Ichiban

Ichiban

Ichiban.......lipstick for men!

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Re: Poll: How Was Final Fantasy 16's State of Play Showcase?

Ichiban

Damn.....I know I've been super negative on this game, but this looks quite slick. Its nice to see the PS5 finally breaking a sweat!
It's so over the top, like Michael Bay's Final Fantasy, but in the best possible way. That soundtrack is great too. The only problem, for me anyway, is that during combat there's is so much ***** all over the screen, I could barely keep up with it lol
Oh and definitely would choose Japanese voice-overs, providing that's an option.
But yeah, this looks pretty cool.

Re: Final Fantasy 16 on PS5 Will Have a World Map Like in Final Fantasy 10

Ichiban

Was not impressed by the gameplay demonstration. Looks like every flashy, over the top action game masquerading as RPG out there already. Lacking pretty much all of the old FF charm. Oh but hey there's a few chocobos slapped in there so its definitely Final Fantasy. This will be a 7/10 at best. God Square Enix sucks these days

Re: PSVR2 Sales Off to a 'Slow Start', New Report Claims

Ichiban

@naruball Yeah can't argue with that. Spiderman will always be popular, & the quality of the games & movies is extremely high (can't speak for the comics). Also, they really couldn't have chosen a better character than Wolverine for the next game. Even a jaded old fart like me wants to see that!

Re: PSVR2 Sales Off to a 'Slow Start', New Report Claims

Ichiban

It wouldn't surprise me.
Sony seem a few years behind the ball lately. VR, even though it seems it found it extremely small niche long ago. Doubling down on Marvel games long after peak MCU popularity (though to be fair, so is everyone else), & a list of live service games coming, at time when they're being booed off stage. I'm expecting them to annouce the NFT plans any day now lol
But hey, what do I know?

Re: Talking Point: Is 2024 Too Soon for PS5 Pro?

Ichiban

I do believe there will be a pro model, though I don't really think it's necessary. I think we need to keep console gaming simple, 1 system to last the entire gen. Keep the fancy stuff on the PC side. Which is getting trickier, both Herman Hulst & Phil Spencer seem like PC guys than console.
Just make new games, we've got the hardware.

Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting Potential 2024 Release

Ichiban

I want fresh new games from playstation, not more hardware. At this stage in the PS4 gen we were tearing through Bloodborne. Now we're seal clapping our way through samey sequels.
That being said, if they can shrink down the current PS5, I'm all for that.

Re: Sony Wants You to Sit Up Straight While You're Playing PS5, PS4

Ichiban

I've had neck issues for years, so I'm definitely intrigued by this. In fact the reason I don't play my games more often is because I can't stay comfortable for very long, or can't get that sweet spot in the first place.
I can't imagine what it turns out to be though. If you dont sit up correctly you get a small electric shock through your controller & a stern warning from Jim Ryan through the controller speaker

Re: Sony Has Approximately $5 Billion Left for Acquisitions and Investments

Ichiban

Buy back Japan Studios & get to work.
As for Square, maybe back in the PS1/PS2 era, but they are a shadow of what they used to be now.
Sega would be the way to go: actual good RPGs from Atlus, Like A Dragon, Sonic, Total War, etc. Not to mention the massive back catalogue & arcade titles. They would add some much needed variety to Playstation's first party.

Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About Final Fantasy 16?

Ichiban

It's funny, that if this had gone back to being an old school turn based FF, with the same budget as they have, it would've really stood out from the million other action RPG's out there. It would've drawn in the old FF fans from the ps1/ps2 era too I believe. And turn based games are successful, look at Pokemon for example.
It looks good for what it is, but it just looks like the 20 bazillion other action RPGs, though with very nice visuals.