I shall say nothing more than the epic storyline does reappear--it's just late to the party. XD
Ah, I can see where you're coming from. I grew up with FF4, so the DS remake was a nostalgia trip. It readjusted some of my perceptions and confirmed that this game was a tad silly, but loveable, but still very nostalgic. I played FF7 as a still-impressionable teen. It held up on the replay, but it is dated. I actually kinda love it best, but a lot of that is rooted in the characters, who came alive to me in personal ways.
The PS2 games have more fully realized worlds and storylines, but my problem lies more with how their characters are stunted and lost amidst these world. My rant on the PS2 era is very personal, and I suspect due to FFX's popularity, I'm flying the unpopular fandom opinion flag. It might also be that the PS2 games came out at a point in my adult life when I was becoming disillusioned with video games in general, and that likely affects my views. I've actually been meaning to give FFX another chance and finish it so I can fully judge the game on its own merits. How I'm supposed to tolerate Tidus's VA, I don't know. I wish I could have the original Japanese audio...
Apropos of nothing, I kinda love that you have Roger Ebert in your links list. I ♥ him.
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Ah, I can see where you're coming from. I grew up with FF4, so the DS remake was a nostalgia trip. It readjusted some of my perceptions and confirmed that this game was a tad silly, but loveable, but still very nostalgic. I played FF7 as a still-impressionable teen. It held up on the replay, but it is dated. I actually kinda love it best, but a lot of that is rooted in the characters, who came alive to me in personal ways.
The PS2 games have more fully realized worlds and storylines, but my problem lies more with how their characters are stunted and lost amidst these world. My rant on the PS2 era is very personal, and I suspect due to FFX's popularity, I'm flying the unpopular fandom opinion flag. It might also be that the PS2 games came out at a point in my adult life when I was becoming disillusioned with video games in general, and that likely affects my views. I've actually been meaning to give FFX another chance and finish it so I can fully judge the game on its own merits. How I'm supposed to tolerate Tidus's VA, I don't know. I wish I could have the original Japanese audio...
Apropos of nothing, I kinda love that you have Roger Ebert in your links list. I ♥ him.