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It wasn't even a very good game :|
Without the Final Fantasy name no one would care about these ancient, antiquated and plain mediocre RPG's (referring to the first three).
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Final Fantasy I is not a mediocre RPG by any means. Granted, it may seem dated compared to modern RPGs, but at the time of its original release it was one of the best RPGs you could get on a console. The various remakes over the years have helped update the game and move it closer to modern standards.
However, even the orginal NES version is hardly a mediocre game. It may feel dated, but its still a polished well-made game that I still play to this day.
FF I deserves respect for being a high-quality RPG that still appeals to fans and sees new releases on a regular basis. Its not successful because it has the Final Fantasy name attached to it, it reamins successful because its still an excellent RPG.
Without FF I's contrubtion to gaming there would be no Square Enix.
Please tell me what you like about the game compared to other RPG's.
I find that compared to standard 6th-7th gen RPG's; it doesn't look good, it doesn't play well or differently from other RPG's, and the narrative is underdeveloped trash.
Regardless of the version you play, the game looks good when compared to other 8-bit or 16-bit titles. It play very well in the fact that the classes areunique, the boss fights areinteresting, and its an accomplishment to clear a dungeon. As for the battle system, it stills holds up after all these years. One thing to remember is that most RPGs owe their basic gameplay and combat systems to what Ultima, Dragon Quest I, and Final Fantasy I founded years before. Yes, they feel more advanced, but strip away the fancy combat systems and skill advancement systems and the foundations from those three games laid are stillapparent. Do you still go through menus to pick commands in an RPG battle(Even in a real time battle system)? Do you still gain EXP from battles?
As for the storyline, I enjoyed it. Yes, it has no chance of matching up to the storylines of 6th or 7th generation RPG, but then, very RPGs in that era had storylines that would match up with modern RPGs.
The problem with your argument is that you are comparing it to a 6th-7th generation RPG. Of course its gonna lose when compared to modern titles, it was developed in a older era where the standards of a quality RPG where different. Its like saying Super Mario Brothers sucks compared to Super Mario Galaxy because SMB looks dated, has a horrible storyline compared to SMG, and has fewer variety in levels.
If that argument can't fly against SMB, than the 6th-7th gen RPG argument can't work against FFI. The various remakes and releases were never designed to compete with the modern RPGs of their day, they were attempts to update the graphics to 16-bit standards in the hopes of attracting a new generation of gamers to the title.
As for the reason why I like FFI, its very simple. I like the game for its setting, gameplay, The ability to replaynumeroustimes with a different party, and the general style of the game. Yes, its not the greatest RPG I've ever played, but I still love the game and play it almost yearly.
What I find flawed about your agument; you are making excuses for the game. It's like people who feel the need to love indie games so much, they forgive them for their shortcomings. Compared to modern RPG's, it simply isn't notable -- like you said. The battle system, for example, is generic and has been done better a thousand times (sure, it started the trend, but that can't make up for the fact that it's outdated now).Hence, without the FInal Fantasy name, the number of people looking forward to this would be much smaller. It has nothing tha makes it exceptional by today's standards; to the contrary, I feel it is below average for an RPG in today's world of gaming. If you like the game today for what it was yesterday, fine. I can't think that way.
I love how people decide it's "Cool" to bash anything with the name Final Fantasy on it nowdays. It's just too bad that these people are cutting themselves off from some of the best JRPG's there are out there.Jynxzor
I love how people always assume someone who doesn't like Final Fantasy is trying to boost their own ego or something.
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