And that's where you derail your argument from the start! How can it be the best game of all time when Final Fantasy 8 exist?They're taking one of the best games of all time and so far have made it better than before,
And that's where you derail your argument from the start! How can it be the best game of all time when Final Fantasy 8 exist?They're taking one of the best games of all time and so far have made it better than before,
I'm only going by my experience with tb jrpgs over the years. I can't claim to have played them all but I have played a lot of different ones and they all mostly boil down to doing that. I'm playing Star Rail right now and despite being a gacha it still mostly revolves around using the correct element to break the enemy's toughness meter. I'm not anti turn based in general, I think crpgs and strategy rpgs do that much better, but I just don't see value in how jrpgs do it.I don't disagree with the rest of your post, I just don't assign the same level of significance to it. I do quite strongly disagree with this part though.
The combat itself is serviceable, but the systems aren't particularly deep, and I think they are barely sufficient to keep the systemic (rather than action) gameplay interesting for the length of the first game (which is rather short by JRPG standards).
For example, the things you could do by combining materia in the original FF7 were a lot more varied than what the pared down system in FF7R allows.
I mean, I'm hardly a TB combat elitist, but that's really just true for bad, unimaginative implementations of TB combat.
I think one problem here is that a large part of the JRPG community reveres Persona so much that they gloss over the fact that its combat can basically be broken down to a decision tree that's 5 levels deep and that you just play back every single (non-boss at least) battle.
But e.g. Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter had way more interesting (TB) combat already back in 2002. Hell, S-E did it on the same platform a few years later with Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria.
My keyboard horror story was recent - the 8bitdo Famicom wireless I had was acting funny, a bunch of keys not working etc. I packed it up and brought it back to the store for a replacement, and when the store guy removed it from the plastic a bunch of water spilled out.God the worst I ever did was spilling half a bottle of Red-Wine on my old Logitech Mechanical. I was in despair because I had literally got it brand new that week. First thing I did was pop off the keys and turned it upside down on a towel. Then I had to spend like the next 4 hours with tweezers, cotton swabs, and tons of rubbing alcohol to evaporate all the sticky wine.
Perseverance and quick thinking (despite being half-way to the moon drunk) ended up saving that keyboard. It still works to this day some 3 years later. I only replaced it for aesthetics reasons.
(This was also the lesson that ingrained in me to never have a open container on desk, CUP-HOLDER ONLY.)
did you just reach across time and space to kick Montresor in the nuts? Damn!The way forward is actually very simple,
2026, Square Enix holds a press conference.
The following is announced
Final Fantasy XX will release 2030 on all platforms.
A big, billion dollar action game. The new hype title.
"But what about Final Fantasy XVII to XIX you ask?" - YoshiP or whomever says to the audience.
The next trailer plays.
You see the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters.
I, II, III, IV, V, VI... the screen fades to black.
FINAL FANTASY XVII
Releasedate 2027
A fully fledged JRPG in the style of the traditional 6.
The I from FFXVII duplicates, it now reads FFXVIII.
Suddenly, scenes from FFVII, VIII and IX are playing.
Oh yes, FFXVIII will be a fully fledged final fantasy, featuring ATB combat, low poly character models and prerenderd backgrounds.
Releasedate 2028
"ONE MORE"
Final Fantasy XIX is revealed, A Turn-Based return to Ivalice in PS2 Graphics.
Releasedate 2029
Of course all coming day 1 to xbox and gamepass
I was actually doing the math on that article.The definition of insanity is paying Ubisoft for the same game over and over again, in the hope that this time it’ll be different. A subscription just ensures they’re scamming more cash out of you, and you don’t even own it in the end.
I’ve seen total conversion mods with more differentiation to their original game than Ubisoft titles differentiate from each other.
It's on Epic Game Store as well. So no.Erased a Man's Name. Good little story.
The infinite wealth demo is cool and fun so far (longer than I thought too). Hopefully the PC version doesn't suck.
That Ubisoft Prince of Persia game is getting really good reviews. I don't suppose it's available anywhere except Ubi trash stores? Goddammit.
I know their games are usually short, but he seems so fast developing those games
I used to love their output so much (pre-2005, I'd say)?This new Ubisoft talk prompted me to look at their share price. They are basically only big gaming publisher that is trending down. All other publishers are just going up with smaller ups and downs. Ubisoft reached peak at 2018 with 102€ per share and now they are at 22€ per share. They are doing great obviously.
So much wisdom for free, you usually have to spend hundreds on expensive game conferences to learn this.He's an absolute goldmine of insight with his thirty years of experience in the industry.
Pirate their games and give the money to Indie developers instead.Seems publishers are pushing people again to pirate their games.
Thank you for Expeditions: Rome!
That's around the same time they bailed from Steam.This new Ubisoft talk prompted me to look at their share price. They are basically only big gaming publisher that is trending down. All other publishers are just going up with smaller ups and downs. Ubisoft reached peak at 2018 with 102€ per share and now they are at 22€ per share. They are doing great obviously.
That's a great idea but in reality 99% aren't even worth getting for free.Pirate their games and give the money to Indie developers instead.
