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The Sad State of My Life As A Dark Lord DLC

GD: "After playing through My Life as a Darklord, I was all too eager to splurge on the additional chapter. And that's where things turned sour.

After spending 500 Wii Points (half the price of the actual game), I was treated to a lackluster set of stages with ramped-up difficulty. It was only then that I realized that I had bought nothing more than a collection of stages with no other features aside from another celestial shard.

I did some calculating, and found that there's $57 worth of downloadable content for sale. That may seem like a treasure trove, but then I realized that a lot of this should really be included in-game."

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Smacktard5365d ago

This is one of the many reasons I hate Square-Enix. I group them in with Activision and Ubisoft. That's just bad.

rockleex5365d ago

I thought it said, the sad state of his life as a Dark Lord.

Shnazzyone5365d ago

f that crap then. Send square a message and buy all the chapters for monkey island and FFIV: after years and show them gamers don't consider these types of "upgrades" acceptable.

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DSi/Wiiware franchises we want on the eShop

Gaming Gauge writes:"eShop is on its way in a just a couple of hours and then just a few hours later Nintendo will be hosting their 2011 E3 press conference. Whilst Nintendo will surely be pre-occupied with Project Café and upcoming 3DS games but hopefully they'll give us a look at a few upcoming eShop games. Among those hypothetical eShop games there are a whole bunch of previous Nintendo Downloads that I've love to see revisited."

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Someone Tell Sony Fanboys Final Fantasy Isn't Their Franchise

Brandon Thompson writes: "Recent news has stopping making the rounds that the much hyped Final Fantasy XIII Versus may turn into a multi-platform title. This is all fine and good and honestly nothing more than a rumor at this point. But you wouldn't know that by the reactions of the Sony Fanboys infesting the interwebs.

If you based anything on their collective response, you'd be led to believe that Square Enix is led by chimpanzees smoking cigars and flinging their own crap."

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moegooner885094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Latest FFXIII sales "disagree", and stay in school ur grammar sucks!

hay5094d ago

">ur< grammar sucks!" - pure gold man :D

It's not fanboys franchise.

It's mine.

Megaton5094d ago

"Your an idiot" is still my favorite.

Killjoy30005094d ago

You forgot to place a comma before your last quotation mark!

BeaRye5094d ago

I love that #1 caught himself and edited the post. Then he spells your "ur". You are classic!

MGRogue20175094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

... I don't think I can recall ever hearing a Sony fanboy say that it is the franchise.. to be honest with 'ya

ShinMaster5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

No one is saying FF is a PlayStation franchise.

But when SquareEnix announces one or two titles as exclusive to a certain system promising this and that, then they decide to make it multiplatform, which we all know will gimp the game in more than one way.
Then we have a problem.

hybridtheory125094d ago

i know. i havent seen any1 say its Sony only franchise.... wasnt FF originally on a Nintendo console? Title = FAIL

ChickeyCantor5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

" No one is saying FF is a PlayStation franchise. "

I dont know, the echo's of how FF13 is only exclusive to PS3...and how 360 fans are crying because its a Sony exclusive...are still to be heard.
Of course all of you crawled back once MS announced it was coming to their console as well.

Now you people say FF13 is crap and FFv13 is going to be way better.
Why? because Sony fans believe FF is a Sony franchise.

Anyone who disagrees with this is just full of himself.

I own a Ps3 myself, so dont even try calling me a MS fanboy or something.
But the hypocrisy is just lovely up in the air.

Wrathman5094d ago

if you take the japanese sales out of the totals(which you should when you compare,simply because it got a 2months headstart and the xbox is non existant there) then the sales are just about level.

and considering that it was FF first venture onto the xbox..it was a huge success.and a lot of xbox360 owners had never played it before.

TheDeadMetalhead5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

"FF first venture onto the xbox."

Um....

XabiTheHumble5094d ago

"Now you people say FF13 is crap and FFv13 is going to be way better.
Why? because Sony fans believe FF is a Sony franchise." No, because most likely there won't have to cut things out for the xbox, that simple.

