Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post
I can't wait until Final Fantasy XX comes out and the fans then will be talking about what overrated crap it was while FFXIII was greatness...
Unfortunately... wait, you shall... this will assuredly never happen.
Quote Originally Posted by cloud_doll View Post
Why on Earth they decided it was worth making so many spin-offs and sequels is beyond me.
In my opinion, the reason VII has been tapped for a larger overarching universe is the same reason why fans loved VI, why VIII should have instead been released on the PS3, and why fans looked forward to XIII and still holdout hope for Versus XIII to redeem its lineage. It's the surreal modern-reality with sci-fi edge. Sure, every Fantasy has had Airships, but VI had Magitek, VII had motorcycles, VIII had gunblades, and XIII had transforming giants and apparently Versus has some kind of teleporting prince (Prince of Persia?).
It's the voice of the 90-2 generation crying out for the future. This is the reason why any Fantasy set in a medieval period needs to be accompanied by some form of technological advancements that could only appear in fantasy.

As for why it's overrated... frankly, I don't know. People who still play it today should realize it's got more problems than achievements. Still, I recall no such experience as racing down a highway and slashing oncoming attackers, flashing back to a memorable battle beside Cloud's idol, Sephiroth, wherein he topples a badass Dragon in two strokes (the only way Cloud even survives is if his Pre-Empt materia kicks in), snowboarding, watching the very guy I'VE been controlling throughout the game suddenly flip out and hand over the most destructive item to the very douche I've been trying to find and kill... parachuting into Midgar, obtaining "Knights of Round", watching the Omnislash, even the somewhat complicated and perhaps even partially aggravating process of catching and breeding chocobos to obtain the Gold Chocobo. Hell, even Cloud getting all dolled up for the Don was more memorable than I'd like.
Aerith's death was more an inconvenience than an actual tear-jerker. The first time I played, I'd put so much work into her, finally obtaining the Great Gospel and I don't think I even managed to use it once. Never had any need for it right before she left.

Right, well, anyway, so, what was I saying again?