Poll: Are Turn based RPGs Dead?

[Azuren]

Ka-pi96 said:

Azuren said:

84 on Metacritic, one of the most successful launches in the franchise, and it's consuming everyone's feeds...

 

Having your own opinion on something is fine, but when referring to what a majority likes, there's no longer subjectivity. You can measure how much it is liked and determine if it is going on a good direction. Sales and reviews indicate that it is, so the idea that it's going in the wrong direction is the unpopular opinion. 

Firstly, what the majority wants is irrelevant. When people say `x sucks, why can`t they do y instead` I think it`s safe to say that they are saying they don`t like x and want y instead and aren`t pretending to speak on behalf of the majority or anything like that.

Secondly, it doesn`t matter whether it`s an unpopular opinion or not doesn`t change the fact that people are complaining about what they see as a worse direction.

Finally, it`s only got a 1 higher metascore over 13 and in the UK (IIRC the only reason we know for sure so far) it actually sold less at launch than 13, so even assuming the majority prefers it over 13 (let alone older, better FF games) is strenuous at best.

Firstly, when you say "x sucks, went can't they do y instead", it's subjective. The only way to view statements like that as objective is to view it as a community, and most of us? We like it.

 

Secondly, yes it does. It shows that your wants are the unpopular, and you will continue to be left behind in your hate.

 

And finally, it has a full point higher AND an 8.0/10 rather than a 7.3/10. And FFXIII was also a heavily hyped game, so it's unsurprising that it still outsold at launch.