I'm sure the change in IX was to accomodate Japanese gamers, who love their mobile gaming. I don't care at all about playing in public or linking with other RPGers to play together, so IX was a huge disappointment to me.
Grinding is okay. But severely underleveling your characters so that you have to grind for hours just to pad the length of a game is stupid. Then it becomes a chore.
Very interesting you should mention Crimson Echoes, which I thought was pretty unplayable, by the way.
There is a mod for FFVI, but the name escapes me. You can buy it on one of the repro sites, but I couldn't find any other information on it. The description claims it's very good, but who knows. Might just be a sales tactic.
I've yet to see a homebrew RPG that's at all good. There are too many moving parts, usually, and the game is either horribly balanced or lacking any kind of polish. There is a Destiny of an Emperor mod that came close, but whatever. Now, there are plenty of Mario and Super Metroid mods that are worth looking at, but I find it more satisfying to just watch a playthrough on Youtube.
Thanks. I'll probably post every two days or so. Depending on the reactions I get. If everyone seems bored out of their mind, I'll just write up some reviews or whatever.
Incidentally, FFVI is my favorite in the series, though I never used Setzer.
You've got quite a few PS2 RPGs, enough to make people jealous for sure!
I really like Tactics Ogre. Fucking Vice, though, charging into the enemy and getting himself killed!
Isn't it nice to see them all lined up like that? My girlfriend doesn't let me waste our meager shelf space with all my games, so I have everything squirreled away in my closet. We are moving this week into a bigger place, so I should have room to spread everything out soon. :)
You are, of course, correct. But I feel that by this point everyone knows what the deal really is. That having been said, you can purchase reproduction carts of both Final Fantasies II and III to play on your NES. You shouldn't, however, because they both suck.
For simplicity's sake, on this countdown, I will be referring to Famicom games as NES games, and Sega Mega Drive games as Genesis games. Yes, it's fudging it a little, but what's the harm?
There is a third one, but I'm assuming you know that. Its worse than Covenant (one of my top 20 all time RPGs) but better than the first one.
You don't need to tell me twice. I've spent $250 on certain rare RPGs. I'm not proud.
