One can say your optimism of this all being good is unfounded as well to us but thats the nature of arguments, no?Originally Posted by Bolivar
You should know I'm an instigater(sp?) by now Bolivar. I enjoy conflict. It makes these forums more interesting.
But our complaint is how these video games are affecting the original source material. I have no issues about SE making good games, I have issues when they tarnish something I care about to make a quick buck. As I stated before, my issue with the Compilation (and its my complaint against SE, not the remakes or spin-offs) is that even though I can appreciate it from a buisness perspective, I can't tolerate it from a writing perspective cause its sloppy work and from a fan perspective cause it cheapens the original game. Its difficult to love a game when each time a new prequel or sequel is released you have to check to make sure how it alters the original. As I stated, had the Compilation followed the original game as canon instead of changing whatever they felt like to suit their own story purposes I probably wouldn't mind the Compilation. Its an artistic nightmare...
I have a detailed explanantion in the Crisis Core thread. I will try to elaborate...And Kanno, I'm confused... Is CC a "good game" or a "generic dungeon crawler" with "pathetic" difficulty and a "pointless over the top plot"?
As I stated the Missions (which make up the bulk of gameplay and are seperate from the story) are nothing more than generic dungeon crawlers. The main storyline offers a varitey of gameplay options but is hindered by a total lack of difficulty. Combat is only made fun and interesting by the DMV, the combat system itself is simplistic and painfully hindered by a bad camera. Luckily the materia system is still strong but I feel it lacks real variety but this is purely due to system restrictions. In fact many issues I have with the gameplay side of things are due to the game being on PSP rather a console.
The story is good when it deals with cast members from the original game, with only Cissinei and Angeal being new characters that are well implemented. Lazard and Genesis are not... Lazard is a major player but most of his backstory is never stated in the main plot and Genesis is easily the worst villain ever concieved. He appears, quotes from LOVELESS so he makes the scene appear more poetic (in other words pretentious), whines about not being as good as Sephiroth and being betrayed by everyone, sends his minions to fight you, and escapes. (SPOILER)His origins make him out to be a Sephiroth knock-off...
Later he is written into one of the most important scenes in FFVII and is placed in a highly relevant role though he was never there to begin with and his role isn't important either but the author wants you to believe it... After Zack wakes up after 4 years confinement in Nibelheim, he desperatly escapes and though he is trying to make it back to Midgard and start anew; (SPOILER)instead decides to stop off and finish Genesis off in the last dungeon of which we are given the most pretentious bullplot exploits since Xenosaga... . Storywise, CC could have been good, its ending is beautiful and there is some very strong character interactions; but Genesis easily cheapens the entire experience.
Half the game is really good and half the game is really bad, it comes down to personal choice which side has more merits but for me, the overall plot (which is what I play RPGs for) is just lousy and a few strong scenes are not enough to make me look the other way on the games bad points; especially when one of those bad points is having my favorite scene cheapened by having Genesis made a part of it. Its gameplay is a good way to kill time but I can't say its a very rewarding experience. Its a good portable experience which makes it a good game but its far from being great...
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