Ashina

Both games are amazing and while GI did took some inspiration from BoTW, the overall gameplay experience differs from each other.

BoTW is an open-world game that has more sense of freedom and adventure whereas GI is more about combat and story progression for every region you visit (and gatcha mechanics, sure)

As stated by others, BoTW also took inspiration from other open-world so I don't see what's wrong with GI taking some inspirations from it. Meanwhile, Souls game have been copied dozens of times and nobody is batting an eye ( not that there's anything wrong with it. Plus, Nioh is awesome)

No need for me to mute my PS5 since it won't be bothering anyone at home. Also, that beep is just iconic for me

Not surprised about the results. As I've said in that poll, Clive deserves it since he's a great character and more than just your broodish type.

Though, my money still went to Zidane for his charisma and influence on others.

As for Tidus and Vaan, yeah, technically, it's not their journey but the game is told in their perspective. Yuna and Ashe are the supposed main protagonist. The only difference is that Tidus has some relevance to the plot of FFX while Vaan serves only as the player's perspective on what's happening in FFXII's story (but that's not to say that he hasn't grown as a character)

I have lots and lots of catching up to do, I barely even gotten to the first two expansion but in a way, this is good news for me. More time to play the trial!

Woah, look at Clive soaring high. He deserves it! Cloud is to be expected. I want to vote for him but I think he's well beloved enough so I gave it to Zidane. Also, that 1% who voted for Vaan, I just want to let you know, you have my support. 👍

@ApostateMage That scene between him and Ashe is one of the best moments in XII as it really shows you how much Vaan has grown at that point.

@ShogunRok well, it IS his "story" as Tidus would put it so I'm giving him a pass on that.

I know Terra is the 1st character we play in VI but really, anyone in the game can be considered as a main character. The game lets you choose who you want to be the main character.

Also, Yuna is technically the main character in FFX and not Tidus.

That aside, I say Zidane got my vote and is my personal favorite next to Cloud. He's such a charming and optimistic character to the point that he has an effect to those around him and in return, they helped him in his dark moment.

Cloud is also my favorite because of his complex personality. I've come to love Clive as well. Someone who was hell bent in revenge to someone who wanted to save the world. He's far from the broodish archtype protagonist.

@ApostateMage I don't care what others say about Vaan but I really like him. He doesn't contribute much in terms of story but that's not to say that he hasn't grown as a character.

Ready to call in sick just to play AC6 all day!

It's a great game and it deserves the success. Glad SE is happy enough about the sales. Really hope we get story DLCs soon

@MoorePs5 Nintendo X-Station

Probably the only IP here I care about is Crash Bandicoot (but I still incorporate that IP more with the PS brand even though it's already owned by Activision out of nostalgia). CoD will probably keep releasing in PS consoles for a long while but we'll probably see the day that Crash is now an Xbox mascot. On another note, maybe we'll finally see Crash joining Smash if Banjo & Kazooie and Steve were allowed to join

@HonestHick Let's not pretend that neither MS nor Nintendo does the same practice. Sony is being painted evil for this because as you said, they share the majority of the console market but all parties have done exclusivity deals several times.

Good on you if you own all 3 (not that I was asking) but my point is that both Sony and MS could end up owning all major companies in the future, locking all games in their own ecosystem and that's a future I'm not looking forward to.

I've already stated this in several articles in this site but I don't want for Sony to buy out Square Enix like many are suggesting since that will end any games coming out to Nintendo consoles. You can say the same for MS, while I don't care for anything ABK (nothing in their game libraries particularly interest me), I'm sure a lot of PS owners are dreading the news now. I get that MS is trying to grow their own market, good on them but what's stopping them from buying another major game company just so they could "grow" their share again? What's stopping them from taking away another franchise from their competitors?

You can celebrate this if you want but I doubt you'll be celebrating the moment MS or Sony owns all major franchises. Oh, right, you own all three consoles and have no horse in this race so I guess this won't bother you.

ABK today, tomorrow, the world. Sad that we're going to a possible future where games could potentially be under monopoly regime.

with this, Sony is likely going to step up their acquisition games and the cycle never ends until only the indie devs are left.

I'm just happy that 2023 is packed with games in multiple genres. At the same time, kinda sad that I cannot play all of these due to budget and time limitations.

If this game comes out in the same month as FF7 Rebirth, I might hold off on this for now. I love P3, more than 4 or 5 but with pricing, probably just gonna wait for a sale or buy a copy used

RE4 Remake and Final Fantasy XVI. Also bought the FFVI Remaster, P4 Golden and planning to add Octopath Traveler 2 soon

I have no stake in this but I am interested in seeing what Korean devs can cook. Lies of P, Stellar Blade and Little Devil inside to name a few are some interesting titles coming out. If Sony does invest more on Korean devs, I can see another positive outcome. Just look at Genshin Impact (Sony's effort to invest on Chinese devs). They struck gold on that one.

Easily in my top 10 FF games. Really love the characters, story and Eikon battles.

@evan23 I want a follow-up to Unity. I actually enjoyed that one despite the bugs and glitches. It has probably my favorite parkour mechanic as well. Traversing Paris France at the time where the Eifel tower was recently built would be great to experience.

Honestly, I'm down for this. I like AC4 Black Flag but the gameplay kinda feel outdated, at least compared to the more recent AC games.

