Final Fantasy XIII

[Kekvit Irae]

Where's the chance to take part in an opera? And mess up your lines? Or compete in a bunch of weird sub-games in order to assemble a cross-dressing outfit? Or to burst in on your boss and demand he put aside saving the world to play triple triad? Or to face evil jesters with catchy theme music? I miss that stuff.

Those are all gone, replaced with big cutscenes (every single game), big explosions (same), big boobs (Lulu, Fran, and more recently Colonel Nabaat), and Meg Ryan hair (every single protagonist). It's like a bad Hollywood summer blockbuster.

[Madoushi]

I haven't played an FF since X, and it looks like I'm probably not missing much.

I liked VIII, for what it's worth. The only real downside to me was the Draw system, which is what prevents me from replaying it. Draw-grinding is the worst grinding.

I wish PSN would carry Star Ocean 2 and Suikoden 2. I'd snap those up right quick. Oh well. There's always Suikoden 1...

[frogbeastegg]

I wish PSN would carry Star Ocean 2 and Suikoden 2. I'd snap those up right quick. Oh well. There's always Suikoden 1...

If you have a PSP there are remakes of Star Ocean 1 and 2 available.

I too wish that PSN would get Suikoden II ... and that they'd bring Suikoden I to the European store, along with Wild ARMS and other games which you have and we don't, and then follow that up by bringing us all of the other classics which they never bothered to release in Europe in the first place.

PSN classics. Otherwise known as the goldmine Sony Europe can't be bothered to tap.