Jose Barragán (devilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:23:41 -0400
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 Message-ID: <000801be5188$7ba70ca0$79e14d0c@141149625> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:23:41 -0400 From: Jose Barragán <devilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Subject: Re: In support of Sakura Taisen on Gameboy
>>Starting with the fact that it would have to be a rather simplistic game,
>>with none of the cool stuff the Saturn titles have (no animation, no voice
>>acting, none of the color and brilliance of the series), I think it's a
>bad
>>idea.
>
>I understand why you feel that the GBC version wouldn't compare favorably
>to the Saturn version--I just don't see why it necessarily *has* to.
Because, considering the large user base the Game Boy has, the ST GB game
will introduce a lot of people to the series, and they're going to be
introduced to something that does not even slightly resemble the other games
in the series.
I already talked about this in my letter before-hand, so why are you making
me repeat myself?:T
>As for considering a GBC version as being "just" for the cash... well, I
>guess Sega footed the bill for the original ST purely out of the goodness
>of their heart. ;) And what exactly has Sony done for Square? I think
>it's more like the other way 'round--Sony wouldn't be in nearly as strong a
>position today without Square in their corner.
Maybe in Japan, but in the US, not only did Sony publish FFVII and put the
SquareSoft brand name on the map, it also paid for that incredible barrage
of FFVII ads on TV and in print...something which Square wouldn't have been
able to manage on its own. Let's face it...if things were up to Square,
FFVII would have done just okay in terms of sales, and we probably wouldn't
have seen games like FF Tactics and Einhänder.