Hot takes

[Elwiwi]

I don't like playing Majora's mask. Don't get me wrong I think is a good game , but I find it tedious

 

[NotGodlike]

Persona is a castrated SMT, and I don't understand its fanbase a lot

 

[Natsuyasumi]

There hasn't been a good Legend of Zelda game in 20 years and the last good one wasn't even made by Nintendo.

Which one you referring to? the Capcom Ages games? or the Phillips CD-i games?

 

[MasterEn]

Which one you referring to? the Capcom Ages games? or the Phillips CD-i games?

probably hyrule warriors.

 

[Natsuyasumi]

Enix's only good franchise was dragon quest while squaresoft had way more good games (if not franchises)

What other franchises besides DQ did Enix have before the merger?

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Speaking of fighting games, I have no idea how this is viewed in the FGC, but I really don't like how they're ALL crossing over with each other nowadays. Ryu's in Smash Brothers, Mai Shiranui's in Street Fighter, Punchbrain McGillicuddy's in Goonblasters 112. It really makes each IP less distinct – now there's not so much a variety of different fighting games as there is this big amorphous blob of fighting game culture that all the characters and worlds co-exist in. (At least in mainstream big-name fighting games.)

Do people like this? What if you only want to play Street Fighter characters in Street Fighter? It all seems a little goofy to me. The fighting game genre just seems to be getting more and more incestuous as time goes on. I like fighting games, but I can't imagine for a second getting into the modern AAA ones.

My Hot Take:
Punchbrain McGillicuddy is a ripoff of E. Honda and Goonblasters 112 is the worst in the series.

 

[MasterEn]

What other franchises besides DQ did Enix have before the merger?

Post automatically merged: Apr 19, 2025

My Hot Take:
Punchbrain McGillicuddy is a ripoff of E. Honda and Goonblasters 112 is the worst in the series.

they made both console and computer games. here's some wikipedia links

List of Enix games - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of Enix home computer games - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Natsuyasumi]

they made both console and computer games. here's some wikipedia links

Yes I know Enix made a lot of games, I've played most of them. I'm asking what Franchises they owned before SquareEnix

 

[MasterEn]

Yes I know Enix made a lot of games, I've played most of them. I'm asking what Franchises they owned before SquareEnix

you'd see them in those links. i don't actually know, i never heard of them until the merger, so dragon quest is the only one that i know of before they fused with squaresoft.

 

[Glimbo]

Which one you referring to? the Capcom Ages games? or the Phillips CD-i games?

Minish Cap.
Went into a little explanation in this post.

 

[Natsuyasumi]

you'd see them in those links. i don't actually know, i never heard of them until the merger, so dragon quest is the only one that i know of before they fused with squaresoft.

The lists you kindly shared are of individual games, not franchises, but fair enough; perhaps I wasn't being specific enough.

 

[MasterEn]

The lists you kindly shared are of individual games, not franchises, but fair enough; perhaps I wasn't being specific enough.

i tried looking that up; i only got results for the games and franchises that square enix has. nothing about what enix themselves had.

Post automatically merged: Apr 19, 2025

the Wikipedia links i posted was the best result that i could find.

 

[Natsuyasumi]

i tried looking that up; i only got results for the games and franchises that square enix has. nothing about what enix themselves had.

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the Wikipedia links i posted was the best result that i could find.

Thank for trying. The original poster was saying that DQ was Enix's best franchise. The point I was trying to make was that Dragon Quest was Enix's only real franchise, outside a couple sequels.

 

[MasterEn]

Thank for trying. The original poster was saying that DQ was Enix's best franchise. The point I was trying to make was that Dragon Quest was Enix's only real franchise, outside a couple sequels.

you're welcome.
yeah, dragon quest does come off like it's their only franchise. for a while, i thought that was the only game series that they made.

 

[Adrastia]

they made both console and computer games. here's some wikipedia links

List of Enix games - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of Enix home computer games - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oh my...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_(video_game)

Jesus[1] is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Enix. It was first released in 1987 on the PC-8801, FM-77AV, X1, and the MSX2 and was later ported to the Famicom in 1989 as Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster[2] (Jesus: Bio Monster of Terror). A sequel, Jesus II, was released on the PC-8801, PC-9801, and X68000 in 1991.

The game's name refers to a space station called J.E.S.U.S., named after the central Christian figure Jesus. The ship is shaped like a double-edged sword a la Book of Revelation. Its inhabitants go on to fight a mysterious demonic alien from Halley's Comet.

I am intrigued.

 

[RageBurner]

Oh my...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_(video_game)



I am intrigued.

I played this one, it's quite interesting, actually. Not just a head turning name.

 

[partymembervii]

final fantasy 7 is bad
gameplay - boring
story - nonsense
world - forgettable
characters - unrelatable
artstyle - incoherent
sound - jarring
music - infantile
no redeeming qualities, better watch advent children

she also kinda ugly ngl, like i get that 3d models hadnt come very far, but even as a kid i saw how bad it looked. i only really liked the music, nowadays especially the distant worlds full orchestra rearrangements

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regular old turn based battle systems are Tired

 

[Cantarella]

I think quest 64 is pretty fun. lots of funky unique character silhouettes.

 

[Michael Frank]

Persona is a castrated SMT, and I don't understand its fanbase a lot

I mean, it's the truth, it's just more easier, i think it falls down to it being more simple and easy to accomodate, even tho i'm currently on SMT1 on the SNES and it's just easier to get to understand how it works, also if i can add something, SMT and the Megami Tensei, Majin Tensei, and other games that aren't Persona have some of the best plots i've ever seen in JRPGs, i might say even better than Persona, or even some Final Fantasies.

