I quite liked Dirge of Cerberus. The storyline drew me more to the game than the actual style/type of game (ordinarily, I don't play FPS. Old school/normal RPGs all the way
) and even though it's a bit short it did keep me interested.
Without giving too much of the storyline away, it was good to see Vincent's story/history being told. The truth behind his past and his connection to Lucrecia and Hojo was revealed, as was the truth behind his transformations and Chaos. Interestingly enough, Omega weapon makes an appearance, too.
It was also good to see Reeve's new face and his having a bit more presence in the game (although you do get to play as Cait Sith on one occasion. Playing a FPS as a small mechanical cat is interesting
). Some of the locations are new - one chapter is set in Edge city, for example - but some old favourites are there, too - the train graveyard and the Shinra mansion. The graphics are great, and the cutscenes are as good as some of the Advent Children scenes. It's not a game I could play over and over, but as a fan of the story I'm keeping hold of it.
I thought I was the only one who thought FFXII was a bit light on story. Half the time, it felt like I was doing so many subquests (well, it felt like they were) that the main gist of the story was lost until the end. I don't think Vayne rates much as a FF villain, either. Still, maybe another playthrough will reveal bits and pieces that I missed.
I'd love to see how they'd go about remaking VI, although I'm happy with the cgi and new scenes they added to the playstation version. For the first time, it looked like the artwork of Yoshitaka Amano had been used as a base for the actual cgi graphics in the game. (On a side note, I found a picture of Amano's concept art of Sephiroth - and it looks like they kept that one fairly accurate, too.)
Perhaps I'm just being old fashioned, but maybe they shouldn't remake the older games. Whilst I'm not against seeing them again, especially for a new generation, I think they should concentrate on making the next few releases in the series better. Graphically, they're at the top of their game, but if they could make a new game that could rival the early ones in story, then I think they'd have an even bigger success.
This thread has made me all nostalgic now! I might have to dig out the game and play it through again.