Chronic Trigger.
The only RPG I've ever played that would not have benefited from some of its content being removed is Chronic Trigger.Undertale
Anecdotally, a lot of people have commented on my FF7 Rebirth press event hoodie in public (neat) but at least a third have told me they are waiting for all three games to be out before they start, ha.My friend told me this. Of course, he's also waiting for the PC ports, so it'll be even longer.
If you don't do any of the optional content, Rebirth really shouldn't take that long.It is fun speeding through Hard Mode and skipping most stuff that doesn't give you SP manuscripts.
Granted, the optional content is a huge part of why Rebirth is great.
Undertale
...which is the most popular JRPG of the past decade...hmm
the thing is playing all of these games back to back would probably sour you on the experience
they're designed purposefully to be distinct games. particularly with rebirth, you're really supposed to immerse yourself in it and not speed run it I think.
Anecdotally, a lot of people have commented on my FF7 Rebirth press event hoodie in public (neat) but at least a third have told me they are waiting for all three games to be out before they start, ha.
For me it's because I want to know I'll actually have a way of finishing the trilogy before I start. Right now I could play Remake on PS4 or Steam Deck, but I'm not buying a PS5. Even if Rebirth works well enough on Deck (sounds doubtful?), Part 3 certainly won't. So I need to wait for Part 3 to come out and see if there will even be a way for me to play it (Deck 2? Switch 2 trilogy ports?). Only then will I start on Remake.
It'd be like trying to marathon the Mass Effect trilogyLike trying to marathon the Mass Effect trilogy but the second and third games are as long as the whole ME trilogy combined :p
I mean you can but you might get burned out in the process
It'll almost certainly never get where they had hoped, but it'll get a lot closer over time, even with the "weaker tail than Remake" it's currently suffering.Remake's tail was awful! However, the real advantage of a series like this is getting people more interested in the earlier games when the new ones come out. I'd bet Remake's had a huge spike in sales since Rebirth's release, and the same will happen for Remake/Rebirth when R3 comes out.
Like trying to marathon the Mass Effect trilogy but the second and third games are as long as the whole ME trilogy combined :p
Like trying to marathon the Mass Effect trilogy but the second and third games are as long as the whole ME trilogy combined :p
Remake's tail was awful! However, the real advantage of a series like this is getting people more interested in the earlier games when the new ones come out. I'd bet Remake's had a huge spike in sales since Rebirth's release, and the same will happen for Remake/Rebirth when R3 comes out.
XVI is a good game that was well received amongst the majorityI really don't know if this is true! I feel its reception overall has been pretty similar to XV's, for whatever reason.
I will say though, if they had done a straight remake I dont think that does nearly as well. All depends on how well IX Remake does I guess.It's an interesting question. Something as faithful as RE4make or RE2make would've done good numbers too, I think.
XVI is a good game, but I do think it's also disappointing in that it really did not grow the fanbase or help the brand.
Also, I still feel like PS5's are pretty rare. This is anecdotal evidence and highly limited but when I talk to my students about games, people who actually have PS5's are few and far between. Everyone under 25 grew up with having their own gaming PC's and laptops.
Maybe Sony helped foot the bill for dev costs, and that's why exclusivity made sense, but even I have to admit it's hurt them
Noooo way is that true. In fact, if any game is a well poisoner, it's XV. I can't even put into words how much I stopped caring about FF as a brand after that monstrosity came out. Thank God I started XIV on a whim.
That's what happens when you drop a game down to $20 or less in under a year, release 3 (or is it 4??) different rereleases, and then regularly put it in sale for single digits, before inevitably just giving it away for free on most platforms.
What would XVI even be getting backlash for?
Its been heading down that path for years now??
Its been heading down that path for years now??Which is why it sold like 1/5 as well as the turn based Baldur's Gate 3
I really don't know if this is true! I feel its reception overall has been pretty similar to XV's, for whatever reason.Ehh, while FFXVI might be damningly described as decent, XV is plain incompetent.
It's an interesting question. Something as faithful as RE4make or RE2make would've done good numbers too, I think.
Final Fantasy had been heading down the action route for about 25 years before XVI, even when it was still nominally turn-based it was getting more and more actionised. And it had been straight action RPGs for a decade before then. It is mind blowing to me that this is just now something people are vocal about online, its both not important and also like, what took you so long?Just a simple fact that FF would be selling better if it were still turn-based. The turn-based mobile FFs are bigger than 15 and 16 for a reason.
XIV is basically turnbased with the global cooldown, those turns are just extremely short!just like ATB
Just a simple fact that FF would be selling better if it were still turn-based. The turn-based mobile FFs are bigger than 15 and 16 for a reason.
The turn-based mobile FFs are bigger than 15 and 16 for a reason.