GamingUnion.net: "Well folks, we're still in the thick of this blasted news drought; Nomura must still be hibernating. So, this episode Lauren, Darryl and Churro turn to the fans and their questions, and there are some good ones this time.
Who is their least favorite character? What would KH be without Nomura? And if they could create a new character, who would they be? This is a show for you, the listeners. Trust us when we say get in while the gettin' is good!"
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
I was talking about games with some Japanese guys here in Japan, and it seems like around here Bandai Namco has a fame of making low-quality games, with the occasional gem.
About Square Enix, I believe they lack the capacity to improve. They should learn with Capcom (although even Capcom still makes some bad mistakes), but I don't think they ever will. They keep chasing whatever is new at the time (blockchain, AI...) to say "we innovate", without considering the public perception and if these things actually improve the games or not. Them releasing too many small games with no advertising also shows a lack of trust in its own products. Even with their biggest games, like turning FF into an action game with XVI and the very divisive plot changes regarding whispers and timelines in VII Remake, shows them trying to attract a new generation of gamers without understanding what made the series so big in the first place.
I don’t know why NOW they decide on this, but I guess later is better than never.
Saad from eXputer: "I'm glad I don't have to choose between Square Enix, Atlus, and FromSoftware due to bad release windows and Shadow of the Erdtree."
What a word vomit, rambling, turd of an article that simply states the obvious. Classic exputer.
Definitely, the fanboiz are already foaming at the mouth for anything related to keyblades.
No Nomura means no asspulls and mindf***ery, so no, I wouldn't want him gone. :p
It'll go the way of FFXIII. Mediocrity.
Not that KHII was all that great. I still prefer the original.
good episode!
Imagine if he got tierd of all the side KH games and just couldn't be arsed for the thrid game which we all really want. I think then I would be pissed haha
I hope to god that by the time KH3 comes out they can port Birth by sleep/358/2 days and whatever else to the PS3 or NGP in a bundle because lets face it I can't be the only one who is going to be so confused by the time KH3 comes out. I like to enjoy a story, not be all like "wtf is going on" at the start of the game. I would read online like I did with Chain of Memories but I think theres too much to take in now. After I did that with COM I enjoyed KH2s story more :)