[News] The "I too liked Xenogears' second disc" Club

Originally Posted by Knighthawk

I see a few foreseeable problems with VII being remade though.

-Battle System: Do you use the original one with just updated graphics or put in something new? For the most part, turn based rpgs are dead. They don't appeal to that many people anymore as most rpg fans are bored of them by this point. So they would have to risk putting in something new and hoping it won't ruin the experience for fans.

I do not agree with that statement that turn based rpg's are dead. If people are bored with them then its their problem. I think the fact that Dragon Quest IX was best selling game in 2009 in Japan shows that a lot of people are still willing to deal with the turn based system.

For me on the other hand, I play both turn based rpg's and action based rpg's, but I tend to enjoy turn based more.

I am kind of on the fence in terms of a Final Fantasy VII remake. What it boils down to, is that if it did ever come to pass it wouldn't change my impressions of what Final Fantasy VII was or what its trying to be. I would still purchase it for the sake of having it.

One question that comes to mind, when I hear somebody mention this remake.

If it ain't broke, why fix it or even better polish it?

Lets just say, if this is what the big announcement will be, these same Final Fantasy VII fans will be bitching for another remake ten years from now. I understand that a lot of money and revenue can come out of a potential project such as this.

If you guys are honestly that desperate to play a remake of Final Fantasy VII, then why not just play the original. Your not that much of a graphics whore to succumb to the Shiny Diamond Syndrome because graphics and sound are probably the largest noticeable differences you'll see in a Final Fantasy VII remake.

Its not in the sense, that I'm against remakes because I already have Lunar: Harmony of the Silver Star pre-ordered and some of my games I own are remakes or ports of the originals. It is just I fail to see the point of what a Final Fantasy VII remake can accomplish except giving the fanboys and fangirls something to fap about.

Personally, Xenogears is and for now will be my favorite rpg of all time, but personally I would not want to see that game remade. I enjoyed the game for what it is and even though it had some off sync dubbing and a story driven second disc, it didn't take away my overall enjoyment of the entire game.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Krelian

I'm probably the only person on Earth who really enjoyed Xenogears' second disc.

No Krel, I actually enjoyed the second disc as well. I thought it was a great change of pace, from the first disc. As great as the game is, I have said it before that it doesn't need to be remade. It is a great game, as long as you have the patience for it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.