Well, look on the bright side SE; At least you didn't tease the fanbase for 10+ years this time, and you aren't overpromising/overhyping the game like some other publishers. I'm sure it'll sell like crazy post-launch
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Pre-order culture has been destroyed by the move to digital. There is no more fear of not being able to get the game day 1 because digital copies can't sell out, so the panic of pre-ordering is not a thing anymore. On top of that the pre-order bonus is just a digital art book which basically an NFT which nobody cares about.
So it's yet another example of how the old higher ups don't understand the evolution of their own business.
also for a big release like FF16, I feel like the hype machine has been really really small. Like no commercials, no web ads, no playable demo, nothing. It's gonna come out in a couple of weeks and that'll be it. It's very strange because they advertised the SHIT out of the FF7 remake just a couple of years ago.
Wonder if they're counting pre order for FF13 versus (iirc) in the 15 per order, cause if so, that's a 5+ year window.
What's interesting is that they are seeing the damage of the sins of Final Fantasy past.
FF13 was huge for being the first game on an HD system and was supposed to be mindblowning. Visually, 13 looks great, but the gameplay and story were massively upsetting to fans. Only for this to be followed up by FF14's original dogshit launch. Then followed up with a better, but still disjointed and confusing, FF15.
FF16 is like 13 in that it's the first Next-Gen Final Fantasy game. However I think a lot of people are jaded to the series thanks to the past few entries being not good. Considering the last mainline FF game to get wide-spread praise was X, it's no surprise that people are having a more wait-and-see approach to 16.
FF7 Remake doesn't count obviously because it's FF7 and not a new entry and even the Remake disappointed people so....
It's Nike spearheading the thing rather than EA making NFT items themselves and hoping some ponce will bite.
You'd think they'd be more excited and do more to promote. They shouldn't go overboard, but word of mouth can only do so much. If they're that worried about pre-orders, then they should have done more in the first place.
Because people came for that big Cloud
Yet FFXVI clearly has more going than FFXIII ever could. I understand people being burned out or turned off, but you got the freaking DMC5 combat designer! Square knows they can't screw this up!
Splitting FVIIR into three parts, with each game being charged at full AAA price does nothing to help the hardcore or casual audiences. So I am not blaming them on that.
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FUCK yeah they did
! Honestly I can tell you right now, YOU might be excited because of the combat, but traditional FF fans are absolutely not. FF fans like JRPG's and the more turn-based the better, the shift to outright action has led to the worst received FF games so far. 12, 13, 15, all shit on by fans because they do not want action combat. So while the action combat is excited because you like those kinds of games, that isn't what FF fans are after.
I tell you what, this combat better be orgasmic because otherwise long time FF fans will not like the game. Yoshi-P be damned.
- The traditional TB FF fans are nowhere near the majority they used to be. That went away years ago.
- They got Bravely Default I & II, the FFVII Mobile Remake that is more traditional turn-based game with the updated graphics, and a whole bunch of indie and AA turn-based RPGs that accomplish the same thing.
They all have shitty combat, with XV preforming like a worst version of KHII combat. Ironic, because XV has the best combat out of those three.
Yet FFVIIR sold beyond great expectations. There is plenty of action in that game! You can Tifa play like a DMC/Platinum Games character, if you know how to build her with the right materia. The Yuffie DLC got even more action heavy!
It will be orgasmic. The most orgasmic a Japanese Action-RPG can get with Ryota Suzuki! Clive can perform a Judgement
I don't think you'd find many people who would categorize FF12's combat as being Action Combat.
"slow, idly stand around and connect hits with an enemy 20 feet away" - MMO Combat would be a better descriptor.
And some MMOs are actually better than that. Not many, but some certainly are.
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yeah i lumped it in because it was the start of the "auto-battle" type of game. And 13 was a press x/a sim. And 15 was a hold circle game. all just kind of pfffft.
Will check out NBA2K23 for *free* for sure.
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I was sure it was, its been like 2 year or something since they said anything about it and everything we heard was bad (trouble development and underwhelming demo).Holy shit, it's alive? Undead? Risen from torpor? Coincidentally, I was just wondering yesterday whether this was quietly cancelled.Bloodlines 2 - Update June 2023 - Paradox Interactive
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Although coming out with a "hey we're alive, but we're refunding all pre order, nothing new to show either" isn't exactly what I'd call a power move.
Hasn't there also been a couple of other vampire bloodline come in the last few year too?
Not exactly 'nothing new', there's a couple new screenshots, all five of them. Sadly, not really feeling the hype train going, as it's not the 90s anymore.
Yeah, Swansong and Bloodhunt. The former came and went without making any splashes, like I don't remember anyone notable talking about it. Wasn't received very well, neither by critics or players. Bloodhunt's a battle royale, so, you know, fuck that. There was also Coteries of New York a few more years back. Supposedly that's actually a solid visual novel tho.
Assuming this "game" even gets released this year, I think it'll be a strong contender for the worst game of 2023, alongside forspoken, redfall, and gollum