They really need to do more with the franchise. I appreciate dev times and costs have increased, but the 90s saw 6 mainline FF games released. In the last 10 years there have been 2 new entries. Everything else has been remakes, re-releases and spinoffs. They have spent so long cashing in on our nostalgia, and are now annoyed that it worked and hasn't attracted a younger audience.
Square, seriously, you can't keep pointing fingers at the audience. Your sales projections are ridiculous and unattainable, and you squander opportunities for real growth with cheap cash grabs (Chocobo GP i'm looking at you). FF appeals to an older demo because you've put it in that position. Sort yourselves out!
@AverageGamer Yes, I do realise those things, but thanks for explaining them to me anyway. Really appreciate it.
I simply wondered if it was possible given they have managed to get it running on lower spec hardware. Other seemingly impossible (however ugly) ports exist for hardware that was seen as not powerful enough to run them.
@sanderson72 Does make me wonder if a PS4 version of Remake Intergrade and Rebirth would be possible, given they are putting it on Switch 2. Whether there's enough of an audience for it on PS4 that haven't already upgraded to PS5 is another matter...
@Frmknst Surely those people paying 50 will now get more for their money, and those premium editions will get something extra too? How is this in any way a bad thing? Nowhere in that statement did they say they putting the price up for the standard edition.
Personally I don't see a need. PS5 Pro is more than enough for me. It feels like in some ways this gen hasn't really even arrived yet. The PS4 had such a strong showing by comparison. So many remasters, remakes and mildly improved PS4 games.
Of course this won't stop them making it, but I might not be an early adopter this time around.
@Ricky-Spanish If all people care about are trophies and not the actual game then logically, sure. But the originals and the remakes are nowhere near the same games, so the point i am making is that the trophy hunting experience (hypothetically) wouldn't be anywhere near the same because of the difference in content and gameplay. 💁♂️
@Ricky-Spanish The remakes are nothing like the originals, neither in presentation, gameplay or scope. The remakes (while technically superior) feel super hollow and cut so much content. Not bothered about trophies at all, but to say that people should play the remasters/remakes is missing the point.
Glad he's getting back to things at ND, looking forward to seeing more from Intergalactic and whatever the second project he's working on is.
I really enjoyed The Last of Us tv show and Neil's episodes were some of the best of each season. I get that people were disappointed with the show in some aspects, but it was never going to be as good as the games, it couldn't!
@SBBuds The amount of times that GTA5 has been re-released, patched, prodded and paraded across three generations of consoles, and yet it is still consistently in the top selling games. If there's a game that 'anyone who wants to play it has played it already', Red Dead 2 isn't it. I get that people buy GTA for the multiplayer (for some reason...) but i imagine a lot of people, like myself, held off due to the constant rumours of a PS5 version, and will be eager to play it with better framerates if nothing else.
I think people are just a bit starved for gaming news of this kind of scale. Geoff has always grated on me, but I welcome a show like this that brings the industry together like E3 used to.
@Oram77 A retry option would be great. So much can hinge on a perfectly timed parry at the start of the battle and having to restart from the last save can mean some very boring treks back to the battle.
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Re: If You're Playing Final Fantasy Games on PS5, There's a Good Chance You're Old
They really need to do more with the franchise. I appreciate dev times and costs have increased, but the 90s saw 6 mainline FF games released. In the last 10 years there have been 2 new entries. Everything else has been remakes, re-releases and spinoffs. They have spent so long cashing in on our nostalgia, and are now annoyed that it worked and hasn't attracted a younger audience.
Square, seriously, you can't keep pointing fingers at the audience. Your sales projections are ridiculous and unattainable, and you squander opportunities for real growth with cheap cash grabs (Chocobo GP i'm looking at you). FF appeals to an older demo because you've put it in that position. Sort yourselves out!
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Dev Explains Why It's Not Upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 for Third Chapter
@AverageGamer Yes, I do realise those things, but thanks for explaining them to me anyway. Really appreciate it.
I simply wondered if it was possible given they have managed to get it running on lower spec hardware. Other seemingly impossible (however ugly) ports exist for hardware that was seen as not powerful enough to run them.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Dev Explains Why It's Not Upgrading to Unreal Engine 5 for Third Chapter
@sanderson72 Does make me wonder if a PS4 version of Remake Intergrade and Rebirth would be possible, given they are putting it on Switch 2. Whether there's enough of an audience for it on PS4 that haven't already upgraded to PS5 is another matter...
Re: PS5 Pre-Orders for Bloodlines 2's Premium Edition to Be Refunded as Paradox Promises Changes
@Frmknst Surely those people paying 50 will now get more for their money, and those premium editions will get something extra too? How is this in any way a bad thing? Nowhere in that statement did they say they putting the price up for the standard edition.
Hopefully you feel suitably well fed now?
Re: 'There's No Real Need for a PS6': Industry Veteran Weighs in on Next-Gen Debate
Personally I don't see a need. PS5 Pro is more than enough for me. It feels like in some ways this gen hasn't really even arrived yet. The PS4 had such a strong showing by comparison. So many remasters, remakes and mildly improved PS4 games.
Of course this won't stop them making it, but I might not be an early adopter this time around.
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3 PS1 Ports Disappoint with No Trophy Support on PS5, PS4
@Ricky-Spanish If all people care about are trophies and not the actual game then logically, sure. But the originals and the remakes are nowhere near the same games, so the point i am making is that the trophy hunting experience (hypothetically) wouldn't be anywhere near the same because of the difference in content and gameplay. 💁♂️
Re: Resident Evil 2, 3 PS1 Ports Disappoint with No Trophy Support on PS5, PS4
@Ricky-Spanish The remakes are nothing like the originals, neither in presentation, gameplay or scope. The remakes (while technically superior) feel super hollow and cut so much content. Not bothered about trophies at all, but to say that people should play the remasters/remakes is missing the point.
Re: Neil Druckmann Focused on Naughty Dog Games, Steps Away from The Last of Us TV Show
Glad he's getting back to things at ND, looking forward to seeing more from Intergalactic and whatever the second project he's working on is.
I really enjoyed The Last of Us tv show and Neil's episodes were some of the best of each season. I get that people were disappointed with the show in some aspects, but it was never going to be as good as the games, it couldn't!
Re: Red Dead Redemption 2's PS5 Version Seems All But Inevitable Now
@SBBuds The amount of times that GTA5 has been re-released, patched, prodded and paraded across three generations of consoles, and yet it is still consistently in the top selling games. If there's a game that 'anyone who wants to play it has played it already', Red Dead 2 isn't it. I get that people buy GTA for the multiplayer (for some reason...) but i imagine a lot of people, like myself, held off due to the constant rumours of a PS5 version, and will be eager to play it with better framerates if nothing else.
Re: Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Seems Unstoppable
I think people are just a bit starved for gaming news of this kind of scale. Geoff has always grated on me, but I welcome a show like this that brings the industry together like E3 used to.
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Teases Big Improvements for Future Updates
@Zanao Absolutely need loadouts. I have so many screenshots of my pictos just so i can get them loaded up without forgetting what i had on.
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Teases Big Improvements for Future Updates
@Oram77 A retry option would be great. So much can hinge on a perfectly timed parry at the start of the battle and having to restart from the last save can mean some very boring treks back to the battle.