Comments on: Editorial: Games Once Loved

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:16:17 +0000

FFIX’s battle speed does not personally bother me, but I wouldn’t argue in favour of it.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:00:36 +0000

It’s not the load time for FFIX battles that is the problem, but rather the length of time the battles take. There are so many animations, all of which play out with lengthy pauses between them, that the whole thing is unedurably slow.

By: Ferchu

Ferchu — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:47:17 +0000

A game that I used to enjoy when it came out but not now? It is kinda hard to answer since I don’t have those games . You never disappoint with your articles Mel!

By: Matt Dance

Matt Dance — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:22:52 +0000

I’m playing through FFIX now, and while the battle load time is obnoxious, nothing else is detracting from my enjoyment. I think it was more of a pain when it came out, when 16-bit cartridge games with no load times still had lingering influence over expectations.

By: Fumunshu

Fumunshu — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:22:55 +0000

Although I regard FF7 highly, it’s a little irritating to play for me these days, because the materia system, while versatile, levels up way too slow for my current expectations. Not to say that I loathe playing the game, it’s still a treat, but since I am no longer in jr. high and must work for a living, I simply don’t want to spend a lot of time grinding out a particular experience system. So now I kind of coast through those types of older games, not wanting to take the time to exploit the abilities one would acquire by embracing the tedium that people with less responsibilities have more time for.