Quote Originally Posted by Mirage
And admit it, the original Final Fantasy's battle system sucks .
I can't admit that because then I'd be betraying my own opinion. I feel that the original FF battle system is way more challenging than these new ones where you can rapidly press "X" through every fight. At least you had to focus on what you were doing in every fight.

I don't expect everyone to like the older FFs, I just want everyone who only plays the new ones to acknowledge that they know very little about the series and that the veterans like myself are better at RPGs than they are because most of these people who are like "OMG FFX IS TEH BEST GAME!! AURON IS SO COOL!!", I want those people to understand that I am more intelligent than they, and that I am better at strategizes and comprehension than they are.

You see, Square has forgotten some of the key elements to a good game. There's more to it than excellent graphics. And I didn't say that FF7 was the only great one. I said that FF7 was the last great one. The following ones were okay, but will never hold up to the precent set by games like Final Fantasy VI. Square has learned that they can sell games on good graphics without putting effort into the story, gameplay and music. The older games, there was no technology for graphics, so the games were all about the story, gameplay and music. But Square doesn't focus on these anymore because graphics sell games nowadays.

Someone once said "I've beaten FF7 and FF10, so I know what this series is all about". A series with well over 10 entries in it, and 2 games are enough to reveal what the series is all about. And FF7 was probably the most unlike any others, so, while it is a good game, it's not a very good example of what FF is all about.

Don't get me wrong; I like FF9, FFX, and so forth, but they will never be as good as the old ones were.

Essentially, I'm just saying that it is irritating when someone makes a thread called "Top 5 Favorite FF characters" and someone responds with "1. AURON 2. Tidus 3. Yuna 4. Paine 5. Rikku" Am I the only one is bothered by this?

Feion