(02-06-2015, 12:15 AM)Caspar Wrote: I'm surprised so many people disliked 4. I think the colorful aesthetic and more grounded character development was a huge improvement in uniqueness over 3, which was already excellent. I always felt to some extent this was backlash due to how much 4 has been milked, which makes me rather sick too.
This game has its own look. I'm glad that it doesn't simply ride on the coattails of 4 which is virulently overexposed now. Back when I played 3, I felt it was a uniquely fun experience, even if it had little in common with 2, one of my more favorite RPGs. When I played 4, I felt like they'd really struck a good balance between dark and relateable themes that 3 lacked overall. I am hoping 5 can upstage its predecessors once more, so that is a high bar to jump.
I think that's my issue with 4 honestly. The game has just been milked to death, and frankly I'm sick of seeing it already even though my first exposure to it was with the release of Golden. I can't even imagine how sick others might be of it now if they bought it back when it was originally released.
With that said however, I greatly prefer the story in 4 over 3, even though in most cases I prefer the characters from the latter.
