With the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII - 2 I've been playing older games. Thankfully the playstation network put out Final Fantasy Origins Ps1 classic. So I've been playing Final Fantasy the original remixed for playstation of course but still essentially the same game. This got me thinking to the difference between the old and the new. Thus I've decided to show not only the growth but the flaws I feel alot of the newer games in the franchise have obtained.
Lets Start with an Outline of classic Final Fantasy -
Final Fantasy
- Random encounters
- Turn based battle
- 6 Classes
- Monsters based on animals and lore
- transportaion by boat, airship, canoe
- Class upgrades
- Spells were bought
- Lvl 50 was originally max
Simplistic no. I got alot of play and really was a staple for the series. Now things came like moogles and chocobo's that I've got no real dislike of but look at the features of XIII and Continued in XIII - 2.
Final Fantasy XIII /XIII-2
- Classes set but can be learned by all
- Battle is action based but still somewhat turn choice.
- Random Encounters are avoidable
- Monsters are a mix of crazy creations, myth and technology
- Spells are known, but you need experience to unlock
- max lvl 99 and possibly higher
- Weapons mutate and are not really bought but upgraded
Now it doesn't seem like to much of a change the visuals are sure a hell of a lot nicer. The problems I'm seeing here are actually this whole character set. I don't mind following a story but I really do miss the ability to set my team and pick my hero. Also there is a mix of overmassing of crystals and technology. Granted the world had to evolve but parts of it are still not what they could be and others are outlandishly excessive. Also transport is really cut down in the newer games to either chocobo riding or catching a ride from a airship which eventually turns into your next stage of action.
Don't get me wrong here I'm not saying the newer games are bad, but lacking. After playing the classics it's hard to ignore that we lost alot of originality and replaced it with a tale people actually cry over.
No comments:
Post a Comment