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YIKES Stay Gooned posted:The only surprising part is that both FIFAs are on there, which doesn't make any sense to me When the new FIFA comes out the old one drops to like a quarter of it's price and gets bunch of sales off that.
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May 21, 2015 15:59
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A chinese exchange student I knew from high school said western gamers like three kinds of games: Gun, Car, and Ball. Bonus points if you combine any of those three.
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May 21, 2015 16:06
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There are guns and cars in 15, no confirmed balls yet though.
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May 21, 2015 16:12
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Soccer-Football is one of the most reliable sports things out there. It's got a huge audience and relatively little competition.
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May 21, 2015 16:18
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Would totally play a game called Gunball.
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May 21, 2015 16:25
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May 21, 2015 16:26
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I've been playing the GBA remake of FFI the last few nights, mainly because I can lie in bed while I play. The downside is that I tend to doze off and not remember everything I did. Last night apparently I beat the Vampire, and the night before I did the Marsh Cave twice because I didn't remember getting the Crown. Point is, you can literally beat this game in your sleep.
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May 21, 2015 16:26
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Zombie Samurai posted:I've been playing the GBA remake of FFI the last few nights, mainly because I can lie in bed while I play. The downside is that I tend to doze off and not remember everything I did. Last night apparently I beat the Vampire, and the night before I did the Marsh Cave twice because I didn't remember getting the Crown. I've been doing this with DQI on my phone recently and boy is that game primitive.
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May 21, 2015 16:31
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How Rude posted:I would unironically enjoy Janitor Fantasy Janitor Fantasy?
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May 21, 2015 16:38
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Zombie Samurai posted:I've been playing the GBA remake of FFI the last few nights, mainly because I can lie in bed while I play. The downside is that I tend to doze off and not remember everything I did. Last night apparently I beat the Vampire, and the night before I did the Marsh Cave twice because I didn't remember getting the Crown. IIRC the Vampire is pretty much a joke boss, you can beat it without it ever even getting a turn. Have fun doing that dungeon twice as well because you need to leave and come back with a thingie to fight the actual boss of the place. Also reminds me how large the characters and many boss sprites were in the PSP version which was actually kind of cool, made them feel genuinely menacing.  Marilith needs to get some food in her belly though.
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May 21, 2015 16:40
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Gammatron 64 posted:It's SE's policy to completely reinvent the wheel with each numbered FF, and FFXV looks kinda neat... but we haven't had a traditional turn-based \ ATB game since FFX-2. I guess the XIII series kinda falls under that, but it's more about switching classes mid battle than determining what abilities or spells your guys do. I don't know if we'll ever get a new mainline FF with turn-based/ATB gameplay. Management at Square-Enix looks at the best-selling games for guidance on what type of games to make. The best selling AAA RPGs (Fable, Mass Effect, Fallout, Elder Scrolls) are either shooters or action games at their core. The Bravely Default series was a good throwback to old school FF but never got strong support from Square-Enix. For that matter, I don't think we'll get the same type of wild experimentation with each new entry. They're clearly following the market leader like Bioware, CD-Projekt Red, and just about every other major RPG developer. After all, Skyrim sold over twice as well as FF7. It's more likely we see turn-based/ATB in console-like mobile games such as Final Fantasy Mobius. Sakurazuka posted:What a loving depressing list. I hope this cheers you up: 
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May 21, 2015 17:34
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May 21, 2015 17:39
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I love brands!!
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May 21, 2015 17:39
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gently caress Sonic th Hedgehog
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May 21, 2015 17:45
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That game that everybody hated and this franchise that hasn't even released a single game yet are strong contenders for the Next-Gen Top 20!!
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May 21, 2015 17:48
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Sonic the Hedgehog is actually a pretty strong brand. It's just like Skylanders in that it is strong among kids and not the kind of people who post on internet forums.
