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  • I think most Final Fantasy fans would still consider the ATB systems to be turn based, just depends on how pedantic you wanna be. You're still taking turns, you're just not necessarily taking them in the exact same order every time.

    Also if you're gonna be that pedantic, X is not a turn based system either. It's a conditional turn based system where characters with a higher agility stat take more turns. Almost exactly the same as ATB just without the need to input your actions as fast as possible. (If you have ATB on active instead of wait mode.)

  • Ah I didn't see the post was edited. My bad. They didn't admit anything though. They just said they wish they could jailbreak their iPhone and that it was "fair enough" that they screwed up when they bought an apple product.

  • I mean FF6/7/8 all still followed the same basic formula, FF7 was just in 3D and had materia. FF8 was definitely a little weird with the draw system but other than that it was still your classic turn based final fantasy game.

    FF9 and FFX were classic final fantasys. 12 was definitely a departure with the MMO style world map and what not, and battles were definitely different with the licenses and gambits but you could still play it very much like a traditional Final Fantasy.

    The series started going south with 13 with its extremely linear "hallway" style maps (until very late in the game) and the paradigm battle system. But even that felt like the traditional turn based gameplay of final fantasy.

    They really jumped the shark with 15. I couldn't play that game for more than a handful of hours. If I wanted to play a hack and slash game I'd go play a hack and slash game, that's not what Final Fantasy is for IMO. I want to strategize about the combat.

    I understand turn based combat is old hat now and it doesn't sell anymore or whatever (which I think is BS really because Dragon Quest still sells, Octopath sells, etc) but they could have at least made it more strategic than whatever FF15 was. Possibly closer to the gameplay style they did for the FF7 remake. And omg the stupid car... it just felt so weird and unlike a Final Fantasy game. I didn't connect with the characters at all.

    And seeing 16 I just have no desire to play it. There is nothing about that game that appeals to my classic final fantasy taste. I'm coming to terms with the fact we'll probably never get another Final Fantasy in that style and the series is basically dead and an entirely different series since 15. I'll just go play Dragon Quest or Fire Emblem or something.

  • Am I the only one that feels like they really poorly marketed that game? I don't recall seeing any sort of ads or promotions for it other than what they showed during the game shows/company presentations.

    It really felt like you wouldn't have known about it unless you were looking for it.

  • Projection as always from conservatives:

    “The radical Democrats are trying hard to restart COVID hysteria,” Trump told supporters in Rapid City, South Dakota, during a recent campaign stop. “I wonder why. Is there an election coming up by any chance?”

    Lol yes, there is an election coming up which is why conservatives are using the typical fear based demagoguery bullshit.

  • From the article:

    But FDA reviewers said their latest assessment reflects new testing insights into how quickly phenylephrine is metabolized when taken by mouth, leaving only trace levels that reach nasal passages to relieve congestion. The drug appears more effective when applied directly to the nose, in sprays or drops, and those products are not under review.

  • The nasal spray form:

    But FDA reviewers said their latest assessment reflects new testing insights into how quickly phenylephrine is metabolized when taken by mouth, leaving only trace levels that reach nasal passages to relieve congestion. The drug appears more effective when applied directly to the nose, in sprays or drops, and those products are not under review.

    Or just good old Pseudoephedrine, but you have to get it from the pharmacy counter even though it doesn't require a prescription. (Thanks Meth producers) but AFAIU taking any decongestant long term is a bad idea. And Phenylephrine increases blood pressure.

  • If you have a spate of employees leaving over such bad behavior

    Lol, only OP is leaving over that behavior. 99% of people would not leave a company because of that. Just look at the other comments in here. Getting a new job is stressful and not everyone has great job markets to look in. This incident would be basically nothing for the vast vast majority of workers and leaving over something like this would be way more stressful than just staying. Especially if the owner was as cool as OP stated.

  • I'd argue Musk cared more about being able to bloviate on Twitter than he did about getting richer from that transaction.

    Of course there's the very real possibility that he was foolish enough to believe he could make money on the deal.

  • How is this "standing up" for anything. They said the owner of the company was cool. Their boss will remain employed and making decisions and money for the company.

    This resulted in literally 0 consequences for them, other than probably hiring an employee that won't push back on anything.

  • I would imagine more bureaucratic processes being the issue here. I can imagine some Rockstar employee tasked with getting the game up on Steam, trying to get the game through official channels to put on Steam, getting frustrated, saying f-it and downloading the Razor 1911 version thinking they removed all the references and then pushing it to Steam.

  • I felt that same way when I started using MacOS for work, but got used to it.

    The fact that there's no way to snap windows to a side of the screen without manually moving the window and resizing it is absurd. I have programs that allow me to do it, but like come on.

    Also I still despise how fullscreen on MacOS works. It's so obnoxious.