The Square Enix ones mentioned in the article are nothing earth-shattering--the Final Fantasy XVI PC port and what's most likely the Final Fantasy IX remake. FF9 was part of the previous Nvidia leak.
It's the typical end-of-generation lull right now, but even with that, the brand is broadly, wildly popular. The Switch is approaching the PS2's sales record. Throw in all the money from MTX now and it's surely the most profitable venture ever in traditional video games.
That's precisely why Nintendo can afford to burn up goodwill with trash like this move.
Someone pointed out that there's quite a few MC voice lines here, and that's a big wildcard for me. I thought Alix Wilton Regan absolutely knocked it out of the park as my Inquisitor, so that's a high bar to clear.
Ultimately it's going to come down to the cast, though. Won't know until I get my hands on it.
We'll see tomorrow, but I'm not convinced this wasn't all planned. Negative marketing is a thing, and if they had assets left over from earlier development, it would have been a cheaper trailer to make. People are talking about how absurd the trailer was, and that's a far, far better marketing result than apathy.
Haven't seen any follow-up, but if I'm being honest, what Square Enix Europe did bothers me just as much as the dev. That's gotta be systemic over there.
I had a good time with Before the Storm and True Colors. The Expanse was less exciting (despite it being based on one of my favorite properties ever), mostly because the episodes were too short. That doesn't look like it'll be an issue here since it sounds like it's a one-time release again like True Colors.
I didn't like them as much as the first LiS but I see that game as lightning in a bottle in a lot of ways, especially for someone like me that used to live in that part of Oregon.
I knew a new Life is Strange was coming from Deck Nine, but I wasn't expecting a Max sequel. So that's exciting, even if the recent news about the studio was quite ugly.
I got my copy in a trade with my younger cousin. I don't even remember what I gave up, one of the later Mega Man games, I think. Still feels like I got the better deal.
The original Dragon Quest was my first JRPG, but it was Destiny of an Emperor that got me into the genre, I think. Cool early example of a turn-based battle system.
This feels like a perfect example of the era, love it.
Video games weren't great about credits in general back then. A little while ago I was trying to find who did a music track from Mega Man and only figured it out because there was an interview about it with the guy.
Lenore from the Castlevania Netflix series.
Tons of consent issues for sure, but she's gorgeous and smart as hell.