Is the FF series overrated?

It's not just overrated. It is the king of the overrated hill. The only thing about it that is not overrated is its overratedness.

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Originally Posted by Teddman

FF3 managed a large cast of characters very well (many of which had some nice development) and had a great story in the first half, still pretty decent in the second half. Also, if you played it after all those other games, including later FF titles, its impact was probably diminished somewhat.

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[Japanophile]That's Final Fantasy VI you white devil gaijin![/Japanophile]

Final Fantasy reminds me of the second and third Matrix movies... pseudo-intellectual, pathetic attempts at emotional heft, and a ridiculously high budget that somehow still ends up looking underwhelming in certain areas (how hard is it to animate something without it jittering like crazy? The characters in VII - X shake like a bunch of meth addicts).

I liked FFIX though....

"World only have two things: things you can eat, and things you no can eat."

Classic.

I voted no.

I think the series is still great.

People bitch when stuff is too different (OMGS FFX-2!?) and people bitch when stuff isn't different enough (OMGS FFIX!?).

I think a lot of peoples judgements are really clouded by nostalgia, and the fact that we get older we're trying to reclaim the same magic that we experienced playing a game when we were kids.

My .0002 of course.

Yes

I used to think that I was a big fan of the Final Fantasy series, but when I think about it I only bothered to finish 4,6, and 10. For some reason I still do get caught up on the hype when a new Final Fantasy game is announced and buy it on release.

I was a bookworm way back in 97, so I never really opened FF7 until ....last year?