Final Fantasy?

**Squeek** · 08-30-2008, 02:02 AM

And yet, the two games I mentioned that looked better than Final Fantasy 7 (thus needing more visual effects to pull off the realism) were on the Nintendo 64. Funny how that works.

Also, it would be great if you could check your facts. Square dropped Nintendo primarily because development costs for cartridges were too high (3x as expensive on average) and that programming for the cartridges was too complicated. They stayed with Sony because Nintendo insisted on using Mini-DVDs for Gamecube and they had already established themselves with the PS2 by the time X was to come out. It's no surprise to me that they're going multiplatform with XIII because of everything that I just mentioned for the jump to the PS1. PS3 development costs are enormous compared to 360 costs and Blu-Ray isn't exactly that much better than standard DVDs, especially when you consider load times, which are unbearably slow on the PS3 even after you install some things on your hard drive.

One serious problem that I see across the board with their 3D games is jumpiness. When I first saw the intro to FFX, I had to turn off my television. It was hurting my eyes. Everyone was jumpy. I don't see this in any N64 games, and Square has had this mistake all the way up to the PS2.

Finally, Chrono is infinitely better than Final Fantasy. It's the only franchise from Square that I can acknowledge as being good. Seriously, compare Chrono Cross to Final Fantasy 8. They were both released in the same year on the same console by the same company. Chrono Cross is just better in every way, yet nobody even knows about it. Tales of Destiny is better in every way. It was on the same console. Nobody even knows about it.

It really makes you wonder why Final Fantasy is the only RPG franchise people repeatedly buy every time when they ignore everything else. I'm going to reverse some of your logic back to you. How do I know Final Fantasy is bad by only playing one of them? Well, how do you know Final Fantasy is the best RPG franchise without playing all of the rest?

08-30-2008, 02:02 AM	#20
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 14,444	Re: Final Fantasy? And yet, the two games I mentioned that looked better than Final Fantasy 7 (thus needing more visual effects to pull off the realism) were on the Nintendo 64. Funny how that works. Also, it would be great if you could check your facts. Square dropped Nintendo primarily because development costs for cartridges were too high (3x as expensive on average) and that programming for the cartridges was too complicated. They stayed with Sony because Nintendo insisted on using Mini-DVDs for Gamecube and they had already established themselves with the PS2 by the time X was to come out. It's no surprise to me that they're going multiplatform with XIII because of everything that I just mentioned for the jump to the PS1. PS3 development costs are enormous compared to 360 costs and Blu-Ray isn't exactly that much better than standard DVDs, especially when you consider load times, which are unbearably slow on the PS3 even after you install some things on your hard drive. One serious problem that I see across the board with their 3D games is jumpiness. When I first saw the intro to FFX, I had to turn off my television. It was hurting my eyes. Everyone was jumpy. I don't see this in any N64 games, and Square has had this mistake all the way up to the PS2. Finally, Chrono is infinitely better than Final Fantasy. It's the only franchise from Square that I can acknowledge as being good. Seriously, compare Chrono Cross to Final Fantasy 8. They were both released in the same year on the same console by the same company. Chrono Cross is just better in every way, yet nobody even knows about it. Tales of Destiny is better in every way. It was on the same console. Nobody even knows about it. It really makes you wonder why Final Fantasy is the only RPG franchise people repeatedly buy every time when they ignore everything else. I'm going to reverse some of your logic back to you. How do I know Final Fantasy is bad by only playing one of them? Well, how do you know Final Fantasy is the best RPG franchise without playing all of the rest? Last edited by Squeek; 08-30-2008 at 02:10 AM..

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