Metal Gear Rising......Revengeance?

[Wolf Kanno]

I've never played nor did I approve of any game in the compilation!!! But still, even you have to admit that FFVII was not the vision of a single creator. Sakaguchi only co-wrote the original story, in addition to his oversight as a producer. But in the PlayStation underground preview he very much stressed that this was Kitase's game.

I do agree its not the vision of a single creator, but I do feel that Sakeguchi's touch is what is largely missing from Kitase's games over the years. Kitase never did quite get the hang of making games charming like the 'Guchi" could. The contrast of charm between VII to VIII to IX is kind of astonishing. With VII being true to form for the franchise, VIII being devoid of charm and played more straight, and IX cranking the charm up to 11. :vivi: :steiner:

I like 9 as much as next guy but by no mean it was more charming or VII and VIII were devoid of charm, I think VII and VIII have far more engaging worlds while 9 in the second half become more dungeon oriented(desert and such).

Different taste, but I never said VII was not charming, I said it was standard in charm for the series and VIII was devoid of charm, being more serious and with less humor than the other titles in the franchise. FFX, XII, and XIII are not exactly charming to me either but I still love XII and I actually like VIII, I just don't find it charming.