ARedLetterDay : It's fine, I believe I kind of came in too strongly as well. I knew Final Fantasy was a hit in the states, but what i didn't know was that DQ was pretty much the original in the genre of JRPGs. Thanks for the info and sorry!

ARedLetterDay : Well technically, Dragon Quest came out only a year prior to Final Fantasy, and there is no exact proof of Dragon Quest inspiring the creators. Final Fantasy was in development for sometime already. I take back the father of all RPGs part, but I meant to say that it was a huge stepping stone for later developments of JRPGs.

Final Fantasy is one of my favorite games. When I first played it I hated it because it was so hard. I took a second look and decided to take a strategic point of view. I rebooted my adventure with a Warrior, Monk, White Mage, and Black Mage. This time I completed the game, and I was pleased in doing so.

Graphics
This game has really good graphics, but they are generally only showed in the battles.The overworld is very colorful and interesting, but I feel that it sometimes lacks detail and there is A LOT of water. The enemy sprites however, are excellent. They are at top quality and look amazing. The design for the characters is clever and cool looking, and the spells have interesting effects. I rate this an 8.

Sound
Oh, my. This game has some of the best music any game can have. Who can forget the legendary Final Fantasy theme and Matoya's Cave? Being a fantasy game, you would expect fantasy and medieval like music. That is what you get, except you multiply it by 100. This game has beautiful themes like the castle theme, and the battle theme is upbeat and interesting. This deserves a complete 10.

Addictiveness
This game gets really addicting. I must say though, it gets really slow at times, especially in the beginning, as you will grind forever. Especially if you want that Mythril sword . The excess of grinding gets boring and the lengthy dungeons with the constant damage being put on your team makes the game tedious at times, but extremely rewarding at the end. There are many difficult enemies(like every boss), so you may be discouraged, but with determination and 3 hours of grinding you can do it! I give this a 7.

Story
Do I even need to say it? This game is the father of all RPGs in terms of story. Final Fantasy is just that, a fantasy, but an AMAZING ONE. I don't want to spoil anything in this game as it needs to be played all the way through to be understood. If you want a game with story, this is the game. If I could rate this a 20 I would, so this is a 10.

Depth
This game has a good level of depth, but most of the questing in this game is the story. Despite seeming to be random, all the quests are part of the main quest and there aren't any other options. At the beginning of the game, you have the option of choosing the class for 4 different characters. Each combinations calls for a different strategy and play style. With a total of 6 classes and only 4 slots, there are a total of 209 combinations. I rate this 9 just for that reason. Who needs side quests when you can replay the game 209 times?

Difficulty
This game as I stated before requires a lot of grinding, meaning enemies get much harder, and bosses are very difficult as well. In addition to this, the concept of magic points or mana points was pretty much amount of uses. Each level of spell has a certain amount of uses depending on you level and class. This made using spells very difficult throughout the game, until you fight a boss and just throw every spell at him until he melts. Have you ever tried beating final fantasy with 4 black mages? This gets a 10.

This game is my favorite out of all Final Fantasy games(yes, even FFVII). This game has great graphics, excellent music, and a story that will make you cry in the end. This is a game that I recommend to anyone with the time and determination of a legendary RPG.

Great idea for a post! I would probably make 2 games like Nintendo always does.
I would make Pokémon Vortex and Pokémon Gamma.
They would be like a mix of every game where you can do what Ash did in the anime (except you would succeed). The names are related to light and darkness.

I don't know if you're making a joke or not, but the Lavender town music won't kill you. It just emits  a type of sound wave that has an effect on your brain, like fast breathing. It has been long proven to not harm people. Please do some real research before posting stuff like this.

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is a smooth fast-paced sidescroller  with a limited story. I can't help but compare this game to Ninja Gaiden, though I'm not saying that one is better than the other.

Graphics:
The game contains excellent graphics quality. I feel that everything involving graphics in this game was exceptional. The characters were detailed and the objects were quite interesting. The boss characters were AMAZING. They were well designed, unique, and above all interesting. I can't really say too much about the bosses because it might spoil the game! The backgrounds were also interesting and lively. I'd give this a 10.

Sound:
Shinobi III contains some pretty good music and sound effects. The music was considerably good. It wasn't boring, but it wasn't very memorable. The sound effects on the other hand were great! I loved the projectile sounds and the damage sounds. The cutting, wall jumping, and damage sounds were high quality and cool. I say this is worth an 8.

Addictiveness:
This game wasn't all too addicting. It is worth playing and a game you would want to beat, but you could easily put down the controller (or leave the computer). The game is fun but lacks ultimate excitement. I do have to admit there are a few parts where you feel that you MUST beat it. I give this a 7.

