Although I played through Dragon Warrior shortly after it was released in the States--all the way back in 1989--I didn't fall head over heels in love with the RPG genre until I worked my way through the formidable Final Fantasy about a year later.
All of those features and then some bring me back to the original NES version of Final Fantasy--I'm not a big fan of the GBA, PSone or PSP remakes--on an annual basis, despite the fact that the game is, as many critics and gamers proclaim (and complain), archaically clunky.
Even if I didn't regularly respond to Final Fantasy's siren call, though, it would have earned a place on this list--and in my heart--simply because it's the game that turned me into a lifelong RPG fan(atic).
See also: '10 video games that made my life gayer (#1): Bubble Bobble'
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Fair enough! I played through some of it, but I think I entered the FF1 world a little too late, and it just seemed out of date to me, then. The aimless wandering and WAY HARD difficulty kind of turned me off.
Oh, I completely understand why gamers lacking nostalgia-tinged sunglasses may not like this game, Justin!
I didn't really pick up on how this game made your life gayer (other than it is a RPG... ;))?
Hey there, starfighter! Just remember that I'm using "gayer" in the old-fashioned sense, i.e., I'm writing about games that made me happier :) So, Final Fantasy was included on the list because it was the first RPG that I really enjoyed -- and it prompted me to fall in love with the RPG genre as a whole. Does that make sense?
Yes it does. I'm a little disappointed it didn't mean gayer as in "todays" gayer but clever use of words though. :) I agree with what's been said above in the comments - the game isn't really something to write home about if you don't have some nostalgic bond to it.
Yeah, I've probably thrown a few people off with my odd/old use of the word. I'd totally be up for using it in the more modern sense, but I'm not sure what that would mean! I mean, I'm not sure any game I've ever played has literally made me gayer (in the modern sense)...
I don't think anything could MAKE me gayer! :-P I'm pretty gay as it is.
My thoughts exactly, Justin! I'm already as queer as a two-dollar bill :)
But that's the funny part, blaming games is really common these days (GTA make us killers), so it would be kind of funny to.. I don't know.. Make homophobics be afraid of Bubble Bobble.. Haha, maybe I shouldn't go online when I'm tired? :)
Make homophobics be, you see! I really shouldn't even be allowed to be out of bed at this point.
Ha ha! I understand what you're saying/suggesting, Starfighter. Maybe I'll write up something along the lines of "10 games that *literally* made my life gayer" as soon as this other series is done. I may just make it a single post, though -- you know, with all 10 games included in one post. Anyway, thanks for the idea :)
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