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Re: Final Fantasy XIII Falls Off The April NPD

Zero — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:12:47 -0000

Considering the great competition it had in March, and lack of multi-player, selling 1.3 million units last month was a fine achievement.

I think most of the fans already got a copy of the game, the same type of thing happened with 13 in Japan, maybe not to this extent, but like I mentioned above, better competition to deal with. That and multiplayer being so popular gives some games better legs to sell more copies over time.

Like most of our top selling games, single player only games that sell well are rare, take a look at the above list.

I see one definitive single player game in God of War 3, which is impressive for a console exclusive. All the other games can be played with a friend or have online features/multiplayer.

Re: Movie-List - Machete Trailer Page

Zero — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:58:25 -0000

bahaha lol awesome.

Re: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 box art revealed

Zero — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:46:44 -0000

Naruto is in sage mode as well, look at his eyes.

Re: Nier began as an Xbox 360 exclusive

Zero — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:51:13 -0000

Everything is going multi-platform these days if possible, it isn't about loyalty to a company or whatever, it's all about the money. Where in Japan the PS3 dominates over the 360, it is far more even in america and europe. So when the shareholders see that they could get more money going multiplatform, they try and make it happen. If Versus goes to the 360, the only reason will be for the money. I still believe Microsoft shelled out some cash to Square-Enix along with the tv ad's for the 360 bundle for FF13. In the end the PS3 version was superior anyways. -_-

Re: Square Enix’s ‘Project X’ is an RPG

Zero — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:18:06 -0000

It would be cool if they did something with atlus.

Re: ICO HD screenshots add weight to our shorts

Zero — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:46:09 -0000

I think its only a matter of time until this happens, considering how fast the God of War collection made it to the greatest hits line. I could see Capcom trying to do this with some of there series too, like DMC or Onimusha perhaps?

Re: Sony asks consumers what PS3 collection titles they’d like to see

Zero — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:32:34 -0000

Zone of the Enders! Hahah, yeah I can dream....

Re: Our Most Anticipated Games of E3 2010

Zero — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:55:52 -0000

Great list.

Re: Square Enix DLG planning pre-E3 announcements

Zero — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:57:38 -0000

I still have most of my ps1 games, including Chrono Cross, one of the most under appreciated games ever released by Square. It would be great to see it come to PSN though, I could see myself playing it on psp. :)

Re: Deus Ex: Human Revolution E3 trailer drops jaws

Zero — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:02:34 -0000

Epic!

Re: BioWare: Traditional Japanese RPGs aren’t “as strong a market” anymore

Zero — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:22:15 -0000

They don't need to change the old ip's they have. Like Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, etc. They can keep improving on that same formula and the fans will love it. If they want to do something different, make a new ip, look how successful the world ends with you was for Square-Enix.

I'm all up for new innovative titles, but I think Bioware should just focus on what they do best, and let the JRPG developers do what they do best.

After all they tend to market to the jp gaming community first, and the west second. We have started to see some games come from Japan marketed towards western gamers, like Nier, which is fine by me, I'm always down for new stuff.

It's not like we don't have games just like the ones they describe above here in america and europe.

To quote what I'm talking about here-
“They kept making the same thing, and the same thing, and, in a sense, almost provided an opening for all of us to jump in with our style of games."

Several of our shooters are very much the same, Call of Duty, Halo, Gears, etc. They add to the formula and bring new tweaks and changes, but one could technically say... Gosh these games are the same thing each year.

There isn't really anything wrong with that, and fans usually want more of the same with improvements and new features.

JRPG's have been using that formula for years now, why should they change it?

My point is, they could say the same thing about Call of Duty, or a handful of things.

Everyone has an opinion, if they don't like JRPG's, that's fine, but they shouldn't come out in the open and say they need to change the formula.

Re: Nomura confirms new Kingdom Hearts for E3; Final Fantasy Versus XIII “progressing smoothly”

Zero — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:04:01 -0000

Cut the guy a break, he is one of the best still working for Square-Enix, we know in the end he will deliver.

