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Forums - Gaming Discussion - I am Setsuna looks to be another JRPG under Square Enix's "Budget Plan" - Is this going to work?

miqdadi on 08 July 2016

Till now it's not working it's magic on me, I skipped FF type 0 HD, SO5, I'm not intristed in Stsuna, & this coming from someone who used to play square soft & Enix games and enjoy them to the max
This low budget approach is not appealing at all to me
I am just waiting for dragon quest 11



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gergroy on 08 July 2016

I am excited about setsuna... And my opinion is all I really care about... So yes it is working



Nautilus on 08 July 2016
DivinePaladin said:
A lot of people tend to forget that Chrono Trigger is painfully short by RPG standards. If the story is good enough, the length issue will fall by the wayside.

Plus, in SO5's defense, I've heard mostly positive things from actual fans, just not reviewers.

I would hardly call Chrono Trigger short.The game lasts around 40 hours give or take.Its what rpgs tended to last back in the day.

 

To the subject at hand, I am Setsuna is a budget title probably due to the fact that Tokyo RPG Factory is a new studio, and this is their first game(and with that I assume their members are mostly new to the industry).So this title is more of a game to get them used to development than anythign else.Thats my opinion at least.



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MasterVG71782 on 08 July 2016
Nautilus said:
DivinePaladin said:
A lot of people tend to forget that Chrono Trigger is painfully short by RPG standards. If the story is good enough, the length issue will fall by the wayside.

Plus, in SO5's defense, I've heard mostly positive things from actual fans, just not reviewers.

I would hardly call Chrono Trigger short.The game lasts around 40 hours give or take.Its what rpgs tended to last back in the day.

 

To the subject at hand, I am Setsuna is a budget title probably due to the fact that Tokyo RPG Factory is a new studio, and this is their first game(and with that I assume their members are mostly new to the industry).So this title is more of a game to get them used to development than anythign else.Thats my opinion at least.

Chrono Trigger is most likely a 20-30 hour game, on the first time through. There is a lot to do in the game, especially with multiple endings, but the game isn't terribly long like some other RPGs.

 

On the subject, I am enjoying SO5 for what it is. Does it have problems? Of course it does, but every game does have problems. I am also looking forward to Setsuna, as I don't have a lot of time to play games nowadays and shorter ones are always welcomed.



DivinePaladin on 08 July 2016
Nautilus said:
DivinePaladin said:
A lot of people tend to forget that Chrono Trigger is painfully short by RPG standards. If the story is good enough, the length issue will fall by the wayside.

Plus, in SO5's defense, I've heard mostly positive things from actual fans, just not reviewers.

I would hardly call Chrono Trigger short.The game lasts around 40 hours give or take.Its what rpgs tended to last back in the day.

 

To the subject at hand, I am Setsuna is a budget title probably due to the fact that Tokyo RPG Factory is a new studio, and this is their first game(and with that I assume their members are mostly new to the industry).So this title is more of a game to get them used to development than anythign else.Thats my opinion at least.

Go play it again. It's like 20 hours, 30 if you do the sidequests. 



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Naum on 08 July 2016

even if chrono trigger is "just" 20-30 hours its still longer then 90% of todays rpgs.
And I spent atleast 40+ hours on Trigger on my first try just o have the "best" ending



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think-man on 08 July 2016

Well jrpgs are my favourite genre and I think this game looks pretty good, I don't care if it's all in the snow. Day one :)



 

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Teeqoz on 08 July 2016
Xxain said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Bigger budget doesn't necessarily mean longer or even better game.

I'm actually glad that SE is taking a low budget approach for stuff like Setsuna. It looks really good and that should make it easier for it to recoup it's costs and result in more similar games. Plus it reminds me of Child of Light which was also a low budget game but was really good.

I dont think a couple of you read the whole thread. Being low budget is not the problem. I like the plan, but will it backfire like it did with SO5 . SO5 is divided by People who are "playing" the game and are enjoying it in spite of budget and those who just read reviews completely took it off the table because of low budget approach.  

Did SO5 retail at 60$? If so, that's their problem.



think-man on 08 July 2016
gergroy said:
I am excited about setsuna... And my opinion is all I really care about... So yes it is working

Amen to that!



 

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green_sky on 08 July 2016

I know crap all about jrpg's but this game looks neat and calming. Much better than FF15 imo. They should do more like this than games that take a decade to finish.