Betel not to upset you but you are making claims as if those people that enjoyed the older FF games played them when they were 9-10 (random numbers) and never touched or replayed them again at the age of 30-31 (again random numbers to show a lapse of time). Which in that case you sir would be incorrect.

Also to make any claims to as why a certain person likes a certain game over another is absurd, unless of course you are speaking of yourself when you speak of said certain person. So again sir, you would be incorrect.

And thirdly, to make any claims that video games do not have equally compelling stories as other forms of media, well then you might want to broaden your gaming experience. Xenogears/Xenosaga series were really compelling science-fiction story, not only that but there was a ton of references to various real-life religious texts. Call of Duty Modern Warfare Series alone holds all the keys when it comes to modern action war movies (the single player story modes). Star Ocean: Till the End of Time was AMAZING in terms of the story and god I wish it was made into a live-action feature film :x, Uncharted series boasts some of the most realistic story telling (in terms of acting quality and believable dialogue) in video game history not to mention the cinematic way they (the devs) made the game. I could go on but I digress...


Point is there is no way you can possibly image to "sum up" why people liked a certain game, that is the beauty of entertainment, and as an entertainer myself I see this on the stage all the time; when someone laughs at something that wasn't funny for the rest of the audience, but for that one person, he/she connected with the line and the moment that no one else felt. So I find it difficult to believe you (as others seem to as well) when you make the incredibly bold claim that you personally know why I--or anyone--liked a game more than another.