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  1. Comment on Looking for slim wallet recommendations in ~life.style

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    I love mine! I've read the quality might not be what it used to be, but I've had my Saddleback ID wallet for 12 years and the leather and stitching are just a tight and nice as it was on day one.

    I love mine! I've read the quality might not be what it used to be, but I've had my Saddleback ID wallet for 12 years and the leather and stitching are just a tight and nice as it was on day one.

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  2. Comment on Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets in ~games

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    This is my take on the new ones as well. I've always described it as it's trying to be too cinematic. It's like it wants to be a movie and it's frustrating as hell. It has so many great aspects to...

    As someone who has a long history enjoying Final Fantasy games, FFXVI and the VII remake games are painful for me to experience; they feel like they are trying to play the game for me.

    This is my take on the new ones as well. I've always described it as it's trying to be too cinematic. It's like it wants to be a movie and it's frustrating as hell. It has so many great aspects to it, but one of my biggest pet peeves in video games is constantly taking control away from the player and constantly forcefully moving the camera.

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  4. Comment on What are your favorite funny, silly or wacky games? in ~games

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    In a similar vein, Donut County is not very long, but a hilarious game. It's a small twist on the Katamari Damacy mechanics, but very enjoyable and the dialog is fantastic.

    In a similar vein, Donut County is not very long, but a hilarious game. It's a small twist on the Katamari Damacy mechanics, but very enjoyable and the dialog is fantastic.

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  5. Comment on What games do you most wish had a remake, or a sequel or both? in ~games

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    A ton of PS2 era games didn't age well, but I would love a graphics upgrade to the Xenosaga trilogy. I would do dirty immoral things for them to complete the last three parts.

    A ton of PS2 era games didn't age well, but I would love a graphics upgrade to the Xenosaga trilogy. I would do dirty immoral things for them to complete the last three parts.

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  6. Comment on Thoughts on Final Fantasy 16 in ~games

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    Very fair point about making so many games that something has to change or people would be complaining that it's just "another clone." I do however think there's still room to innovate with the...

    Very fair point about making so many games that something has to change or people would be complaining that it's just "another clone."

    I do however think there's still room to innovate with the various mechanics and subsystems in a turn-based RPG. FF7's Materia system was extremely good in my opinion. The job/class system of FF2 was similarly really good. Chrono Trigger was able to break the "line up on either side" while keeping it turn based. And then you can add on top the "active" battle systems to break up the strictly turn based style. Even in modern games, Octopath 2 is graphically stunning while keeping it's old school sprite style and the battle system is really great, just be prepared for a mountain of dialog.

    I do take your point on tradition vs necessity. I think it probably started off as more necessity because of the extreme constraints of the hardware systems at the time, but as the hardware got better and better the battle system stayed out of nostalgia or tradition and since I grew up in that era, I definitely concede that a lot of my opnions probably revolve around nostalgia.

    All of this is not to stay I dislike all ARPGs. The complex combat systems in games like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3 were highly enjoyable and wrapped in rather good story telling.

  7. Comment on Thoughts on Final Fantasy 16 in ~games

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    I'm probably even more aged out with my opinions on the series. Ever since Final Fantasy went ARPG I feel like it's lost it's way. In my opinion Final Fantasy XII was the last good game in the...

    I'm probably even more aged out with my opinions on the series. Ever since Final Fantasy went ARPG I feel like it's lost it's way. In my opinion Final Fantasy XII was the last good game in the main line non-MMO series (XIV is absolutely fantastic). I grew up on 2 and 3 (US) then 7-10 and I have a very strong love of turn based RPGs so I know I'm pretty biased.

    I was also not very into XV, but I still played it because of my residual love for the series as a whole. XVI is very likely the first in the series I won't be buying.

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