Anyone else agree?  Personally I think their games have gone down hill since this merger.

i actually do agree.  Square was big with me during the SNES and PS1 days.  now they don't seem to release games like Vagrant Story and Parasite Eve which really helped them broaden their game selection at the time.  now they seem very predictable with the games they make.

"i actually do agree.  Square was big with me during the SNES and PS1 days.  now they don't seem to release games like Vagrant Story and Parasite Eve which really helped them broaden their game selection at the time.  now they seem very predictable with the games they make.
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Well I don't agree that their games since them have been bad. It's just that their focus has not shifted into different directions, and that their games have not lived up to the legacy left by their previous games. So if the old ones were say an A, the new ones are averaging a B+. So I personally feel that it's not that their games have been particularly bad, just not as good. That being said, with the merger they got bigger, and with bigger companies comes more chances of bad games. And I won't say that Square has made good games every time, because they haven't; Dirge of Cerberus is a clear example. But I still think that Square-Enix has the potential to live up to the legacy.

Ironically, I think in addition to Square being better than Square-Enix, Enix was better than Square-Enix.

Well, I didn't grow up with Squaresoft, and I don't necessarily like their games all that much either.

I'd have to say I like Square-Enix more. They develop Kingdom Hearts, which is pretty much my favorite series of all time, and they publish the Dragon Quest series and tri-Ace's games. That's all I really care about when it comes to SE.

Square and Enix as two separate entities: beats the hell outta Squeenix. Those two companies where so great, you'd think the merger would have created a god company but no...appart from Tri-Ace wich keeps surprising me, that is ;)

I am sure that Enix takes care of all the DQ games and have nothing to do with FF at all.

square went down hill when they joined with EA for the short time, they absorbed all their bad traits.

 Square > Square Enix

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Sorry this is a year late. I played Final Fantasy XIII, been playing the series for the longest time. yes and no i can agree with the statement. yes i would love Square Enix to split and become their own individual companies again. only for the reason was that both went against each other in order to make better games so they could out do the competition. but now they are a major company in japan, so now there is very little effort in gameplay and versatility. to me i have to say the fans are ones keeping the company alive by just buying into the games without a thought into their head.
 
  some of these die hard cosplay fans find out Square Enix made a final fantasy game they keep hoping its like VII,VIII,or X which were apparently the what i call "fan boy" titles. and it shows that in XIII where the main character uses a gun blade and snow looks like seifer from VIII they use all those subtle hints to play on. to me im into classic fantasy, and neo futuristic, steampunk type worlds don't work for me just reminds me too much of spirits within.....shudder.

This statement was true two years ago.  It's just as true today.

Square Enix published Just Cause 2. Square did not.

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