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[quote name="FABIO"][quote name="Kab(uke) Seme"]I know how in vogue it is to tout Squaresoft as the Eisner of RPG's and I'll even agree to a certain extent, but what console alternatives are there? [/quote] Of this or even the last console generation? When I try to think of the last really good RPG Square cranked out, the most recent I can think of is Parasite Eve, circa 1999. [quote] Dragon Warrior VII hatred[/quote] Never played it. This is a moot point, since neither developed SO3. I guess I was just using Enix as the "not square" part. Fine, replace Enix with "Tri-Ace". A lot of the negatives really do reek of Square's influence though. [quote][quote]Positive! No random encounters. You can see monsters on the overhead map and they are easily avoided. Retreating from combat is also very easy. You only fight when you want to.[/quote] Okay, this I'll toss back at Enix when they did The 7th Saga and it is about fucking time its seen a return. [/quote] I still think no game has done this better than Lufia 2. Enemies didn't move unless you did. Each step was like taking a turn, and enemies had different patterns. Some would take a step for every one you took, some every other, some would stand still for 5 steps then charge as far as possible in one direction. You could stun them if you lined up directly with them. The whole thing was like a chess mini-game. Fuck, that game had the most fun dungeons I've ever played. In hindsight it's a better game than the SNES final fantasies. I think I'll go snag the ROM and replay it right now. Let me just throw in another tidbit on SO3's graphics. The character models suffer from pretty extreme jaggedness. So much so that when placed over the gorgeous backgrounds, it seems like a really bad bluescreen effect. Why does everything has to be 3D these days? Disgaea proved there's still a market for good 'ole sprites.[/quote]