CrimsonMercuria
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Plants vs. Zombies
2009
Final Fantasy
1987
While a great throwback to the NES Era of video game, Final Fantasy simply fails to live up to its predecessor Stranger of Paradise, keeping in mind its shortcomings and lack of content this game should've been a DLC bonus for Stranger of Paradise rather than its own standalone title.
Final Fantasy is a total step down in everything, even the combat, and story which was greatly shocking to me as I found those aspects of the original to be phenomenal.
Gone are the complexities of the soul shield system, and in exchange, we have a watered-down job system with a tiring and exhausting turn-based combat system which is a complete insult to everything Stranger of Paradise was.
The story is a complete rehash of Stranger of Paradise with plot points removed, despite the fact this is a sequel which greatly upsets me as the story was one of the best aspects of the original game and a follow up had a lot of potential, yet the execs over at Square care not for artistic integrity but trying to make a quick buck cashing on a massively popular IP which makes it safe to assume that Stranger of Paradise was a lightning in a bottle that they will never be able to capture again.
Final Fantasy is a total step down in everything, even the combat, and story which was greatly shocking to me as I found those aspects of the original to be phenomenal.
Gone are the complexities of the soul shield system, and in exchange, we have a watered-down job system with a tiring and exhausting turn-based combat system which is a complete insult to everything Stranger of Paradise was.
The story is a complete rehash of Stranger of Paradise with plot points removed, despite the fact this is a sequel which greatly upsets me as the story was one of the best aspects of the original game and a follow up had a lot of potential, yet the execs over at Square care not for artistic integrity but trying to make a quick buck cashing on a massively popular IP which makes it safe to assume that Stranger of Paradise was a lightning in a bottle that they will never be able to capture again.
Foul, foul little game. Barely even a Warriors title.
If QTEs, linear hallways with no real objectives, poorly animated cutscenes that're inferior to some original SFM animations and half-baked rosters are your thing, wire in.
Not for me, though.
I'm frankly amazed this is even considered a musou, it's even more juvenile and underbaked than DW2. This is, at the time of posting, the worst game I've played during the musou marathon.
If QTEs, linear hallways with no real objectives, poorly animated cutscenes that're inferior to some original SFM animations and half-baked rosters are your thing, wire in.
Not for me, though.
I'm frankly amazed this is even considered a musou, it's even more juvenile and underbaked than DW2. This is, at the time of posting, the worst game I've played during the musou marathon.
Ridge Racer 64
2000
Ib
2012
It's worth going through the trouble of setting it all up if that says anything. The Intercept move is difficult to use properly if you're super used to the base game or Black, but once you get a hang of it the pace of combat changes completely. It makes Ninja Gaiden into an entirely different game so I see why it was cut. For a fan of the original game it makes for a really interesting way to play it, I highly recommend checking this out if possible.