Square just isn't the company it used to be. It used to be that you saw "Squaresoft" on a game package, and you knew you were getting a quality product. This was back when the Playstation was the must-have console. And Square had this uniform packaging with a white background behind the cover illustration.
The uniformity of covers was a result of EA Square.
When I think of Squaresoft, my mind immediately jumps to SNES. Yours to PSX, generational gap?
A fan of dragon trivia I see. Crazy that there's enough dragon info to span across eight games.For me the PS2 was the highlight of SE. Really for just one game in particular: Dragon Question 8
Ha ha, no. It's definitely not that. I'm 33. It's just a matter of uniform package design sticking out in my mind more than the varied SNES box art. The PS Square titles were arguably Squaresoft's golden age.
lol, wish I could stay stupid autocorrect, but that was typed on a normal keyboard. No idea why I wrote thatA fan of dragon trivia I see. Crazy that there's enough dragon info to span across eight games.
Square just isn't the company it used to be. It used to be that you saw "Squaresoft" on a game package, and you knew you were getting a quality product. This was back when the Playstation was the must-have console. And Square had this uniform packaging with a white background behind the cover illustration.
Of course eventually we found out that FF8 is an insipid,boring as all Hell affair...
I feel like they should test the waters first, see the fan reaction. Fans can be filled with a ton of piss and vinegar when it comes to to absolutely any freaking thing.
(Disclaimer: I played XIII, not the sequel, or likely the sequel to the sequel or the future re-imaging of the sequel).
I'll give them credit for experimenting with a new spell system in FF8. But I just wasn't a fan. Thankfully they got back on track with FFIX and X.
Lol, I thought I was being critical. Yeah though, putting a franchise in the hands of someone else doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. I know many were pretty pleased with what they played in Bloodrayne Betrayal for instance, being developed by Japanese dev, Wayforward.Hope you don't mind me correcting your post. But I'd like to see some new blood take on the FF series, if only because recent developments don't inspire great confidence in old blood. (Disclaimer: I played XIII, not the sequel, or likely the sequel to the sequel or the future re-imaging of the sequel).
It's sad to say, but I think anyone at this point can outdo Squaresoft's efforts with Final Fantasy. But I'd prefer From Software making it.
VII through IX was where I really lived the FF series. I concur entirely that the spell draw/junction system in VIII was godawful, and Squall was painful as a lead character - worse than Cloud, even. But I think of those games, VIII had the best story, though I may be one of less than 1% of people who have played them all to believe that. Really a shame that the battle mechanics were such donkey spittle.
I can't keep Dragon Question out of my head. We desperately need a dragon trivia video game. MS, scoop that exclusive up. Make jillions.lol, wish I could stay stupid autocorrect, but that was typed on a normal keyboard. No idea why I wrote that