10-10-2003, 01:00 PM
I have been a FF fan for a long time now... FF 7 and 8 were both more a full motion video type of game that still had time/turn based combat. FF9 went back to the old roots with black mages, etc... but it didn't do to well. From what I have heard (it is PS2 only) FF10 is AWESOME. I hope they put it over to pc at some point because i would love to check it out.
My only concern for an MMORPG based on FF would be how it is driven. FF games tell some of the best stories you will EVER see in a video game. They are some of the few games that I actually get so drawn into that I care about what happens to the characters in game. In FF7, one of the characters dies about mid-way through... and I was legitimately sad that it happened. FF/Squaresoft's strongest talent is the great stories behind their games... I just wonder how that will translate into and MMO.
Other great Squaresoft games:
all FF's (never played 9 or 10)
ChronoTrigger (haven't played ChronoCross, but it looked damn good)
Parasite Eve
Legend of Mana
etc. etc.
My only concern for an MMORPG based on FF would be how it is driven. FF games tell some of the best stories you will EVER see in a video game. They are some of the few games that I actually get so drawn into that I care about what happens to the characters in game. In FF7, one of the characters dies about mid-way through... and I was legitimately sad that it happened. FF/Squaresoft's strongest talent is the great stories behind their games... I just wonder how that will translate into and MMO.
Other great Squaresoft games:
all FF's (never played 9 or 10)
ChronoTrigger (haven't played ChronoCross, but it looked damn good)
Parasite Eve
Legend of Mana
etc. etc.