Nei

Nei

Mother of Dragon Punches.

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Re: Final Fantasy X Turns 25 This Summer, as Square Enix Opens Special Website

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@nessisonett I love X but…no nonsense sidequest? Dodge 200 thunders? Catch butterflies in Macalania? Play an entire league of Blitzball? The Zoolab? Collect the Al-Bed dictionaries? Chocobo field activities? Cactuar sanctuary? And there are more. I feel these diversions are what was really missing in XIII, Made by the same team.

Re: Tekken 8 Fans Furious as Tifa Tipped for Street Fighter 6 Instead

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Guys I am surprised at some of the comments, she definitely fits in more in Street Fighter than Tekken! She is basically a mash-up of Ken and Cammy. 100% rush-down, fast character. I can totally see her in the roaster with a hefty vagina tax and some explosive damage, maybe a damage multiplier mechanic similar to Gill in SFV.

Re: PickMon Drama Explodes as Pokémon, Palworld Clone Vanishes from Social Media

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@RoomWithaMoose Welp… it is relevant. Nintendo is out here suing over gameplay mechanics, while also casually dropping games that feel exactly like familiar titles wearing a brand-new outfit.

Meanwhile, Palworld isn’t exactly a copy-paste job—but let’s not pretend it didn’t raise eyebrows. Those similarities to Pokémon didn’t happen by accident - I am definitely not defending them, you can check my post history on the topic, but Nintendo suing people over “stolen ideas” is a bit rich—like the pot calling the kettle pixelated. They’re about as original and wholesome as a certain entertainment giant: masters of taking existing concepts, polishing them to a mirror shine, and making you forget you’ve seen something like it before. Truly elite at the art of “inspiration,” let’s call it. Pokopia going back to DQ is really them going full circle and, imho, hysterical.

Re: PickMon Drama Explodes as Pokémon, Palworld Clone Vanishes from Social Media

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@RoomWithaMoose Pokemon isn't Dragon Quest and Palworld isn't Pokemon.
But Pokopia is totally Dragon Quest builders...at least they hired the same developers, though such a refreshing return to the IP they originally borrowed from <3

I’m not trying to be a nuisance here, and yes, the differences are plain as day—but if we’re going to tell the story, we might as well use the whole canvas… especially when one of the artists won’t stop calling the lawyers over brushstrokes.

Re: PickMon Drama Explodes as Pokémon, Palworld Clone Vanishes from Social Media

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@RoomWithaMoose It always amuses me how some people just cannot accept that their beloved “creative” company might have a bit of a… let’s say colorful history of borrowing ideas and aesthetics from others.

Take recruiting mechanics, for example—Dragon Quest V was already doing that ages ago. yes, monsters could join your party after battles, each with their own odds—some so absurdly low you’d think you needed a magic ultrasound ball to detect them 😄. Of course, the idea has since been expanded and improved, which is great! And, honestly, a bit of a relief.

And sure, nobody’s claiming they stole the concept of a cartoon bat. But come on—you’ve got to be seriously biased not to notice that quite a few designs look… very, erhm, closely “inspired,” let’s say.

Nice effort, though. The Nintendo blind defense squad remains undefeated.

Re: PS5's Coolest Collection of Controllers and Console Covers Are Out Now

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Mmmmm idk: maybe, maybeee the red one. The chroma set was a lot classier!

@Balaam_ to each his own, I think the PS5 is bold and beautiful, if slightly chunky. You can feel there was a design behind it and it's not as bland as idk, the original PS3, or plain and average looking as your run of the mill switch (that is really a cheap plastic toy eyesore) or Xbox series X. Xbox series S is pretty darn cute, though.

Re: Opinion: Crimson Desert Could Be PS5 Game of the Year, or a Total Mess

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I hope it's a generation defining experience but I have honestly no clue! I tend to like weird and overly ambitious games so maybe it IS for me anyhow.

@Yomv7t just a quick reply to point out that Kingdom come deliverance, Elden Ring, Death Stranding, Dragon Dogma and many many other open worlders have definitely tried "something new".