Their acquisition of Eidos was the best thing they've done in the past while.MASTACHIEFPWN said:So...
I guess I'm the only one here who liked Human Revolution...
I'll be leaving this thread now.
Even if the JRPG market wasn't more competitive, SE's games are worse than Squaresoft's games nearly across the board. There's a reason a massive amount of personnel left around the time of the merger. It was obvious things were going in the WRONG direction.lord.jeff said:Square and Enix have always had hit or miss games, I think the main reason that we don't hold them on a pedestal anymore is that the market is more competitive, Final Fantasy was one of the few JRPGs that hit big in America it had a unique flavor to it but come PS2 so many companies wanted a piece of that and Square Enix was no longer special.
I'm not sure I've ever read a forum post that I've agreed with so much. Well put.The_Scrivener said:Squaresoft made inspired, innovative games. Square-Enix makes uninspired crap. Squaresoft could immerse me in a game like nobody else. Square-Enix makes me very aware that I'm playing a game at all times.
FFXII was the closest I came to enjoying a new generation FF, but that was only in the gameplay sense. I stopped exploring after 60 hours not because I stopped liking the story, but I realized after 60 hours that I didn't even know what the story was.
They're on record as saying Vaan was the main character because you can't have an older main character. (Morons. That pipsqueak never got near my party.)
FF games used to SAY something. They used to have focus and heart. FF games now are a androgynous fashion show with hollow top-down character designs that couldn't engage a five-year old (which is saying something considering how rainbow-spattered they insist on being.)
I stopped buying this crap years ago.
And in general, Square Enix has proven to be a very solid, good publisher that allows its developers enough creative freedom, budget and time for their projects, even if they themselves don't have good creative directors or designers anymore. They're almost an oddityAdam Jensen said:They are involved with Sleeping Dogs, Just Cause 2, Hitman: Absolution and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. And they treat PC gamers with more respect than almost any other publisher. They're more than OK in my book.
Yes, because we don't have enough action RPG's?Bhaalspawn said:Hey Square-Enix! Here's a hint! Drop turn based combat, it'll do you a lot of good.
And bam you've summarised everything that needs to be said here.Daystar Clarion said:There was a point in time where I bought anything with the Squaresoft/Square Enix name on it.
Now, unless I see otherwise, I assume everything with that name is shite.