Let's count down what we want in a game!

[bluestarultor]

So I figured I'd fish for ideas just kidding, I have more ideas than I know what to do with already, but figure out what everyone likes in games.


Personally, I have a tendency to like obscure or fanciful weaponry first and foremost. You can tell a lot about a character by what they wield in battle. Serge in Chrono Cross is a boy from a fishing village and an inspection of more than one of his Swallows (but especially the Sea Swallow) shows a strong inspiration from kayak paddles or similar, which is a subtle link to the fishing boats the village relies on. He's not a hero. He's not even really a fighter. He's some 17-year-old normal kid whacking things, albeit skillfully, with a paddle. And he's not the only one. Nikki uses Picks for his guitar. He's a famous rock star, not a knight. Korcha uses Lures for his fishing rod. He's not even particularly good at fishing, but he's more familiar with it than a sword. The game is filled with this kind of thing. Radius uses a Staff (really a cane), but he actually uses it like a sword from his days as a top knight. These are all bits of characterization built straight in.


Secondly, I prefer a lighter tone. FF5 and FF9 are games I like because of this. FF5 isn't the best of the series, but I do rate it as one of the funniest. FF9 is in my top three of the series partly because of how well it balances funny with serious. Grandia 2 and 3 grabbed me way better than Xtreme for the same reason, even though 2 had a lot of really terrible things going on and a character death that ripped my heart out.


Thirdly, I prefer good sprites over bad 3D. FF4DS completely lost me with the 3D models, where the original sprites got their job done quite well, and the Complete Collection, while I dislike the RPG Maker look of the graphics, at least looks clean. FF7, as much as I like it, has really not aged well, where FF5 is as pretty as ever.




So how about everyone else? What do you like?