But Origins was the first release by SquareEnix as a joint company, correct?
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But Origins was the first release by SquareEnix as a joint company, correct?
Ah, if that's what he means, then I suppose it may have been. I'm not sure, actually; I read his post as meaning it was the first game that either Square or Enix made. :o
No, I mean Square Enix, the new company made of Squaresoft and Enix. Much in the same way that Voltron is made of the 5 lions. The first game that Squaresoft made was like......... 3D Worldrunner or something equally bad. Not King's Knight though, that came out AFTER FF1. It's as if Square decided they hadn't come close enough to bankruptcy and that edgeplay was the way to go.
Personally, I'm very fond of X-2. I think that those outfits are too revealing, as many of the outfits in 10 were, although you could put that down to the Spiran style that Square wanted, although the gullwings outfits really push that excuse. Don't get me wrong, the clothes don't bother me that much, it's just a thought. I felt that the game was rather easy, but I still count it as one of my favourite RPG's cause the story was so good, and cause the free roaming feel of the game was so fun. I also liked the ability to swich about 10 classes in under half a minute, I just which there was more strategy.
Personally, I think that RPG's are going gradually in the wrong direction, they're getting too easy (I haven't a challenge in FF since the PS rerelease of FF4, unless I count those 3 boss fights in FF10 where Aeons were unavailable or rended useless) and the overemphesis on visuals sickens me. Whatever happened to substance. Oh, that's right, it's moved to the GBA, where it will stay untill vanity swalllows up handhelds too. Fortunatly, we're not quite at the point where plot is suffering yet, but I can see it coming. Gameplay is starting to suffer now. As for my GBA reference, I treasure mine as my favourite console EVER. It has become the new centre of fully substancial games *cough*Sword of Mana*cough*, although I may be slipping of the point.
Square are losing their way. Their games are getting easier and flashier, and it's only a matter of time before story suffers too. That aside, here is what my immediate gripe is. FF11. Why, oh why, oh why did Square need to release it as FF11. Why couldn't they release it as FF Online. FF11 doesn't seem like it should be in the regular series. From what I've heard, there's practically no plot like other FF's. Don't get me wrong, I've nothing against online RPG's, it's just that one shouldn't be part of the main FF series. It seems as though Square ARE slipping. Is it just me, or is it odd that Square are releasing what is effectively their second sequal (FF12) as part of their main series when their first was clearly named as being a spin off. I've nothing against FF sequals. Something just seems odd. Maybe Square's main series is slipping. There hasn't been a Unique World (Offline) FF in the main series since FF10 (FFTA counts, but that wasn't part of the central series). I can only wait and see. I don't have anything against spin off FF's, I like FFX-2 and FFTA (I've never had a chance to play the original FFT, it was never released in the UK), it's just that I'm worried about the state of the main FF series. What IS going to happen to FF after FF12.
Please do not revive old discussions.