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At what moment in time did you realize square had lost their way?

Well you just listed a bunch of bad games like Vagrant Story and Chrono Cross. I haven't played Parasite Eve 2 but the game had horrible reviews, so I thought it would be a good idea to stay from it. FF9 had a good story but the worst gameplay of the series. It's the only FF before 13 that I couldn't finish. Yep, I don't remember late PS1 being all that good of a time for Square. The truth is Square actually bounced back with FFX.

Your taste in RPGs aside, Parasite Eve 2 has a 79 Metacritic. That's not horrible.
 
I know earlier I said x-2
But I think my hatred started with final Fantasy 7,i did not like the opening atmosphere at all, so much so I didn't bother playing it.
 
I got into square products pretty late so I was kind of late. Probably close to 2010. After reading articles where even Nobuo Uematsu left the company due to the CEO moving the headquarters due to a fortune teller... I would say now that they were insanely lost
 
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Explains so much about them today.

I believe it was this. Though FFIX and FFX played a part.
 
While I don't care for the FF13 games...

This thread reminds me how I'm happy that my opinion's can differ greatly from a lot of GAF.
 
The Bouncer and/or Children of Mana.

It's pretty much on the same level as my disappointment in Lunar: Dragon Song.
 
right there with ya buddy

i've got a feeling that there's quite a bit of "square lost their way" = "i got bored with their games" up in here

Funny, I'm getting the same exact feeling. But yeah, Final Fantasy X was and is excellent. I was shocked by how well it holds up and how little it has aged when playing through Final Fantasy X HD Remaster last year.
 
Stayed away from FFX at the time of release, thought it looked awful. Drifted away from the series until XIII which I caught the hype bug for. Playing that game was nothing short of devastating.
 
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This is not only when i realized that Squar was not the same anymore, but also when i began to despise most of their Bussines Tactics
 
Final Fantasy 10. No world map and bad voice acting is one thing; but besides that I just couldn't get past how unlikeable the entire cast were. It went from my favourite series to completely dropped in one game.
 
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This is not only when i realized that Squar was not the same anymore, but also when i began to despise most of their Bussines Tactics

That was a pretty grim moment.

I still hold out hope for a sequel though. It was hinted at a few times in the past... (KH3D character appearences, the iOS secret ending, and a mention at a fan event a few months back)
 
Ever since ff VIII there where signs of some shit , then came XI and it was great but then came X and that's when the shit just went loose.
 
I'm still in denial.

Nah, I'd say they started making really questionable decisions with the FF movie, but it there wasn't a tipping point for me such as a slow erosion of favor.
 
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