Like, the whole mashup of old school fantasy with tech thing is exactly what I was talking about with the original game having its own charm! FF7 proper really showcased it in the visual style, even though technology was pretty hugely part of the world. I don't think FF8 really threw the balance a whole lot further towards tech, but it certainly updated the visual style so it seemed more modern and less connected to the old-school fantasy style. That's how I feel about the Compilation titles... it makes it feel more modern, like the other FF titles of the early-to-mid 2000's. Even though, when you get down to it, it's still the same world. If that makes sense?
One of the things I really appreciated was that they used DoC to really develop characters that didn't get much focus in the original game. Reeve, Vincent, Yuffie, Lucrecia... I think it did repeat some things, but they were kind of making up for those characters being so "minor" in the original title. And admittedly, I hated not knowing much about her because it made her a bitch to RP, lol. (Technically, she still is, because she's kind of a bitch... o.o)
But again, that's just my feelings on it! Yours are perfectly valid, too! I just apparently feel like sharing tonight. xD
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Like, the whole mashup of old school fantasy with tech thing is exactly what I was talking about with the original game having its own charm! FF7 proper really showcased it in the visual style, even though technology was pretty hugely part of the world. I don't think FF8 really threw the balance a whole lot further towards tech, but it certainly updated the visual style so it seemed more modern and less connected to the old-school fantasy style. That's how I feel about the Compilation titles... it makes it feel more modern, like the other FF titles of the early-to-mid 2000's. Even though, when you get down to it, it's still the same world. If that makes sense?
One of the things I really appreciated was that they used DoC to really develop characters that didn't get much focus in the original game. Reeve, Vincent, Yuffie, Lucrecia... I think it did repeat some things, but they were kind of making up for those characters being so "minor" in the original title. And admittedly, I hated not knowing much about her because it made her a bitch to RP, lol. (Technically, she still is, because she's kind of a bitch... o.o)
But again, that's just my feelings on it! Yours are perfectly valid, too! I just apparently feel like sharing tonight. xD