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Post by windfisch on Dec 16, 2022 15:47:16 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one's built a Ghostbusters game off of Alien Storm. Neat idea. The running segments in particular would be much funnier with Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray sprites.
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Post by lurker on Dec 18, 2022 1:53:16 GMT -5
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Post by dsparil on Dec 18, 2022 6:22:06 GMT -5
The price of Square special editions has really gotten ridiculous. I still think about how great the Bravely Second special edition and how it was a discount over what you got instead of two or three times what the extra stuff is actually worth.
In slightly related Square news, Yuji Naka got arrested again for insider trading over an FFVII mobile game that immediately flopped. The first one was over the "small" amount of ~$20k, but this one was for $1 million. That's some real insider trading!
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Post by retr0gamer on Dec 19, 2022 5:24:29 GMT -5
Finished up Final Fantasy VII: Remake. So conflicted about it. It has one of the very best real time RPG battle systems thats a huge amount of fun and really comes into play in the boss battles. And then you have the story changes that remove all the mystery from the midgar arc by shoving sephirot down your throat and a severe disregard for the players time. Every dungeon is twice as long as it needs to be. Also there's extra dungeons in the game that add absolutely nothing to the overall narrative. And don't get me started on the parts where the game grinds to a halt for some totally inane side quests. Most of the quiet solemn story beats of the game are just ruined, for instance cloud and aeriths journey across the sector 6 rooftops is now a linear dungeon. The game also has the gall to reuse a sewer dungeon of all things.
Every time I came across something in the game I really enjoyed the game made sure to remind me why it infuriated me.
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Post by JDarkside on Dec 19, 2022 6:41:52 GMT -5
Honestly I'm fine with a lot of that late story stuff, thought it took me awhile to warm up from it because I still have vivid memories of Nomura's nonsense with TWEWY ports. I kind of respect that this isn't actually an FVII remake, but a meta sequel that has decided to take what we know from a story that's been retold and added to at the point of obnoxiousness and going in a completely new direction. My reservation for the future is that this direction I've seen done with other series to various degrees of success, and I'm not sure Nomura and the writing team have the chops to make the landing down the line.
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Post by retr0gamer on Dec 19, 2022 7:14:28 GMT -5
I think Nomura is not on the sequel projects.
As for the late story stuff. No problem with the implications but it going full kingdom hearts was so stupid. My issues are more so the game just not landing the tone and emotion of the original. I mentioned what they did to the rooftop jaunt but there's other stuff like how poorly directed the plate collapses cutscenes is or the whole eeriness of following the trail of blood being ruined and how it's purple goop now.
It's frustrating because there's some parts I really like. They nailed most of the characters with only hojo and aerith missing the mark. Hojo is just way too obviously evil while aerith is supposed to be juxtaposed to tifa. Tifa being the strong ass kicker that is too shy to express her feelings while aerith is the dainty flower girl who is sassy, streetwise and has no issues being flirty. She's just a bit to mystic damsel for me.
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Post by JDarkside on Dec 19, 2022 8:28:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't say it's full KH.
Like, the story decisions made were sensible, simple, easy to understand (honestly even less playful than Undertale and its many takeoffs), and what didn't make sense was clearly setting up stuff for the later entries. It doesn't feel like you have to know the expanded lore stuff at all, but you do get a bonus bit of understanding on a few points or shout outs if you do. Dirge of Cerberus getting a clear shout doesn't mean you have to know anything about that game to understand any of its story bits if they get used later because we've gone in a completely new direction.
I think I'd compare this more to Rebuild of Evangelion more than anything else. I suspect it's going to go in such a different direction that newcomers won't have a huge issue understanding what's happening, but old fans will have a lot of moments that will have more meaning because of what they know, sort of like how Yakuza 0 was a great starting point, but also has different dimensions if you had followed the series to that point.
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Post by Snake on Dec 19, 2022 11:09:24 GMT -5
Insane pricing. That vinyl set better be the full FF I - VI soundtrack. Might as well include both PS4 and Switch versions for that price. But I'm glad they have released a physical version collection of the Pixel Remasters. I'll actually jump on a regular copy, once its released.
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Post by excelsior on Dec 19, 2022 12:39:33 GMT -5
Insane pricing. That vinyl set better be the full FF I - VI soundtrack. Might as well include both PS4 and Switch versions for that price. But I'm glad they have released a physical version collection of the Pixel Remasters. I'll actually jump on a regular copy, once its released. Just 2LP though. I'd expect a sampling based on that. Would be nice if the MP3 download at least covered everything but seems unlikely. Really overpriced even considering both the soundtrack and the artbook, but I'd imagine somebody will buy them.
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Post by dsparil on Dec 19, 2022 13:16:39 GMT -5
It does specify selected tracks only. All the soundtracks seemingly complete are on streaming services already.
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Post by spanky on Dec 19, 2022 13:58:39 GMT -5
What's going to be the price for the collection itself? 60 bucks for remasters of the first six FF games would actually be a pretty good deal and keep me busy for months.
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Post by dsparil on Dec 19, 2022 15:47:07 GMT -5
It's $75 which is the price they go for as a bundle on Steam.
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Post by excelsior on Dec 20, 2022 3:37:00 GMT -5
Plus 24 dollar postage.... Let's not forget that.
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Dec 20, 2022 17:36:49 GMT -5
I glanced over the price when I saw this announced, but lol to 260 bones for that. So it's a game (worth 60 bucks), a double LP (50 bucks if we're being really generous), and a book (let's be generous again and say 50 bucks). That means it's overpriced by at least 100 bucks. Isn't the point of bundles like this to be a good value or to price it lower than the combined price of the separate items? And the bare-bones version is 75 bucks? What's up with SE actively trying to ruin their reputation lately?
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Post by retr0gamer on Dec 20, 2022 19:47:13 GMT -5
I glanced over the price when I saw this announced, but lol to 260 bones for that. So it's a game (worth 60 bucks), a double LP (50 bucks if we're being really generous), and a book (let's be generous again and say 50 bucks). That means it's overpriced by at least 100 bucks. Isn't the point of bundles like this to be a good value or to price it lower than the combined price of the separate items? And the bare-bones version is 75 bucks? What's up with SE actively trying to ruin their reputation lately? They pretty much know scalpers are going to snap up every available copy and those scalpers know some poor sap in a few years time is going to pay stupid money to have it in their collection.
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