17th March 2007, 8:31 PM
I started FFT, but didn't get far before quitting. I got farther in FFTA... I'm not sure how far I am, near the end I guess, but it's too boring to be worth finishing... while for FE, I've beaten FE7 twice and played it most of the way two more times (eliwood normal twice, most of the way in eliwood normal once, most of the way in hector normal once), beat FE8 once (normal) and got halfway a second time (hard), and beat FE9 once (hard). Obiously, the series caught my interest a lot stronger. :)
As I said, I just like its approach better... the larger maps, the greater emphasis on unit type and strategy instead of equipment (and the fact that units are set into a specific role, not just characters you can change between classes like in FFTA)... I prefer its approach, and as I said definitely feel like it's a more strategic game in many ways.
... FFT also has a really annoying and badly designed 3d camera that sometimes obscures the action behind buildings and stuff and you only get four camera angles, while FE has a much better camera system... :) (FFTA doesn't share that problem, obviously, but it has others...)
As I said, I just like its approach better... the larger maps, the greater emphasis on unit type and strategy instead of equipment (and the fact that units are set into a specific role, not just characters you can change between classes like in FFTA)... I prefer its approach, and as I said definitely feel like it's a more strategic game in many ways.
... FFT also has a really annoying and badly designed 3d camera that sometimes obscures the action behind buildings and stuff and you only get four camera angles, while FE has a much better camera system... :) (FFTA doesn't share that problem, obviously, but it has others...)