 

[NotGodlike]

I mean, it's the truth, it's just more easier, i think it falls down to it being more simple and easy to accomodate, even tho i'm currently on SMT1 on the SNES and it's just easier to get to understand how it works, also if i can add something, SMT and the Megami Tensei, Majin Tensei, and other games that aren't Persona have some of the best plots i've ever seen in JRPGs, i might say even better than Persona, or even some Final Fantasies.

I'll admit it though, Persona do have kickass OSTs in later games, and some characters are entertaining at least. But my god, the fanbase discussion of said characters tends to boil down to their most used line (like "FOR REAL???") and not about what they do in said games or how plot revolves around them

 

[Michael Frank]

I'll admit it though, Persona do have kickass OSTs in later games, and some characters are entertaining at least. But my god, the fanbase discussion of said characters tends to boil down to their most used line (like "FOR REAL???") and not about what they do in said games or how plot revolves around them

And that's because like Shonen Fandom, you have to REALLY look and be careful in what you say, because, said fandoms tend to be a Wasp Nest when it comes to talking about the game, like i said earlier, the characters aren't bad by any means, and the plot in some of em is great even, but if you want a decent conversation, go to the fandom that has to pull it's weight on their words, and what i mean by that it's, talk here, because here at least we have to make sense of what we say in order to enjoy the forum.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Final Fantasy 8 is better than Final Fantasy 9 , 9 felt like a downgrade after 8 presented you the party in full motion in the screen no longer do you just walk alone nope party members followed you in 8 which was far far better than anything that came before it or 9.

FF8 junction system is said to be broken and like yeah it is and you know it is yet you are abusing it to be OP then complain the game is broken? Not like you can just not spend 10 hours getting 99 of every spell then calling the battles tedious cuz draw magic exists.

+nobody shoved a gun in your head and told you to max out on every spell i played without the knowledge of higher number of spell = better result yet i beaten 3 discs just like that I'm i too good? Possible or is it just that the game is easy? Also possible , the game is very fine to beat without maxing out on spell count thus it can still remain well balanced save for few monsters.

The game tackled the weak summons issue like shiva/ifrit becoming useless late game by giving each summon a level system and further improved upon summons by reusing the FF6 system that had each esper grant a stat bonus and spells to learn FF8 uses this system but upgraded.

The junction/GF system allowed for far more customizable playstyle way more than 9 which had more linear path similar to 4.

The story seems to get a lot of flak but for what? Cuz it's teenage romance? Oh wait FF9 has that..... Or nitpick one scene and deem the entire story trash cuz of it?

Also 9 lacks the cinematic gameplay 7/8 had in 7 there was all these very cool moments like running across the cannon as tifa and engaging in a slapping contest with that one woman , stopping a full speed train , and that one fight against the massive mech that attacks midgard , 9 places a heavier focus on cutscenes which is pretty fine it has some of the best cutscenes i seen in Final Fantasy game so far but there is no cinematic gameplay , 8 has the train section and the battle with galbadia garden and the whole space section no matter how nonsensical it may be catching rinoa in space and figuring the alien monster puzzle , also the fight with Adel and ultimecia fight was one hell of a fight , ultimecia was WAY more difficult than kuja i died not to kuja but to necro in 8 i lost twice to ultimecia ALSO ultimecia castle is full of puzzles and challenges that test how good you are with the game by restricting magic/GFS etc sure i understand it's lengthy and at disc 4 you are just done with the game and would hate to prolong it still i found it to be the best and most entertaining final zone that sets up the antagonist pretty well.

Problem with FF8 is it came after 7 which was groundbreaking expectations were high but it seems FF8 didn't live up to those.... Also the limit break is far better in 8 than the trance mechanic in 9 which is unreliable and random at best.

Both are decent games but i found 8 to solve some issues that 9 didn't the SEED system was a fun way to get money , and the card game of 9 was pretty mid compared to 8 , visually both are compareable but 8 takes the lead in animation department , it features pretty amazing animations while 9 doesn't offer a lot of animation variety like 8.

8 also narrates the story with 2 protagonists the main (squall) and the side (Laguna) being the first game to ever do that in the series.

So yup FF8 isn't as bad it's problems seem to stem from gamers optimizing fun out of the game wanting numbers to rise up then complain "MUH ITS BROKEN" no bro you just got rid of all the fun cuz you hyper fixated on numbers.

AND FF8 nerfed melee damage allowing spells/summons to play bigger role you won't get by in 8 just spamming attack like previous games.

 

[Doc X]

All the OSTs that are worthwhile listening to were produced in the past, from the NES/Master System era until the PS3/Wii era. Modern gaming soundtracks feel quite "dead" and redundant in a way that I can't exactly put into words. It feels as if OSTs get progressively blander the more that technology advances.

 

[AkiraSO4]

As someone who hasn't played a single Mega Man game in my life, I kinda like Bad Box Art Mega Man. Especially his SFxT version.

 

[grifoXD]

Most classics would be torn apart mercilessly if they were released today -- not because of the dated graphics (of course), but because they just wouldn't be good games nowadays.

Yeah, I agree with some extent, a lot of old games were limited by hardware and the scope and culture at the time, but even if consider that, most would be considered too basic, cheesy or corny by today standard, like the personality of certain characters, the whole level and world system, not being open world or being a very limited one, many rpteated characvthers with reskin and the whole the game being kind of too different from the original platforms compared to its ports are some things I thing people would complain about it.

 

[Leo-Dash]

Holy Thread-Merger Batman

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