Gave it a 9. I prefer the traditional turn-based RPGs and while I find the combat mechanics of this game to be just fine, what makes this special to me is the story, characters and presentation. They were enough for me to overlook the flaws of the gameplay. The Eikon battles and the Eikons themselves are so good as well that they may have set the bar high in terms of how summons are integrated in the story/lore of the game.

After playing FFXVI, it's now easily in my top 10 Final Fantasy games.

Here's my personal list:
1. FFIX
2. FFVII
3. FFVIII
4. FFX
5. FFXII
6. FFVI
7. FFXVI
8. FFIV
9. FF Type-0
10. FFXV

Been playing FFXVI last week for hours in performance mode, never had any overheating issues. Give your console a proper ventilation people, lol.

Only issue I had with the game is that the framerate is inconsistent. Might try replaying the game again in graphics mode.

Not really all that bad and understandable since FFXVI is quite divisive among fans. I enjoyed the game personally (well not the combat in general but the story and characters are what sold me the most) but I can understand that this isn't appealing to those who would prefer traditional turn-based combats and Japanese fans are more used to those. DQXII might be that game that will appeal to most in Japan.

Thankful that Square isn't going to sell out that easily. Wouldn't want neither Sony nor Microsoft buy SE

Jim Ryan making sure that Xbox hasn't bought Kojima yet.

jk, though I am excited for the sequel, I haven't finished Death Stranding yet

Congrats to Yoshi-P and his team. I had fun with this one.

This is exactly why you don't listen to things that Phil Spencer says. You never know what other skeletons inside Microsoft's closet.

lmao, I don't want buy another console just for one or two titles. I'm honestly glad it didn't happen (...for now).

I'm just glad that Japanese law prevents all these company buy outs. MS can buy all the western companies all they want but hands off the Japanese gaming companies.

Likewise, I also don't want Sony to acquire Square Enix. Much as I love the relationship between the two, I don't want Sony to take away SE games from Nintendo, particularly the niche titles. Sony is so invested in large AAA titles that it could end the more niche titles which usually fit in Nintendo's console

MC look more Leon Belmont than Edward Elric tho

I don't even know who these people are. Also, why make "sporty" people advertise a RPG? Makes zero sense.

This is why you don't listen to PR talks, whether it's on Xbox's side or Sony's. You never know what information they will give you that is not true or inaccurate

Why MGS5 tho? That game is still playable on modern consoles through backwards compatibility. Should've been Portable OPS.

Now I do wonder how they will address some of the PS3-only feature that MGS4 have if it's coming out on multi-plat, especially that "Disc" swap joke.

I'm no Xbox owner but to say that you lost just because you're 3rd place is ridiculous. The console brand is still as popular as ever especially in the west

Playing it and loving every moments so far.

The game better ends with " But that's just one man's take. I'll see you guys next time. Kiryu out"

Love that they added the MGS1 digital graphic novel from PSP. I'm not into graphic novel games but that one was a banger. Also glad the games can be purchased separately. Will pickup MGS1 and MGS2. I'll wait for MGS Delta

@KidRyan spoiler: it wasn't in today's Nintendo direct while P5T was revealed

Happy with the scores coming out. Really excited to pickup my copy soon.

Honestly, willing to give this and HSR a try. Not really a big fan of GaaS but one thing that Genshin did right for a F2P gacha game is that you don't really need to spend a single dime and enjoy the game at your own leisure. Granted, you get higher chances of getting more characters and unlock special abilities by spending money but I've gotten enough character using only free gems and that's more than enough to get me through.

Yeah, the framerate issue was noticeable in the demo. 300mb isn't so bad considering that's only the issue. I'm also hoping there will be an option to turn off motion blur.

Some sacrifices are likely made but hopefully nothing too drastic that it affects the story elements. As for the day 1 patch, yeah it's bound to happen but not really that bad considering that it's mostly for optimization.

No need for a demo to convince me lol. From the moment the game was announced back in 2020, I knew I had to get this game day 1. I'm just happy that the demo convinced many of those who are still in doubt.

Switch-only fans are still waiting for some ray of hope lol.

Game is now confirmed coming to PS4 and PS5. No Switch but oh well, will get it on PS5

@ApostateMage Can't wait for Clive to meet Gilgamesh

@Caveman49 lmao, for me I guess it's "Jill" that kinda feel a bit off in this game world. I dunno, the name sounds modern that it just doesn't fit but that's just me and probably because of Jill Valentine. Also, forgot to mention "Jack" Garland

@Caveman49 well you have Guy, Leon and Maria from FF2 if you count those.

Anyways, is it that bad of a name? I know it sounded so generic but I don't find it that bad? In fact, I got used to it.

I really wanted to hold off on this until the release day but damn, I couldn't resist. The demo is so good and while we're few days away from the actual release day, I just can't wait any longer lol.

Armored Core is back, baby!!! Hope FromSoftware would release a demo soon.

If it was, Xbox would've been boasting about it being their exclusive. I still think that the embargo wont be lifted much earlier than Persona since it's a new IP and MS would want people to talk about it being an "Xbox" game longer.

Sega/Atlus would be crazy anyway to let this be an exclusive game for Xbox, considering how low the JRPG fanbase in that system, especially in Japan. Not that I'm throwing shades on MS, hardware sales pretty much shows it and PS and Nintendo hardware are where most of JRPG players at.