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PaperclipPerfector  6mo ago (text post)   2855 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for June 20, 2025

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For the ones I've played:

3 - Only played the DS remake; it was ok. I kind of agree with your description, it wasn't terrible to play, but really felt like it had been left behind

4 - This the good shit

5 - Meh, didn't grab me much. Another one where I probably left it too late like 3

6 - Yeah pretty goated

7 - Same

8 - I appreciate a game that tries new stuff but it was just fucking weird

10 - personal favourite

12 - As I posted below, yawn

13 - Can't believe I actually beat this piece of shit instead of giving up

15 - Really a lot like 8, they threw all kinds of shit at the wall but forget to bring it together into a cohesive product. Some of the stuff in here is my favourite in all of the games, but it feels like the designers spent all their time deciding on new foods to carefully render and making fishing minigames instead of completing what they set out for.

16 - Story reminds me of 15, they do a lot of setup then about 2/3rds in I guess they ran out of time so they throw it all away and just rush to the end. Otherwise competent.

FFT - Not as good as tactics ogre

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