Despite their corporate goals, Square managed to only put out one good game for the PS2 - and that is FFX. It's really cute that they are with Enix and now Taito, but at the end of the day, it obviously does nothing for gamers seeing as how there aren't too many games from Square or Enix on the PS2 right now.
We were talking about this in #ga last night. All of the PSX Square games were listed, then the PS2 games. It's amazing how much, it seems to me at least, that Square did not care about games this gen. They had FFX, they launched their online game (and spent way too much time marketing it), and FFXII has gone through delay after delay and IS STILL NOT OUT YET. To date, only one single player FF (FFX-2 doesn't count IMO, sorry) has been released for the PS2, and the console is near the end of the road. But back in the PSX days, wow, they had lots of awesome games. The PSX Square released new titles like Parasite Eve. PS2 Square released The Bouncer. :lol
Their PS2 track record is pretty crappy gamewise. They'd be better off scraping FFXII for the PS2 altogether, redoing the textures, beefing up the models and releasing it for PS3 at this point. After waiting all of this time... what's another year or two? I'm serious! FFXII will be released shortly before, during, or possibly AFTER the PS3's release. That's ridiculous. Who would have thought it would have been delayed THAT long? The PSX enjoyed three really good FF's IMO, plus FF Tactics. And games like Chrono, Parasite Eve, Xenogears. Four FF games plus a lot of other awesome games. What does the PS2 get? FFX, a crappy "sequel" to it that was frowned upon by many loyal Square fans, and an online RPG that is anything but the traditional FF. We didn't even get Chrono Break. I couldn't wait to read more info about it, but that will never happen. The next Chrono was one of my most anticipated PS2 games. I guess the guy that said "see you on the PS2" during the developer's ending in Chrono Cross is a liar.
Square can't keep doing this. If their PS3 games are released like this, I don't know how they expect their fans to remain loyal to what they do. Square got their ass kicked this gen, IMO. Games like MGS have dethroned FF as THE game to get excited for. And if MGS4 is any indication, Square is getting their ass kicked again. Everyone else is already gearing up for the next gen, and then there's Square, still trying to get FFXII out! :lol It's just ridiculous to see something so terribly planned and delayed so many times from a company that used to work like a machine when it came to pumping out awesome games (FF7, FF8, FF9, FFT, Chrono, Parasite Eve, Xenogears...) Square must think it's still 1997-1998 and they have the gaming world in the grasp of their hand. I think they need a reality check.
We were talking about this in #ga last night. All of the PSX Square games were listed, then the PS2 games. It's amazing how much, it seems to me at least, that Square did not care about games this gen. They had FFX, they launched their online game (and spent way too much time marketing it), and FFXII has gone through delay after delay and IS STILL NOT OUT YET. To date, only one single player FF (FFX-2 doesn't count IMO, sorry) has been released for the PS2, and the console is near the end of the road. But back in the PSX days, wow, they had lots of awesome games. The PSX Square released new titles like Parasite Eve. PS2 Square released The Bouncer. :lol
Their PS2 track record is pretty crappy gamewise. They'd be better off scraping FFXII for the PS2 altogether, redoing the textures, beefing up the models and releasing it for PS3 at this point. After waiting all of this time... what's another year or two? I'm serious! FFXII will be released shortly before, during, or possibly AFTER the PS3's release. That's ridiculous. Who would have thought it would have been delayed THAT long? The PSX enjoyed three really good FF's IMO, plus FF Tactics. And games like Chrono, Parasite Eve, Xenogears. Four FF games plus a lot of other awesome games. What does the PS2 get? FFX, a crappy "sequel" to it that was frowned upon by many loyal Square fans, and an online RPG that is anything but the traditional FF. We didn't even get Chrono Break. I couldn't wait to read more info about it, but that will never happen. The next Chrono was one of my most anticipated PS2 games. I guess the guy that said "see you on the PS2" during the developer's ending in Chrono Cross is a liar.
Square can't keep doing this. If their PS3 games are released like this, I don't know how they expect their fans to remain loyal to what they do. Square got their ass kicked this gen, IMO. Games like MGS have dethroned FF as THE game to get excited for. And if MGS4 is any indication, Square is getting their ass kicked again. Everyone else is already gearing up for the next gen, and then there's Square, still trying to get FFXII out! :lol It's just ridiculous to see something so terribly planned and delayed so many times from a company that used to work like a machine when it came to pumping out awesome games (FF7, FF8, FF9, FFT, Chrono, Parasite Eve, Xenogears...) Square must think it's still 1997-1998 and they have the gaming world in the grasp of their hand. I think they need a reality check.
