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Concord is a good game and I’m playing it right now. It’s polished, it’s well balanced, the servers are solid. I’ve been looking for something to play since I dropped Overwatch, and it’s just what I’m after. The lack of a battle pass and microtransactions is also quite refreshing. I want to see more of that.

@meistergeister Forspoken turned out just fine. The reviews were harsh on it, and there’s a bit of a hate bandwagon ragging on it online. But most of the comments I’ve seen from people who actually played it were positive. Both my brother and I enjoyed it. The movement, exploration and combat are all great. Story is alright, good twist towards the end. The graphics are good and the particle effects are some of the best I’ve seen. It’s a solid 7.5/10 in our opinion.

@HeeHo Agreed. For me the game was a solid 7/10. It’s much better than the previous entry. I’d love to see them build on Divine Force in a next game. Lots of potential.

@3Above Same here. Such a great soundtrack. Blinded by Light is iconic.

@Jayslow That stood out to me too. I think Kojima might be up to something name wise.

@Nepp67 Sam looks a lot older, so I think that might actually be a grown up Lou.

@Ryall I have good news, you can change the difficulty at any time. I’m enjoying the game, it’s a big improvement over the last one. The exploration is good fun, zipping around the area and even climbing around on the rooftops in the towns using the floatation device kinda like a jetpack. I like the character designs too, with the only exception being Raymond. I’d say it’s at least as good as Star Ocean: The Last Hope, which I also enjoyed.

@KilloWertz The sale isn’t finalized yet. Not a great look to have the script they’ll be getting as part of the deal leak.

@Grumblevolcano Winter 2022 extends into early 2023 though. I expect that Crisis Core will be released in early 2023 so that they can space their releases out more.

If she’s not nominated for best voice actress at the game awards, there is no justice in this world.

That’s great to hear. Both games deserve every one of those sales. 🙂 Amazing stuff. FFX is the game that got me into RPGs and will always hold a special place in my heart. And FFX-2 is my favourite FF game. The battle system was awesome, and so was the music.

@PhhhCough The differences are certainly noticeable when the remake is compared side by side to the original game. It will definitely help when they show off more of the game, so far we’ve only seen a minute and a half of it. With the majority of that being cutscenes.

@Phelaidar Remakes are not remasters. It’s the same story, but not the same game.

I enjoyed the demo a lot. You get to play the first hour of the game which is really appreciated. As a fan of Zero Escape, Danganronpa and visual novels, this game ticks all the boxes. The voice cast is really good too, with Yu Kobayashi being particularly notable as Binko. Can’t wait to play it when it releases in a few days.

@HeeHo They would have had to increase the price of Plus then, which would have angered the people who aren’t interested in PS Now. Better to have it as an optional thing.

So it works exactly the same as Game Pass. As expected. I didn’t expect them to hand me thousands of dollars worth of games for the price of a subscription.

@NEStalgia You mean because we now know that FF 16 doesn’t have any other controllable party members? I’m fine with that. I can tell that you’re more of a FF purist, with a set idea of what a FF game should or shouldn’t be. So your mixed feelings about the new FF 7 series and dislike of FF 16 are understandable.

I find your comment about FF 7 being fanfic kinda funny though, considering that most of the original team are working on it. Is it really so weird that they might want to create a fresh take on their most beloved game? I think it’s clever. Make an alternate timeline that follows the main plot points from the original, while still doing its own thing. Fresh, yet familiar for both new and old fans. I’ve talked with a lot of FF 7 fans over the 2 years since Remake released, and most of them are really liking it.

I can get a whole year of the Extra tier for the price of just 2 new release games, so I think it’s great value. I signed up right away.

@NEStalgia Back in 2014 it sounded more like it was going to be a straight forward remake, yes. But a lot can happen over the course of 5 years, it’s not all that surprising that plans changed. By 2019, a year before the game’s release, they were marketing it as a reimagining of FFVII. They never tried to hide that. If people didn’t read the game’s description and made assumptions, that’s not Square’s fault.

They’re not taking a dump on anyone’s memories. They specifically set the new series up in the way they did to avoid that. It’s an alternate timeline where things are playing out differently, leaving the original story that we all know untouched.

@NEStalgia Here’s the thing. As far back as a whole year before the game released, Square-Enix were marketing the game as a reimagining of FFVII. That’s exactly how they described the game during its early gameplay showing at E3 2019. They haven’t suddenly changed their plan, this was always the plan.

Part 1 was an alternate timeline which only loosely followed the events of the original game. There were big changes from the start, like Sephiroth appearing much earlier and having a strong presence, Sephiroth clones popping up all over the place, characters who died in the original not dying, the arbiter of fate ghosts, etc. With the arbiters of fate killed off, this timeline is now free to branch out even further from that of the original game.