GameXplain: "As kids, we have a tendency to think everything is awesome. There’s a new TV show that’s a carbon copy of Power Rangers? Awesome. New action figures came out with a shiny coat of paint and maybe, maybe another movable joint but are still almost the same thing your parents bought you two weeks before? Still awesome. Our ten-year-old minds are programmed to love. But as we grow older, it’s normal for this borderline irrational acceptance to fade away, leaving behind a more cynical, cold and, OK fine, grounded sense of judgment."
Gary Green said: We Europeans got royally screwed with the releases of the first six Final Fantasy games. I’m sure you’d find plenty of dodgy imports or bootlegs if you looked hard enough, but we never actually got a proper release for any of them, at least not for the first editions. There was a lot of xenophobia in gaming at the time, so anything Japanese getting released in the west at all was nothing short of a miracle. It was an ugly trend that continued well into the 2000s when worldwide releases became the new norm.
One of the most beloved entries in Square Enix’s long-running franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary and that’s cause for celebration!
I'd rather it play more or less the same by have the 3D chibi graphics from Ever Crisis, I don't want them to change the story like they did with FF7R.
This arguably is my best game of all time out of the 40yrs I’ve been playing videogames
FFVIII - 25th Anniversary
Square “….”
FFVI - 30th Anniversary
Square “….”
FFVII - 25th Anniversary
Square “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. We got some news on the upcoming remakes, we got a shit ton of new VII merchandise, we have some other special community things planned and on, check out this cool 25th Anniversary logo specially created for VII’s big day”
The best Legend of Zelda games experiment and tackle new grounds for the industry. These are the essential titles in the series you need to play.
I am a huge Zelda fan and love them all, but for me Ocarina Of Time is the greatest and my second all time favourite game after Final Fantasy VII.
You sir, have good taste in games :)
I also love all of the Zelda games but I adore Windwaker (Specifically the HD version on WiiU) most of all. It is a close run thing with Breath of the Wild though.
Special mention to Cadence of Hyrule too, what an awesome spin off title that was!
Cheers Spuds, yep i love Windwaker too, beautiful artstyle, and i loved sailing and finding all the secrets out there.
Agreed. For me top 3 of all time is.
1. ocarina of time
2. Final fantasy Vll
3. MGS1
Oh gee can't imagine what Number 1 is
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A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker etc is better than Breath of the Wild.
I think it really depends on what you're looking for. If you want a traditional Zelda game then OoT or WW would be better to you. But if you want a Zelda game that really leans into adventure and exploration, and if you want intelligent systems/logic, BotW would be the better game.
I enjoy both. I understand why some people aren't fond of it but for me it was a breath of fresh air that I really needed. I'd become so burnt out on unimaginative games and BotW sort of made me appreciate games again, as weird as that may sound.
Right...so let's pretend ocarina of time didnt have exploration, secret dungeons and other secrets. Complex boss mechanics and exploration rewards. At least a traditional Zelda has dungeons.
What point are you attempting to make? At no point did I say that OoT didn't have any of that. However, the level of exploration and sense of adventure are vastly different between OoT and BotW.
Majora's Mask still holds as my favorite to this day, despite being the black sheep of the series.
I love them all, but Wind Walker, Link to the Past and Minish Cap are my favorites
I still like LTTP :(
I still have nostalgia of morph-ing with Kimberly (aka Pink Ranger). Does that count?
What is with this recent practice of turning on old installments? We've seen people do this with FF games over and over.
Can't you just let the past be the past? Sure, things have "improved" since the "old days" but these games are still good for the time they were released. They are pieces of history. And if people still want to treat the game (example FF7) like it just came out and is the greatest game on Earth, fine...because at one time...IT WAS. It doesn't make it "overrated." It just means the game HAS the longevity of a true legend and should be considered such.
Why are people so eager to butcher their memories with such a cynical viewpoint? I'm not that cynical. I don't understand the Nostalgia Goggles argument. It has never applied to me except in the case of Anime, specifically DBZ.
the best!
Nostalgia isn't the enemy. Nostalgia keeps us grounded, and reminds us just how far we have come as gamers.