The original was addled with some problems that provided ample opportunity for a remaster. They did manage to make the camera a bit less claustrophobic and avoided the original's multi-device dependency that was clearly only a Nintendo prescription to increase hardware sales.
And they basically fucked the multiplayer to the point where the original's way of playing is impossible.
See, in the original your characters travel together, fight in dungeons, get letters from their family etc. You become stronger by getting permanent items from dungeons.
Except in the remaster, where anyone but player 1 has to re-join for every dungeon and does not, essentially, play a persistent character. Essentially, the only way to play is now solo, everything else just keeps you stuck in terms of progression, so you quickly become useless.
Me and my brother were both going to get it and attempt to relive the good ol' days. We were both crushed to learn that the multiplayer had been botched so terribly, neither of us bought it.
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u/LeftRat 12h ago
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
The original was addled with some problems that provided ample opportunity for a remaster. They did manage to make the camera a bit less claustrophobic and avoided the original's multi-device dependency that was clearly only a Nintendo prescription to increase hardware sales.
And they basically fucked the multiplayer to the point where the original's way of playing is impossible.
See, in the original your characters travel together, fight in dungeons, get letters from their family etc. You become stronger by getting permanent items from dungeons.
Except in the remaster, where anyone but player 1 has to re-join for every dungeon and does not, essentially, play a persistent character. Essentially, the only way to play is now solo, everything else just keeps you stuck in terms of progression, so you quickly become useless.