Ben-DutkaBlack Friday is over and I'm happy to say I didn't buy a damn thing. 😉
People will always complain about women in video games
Apparently, developers can't create a female character that avoids all negative scrutiny. Someone somewhere somehow will always find something potentially offensive. I couldn't believe that anyone would have a problem with Quantic Dream's depiction of Madison Paige in Heavy Rain . That could very well be one of the most authentic, realistic, sympathetic female characters in any video game ever. She was not over-sexualized. They didn't use her for the sake of sex appeal. That's crap.
She was a normally formed young woman who did what she had to do. She was an investigative journalist with a brain and a heart, and yeah, she just might sleep in a t-shirt and panties. Honestly, if people are going to complain about that character, we should just stop trying. The PC police will never be satisfied.
Square Enix has been taken over by pod people
It's the only explanation I can reach. I've seen questionable business decisions and development ideas before; I've never seen such a consistently bizarre industry and company outlook. First they say they need faster development cycles (yep, quantity over quality) and now they say sequels "have a lot of merit" compared to doing an all-new adventure? No, the only "merit" is that it's faster. That's it. It's true that other franchises always thrive on recognizable environments and characters but we're talking about Final Fantasy . It's completely different.
The fans want one thing. You want to give them something else. Why ? And why do you continually bring up Call of Duty and the western market? Have you ever once tried just doing what you used to be good at? I've never heard of a company ditching a winning formula without that formula first having floundered; the "if it ain't broke" philosophy works beautifully until it doesn't work anymore . But S-E didn't even-! I mean-!
'sigh' I can't talk about it.
Personal gaming update
I've been busy with other things so I've only played a little more of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception . I think I'm on Chapter 14; I'm trying to savor it. I love the characters and the action, and I'm really not getting these complaints about pacing. No idea where that's even coming from; sounds just like another excuse to find fault but whatever. It's fantastic. I might also try to finally finish Catherine . I haven't forgotten that great story and I really want to see how it ends.
By the way, we haven't forgotten about our questions to Square Enix concerning FFXIII-2. I keep nagging the PR woman who has been good about trying, but no responses yet. Just be patient…I'll get 'em. They won't get rid of me. Also, as a surprising percentage of readers might pick up a PSXE t-shirt, we might have an announcement on that at some point. Lastly, we'll get going on the next PSXE Show and announce a new party in Home. The review blitz just sidetracked us.
Oh, and if I think it's something people want to read, I might talk to Jo Garcia (if she's willing). Regardless of what some people think, that article was never meant to be insulting, and she's been keeping up with us on Twitter. So anyway, that's the update. 🙂
Square has made so little impact on my gaming life this gen that I don't know what to make of them anymore. They have made so few games for the PS3. They are by no means the only Japanese developer that has had problems this gen. A lot of my favorite franchises like Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Silent Hill have all went downhill. It's a shame becuase not that long ago a FF game or RE game would have been considered must own titles. Now, not so much. How did it come to this?
PGU: Just about finished the story for assassins creed revelations. Gonna take a while to get100% so glad black friday is over. Planning on playing the first Assassins creed after Revelations than may play the whole series over again. Still gotta get 100% in Batman though.
I don't if i'm allowed to post links, but i just read theres a domain for FF 13-3 up already.
You are. It just takes some time to get it approved. Ben and Co just have to make sure it's appropriate.
If what you read is true, that's just sad.
I've seen information on it too. I'm really starting to hate SE.
Still waiting on the almost mythical FFvs13. Watch Square once again pull resources off of that game to make a FF13-3. Scary. I think they might wake up and smell the coffee once FF13-2 does not meet sales expectations. Then again, this is a company that is ran by Wada. FF 13-3 might be a real possibilty. I dare-say I would not even welcome a FF7 remake from Square at this time out of fear of what they would do to it.
Me either. They need to leave FFVII as its so painfully obvious they have no idea what they are doing anymore.
I'd like to see an interview with Jo, maybe it would clear the air with any misconceptions, or what-not.
As far as Madison goes, you just got to know that women are like her in real life, that will do what they feel needs to be done, so what's the big deal that some are having with her???
And don't women also lounge around at home in underwear & skimpy clothing in R/L too?
Geez, those few truly pathetic whiners must really be worried about their own manhood around a woman.
About SE & the direction they seem to be taking RPG's, I'm not a big fan of RPG's so I can't really say too much, but as a gamer, I DO feel for the longtime FF fanbase whom SE seems to completely eff'in over these this gen.
As for my own PGU,
I've been playing Deus Ex:HR & loving it, but now I've stuck trying to take down Barret, seems I don't have enough explosives, or maybe the right augs too, so I stepped away for a breather while I decide how to take him on once again. I might just restart that whole section from the beginning just to try beefing up my augs & and to pick up a lot more explosives.
In the meantime, I decided to whittle down some of my older titles, so I'm also doing Rainbox 6 Vegas, but Dammmmmn I shouldn't have waited so long to play it cause now it's looking quite outdated.
Oh well, I'm still having fun with it though, so that's all that really matters.
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Just bought both variant story and chrono cross. Anyone know which I should play first?
Oh Ben, if you go to kotaku, there's a story that Sony might actually be working on smash bros type game. Superbot are supposedly developing it and they show a pic of what sweetooth looks like in the game.
As far as Black Friday, I slept in instead, & glad to do so too.
The one & only time I did a BF was when the Furby's were the rage & I wanted the much rarer solid black one & a solid white one.
I stood 3 hours in line for Walmart to open & once the doors were thrown open everyone just bum-rushed the entrance, what a frigging madhouse it was.(BTW, I did get both furby's).
If you want to see just how bad humanity can suck, just stand in line on a BF waiting for super-popular item before the store opens.
But I swore that after that nightmare, I'd never do another BF at a brick & mortar store.
And I haven't.
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