It's no secret that Square-Enix isn't the juggernaut they once were during the PS1 and PS2 eras. That's not to say they aren't a respected company, they just aren't the be-all, end-all RPG empire that they were.
Most of this happened with Final Fantasy XII, a game that was critically acclaimed by the media, and roughly half of the gaming populous. The other half think it sucked.
While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.
Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
Don't westernize the game. Cater to the Japanese more. See Shin Megami Tensei Persona? Atlus don't give a crap about what western wants. They'll release the game whatever they like.
Did anyone tell this guy that the game is done already?
Made the PS2 version since they were a year and a half in. Screw HD consoles if you're not ready to make HD games.
Hell, they could have even made a 360 version.
@Meryl:
I don't care what anyone says Infinite Undiscovery was a freaking amazing games and 10x better then star Ocean...So many people turned it down just because the graphics weren't amazing and the lip movements were great...other then that amazing story, amazing battle simple and down to it, the new connect feature which was freaking epic and something really cool and new. The Ending was great, there were a lot fo extra things to do after the game as well.
However the Last Remnant had a terrible battle system the story was great though...Worst Battle System I ever seen.
And Star Ocean was really freaking good the graphics were pretty damn good it's just the story was a bit iffy and that was it.
And might I add all 3 games did sell pretty well...Remnant did the worse the other 2 sold quite well especially Star Ocean it's just none got good reviews...what do you expect when half of the terrible reviews at FPS Fan boys and if you read some of the reviews some of them seriously didn't even finish the game....It's LOL funny reviews are terrible now it's nothing but a joke.
One through four 'things' - PS3 exclusive.
The fifth - not a Final Fantasy game.