They just don't make them like they used to...

As the title suggests, they just don't make them like they used to. Who are "they" you may ask? In this particular case, I'm referring to video game producers. I grew up on video games and don't really see myself stopping any time soon. Ever since I started playing an old 8-bit Nintendo, I've been hooked. Funny story about how I got into japanese RPGs. One of my buddies from way back had one of those super nintendo emulators. He introduced me to "Chrono Trigger" (I'm sure he would have had an actual cartridge copy if they didn't run $200+)I suppose it doesn't hurt to have your first rpg be a game that is often considered one of the best of all time.



Squaresoft has made quite a few gems. With the merger with Enix, some other great titles were added to the catologue. You have all those Final Fantasy games, the Chrono series, Dragon Warrior/Quest, Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile and countless others all under one roof. As good as the company is, it just seems like gaming has gone downhill in the past few years. There have really only been a few good games since the introduction of PS3 and Xbox360. Tales of Vesperia, Eternal Sonata and Star Ocean 4 have been enough to hold me over recently, but I find myself going back to my old PS1 and PS2 games. I wish some of those old games weren't so expensive and hard to find.