I’m not really surprised by this. When you look back at the series it wasn’t much of a crossover between Final Fantasy and Disney characters to begin with. The final Fantasy characters were always stuck in their own world and outside of Olympus you never saw them in any of the Disney worlds.
They didn’t even handle the Final Fantasy characters that well. All of their backstories were changed and never fully explained. Poor Cloud got it the worst. I don’t know I think leaving the Final Fantasy characters is for the best.
Wait is the God of War series based on the original Greek games or are they skipping to the Norse stuff? Cause it seams like a bad idea to skip 5 games of lore and character development.
I feel like these top 10 charts do little to help us tell which games are actually selling well. We need to focus on the raw sales numbers, which are not easy to get unfortunately. May need to work on that.
This feels like Kojima admitting that he screwed up the first game. It looks so much more games now, which I like, but the original release was sold as a wholly unique and different experience, this one feels like he’s trying to appeal to a mass audience and a lot of the gameplay that made it unique looks like it’s been trivialised somewhat.
@Intr1n5ic upgrades in tech are not what draws me to a console, the games do. And right now the PS5 has very little to offer. Yes the faster load times are neat but are they worth £450? Not really. They might be to some people but not for everyone.
@Intr1n5ic yeah but all of that is only important to us because we are enthusiasts. The general public probably doesn’t care about any of that. Hell even I don’t care about them that much, not enough to spend £500 on it.
@NEStalgia I’ve been saying for a while that the shortages are creating demand where there really isn’t one. There’s no reason to buy a PS5 right now, not when you have a working PS4. Maybe later on when the exclusives start rolling in, but not right now.
It sounds more like he’s talking about the lack of diversity in gaming due to rising production costs, which I wholeheartedly agree with. Sony focusing so much on blockbusters isn’t good in the long term, it ignores the smaller games that made the brand a household name.
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Re: All The Game Awards 2022 Winners
@KundaliniRising333 considering The Last of Us part 2 won for best direction I think it’s obvious the game awards just don’t care at all.
Re: Sony: Xbox Wants Us to Be Like Nintendo, a Less Effective Competitor
Sony: “Microsoft wants us to be Nintendo”
Gamers: “Nintendo what do you think of all this”
Nintendo: munches on popcorn
Re: Midway Legend Ed Boon Isn't Giving Much Away About NetherRealm's Next Move
@KidBoruto umm… they already tried that once. Didn’t work out.
Re: God of War Ragnarok (PS5) - A Dazzling Crown Jewel in Sony's Catalogue
Oh no, I’m not going through this again.
Re: God of War Ragnarok to Feature a Transmog Armour System Due to Popular Demand
Time to add groundbreaking to my list of words that have lost all meaning.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Producer Knows That Its Combat System Won't Satisfy Everyone
That’s not something that boosts confidence in the product.
Re: Sony Posts Official The Last of Us: Part I PS5 Gameplay in Extended Look
I still don’t see why this needs to exist. The improvements are nice but the game was fine as it was. It didn’t need to be remade.
Re: Reaction: WTF Is Going on with The Last of Us PS5?
How? How do you let this happen twice?!
Re: Of Course Netflix Wants Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Show
No no no no no no no. Please don’t let them ruin anymore of this series
Re: Kojima Productions Threatens Legal Action After Hideo Kojima Is Falsely Identified as Japanese Gunman
For as tragic as this whole situation is I can’t help but laugh at it. Like, why blame Kohima in the first place, makes no sense.
Re: Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (PS5) - No-Frills Remasters of Old School Platformers
“Story is nonsense” those are fighting words.
Re: Sonic Origins (PS5) - The Genesis of SEGA's Mascot Revisited with Style
Why would you want to split sonic 3 and S&K? The games were always meant to be a singular whole. That’s a very weak flaw to give it.
Re: Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura Touches on the Future of Final Fantasy in Kingdom Hearts
I’m not really surprised by this. When you look back at the series it wasn’t much of a crossover between Final Fantasy and Disney characters to begin with. The final Fantasy characters were always stuck in their own world and outside of Olympus you never saw them in any of the Disney worlds.
They didn’t even handle the Final Fantasy characters that well. All of their backstories were changed and never fully explained. Poor Cloud got it the worst. I don’t know I think leaving the Final Fantasy characters is for the best.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Welcomes America's Hero, Now With Facial Hair
Oh wow what a surprise. I totally was not expecting this. Sure glad I didn’t know he was coming back 😉
Re: The Last of Us: Part I PS5 Trailer Gives Us Our First Taste of Naughty Dog's Remake
I don’t really see why this needs to exist. The original still plays and looks fine and the remaster is already playable on PS5.
