I agree 100%.Originally Posted by Wuggly Blight
Here's my theory on the matter.
Square had a history of wonderful games with wonderful stories, conepts, gameplays, and so forth.
Until FF7.
FF7 was the first one where a LOT of emphasis was put on the graphics. What came out of this was an excellent game with excellent graphics. So what is the problem?
Squaresoft realized that they could use graphics to sell games, instead of using storylines, concepts and gameplay. They stopped trying, if you will, after 7. They'd come up with some good looking graphics, and then throw in a shoddy story with a few new ideas, and call it Final Fantasy 8. They (somewhat) bounced back with FF9, but then regressed yet again when they made FF10.
The point is simple: Graphics sell games now. No one cares about gameplay, story, strategy or anything else. It's really sad.
Let's be honest. Do graphics really matter? Don't you guys think Tetris is a fun game? Or how about Super Mario Bros. 3? Both have awful graphics, but they are still fun. Seriously, Britney's Dance Beat has really good graphics. REALLY GOOD. But the game still sukcs pretty badly.
Feion
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