And an overall grimmer tone. Really going for that Western Geraldo audience, huh

Never would have guessed Square would end up doing a reverse Sudeki, but I guess that was a foregone conclusion based on sales numbers

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      I bought the PS1 version of FF6 as a kid and bounced off it hard. It's 16-bitness was way too primitive for my futuristic 32-bit Sony PlayStation brain. Then I played it as an adult years later and really loved it.

      Speaking of FF and the PS1, I love 9, but overall I think 7 is the more memorable package with its more unique story and world. 8, well... at least it has nice graphics and a great soundtrack

    • Eris235 [undecided]
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      1 year ago

      Same. I've bounced off 7 a few times, and just struggle to see the appeal for myself.

      • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        Did you start with the 8-bit or 16-bit games? I wonder if this just a generational thing. I remember not liking FF10

        • Sephitard9001 [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I didn't like 10 because of the world and character designs and voice acting. The game itself played great, like a direct upgrade of mechanics

          • Bjork_shhh [none/use name]
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            1 year ago

            voice acting

            armchairs: "umm actually if I was a child soldier doing pagan human sacrifice, I would be elegant and refined without fucked vibes"

            • Sephitard9001 [he/him]
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              1 year ago

              People die, and Yuna dances. When will she stop dancing? When will it stop?

              Yuna won't stop dancing. Not until Sin is gone.

        • Eris235 [undecided]
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          1 year ago

          I started with 16 bit on the GBA, since I was a Sega kid (well, and Atari 2600, but that was already old when I got it), and I skipped over Nintendo consoles, but had their handhelds.

          Went through a phase where I did a bunch of nes and snes emulation, and played through most of the greats I missed there.

          I haven't really even tried most of the recent FF, but I didn't like 7-10, and just, see nothing that appeals to me in the ones after that.

          • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
            hexagon
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            1 year ago

            That makes a lot of sense to me honestly, the games (before this latest one at least) were firmly aimed at Japanese teenage boys