Opinions will at all times be break up on the very best iteration of Closing Fantasy, and so it is fascinating to listen to that dwelling trade legend and Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has shared his personal ideas on the franchise.
As soon as upon a time, Dragon Quest was in direct competitors with Closing Fantasy; the 2 properties vying for the RPG crown again within the 80s and 90s.
After all, this was earlier than Sq. and Enix merged to kind Sq. Enix, inflicting the 2 titans of the style to fall beneath the identical publishing umbrella.
However apparently, Horii did not truly view Closing Fantasy as a menace to his creation. He explains to Sport Informer: “I used to be positively taking note of it as a result of it was one thing we would have liked to look out for.”
He continues:
“However there’s one key distinction that I actually noticed again then: the protagonists within the Closing Fantasy titles, they communicate lots. Whereas for Dragon Quest, the important thing goal for [the games], or the expertise it presents for the participant, is that the participant turns into the protagonist themselves.
In Closing Fantasy, you sort of observe the protagonist, however you are not essentially changing into the protagonist within the video games. So I assumed that was a extremely fascinating and stark distinction between Dragon Quest and Closing Fantasy, however I did not essentially see them as a rival again then.”
An fascinating perspective, for certain, nevertheless it appears like Horii was slightly taken with Closing Fantasy because it continued to evolve as a collection.
Specifically, he heaps some very robust reward on Closing Fantasy X — the franchise’s first PS2 foray, which, on the time, felt like a real next-gen bounce.
“I do like Closing Fantasy, although. Once I first noticed Closing Fantasy X, I recall feeling this was the final word perfection of Closing Fantasy,” he says.
Some would say that Dragon Quest loved a equally spectacular evolutionary step with Dragon Quest 8 — one other PS2 all-timer. Now that we expect again on these youthful days, it actually was one other golden age for Japanese RPGs…
Horii’s feedback have gotten us reminiscing, however do you recall being that impressed by Closing Fantasy X? You’ll be able to at all times give it your individual ranking in our Finest Closing Fantasy Video games checklist, after which specific your love within the feedback part under.
