Categorizing FFXVI as an RPG is a pretty big fucking stretch.
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This seems more like a “RPGs of 2023" list than a “Best RPGs of 2023" list.
Not really. A “ticking clock” is not the same as making deliberate decisions about what to do with each day visual novel style. There’s no clocking ticking as you take however long you want exploring all the possible options open to you before deciding on what to do to pass the time. Spend time with someone or upgrade…
As a lifelong fan of turn-based JRPGs, there was a point where the future of turn based JRPGs looked pretty grim. It was definitely being phased out and it was starting to feel like Pokemon was the only mainstream presence keeping it relevant in the West.
The Schindlers List comparison is… interesting, given the blatant hard on 300 had for fascism.
“Netflix, the Nintendo eShop of movie quality control.”
That just sounds vaguely dumb. Life is too short and that Second Golden Age of TV has provided us with a ridiculous embarrassment of riches that’s incredibly difficult to stay on top of.
You do realize the fundamental flaw of this mindset, right? And it only becomes more flawed with each passing day.
“ Snyder took heavy aesthetic and stylistic notes from genre classics like Star Wars and Dune, without understanding the story and emotional beats that made those aforementioned franchises so beloved”
Can we all finally agree that Snyder just isn’t a talented writer or director? At this point, Legend of the Guardians might be his best movie.
He makes movies that are fun to watch, and that’s it.
He makes movies that are fun to watch, and that’s it.
Beautiful shitty movie from Zack Snyder, must be a day that ends in -y
You can change your load out when you restart at a checkpoint after dying. Also, whenever you restart at a checkpoint you are fully resupplied and repaired.
I mean, to be fair to the series, it’s pretty much always been that way.
Not everything has to be for everybody
Sure it is better, because you can be intelligent in how you change your loadout.
From what I’ve been reading, it’s more of a, “if you’re bashing your head against a boss, you’re doing something wrong” sort of thing.
If your enthusiasm is 8 times dead since the SNES, why even ‘think about buying it when it’s cheap?’