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Forums - Gaming - Square win US patent for one-button RPG battle system because complex menus are intimidating to novices - invented by FFXV co-director

Pemalite on 20 April 2014
Mummelmann said:
Yup, and here it is in writing what I've been saying throughout the entire 7th gen; developers are butchering the RPG genre and watering it down to appeal to broader audiences.
If someone is too dense to understand a menu system, perhaps RPG isn't their genre.


You would have thought that games like Skyrim and Diablo would have proven that menu's are easily accessible to 10's of millions, Fable 3 essentially removed all Menu's and a GUI's and it wasn't a better game without them.




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Naum on 20 April 2014

I love that they say that FF is too hard for "novice" players so they simplify the menues, while doing so they alienate the "harcore" players that actually buy the games go elsewhere for their enjoyment.



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Turkish on 20 April 2014

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Mummelmann on 20 April 2014
Pemalite said:
Mummelmann said:
Yup, and here it is in writing what I've been saying throughout the entire 7th gen; developers are butchering the RPG genre and watering it down to appeal to broader audiences.
If someone is too dense to understand a menu system, perhaps RPG isn't their genre.


You would have thought that games like Skyrim and Diablo would have proven that menu's are easily accessible to 10's of millions, Fable 3 essentially removed all Menu's and a GUI's and it wasn't a better game without them.


Yeah, the mechanics themselves were fairly simplified in D3 and Skyrim but they did have traditional menu systems. Heck; Skyrim has the perk system to wrestle with, that would turn away most morons.



outlawauron on 20 April 2014
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
was not this implemented in ff 13?

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Aura7541 on 20 April 2014

And once again, SE just doesn't get it...



outlawauron on 21 April 2014
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
outlawauron said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
was not this implemented in ff 13?

Everyone take note. The trolling isn't near fast enough. It took way too long for this to appear.


Sorry if you feel offended but that was my feeling in 90% of the fights in the game and some of the boss fights.

WE criticize the game cause we care about the series if people dont criticize the games square keeps shoving these type of games down our throats and no thanks, final fantasy is one of my favourite series and i dont want them to die.

No, no. Your first post wasn't criticism in any way. It was just trolling.

I do appreciate your love for the series, and I'm sure Square Enix hears you loud and clear.

 

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VXIII on 21 April 2014

Drama queens ...



CleggaZ on 22 April 2014

Haven't all FF's had one button combat?