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@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.

The only reason I haven't played this game yet, it's because it's restricted to the US and Canada only. ¬_¬

Where the hell is the second player? lol

@Soc

Agreed. This is -

http://images.esellerpro.com/2261/W/926/7/scalepspslimgrip.jpg

As someone who is studying Graphic Design, I have to say: that anniversary logo looks horrible and uninspired.

Megaman deserves better... (and I'm not talking just about the logo)
I need my Megaman platforming fix. Where is ZXA's sequel?

@(Unverified)

It's true that the battle system almost seemed like an after-thought during the first hours of the game.

But during the later parts of the game, battling the strongest enemies with all characters maxed out managed to provide me with more thrill and excitement then any other RPG in a long long while. And I mean that.

The battle system itself was great. The problem was that it only felt rewarding and worthwhile during the later parts of the story (except for the bosses, the bosses were awesome). So the problem, really, was poor pacing.