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Fermiverse, do gaming w Final Fantasy 16 sales did not meet high expectations, says Square Enix president

I passed because it looked like FF DMC edition to me, not like a FF.

QuarterlySushi,
@QuarterlySushi@kbin.social avatar

It pretty much is, but if you like DMC then you’d probably enjoy this combat too. The plot is.. extremely FF. For better or worse.

Turkey_Titty_city, do gaming w Final Fantasy 16 sales did not meet high expectations, says Square Enix president

FF games have been crap since 10. I bought 15 on discount and was completely disappointed at how bland and lifeless the entire experience was. They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story with good characters, rather than a 'open world' with fancy graphics and lifeless characters.

13 was also a incomprehensible joke of a story, which they padded out to become even more absurd with the sequels.

soapysloth73,

It’s interesting you say that because this entry isn’t particularly “open world”. It’s actually fairly linear with a focus on the story and characters.

The MMO comparison is still fair though because the zones are very reminiscent of FF14. They all connect to each other and can be re-visited, but you’re not really free roaming a giant open world.

Side quests are also 14-like and I don’t mean that as a compliment. Go to A to talk to B. Go to C to talk to D. That can mostly be skipped though.

sneezycat,
@sneezycat@sopuli.xyz avatar

“nooooooo turn-based combat is outdated and a limitation of old hardware, players don’t want it”

meanwhile, Baldur’s Gate 3…

Nefyedardu,

Yeah it makes no sense. "Let's ditch turn-based combat for and even more niche genre, character action! Surely this will make us more money, right?"

ophy,

A Spinoff CRPG Final Fantasy game would actually be really interesting, and a funny way to go full circle with how much the original FF1 drew from the likes of DnD.

ophy,

They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story

You say that as though FF14 doesn’t have one of the best stories of modern Final Fantasy games.

harmonea,
@harmonea@kbin.social avatar

You're not wrong, but a lot of people aren't willing to invest the subscription fee and the hundreds of hours they'd need to see that for themselves. And even as someone who's all caught up on 14, I honestly can't blame them. Time is precious, and it's asking for a lot.

Raji_Lev,
@Raji_Lev@kbin.social avatar

To be fair, that has at least as much to do with the last few entries setting the bar so low. And even then FF14 drops a few stinkers here and there cough Company of Heroes/Titan cough Paladin questline cough

ASprigOfSage, do gaming w The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot

Yup cause Amaricans wrote the script and decided against the millions of of fans (including the lead actor) who specifically said the new direction sucked directly to the entire production team… yup amaricans.

echodot, do games w Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

If PEGI tried this kind of thing I’m pretty sure the general public would linch them. Fortunately with Steam there can be completely ignored these days anyway.

Noite_Etion, do games w Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why
@Noite_Etion@lemmy.world avatar

Good luck banning torrents you crotchety old fuckers.

disgrunty,

Don’t forget to use a VPN so you don’t get traced by copyright lawyers! They often seed torrents in the name of gathering IPs to take action against.

Kelly, (edited )

That doesn’t really work in Australia.

AFAIK Dallas Buyers Club was the last major case and the conditions the courts placed on any contact caused the rights holders to decide it wasn’t worth the bother. www.bbc.com/news/business-35547045

The court told them they could buy the infringer’s contact details as a bulk lot that averaged $127 per person. But only if they invoiced for $127 + whatever they were charging for the film. In addition the court would need to review and approve any draft correspondence and call scripts.

All up it feels like the court was taking the most hostile interpretation of the law to protect individuals from being harassed by the business. Good stuff.

deegeese, do games w "There comes a time when we all declare the war is over": Former PlayStation Studios boss Shawn Layden on the future of video game consoles

Can someone make this make sense?

You know the Sony fanbase gets really upset whenever a game comes out on PC

mesamunefire,

Im just not seeing it honestly. Most people just dont care, they only have enough $$ for one major console. And then they go with that console for a while. Its only the diehards that care and that may be who is “complaining”.

DomeGuy,

There is a mythical “Sony fan” customer who pays extra for their video game consoles, and justified that by believing it comes with a right to be special and awesome and play games no one else is allowed to.

It’s a pantomine of a Nintendo fan, who pays for an underpowered console for first-party games that use unique controllers. None of whom would ever complain if their games were sold on PC so long as they could bring the controller over.

AFAIK, the only real people who want exclusives on PlayStation are Sony employees and shareholders.

dogslayeggs,

I know there WERE Sony fans who would get upset that their exclusives would come out on other platforms. Back in the very early 2000s, fanboys would get irate at the smallest perceived slight to their preferred platform. But that hasn’t been more than a very niche thing for a decade. Almost nobody cares now.

umami_wasbi, do games w Rainbow Six Siege X update detailed, as game goes free-to-play on June 10

Anyone knows what happen to operators and skins already owned?

simple,

You’ll keep everything, it’s not a new game but more of an update and moving the game to a new engine, like CS2

jroid8, do games w Moon Studios (Ori, No Rest for the Wicked) goes 'fully independent' in aftermath of Private Division closure

I think Ori IP belongs to Microsoft so this means no more ori games from moon studios

M137,
@M137@lemmy.world avatar

Not that any were planned, pretty sure they’re done with Ori.

OminousOrange, do games w Jackbox Games coming to Smart TVs for free
@OminousOrange@lemmy.ca avatar

I can’t imagine it will be free and actually useable in any form.

Free*

*except you can only play one game in 24 hrs. *you can only play with four people *there is only a small set of prompts available

maniclucky,

Actually, that part I’m not worried about. Jackbox is one of my friends go-to end of party games. It’s all through your phone and accommodates a good amount of people, slightly game dependent.

criitz,

Yeah, but thats for money.

moody,

It’s also entirely possible that you can’t host any of the games. If the host owns the game, anyone else can play for free through a browser. It could just be access to the jackbox.tv website from the TV itself.

nokturne213, do gaming w Pokémon games have become consistently ugly, and it's alright to wish they weren't

The only one I have found ugly has been Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, I feel like I am playing in a fisher price universe.

JackDark, do games w Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

I didn’t realize that Netflix actually bought the studio. I just thought they licensed the game or something.

chuckleslord,

Well, ya see, gotta reduce the number of companies. The less companies, the more the line goes up

DoucheBagMcSwag, (edited ) do games w Nintendo discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop, ahead of Switch 2 release

Nintendo doesn’t need a loyalty program to gain fan favor. They already have that… And that’s putting it nicely without any labels

Woodstock, do games w Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaks

“As updated on the PSN Store (and shared to ResetEra), the game will release on 28th August this year.”

Rogue, do games w Can a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life?

Personally I think nobody gives a fuck about your profile while you’re alive so why does it suddenly have significance when you’re dead.

Grief is a horrible process that we all go through. Cultural norms are to simply ignore it, suppress it and pretend we’ve moved on.

The digital age preserves a far greater record of our lives than ever before. I don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing.

JohnnyMac, do games w Looks like Dragon Age: The Veilguard just received its final major update

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  • acosmichippo,
    @acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

    I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but it’s not great either.

    inclementimmigrant,

    It’s a ‘meh’ game at best.

    FlashMobOfOne,
    @FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

    It’s not that it’s bad.

    It just doesn’t feel like Dragon Age. It’s like Dragon Age if Disney made a DA game.

    AMillionMonkeys,
    @AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world avatar

    Veilguard is a 3rd person action RPG, not a CRPG. It plays like God of War or something. It has lots of DA characters and lore, though.

    acosmichippo,
    @acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

    the major difference with GOW is that you can pause combat at will to strategize and time abilities/combos with your squad.

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