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May 21, 2015 17:52
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YIKES Stay Gooned posted:The only surprising part is that both FIFAs are on there, which doesn't make any sense to me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPgRV85c5g
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May 21, 2015 17:53
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Kanfy posted:IIRC the Vampire is pretty much a joke boss, you can beat it without it ever even getting a turn. Have fun doing that dungeon twice as well because you need to leave and come back with a thingie to fight the actual boss of the place. Man, that does look good. I'm enjoying the improved GBA graphics as well, I had just forgotten how incredibly easy the remake made the game. I'm not even using magic much either, I'm doing warrior/thief/black belt/red mage this time. The last time I played the NES version, the front half of the game was pretty challenging, at least.
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May 21, 2015 17:55
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ImpAtom posted:Sonic the Hedgehog is actually a pretty strong brand. It's just like Skylanders in that it is strong among kids and not the kind of people who post on internet forums. I refuse to believe that is somehow still a strong brand.
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May 21, 2015 17:55
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Beef Waifu posted:I refuse to believe that is somehow still a strong brand. Children and man-children have bad taste in videogames Edit: Furries too i guess.
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May 21, 2015 17:59
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Beef Waifu posted:I refuse to believe that is somehow still a strong brand. Its last two games did poorly because Sega stupidly got into an exclusive Sonic game contract with Nintendo but beyond that almost all of their games have done millions-to-multimillions in sales. Sonic and the Secret Rings for the Wii sold ~3 million copies. Sonic Colors solid over 2 million. Generations did something like 4 million across all consoles. Sonic & Mario at the Olympic Games sold in the neighborhood of 9 million copies, more than any FF game but 7.
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May 21, 2015 18:02
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I can't believe Secret Rings sold that well, why? Is it just because it was a Sonic game close to the Wii's release? Why didn't Sonic and the Black Knight become the future? How are people still buying sonic games after 06? Many questions that the Akashic Record of time has to answer for.
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May 21, 2015 18:04
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Beef Waifu posted:I can't believe Secret Rings sold that well, why? Is it just because it was a Sonic game close to the Wii's release? Why didn't Sonic and the Black Knight become the future? How are people still buying sonic games after 06? Kids absolutely love sonic, esp. The under 10 crowd. I know a few relatives kids that have all the recent games. Another kiddie seller is the licensed movies poo poo shovelware, my sister's son absolutely tears thru licensed poo poo.
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May 21, 2015 18:07
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Beef Waifu posted:I can't believe Secret Rings sold that well, why? Is it just because it was a Sonic game close to the Wii's release? Why didn't Sonic and the Black Knight become the future? How are people still buying sonic games after 06? The honest truth is that Sonic is a strong mascot and, 2006 and Sonic Boom aside, his games tend to be playable-if-unexceptional. A lot of the strong dislike for them comes from poo poo like the Werehog which sucks if you're expecting Sonic but is fine to a kid who is playing Budget God of War with a cartoon character he likes. I spoke to the director of Sonic Generations at E3 a few years back and he basically said their core idea when designing generations was to try to appeal to both sets of fans. Younger kids almost universally only enjoy the 3D Sonic games and the kind of gameplay and tone they have and Generations was an attempt to get them playing the 2D games and the oldschool grognards playing the 3D games. It helps that Sega is good at marketing to kids. There's a new Sonic show on TV every few years, he shows up in Wreck-It Ralph, it has an ongoing comic from Archie, they frequently put out toys and games and other stuff, they're pushing him hard on mobile devices where kids are focused now, ect.
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May 21, 2015 18:08
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Sunning posted:I don't know if we'll ever get a new mainline FF with turn-based/ATB gameplay. Management at Square-Enix looks at the best-selling games for guidance on what type of games to make. The best selling AAA RPGs (Fable, Mass Effect, Fallout, Elder Scrolls) are either shooters or action games at their core. The Bravely Default series was a good throwback to old school FF but never got strong support from Square-Enix. Just one elder scroll, please.
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May 21, 2015 18:09
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Terper posted:There are guns and cars in 15, no confirmed balls yet though. What do you mean, the entire game is about balls Also if you're at all interested in ffxiv you should probably check out the live stream on twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv for some new footage right now
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May 21, 2015 18:14
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Beef Waifu posted:I refuse to believe that is somehow still a strong brand. My 3 year old nephew loves playing Sonic Fister Roboto posted:Just one elder scroll, please. Morrowind in the only Elder Scroll we need.  .
