Yay for Neo getting WKCII! I hope to get mine sooner rather than later so hopefully we can have some online adventures together!!

Wolf - I think we got off on the wrong foot. My point is that Nintendo is not likely to release the OpRainfall games because it would get marginal sales yet appease the media, which they could care less about because they've been bashing Ninty for years now. Which I'm confused - first you say they've only bashed Nintendo recently but now you admit they've been doing it for years. Which one is it, my devil's advocate?

Again, as far as creating a demographic, I agree they've created some but I still believe they were simply able to monetize those people's gaming habits if not increase it. My grandfather used to play NHL with me on the Genesis from time to time.

Also have you changed your position on the "full motion input" approach by Nintendo again? Also, please don't evangelize Nintendo for popularizing touch. It's fairly obvious that Nintendo borrowed it from Palm, as well as the devices the word "tablet" used to describe.

My role models rock!

And you really think Xenogears gameplay was up to par with other Square titles at the time? Two words: customization system. As in, you know, Xenogears doesn't have one. Not to mention how little variety there are in the battles or how poor the difficulty is, especially its inability to scale. And if you thinking platforming only became an issue in the Tower of Babel you really need to replay that game, my friend. That was actually the best example of it because it was a scene built specifically for platforming instead of tacking it on. The puzzles are pretty bad as well. Like, really bad. Last, but not least, FF had been moving away from generic dungeon crawls since FFV. Xenogears' dungeons have little to offer other than blowing up your play time, it's clear the team was not acting on an urge to create compelling dungeons.

Anyway, I'm not going to be needing a I-III remake anytime soon. I got a good reading list of RPGs lined up, and DQVI DS, DQIX and a replay of VIII are all in order, and I'm hoping Square Enix releases Dragon Warrior VII as a PSOne Classic, which may be likely because there's apparently a really hardcore RPG fan deciding which games are brought over. I can wait on those games' inevitable Vita/DS/3DS/Wii/PSN remake.

Heyyo before I wrap this up I want to clarify that even if I was someone who lent credence to prevalent theories, I would NEVER go with the "FFVII is overrated" bandwagon. Mostly because in the 14 years of the game's iconic legacy, not a single argument has been able to refute its innovations and original contributions to gaming, or its historic place as a dramatic revolution!!!!1!!21!!!~~!!!!