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IkariX

23 September at 16:06

@deathkid

No one is stopping you from enjoying the FFVII Reamke games. But my point still stands, it's poorly written fanfiction. First time I played Final Fantasy VII was in 1999. Final Fantasy VII and Resident Evil 1(I still have both), were my first 2 PlayStation 1 games. So I've played Final Fantasy VII numerous times over the years. What what the Remake games are, are nothing more than imitators.

It's mass market slop at it's finest. Does it make it terrible games? Not at all, Remake Part 1 was fairly decent. But let's not pretend that any of the remake games are as good as the original. I hope Square Enix doesn't touch Final Fantasy VIII. Because they'll ruin that as well.

deaththekid

23 September at 14:17

@phreak - Dont't get me wrong, many fans have valid criticism's with the game and I respect that. And It sucks when a game you're excited for doesn't hit the way you'd hope. I mean as fans we want to enjoy all entries in our favourite franchises.

I feel that as I'm getting older I rather just enjoy games for what they are.

One thing that I am not happy with is that FFVII Revelation will not be fully on disc, even though physical discs are included.

UmarB

23 September at 13:49

I'm a pretty hardcore FF fan but if you love the Remake series, as I do, you also kind of have to understand that a lot of contentious decisions were made in the story and it's just not gonna land with some people. I totally get why some folks don't like it or agree with the changes.

I do hope however that the announcement of FFXVII is close, feels like the FF fandom needs a new mainline title to reset after the Remake series lol

phreak

23 September at 12:49

Hope it lives up to your expectations and you love it.
Always sucks to not be with happy for a game you were excited about.

Lurch

23 September at 12:43

@phreak - that I understand. Rabid defenders are rarely better than those that hate on a game. If you like a game or series, it makes sense you want to discuss what it could have done better or where it might go in the future.

Think people have become to comfortable with giving simplistic aggressive responses, attaching a strong emotion to it as justification, then calling it a day.

phreak

23 September at 12:43

I will never deny that the FF7 remake games have good graphics, runs well and a great combat system.
Those parts are really well done. It's other things I don't like

phreak

23 September at 12:39

As I said, I hope everyone excited for it enjoys it.
Won't deny you that ever. Hope you love it.
I'm just tired of being insulted for not liking changes I feel are disrespectful to the original. Changes I won't talk about here due to spoilers.

deaththekid

23 September at 12:31

@phreak @IcariX - Everyone is entitled to their opinions but personally I am excited for Revelations. I never played the OG FFVII until 2006ish.

Loved it, but the remakes are even better. The combat, graphics and party interactions are great.

Played Remake and while it does have its slow parts i.e walking simulator. It's still a great game. Played Rebirth last month only and it was even better, much more exploration, and yes while there is a ton of side content - most of it is optional.

It was a joy to see Zack again and play as him. and I think in the remakes Aerith's characterisation is miles better than Tifa.

I am hyped for Revelations and cant wait for more.

I am not a purist so do not care much with the story changes, by the end of the trilogy I doubt there will be any crazy differences to the actual ending of FFVII.

Resonance will be my GOTY though, I can see it already.

Lurch

23 September at 12:27

Elitism is fine except when people lose sense of the context in which games (or any other media) are made.

We're shifting into a bipolar market - maybe exacerbated by social media - where things are near perfect and therefore worth money/time, or people fixate on flaws without considering things like the developers cultural setting, size, budget, development time, and publisher influence.

Increasingly problematic when a few flaws lead to small teams (and sometimes bigger ones) collectively trashed for one or two elements with no regard given for everything else the games/series/movie does well.

Does not bode well as that ultimately means more safe bets and more homogenisation (especially in the console market where creative indie titles don't sell nearly as many copies as on PC).

IkariX

23 September at 12:07

@Phreak

I can't wait for Resonance. But the more I hear Square Enix talk about Revelations, the less I'm interested in playing it.

I've been called an elitist as well. But the whole Remake trilogy so far feels like poorly written fanfiction. I hope Square Enix stays far far far away from Final Fantasy VIII

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GhostWire: Tokyo Director Ikumi Nakamura Leaves Tango Gameworks

by Sam Aberdeen on 05 September, 2019

After stealing our hearts at E3 2019, GhostWire: Tokyo's creative director Ikumi Nakamura has announced that she's left developer Tango Gameworks. The announcement came as a surprise to many, as development on Tango's next ambitious action/horror title is still underway. Nakamura served not only as the creative director on GhostWire: Tokyo, but also a designer behind Platinum Games' Bayonetta, as well as both The Evil Within games.

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Nakamura announced her departure from Tango Gameworks via Twitter, remaining optimistic about her future - and certainly lighting up a room with her tremendous positivity. Sadly, it doesn't seem like she's jumping over to another studio, as she mentions at the end of her tweet that anyone is free to contact her for work via LinkedIn.

After 9 years as Creative director & Art Director at Tango and Zenimax - I felt here is one of ends of the journeys . I learned from the talented people I've worked with and I respect. Contact me if anyone wants to work with me! →　https://t.co/4VKLdY2ejl pic.twitter.com/Hbsuta3Rgo
— Ikumi Nakamura @TGS2019 (@nakamura193) September 4, 2019

Nakamura worked at Tango Gameworks for over nine years, and brought us horror titles like The Evil Within alongside game director Shinji Mikami, best known as the father of Resident Evil and Dino Crisis. It's unclear what the status is on GhostWire: Tokyo right now, as no successor has been announced to pick up where she left off. We can only hope that whoever leads the game now has the same bright enthusiasm and passion for the project she clearly exuded.

GhostWire: Tokyo is currently in development at Tango Gameworks.

Sam Aberdeen

Writer. Enthusiast of all things geek. Legend has it he completed Final Fantasy VII without a memory card.

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Lurch

Seems odd for such a senior position to leave without another job lined up. I’ll put on the tinfoil hat and wonder if there was some creative fallout?