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This uh... certainly is an article, innit?

@Crono1973 I die inside whenever people say they should remake chrono trigger in this style. I'm not really down with thinking every game should be remade to look exactly the same in the current trendy style which is already getting played out.

But yeah I loved it at first, I totally agree with you there. For me it's like the games haven't looked as crisp since octopath though.

I feel like all square games just get freebie points from every outlet. Automatically deduct 1 to 3 points depending on what publication you're reading.

It's a 7 to be fair. The pixel graphics aren't holding up as much as they should be getting crispier so it's really a 6.

Square has their tentacles rooted pretty firmly in the media which is why you have so many articles on this game anyway.

It's like the company just drills as many holes in the boat as possible while keeping it afloat.

Also this sounds like an amibo that doesn't work at all.

This looks fun. I always thought robot destruction Derby would be a cool hobby but I can't afford that.

@BTB20 You're right I meant 6 weeks

Only took 20 years. It's not that incredible if it took 20 years. Elden ring sold over 12 million in 6 months.

This was the last real final fantasy. Everything was downhill from here.

Edit - I meant 6 weeks for ER sales.

@BloodNinja Well if you read the mostly deleted novel you would know wouldn't you?

@Enigk definitely agree with you here.

I was on the fence for this one thanks for pushing me on the buy side. Looks fun AF.

@Enigk hmm... yeah. Basically, like restoring furniture for his resume to get that sorta gig. But the nostalgia grab on a popular Nintendo IP bolsters the talent in a somewhat disingenuous manner.
This person is obviously talented, but what can they build without other properties or uh, rather obvious "influences"?

Even so, you know at the end of the day it's a good piece for the resume and that's what they are going for. They have even acknowledged its a dead end project.

@dew12333 In the end it's to grab attention so the guy can put it in a portfolio like look what I did. And I'm not saying the solo work on an amazing game is not impressive, just that those skills should be put to use on something original. This cat is obviously better than rpg maker.

@Rosona There are bonus weapons, those will be available later in the game, they are not exclusive.. Just a Head Start kit... And a digital art book. I don't feel those are worth the extra, but for those that do... it's there.

I grew up with square soft. I haven't been as pleased with their output since the merger. I enjoyed Bravely Default immensely (dumb name and all), but each subsequent entry in the series has had diminishing returns. (The females are the real leads, the "leads" are basically witnesses.)
I did like Octopath Traveler.
Nier: Automata is amazing. That was the first game that compelled me to go out and buy the books, But at its heart that is a Yoko Taro game. He is the only big talent over there I watch. I will buy anything he puts out, but i don't care for the excessive amount of crossover content. And no mobile games.

I'm more curious about JRPG's from other companies these days because I really missed out on those back in the day and in the period I was not gaming. The latest JRPG that gave me an incredible experience look experience and actually moved me emotionally was 13 sentinels, So I'm really interested in vanillaware and Atlus right now.

Square is more so a publisher now than an actual developer, so I pay more attention to who's directing and developing the games. And Yoko Taro is the only one I really favor.
Asano had me, but I REALLY dislike Triangle Strategy, and I was hype. I had to turn off a lot of visual options to even be able to play that. Artdink =/= Acquire.
So, I'm just trying to keep my expectations in check. If I do get something from them it won't be full price.

But hey... Live-A-Live! That WILL be awesome. Takashi Tokita rocks!

• I don't usually write books, just short stories. Have a great weekend!

I heard something that they already confirmed digital Deluxe editions. I'll get the regular copy if it still looks good close to drop time but it looks like it's not coming here until next year.

If it doesn't wow me, it's my last Squeenix purchase.

Still a mids game at best regardless of fps.

@Nameless_Shame Yeah we're just going to have to disagree on that.

@WiiHawk the SECRET lives of Bees

@B_BIackNinja_N I love JRPG's. That was pretty much all I used to play until square became a disappointment to me and became SquareEnix. So I didn't game for like 15 to 20 years and recently came back because I have time on my hands again (kinda).