Story:
After beating the game twice, I realized that there was pretty much no story. There are no cut scenes like in Ninja Gaiden, and no way to really tell what is going on. I did find the story by reading the box, but other than that the story isn't developed. Truthfully, I don't think you play Shinobi for the story line anyway. There is a story, but you don't learn anything new. There is text in the ending, but it doesn't tell you what happened during the game. I feel that this game had a lot of potential for a good story, but sadly did not use it. I say 5.

Depth:
This game does not have much depth, as the levels are pretty straight forward. There are no real secrets and the game can be completed in a relatively short time. I beat this game twice in one day, so I don't think it offers too much. Not to mention there are very few abilities and justu. Sadly this game does not offer as much as I would want, but redeems itself with the amazing gameplay. I rate this a 5.

Difficulty:
I think that Shinobi III is considerably hard at times. The game has some parts that leave you only able to use your pure skill to complete. The levels at the beginning are quite easy, but eventually it get HARD. A great example is the last level. There is no walkthrough that can teach you how to complete that level. Only your own skill can complete it. There is a reason why this game is called ninja tough. I give this an 9.


Over all, this game is very good despite the score I have given it. There were many things I was disappointed in, but in the end the game turned out alright. It had high quality graphics, decent sounds and music, barely a story, but a high level of difficulty. Some thing that deserves mentioning is the gameplay. The gameplay is smooth, yet fast and exciting. The double jump can be stubborn at times, but above all else this game is fast. The over all score is 7.3. I would recommend this game to anybody for its exciting gameplay, and quality graphics. 

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Graphics: The graphics were very good for its time. The characters were detailed, the coloration was done well and you could tell what things were. The enemies were very detailed and the bosses were unique and interesting. The towns people could have been a bit more different though... I say 9.

Sound: I enjoyed the music. It was catchy, not annoying and was put in appropriate locations. The themes seemed to fit with the area they were put in, like in caves or dungeons or even the over world. I especially liked the dungeon theme. The sound effects were cool and accurate like the boomerangs. Some of the sounds could have been made better like the one that plays when you're attacked in the over world. I rate this an 8.

Addictiveness: The game in itself is pretty hard if you don't know where to go, so you get annoyed. In the end you always want to go back and see what's next. I didn't think it was that addictive to it's a 7.

Story: The game didn't really have much of a story so this part can be left out. But with the prologue and ending, I say 7

Depth: This game took FOREVER for me to beat. There are towns people that tell you what to do, but some are slightly cryptic and don't say much. The game has a huge over world and has many things to find, most being heart containers and magic bottles. Palaces were hard to find and there were many hidden things. I liked this but the expansion of the palaces made the game a bit too hard. I say 9.

Difficulty: I agree with most people saying this game is VERY HARD. Especially on your first try with no walkthrough or anything. The game only get harder as you slowly progress. This is a good factor in games, but sometimes it's overdone. Another thing that made the game hard besides the backtracking and the enemies, its when you lose all your lives, you start in the area at the beginning of the game.This means you have to travel ALL THE WAY BACK to where you died. Not anything short of a 10.

Though this game is very hard and sometimes annoying, I encourage you to play this game because it's fun and a great accomplishment to beat it. I also encourage you to use a walkthrough. The total score is 8.3.

The mega man zero series is a big change to the whole mega man series itself. I loved the weapons, the element chips, and cutting bosses to pieces.
 
The graphics are good. Exceptional even for the GBA era. The sprites were detailed and precise, with the projectiles and effects were just good. This is improved on in later mega man zero games. Many gba games had a low level of graphics at the time, such as some of the star wars games. Mega man zero was an exception. I'd say 9.

The sound was great. I adored the music and the sound effects for explosions and dashing were great. They made the game fell alive. The game contained great music tracks that I couldn't get enough of. A true 10.
 
The game is VERY addicting. I would play for hours taking on bosses and beating levels. Even taking advantage of save states to beat pretty much every boss since they were impossible. Another 10.

The mega man zero series has a very detailed and dramatic story. Zero 1 is the beginning and shows great depth in zero's personality and growth, which is further expanded in later games. The story doesn't expand too much in this game, so it's a 9.

There is a lot of depth in the game. There are a clot of cyber-elves to collect, and even though some missions are short, there are a good amount of them. There is also great opportunity for collecting. I love the weapons, the ability to chop bosses in half is genius. I'd say 8.

The game difficulty is probably 9 because most bosses have erratic attack patterns and complicated moves. Sometimes they have attacks that span off screen. Levels and enemies are easy, but they're positioned in annoying locations making the game hard to speed (or even advance) through.

This game is great and I hope many people play this game in the future. With great difficulty, depth, graphics, and plain story, this game is superior to many other gba games. In total, this game is 9.2.

Hahahaha, that's awesome! I love the legend of Zelda and link! My user name is based off of the series . Nice to see another Zelda fan join the community. Pie is awesome too .