Comments on: Do You Prepare for Game Sequels?

By: cary

cary — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:03:18 +0000

I understand that the really early FF games can be a little had to find, but I’m sure they’ll make their ways into your collection. Good luck!

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:56:41 +0000

Yeah, I think I’d like to play all the FF games. I have 4 and 5, but have yet to play them, and I still need to track down 1-3.

I think I’ll pass on those online ones, though.

By: cary

cary — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:01:05 +0000

I think that’s generally true of a lot of gamers, because not everyone has the capacity to pick up a game series from the very beginning. When I played Uncharted 2 or Batman: Arkham City, I went in thinking “I should really play the original games first.” But once I got into the games, the previous ones just didn’t matter. Might I have missed some references to the original games in their sequels? Sure, but I was having too much fun to notice. :)

That’s quite a list of Final Fantasy games!(And boy, do I have a ways to go, haha.) Do you hope to eventually play all FF games?

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:56:00 +0000

I don’t think I typically “prepare” for new games. I mean, if they are accessible to me, I usually try and play games in order, or they just happen to get played in order if I’ve been keeping up with them. But, if I want to start a series that’s been out, I’ll usually just get what I can pick up in stores, and if I like it, then I’ll go hunt down the prequels. And if I don’t care, I don’t bother. When I started playing the Ratchet and Clank series, only the second game could be found in stores, so that was my starting point. It’s not that common for me to play games in the order, actually, as I usually get a late start in most series.

Oh, by the way, my Final Fantasy order so far has been Crystal Chronicles, 10, 12, 13, 7, 8, 6, 9. Huh, not bad for playing the games willy nilly.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:28:28 +0000

Yeah there’s a few differences. It’s the final mix version from Japan, so there’s some changes. enemies are re-skinned, new enemies are added, a new boss was added along with 2 new keyblades, a couple new cutscenes and Ansem’s Reports. It’s nice.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:14:15 +0000

Yeah, I’d be hard pressed as well to jump into any remastered games that I had just played. Are slightly prettier graphics worth the investment? Eh, I guess they are to some.

That’s interesting about KH. I actually didn’t know that Remix versions differed from the originals in content. Now those I wouldn’t mind playing at some point before KHIII. It’s just been so long since I’ve spent any time in that universe.

By: cary

cary — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:10:00 +0000

I think the time for playing through ALL the DA games will be when they release them as a set (like with the Mass Effect trilogy). Well, maybe. That’s still a lot of gameplay! If I can get my hands on a copy of DAII in the next couple months, I might fire it up. Otherwise, I’ll be right there with you and everyone else, ready to dive in to Inquisition. :)

By: simpleek

simpleek — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:08:41 +0000

I don’t typically prepare for a game’s sequel. As much as I love the Dragon Age series, it’s much too long for me to go back and replay it all again. Especially now that I don’t have a ton of time like I used to. I hope I can replay it all again one day, but I’m diving head first into Inquisition!

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:06:57 +0000

On another note, I’m not convinced that the watching the original movies before the versions really works when it comes to game re-releases. I’d find it difficult to enjoy the remastered Tomb Raider or Mass Effect games if I’d literally just played them on the original consoles, especially if there was no new content (which in those games there isn’t).

It works if there’s a big enough difference I think. Like in the case of games like Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix though.Since there is just so much more content and graphical difference between the two.

By: cary

cary — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:05:09 +0000

That’s my thought exactly as well! Even though DAII and I didn’t get along, I’ve been wanting to play it again more than DA:O because it seems, at least, that DAII will meld more into Inquisition than Origins.

I’m rightly impressed with your ME skills there. I only fully carried one Shepard through all three games.