Over at Joystiq.com you can read over Square Enix’s list of remakes set to launch. The one fact that stands out to me above all others is that this company is re-re-remaking the same games that they have remade in the past. I grew up with, and still love, the Final Fantasy titles on the NES & SNES, but you reach a point where you just sort of groan, or at least I do.

Conversely, Square Enix’s new Final Fantasy titles leave much to be desired. . . or not, depending on your definition of “desire”. Each new Final Fantasy title seems to show more skin (or sexier clothing) on ever ditsier female characters with each new release.

In any case, the amazing stories of the Final Fantasy games have slowly (but noticeably) been losing ground to what are almost certainly the final fantasies of the dirty’ol men who now run Square Enix. It seems like they think that their fans who have supported them all these years will continue to be happy with an endless regurgitation of their original titles.

Well I don’t know about you folks, but I’m getting burned out on the same’ol Final Fantasy games and I’m caring less and less to put down top-dollar on their new stuff.

What I wonder is, why all of the attention for the Final Fantasy games? There are equally good RPGs that are equally deserving of remakes.

The two games that immediately spring to mind are Phantasy Star I & II. There was a remake that was released in Japan, but of course they didn’t care enough to release it in other countries. Bastards. I find it insulting when they pull this nonsense, and Japanese companies seem to do this all too often. Sega, get your heads out of your ass and release Phantasy Star Generaion I outside of your little bubble!

Not to insult anyone. I happen to thoroughly enjoy Japanese products, imagination, and I certainly love their people… one in particular (insert nose poke here!). I just wish that their companies would realize how silly it is to seemingly ignore the rest of the world and hoard these imaginative, great works. ::sigh::

Since we enjoy their creations so much, doesn’t that make us just as deserving?

Well anyway, enough of that. It’s time for breakfast!

~Steph

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