ChickeyCantor5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Kenroc,

Cry more, Seriously FF13 is not a bad production, its still well made.
At first it was praised and then slammed to the ground because it went to 360.

If it were a PS3 exclusive it would have been the same, this title funds FFv13, so you can bet on it that the same amount of time would have been put in the production. And all of you would be saying : "you xbots are just crying cause you dont have FF13"

You know its true.

ShinMaster5094d ago

Labyrinths and dungeons were cut from FFXIII to make it multiplatform.

And again, no one is saying FF is a Sony franchise. We're talking about single titles.

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mookins5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

This guy is an idiot. The reason why PS3 fans have respect for FF is because FFVII was groundbreaking, especially when it arrived on PS1. No one stated that the series belongs to Sony. Everyone knows it started with Nintendo.

FLAMEBAIT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

I think someone needs a tissue as well. Cry moar. It's always PS3 fanboys this and that and YET no one has the goddamn nerve to call out the 360 fanboys.

Immortal3215094d ago

something tells me this guy wants all final fantasy 13 versus on the 360, which is cool and all but, I'm afraid you guys can't have this title. If somehow you get it on your console, Fck you square where is our late exclusive.

Christopher5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Someone tell Game Journalists to stop writing about fanboys, which only leads to more hits on their site because fanboy discussions are always hot topics...

Oh, wait... I see what you did there.

But, if fanboys weren't fanboys, what would you write about, gofanboy.com?

mookins5094d ago

Interesting how my comment as marked as immature? Immature? Please explain, because I'm sick and tired of people talking about PS3 fans doing this and that and yet 360 fans get away with nonsense. This article is flamebait and I stand by my comment.

Greywulf5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Don Mattrick, told a packed LA Convention Centre this morning that traditional PlayStation franchises have “found a new home” on Xbox 360.

"a jubilant Mattrick closed the company’s presentation by stating series that have previously been seen as PlayStation-affiliated titles are now being thought of as 360 titles by the gaming populous."

PlayStation-affiliated titles
PlayStation-affiliated titles
PlayStation-affiliated titles
PlayStation-affiliated titles

for the few in the back

PlayStation-affiliated titles

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/3...

You guys really do own yourselves here.

You can swear up and down that FF isn't associated with the Playstation brand mainly.

Just like The Metal Gear Franchise.

The good thing about the Playstation brand, is that there are oh so many PlayStation-affiliated titles for Microsoft to buy, since they can't come up with any of their own.

You don't see Sony trying to buy into Xbox associated brands.

sikbeta5094d ago

Someone tell to Brandon Thompson from gofanboy.com, [oh man, How Ironic] that Nobody cares What He says...

rosebowl235094d ago

No one wants Final Fantasy anyway. It's a dead franchise with gameplay that gets worse with every new title and has the same story every time: transsexual hero saves the world.

k2d5094d ago

Final Fantasy 13 sales are lagging behind earlier titles even with opening to the xbox market. It's obvious that the fans are leaving Square Enix behind. As am I. My money finds better game on all of the gaming platform. Multiplatform doesn't equal double the sales. I hope they have realised this by now.

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blizzard_cool5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

A fanboy calling out fanboys....
Oh the irony

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Black Maverick5094d ago

"Recent news has stopping making..."

I stopped reading right there.

bviperz5094d ago

I stopped reading there too because I was too busy laughing. Laughing quietly though, because I'm at work.

redDevil875094d ago

Get back to work!

*cracks whip*

bviperz5094d ago

My alt+tab isn't as fast as it used to be*

Yes, right away RedDevil87!

alphakennybody5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

No but more than half of them are ps3 owners and would like a BIGGER and MORE AMBITIOUS FF title that isn't limited due to some other hardware limitation.

vgn245094d ago

I think we'd all like to have big games made from the ground up for our console of choice. Porting, or parallel programing always results in downgrading on one of the platforms.

Crystallis5094d ago

Right on..

