Quote Originally Posted by Gilthanes
I would say its EASIER to notice deepness of characters in 2nd generation FFs due to the fact that you can see emotions much more clearly. Think of the dancing scene of FFVIII after the dollet mission. Would it have been as breathtaking and amazing/fun to watch if it were 16-bit? Likely not, but having said that... how many FFs have launched an opera? Yeah thats right, first generation only (VI)(FFIX almost did it, and even then, FFIX was a callback to first generation FFs too)


Rambled a bit there, I think my point is, characters were just as deep in FFVI as they are in FFVII+, its just you have to pay more attention to it to notice it
I think what prompted this past was that in their reviews some publications stated that FFIV isnt as deep in terms of gameplay and story as modern RPG's, and while I will admit the combat system is a bit simple, the story is a great one with some wonderful characters. I really cant see all that much of a change in the 2nd generation save for graphics. And while graphics are the proverbial spoonfull of sugar that helps the medicine go down, they shouldnt be the main draw, story and gameplay should be, and FF has changed little if at all since the early days.