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I'm eagerly waiting for 7 Remake's part 2 this February, having not played the original since it was on Playstation & I only had an N64. Having played a lot of SNES JRPGs via SNES9X or ZSNES, I loved the story and character building in FF6, gameplay of Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean, and overall gameplay of Lufia 2 and Chrono Trigger when I was younger.

I think back and I find that not that many modern games have the same influence on me as those older games from my childhood - I don't think it's necessarily the quality of games has gone down, FF16, Tales of Berseria, YS VIII are all exceptional RPGs, but it might be that we have so many entertainment options these days that truly memorable games get lost when there's always something new around the corner.

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I’m in the minority, but I was let down by the game. I have RSI so forcing me into the modern combat in games destroyed it for me. I just wanted my turn based game. It also just didn’t feel like the original at all for as far as I played. Barrett’s voice was embarrassing to listen to I also remember feeling.

Yes you can switch off the fighting but that other system is very broken and it’s nothing like the Orginal.

Lufia 2 is my favorite SNES game! I'm surprised I don't see people talk about it as much as the other RPGs from that era.

Lufia 2 came out in North America in May of 1996, just 4 months before the release of the Nintendo 64, so it may have been overshadowed. A lot of other late releases for the SNES are similarly underrated. Likewise with games like Kirby's Adventure for the NES, which was actually released 2 years after the SNES's debut!

I loved Lufia 2 as well, especially the Ancient Cave which blew my mind when I was younger since I didn't realize how they could make a full game and a replay-able 100 level dungeon in the same SNES cart.

My favorite game from SNES era is probably Tales of Phantasia though (the DeJap fan translation) - the gameplay mixed with a fun story across 2 different time periods was an amazing experience. I probably have FF5, 6, Chrono Trigger, Fire Emblem 4, or Star Ocean somewhere in the 2-6 range.

FF5 is still my favorite FF

Final Fantasy VII Remake was an exceptionally good game. It managed to make me feel like I was a kid again when I was playing the original game for the first time. The graphics, music and overall mood was just right. I can’t wait to play Rebirth in February.

I personally found the music “overdone”. I get wanting to spin it for today, but found in every reimagining that there was just too much going on with it.

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