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I am also announcing I am killing off Playstation support. Like Sony, I won’t be reversing my decision.

So why am I in Japan experiencing a slightly cooler summer (so far, yes I realize there is plenty of time to get fucked)?

This shows how their pivot to live service was just like stepping on a rake. We know the live service path was a dud, but it also means all those first party studios now have nothing to show for it and won’t for years. If nothing is for sale, your sales crater.

そうですか。

I will echo in the other comments ITT. Yes, sure, it doesn’t always REQUIRE turn based game play, but Yagi-san’s company, and the DQ history has set the EXPECTATION that it will be. If you change that I will not buy it. Just like if GTA VI is turned based fans would rage as it doesn’t fit the expectation set. (Personally I would probably play at turn-based GTA).

Was this game any good? Ghost of Tsushima seemed to remain in the zeitgeist for a year or so after release (my impression anyway). I can’t remember anything about this game after it came out.

I really wish I had your ambition for accepting what Square Enix decided to do with the game. I think the difference is these games are ruining things for me. And with Square Enix saying “this is how FF7 was meant to be” it worries me that this will be the FF7 we know going forward. The original reduced to as asterisk.

I grew up on FF. This “remake” has not impressed me. I wanted to like it but every possible story beat is done worse than the original. I feel FF16 felt like doing homework.

Capcom is showing every studio how actual remakes should be done. They don’t spend 7 years and over 100 million USD to do it. They all sell block buster numbers and is exactly what the old fans want with the upgrades and quality of life changes the new fans want.

The only way to convey to the decision makers at Square Enix I do not like their game is with my wallet. If you feel the same way I recommend doing the same. Do not pre-order, do not buy.

I am a sucker for games with this look!

I think this map is a little dishonest and should be titled “What Offers Citzenship From Birth - Land or Blood?” I live in a country where I can absolutely naturalize after 5 years. I was not born here and my parents are not from here. This is true of many countries if you make the effort to get a work visa and show you want to be part of their society/culture.

I 100% agree with you and I cancelled back in January. For all of the grumbling and complaining that goes on the one message that never gets conveyed is “don’t buy.” It is the only language the execs and shareholders speak and the only message they understand.

I think in the end it was after you buy a game you must check in within 30 days of purchase. After that check in there is nothing additional. I think anyway…

I would add Vagrant Story on there too if it were a list of “11 Lesser-Known PS1…” But maybe it isn’t a jprg?

I love that I finally made the move from Xbox to PS just for Sony to become Microsoft.

This is exactly what I thought when I read this. That funny little commercial they made back then isn’t so funny now.

Oh whew, the picture only shoes the Atlantic Ocean. I’m safe then.

I love the SMB games and always will, but I first movie was so… “whelming” is the only word I can think of. I made the mistake of telling a friend a few months ago we will watch this one together. I hope he forgot I said that. I don’t want to watch it anymore.

Goddam, can we just get a Halo game in the vein of Bungie some time this half of the century? Like literally copy and paste the gameplay and just give us some new maps to multiplayer on and a campaign that is just story heavy enough to get me to churn some Covenant. At this point I don’t even want innovation.

I personally love a long console cycle. Devs get to become really familiar with the hardware and we get great looking games without needing new hardware.

And even if they did decide to change their release strategy (ex. PC day one for a first party exclusive) that’s not a big deal either. Right playstationlifestyle.net?