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Final Fantasy VI's Cid. I like that he dies. But seriously, I was actually going to jump on FFVII Cid train, because I think he's a really good character and I love him in FFVII. But thinking about it, I think Celes' story--and by extension Cid's involvement in it--is very emotionally...

I'm so late in seeing this, but gosh that looks gorgeous. It makes me sad that it's not playable, because I just know that in the event Square does remake the game--even if it's a loyal remake instead of a modernization/alternate interpretation a la Final Fantasy VII Remake--it's not going to...

The joke would still be funny if the image weren't broken. :( EDIT: Apparently it's not broken anymore :O

To give the pixel remasters some credit, at least they don't look like the mobile versions. 😬 I always forget how dreadful those looked.

Yeah, the pixel remaster sprites look like someone put them in a washing machine on the wrong setting and washed their colors out. It would be nice if they would allow you to change graphical styles as well. I know that would be difficult to implement, but the remake of Wonder Boy: The...

That's another reason I've held off on the pixel remasters. I understand they are... well, remasters, so on the one hand, it's fair to charge more than your typical retro game for them. But at the same time, I'm not thrilled to be paying that kind of money for a game that is 30 years or older...

I would really like a physical release. I'm not a big fan of the pixel remasters on an aesthetic level, but there are some entries I have yet to play fully (such as FFV, and definitely most of the pre-SNES entries) that I would like to experience, but I don't think I have the time or patience...

Full Cure, Restore, and Revive. I could solve every medical crisis, free up some space at the hospital, and reunite loved ones with their families. Most of all, I could treat mild papercuts.

I want to say Pokémon Yellow, but I feel as though there is one that I'm forgetting. Oh well. In any case, even though Pokémon is now pretty far down on my list of favorite franchises, if it weren't for its influence on me from an early age, I mightn't have such a fierce love for classic...

For games where the character(s) have their own names, I tend to keep them as is. The original Secret of Mana was a bit of a headache in this regard, because the characters have their own names and backstories, but they still ask you to put them in yourself anyway, without even giving you their...

I think it's important to note that in many forms of fiction "doctor" often refers to anyone who is a jack of all trades in all manner of difficult professions. In the real world, people usually tend to specialize in one specific area of expertise, but in fiction, it's often presumed that if...

What has become of my life

The Moogles in FFIX are probably the most creative and well-designed use of save points, and unlike most, they actually have a presence in the narrative outside of just a game mechanic. The save crystals and other save points are all functional, but the Moogles in FFIX were just such a pleasant...

Having finally gotten around to playing FFIV, I enjoyed it for the most part, but do agree with quite a few of the points listed here, although maybe not some of the specifics. I empathize with the disdain for the fake-out deaths to a certain extent. Namely, I think they tried to pull the same...

It's interesting that they're doing another straight fantasy game, but everything about the game just screams rather generic to me. Granted, I'm more of a retro fan anyway, so this was probably never going to appeal to me on more than a surface level. But nothing in the trailer managed to make...

So, have you ever had the experience of a game becoming so massively popular that there's no way it can live up to those expectations, and so when you finally play it, you're just extremely disappointed in it? That's the exact opposite of the experience I had with FFVII. It's by no means...

I still need to play the first of another game. It's been on my backlog for too long.

The remasters look fine but not nearly substantial enough to warrant the price tags. It's not as though they're charging full retail price or anything, so purchasing any of the games individually would probably not be the worst financial decision one could make, but when you can easily go back...

I think a lot of it is the simple fact that forums like these (presumably; I suppose I can't really prove otherwise) are administrated by actual human beings, and not an algorithm that--deliberately or otherwise--rewards reactionary and antisocial behavior. It's a double edged sword, I suppose...

I really do miss message boards of old. They're so much cozier than places like, say, Reddit, which serves more or less the same purpose but is more cluttered and far too large for my liking. I use Discord mostly in the same way that I used Skype or MSN back in the day: As a means to talk to...