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@GiantGamer

7, 8 and 9 have already been re-released on PSN. (at least in Japan, as far as I know)

@A Sandwich

Yes, they could have. But they haven't. Deal with it.

@A Sandwich

I know, right? I mean, it's not like the games are getting any better... oh wait

@Tar Heel360

Like I said before, this sense of choice is false. The level design was based around the items, but the whip is so overpowered you never really need them.
It's like going agaisnt a zombie horde using an AK47 with infinite ammo and a knife. Sure, you can use the knife if you feel like it, but why bother when you have something much more effective.

He's not being whiny. He said he thinks the game is good.
The moral of the story is: SC4 spent too much time trying to be like the original CV that it missed the opportunity to truly shine on it's own.

@neoand12

That's part of the point. Why be given the choice between items and whip when clearly the whip is only ever needed at any given time.
The items are absolutely pointless on a gameplay standpoint. Like he said: the items are only for the sake of consistency.
Also, the level design was mainly designed around the items, so that alone pretty much nullifies your sense of 'choice'.

@PhiloSirus

If SE stops trying to re-invent, they will be critisized for not trying to push forward inovation - which is something that FF was always known for.

Sorry, not every FF succeeds, but you can't blame them for not trying something new everytime.

I don't want FF to be like CoD, thank you.

I personaly think this line of thinking is all thanks to Dissidia. Which is understandable, considering all the customization it allowed.

I may be a sucker for anything with RPG elements in them, but Dissidia was the only fighting game I cared about this last decade.
I'm not saying the big series like SF, Tekken, MvC and SC are bad in any way, but the latest releases are essentially tweeked versions of their predocessors.

I think Dissidia was really underappreciated for all the inovation it presented.

@Electrium

I was actually referring to video game music and not music in general. xD
Other than that, yeah, I agree with you.

While I do agree that today we have an overall decrease in standard as far as making memorable melodies, I think it all goes down to the type of game and the composer.
Many developers today hire 'normal' composers with no background or understanding in video game's history.

On the other hand, the games themselves have changed, so music changed accordingly.
I love me some catchy VG tunes, but listening to Bloody Tears while playing Silent Hill doesn't really help the experience.

And it's not like catchy tunes were the norm back then either. Catchy music is just as rare today as it was back in the day. The main reason we think they were so much more common is because we only bother to remember the good ones.

@arrrgh

That was mostly because of the crappy graphics. Since everything was much more unrealistic on both the visuals and movements, it all made everything go further down the uncanny valley, making them much scarier then all these pretty photo-realistic monsters we see today on most games.