Everybody has their favorite Final Fantasy game, the one that totally clicks with you. It’s the one that caused you to burn out the power supply on your original Playstation, the game where you maxed out the in-game clock on three separate occasions. Final Fantasy just has this power to inspire righteous devotion in those who choose to follow it. It’s the series that you’ll go to your death defending, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against you. It’s why talking about your favorite entry is up there with god and politics as an example of impolite dinner conversation. Everybody has one and screw you if it’s not the same as mine.
So it’s no surprise that, as more titles are added to the ever growing pile, some fans find themselves getting left behind. Those of us who grew up with the NES or SNES generation of games are adults now, our quests now about paying mortgages and raising children instead of finding TNT or battling pirate hordes. So detached from the current games,...
Final Fantasy V is a near flawless RPG and one of Square’s finest 16-bit achievements.
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster gives one of the franchises’ underdogs a substantial glow-up, in many ways realizing its potential in ways the original hardware or previous ports never could.
SQUARE ENIX Ltd. today announced that the highly acclaimed FINAL FANTASY pixel remaster series’ next edition, FINAL FANTASY V, would be released as a genuine 2D pixel remaster in Europe on November 10 for Steam and mobile platforms, featuring enhanced pixel visuals and audio.
Nope, the author is getting old. I loved FF and so did the child inside. Unfortunately they neglected that child and catered to the 'perceived' more mature gamer ... Like I said: Nope, the author is getting old.
Yeah, they tried to change things that really didn't need changing. Now Final Fantasy is simply relying on graphics and flashy characters to sell the series, neglecting gameplay and that sense of exploration you get from the older titles. I just wish they'd go back to the world map style the old games had. I don't give a damn if the characters look mini-sized and things aren't scaled as they should be... Give us back the battle system of FFX, X-2, or XII even. Those all were wonderfully done (I'm talking battle systems only here.) Where are our fleshed out mini-games and side things like chocobo breeding, cards, blitzball, monster arenas similar to FFVI or FFX, chocobo hot and cold, etc.? Those coupled with a great story, and unique characters are what made Final Fantasy so special.
Final Fantasy has always been a series about change, but certain things should never change:
Certain music tracks need to return (Victory Fanfare, Prelude, etc.)
WORLD MAP!
Semi-non-linearity
Preach on brother.
Oh yeah, everyone just aged rapidly between 12 and 13, that's why nobody liked it. Perfect explanation.