Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

[rama]

backtracking to save? i feel like this is all stuff i've dealt with in etrian odyssey. i mean...i can just close the ds if i get tired/frustrated. but i know that kind of thing isn't for everyone. i looked up that saga game. it looks pretty hot but we'll probably never get it. these are remakes of the final fantasy legend series, correct?

[blueskied]

Yep, FFL2 remake.

[Finch]

SaGa2 has a translator, who from all reports (like, 2) seems to be doing a good job.
(also they've taken on SaGa3, even though it isn't even out!) It's just like the old days!
Yeah, i'd definitely rather have SaGa2 than 4 Heroes of Light, but i still think i'll be on the Salsa side more than the blueskied side.

[Salsashark]

Trusting me over Blueskied may be not recommended. He seems to know more about RPGs than me, and he likes cool music.

But yeah, I guess the things most people didn't like don't bother me.

Too minor and modest of a game for the Final Fantasy name (major Japanese people complaint)? Don't care.

Little to no story or dialog to speak of? Don't care. Appreciate even. The atmosphere is enough to support the adventuring.

Laborious old school design? More quaint than laborious. And I liked the battle system.

Ugly? Nah, it's a pretty little game. The graphics aren't good when held to a high-polygon HD standard obviously, but they replicate the awesome designs well, have great atmosphere, are cute, and imply a lot more than what you're actually seeing, just like the best old 3D games did.

And yeah, the music is really great. In fact, the graphics and music basically hold up the whole thing while you zone out and

[Geen]

In fact, the graphics and music basically hold up the whole thing while you zone out and

... And? And!?

[Salsashark]

You decide the ending!

[Geen]

You decide the ending!

Ah! It's Solitary Man all over again!

[Finch]

Trusting me over Blueskied may be not recommended. He seems to know more about RPGs than me, and he likes cool music.

Blueskied likes good things, but he also dislikes good things. I'm all for old-school new games with upsetting inventory management, quaint graphics, minimal story, and good music.

[Geen]

I'm all for old-school new games with upsetting inventory management, quaint graphics, minimal story, and good music.

That sounds like the perfect game. Well, maybe not the "upsetting" part, but everything else sounds like heaven.

[Compass]

Blueskied likes good things, but he also dislikes good things.

With a vengeance.

I canceled my pre-order. But don't get too cocky, there, my early-to-mid-'90s-shoegazer-appreciating friend. It was before I saw your rants. I can justify stuff like EOIII with its nifty pre-order swag, but I have to start drawing the line somewhere. I'll wait for a price drop.