I gotta wonder what other FFs people awakened to. Is it just which one you played at the right time, or were some more conducive than others? I can’t imagine much happening with the early sprites, but clearly VII did it for a lot of people. There’s been some reevaluating of VIII, and I know some people swear by its…

I think the incredibly low barrier to so, so much entry is also what’s helped them attract disillusioned WoW players, and... I suppose it’s got to have been worth it (in that enough people must convert into paying customers) for them to keep it around, but it definitely makes it easier for spikes to occur every so…

I’ve heard both /hudlayout and opening a retainer/vendor menu are enough to stay AFK without being kicked; not the best for watching, perhaps, but probably enough for doing an emote forever?

I couldn’t see watching a whole series like this myself, but I’ve watched and enjoyed some challenge videos that basically just summarize a run. I think those generally lead pretty easily to a compelling narrative arc:

Ah, a good reminder I never preordered the one game I was considering. RIP. The demo was sick, hope the rest can hold up!

Even within those, I feel like there’s so many more interesting options than are actually getting made! It feels like practically all the real-USA games are “big, well-known city (or a parody of it) that you can do/stop crimes in”; sure, so many Japanese games are just Tokyo (probably half of them are Shibuya!) but…

And then of course there’s the (probably not that) rare fans going for a third option, and shipping him with Link :P

The volcano stealth mission where you lost everything did go a bit long for me, but I found the Silent Realm tear-collecting to actually be a really satisfying challenge. It basically turned you into a speedrunner, first exploring and routing out areas you had some familiarity with, until you could finally try full…

If it ever gets down to $30.... maybe even $40 if I’m feeling stupid... I might bite.

Because so many PC games need the mouse, I’d imagine?

Wasn’t there an Octopath mobile game in the works that’s... I think stayed a Japanese exclusive and I’ve never heard of since? Shame. So odds here probably aren’t good?

They actually have cut out *some* of the filler, and started giving out (a limited [but IMO more than enough now] amount of) teleports to Vesper Bay for all the times you still have to pray return to the Waking Sands, and if you start a character on a “preferred world” (server that’s gotten less people joining lately;…

I was always a fan of Deluxe, though DX effectively stands for both Deluxe AND Director’s Cut, which is cool.

Ah, who can forget JT crooning out “Rock Your Furry Ass”

I’m quite annoyed that modern FF has so heavily settled on semi-to-nearly-photo-realistic anime humans* (and the odd magic humanoids who look human so I don’t even care about the distinction.) FF XIV’s a step back in the right direction, but even with it, so many of the playable races are basically humans with animal…

Suplexing a train is the best moment ever and no one can take that from me.

Somehow I started with VI (still need to get back to) and beat IX, which means I’ve played the pinnacle of the SNES FFs and the PS1 FFs and... nothing else. (Well, also XIV. I guess that counts as the pinnacle of the MMOs?)

The real screen upgrade I want is not seeing my face.

Yep.

Ever since they added the ability to mod block models (in a rather limited way, for sure - basically just a list of textured rectangular planes of various sizes and angles) I’ve been wondering if someone could add in just slightly less blocky... blocks. You’re still stuck to the grid, of course, but you could add…