live battles as opposed to turn-based
had no desire to really play it as im one of the few people here who thinks the game isnt even that great(and probably also one of the few people here who actually played it back when it first came out), but this mini-review basically confirms a few of the things i was worried about when i heard it was going to be a "remake". No fucking thanksthere’s a happy medium between the original game and... this, though. granted, classic mode ain't it. but eh, they moved way further from the original than i was hoping for when the idea was first touted many moons ago, and most of the biggest changes are pretty generic and tasteless, like they're more concerned with appealing to hyperactive gen z kids than fans of ff7. it all feels very moneygrabbing and soulless to me as opposed to a passion project, which makes sense as square have been struggling and really need this to sell, but it's the opposite of what made the original successful. anyways, i'm trying to make peace with that and just enjoy it as its own dumb spin on it, it's still fun getting a different/fuller version of this universe. also i love this roche guy![]()
i was a N64 guy but also had a hacked PS1 with a shitload of burned games. Favorite games where the Tekken series(especially 2), Street Fighter Alpha series(especially 3), Resident Evil 1 and especially 2, X-Men Children of Atom and the other marvel/capcom games. Suikoden 2 was probably my favorite RPG on the psx. I hated FF tactics when if first came out on PS1 but turned really got into it way later on PSP. Lot of other games i ended up going back to and really enjoying but those were definitely some of my favorites form back thenlol i did play it when it came out, didn't get into it, then loved ff8 like a fag0t and went back to ff7 after that and loved it more.
whatre your fav ps1 games?
there’s a happy medium between the original game and... this, though. granted, classic mode ain't it. but eh, they moved way further from the original than i was hoping for when the idea was first touted many moons ago, and most of the biggest changes are pretty generic and tasteless, like they're more concerned with appealing to hyperactive gen z kids than fans of ff7. it all feels very moneygrabbing and soulless to me as opposed to a passion project, which makes sense as square have been struggling and really need this to sell, but it's the opposite of what made the original successful. anyways, i'm trying to make peace with that and just enjoy it as its own dumb spin on it, it's still fun getting a different/fuller version of this universe. also i love this roche guy![]()
Too early to make judgements like this imo. The game really opens up post Midgar in the original and Midgar itself always had pacing issues imo. Granted I’m only about 2 hours in and I’ve not played the original in a long time (but I did play through that shit at least 10 times), but this does a better job of conveying the dystopian nature of Midgar so far.
that game is a masterpiece. not only one of the best 3d fighting games of all time, but one of the best in the whole genre. Heihachi and Paul were my mains.
I should have also listed the King of Fighters series in my initial post but forgot. Some other fighting games i really liked on PS1 were Battle Arena Toshinden, Bushido Blade, Soul Edge(what would later become the SoulCalibur series), Dead or Alive and Darkstalkers. Probably missing a few.
Forgot about FF IX, dont know why i was thinking that was a PS2 game. Definitely one of my favorites.
yeah it was Soul Blade on console here too, got mixed up with the arcade machine(i spent a lot of time in dark moldy arcades when i was a youngster). I also played the shit out of MK Trilogy too but on N64. Played all the other ones you listed too. Dynasty Warriors wasnt a proper fighter though, more of a 3D beat em up if i remember correctly.soul edge was called soul blade here, that one was pretty good. i remember battle arena toshinden and bushido blade. the selling point for dead or alive was just every character had huge tits lol
some more i remember:
bloody roar
rival schools
mortal kombat trilogy
dynasty warriors
primal rage
there was also this obscure one called blood lines i have fond memories of, it was kind of like a futuristic 3D proto smash bros or something (i'm probably just unfamiliar with its actual influences):
they started overdoing(if theres a such a thing lol) this later on. They had a few nice pairs in the first game but it was mostly just a solid 3d fighter. And was kind of similar to Virtua Fighter, which is one of the greatest fighting game franchises ever. The game has always had a pretty good engine .... even the more recent ones which are basically exactly what you described.the selling point for dead or alive was just every character had huge tits lol
well for me the sparse bleak cyberpunk(ish) atmosphere was the single quality i most loved about the original. there was nothing like it at the time (or arguably since), all the other contemporary RPGs were a lot more cutesy and cartoonish by comparison. the slums were an extremely depressing melancholy place, and this generic fallout-for-kids 'dystopia' with its barrage of quippy dialogue and overblown music doesn't cut it for me, there's no feeling to it.
then again i also think midgar is the tightest sustained part of the original so it's hard for me to understand your position on it, the filler starts creeping in after you leave and the game opening up slows rather than improves momentum. i guess there was a time when i found wall market a bit frustrating but i grew to love it after a while.
i'm about 7 hours in now and i think the scorpion is still the hardest battle i've faced tbf, but yeah that one's quite tough. most of the other battles so far i could win by just spamming without much thought though. i do prefer the old school style of combat but that's just a preference thing, there's a different kind of tension and decision-making with turn-based stuff, it's not as chaotic and instinctive i guess.