I don't think it represents quality, as it does the evolution of gamers and the internet. Notice how PSX and PS2 games are rated really high. Internet accessibility, and as such, ability to comment online, was rather low, or didn't peak that much interest. It was around the PS3 era that everything spiked and comments became heated. With the culture tending more towards critique with time and the nostalgia to "good ol'times," new games would be rated lower in the eyes of specific commenters, even though those games might present a better value than their predecessors.
I always remember there being alot of discussion on the PSX generation of games via online forums and fansites (look at all the plot theories we have). The PSX generation was the height of the series popularity anyway, it was cheaper and faster to pump games out at that time. I think the AAA budgets for series like Final Fantasy cause it a variety of problems since development becomes more complicated.
In my opinion FFX was the last good Final Fantasy, after that, each title seemed to have a major issue particular to that game.
FFIX is just so good! Originally i didn't care for it much, but it grew on me and the characters were amazing. The game is so charming, and to this day is a joy to play. Would love to see FF return to more of a "fantasy" game with future installments.
Really wanna play 9 again. It's been years and I never finished it. I'll get the collection they're bringing to ps4 next year (if the rumour is true) and play it then. It was a great game.
I wouldn't mind playing the PSX games again, I never finished 8 because one of the discs my friend lent me was busted (right near the last dungeon too). And I played the crap out of it until that point. I sunk alot of time into the games from 6 onwards.
As we can see all the FF from VII to X have way above 8 & VII is the only one that have over 9, as for everything released after X the user score drop below 8 for the first time ever, is that a coincidence? no it's not, people keep on saying for the past many years now for over a decade that FF start to suck after X & that this was the last good FF released, SE can see all those things, what fans like or don't & what they do although they know all that? they westernize the series even more with each new installment to the point that doesn't even remind an FF anymore & alienate core fans to the point that they stop care anymore, yep that's the best direction they could go, as long they have the intention to kill the series, & it seems that this is what they are trying to do, & it works very well till now...
FFXIII was probably my favorite Final Fantasy to date, with FFXIII-2 a close second. my opinion anyways, i just loved the characters and their diverse personalities. Costume designs were amazing, i was a bit letdown at the main party's character and costume design of FFXV.
FFXIII:LR ruined the longstanding tradition of the last mainline Final Fantasy of a generation being the high note like FFIII, FFVI, FFIX, & FFXII before it
Yes, FFXIII made modern FF looks sucks because it is total fun-killer game, 2009 till 2013 FFXIII is the only FF we got and it explains alot. For nowadays, Type0 global release and FFXV is too good alongside with good pace of FFXIV. Just if FFXIII was delivered as FFXV the picture of SE and FF will be alot better now, that SE is whta good about, being so late.
This list doesn't seem to have every mainline entry on it
xiv arr = 86 for PS4.
I don't think it represents quality, as it does the evolution of gamers and the internet. Notice how PSX and PS2 games are rated really high. Internet accessibility, and as such, ability to comment online, was rather low, or didn't peak that much interest. It was around the PS3 era that everything spiked and comments became heated. With the culture tending more towards critique with time and the nostalgia to "good ol'times," new games would be rated lower in the eyes of specific commenters, even though those games might present a better value than their predecessors.
Please don't kill me for writing this >.<
Interesting.