Ben-DutkaIn Square-Enix's ongoing bid to appeal to a wider audience, they continue to make strides that will – supposedly – resonate with the Western masses.
According to Famitsu and as noted by Andriasang , Square-Enix has unveiled a new box label that will denote their more mature, Western-styled products. It's called "Extreme Edges" and will be reserved for Western-developed titles that have the CERO "D" (17+) or "Z" (18+) ratings; one game under this new label is Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days , which is certainly "edgy." Basically, any time Square-Enix – or a Square-Enix subsidiary, like Eidos – produces a game that is Mature-rated, it'll fall under the Extreme Edges category. It's a far cry from the old days of Squaresoft, when few (if any) of their games were rated above "T" and most all raked in high review scores from critics. This isn't to say that these new "edgy" titles can't be great; it just shows how drastic the changes have been at Square in the past decade. Some will say the changes have been for the worse and RPG aficionados are bound to agree, but if the games sell and the company turns a profit, the company in question isn't likely to care.
But what if the titles don't meet sales expectations? Any chance they return to some semblance of the good ol' days? Yeah, I know. Probably not.
I just want a Game like FFViii or X or VI is it really that hard square-enix
I'm from the west so let me tell ya WE NEED THE OLD-FASHIONED TURN-BASED JRPG not this crappy hack/slash RPG's, which GF/summon should I summon for you to freakin listen
the rant of an angry westerner . sounds like a Clint Eastwood movie .lol
Extreme EDGES….?
Tim Langdell versus Square Enix…..yay!
If SE really wants to be "Extremely Edgy",
then they just need to go back to how they used to be in the old days……..Extremely Edgy!!!!
If SE really wants to sell… try "Extreme ecchi"
BTW, for anyone who wants their FFXIII with English menu/subtitles and Japanese voice-over.
Check this webpage out:
asia.playstation.com/hk/cht/news/pressDetail/145660
It's a shame that Square has become the business that it has become. Square's library on PS1 alone is about as classic as it gets. They used to be my favorite JRPG developers, and now I have trouble making myself play one of their games. I felt they started going downhill after FFX. I guess every company can't keep it's spark forever, and I doubt that "Extreme Edge" is going to change much of anything.
Am I seeing a classic example of the usage of 'Engrish' here by Square Enix?
isent it amazing what people are willing to do for money?
amazing how much money can fu*k up a company too!
my ex boss was wrong, religion is not the devil, money is!
Square Enix sucks. So tacky with this "Extreme Edges" approach. I guess some people need this type of labeling to help them know what they're purchasing. Like the ESRB ratings weren't enough?