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Final Fantasy VII Inspirational to Imageepoch CEO

"On its Japanese launch day, then-teenage Ryoei Mikage just happened to be wandering around a game shop, looking for something to pop into his dad’s new PlayStation — something that wasn’t Myst. This being his first time actually in such a store, he asked what the clerk thought would be good, and was thus introduced to Final Fantasy VII." -PSLS

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imoutofthecontest4743d ago

He's a pretty young CEO, wow.
Kinda explains why Imageepoch's games have been kinda so-so to this point >_>
They're definitely getting better as they go, though. Final Promise Story looks like a typical JRPG honestly but I am cautiously optimistic about Black Rock Shooter.

Stealth20k4743d ago

Why? Because it looks like a shooter? Get over yourself

Imagepoch has been making amazing rpgs for years and years.

knifefight4743d ago (Edited 4743d ago )

It doesn't look like a Shooter at all. Why, do you think it does, Stealth?

I agree with Contest.
Sorry, I didn't find Sands of Destruction, Luminous Arc, or Fate to be anything more than average. I'm far from alone.

Fate/Extra, Last Ranker, and 7th Dragon didn't even come to America...and for good reason. They're nothing special =/

Sorry man, maybe they've won you over but I approach things with a little more caution.

imoutofthecontest4740d ago

What amazing games have they made?

And yeah, why exactly do you think BLS looks like a shooter? It's an RPG. Don't let the name fool you.

Scyrus4743d ago

soooo, ffvii inspired final promise to become a first person jrpg? thats fail.

even if the story is as amazing as it looks, the FP combat ruined it for millions of possible buyers including me.

FP would be fine if it would Pan out and show the characters attack like dragonquest 8 but it doesnt, its just some lame slash mark and number. Soooo lame.

how can you have an iconic attack like omnislash look awesome in first person? laaame

knifefight4743d ago

If you read the article, no, it doesn't say that at all.

Where'd you get that idea? o_o

doctorstrange4743d ago

Nowadays: "Try Black Ops, it's the best game eva!"

knifefight4743d ago

Game was my second RPG. Breath of Fire III and FF7 ushered me into one of my favorite genres. Ah the times we had....

BigWoopMagazine4743d ago

Those are still two of my favorite RPGs ever. Hard to play those games and then Not want to be involved in making more.

Simco8764743d ago

Hopefully Final Fantasy returns to those roots next time around.

Lifewish4743d ago

couldn't agree more about FFVII, it should be inspirational to anyone making RPGs

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5224d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5224d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212124d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan24d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5223d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5223d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos25d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani24d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum25d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman24d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim24d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

I disagree Batman

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Famitsu Weekly Sales [3/25-3/31] - Princess Peach, Dragon’s Dogma 2 + Winning Post 10 2024 in top 10

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.

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ZeekQuattro29d ago

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)

VersusDMC28d ago

Rise of the ronin sold twice as much as Dragons Dogma 2 this week...but no articles about that. It's only news if a PS exclusive is being outsold.