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Hey you uh forgot to mention that it's on the xbox now. So it's not really just a PS4/5 MMO anymore.

Wait, so you posted a stub to report that there could possibly be news? But there isn't yet. No cookies for you this week.

Pretty sure they already brought Dreams to Death's Door instead. 😏

@Cashews It's fruitless here man. I mean, there are two different simultaneously developed remakes for Final Fantasy VII and they haven't even finished part 2 of the main remake (the other is Ever Crisis), And there are rumors swirling about remakes for FF6, FF8, FF9 and FF10.
That's pathetic. I'm not even sure if that's an opinion or an actual fact, but that's pathetic.

It'll happen around halloween. They did the whole halloween expansion last year. Regardless, that's when I plan on jumping back into this to clear up the new trophies. Game is awesome

I feel like this site covers Square disproportionately when there's other RPGs to cover, but whatever, that's just one reader's feedback.

Also, gotta butt heads with y'all commenting, a 7/10 is NOT a stellar game. It's usually "good - fans of the genre will be pleased, but others may not be convinced"
A 7/10 being hailed as great is pure echo chamber. No. It is. By definition.

Also, FF14 is over 10 years old, disqualified. FF16 is still too new, recency bias. The average gamer is finishing up now and their reviews (just from the comments here on PS) suggest a 7/10 game, which is a bit off from the diehards out the gate assessment. It's also incredibly divisive fanbase wise (what isn't tho amirite?)

I will agree the Octopath games are very good, but they are honestly too little, too late since I was thirsty for that type of game for 25+ years. And they're SaGa games! Not at all FF, just turn-based. The dissatisfaction with the new direction goes deeper than just turn based, and if you don't get that, you were never an old school fan. (Will die on this hill)
But again, the games are 7s. They might have scored higher, but the fact that the media is constantly covering square for little to no reason other than to keep them top of mind should suggest to the rest of you that the scores are over-inflated a bit.

We mean certified bangers. 10/10s like everyone acts like the next FF will be. Indeed. A legit 9 or 10 game. Not a "7 or 8 par for the course" for a legacy AAA company. A game that absolutely everyone should experience.

Like Final Fantasy VII was.

And all the last decade yielded on that upper echelon was from Yoko Taro and Platinum games. Nier Automata deserves all the praise. The books, anime, all dat. It is true excellence 👏

Our Chip - We are the old school fans who were "sacrificed" for the new fans' tastes. Read into that however you want. It's one of those concepts that if you won't understand it without an explanation, then you won't understand with one either.
Je ne sais qois.

That's enough nonsense from me, have a great whatever it is where you are when you read this. But know that Automata is the only certified banger in the past decade. ✌️

@KilloWertz I was just sarcastically playing devil's advocate there. But I totally agree with everything you said. That's actually why most of my comments get removed is for criticizing their writing. They play it pretty fast and loose with facts and quotes around here.

@HonestHick @kyleforrester87 Yeah, I totally get that and I wasn't actually trying to attack the game itself, I was just taking shots at blizzard because they are kind of one of the first companies to do the patch as you go model. But as you said it's an online always game and that's a necessity.

I kind of misspoke and meant to say something like Drop it now and patch it later not release it broken so that's on me.

@HonestHick I'm pretty sure you knew exactly what I meant and you're just being pedantic, but I prefer my games to be complete "out of the box". I'm not into the masochism that comes with constant nerfing, but I won't kinkshame.

@Doctor-Moo word. I'll buy you a beer too!

FF6 is a MASTERPIECE.

You're not allowed to touch the masterpieces for a reason.

"Bit by bit, it feels like Blizzard is trying to update Diablo 4 for the better."

I mean, its ActBlizz, they're one of the forerunners of Release it broken and fix it later.

@Happymoogle For the same reason that you engaged with them instead of ignoring them.

@Cashews hail. Lemme buy you a beer.
Automata is the only good game they've done in the past decade and that was mostly Platinum.

Really, though, how bad is it when a team of developers want to remake A game instead of creating their own? Pitiful.

Big hell no to a remake.

Oi gimme dis now. 😋

@KilloWertz ok?
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/06/final-fantasy-16-is-overheating-and-crashing-ps5-consoles-completely

Looks as boring and generic of an anime influenced action rpg as possible. It does nothing to stand out in an already over saturated genre, so I'll pass. Back end of this year is too stacked to waste on mids.

I'll just reiterate bringing the Omni-man versus Homelander debate to life is a GENIUS idea. Props to the MK team. I think rebooting is a great idea. Deeply preferred to remasters and remakes.

Afterimage is from a Chinese studio and it is excellent.

Trinity Trigger with a side of Octopath Traveler II

@invictus4000 as my "fellow kids" would say 💯, no 🧢

Clive's character development is so bad that halfway through the game, he pretends to be someone else. 🤣

@PlasmaticSnake No the standard of the series copying other styles of gameplay and aping other games has been a thing for awhile.

@AdamNovice more like
Every FF Protag: has character development
Clive: "yes im a magical God killer who constantly eats your crap because im a spineless branded"

@Kraven it's gonna be a banger 🔥

I helped kickstart this game. I want all of you to enjoy playing It for free, because that's how socialism works, so enjoy.

@mariomaster96 oh lord. I did fail, I should have done the FF 15.5 joke. (Now with even more developmental issues!)

Edit - jokes aside, If this is largely a one man team this is incredibly impressive. I love Chained Echoes, and that took one man eight years, but doesn't look this polished. This is a massive undertaking. 👏

This game looks more like final fantasy sixteen than final fantasy sixteen does

I think this game is gonna need more good luck than the world has to offer to have a snow's chance in hell of being successful. Too much heavy competition and the west doesn't like gacha.

Still holding out for next gen. (And games)

Good, the world needs more mech games. Now bring on the new King's Field game.

@riceNpea 🍺🫡

Tren? I expect more from the British.
Something like Trainy McTrainface.

If this plays half as good as it looks it will be amazing. I'm with it.

I can't get past the art style so this one is definitely not for me. Death by chibi.

It was a decent MV, but the coolest part about F.I.S.T. was the aesthetics (and how the company coded themselves for a different anagram). So hopefully this game is visually pleasing with a unique world.

@Kidfried No thanks. This isn't even a final fantasy article.

@Brydontk The irony behind you using that game as an example of respecting players time when it's a three hour portion of the original stretched out to 40 hours of heavy padding... cheers.

This whole "armored core isn't actually a souls" concept is something perpetuated by the media.

I backed it, so I'll have a PS digital code on day one And the physical copy for Switch when that lands. The option to mix platforms is nice.

@Mitsui you knew Wild horses wouldn't drag them away.

Pikmin is absolutely no surprise. Unbridled fun with great reviews, plus Switch users love physical. Elden Ring must be climbing in anticipation of Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Nerf your barb, nerf your sorc, nerf your wallet?

Omni-Man v. Homelander is genius. Great job MK team. I might even get to the base game eventually.

If their past strength on handhelds is any kind of indicator, than this is sure to be a banger. Performance mode gonna be steady 60fps for sure.

Well at least xbox players got to play for what it was worth. 🤣

I don't like this art style for this particular franchise. It looks like power stone. For dreamcast. Prob snag it later on sale.