christoforever wrote:
> BuckFush wrote:
>> Rob Browning wrote:
>>
>>> "BuckFush" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Highlander wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Square Enix's long-absent RPG franchise will be making its return.
>>>>
>>>> Considering their last offering in the Mana franchise (we all
>>>> remember what a pathetic little game that was), I am so not looking
>>>> forward to this.
>>>
>>> I remember it being a pretty decent game that most people didn't
>>> appreciate.
>>
>>
>> I remember it being a pretty game that most decent people hated,
>> myself included.
>>
>> It really was a work of art to behold (and music almost to match),
>> but gorgeous 2D hand painted grafix and sounds aren't all a game is
>> about and Legend of Mana is the perfect exemple.
>>
>> Where was the story?  And most importantly, where was the gameplay? Never 
>> before have I seen an RPG system where the improvement of your
>> weapons and magic, NPC's and just about everything else mattered so
>> little and remained useless throughout the entire game.
>>
>> And how about the slow downs so severe you were pratically unable to
>> move during boss fights?  Yea, that is always heaps of fun.
>>
>> Chrono Cross, another hyped to death sequel to one of the best RPG
>> games ever made (Chrono Trigger) was excruciatingly dull as well and
>> yet another major letdown from the almighty Square  (who, to be
>> fair, redeemed themselves by releasing Vagrant Story, another
>> masterpiece that re-stablished my faith somewhat in the company).
>>
>> I sure hope to be proven wrong, but I'm not holding my breath for
>> this one.
> crono cross a bad game? cant be. a little rough around the edges but a
> great game overall. from the Art Style, to its 107 i think different
> characters to pick up, to its enormous depth, and a pretty good story,
> what could possibly be wrong?

Only thing I didn't like about CC was it had way too many playable 
characters.  It left no room for character developement.  Aside from serge 
and kidd, the developement was spread way too thin.  I hope the next 
incarnation is either about time travel, and/or a re-reliese on the gameboy 
advance.

Ryan

Ryan