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May 21, 2015 18:28
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Sega caters to what was always the core audience of videogames: Children.
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May 21, 2015 18:41
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Beef Waifu posted:I refuse to believe that is somehow still a strong brand. Enough about games that change their gameplay each entry instead of improving them, focus on having the best graphics even if the game is reduced to a corridor, and constantly pander to nostalgia.
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May 21, 2015 18:56
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FFXV-2: Sonic Returns
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Sunning posted:I hope this cheers you up:  in peace Square Enix
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Hell Sonic has some endless running game some of my cousins were super into on their iphone. I truly believe the sonic franchise will never die, it markets to well to kids and fursuiters to ever truly disappear.
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Sunning posted:
This is why I say video games aren't for me anymore. Mario is the only game on that list I actually like. I am a grognard dinosaur at the ripe old age of 28. They sure don't make 'em like they used to. 
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May 21, 2015 19:08
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Interestingly enough, I think Sonic is designed to appeal to western audiences in particular, as opposed to having a more global appeal. I remember reading that he's wildly more popular in America and Europe than in Japan, anyway.
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Worst Girl posted:Interestingly enough, I think Sonic is designed to appeal to western audiences in particular, as opposed to having a more global appeal. I remember reading that he's wildly more popular in America and Europe than in Japan, anyway. How does Final Fantasy tend to do in sales when you compare them in Japan to the rest of the world? It's a good that they're getting feedback from people all over the world for XV, when XIII only had its focus testing done in Japan.
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May 21, 2015 19:37
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Video games are terrible, I'm going back to playing Snakes n Ladders and Snap. On my own.
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May 21, 2015 19:38
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That loving Sned posted:Enough about games that change their gameplay each entry instead of improving them, focus on having the best graphics even if the game is reduced to a corridor, and constantly pander to nostalgia. This might be the most insanely reductive post Ibe ever seen in my life
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The combined sales for Sonic Boom on 3DS and Wii U were 620K according to SEGA's latest reports. Not bad for a pair of games that could contend for the worst game of the generation. While their development teams and partners leave much to be desired, SEGA's merchandising teams have picked up the slack. They're very good at maintaining the Sonic brand through toys, TV shows, school supplies, and much more. Due to many publishers shifting focus or going defunct, there's been a bit of a gap in the market in regards to retail console games aimed at young children. Activision's Skylanders has taken full advantage of this vacuum. Bregor posted:
I believe Tomb Raider is now their strongest performing brand at retail. Gammatron 64 posted:This is why I say video games aren't for me anymore. Mario is the only game on that list I actually like. I am a grognard dinosaur at the ripe old age of 28. They sure don't make 'em like they used to. The Mario brand encompasses all of the separate Mario series. We would probably end up seeing Mario Kart and Mario & Luigi RPG up in the top 20 if it was split into sub-brands. That loving Sned posted:How does Final Fantasy tend to do in sales when you compare them in Japan to the rest of the world? It's a good that they're getting feedback from people all over the world for XV, when XIII only had its focus testing done in Japan. Japanese sales used to be disproportionately strong when you take population and userbase into account. Now, the series sales have severely fallen worldwide. FFXIV:ARR seems to have done better overseas but a good deal of the FFXIII trilogy's sales came from Japan. Square-Enix is bit of a big fish in a small pond that is the Japanese console market but the pond is getting smaller and smaller. With the way the new consoles are performing Japan, FFXV and KH3 will be heavily reliant on sales from Europe and North America. Fun fact, the recently released Final Fantasy X HD remaster for PS4 sold a little under 16K units this week in its debut in Japan. It was the best selling game of the week.
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That loving Sned posted:How does Final Fantasy tend to do in sales when you compare them in Japan to the rest of the world? It's a good that they're getting feedback from people all over the world for XV, when XIII only had its focus testing done in Japan. edit: According to Wikipedia, Final Fantasy XIII sold over one million units during its opening week in Japan. It sold over one million during its first month in the US. Butt Ghost fucked around with this message at 20:11 on May 21, 2015 |
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