i missed 1.2 through 2.0, played 2.1 for like 2 weeks, and then i finally came back again the last week of 2.7. since i missed so much i’ve had a shit ton of story content to do so it’s been really fun. i still haven’t gone down into the Chasm yet but i’ve mostly done everything in Inazuma, just need to wrap up…

It’s obviously possible that a designer intentionally stole this source image, but this could also have been an accident. I’ve been involved in email chains where this kind of misunderstanding happened, when somebody posted an image they found on the Internet saying “hey, this is cool, we should do something along…

There’s hundreds of millions of eyes on the internet every single day. Who the hell still thinks they’re going to get away with plagiarism in a creative medium under those circumstances?

Constantly blown away at how cruel we’ve made this world.

Looks very interesting, the overall story and yes, the graphics!

Just like real life?

“If you want a picture of the future (of gaming), imagine a finger , swiping a ‘buy more hearts’ icon ...forever”

We’ll get that shrubbery on the blockchain for ya right away

That’s just Capitalism. the pursuit of as much money as humanly possible, regardless of consequences. If option A is going to make more money than option B, then they’re going to take option A. Even if said option puts all that mtx garbage into mainstream AAA titles and gamers muster their combined energy to [checks…

It’s weird how comparatively unregulated it continues to be despite being no different than anything else.

OK, but how would you feel about it if they decided to shelve console/PC games or scale them back significantly so they can focus more attention on low-hanging mobile shit? Assuming that it’s cheaper to develop and easier to deploy and, here’s the kicker, you know you can tack on 40 million microtransactions in a…

How sad your life must be that this is the comment you leave. This is who you are, really?

Anyway, it’s Candy Crush that is leading the way. How does *that* make you feel, Mr Gamer-Is-My-Identity?

It’s interesting to see how absolutely ABYSMAL the numbers actually are (and how there’s no context given here lol).

More than defensiveness or tribalism, what gives me pause about publishers leaning toward mobile games is the reason they are doing so. You are right, it’s money, but it’s the how they are getting that money that worries, and oftentimes disgusts me.

This was a good, thoughtful critique. I do get annoyed when the form and message of a game are at odds. Seems like some other folks liked it, but overall reviews are mixed.

They are both garbage companies. 

I mean, I was already not buying Ubisoft’s products. And to be frank I don’t think I dislike Tencent any more than I dislike Ubisoft but consolidation is bad so booooh.

You are conflating “happy ending” with “satisfying ending”. Which isn’t a surprise since so many people who seem to enjoy ambiguity also don’t seem to understand it. As underlined by your use of “didactic” to describe narrative that contains a “wrapped up conclusion”. A story doesn’t have to have a moral or a lesson…

Sure, you could assume that. But why not just ACTUALLY show the reunion? Is there any benefit to NOT showing it?

what? “bummer of an ending”?