Recent content by strifehart

For the record, I agree that a lot of my points have been opinion based, but you can't really have too many objective points to give, since a lot of reviewing/discussing games is opinion based. I tried to give as many specific examples as possible in the original post. Lots of people have been...

I've been reading the last couple pages of posts since my last visit, and I just wanted to make this comment. In addition to the various components I put into the first post that started this thread, I think what it really boils down to is whether or not you (as the gamer) made an emotional...

If you don't like (or at least can tolerate) the anime style, then I don't think this series is for you. Watch an anime and tell me the themes/styles aren't reflected in nearly all FF games starting from FFI. You can't. If you don't like it, play western rpgs like Fallout or Oblivion or Mass...

DuesExLamina, I had the desire to finish the extra stuff from the rewards the provided. The skins for the PS3. I'm surprised that any hardcore gamer could pass up 'free' rewards like that. Aerith brings up an awesome point. Every Final Fantasy game is unique. It's a staple of the series...

Be honest now, did you fight the Long Gui? Did you 5 star all the missions? And did you do all of it WITHOUT a guide to figure out your paradigms?

Thanks for putting together that well thought out post. I appreciate all the support you put behind the formulation of your opinion. SARCASM! Moving on, strategy is an important element to FF games. And I agree that in comparison to earlier FF games, XIII adds a lot in "outside-of-battle"...

Wow. I'm surprised at how popular this thread was. Anyways, I regret that I didn't check the thread earlier so I could comment on some of the interesting points made. Here's my view on some of the complaints people have made. Town/Shops: I agree. I missed the towns/shops. But in case you...

INTRO: OK, so I know there’s been a lot of reviews on this game already. But I feel like a lot of those reviews are a bit harsh and fail to recognize (and delve into) what went right in this production (and what went wrong). So, without further ado, here’s my analysis. WHAT WENT RIGHT...

I have to say that although i didn't care for a lot of the songs, the soundtrack was redeemed for me for two reasons. 1. Oerba's theme. This nearly made me cry. Just thinking about how Vanille/Fang are coming home for the first time since they took on their terrible focus, and now they find...

I have to say that although i didn't care for a lot of the songs, the soundtrack was redeemed for me for two reasons. 1. Oerba's theme. This nearly made me cry. Just thinking about how Vanille/Fang are coming home for the first time since they took on their terrible focus, and now they find...

Oh man! I was totally going to say Futuristic hands down when I saw this thread, but then after reading the posts, I'm convinced that I like a mix too. Although I lean towards the futuristic elements. For example, two of my least favorite settings are the medieval one in FFIX and the primal...

dude, blitzball rocked. Although, I wasn't forced to play as much as most people because I got wakka's thingy real quick luckily, and I recruited some of the best players in the game by random chance very early on in the game. Still though, it was a considerable amount of fun. Also Triple...

I'm surprised you guys feel this way. I'm in America and I always thought this was a uk based site. It seems like A TON of the moderators live in the UK. Also, I played FF 1 and 2 in the old playstation origins pack only because I didn't want to buy a psp. Awesome games, regardless of how...

I think another important point to consider is the fact that summons weren't introduced into the series until FFIII. At this point, Final Fantasy had already established itself as a significant franchise. I think Square might have felt that throwing in names of various mythological figures and...

It seems like a lot of people spent a long time on FFX. I'm not surprised. That's part of what made that game so great. How ridiculously long you could make it with the side quests included.