I started playing FFIV on Thursday around noon. It is now Sunday, 4PM, and I am at the final dungeon. I am also 8 levels below the "Suggested" level. What.The.Hell. I attempted to face [spoiler] Zeromus [/spoiler] and in 2 hits, my entire party was gone. I'm a little mad right now because I'm tired of leveling -_-;

Anyway, about Square-Enix. I've been doing a lot of reading lately on what SE has been up to and I'm a little confused on their marketing "ideas". So far, from what I know...they are creating tons and tons of side stories for FFVII,XII,XIII, and Crystal Chronicles AND recreating FF 1-6 on various systems, again. While I love each of these games individually, I'm getting a little miffed about something. For the past, oh, 8 years I guess, SE has been pumping out remakes of FF 1-6 on different consoles. Like I have just said, they are creating side stories for 7,10,12, and 13. One of my problems...WHAT HAPPENED TO 8 AND 9!? Do those games just not exist to SE anymore? There have been absolutely no talks whatsoever about them, atleast to my knowledge. I honestly think that 8 with redone graphics and vocals would make that game 100x more amazing than it already is. I was actually looking forward to that when I heard that they *might* be remaking 7. I've never liked FF9 until recently, and I think if it was updated, I'd probably like it even more. But there are no talks about them -_-

Another thing, is there are tons and tons of side stories for FF7 coming out soon...but what about the original? I know that we have been presented with the "Tech Demo" at E3 and how they keep changing their minds on if they are going to remake the game or not, but here is my logic. If FF7 one was of THE best selling games, if not the best, of 1997 (correct me if I'm wrong), Whyyyyyyy is it not being remade or even ported to another system? I'd love a remake on PS3, but if I am stuck with an exact port onto the PSP or being able to download it off of the Playstation network, I'd probably shed tears of joy. Firstly for its portability (assuming it'll be on PSP) and secondly for all the people that unfortunately can't find a copy get a chance to play the original. I don't think SE realizes how many people have joined the FF bandwagon since the debut of FF7 and I honestly think that if they put just a little time,effort, and money to port or remake 7-9, they'd be even richer then they already are.

Maybe I'm just being a ravenous fanboy and craving something that'll never happen, but I think that remakes would be an amazingly good decision for this company.