Oh, for sure! I think my preferred set up would be one volume rocker on either side that is touch-sensitive (in case of lefties), and three more buttons, elsewhere, with an additional dedicated power button.

Right? I mean, even if they retained all rights to use any of their IPs on any of their own products and just licensed the IPs out, it would be a breath of fresh air. They would still be shitty for the lopsided profiting, but at least they wouldn’t be actively stifling the original creators making money from their…

I’ve only played parts of 5, but I did not much care for 3 or 4 (hence the limited time with 5). But I’ll agree with you that 2 is the best! What an absolute achievement! I’d rate 1 higher than three, but I do think that’s because of how closely it ties in with 2, so I get not ranking it as high. Gameplay and UX-wise,…

I’m not punishing anything that I consider “good” behavior.

The “too” is incorrect because I don’t desire this behavior from Konami. The only thing I desire from Konami is their unconditional release of their IP to appropriate parties.

I don’t care whether the reasons are “good” or “bad”. When someone is hostile towards me, I will not reward them. When an artist makes something, I will not subject myself to arbitrary limitations in its consumption, just because you want to call it “stealing” (or any other moral evaluation).

I don’t care what lesson Konami takes from my, or anyone else’s actions. I hope they fold and lose all of their IP. Fuck them for hoarding it all, in the first place. Call it entitlement, but I do think that people who create art deserve some ownership of that art. Not just the people who happened to occupy the…

Consumer rights advocacy at it’s...uh... middle-est? Least obvious? Mentally gymnastical?

It’s getting released; there’s your win. I don’t owe you a purchase any more than someone who’s never heard of it would owe you a purchase.

I don’t enjoy the franchise, I enjoy those two games. And someone else could remake those games, which I would enjoy much more than a remaster. Konami’s doing nothing for me except reminding me that they are hoarding this IP. And that it’s only one, of many. So fuck ‘em.

I’m happy to play the long game. If they want to lock up the IP and never make money off of it, more power to them. But usually companies look to sell assets after a few decades of inactivity. When someone else picks up Suikoden, I’ll be happy to pay them for it. If they never do, c’est la vie!

I’m a huge fan of these two games, specifically (the rest of the series is meh, for me), but Konami is all the way outside of their mind if they think they’re getting one red cent from me, after the bullshit they’ve continued to pull.

Yes, that is exactly the extra bullshit that I’m trying to rid myself of! Good job on that example!

And please, for the billionth time hoping, add in at least one (but two - one on each side, would be nice) touch-sensitive strip. Put it on the volume rocker, if you want. Just let me scroll something on my phone by running my finger along the SIDE of it, instead of dragging my fat, oily finger over the beautiful…

lol

If they’re naive/small-scale, the game ties some kind of interactivity to the NFT or other crypto asset, and the game updates the chain when that interactivity happens. A decentralized ledger can mark “history” for the game; often used for awards and environment changes.

and yes, pirating their games is still supporting them, at worst you’re still providing them with free marketing and increasing their visibility.

And you were entirely wrong in that supposition.

Great! Once again, much appreciated!

Yes, perfect! Another great example! You’re doing lovely, sweetie!