Brian Clark @Sukasa

Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)

The Moby Dick of all RPG games

The Good
With new technolgy and advances in Square visual works, Final Fantasy VII is indeed the best game to have been sold on the wal-mart shelf. The game features a fully drawn out story with deep character development and cool plot twist. A man of a young age named Cloud Strife sets out to find the mystery behind the black materia and Sephiroth's plan for the earth. This game is indeed the best. If you haven't played it yet, you've got al ot of problems.

The Bad
Nothing to dislike other than the cubic characters that suppose to represent you characters. Other than that... awesome game.

The Bottom Line
If you are an anime-manga fan, this is a game for you. If you like deeply involved stories and character developments and so forth, this game would be the definite "inter-active" book for you

By Brian Clark on August 18, 2003

Final Fantasy VIII (Windows)

The Interactive movie no one understands

The Good
This game had a epic long story that featured film-like CGI scenes with vibrant color and realism. This game/movie would have made the Final Fantasy Movie #1 in the box office, if they would have used the story (taking out all of the game-like resemblances such as battles and the long waits when you travel to other places) In place with some plot twist and some cuts, this movie would dominate the box office, except it lies besides Final Fantasy VII in the video game world.

The Bad
The game has a long drawn out plot that didn't suit a video game. Sometimes after defeating it once, it will begin to collect dust. Boredom will overwhelm you. As always it will leave a mark in the beginning for better games to come.

The Bottom Line
If you are a Hardcore Final Fantasy fan or love a good romantic story this is a game for you. Forget going to the movies looking for a better love/ action story. this is the one you'd want.

By Brian Clark on August 17, 2003