Post by A.G. on Sept 17, 2007 17:08:14 GMT -5
MGS1 and FF7 are always at the top of the PSone best ever list. So, who do you think IS the best on the PSone? I did some research and here is what Wikipedia had on the two:
Final Fantasy Reception
Final Fantasy VII was both a critical and commercial success, and set several sales records. Within three days of its January 1997 release in Japan, the game had sold 2.3 million copies.[64] This popularity inspired thousands of retailers in North America to break street dates in September to meet public demand for the title.[91] In the game's debut weekend in North America, it sold 330,000 copies,[92] and had reached sales of 500,000 units in less than three weeks.[93] The momentum built in the game's opening weeks continued for several months; Sony announced that the game had sold one million copies on the continent by early December,[94] prompting one business analyst to comment that "Sony redefined the role-playing game (RPG) category and expanded the conventional audience with the launch of Final Fantasy VII".[94]
Although Square's announcement that Final Fantasy VII would be produced for Sony rather than Nintendo and that it would not be based on the Final Fantasy SGI demo was initially met with discontent among gamers,[65][66] the game continues to maintain a strong following. It placed second in the "Top 100 Favorite Games of All Time" poll by Japanese magazine Famitsu during March 2006,[95] while users of the video game website GameFAQs voted Final Fantasy VII as the "Best Game Ever"[96] in November 2005, a little more than one year after it won the site's "Best. Game. Ever." tournament in 2004.[97]
The game received extremely favorable reviews from many well-known gaming publications. GameFan called it "quite possibly the greatest game ever made",[64] while GameSpot commented that "never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII", expressing particular favor toward the game's graphics, audio and story. The UK-based publication Edge gave the game a 9/10,[98] and Electronic Gaming Monthly granted a 9.5/10, claiming that "No other RPG can pull off a cinematic experience like Final Fantasy VII".[6] At the time of release, multimedia website IGN insisted that "FF7's graphics are light years beyond anything ever seen on the PlayStation", held that its plot "is deep ... and epic", and regarded its battle system as its strongest point.[4] One RPGamer staff reviewer praised the game's soundtrack "both in variety and sheer volume", suggesting that "Uematsu has done his work exceptionally well" and "is perhaps at his best here".[99]
Final Fantasy VII has received negative criticism as well. GameSpy rated it 7th on their "25 Most Overrated Games" list in September 2003, saying, "Most FF aficionados will tell you that VII, while very good, is hardly the best game in the series", two of the reviewers placing both Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X above it.[100] While giving the game an overall 5/5, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine questioned the game's highly linear progression,[101] as did GameSpot.[5] OPM considered the game's translation "a bit muddy, causing unnecessary confusion and clouding the fine story", sentiments echoed by one member of RPGamer's staff who suggested that "[the game] is far from perfect", citing its translation as "packed with typos and other errors which further obscure what is already a very confusing plot".[77] GamePro also considered the Japanese-to-English translation a significant weakness in the game,[82] and IGN regarded the option to use only three characters at a time as "the game's only shortcoming".[4] Overall, the game has earned a 92% universal approval rating from critics on Metacritic and Game Rankings.[102][103]
The game has also been the subject of criticism from parental groups concerned with violence in video games, particularly in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Following the event, several parents of children murdered in the massacre filed a US$5 billion lawsuit against companies that published and developed video and computer games. Among the co-defendants were Eidos Interactive, publisher of the PC version of the game, with Final Fantasy VII cited as their offending contribution.[104][105]
Final Fantasy VII is regarded as one of the most influential titles in the history of video games. It is credited with allowing console RPGs to find a place in markets outside Japan, and remains arguably the most popular title in the Final Fantasy series.[8][9] In January 2005, it was selected by Electronic Gaming Monthly as 6th on their list of "the 10 most important games ... that helped redefine the industry since ... 1989". Citing its "beautiful cut-scenes and a deep, introspective narrative", they claimed that "Square’s game was ... the first RPG to surpass, instead of copy, movie like storytelling", and that, without it, "Aeris wouldn’t have died, and gamers wouldn’t have learned how to cry".[106] The game's popularity and open-ended nature also led the director and writer to establish a plot-related connection between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X, another popular Final Fantasy title.[76]
The game's legacy includes the acceptance and standard inclusion of FMV sequences in RPGs,[64] as well as significant advancement in computer graphics. These developments would allow series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to begin production of the first Final Fantasy film, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.[107] The game also introduced settings dominantly suffused with modern-to-advanced technology into the Final Fantasy series, a theme continued by Final Fantasy VIII and The Spirits Within.[17][18][108] Rereleases of Square games in Japan with bonus features would occur frequently after Final Fantasy VII International's release. Later titles that would receive this treatment include Final Fantasy X,[109] Final Fantasy X-2,[110] Kingdom Hearts (as Final Mix),[111] Kingdom Hearts II (as Final Mix+),[112] and Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System.
