Docta Corvina
Well-Known Member
So, I searched and did not see a thread for Final Fantasy in here yet, so I thought I would start one so there's a place for fans to discuss it - any and all aspects, as well as news.
I would like to begin by passing on something I saw this morning about an upcoming high-res PC port of VIII - nevermind the fact that I despise VIII *cough*. This seems to be the trend lately, the remaking/re-packaging, gussying up of previous titles (like X and X-2), as opposed to, say, any real and considerable creative energy being thrown behind development of successive installments. There's discussion of the relaunch of the MMO, XIV, but...the reception has been lukewarm at best, from what I've seen. While there are certainly titles I'd love to see remade (VII and IX), it's...an interesting set of circumstances. Square has been criticized for going downhill for years now, what with the oft-maligned incarnations of XIII, and the lack of anything truly "fresh". An apparently "shameless cash grab" of a smartphone game just doesn't cut it for many of us - especially those of us who have been playing for over a decade.
What do you guys think? How do you feel about this trend? Is Square really and truly dead to you, like it is to so many disappointed fans? I straddle the fence on that one. Some days I'm hopeful, but other days I'm just like "stick a fork in it, it's DONE". To be sure, the same kind of degrading of the series is and has been argued for others like Legend of Zelda, so it's not a unique situation. But it is disappointing because at least for me, the nostalgia level when I pop in IX is well over 9,000.
Mind you, I have yet to play the "War of the Lions" remake of Tactics - the original being likely my favorite game in the series. It might restore some faith, but until I get a PSP or give in to playing such a game on my iPhone, I can only dream and muse.