Nope, I played Chrono Trigger and Legend of the Mana before even touching FF 7. I just overally enjoyed FF 7 because it wasn't hard for me to get sucked into that world and enjoy progressing the story.
Exactly. Not everyone plays a game when it was brand new and exciting. This is why a lot of gamers today go back and don't get why everyone loves the game.Douk said:Not everyone plays a game when it was new you know. Young kids play the game because its popular, and they grow up with it, continuing the force that pushed this game into cult following.SendMeNoodz84 said:According to your profile, you were about 7 when the game came out. How old are you implying you were when you started playing video games? Three?Douk said:Da hell? I'm not 12 years old. Don't go bringing that shit into this thread, I was there when the game was new.SendMeNoodz84 said:You're way too young to understand. We didn't have games like GTA IV or Mass Effect growing up, so games like FF7 were mind blowing.
Yeah but I mean 1 to 2 years old still in that time period is when a lot of people played FF7.SendMeNoodz84 said:[Exactly. Not everyone plays a game when it was brand new and exciting. This is why a lot of gamers today go back and don't get why everyone loves the game.
Bioshock. Played it a few months after it came out, with everyone raving about how awesome it was, but...meh. It was fun, sure, and really pretty and everything, but...meh. The guns sucked, the plasmids were too damn cumbersome to use (reminded me of Morrowind/Oblivion's magic systems -- and speaking of rampantly popular games that I only kinda liked: Oblivion!), and the controls felt too sluggish. Admittedly, I never got to the Big Twist, which has now been so widely and horribly spoiled that any incentive I might've had to go back and replay the game long enough to reach it is shot.Douk said:So the question of the thread is, is there a classic game you played well after its time, and didn't see what all the hype was about. Things like old sonic, MGS, GTA, whatever. Also to test my theory answer the poll on whether or not FF7 was your first serious JRPG, if you don't want to answer honestly because you don't like generalizations don't bother voting.
note that I didnt say I hated them, I just have yet to play one that I actually liked. Of course I dont included pokemon in this. And also I am capable of forming an opinion without Yahtzee's help.s69-5 said:You just had to go and jinx it, didn't you!? (See below)Anticitizen_Two said:I'm surprised there's been so few JRPG hate posts in this thread. You'd think this close to Yahtzee it would be inevitable.
Sigh, I guess they'd show up eventually.
funksobeefy said:no I don't think it was a good JRPG and I have never played a good JRPG.