Final Fantasy iOS game shuts down over unfixable bug
Final Fantasy iOS game shuts down over unfixable bug
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Final Fantasy iOS game shuts down over unfixable bug
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They make it sound less like a bug and more like apple made a breaking change in how IAPs work.
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Good. It was a terrible port (I don't think it's earned being called a remaster) that sucked compared to the original from 22 years ago.
Sucks for those who paid for it though.
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The company says that if you made in-app purchases in January 2024 or later, you’re eligible to request a refund by contacting Apple Support.
Any purchases in the last year will be refunded. They haven’t just abandoned them.
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Yes but they're hoping a percentage of people don't go looking for news that their game has been removed and they need to take action to get a refund.
They remove it from the store automatically, but don't refund automatically.
Though I bet there may be an argument that the payment platform being Apple means it's opaque to square, it's still always customers losing. Even if it's just a percentage.
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It was so disappointing, it would have been so easy to make it work with couch co-op and online multiplayer with just a little bit more effort. I was so excited when it was first announced, and then I don't think I played it beyond the first day it released after trying online play with my brother.
The original was a masterpiece of couch co-op, but it's increasingly difficult and expensive to play it on original hardware anymore. Fortunately you can get away with connecting multiple instances of m-gba and dolphin to recreate the experience on emulator for couch co-op at least.
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What the..? If this bug is "unfixable" (lie), then just release an update that unlocks everything for free for everybody instead of screwing everyone who paid before 2024.
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, btw.
Didn't realize it was on mobile, that's tempting.
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Wait, we can do this? All this time I could have just say that the bug is unfixable?
Imagine me spending the last two weeks working full time to figure out what the fuck was wrong with our network / API manager when I could have just told them "nothing I can do about it"? Damn!