Metal Gear Solid Reception
Metal Gear Solid was a commercial success, shipping over 6 million copies worldwide.[3] Upon release, it was one of the most rented games,[72] and topped sales charts in the United Kingdom.[73] The game was generally well-received by the media, and was given high scores by some of the most prominent gaming critics. Gaming website IGN awarded the "incredible" rating of 9.8/10,[74] and the GamePro website gave it a score of 5/5 in the site's retro feature.[75] GameSpot granted a lower rating of 8.5/10, calling it "revolutionary" but criticizing its short length and low difficulty.[76] It received an Excellence Award for Interactive Art at the 1998 Japan Media Arts Festival.[77]
Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded Metal Gear Solid the unprecedented Platinum Award (four perfect scores of 10).[78] IGN editors ranked Metal Gear Solid as the best PlayStation game ever, and gave it the "Best Ending" and "Best Villain" awards.[79]
Metal Gear Solid has appeared in many "best games of all time" lists. In September 2004, PSM ranked it #1 on its "Final Playstation Top 10" list in honor of the Sony PlayStation selling 100 million units. ref In 2005, IGN editors placed it 19th out of the "Top 100 Games",[80] while the readers voted it to 9th place.[81] Members of GameFAQs ranked it the 8th best,[82] and readers of Japanese magazine Famitsu ranked it 50th in a 2006 poll.[83] It also placed 23rd in Entertainment Weekly's list,[84] and 17th in both Electronic Gaming Monthly's[85] and Game Informer's lists.[86] In 2005, GamePro ranked Metal Gear Solid first in their list of "10 Modern Classics Every Gamer Should Own."[87]
Final Fantasy Reception
Final Fantasy VII was both a critical and commercial success, and set several sales records. Within three days of its January 1997 release in Japan, the game had sold 2.3 million copies.[64] This popularity inspired thousands of retailers in North America to break street dates in September to meet public demand for the title.[91] In the game's debut weekend in North America, it sold 330,000 copies,[92] and had reached sales of 500,000 units in less than three weeks.[93] The momentum built in the game's opening weeks continued for several months; Sony announced that the game had sold one million copies on the continent by early December,[94] prompting one business analyst to comment that "Sony redefined the role-playing game (RPG) category and expanded the conventional audience with the launch of Final Fantasy VII".[94]
Although Square's announcement that Final Fantasy VII would be produced for Sony rather than Nintendo and that it would not be based on the Final Fantasy SGI demo was initially met with discontent among gamers,[65][66] the game continues to maintain a strong following. It placed second in the "Top 100 Favorite Games of All Time" poll by Japanese magazine Famitsu during March 2006,[95] while users of the video game website GameFAQs voted Final Fantasy VII as the "Best Game Ever"[96] in November 2005, a little more than one year after it won the site's "Best. Game. Ever." tournament in 2004.[97]
The game received extremely favorable reviews from many well-known gaming publications. GameFan called it "quite possibly the greatest game ever made",[64] while GameSpot commented that "never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII", expressing particular favor toward the game's graphics, audio and story. The UK-based publication Edge gave the game a 9/10,[98] and Electronic Gaming Monthly granted a 9.5/10, claiming that "No other RPG can pull off a cinematic experience like Final Fantasy VII".[6] At the time of release, multimedia website IGN insisted that "FF7's graphics are light years beyond anything ever seen on the PlayStation", held that its plot "is deep ... and epic", and regarded its battle system as its strongest point.[4] One RPGamer staff reviewer praised the game's soundtrack "both in variety and sheer volume", suggesting that "Uematsu has done his work exceptionally well" and "is perhaps at his best here".[99]
Final Fantasy VII has received negative criticism as well. GameSpy rated it 7th on their "25 Most Overrated Games" list in September 2003, saying, "Most FF aficionados will tell you that VII, while very good, is hardly the best game in the series", two of the reviewers placing both Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X above it.[100] While giving the game an overall 5/5, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine questioned the game's highly linear progression,[101] as did GameSpot.[5] OPM considered the game's translation "a bit muddy, causing unnecessary confusion and clouding the fine story", sentiments echoed by one member of RPGamer's staff who suggested that "[the game] is far from perfect", citing its translation as "packed with typos and other errors which further obscure what is already a very confusing plot".[77] GamePro also considered the Japanese-to-English translation a significant weakness in the game,[82] and IGN regarded the option to use only three characters at a time as "the game's only shortcoming".[4] Overall, the game has earned a 92% universal approval rating from critics on Metacritic and Game Rankings.[102][103]
