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6/30/2025, 5:45:01 AM
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The petty (and honest) answer is that no later version or redux was ever made in the first place. Woolsey was best, if buggy, and everything else has been a strictly monotonic worsening since that point. Especially good about the SNES version is the SHARP STING BZZ BZZ when you enter a battle encounter. the PS1 version softens this, thus ruining the effect. And then there's the delay based on how the the disc system operates, which ruins it more. Despite this petty take of mine, I am happy that large numbers of people have appreciated the game via other versions, and that it seems to live on.
The latter-day, softened, more detailed sprites look stupid IMO. The chibi Sabin, Terra, all of it. I prefer the mixture of small block sprites, with actual Amano-direct, pixellated "driver's licence" shots, which allow us to imagine the characters. This is all subjective and nostalgic, and one is free to reject my opinion, but, well, there it is.
With regard to actual gameplay, I have no major complaints. It's my favorite game for a reason. But one plot thing: Cid just stays on that horrible island! (because you're not meant to actually save him, for valid dramatic reasons). Still, couldn't they just bring him to Albrook? Jesus.
The various menu lists. It would be nice if you could have a completely full esper list, a completely full item list, and so on. But again you're meant to make certain choices, which I understand.
The petty (and honest) answer is that no later version or redux was ever made in the first place. Woolsey was best, if buggy, and everything else has been a strictly monotonic worsening since that point. Especially good about the SNES version is the SHARP STING BZZ BZZ when you enter a battle encounter. the PS1 version softens this, thus ruining the effect. And then there's the delay based on how the the disc system operates, which ruins it more. Despite this petty take of mine, I am happy that large numbers of people have appreciated the game via other versions, and that it seems to live on.
The latter-day, softened, more detailed sprites look stupid IMO. The chibi Sabin, Terra, all of it. I prefer the mixture of small block sprites, with actual Amano-direct, pixellated "driver's licence" shots, which allow us to imagine the characters. This is all subjective and nostalgic, and one is free to reject my opinion, but, well, there it is.
With regard to actual gameplay, I have no major complaints. It's my favorite game for a reason. But one plot thing: Cid just stays on that horrible island! (because you're not meant to actually save him, for valid dramatic reasons). Still, couldn't they just bring him to Albrook? Jesus.
The various menu lists. It would be nice if you could have a completely full esper list, a completely full item list, and so on. But again you're meant to make certain choices, which I understand.
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