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I definitely played SMB this year. I may have played Pac-Man.

But I also played mancala which is 8,000 years old.

I just played Mancala the other day which may be up to 8,000 years old.

There are some very memorable games.

No game has ever matched the freedom of Morrowind. You are only limited by yourself. Even Oblivion and Skyrim feel restricted by the game itself.

Half-Life 2 interacting with the environment. I must have played with the can for hours the first time.

Final Fantasy VIII though was the single most impressive game for the hardware it came out on. The character models being actual human proportion, the summons looking like actual monsters, and the FMVs where people look like damn people in a movie.

In the same vein, FFX being described as looking like FFVIII’s FMVs but all the time. And then living up to the hype.

Since you mention it, I do see some similarities with VII. Although I think IX does a lot of it better than VII. Kuja actually has a connection with Zidane and rooted in jealousy. Where Cloud’s obsession is the opposite and rooted in revenge (the clone part in particular ending up being a false flag for Cloud).

I think a lot of the similarities are superficial. The actual story is quite different. But it’s interesting to see common tropes in Final Fantasy games. Lost memories, for example, is extremely common.

Tetra Master is almost a lot of fun. It just needs to turn down the RNG and not be so mysterious with digit meanings.

I liked the story. Although most of the substance is late-game, which is common for FF games. But I thought it was pretty solid.

Character writing is definitely top-tier. The style is perfect for PS1 too. I think it has aged the best of the PS1 games.

I love a lot about IX. However the combat is much slower than the other games. IIRC, an attack has to complete entirely and the character returns before the next character goes. While in VIII, the next queued attacker starts moving before the last one finishes their movements. Additionally, IX has 4 characters in battle. If you’re bring strategic, it can be very slow moving. Also, every boss has a valuable steal, but chances of stealing it are low. So if you take the bait, you will spend a lot of time repeatedly trying to steal. Also, your abilities are tied to your equipment unless you grind out enough points to unlock them, meaning you either keep bad equipment, upgrade and abandon abilities, or grind until the abilities are unlocked.

Also, the chibi-style art isn’t for everyone. I had more issues with 7’s style. But it’s a preference.

Copied from another comment of mine, I have beaten 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13-2, 15, 16, Crisis Core, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.

My top 3 are X, VIII, and XII in that order.

I didn’t love 7’s story. There’s a bunch of fluff with every side-character having their own mini-story. The amnesia plot line in particular was annoying.

I generally like the whole lifestream stuff. But I think the whole story is pretty mid compared to the storylines of other Final Fantasy games.

Wow, I didn’t realize what I said was actually a paradox. lol, I’ll reword.

FF7 is the worst Final Fantasy that I’ve beaten.

When I was a kid, I didn’t really get into RPGs until after 7 was already out. I got into Arc the Lad, Jade Cocoon, and FF8 on the PS1. When I tried to go back and play FF7, it looked so ugly, I had a hard time connecting with it.

As an adult, the story and mini-games were frustrating. The obsession with the game is annoying as well. Although it’s undeniable the impact it has had on gaming.

For the record, I’ve beaten 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13-2, 15, 16, Crisis Core, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line

I’m a huge Final Fantasy fan. Ocarina of Time is the better game.

Every Final Fantasy I have beaten has been better than 7.

From my understanding, these don’t have any additional content that the other releases. Any additional dungeons, bosses, equipment, or story will not be found in the Pixel Remasters. It’s the original game.

However, there are quality of life additions like maps, save spots, auto-fight, “fight next enemy when it dies”, and translation and bug fixes.

For the record, I only beat FF1 on Pixel Remaster, the 3D FF3, and the now-defunct previous re-release of FF5.

Don’t people know that this is a no-fun zone?

Very cute drone.

Indie titles tend to be more reasonable, don’t they?

Looks cool. I’ll pick it up on the Switch if it’s under $20.

It was definitely in the second game. During the loading screen, you could move it around and the marbles would fall out and swoosh around in the box.

The most I’ve spent on a retro game is Parasite Eve for about $60. I think any game that I would spend more than that on, I already own.

I just did my yearly playthrough of Final Fantasy V, Four Job Fiesta mode. I finished on the 5th and ended up with a Ninja, Black Mage, Time Mage, and Chemist.

This was my third time playing FFV, and only my second time playing Four Job Fiesta. Now I’m back to playing Final Fantasy VIII. I don’t even know how many times I’ve played that one.