Miyamoto, Amano, Mitsuda, Uematsu, The Guch. This damn logo…
This logo represented excellence. This logo represented the golden age of
RPG’s… and very admittedly a very large
part of my gaming childhood. Rad Racer
was among the first few games I had for the Nintendo. Spent hours playing it alongside Super Mario
Brothers and Duck Hunt. But what I will
forever be grateful for that Squaresoft developed?
Final Fantasy 6, Secret of Mana, and Chrono Trigger. A group I refer to as the big three. 1993-1995 ended up being two of the best years of my
RPG life. These three games sit in my
memory as some of my most enjoyable gaming experiences. I still listen to all three soundtracks to
this day. Without these games, I
may have developed a different love for the gaming world. Or perhaps I wouldn’t have been so interested
in this industry as I am now.
So for helping foster my love of video games as an art for
worth of appreciation – thank you, Squaresoft.
And as for Square Enix…
Thanks for the toilet paper, because I’d rather wipe my ass with this logo. It's a constant reminder that the juggernaut that Square once was is now a mere memory. Why did they make that movie?! WHY?! All that money could have been better spent elsewhere. I was so disgusted when I found out that Nobuo Uematsu wasn't even involved with the music composition. Who organized a dick move like that? Thanks for nothing, Eliot Rosenthal. Sullying your dirty hands on one of my favorite organizations of all time.
I wish I could find Gamespot's article on the History of Squaresoft - for some reason the article was missing. It explained exactly how I felt about that company. Adding Enix at the end of this company name was like ingesting rat poison. The company is hemorraging money constantly, and I don't even know how on earth they're going to release FF vs13 on time. (Isn't it 15 now or some shit?)
Part of me still hopes that the new Final Fantasy games will be better. But like a battered victim, I'm still expecting a backhand to the face when 15 comes out.
I wish I could find Gamespot's article on the History of Squaresoft - for some reason the article was missing. It explained exactly how I felt about that company. Adding Enix at the end of this company name was like ingesting rat poison. The company is hemorraging money constantly, and I don't even know how on earth they're going to release FF vs13 on time. (Isn't it 15 now or some shit?)
Part of me still hopes that the new Final Fantasy games will be better. But like a battered victim, I'm still expecting a backhand to the face when 15 comes out.
I am one of the rare people that didn't play Secret of Mana as a kid, but who loves Secret of Evermore. My favourite aspect of that game was how your dog would transform depending on which universe/time you were in. The robo-dog of the future era was a highlight.
ReplyDeleteI have Secret of Mana on my iPhone but I've never played it, due to awful controls. Its been on my backlog for a good 10 years now, but I'll get round to it sometime. The main reason I want to play it though, is that SoM fans look down on Evermore as an inferior game. I can't believe this! It makes me want to see what the fuss is about.
FF15 (or versus 13) will either be the final Final Fantasy (hurr) that I play, or it will be the one to reinvigorate my feelings for the series. But I can't not play it, I've been waiting since they first showed that incredible CGI demo in 2006. And I love Kingdom Hearts (embarrassingly), so I'm excited for a more action oriented combat system.
Also, that awful movie The Spirits Within, actually isn't SOOOOO awful. It's amazing that the CGI still holds up some 12 years later (I actually rewatched it recently). Story wasn't incredible, but it just couldn't have less to do with Final Fantasy mythos (no crystals, no airship, though they had a Cid).
ReplyDeleteNonetheless, I agree with everything you say, and it is sad that the movie signalled an end to the Gooch's relationship with Square.
I rank the FF games as follows (just cuz this is always fun): 9, 6, 4, 7, 10, 8, 12, 5, 13, 3, 2, 1 (never played the online 11). The first 6 games in that list are games I could replay easily every year. 9 is my clear favourite because it tried to amalgamate everything I loved in the series into one game.
You know, I still (and Wallaby gives me grief about it nonstop) need to finish 6. I have that and 9 both on my ps3 waiting to be finished. Maybe that could be something we think about for future video game replays?
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