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| ***//Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow//** | ***//Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow//** | ||
| * diplo: The main difference I see between //Aria// and //Dawn// is a how unexcited the majority of //Dawn//'s locations make me. The only places that do things for my imagination in //Dawn// are the Lost Village, Dark Chapel, and maybe the Condemned Tower. Some of my other complaints would include the awful weapon upgrade system (less EQ to discover in the castle/more grinding required/fruits of grinding must be relinquished), the annoying characters/character portraits, the tepid music, the worsened level design, and the horrid final boss. In my opinion, the only things that //Dawn// has over //Aria// are a more intriguing starter area, a better alternate character(s) mode, more demanding bosses, and some superior spritework for returning characters/monsters. I would not say that //Dawn// is an awful game, though. | * diplo: The main difference I see between //Aria// and //Dawn// is a how unexcited the majority of //Dawn//'s locations make me. The only places that do things for my imagination in //Dawn// are the Lost Village, Dark Chapel, and maybe the Condemned Tower. Some of my other complaints would include the awful weapon upgrade system (less EQ to discover in the castle/more grinding required/fruits of grinding must be relinquished), the annoying characters/character portraits, the tepid music, the worsened level design, and the horrid final boss. In my opinion, the only things that //Dawn// has over //Aria// are a more intriguing starter area, a better alternate character(s) mode, more demanding bosses, and some superior spritework for returning characters/monsters. I would not say that //Dawn// is an awful game, though. | ||
| + | * 2501: Not sure if it’s nostalgia, a weakness for 32-bit sprites and soundchip, or the vastly improved Julius Mode, but I’m apparently the only person who prefers //Dawn of Sorrow// to //Aria//. Real shame about dropping Ayami Kojima, though. No excuse for that. | ||
| ***//Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia//** - [[http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=480|Actionbutton review]] | ***//Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia//** - [[http://www.actionbutton.net/?p=480|Actionbutton review]] | ||
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| * gatotsu2501: Like I and II, not even a radical makeover (both aesthetic and mechanical) can hide the antequated game at its core. Was hot shit in the early days of the DS when being an RPG from a respectable publisher made it unique on the system, but nowadays there are so many more polished alternatives that it's mostly only worth playing as a novelty for the dedicated Square enthusiast. | * gatotsu2501: Like I and II, not even a radical makeover (both aesthetic and mechanical) can hide the antequated game at its core. Was hot shit in the early days of the DS when being an RPG from a respectable publisher made it unique on the system, but nowadays there are so many more polished alternatives that it's mostly only worth playing as a novelty for the dedicated Square enthusiast. | ||
| - | ***//Final Fantasy IV//** (also on: Android, iOS; original version on SNES, PS1, etc.) - [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=14986|forum thread]] | + | ***//Final Fantasy IV//** (also on: Android, iOS, PC; original version on SNES, PS1, etc.) - [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=14986|forum thread]] |
| * gatotsu2501: I like: the enhanced interface, fill-in maps, balancing tweaks, and Augment/New Game Plus system. I do not like: the "enhanced" graphics, soundtrack, translation, and cutscenes. When choosing between DS or PSP as the definitive version of FF4, these are the factors it ultimately comes down to. What are your priorities? | * gatotsu2501: I like: the enhanced interface, fill-in maps, balancing tweaks, and Augment/New Game Plus system. I do not like: the "enhanced" graphics, soundtrack, translation, and cutscenes. When choosing between DS or PSP as the definitive version of FF4, these are the factors it ultimately comes down to. What are your priorities? | ||
| * Toups: The DS port is the best //Final Fantasy// game ever made. | * Toups: The DS port is the best //Final Fantasy// game ever made. | ||
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| * Toups: Just do like I did and ignore the augments. | * Toups: Just do like I did and ignore the augments. | ||
| * Felix: Yeah, this is up there with the attract mode FFXII montage and most of Final Fantasy IX in terms of Square trying to adequately summarize their heyday. It's a little bit slow if you're used to play jRPGs in an emulator with a fast-forward key, and I can see the game not doing much for you if you don't like the visuals, but how can you not like those visuals? They're so clean and low-res and low-poly. | * Felix: Yeah, this is up there with the attract mode FFXII montage and most of Final Fantasy IX in terms of Square trying to adequately summarize their heyday. It's a little bit slow if you're used to play jRPGs in an emulator with a fast-forward key, and I can see the game not doing much for you if you don't like the visuals, but how can you not like those visuals? They're so clean and low-res and low-poly. | ||
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| + | ***//Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings//** | ||
| + | * 2501: This dumb little RTS Lite with //FF XII// music and //Tactics Advance// sprites directed by Motomu “//Final Fantasy XIII//“ Toriyama is... way more amusing than it truly has any right to be. | ||
| ***//Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift//** | ***//Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift//** | ||