John Murdoch
Senior Member
Originally posted by -Pr-
I started a replay of the series just before Christmas, and while I stopped during Inquisition due to the sheer amount of side-quest shite, I had enjoyed playing Origins and 2 to an extent I hadn't expected, and I had originally loved Origins and liked 2 a fair amount. 2 has very strong characters, a decent plot and some damn, damn deep lore too.I love FFVIII. I don't know if I would put it as close to VII as you, but I can't argue with anyone that likes VIII that much. It's a wonderful game, and the Draw system really never bugged me that much (it seems to be most people's biggest gripe). Plus, Triple ****ing Triad.
Still haven't played through Inquisition yet, as the PS3 version of it is nigh-unplayable. Horrible compared to what I've seen of the current gen version.
Agreed on all accounts with DA2, I liked the changes to the character animations during combat as well (the mages twirling their staves around like Gandalf, for example). And man, the end of Act 2 plot point with Hawke's mother...wow, gut-wrenching.
The Draw system in VIII actually provided excitement in certain battles: fighting a new enemy? What kind of magic might it have? Will this boss have a new guardian force? Triple Triad = best minigame ever. Tons of fun to play + excellent in-game awards for completing the questline.