RPGs

[Nel_Annette]

The Legend of Zelda x Ys is still a crossover I think would work really well.

Especially with two-player co-op as Link and Adol. Zelda-style puzzles and Ys-style fast paced action RPG combat wrapped in one long quality adventure would be killer. Shame Falcom is just not big enough for it to be a potential seller.

God yes.

[gunswordfist]

I still want to get into that series. Well, at least the games with actual attack animation.

[talonmalon333]

Apparently the PSP Final Fantasy port, which has PS1 quality music, is being released on 3DS eShop. The reason I bring this up... I'm surprised the 3DS can handle CD quality music. The DS struggled to handle Chrono Trigger's SNES music and had to downgrade it.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The sound in the 3DS is excellent, honestly. Listen to the soundtracks in Rhythm Thief, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Steel Empire on the 3DS and be amazed at how good it sounds.

[talonmalon333]

I don't doubt it. It's just an impressive leap.

[Foggle]

Keep in mind that, like all handheld consoles, you must plug in headphones to ensure the games don't sound like ass.

[Micki!]

Being the sucker that i am, I'll re-buy Dark Souls 2 as the DX11 version when it comes out later this month...

On the plus side, I own the original on steam with all DLC, and that gives me a discount from the $50 to just $20... Yaywoo...
Now, I'll say right away that the PC version of the regular dark souls was superior as it is already, since it ran at 60FPS and just played beautifully compared to the ass of a port of DS1, and the only difference I'll probably really feel from the DX11 version will be the new enemy and item placement, and the more aggressive AI... I doubt the graphics are gonna affect me in any way, and since i already experienced the original game running at 60FPS, so that also won't wow me much...

Still, i'm a sucker for souls games, this little change they're making is also exactly what i need to kick myself back into the game, because i'm still playing the original, and the dullness is getting to me since  know the game in and out already...

I'll miss my ridiculously high level character though, dear Burd Libidodo, I'll make your son in this version <3

[talonmalon333]

By the way, Foggle, do you remember when we were having that discussion on FFVII?

I don't hate the game or anything, but I find the character writing to be a bit lacking and the gameplay to not have aged particularly well. I think FF 4-6 and 9 hold up much better as far as classic Final Fantasy games go. 7 is certainly worth playing for fans of the series and genre, but I believe that its quality has been a bit exaggerated due to it being the first RPG a lot of people played as kids.

The bold part is the part that, when we were having this discussion a month ago, I mainly wanted to address. But I somehow ended up responding to every part of this post except that bold section, and then the conversation just went from there. So now I ask, in what way do you think FFVII's gameplay hasn't aged too well?

[gunswordfist]

Scatterbrain.

[Foggle]

IIRC it moves a lot more slowly than the other games and is extremely easy.

[talonmalon333]

Not as slowly as VIII.

[Foggle]

Yeah, 8 is worse in both regards from what I remember.

[gunswordfist]

I hate you all.

[talonmalon333]

What would you guys call the best PS2 RPGs?

[gunswordfist]

I don't think I've ever played a good one.