I love this bit so so muchUbisoft reworks subscription plan, hopes players will forget about ownership
The French publisher has some interesting ideas about what needs to happen for its streaming service to take flight.www.gamedeveloper.com
This you?"These games will still exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring.
Games that aren't worth my money are also not worth my limited time on this planet. I'll play more indie games instead.Pirate their games and give the money to Indie developers instead.
Is GTAVI budget so high already they need to scavenge for money like this?Take Two/Rockstar think they own the letter ‘R’.
Take Two and Remedy in trademark dispute over 'R' logo
UPDATE 18/01/24: Remedy has responded to the trademark dispute with Take Two, stating it was resolved amicably last yea…www.eurogamer.net
And give access to the new DLC freely, under nebulous conditions I can't decipher, because too hard to do a normal rollout.The Sinking City - The Sinking City - Latest Version Available Now - Steam News
Hello, everyone! We are happy to announce that the latest version of the Sinking City is out now on Steam, free for all existing owners. Please keep in mind that your old saves aren’t compatible with this version, but you can keep playing the old one until Feb 28, 2024. All the owners of the...store.steampowered.com
They also removed Denuvo.
My gamer brain definitely 100% Indie.That's a great idea but in reality 99% aren't even worth getting for free.
Just give your attention to indies that deserve it.
I think the free DLC is for the complete edition buyer (The Necronomicon edition)And give access to the new DLC freely, under nebulous conditions I can't decipher, because too hard to do a normal rollout.
Sure, but I have no idea if I bought the complete edition. I think so, but... And they changed the name of the edition for fun and giggles.I think the free DLC is for the complete edition buyer (The Necronomicon edition)
It’s not about money for R*, it’s partly about control/domination, and also overzealous lawyers looking for a payday.Is GTAVI budget so high already they need to scavenge for money like this?
Call me a sicko, but I kinda appreciate their niche. Softcore to the maxxx. Game that got banned got released over at GoG, EGS and Jast.I'm not sure if there is another company like Qureate in Japan. This. Company just seems to love controversy. They managed to not only get some of there games banned on Steam but also on the eShop as well. There was a game that they were going to release on Switch that was a message game, people on Twitter were upset about the game, they didn't end up releasing it on Switch the changed the name of the title and a few days later released it on Steam.....I feel like that was calculated. They even had a game get banned from Steam and then a few short months later (even though it was already released) they removed the game from the eShop as well.
The Prologue for Artifact Sekker is out now
It has achievements + Exclusive event and artifact colab with another Indie game Bio Prototype
Save will carry over to full game.
They don't make anything good and decided to double down even more on Assassin's Creed which got them in hot water in the mid 2010s when burnout happened but they learned nothing apparently. Other than the mario rabbid games I can't think of anything remotely decent they made in the last 6+ years it's all the same soulless open world trash or awful MP games.This new Ubisoft talk prompted me to look at their share price. They are basically only big gaming publisher that is trending down. All other publishers are just going up with smaller ups and downs. Ubisoft reached peak at 2018 with 102€ per share and now they are at 22€ per share. They are doing great obviously.
I feel like everyone only talks about that one game. But not the ones that I mentioned for some reason.Call me a sicko, but I kinda appreciate their niche. Softcore to the maxxx. Game that got banned got released over at GoG, EGS and Jast.
first real test? lolSquare Enix confirms Foamstars contains some AI generated art | VGC
The game’s development team used Midjourney to create in-game icons…www.videogameschronicle.com
I'm impressed they admitted it though they try to pull off damage control by saying things like "it's 0.01% of the game" so they know how unpopular this will be lol.
This is gamers' first real test for AI here. We're officially in the starting phase of a new awful thing in this industry where they dip their toes in the water to gauge people's reaction and see if they'll be able to get away with more. Naturally like most other things it starts in a MP game because that audience has the lowest standards of anyone and it's usually why these tactics eventually succeed. It may not with this game because this game already had flop written all over it but publishers watch and learn. If it flops but they see minimal to no outrage over the AI then someone else will absolutely push further.
I expect nothing from gamers but who knows maybe for once they'll actually stop repeating the same cycle for 20+ years and we'll stop the industry from getting a bit worse.
They don't make anything good and decided to double down even more on Assassin's Creed which got them in hot water in the mid 2010s when burnout happened but they learned nothing apparently. Other than the mario rabbid games I can't think of anything remotely decent they made in the last 6+ years it's all the same soulless open world trash or awful MP games.
It's a real shame that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown isn't on Steam... I went through the process of getting it running on my Deck OLED, and it otherwise feels like a perfect fit. Probably the only Ubisoft game I've given a shit about in close to a decade.
Just wait till you restart your Deck for some reason and UbiConnect conveniently forgets your login.It's a real shame that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown isn't on Steam... I went through the process of getting it running on my Deck OLED, and it otherwise feels like a perfect fit. Probably the only Ubisoft game I've given a shit about in close to a decade.
It's really not that hard to get Ubisoft Connect working in Game Mode, but yeah I get it.
I would have bought it day one on Steam. I know I can use Heroic or emulate the Switch version , but franky I'm too lazy to mess with that.