Best World Map(s)

[§håd0w]

FFVII's world map had the best graphics and textures. The vehicle/character/airship response was a lot more precise too. FFVIII and FFIX were too slow when moving the camera angel.

As Doomgaze said, there was too much on the Mist Continent in FFIX. Things needed to be more spread out. FFVIII was good, the camera angels were too sensitive. As for the 8 and 16 bit world maps. Those were good, but nothing special to them.

[crono_logical]

Originally posted by Xander
I just personally prefer the normal "birds eye view" and would have liked it kept that way when your on a chocobo. It just looks different and at first it was kinda uncoordinating me as to where I was headed. I would have liked the option to look at it in either view.

You have to admit that that view was pretty good for the console at it's time though

Originally posted by Doomgaze
Do we agree that FF9's sucked, though? 99% of the world population was jammed onto one continent, it was kind of annoying. The rest of the world was too desolate.

Yes, it gave that the feeling that the game makers got bored or fed up after doing the first continent so skimped out on the others

[Tgunz262]

I think the reason for the population cram on one island was that few people even suspected or knew there to be other land in the world.

I'm pretty sure at least one party member says something along the lines of "Wow, another continent." When you first get to the northeast island.

[muchacho]

but it was obvious that there was more land though.

[Cz]

People were aware that the other continents existed, but hadn't taken the oppurtunity to live there. Although FFIX's map was rather inventive, it was pretty dull, gameplay-wise.

[Rase]

FF4. 3 world maps (okay 2 1/2 since the Moons pretty much 4 caves) = fun for all.

[Advent Child]

9. I just thought it was pretty cool.

But if you count CT, I think it's better.

[Rase]

Originally posted by lj
But if you count CT, I think it's better.

Oh yeah...