The game has also been the subject of criticism from parental groups concerned with violence in video games, particularly in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Following the event, several parents of children murdered in the massacre filed a US$5 billion lawsuit against companies that published and developed video and computer games. Among the co-defendants were Eidos Interactive, publisher of the PC version of the game, with Final Fantasy VII cited as their offending contribution.[104][105]
Final Fantasy VII is regarded as one of the most influential titles in the history of video games. It is credited with allowing console RPGs to find a place in markets outside Japan, and remains arguably the most popular title in the Final Fantasy series.[8][9] In January 2005, it was selected by Electronic Gaming Monthly as 6th on their list of "the 10 most important games ... that helped redefine the industry since ... 1989". Citing its "beautiful cut-scenes and a deep, introspective narrative", they claimed that "Square’s game was ... the first RPG to surpass, instead of copy, movie like storytelling", and that, without it, "Aeris wouldn’t have died, and gamers wouldn’t have learned how to cry".[106] The game's popularity and open-ended nature also led the director and writer to establish a plot-related connection between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X, another popular Final Fantasy title.[76]
The game's legacy includes the acceptance and standard inclusion of FMV sequences in RPGs,[64] as well as significant advancement in computer graphics. These developments would allow series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to begin production of the first Final Fantasy film, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.[107] The game also introduced settings dominantly suffused with modern-to-advanced technology into the Final Fantasy series, a theme continued by Final Fantasy VIII and The Spirits Within.[17][18][108] Rereleases of Square games in Japan with bonus features would occur frequently after Final Fantasy VII International's release. Later titles that would receive this treatment include Final Fantasy X,[109] Final Fantasy X-2,[110] Kingdom Hearts (as Final Mix),[111] Kingdom Hearts II (as Final Mix+),[112] and Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System.
Metal Gear Solid Reception
Metal Gear Solid was a commercial success, shipping over 6 million copies worldwide.[3] Upon release, it was one of the most rented games,[72] and topped sales charts in the United Kingdom.[73] The game was generally well-received by the media, and was given high scores by some of the most prominent gaming critics. Gaming website IGN awarded the "incredible" rating of 9.8/10,[74] and the GamePro website gave it a score of 5/5 in the site's retro feature.[75] GameSpot granted a lower rating of 8.5/10, calling it "revolutionary" but criticizing its short length and low difficulty.[76] It received an Excellence Award for Interactive Art at the 1998 Japan Media Arts Festival.[77]
Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded Metal Gear Solid the unprecedented Platinum Award (four perfect scores of 10).[78] IGN editors ranked Metal Gear Solid as the best PlayStation game ever, and gave it the "Best Ending" and "Best Villain" awards.[79]
Metal Gear Solid has appeared in many "best games of all time" lists. In September 2004, PSM ranked it #1 on its "Final Playstation Top 10" list in honor of the Sony PlayStation selling 100 million units. ref In 2005, IGN editors placed it 19th out of the "Top 100 Games",[80] while the readers voted it to 9th place.[81] Members of GameFAQs ranked it the 8th best,[82] and readers of Japanese magazine Famitsu ranked it 50th in a 2006 poll.[83] It also placed 23rd in Entertainment Weekly's list,[84] and 17th in both Electronic Gaming Monthly's[85] and Game Informer's lists.[86] In 2005, GamePro ranked Metal Gear Solid first in their list of "10 Modern Classics Every Gamer Should Own."[87]
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