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Pu the Owl · Feb 4th, 2002, 05:43 PM

Sorry for FFX fans, but frankly I think MGS2 is a much more better game.
First of all I didn't like all the commercial purposes they put in FFX to please the average player. I mean, the gameplay in general is much more easy than the one of the preceding FF games, they deleted all the difficulties and made it very simple, if compared to other FFgames. Then they added lots of details, and not only details, clearly to get attention from a larger number of people.

MGS2 from my point of view is a more "alternative" game: lots of original ideas, an amazing gameplay, lots of possibilities for the player (more than in every other game ever) and a a story not made to easily please the player (and that's why many persons wrote me saying MGS2 is a bad game in their opinion, because it's too complicated and it's not what they expected: a sort of game with superheroes and stuff like that).

I'm sorry, because I love FF games and I admit FFX is a very well done one, but, I hope you're understanding what I'm saying, is not as good as many people say. Spectacular graphics? Well, they're surely not perfect, and they're very similar to the ones of other games (ex. GT3 and many others). Also I think graphics are not so important if the game is good. I mean, they're not the most important aspect. And lots of games released during 2001 have spectacular graphics, not only FFX (also MGS2 has very smooth graphics, even if they're obviously different because different is the genre and the setting of the game). Cool characters? Well, not as much as the ones of other FF games, IMO. And I repeat, they made this game much more easy than older FF games. Also the grid spheres system is a way to make things easier.
Replay value? Well, yes, but all RPGs are usually very long games.

While I think MGS2 is nearly a perfect game, I'd say it's a global game, where you follow a plot, but it's not the most important aspect, at least not the only one. You still have so many things you can discover, that I think it's a sort of miracle for a videogame.

I think MGS2 is the best game of the year 2001 and one of the best games ever. Surely one of my faves ever. FFX is not one of my faves ever.

You're free or not to accept my position, and I explained my reasons, more or less.

Feb 4th, 2002, 05:43 PM	#11
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	MGS2! Sorry for FFX fans, but frankly I think MGS2 is a much more better game. First of all I didn't like all the commercial purposes they put in FFX to please the average player. I mean, the gameplay in general is much more easy than the one of the preceding FF games, they deleted all the difficulties and made it very simple, if compared to other FFgames. Then they added lots of details, and not only details, clearly to get attention from a larger number of people. MGS2 from my point of view is a more "alternative" game: lots of original ideas, an amazing gameplay, lots of possibilities for the player (more than in every other game ever) and a a story not made to easily please the player (and that's why many persons wrote me saying MGS2 is a bad game in their opinion, because it's too complicated and it's not what they expected: a sort of game with superheroes and stuff like that). I'm sorry, because I love FF games and I admit FFX is a very well done one, but, I hope you're understanding what I'm saying, is not as good as many people say. Spectacular graphics? Well, they're surely not perfect, and they're very similar to the ones of other games (ex. GT3 and many others). Also I think graphics are not so important if the game is good. I mean, they're not the most important aspect. And lots of games released during 2001 have spectacular graphics, not only FFX (also MGS2 has very smooth graphics, even if they're obviously different because different is the genre and the setting of the game). Cool characters? Well, not as much as the ones of other FF games, IMO. And I repeat, they made this game much more easy than older FF games. Also the grid spheres system is a way to make things easier. Replay value? Well, yes, but all RPGs are usually very long games. While I think MGS2 is nearly a perfect game, I'd say it's a global game, where you follow a plot, but it's not the most important aspect, at least not the only one. You still have so many things you can discover, that I think it's a sort of miracle for a videogame. I think MGS2 is the best game of the year 2001 and one of the best games ever. Surely one of my faves ever. FFX is not one of my faves ever. You're free or not to accept my position, and I explained my reasons, more or less.