The Canada Examiner writes:With gaming, as with any broad medium, genres come and go. They may not necessarily die off, but the tastes of fans (or the perception creators have of fan tastes) can change as the years go by, and what was once a staple can fall by the wayside. In the current generation of consoles, it seems like the turn-based Japanese RPG is the style of gaming that is now slowly being marginalized. This wasn't always the case, of course. In years past, the turn-based mechanic was almost synonymous with the Japanese role-playing game, and the two concepts were nearly inseparable. Now, even though gamers still have a fair--though admittedly smaller than generations past--amount of selection in the JRPG genre, those games that still use the turn-based mechanic are becoming increasingly rare.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.
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live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.
Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.
This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality
..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....
...Really???
PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.
Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.
He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
Kotor was turn-based. I liked it that way because the game was more focused on exploration and item collection, and character development/upgrades.
As long as DUNGEONS N DRAGONS still has fans, turn-based RPGs will never die.
The entire turned based system in JRPG's was mostly due to constraints of the technology at the time. Dragon Quest coined the system and then Final Fantasy refined it.
As technology grew so did the need to explore new alternatives to the tried and true system, trying to find that balance of full active/turned based.
The extremes being Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X. One relied on quick action and reflex souly on the players part. The other required a depth of preparation and character management strategy. Both are fun and both have their pro's and con's.
I believe that as developers strive for that perfect blend we will see less and less of the old school turn based combat of the past. The system will always be used as the very foundation for any future endeavors and in that spirit will remain a staple of JRPG's.
Though after so many variations of the system it's always nice when a gem like Dragon Quest 8 comes out and takes you all the way back to the roots.