Re: Infamous 3DO Romantic Comedy Plumbers Don't Wear Ties Plunges PS5, PS4 This Year
But why though?
Re: Sony Confirms Horizon, God of War, and Gran Turismo TV Shows in Development
Wait is the God of War series based on the original Greek games or are they skipping to the Norse stuff? Cause it seams like a bad idea to skip 5 games of lore and character development.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Takes Over UK Cities in Advertising Push
Say what you want about Sony, they know how to market their games.
Re: The Wolf Among Us 2 Shows Its Fangs on PS5, PS4 in 2023
I hope the writing has improved because most of Telltales games stuff post Walking Dead was pretty bad.
Re: All The Game Awards 2021 Winners
Does anyone even care about the awards themselves. Even the Game Awards didn’t care about the actual awards.
Re: Rumour: New PlayStation Subscription Will Give Access to PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP Games
So they’re basically making their own version of GamePass?
Re: GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition Finally Announced for PS5, PS4
Cool, I can’t wait to see how they screw this up.
Re: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Dated for 18th March
The one hang up for me is the character designs. They just look so generic and don’t fit with the world of the original Final Fantasy.
Re: PS5 Has Reached 1 Million UK Sales Faster Than Any Other PlayStation Console
I still say FOMO likely contributed a lot in regards to how fast this thing sold.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Great Week for PS5 Games as Deathloop Takes Top Spot
I feel like these top 10 charts do little to help us tell which games are actually selling well. We need to focus on the raw sales numbers, which are not easy to get unfortunately. May need to work on that.
Re: Heavy Rain, Detroit Team Reportedly Making a Star Wars Game
This should be interesting. It’ll probably suck but it’ll be interesting.
Re: Talking Point: Did PlayStation Showcase 2021 Deliver on the Hype?
The only games that excited me were the Marvel games. I think I’ve realised that PlayStation just isn’t for me anymore.
Re: PlayStation Showcase Announced, Presenting the Future of PS5 Next Week
Only 40 minutes? I hope there’s a lot of smaller announcements and not just a focus on bigger titles.
Re: Marvel's Midnight Suns Shares How It Plays in First Gameplay Footage
I actually don’t mind the card based thing, the only worry I have is whether it’ll involve micro transactions.
Re: Saints Row Reboot Faces Huge Fan Backlash, Devs Say 'We Are Not Backing Down'
I respect them for keeping to their original vision, except the direction it’s taking them appears to be off a cliff.
Re: Death Stranding Details What Its PS5 Director's Cut Offers
This feels like Kojima admitting that he screwed up the first game. It looks so much more games now, which I like, but the original release was sold as a wholly unique and different experience, this one feels like he’s trying to appeal to a mass audience and a lot of the gameplay that made it unique looks like it’s been trivialised somewhat.
Re: Marvel's Avengers' Free Black Panther Add-On Claws 17th August PS5, PS4 Release Date
Does anyone care at this point?
Re: PS5 Hits 10 Million Sales, Is the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Console Ever
@Intr1n5ic upgrades in tech are not what draws me to a console, the games do. And right now the PS5 has very little to offer. Yes the faster load times are neat but are they worth £450? Not really. They might be to some people but not for everyone.
Re: PS5 Hits 10 Million Sales, Is the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Console Ever
@Intr1n5ic yeah but all of that is only important to us because we are enthusiasts. The general public probably doesn’t care about any of that. Hell even I don’t care about them that much, not enough to spend £500 on it.
Re: PS5 Hits 10 Million Sales, Is the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Console Ever
@NEStalgia I’ve been saying for a while that the shortages are creating demand where there really isn’t one. There’s no reason to buy a PS5 right now, not when you have a working PS4. Maybe later on when the exclusives start rolling in, but not right now.
Re: PS5 Hits 10 Million Sales, Is the Fastest-Selling PlayStation Console Ever
Thank you scalpers.
Re: Former Sony Boss Fearful of Industry Consolidation
It sounds more like he’s talking about the lack of diversity in gaming due to rising production costs, which I wholeheartedly agree with. Sony focusing so much on blockbusters isn’t good in the long term, it ignores the smaller games that made the brand a household name.
Re: Media Molecule Teases Ancient Dangers: A Bat's Tale, Another Original Game Made in Dreams
Dreams is such a cool concept but I think MM need to move on. The game doesn’t look like it caught on like Little Big Planet did.
Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed Adds Licensed Cars Like Batmobile, DeLorean, and the Party Wagon
This has no right looking as good as it does.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Ratchet & Clank, Spider-Man Return While F1 2021 Takes Pole Position
@Kidfried As Returnals not part of a niche franchise, it’s a new up. I think you meant niche genre.