Jose Barragán (devilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:16:02 -0400
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 Message-ID: <001c01be51ec$002e0420$21e04d0c@141149625> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:16:02 -0400 From: Jose Barragán <devilot@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Subject: Re: [ot]Re: In support of Sakura Taisen on Gameboy
>>OTOH, the opposite of the above situation has happened too, ie some people
>>actually like Final Fantasy 7 and would actually rather play Parasite Eve
>>than Xenogears. (though I confess I kinda enjoyed the little of PE I
>>played)
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>PE is actually pretty good if you look at it in terms of being a hybrid
>RPG/Resident Evil-type game.
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>I can't really agree that the changes to Final Fantasy VII tarnished the
>series name,
I wouldn't say it tarnished it...it did very well and got great reviews.
But it doesn't resemble any of the FF games before, except in the most basic
terms in the battle system.
> but I guess I can sympathize--the 64 version of Castlevania
>takes all the charm of this once great series and just tosses it out the
>window. :( It sickens me to see the folks in r.g.v.n slobbering over it,
>proclaiming it to be the best/second best CV ever... ick.
Yeah...Castlevania in 3-D just seems sacrilegious somehow.
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>All I'm saying about a potential GBC ST is that it could be a neat little
>offshoot in its own right, without damaging the series reputation. Has the
>GB version of King of the Fighters turned people off the KOF series, with
>its SD graphics and (presumably) poor selection of moves? OK, I'm done. ;)
You have to remember the KoF series are arcade fighters and thus can be
found and played very easily, whereas the ST games are console-based...that
makes a big difference.