Well it has been awhile since I last wrote anything here, health issues had me down and well the summer gaming wise is boring for the most part, I did miss fall 2015 sorry.
SO what is on my mind this summer
Well summer is starting to wind down, bigger games are coming out, though bigger is a relative term really, we have No mans Sky, Final Fantasy XV delay. Two games I think suffer from the same affliction in the long wrong, let me explain. No mans sky debuted in 2012/13 IIRC and Sony put it front of stage/show over the coming years. despite having a studio head clearly un-comfortable on stage and in public they kept pushing him out. That in and of itself does not make a bad game in consumers minds, many people have issues with crowds, hell just watch anime :)
This is where we get to the similarity's between it and Final Fantasy XV ( FF XV ) and No Mans Sky and wait for it,,,,,,,,,, another game I feel the same way. What games could they be other then the first two I mentioned, for one of them I will speak from experience yet another Sony hyped game " DESTINY sorry no way you can say it matched most gamer's expectations. "
See where this is going, I will just direct quote a post I made on Google + to save typing and time.
My thoughts on the Final Fantasy XV delay
I have to be honest I could care a less, yes I love FF but gave up on this game what feels like a decade ago. I truly am to the point if it never came out I would not shed a tear, don't get me wrong. I hope it sells tens of millions and revitalises the series I just don't see that coming to pass. I have written on my blog a few times my thoughts of Square Enix today compared to say 15 years ago.
There was a time I saw Squaresoft on a box it was a must buy, could care a less what the game was about it is Square so it is gonna be good. Those days passed long ago, ATLUS now occupy's that place in my wallet. I also do not see it getting dis-logged anytime soon based on Squares previous works.
Yes XIV is a fun game I have it but it is subscriber based so they have to keep putting out to keep gamer's paying the fees. The problem I have with Square is they constantly announce new projects like FF VII remake yet have never finished Kingdom Hearts 3. They keep making announcements, movies, anime's and so on yet to finish what they start.
Who the hell asked for a movie based on FF XV, anyone.......???? didn't think so not to mention it is animated, time that could have been spent releasing games they announced over a decade ago. So am I concerned or upset NO I am not as I gave up caring about this game a decade ago damn near, along with some of their other " Announcements." < end the quote >
Now we enter the third game I feel is going to suffer from the same malaise from the public, that is get ready for it..... " The Last Guardian." Yet another game announced long before it should have ever been, hyped to the heavens and can never meet those expectations. Josh asked what I wanted for a present this birthday I said nothing, I will let ya know, months past and he asked me again and he mentioned he had ordered No Mans Sky and was going to for me, I said no. Not because I knew it would be a bad game or a great game, but because there was no way it could match the hype.
This also holds true for those FF XV fans and those who are interested in the Last Guardian, it could be 7 yrs ago GOTY candidate or winner. Today there is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO possible way it could ever match the vision gamer's have in their minds to it's final incarnation. It I believe like No Mans Sky and what will eventually be FF XV will be a disappointment to all those who pre-order it, because it does not match our vision.
The difference is Hello Games had no past track record with us, what was Team ICO is long since gone but Square Enix we know very well, a legacy of disappointment the past 10+ years. So am I upset 15 is delayed hell no, I will pick it up 3 yrs from now like " The Last Guardian " from the bargain bin like most over hyped games.
Till next time remember it's only a game, play nice with each other.
David
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