I think Square-Enix is Starting to go Downhill...

[JaytodaP]

We all know Square's last hope was Final Fantasy way back before I was born. Now I think they're starting to suck. FFs 1-7 were good. 8 Sucked in my opinion with GFs(why attack or do anything else when you could cast a 10 minute summon?) 9 wasn't very bad but it wasn't all that great either. 10 is pretty much where I started to hate Final Fantasy. I hated the characters and the ending.( The end was worse than " Whooooo. It was just a dream.) I didn't even bother to buy 10-2 since it just looks so stupid. Hmmm. only three characters in your party. For a newer RPG like that you'd expect it to have a bit more characters. 11 I used to wanna buy. But its waaaaay too pricey. Also, you just pick a command and watch the game do every little thing for you, and if you try to run, you'll end up dying cuz the monster will follow you til the end of the world. 7 kinda should end now. DOC doesn't look bad, but the others look dumb *coughadventchildrencough* (You may remember that thread ! sue me) 12 doesn't seem to be getting me back into the series either. What are your thoughts(people WILL hate me. I'm really looking forward to it.)

[I Don't Need A Name]

i think square are going uphill. 1 was Ok, 2 was pathetic (i cant get 3) 4 was goodish, 5 was crap, 6 was amazin, 7 was playable, 8 was playable, 9 was amazin, 10 was great, X-2 was amazin and 11 and 12 look good (im not getting 11 cos of the monthly fee but it still looks good)

[Flying Mullet]

People always have differing opinions about where Square-Enix is going. Personally I think that the series went downhill after FFVI.

[Destai]

I think theyre getting BETTER and that VII, VIII, IX and X were the series highlights. Moving on. Actually I think its the fans that are getting bitchier and whinier. Heres a question. What FF games have Square enix made to show wether theyre getting better or worse? Well? X-2 and XI were made by Squaresoft but Enix had merged with them by the time of its release. What new FF games have there been since then to show wether theyre improving or not?

[I Don't Need A Name]

dont complicate matters!

[Necronopticous]

its the fans that are getting [...] whinier.

This is accurate.

[Flying Mullet]

We are not!

[Chris]

In my opinion Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is one (if not the best) Final Fantasy game ever made.

[DJZen]

X-2 and XI were made by Squaresoft but Enix had merged with them by the time of its release.

What's that got do to with anything? It's still 100% Square.

[RedCydranth]

I too disagree with this statement. If they universally sucked so bad then why are we all here? Exactly, because we like the series and enjoy playing their games. Sure, 6,7, and for many 8 was the pinnacle of FF. 8, 9 and 10 get a lot of criticizing because they compare them with other games.

I'll admit X-2 wasn't as good as X, but in its own light it was decent. If this game had the SAME storyline, but instead of being on Spira and with Yuna and Rikku, I can guarantee there wouldn't be the same hatred for it as we see now. Too many people compare it with FFX for it to get good publicity. Its main beef would be "its girly" not "it sucks because X was better"

As for XI, I haven't played it because its online and I'm not paying a monthly charge to play it. Seeing as I like playing different games a lot, I can't justify continually paying for a game I won't be playing. And I'm not going to dedicate my entire gaming life to one game for the rest of my days. I feel it should be a pay once per account or character and that be that.

FFCC was a good game. I never fully beat it because it, storyline wise, was weak, but it definitely was fun to play. Not the worst game ever but not great.

XII isn't even out so you have absolutely NO reasoning to knock it. Just because you are a skeptical little arsehole doesn't mean that its gonna blow chunks. its like watching a movie for the first time. If you go into the theater thinking its gonna be the biggest peice of horse crap since Gigli, you aren't gonna like it unless its blows you out of the water, You'll sit there and not laugh at the funny parts, you'll criticize the character choices and overall ruin the movie's intent to entertain and NOT one up every other movie ever made.

Just because FFX didn't "live up to" FF7 doesn't mean that Square-Enix is going to the perverbial dogs because of what you veiw as a few games that aren't great.

[Slade]

its the fans that are getting [...] whinier.

This is accurate.

I agree with this statement and personally im happy with with all the FF's ive played (especially VIII and IX which happen to be the two that get the most crap)

[SomethingBig]

Square-Enix is definitely going uphill. Not only do they have 3 successful game series, but they've now expanded to Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. Going downhill? I think not.

[Destai]

X-2 and XI were made by Squaresoft but Enix had merged with them by the time of its release.

What's that got do to with anything? It's still 100% Square.

Because now that theyve merged we havent seen any example of what theyre capable of and the typical argument is Enix is destroying Square although theres no reason to believe that.

[**ShadowZone**]

We all know Square's last hope was Final Fantasy way back before I was born. Now I think they're starting to suck. FFs 1-7 were good. 8 Sucked in my opinion with GFs(why attack or do anything else when you could cast a 10 minute summon?) 9 wasn't very bad but it wasn't all that great either. 10 is pretty much where I started to hate Final Fantasy. I hated the characters and the ending.( The end was worse than " Whooooo. It was just a dream.) I didn't even bother to buy 10-2 since it just looks so stupid. Hmmm. only three characters in your party. For a newer RPG like that you'd expect it to have a bit more characters. 11 I used to wanna buy. But its waaaaay too pricey. Also, you just pick a command and watch the game do every little thing for you, and if you try to run, you'll end up dying cuz the monster will follow you til the end of the world. 7 kinda should end now. DOC doesn't look bad, but the others look dumb *coughadventchildrencough* (You may remember that thread ! sue me) 12 doesn't seem to be getting me back into the series either. What are your thoughts(people WILL hate me. I'm really looking forward to it.)

Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Armisael]

Square-Enix is definitely going uphill. Not only do they have 3 successful game series, but they've now expanded to Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. Going downhill? I think not.