Now it's pretty much JRPG's with metroidvanias. I love the switch because it's indie heavy and a lot of those games give me the same vibe from back in the day that I don't really get at all from Triple A titles anymore.

Thanks for the recommendation.

I didn't really game much (at ALL) for the last 20 years, so I have no clue at all about this series, but this looks like I might need to pick it up.

Oh wow an indie game with notes of earthbound, undertale, and spirited away?

So like 90% of indie trash

I know nothing of the anime so pass.

• Endling gives me Ori vibes so I hope it lives up to that feeling. (The cries)
• I already pre ordered live a live.
• Frog island looks cool.
  But I might go PS.
• Little Noah looks kinda neat.

But... backlog!!! so prob just the one I already paid for.

Glad it's true to the original and just upscaled.
Pre ordered so no demo for me. Hopefully clear a few out of the backlog before it arrives.

This is a very unique experience. Glad it finally came West.

So the main reason they're remaking this is because of the music licenses expiring.

It's kind of funny that they'll rehab the whole game just because they're too cheap to pay somebody's music royalties. That's some corporate logic right there.

Good. Trilogy was a mess.

Honestly all technical issues aside, they probably couldn't even contract all of that music again and to me that was a huge part of those games. It isn't even worth the purchase without the full soundtracks.

It plays NFTs? So it's worthless basically.

• Short length
• No Run N Gun levels

10/10.

Fixed it.

You mean demo available for THAT region. Japan.

I have everything done except Pantheon of Hallownest. 10/10 game. I've died millions of times and never once felt like it was anything other than my fault. Probably the fairest hard AF game ever.

I might start nier replicant.

Standard physical edition is 39.99USD on Amazon. Haven't seen anything on the limited edition pricing.

@boatie Oh no I definitely am going to. Thanks

@boatie Cool I'm gonna buy 3 copies just because you're obviously sitting out.

Noooooooo. I mean polishing is fine but seriously was my most anticipated.

Time to die, Cuphead, CUPHEAD.

As an exclusive insider I can tell you these components are going to go inside of the device.

@Silly_G
3 costumes
3 coliseums
1 dream
(Date)

6 costumes
2 pod skins
4 accessories
(Routing number)

Knew about everything beforehand due to leaks so it was pretty pointless. The best games have been out for 5 years on other systems so whatever. I mean it was a decent direct mini… for me to poop on.

@itslukec worse... Detroit.

I used to love square and grew up squaresoft everything, but I haven't been into them in the past few decades and it's because I feel like all they do is chase everyone else's tails instead of being innovative on their own. IE- Rune Factory is 5 games deep and now SE wants a piece of that pie because I guess they have to have every kind of RPG? They may still be "the" RPG company, but they're not the greatest at anything anymore. They're just sort of mediocre at everything. (Exceptions - Nier/ DQ11)
Then when a game "fails to meet expectations", they blame the developer that they hired.

But yeah I like to cook at home so it would be nice to go out and have my garden full of very fresh produce. I would rather go outside and apply life skills than play a game like this that doesn't offer much of an escape from anything. It's just mindless tedium. This basically looks like mobile trash that they're going to put on switch.

No thanks I can just go outside and do all of that.

I love dragon quest but I don't touch the spin offs... Hard pass. I don't like prequels at all, (lie- one exception) but especially when it looks like it just straight jumps off the rails. Like this one does. Continuity? Nah.

I also have a physical version coming and kind of just wanna be surprised. I've wanted to check this for years but I can wait (hi backlog of dooooooom) another 3 weeks.

Demo should be good for people on the fence.

I mean this is a cool announcement, but why even watch these events if everything was leaked beforehand? I know they put care and effort into these exhibitions to try to give something to the fans but Why even bother thanks to leaks? There were 0 surprises in this showcase. I can see why it was so "mini"mal.

I own multiple consoles. This did nothing for me, especially since everything leaked before hand and every FB site updated w the announcements. It was pointless. Do we really want to send a message that they don't even need to bother with this anymore because I feel like we are.

Just drop silk song already.