Bagogames: So that weekly opinion piece plan didn't exactly go to plan, at all. Oh well, onward and upward! This time Jack takes aim at Square Enix, and the decline in quality in their work that has left many a long time fan, me included, so very disappointed.
3D Investment Partners, a major shareholder of Square Enix, issued a 112-page presentation criticizing the company's 'sluggish' revenue and profit margins.
If your response to a 112 page presentation from a profit-maximizing investment fund about the need for corporate restructuring (i.e. layoffs), integrating non-gaming (i.e. sell merch or build a theme park) and other corporate initiatives, is that it's about "go woke, go broke", then it's because you've lost the ability to think in any terms. Awful way to live your life. Private equity is destroying the games industry while you obsess that Square made a cringe game everyone thinks is cringe in 2023. Time to move on.
Waaah waaah our profits aren't big enough! I mean, they're still growing and all, but we want it faster and NOW! Waaaah!
Today, during the Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer Live 90, gameplay and information about update 7.4 have been revealed.
MP1st managed to get our hands on Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined months before it releases, and here's our hands-on preview!
Oh Tanto, you've not raged against my articles in awhile. Where you been kiddo? We actually had a discussion about you in a podcast (not even kidding) if you wanna check it out.
I remember the good old times. Anything marked with Square Soft or Square Enix was gold. You knew it was going to be an awesome game. Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy VII, so on and so forth.
I don't think the titles are horrible. Just not as game changingly awesome as the were, or seemed to be. I enjoyed FFXIII one and two. But many companies in Japan haven't moved on or progressed with the times. I know I will always give Square Enix a try on any Final Fantasy or kingdom hearts title, just because of story, and nostalgia! So come on SE make good this year at E3 and the TGS!
Great game......and I must admit I am secretly looking forward to the final fantasy rhythm game for the 3ds!