I don't know if I can ever connect to a retro JRPG the way that so many people put them up as "The greatest games ever." I went through FF6 and Chrono Trigger , and now FF7 and came away with "I can see how thats cool, but I'm not attached to it." The only JRPG I've really come out of loving is Dragon Quest XI, but that has the benefit of being a modern game.
I feel like my main problem is I never get attached to the party members, and I think its the text based dialogue(?). Maybe not just that, possibly also the amount of time actually spent with the party, doesn't feel like its enough. If there was voice acting and a good performance, that could be alleviated i think.
Another reason for that in FF7 is I don't think the party members feel unique mechanics wise. So I'm not getting super attached to these characters because I love how they play, or through the way they are portrayed. FF6 I got to enjoy Sabin because he suplexed and shit; the FF6 cast had a lot of unique stuff going on for them, but FF7 its pretty much only limit breaks. The materia system is cool, but it blends everyone together. Kind of hate it when JRPG's restrict story moments to who is currently in your party, and not just summoning everyone to talk at once, perfect opportunity to spend more time with people.
I will be trying FF7R at some point because I feel like I will just like it more for the above reasons.
I did enjoy the beginning of the game up until the first Nibelheim flashback, then the openness truly took over and made me start groaning. Felt like the game was floundering for a while until I got to Nibelheim. From there to the ending is cool though.
I did start cheating at Demon Gate in Temple of the Ancients though because that boss just pissed me off and I loathe grinding XP/AP. I have cheated in every JRPG I've played and I probably won't stop (though in DQXI it was just the secret boss, I actually did enjoy grinding in that game).
I do constantly think about Cloud and his fruity little poses, stuck in my brain.
I feel like my main problem is I never get attached to the party members, and I think its the text based dialogue(?). Maybe not just that, possibly also the amount of time actually spent with the party, doesn't feel like its enough. If there was voice acting and a good performance, that could be alleviated i think.
Another reason for that in FF7 is I don't think the party members feel unique mechanics wise. So I'm not getting super attached to these characters because I love how they play, or through the way they are portrayed. FF6 I got to enjoy Sabin because he suplexed and shit; the FF6 cast had a lot of unique stuff going on for them, but FF7 its pretty much only limit breaks. The materia system is cool, but it blends everyone together. Kind of hate it when JRPG's restrict story moments to who is currently in your party, and not just summoning everyone to talk at once, perfect opportunity to spend more time with people.
I will be trying FF7R at some point because I feel like I will just like it more for the above reasons.
I did enjoy the beginning of the game up until the first Nibelheim flashback, then the openness truly took over and made me start groaning. Felt like the game was floundering for a while until I got to Nibelheim. From there to the ending is cool though.
I did start cheating at Demon Gate in Temple of the Ancients though because that boss just pissed me off and I loathe grinding XP/AP. I have cheated in every JRPG I've played and I probably won't stop (though in DQXI it was just the secret boss, I actually did enjoy grinding in that game).
I do constantly think about Cloud and his fruity little poses, stuck in my brain.
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Materia is definitely good for people who want control over shit, like deck building. But I just don't see the cool stuff you can do with everyone having that much freedom, or the grind would be too much for me to care.
Highly recommend the New Threat mod if you want a better experience.
skimming over what it does, doesn't really seem like it would be something I want to do.
Fruity...?
Weatherby
1 year ago
But yeah, the Materia system makes it so each character kind of lacks something to distinguish them outside of weapons and general stat distribution. I kind of like it despite that, but I think that's because it appeals to the same part of my brain that makes inventory management in games like Resident Evil relaxing to me. Fussing around with Materia slots is my idea of a good time. There's probably something wrong with me lol