I could careless if FF goes multi. But dont cut content to cater to the other console. That pisses me off to no end.

xaviertooth5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

FF7 for PS1 made FF mainstream. and then FF8, FF9, FFX, FFXI, FFXII.. all of them are strong sellers on playstation platforms. until now with FFXIII, its still is a high earner on playstation. square owes it to playstation fans.

BeaRye5094d ago

Trust me. It was mainstream on the SNES.

Seferoth755094d ago

FF1-6 were exclusive to Nintendo consoles. FF7 was also on the PC, 8 was on the PC, 11 was on the PC.13 was on the 360 and 14 will be on the PC.

So exactly how many main FF games were exclusive to Sony platforms? 9, 10 and 12.. 3 out of 13 games? Hardly a PS franchise but I guess if thats the only console you've ever played it would be easy to make that assumption

Topshelfcheese5094d ago

@Seferoth75

with your definition of Exclusive, the 360 has almost zero as most of there games are on PC as well. I still consider Mass Effect and Gears to be 360 exclusives personally, as I don't count PC as a console. Also 11 was on ps2 and the 360.

Denethor_II5094d ago

Final Fantasy 1 was published in Japan 1987 and three years later(1990) in the US. Interesting fact, in later iterations it was thought the series would prove to complicated for the West and weren't even released. Final Fantasy 2 sold over a 1.8 million in Japan and was later remade for the US(the original was never released outside of Japan) and only solded a fraction. Final Fantasy 3 introduced a new Job system and was starting to find its feet. Again this game never released outside of Japan. Final fantasy 4, or as its known in the US ,2, was released in 1991 and was called 2 in the US due to 2 and 3 never being released outside of Japan, and thus never really hitting the big time until the 3D release of Final Fantasy 7 on the Sony Playstation. Now, no one is saying its a Playstation brand, but more of where it became a brand yes it was ported to the PC, but merely spreading it wings due to its popularity on the Playstation brand, and not in any way comprising the quality of the final product.

The issue with PS3/FF fanboys comes when FF13, an exclusive, was abruptly compromised, compressed, cut and delayed due to a wealthy, and most envious, business man wanting a slice of the pie. I don't recall anyone actually saying Final Fantasy, a franchise owned by Square Enix, belongs to Sony. What I do recall is the annoyance, frustration and sense of being cheated. People who were of shelling out a lot of money for a console that would produce the next generation of Final Fantasy due to its superior hardware, were quite frankly shat on.

Seferoth755094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

@topshelfcheese,

And your point would be what exactly? That I know what an exclusive game is? What exactly did that load of dribble have to do with what I said? Of course if it's on PC and 360 it isnt exclusive but what in Gods name does that have to do with what I posted?

Oh you thought I would argue? Stupid of you. So let me sum up. You disagree with me about only 2 FF games being exclusive to Sony and your proof of this is that some 360 fanboys call MS exclusive games 360 exclusive games?

Sad really but I think what is even more pathetic is 7 people actually thought your BS was valid. Oh and where did I say 11 wasnt on PS2? I just listed other formats just to show it wasnt exclusive. NOw try to respond to that by focusing on Sony and the points made here. Not some fanboy childish rant about MS exclusives that has nothing to do with Sony fanboys claiming FF is a PS franchise.

and to you and the other 6 fanboys that disagree, prove me wrong that only 2 games were FF exclusive, or prove how 2 games makes it a Sony franchise.

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Kain815094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

sorry it was not mainstream at least not in EU, the first FF that was released on a CONSOLE here was FF7, and i remember all the Adds from sony...and after the success of FF7 all other FF were ported to PS1
FF anthology and Final Fantasy Chronicles

Akagi5094d ago

You're not alone there, bro. They're fuelling the fire.

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Top 5 of Final Fantasy's Most Evil Bad Guys

Brandon Thompson writes: "Gamers have seen few franchises with histories as impressively deep and memorable as the Final Fantasy series. Besides being known for great story lines lovable heroes, Square/Enix's uber-popular franchise is also known for having some of the meanest and most evil baddies in the history of video games.

