/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9192251
Really good post, OP. This describes why ff1, despite being a bug-ridden mess, has a feeling of greatness and soul. Instead of dumping a bunch of plot and filler on you, it provides you an outline of what's going on, and lets you use your imagination to fill in the blanks, and to great effect.
iirc the NPC's in Gaia are surprised you even got there, am I remembering right?

Another favorite game of mine is Faxanadu, which also has great atmosphere/aesthetics/worldbuilding, and depicts a collapsing world.

>>9192303
indeed. adding on, the monster sprites are really well done, and despite the progression of the game, it still feels like an open world to explore.

>>9194241
>One thing to keep in mind is that the game doesn’t convey correctly distance between territories.
yes, with alot of games there's a sense of artistic license, in that the world depicted is not really limited to what you see on screen. The ff1 map conveys a vast area with oceans and continents.

>>9195778
that pic really gets across how spooky Melmond is, and its steep decline.

>>9195971
sci-fi & fantasy are essentially the same genre, except where one uses magic, the other uses technology.

also, wasn't there some game that depicted the ff1 world after it was completely destroyed, as a what-if timeline? can't quite remember

>>7912949
this is the best explanation for the shittiness I've seen thus far.

>>7912767
Lich is a great example of how they can follow the design, yet get it so wrong. the NES sprite looks like a badass force of evil, and the aesthetics are right -- he looks kinda shrouded, with the purple and yellow playing off each other (for some reason, it's hard to find good pics of the sprite). the new design is garish and wrong, the yellow looks like spray paint, and it feels like more Papyrus from Undertale pretending to be the Earth Fiend than anything else.