Re: Troy Baker confirms Tales of Vesperia PS3 localization (in video)

Zero — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:22:36 -0000

It only makes sense to release it soon, the Vesperia anime movie will probably be coming overseas in the next few months as well. It released on DVD/BD in Japan like a few days ago, and it only makes sense to release them both outside of Japan, besides they have tons of dlc for it they could put on the us/eu ps store, and get some more cash from hardcore fans.

Re: Tales Studio suffering financial problems?

Zero — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:11:58 -0000

Remember when Square-Enix wanted to buy tecmo? This seems like a win - win to me.

Wouldn't surprise me if they tried.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV E3 Preview

Zero — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:23:06 -0000

The latest trailers have shown some summons. That doesn't mean there will be a summoner class, which there was in FFXI, but I'd be really surprised if there wasn't.

Leviathan? http://img38.imageshack.us/...

Titan? http://img576.imageshack.us...

This has to be Ifrit - http://img188.imageshack.us...

In FF 11 you had to defeat many of the summons to unlock them for battle. Diabolos was really tough to beat.

Re: Square: Currently “no plans” for Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox 360

Zero — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:25:36 -0000

I think it still is all about live, no one wants to pay for gold and a monthly fee at the same time. Unless MS will let silver players play 14 on 360 without gold, it might not ever happen.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV E3 Preview

Zero — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:47:38 -0000

In Final Fantasy XI to get a chocobo you had to be lv 20 and do a typical mmorpg quest, where you nurse a sick chocobo back to health, well sorta. After several in game hours you got a chocobo license from a nearby npc. Then you could ride it all around the world map, but not inside a few select places of course. As the game developed they eventually added more features. Like FF13, you could dig for treasure, and even feed your chocobo and visit it in the stable to try and keep it healthy, etc.

Re: First three in-game scans of Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Zero — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:18:24 -0000

Insert girly squeal here! I can't wait!!!!

Re: Jaffe defends attacks on Twisted Metal visuals

Zero — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:20:32 -0000

You tell them David!

Re: Inafune: Devil May Cry 5 would be “custom-tailored to what the fans want”

Zero — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:24:18 -0000

I want destructible environments in the game, Where I can pick up a huge demon and throw him into a building and watch it crumble to the ground.

Re: Turn 10: “Nobody gives a shit” about PlayStation Move

Zero — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:58:25 -0000

I think he has to, MS is really banking on kinect to be a huge hit for them. I think it can be, but just not for gaming. You need a controller, its part of gaming.

As for the move, Sony is putting it out there for people who want to give it a go, but don't expect a million dollar advertisement plan for the move.

MS has already said they have a large marketing plan for Kinect underway, somewhere in the millions. I read that and realized just how much they are going for it with Kinect. This is like an all or nothing for them, which I think is insane. 150 usd is far to much for a casual consumer, and unlike the wii, everything you need does not come available in a simplified package for a respectable price.

Each year one of the big three put out a stinker in the hardware section of gaming, for example, last year was Sony with the PSPgo. They played it smart and didn't put all there eggs in one basket with it, so when it sunk like the titanic, they didn't lose quite so much.

To sum this up, basically...if no one gives a shit about Move, the same thing can be said for Kinect.

And where sony is treating the move (Which is still not a great price for the entire set of hardware) as a side project, MS is treating Kinect like an AAA title.

If they lowered the price down to 50, and released it with the sports game pack, along with something like Fable 3, that could be successful for them. Going about it the way they currently are spells disaster imo.

Re: Metal Gear Solid creator to continue creating Metal Gear Solid games

Zero — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:22:55 -0000

I hope for Kojima-san's sake, they let him work on other games as well.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV beta “starting soon”

Zero — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:25:35 -0000

Exactly, some of us don't like WOW...

Re: Team ICO “hard at work” on The Last Guardian

Zero — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:31:01 -0000

I think it will be at TGS. Last year TGS was horrible, Japan has to save some big games for this years show.

Re: Final Fantasy XIV beta “starting soon”

Zero — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:33:51 -0000

No, they will most likely update the main site with information regarding the beta. PC users will probably just download a beta client from the main site. As for PS3 users, if this upcoming beta is going to include the PS3, I would guess on something like a code you put in via PS Store that allows you to download the beta client.