This was the first FF I completed at around 11 or 12 years old. I have a lot of fond memories (because it is a wonderful game) but, oddly enough, my most indelible ones are anything that had a timer. I legit can still remember the sheer anxiety that the floating island/saving Shadow would bring me.
Favorite character theme song? Hard to pick but I've always loved Cyan's.
@cikame: "And if we have that conversation, we should also talk about why an 18 rated video game can't have sexy characters in it when Nicki Minaj is allowed to gyrate on tv in front of your children while singing about genitals."
@cikame: This is probably an answer to somebody's request, but not mine. Is this game being censored? Is censorship being called for by any major outlets or journalists or industry people? Is anyone saying that this game shouldn't exist? Because I see a lot either alluding to this idea or saying it is outright happening, but I've yet to see the proof. I'm not saying you or others are lying, but it doesn't seem to be easy to find evidence despite how rampant people are claiming it is. Hence, why I'm asking for examples. It should be BEYOND EASY with how people are talking (yourself included).
Linking to MS business practices and goals seems....silly to say the least.
@cikame: Is that what is happening here? Because honestly, I'm not seeing much of it...I'm seeing far more of an overkill version of what you said. Admittedly, it's purely anecdotal, but I only learned about Stellar Blade because I've seen so many people yelling about how the wokes want to censor it yet....I've yet to see literally any call for censorship.
Can you give me an example, particularly from games media and/or criticism, that outlines this pretty juvenile idea of "sexy girl in game is bad"?
@efesell: Every time I see this thing mentioned it's in some "save this from the wokes!" or "THEY can't handle how sexy this woman is" and then I see exactly none of that in any analysis of it. The worst thing I've seen was a guy saying that what he played of the demo felt like a 7 out of 10 so he hopes the final game has more gameplay options and that was met with a "SORRY THIS GAME REFUSES TO BE WOKE".
I STILL don't even understand the controversy. Is it just literally COMPLETELY manufactured?
I find it really weird to use the word lazy in 2024 to describe anything that a genuine video game developer puts out. Sure, there is shovelware that is both lazy in a way and a grift, I suppose, but most real games, even when corners had to be cut, had tons of effort and hard work thrown into them.
I also find it really weird, in 2024, to say that a person, collection of people, or company, are lazy for not pumping out more content. Games are fun and also art and both fun things and art are best created when they aren't treated like squeezing blood from a stone.
Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy reading your blogs. Happy to hear things are getting better!
Somewhat related, I was going through a similar patch with gaming as a hobby (even the new Yakuza couldn't shake me out of it) and for me, it was Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. It's nice to enjoy the hobby again. Or at least, not feel like I'm just doing it to do it.
@shindig: is it? Depends on your perspective. I think workers uniting in an industry that has been historically crushed by corporate greed should put their unionization announcement front and center.
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