/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6629601
No excuse for this lack of imagination. Chrono Trigger had prehistoric villages, medieval towns, sci-fi postapocalyptic bunkers, a magical flying kingdom. FFVI has ten variations on the "town" tileset and then a couple of others which everyone will pick as their favorite (Zozo!) because it had one unique thing about it, which certainly makes it stands out in an otherwise very uninspired and bland world.

>>6629646
I dunno, but I'm not so sure how much I like the Japanese thing of shoehorning all kinds of shit into fantasy settings, like why does every JRPG have to put in in science fiction territory? It kind of breaks the immersion of a sword and sorcery world when robots and laserbeams enter the picture

>>6629601
It's alright but a step down from FFII, and they only got worse from there.

>>6629601
I like it, is a cool game, 5/10, better than any zelda at least.

>>6629650
>why does every JRPG have to put in in science fiction territory? It kind of breaks the immersion of a sword and sorcery world when robots and laserbeams enter the picture

No.

>>6629814
it depends, I mean if you're talking about Final Fantasy 4, I kindly ask you to fuck off robotnikfag

>>6629601
>detailed character customization
>great sprite design and best graphics of 16-bit FF games
>Long and non-linear play time
>decent plot and character development
>Good replay value
>Highly customizable

Loved this game as a kid and Been playing the GBA version these past months on quarantine and I'm still hooked.

I don't see why it's trash but I guess you need your "edgy contrarian" points

>>6630103
Forgot to add:
>Engaging soundtrack

my favorite was "Devil's Laboratory" i.e. the Magitek factory BGM. I thought it sounded a little bit like NIN's "Terrible Lie"

>>6629646
>prehistoric towns, medieval towns
Well of course it would. You're comparing a game that has you travel through different eras with one that's all set in the same world. Why would you come across a prehistoric town in Final Fantasy 6?

>>6630103
>Long and non-linear play time
>GBA

>>6630142
why he have black eye, he get punch?

>>6630103
uwaoo~

>>6630145
The point is they had the technology to visually distinguish towns on the SNES so it's not like the only reason FFVII had a more interesting world was that it was on PS1.

>>6630103
>detailed character customization
kek

>>6630145
This is all set in the same world and time period too.

>>6631019
>Relic system
>Equips are not limited specially with the Merit Award
>Espers allow what magics your characters can learn plus stats increase

Sounds about right to me. Reason why I couldn't into VII was because it didn't have any of that. The materia system didn't cut it for me.

>>6629646
>Comparing a 16-bit game with a 32-bit one

No duh. Of course FF6 was graphically limited.

Just like FF7 was limited in the customization system. 32-bit 3D models were still not advanced enough during that hence it was hard to customize the equips due to the models being "set" because of the PS1 memory limitations.

>>6630314
yeah for being a faggot

>>6631116
FFVI had a bland and repetitive world compared to some other JRPGs on 16-bit consoles. I could point to Phantasy Star IV and Secret of Mana as well, a bunch of others. Technological limitation isn't an excuse for their lack of ambition and imagination, they were obviously interested in other things (like stuffing it with 14 playable characters) instead of worldbuilding. Of course FFVI has some things going for it but the world isn't one of them.

>>6631060
One of these is soulless

>>6629601
It's not trash, but I do agree that it is overrated. The battle system is very unpolished, especially compared to FFV.

>>6629646
Having dilapidated towns or humble hidden villages is not at all what FF6 was going for. The whole first half the game is supposed to show prospering and well established areas.

>>6631503
That is true, you're right. More emphasis was placed on the contrast between the world of balance and the world of ruin, than on necessarily fleshing out the world as a diverse place. It's not a bad choice, but I would have preferred if I had more reason to care about the old world before it was destroyed. I think of a series like Dragon Quest where each town has their own vignettes, so even if they look samey, I remember the people and stories in them. FFVI doesn't really have that, the towns are just places where your main playable characters do things. They didn't visually distinguish them, but they barely distinguished them in terms of storytelling either.

ANY PS1 GAME

>>6631531

>>6629601
All the Final Fantasy games are overrated.

>>6631540

>>6631547
ya seethe bitch lmfao

>>6631547
>/shmupg/
That general that hasn't been posted in months? Why bring them up?

>>6630045
>play a sword and sorcery game
>get assmad there aren't tanks and machine guns
Just 56% face things