Idk, I was playing games in the 00's and it was mostly CD keys that weren't even unique or install-limited. And also, a big reason why DRM is so much lesser and/or friendlier nowadays is...
Idk, I was playing games in the 00's and it was mostly CD keys that weren't even unique or install-limited. And also, a big reason why DRM is so much lesser and/or friendlier nowadays is specifically because people made a big stink about it! It's fair to make your own decisions on what you will/won't accept, especially for a hobby like gaming, but putting down people who are vocal about wanting better doesn't help anyone but those in charge
CD keys and disc checks were way more annoying than any DRM I deal with today. And when they stopped being effective, we got draconian online activation limits, where you could only install a game...
CD keys and disc checks were way more annoying than any DRM I deal with today. And when they stopped being effective, we got draconian online activation limits, where you could only install a game 3-5 times before needing to call customer support to have the activation limit reset.
Disc checks and activation limits were enforced by third party software that fucked with CD drives, blocked you from using disk virtualization software, and was so notoriously insecure that Microsoft eventually deliberately blocked it from even being installed on newer versions of Windows, rendering retail copies of many games unplayable by the '10s. I had to download cracks for the majority of games I owned legitimately because playing them the right way was genuinely onerous.
This is where Steam came in. Valve correctly recognized that piracy was a service issue. Steam (more specifically Steamworks) provides DRM protection to games in a way that is mostly transparent to the user. No stupid disc checks, no activation limits, no dangerous software running in the background. It just "works", provided you first run the game while connected to the internet to activate it.
Denuvo is similar to Steamworks in that it is completely transparent to the end user. It does have an activation limit, but it is more of a rate limit; dozens of activations are allowed per license per day, rather than 3-5 activations allowed across an entire lifetime. The main difference between Denuvo and Steamworks is that Denuvo is actually difficult for pirates to crack.
Initially was excited to see an HD-2D FF, but this seems kinda generic (?). I guess it's a new game built in the Brave Exvius world in HD-2D, from what I'm gathering? That's one of the paths the...
Initially was excited to see an HD-2D FF, but this seems kinda generic (?). I guess it's a new game built in the Brave Exvius world in HD-2D, from what I'm gathering? That's one of the paths the franchise took that I just never got into. I tried it, got ignorantly suckered in to the original OG "gacha" for a short time as a time waster on my phone and soured on it quick because that's not what I want out of FF (or ever- I do not play gachas, that was my one attempt at one). Also disliked all the "IP crossovers" that game, and games like it, do.
I suppose this sheds some of the overtly bad gacha parts and keeps the world and makes a new game out of it? Not sure how I feel. I guess there are plenty of BE fans but that just feels like a waste of HD-2D- these never feel like a fully fleshed-out "real" Final Fantasy to me
Yeah I see there are "packs" you can buy that give you in-game items and XP boosts. Gross. There are fan-service "Visions" where previous FF characters aid you in battle. Ew. If this was simply an actual FF RPG with a solid story (even as a spinoff), interesting characters, and something to say, I'd be all-in, because I'd love to see an mainline-FF-quality HD-2D game (something like Octopath but better)
$50 for this is unfathomable (but expected from Squeenix)
It already has a Steam page with a price and shitty Denuvo DRM on it. See you in 5 years at half price, suckers. O/
Yup, Denuvo = no sale. I'll support indie RPGs instead.
Oh wow it's €50 lol, it looks like the type of game that should be at most €20.
Denuvo is like the boogeyman at this point
Hey, the money is mine and if you even mildly annoy me, I won't buy your game. At the end of the day I just keep more of my money.
You would have absolutely hated PC gaming in the '00s, DRM was far more impactful of the actual user experience back then
Idk, I was playing games in the 00's and it was mostly CD keys that weren't even unique or install-limited. And also, a big reason why DRM is so much lesser and/or friendlier nowadays is specifically because people made a big stink about it! It's fair to make your own decisions on what you will/won't accept, especially for a hobby like gaming, but putting down people who are vocal about wanting better doesn't help anyone but those in charge
CD keys and disc checks were way more annoying than any DRM I deal with today. And when they stopped being effective, we got draconian online activation limits, where you could only install a game 3-5 times before needing to call customer support to have the activation limit reset.
Disc checks and activation limits were enforced by third party software that fucked with CD drives, blocked you from using disk virtualization software, and was so notoriously insecure that Microsoft eventually deliberately blocked it from even being installed on newer versions of Windows, rendering retail copies of many games unplayable by the '10s. I had to download cracks for the majority of games I owned legitimately because playing them the right way was genuinely onerous.
This is where Steam came in. Valve correctly recognized that piracy was a service issue. Steam (more specifically Steamworks) provides DRM protection to games in a way that is mostly transparent to the user. No stupid disc checks, no activation limits, no dangerous software running in the background. It just "works", provided you first run the game while connected to the internet to activate it.
Denuvo is similar to Steamworks in that it is completely transparent to the end user. It does have an activation limit, but it is more of a rate limit; dozens of activations are allowed per license per day, rather than 3-5 activations allowed across an entire lifetime. The main difference between Denuvo and Steamworks is that Denuvo is actually difficult for pirates to crack.
Initially was excited to see an HD-2D FF, but this seems kinda generic (?). I guess it's a new game built in the Brave Exvius world in HD-2D, from what I'm gathering? That's one of the paths the franchise took that I just never got into. I tried it, got ignorantly suckered in to the original OG "gacha" for a short time as a time waster on my phone and soured on it quick because that's not what I want out of FF (or ever- I do not play gachas, that was my one attempt at one). Also disliked all the "IP crossovers" that game, and games like it, do.
I suppose this sheds some of the overtly bad gacha parts and keeps the world and makes a new game out of it? Not sure how I feel. I guess there are plenty of BE fans but that just feels like a waste of HD-2D- these never feel like a fully fleshed-out "real" Final Fantasy to me
Yeah I see there are "packs" you can buy that give you in-game items and XP boosts. Gross. There are fan-service "Visions" where previous FF characters aid you in battle. Ew. If this was simply an actual FF RPG with a solid story (even as a spinoff), interesting characters, and something to say, I'd be all-in, because I'd love to see an mainline-FF-quality HD-2D game (something like Octopath but better)
$50 for this is unfathomable (but expected from Squeenix)
Cool looking art style.