hunting chocobo was incredibly boring
Artstyle was pretty good.

VIII is tough, because there are lots of problems there as well. Draw mechanic sucked. Card game was awesome. Binding spells was awesome. exploration was well done. Story was decent.



RenCutypoison on 03 September 2015
axumblade said:
I would argue that Final Fantasy series as a whole is very divisive. Not just by game but by generation as well.

I've seen people argue over which is the best and worst generation (Nintendo, PS1, PS2, and PS3). Though admittedly, PS3 seems to be the one that gets thrown into the "worst" generation more often.


Short memory syndrome and FF syndrome (every last Final Fantasy is the worst Final Fantasy ever on the internet till the next one launches, see FFXII at launch).

My vote goes to Final Fantasy too, one of the core element of the franchise being to reinvent it with every new installment.

Zelda is pretty divisive too. 



Azhraell on 03 September 2015

I would like to add Chrono Cross, a lot of people had an unfair hate towards this game because they were pissed that it was so different to Trigger (graphics, battle system, new main characters) And I'm not pointing out nintendo fans here but some of them were probably mad that the new entry in the series released on playstation.

On the other hand many loved it, to a lot of people (I'm one of them) the game has one of the best OST ever, so yeah pretty divisive for me...



lonerism on 03 September 2015

Super Mario Sunshine

My favorite Mario, but the worst to some people



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gabzjmm23 on 03 September 2015

are there any game that doesn't have a sequel or so, that is divisive amongst fans? :)

FF XIII - i know why a lot of fans hate, criticize it while some love it. the gameplay about X button mashing, you can't defeat bosses if you just do that. and some are fixed in FF XIII-2 but I know several fans didn't bought it, then SE change again and fix things on LR, but lesser sales. up to now, i haven't finished LR. :)

Zelda games are also divisive, now i'm thinking what is the single game without any sequels or prequels that is divisive. :)



NightDragon83 on 03 September 2015
gabzjmm23 said:
are there any game that doesn't have a sequel or so, that is divisive amongst fans? :)

FF XIII - i know why a lot of fans hate, criticize it while some love it. the gameplay about X button mashing, you can't defeat bosses if you just do that. and some are fixed in FF XIII-2 but I know several fans didn't bought it, then SE change again and fix things on LR, but lesser sales. up to now, i haven't finished LR. :)

Zelda games are also divisive, now i'm thinking what is the single game without any sequels or prequels that is divisive. :)

I remember Legend of Dragoon on the PS1 being pretty divisive back in the day.  Some folks really enjoyed it, ranking it up there with some of the best RPGs on the PS1, and fans of the game are still clamoring for a sequel / reboot of the franchise to this day.  Others thought the game was generic and repetitive, and felt it was just an attempt to cash in on the popularity of RPGs set off by FFVII in the late 90s.



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Ultrashroomz on 03 September 2015

Skyward Sword



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d21lewis on 03 September 2015
Michelasso said:
160rmf said:


If they actually enjoyed, why they didn't continued the series, buying the XIII-2 and lightning returns?


Maybe because people don't like FF sequels? FFXIII-2 still sold more than 3 million combined. Regarding FFXIII out of more than 11K user reviews in Gamespot (thus not that metacritic asylum) it has got an 8.2:

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-xiii-review/1900-6252888/

That means that vast majority voting in Gamespot gave FFXIII an 8 or more.

And for people who didn't play LR:FFXIII.. their loss. The combat system is simply great. D* Souls games compared to 5 star the Last Boss+ in hard mode are a joke. But true, it's action oriented. Some people do prefer that crappy combat system of FF VI that even plays by itself on mobile phones with the automatic mode... Pleaze.


I still have LR wrapped in cellophane on my shelf. Day one purchase but I never played it. :(



d21lewis on 03 September 2015
NightDragon83 said:
gabzjmm23 said:
are there any game that doesn't have a sequel or so, that is divisive amongst fans? :)

FF XIII - i know why a lot of fans hate, criticize it while some love it. the gameplay about X button mashing, you can't defeat bosses if you just do that. and some are fixed in FF XIII-2 but I know several fans didn't bought it, then SE change again and fix things on LR, but lesser sales. up to now, i haven't finished LR. :)

Zelda games are also divisive, now i'm thinking what is the single game without any sequels or prequels that is divisive. :)

I remember Legend of Dragoon on the PS1 being pretty divisive back in the day.  Some folks really enjoyed it, ranking it up there with some of the best RPGs on the PS1, and fans of the game are still clamoring for a sequel / reboot of the franchise to this day.  Others thought the game was generic and repetitive, and felt it was just an attempt to cash in on the popularity of RPGs set off by FFVII in the late 90s.


I'm one of those fans.  Thought Dragoon was a "Final Fantasy killer".  Bought it.  Was wowed by the graphics and the cgi. Was disgusted by the story and the translation.  Was meh about the battle system.  Was appalled by having to switch discs to revisit other areas (at a time where " What disc are you on? " was kind of a badge of honor.

The ending music was awesome, though.  I still hum it.