What does it take to make a successful bad guy who makes a real impact on gamers? The character's costume certainly plays a part. Maybe it's how dramatic of an introduction the character has? Maybe it's all about how insanely crazy, strong, and determined the antagonist is. We still think the costume plays some part. You be the judge."

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vgn245122d ago

No Villian will EVER compare to Sephiroth man. He rocks. No one can disagree.

hay5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

Kefka been there before and surpassed him. As I love Sephiroth, he's my favourite villain, Kefka is much more than him. Makes Sephy look like a wannabe.

vgn245122d ago

You're just saying that because I said "No one could disagree" lol

blitz06235122d ago

Sephiroth is more bad ass than Kefka, but no one will be crazier than Kefka. The guy is a definition of 'evil'. He should be tops in that list, not Sephiroth.

vgchica5122d ago

from the article - "While we’re not allowed to number our top five lists anymore, there’s little doubt that Sephiroth would top the list if it were titled "popular" bad guys. Even though he's not the most evil, his hatred puts him in the top five."

Why can't you number a top 5?

charlescox45122d ago

How can they give honorable mention to Edea fromVIII? She wasn't that hard.

NegativeCreepWA5122d ago

lol, Sephiroths a little mommas boy always crying for mother. Kefka actually destroyed the world unlike the rest of them.

K-Tuck5122d ago

Sephiroth is a big wet p(an)sy. I'd rate Kuja over him, and Kuja is basically a schoolgirl.

Cerebellum5122d ago

Hands down: Sephiroth. What other villian has a symphony orchestra perform his theme song to live audiences? huh huh? That's right, Sephiroth PWNS!!!

N4Flamers5122d ago

was that a chick dressed as him in the pic. I would have to say the one I hated the most was seymor from FFX. Turned his mom into a summons and kept her in the basement all chained up.

iamtehpwn5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

Sephiroth has more rich character development, and a more obvious motivation for destruction. While Kefka is insane, Sephiroth was once psychology (seemly) normal, and even a great hero at one point.

He also didn't think what he was doing was wrong at all. Sephiroth honestly thought he was saving the world by becoming it's God.

radphil5122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

"Sephiroth is more bad ass than Kefka, but no one will be crazier than Kefka. The guy is a definition of 'evil'. He should be tops in that list, not Sephiroth."

I kinda agree with that, though they did say they aren't allowed to number them. :p

Granted Sephiroth is another likeable villian from the FF series, I'd have to give the Bat**** crazy overall title to Kefka. The amount of stuff Sephiroth did in FF7 is kinda pale in comparison to the amount of grief, death, and overall things Kefka did in FF6.

However Sephiroth did make it seem more personal to what he did, which still makes him on the top lists.

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qface645122d ago (Edited 5122d ago )

why would sefi top the list the list said most evil bad guys technically speaking compared to what some of the other FF have done and what some of them actually are like the embodiment of malice itself sefi isn't really all that evil just someone who went insane

its just a popularity thing in the end anyways

SprSynJn5122d ago

For the love of God man, periods!!

George Sears5122d ago

I define evil as someone for no remorse or compassion for no living being on this planet. A pure malicious conscious from beggining to end. Someone that not even his/her mother would love. For this, Kefka takes the specifications perfectly. A pathetic weakling from the start of the game, towards becoming something like the devil itself. But regardless of his power, he was always an evil twat.

CountDracula5122d ago

Most Final Fantasy characters (Bad guys included) are pretty much wimps.

capn_crunch5122d ago

Barthandelus in XIII was pretty lame, even if it wasn't hermaphrodite lame like almost all other FF villains, he was pretty lame.

Most evil had to be Kefka... sorry Sephiroth fans, he was just a lonely kid who missed mommy.

midgard2275122d ago

dear god, main villain of ff13 was probably the worst villian in any game since xenosaga 2....probably cuz they r both popes.....but UGhhh, i think ff13 wuda been better if guy cid, or guy with silver hair or even jihl (chick with huge rack) was the main villain.

i loved the whole cast except for main villain. uggh i hate him so boring

kevnb5122d ago

first game in the series I quit before finishing.

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