Hate for X-2 is simply beyond my understanding. It's a camptacular classic with some solid gameplay, what's not to like?
Hate for X-2 is simply beyond my understanding. It's a camptacular classic with some solid gameplay, what's not to like?
FFVIII is the best FF game, so that one.
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I think FFVIII still gets hated because of what it came after, really. So many people jumped on with VII that VIII was suddenly too different. IX got this for the longest time for similar reason, but then people started thinking “but hey, at least it’s not IX” and slowly mellowed out on it. XII got absolved because some of the people that hated it simply abandoned the series after it while others accepted that things are different now. There’s also kinda a reverse situation to that seen with VIII - “at least it’s not XIII”
As for X-2, I’m with Wolf. Also, I’m pretty sure it really shouldn’t be on this list, since I don’t think it’s been hated it a while. It’s okay from a gameplay standpoint but not to the degree it gets hyped. And yes the story is insanely dumb with very thick amounts of shameless fanservicez, so how I like it on a given day really depends on my tolerance of this kind of thing
I also think the degree with which people think VIII is hated is massively overblown compared to the number of people who actually didn't like it.
It has a 90% approval on MetaCritic, between both fans and critics. It also has a 9 out of 10 on Steam, based on 4,800 reviews.
Perhaps it's that initial impressions weren't great and people have grown to love it over time.
Sure but like, when you encounter people who dislike VIII, they usually really hate it, which can’t really be said for II, XII or X-2
I REALLY hate FFXII. I hate it much more intensely than FFXIII or FFXV, because, unlike those two games, I actually finished FFXII and felt like it was a complete waste.
I think FFII is the worst in the series, but pretty dispassionately.
From my anecdotal point of view, you’re still a minority though VIII’s haters are really devoted to their cause, trust me
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This is a tough one. Purely from a gameplay standpoint 10-2 is the best, but it has arguably the dumbest story of the whole franchise, not to mention tries to a continue a story that definitely did not need to be continued. I don't hate FF8 (not anymore anyway) but I'm not really a fan of it either. It has certain qualities that I like but it's still my least favorite of the PS1 FFs.
They had it coming.