Final Fantasy XVI - State of Play

[Mummelmann]

Hynad said:

Mummelmann said:

How is that funny? It just shows he lost his way. Blizzard used to be magnificent, as did Bioware. iD Software were on top of the world, Epic Games actually produced good games that weren't Fortnite, Gran Turismo used to be fun, etc. Things change, I never see the humor when it's for the worse.

Heck; Square Enix used to make amazing FF games.

It doesn’t show he lost his way at all.  What’s showing is how you’ve grown blasé and cynical.

Wow, that's certainly a take and-a half. I still enjoy games and gaming, but I've grown to sift away the generic, formulaic stuff, something which the industry is overflowing with. Look at the release schedule for 2023 and tell me about all the orginal and exciting concepts on their way.

I used to love FF, I even loved FFXII the most, despite it taking a turn away from the classical recipe, combat-wise. What I've found is that the series has become less and less tactical, and more and more action-focused, and that's not for me. If that makes me cynical, I think a great many other gamers would have to be accused of the same.

Edit; for anecdotal note on the subject, refer to my post in this very thread being by far the most liked one.