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[Ralemont]

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.

 

[Rurunaki]

FFX-2 for me. FFXIII sealed the deal. Hopefully FFXV redeems them.

 

[BokehKing]

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.

 

[SuperCambot]

When they went PS1 exclusive.

 

[Neo Dark]

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

 

[Solid Samus]

FFX was a great game. I hate all of you.

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

 

[The Spoony Hou]

Bomba

Explains so much about them today.

I believe it was this. Though FFIX and FFX played a part.

 

[Korten]

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.

 

[Mr. RPG]

The merger never should have happened.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

The merger never should have happened.

As an Enix fan, yes, I agree. Leave that Square crap out.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

FFX

Yup.

 

[Alec]

The Bouncer and/or Children of Mana.

It's pretty much on the same level as my disappointment in Lunar: Dragon Song.

 

[MaverickHunterAsh]

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.

 

[Tesseract]

final fantasy 10

 

[Concept17]

FFX

Yup. Everything about X felt bad to me. Primarily the characters. Its been all downhill since.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Final Fantasy XIII.

 

[Jeffolation]

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.

 

[Nightbird]

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

 

[flattie]

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.

 

[pottuvoi]

When Square merged with Enix.

Agreed, this was the moment of their fall.

 

[Reveirg]

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)

 

[Altima]

Final Fantasy Tactic

Spoiler

Advance

 

[Leon Raycloud]

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.

 

[ChiefofCitadelSecurity]

Was gonna say FFXIII but then thought about it.

I don't think I ever thought they completely lost it. Always figured they still had the ability to drop a dime of a game.

 

[huxley00]

I would have to say when Dirge of Cerberus came out. Bastards.

 

[MrMatt555]

I would have to say when Dirge of Cerberus came out. Bastards.

Really? isn't that the one that played like a third person shooter?

 

[Momentary]

When Enix bought them out.

 

[Coinspinner]

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.

 

[huxley00]

Really? isn't that the one that played like a third person shooter?

Yeah, huge FF fan...wanted a true FF7 sequel, got a third person shooter instead, drove me nuts!