Interesting that Konami is releasing nothing of note and still enjoying high profits. I guess this is the allure to companies.
Sad. Rebirth was one of my favorite games in a long time. Should have sold more.
Yeah 16 was good but a little too different for a FF game for me.
FF isn’t turned based but one game shouldn’t mean that it isn’t an RPG.
For me it's just that as a fan of the series it is concerning when the best game in the series in decades, using the most popular IP of the franchise, isn't performing well.
It feels like SE hasn't gone all out on a FF game since X-XIII era. If it doesn't sell well it may signal to SE that putting effort in FF as a GOAT franchise like Zelda, GTA etc. isn't financially lucrative.
How in the hell is FF7 Rebirth not in this list?
Lol, how do you ignore Rebirth one of the best games ever made?
Nonsense.
PS1 and PS2 was built on great third party exclusives like FF, MGS, GTA & Tekken.
This my anecdotal theory too.
But it’s not just XVI but XIII, XV & XVI.
I think so many years without an excellent entry put previous fans off. Not to mention when buying a Final Fantasy game you get a widely inconsistent experience now so you don’t even know what you’re even a fan of. (Compare 7,8,9,10 to 13,14,15,16)
After XVI, as a huge fan of the franchise, I decided I was no longer going to buy day 1 but on sale like I do other...
I guess its a difference of opinion but I would 100% never green light a FFVII remake with that over-world style if I had to make that creative decision.
Cutting edge graphics was part of the allure of the original and a key factor in its success. And the remake should aim to replicate that IMO.
I just don’t think one release is feasible without butchering what FFVII is.
Going lower graphics would have been a slap in the face for the legacy that FF7 was upon release.
The overworld would have had to be planet sized and scope or else it kills the entire story of the game.
You need land, sea and air vehicles in a massive open world with tons of dialog, enemies and story.
I think a single release would have been worse.
I love FF, PS5 and Sony as much as the next guy but come on, its an honest question.
FFVII is listed on the most influential games and greatest games of all time lists. People begged for a remake for almost decades. People literally shed tears when the remake was announced.
Rebirth is also one of the best received games critically of all time. (90+ meta)
These are some of the most beloved characters in gaming. They have been insanely p...
Idk, why people aren’t able to understand that 60fps isn’t a function of console power only.
60 fps was possible all the way back to PS2.
It just comes down to what the developer prioritizes during development.
Every single console or hardware device would be limited in some capacity and either you maximize the horsepower for visuals or you use it to get more frames at the expense of visuals.
Unless there is dedic...
Sad reality is the physicals are going to start requiring online check in too if we don't push back.
I don’t know why people keep thinking of it as AI vs no AI.
A much more likely scenario is the use of AI alongside human work.
Eg. AI voices used during side quests or banter to boost the lines of dialog.
AI generating additional pre determined branches in dialog tree options for more freedom in conversations with NPCs
In works of fiction, you establish the laws of your fictional universe and attempt to have the user “suspend disbelief”.
Great fiction creators try and craft their story within those laws as much as possible and are able to maintain that suspension of disbelief for longer. We tend to call it immersion.
In the end it elevates the work of fiction so much more. And many of the gaming greats like Last of Us Pt 1 use it to enhance their game.
For context, this is higher than the metacritic score than the original FF7.
Landmark achievement for the franchise.
DLC Release Date confirmed: March 20th lol
Is a new horizon coming out soon?
I disagree. Nadella is looking for profit as a CEO should in my opinion.
The problem is Dr. Phil & Co. had 10 years to bring Xbox back on track and have been failing woefully.
Phil needs to sell to Nadella that if we are to make a profit, we need to make great games. And to do that we need employees here for the long haul and the freedom to work on creative projects.
But as Phil said himself he doesn’t believe great games sell con...