Jay Rust posted:

User scores? Loser scores

hatty posted:

Can’t you still buy the game for your phone? Or is it iOS only?

Jay Rust posted:

Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman
Superliminal
Crystar
Tengami
Metal Torrent

Serious question: what are these games? They’re in the top 10 in user score metacritic and I’ve never heard of them

cheetah7071 posted:

crystar is pretty alright. i played it because of its metacritic ranking and it looking pretty decent

it's simultaneously pretty good and pretty bad. both the critic and user rankings are correct, at the same time

Jay Rust posted:

Shinjobi posted:

I want all men and women in my video games jiggling from all angles like they're melting jello people

FirstAidKite posted:

Shinjobi posted:

this is the ideal buddy, etc etc

quote:

IGN: In regards to diversity in the game, can we expect to see Black characters in Final Fantasy XVI, or people of color (non-white characters) in general? To clarify a bit more, there’s been discussion around the trailers to date featuring mostly white characters, and I wanted to get clarity on whether we can expect the final game to be more diverse.

Naoki Yoshida, Producer: This is a difficult question, but not one that was unexpected, seeing as diversity in entertainment media has become a much-discussed topic as of late. The answer I have, however, may end up being disappointing to some depending on individual expectations.

Our design concept from the earliest stages of development has always heavily featured medieval Europe, incorporating historical, cultural, political, and anthropological standards that were prevalent at the time. When deciding on a setting that was best suited to the story we wanted to tell — the story of a land beset by the Blight — we felt that rather than create something on a global scale, it was necessary to limit the scope to a single landmass — one geographically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world in an age without airplanes, television, or telephones.

Due to the underlying geographical, technological, and geopolitical constraints of this setting, Valisthea was never going to realistically be as diverse as say a modern-day Earth...or even Final Fantasy XIV that has an entire planet (and moon) worth of nations, races, and cultures at its disposal. The isolated nature of this realm, however, does end up playing a large part in the story and is one of the reasons Valisthea’s fate is tied to the rest of the world.

Ultimately, we felt that while incorporating ethnic diversity into Valisthea was important, an over-incorporation into this single corner of a much larger world could end up causing a violation of those narrative boundaries we originally set for ourselves. The story we are telling is fantasy, yes, but it is also rooted in reality.

Conversely, the Final Fantasy series of games have always inherently dealt with conflict and struggle, especially between the empowered and those used and/or exploited by those privileged few — a prominent trend in human history. In a game that, by design, allows players to experience that conflict and struggle first- hand through dynamic, realistic battles, it can be challenging to assign distinctive ethnicities to either antagonist or protagonist without triggering audience preconceptions, inviting unwarranted speculation, and ultimately stoking flames of controversy. The best part of pulling inspiration directly from history, however, is that it allows us to revisit and re-examine our own pasts, while also allowing us to create something new.

In the end, we simply want the focus to be less on the outward appearance of our characters and more on who they are as people — people who are complex and diverse in their natures, backgrounds, beliefs, personalities, and motivations. People whose stories we can resonate with. There is diversity in Valisthea. Diversity that, while not all-encompassing, is synergistic with the setting we’ve created and is true to the inspirations from which we are drawing.

Rarity posted:

You coulda just said no

Waffleman_ posted:

Beat the first chapter of Psychonauts 2 and I have to say again, the game simply slaps.

I said come in! posted:

I really hope FF16 is good. From the trailers it does look really great! But like, there's no party this time? Final Fantasy has been getting further and further away from having a party of complex characters for quite awhile now and it's a little depressing because that was always a defining feature of the series.

TheWorldsaStage posted:

Not gonna lie, as much of a yoship fan and ffxiv fan as I am, I want a turn based final fantasy again. Fuckin' 10 was the last one

WaltherFeng posted:

I had to check who is the composer for Sekiro and sure enough its the same person who did music for Tenchu series. Those games had amazing boss themes that you barely remember at this point but listening them now they are really drat good.

Srice posted:

I've long since accepted that Final Fantasy isn't gonna return to being turn based anytime soon, if ever.

At least Square Enix has been pumping out jrpgs like mad over the past few years so by law of averages they've put out some real good turn based ones.

Big Scary Owl posted:

What makes turn-based better for you guys? Is there something that you prefer about it? I think turn-based feels kinda boring now tbh, and I used to love them back in the SNES days. Feels like there's more interesting gameplay stuff you can do with a real-time combat system.