Final Fantasy X - terrible. Hated the characters, hated the storyline, hated the entire universe it sought to create. My convictions were only further strengthened by the atrocity that was FFX-2.
Kingdom Hearts 2 - terrible. The first one was an average, if not somewhat derivitive, RPG with a simplistic yet enjoyable combat scheme. The second one failed to innovate, offerin the same clunky combat, overused plot devices, and ill-developed characters. If only you were in "drive" mode perpetually, then perhaps there would have been at least some merit to this game.
Metal Gear Solid 3 - huge letdown, especially since I loved MGS2. The lack of characterization of the individual bosses was a stark departure from MGS and MGS2's examples. I disliked how the game incentivized run-and-gun shooting and the system of eating/bandaging felt tacked-on, poorly implemented, and overly tedious. While graphically amazing, I also found the setting of the story - and the concept behind it - rather contrived. I also disliked how it redefined what the Patriot's were, departing from the interesting "meme" take of MGS2.Ā
Halo 2 - huge letdown. Poor weapon balance, little to no innovation, and weak development of the story. This felt like Halo 1.5 at best in my opinion, and even the multiplayer quickly degenerated into a chore. A shame since I loved the first Halo and felt it the pinnacle of console FPS (albeit somewhat slow-paced both gameplay and storywise).
Oblivion - much promise but numerous and unignorable flaws would make me give this game an 8/10 at most.
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LoZ: Majora's Mask -Ā ne my favorite games ever, but for some reason (despite relatively high review scores) I tend to come across many people who dislike it. I thought MM was far and away superior to Ocarina and one of, if not the, best games in the entire franchise.
Final Fantasy IX - perhaps my favorite Final Fantasy along with VII (although VII has been subsequently destroyed through Square-Enix milkage sadly). I thought character design was inspired, the storyline was superb, and the overall quality of the title to be leagues above its predecessor (VIII, which I aborred). Perhaps because I enjoyed this game so much I was unable to enjoy FFX, which I feel pales severely in comparison to IX.Ā
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