I'm exactly the same way. I tend to remember things more easily when I could hear and read them. Usually the game would have characters telling me to do something or go somewhere. If I heard and read it, I'd have an easier time doing the task rather than spending 4 hours running around Italy assassinating people and…

I like your optimistic thinking. Let's have hope, people!!

"worldwide"? Is Japan back up already?

I'm surprised to see that police could say, "it may seem like fun...." with a straight face.

As do I. They can win my confidence back by letting me play online.

At least there's some gimmick. I just hope the 3DS will be as permanent as his tattoo.

The only problem is Japanese people don't get sarcasm. Whatever jokes you make, however clever they may be, would just be wasted on the waitresses. You'd be spending most of the time explaining why you said the food was delicious while you continuously spit into your napkin.

I'd have to say these reviews affect my judgement to a certain extent. I'll buy games I really like even if other people think it sucks, like Dynasty Warriors. However, I won't buy a game if I don't know if I'd really like it or not. I'd read a review, and if it gets pretty good rating, like 4 stars or something, I'd…

I'm guessing the situation is like this.

I wish they would've made more ads than the five that's on the air all the time. It's not so much the song is annoying but they play it so many times in a row. When they finally was able to air tv dramas and other stuff, in the 11 commercials played during the break, the "popopopon" song was played 6 times and once it…

I hope they could at least use what they finished already in a new game about somewhere completely non referential to Japan, or try to. I played the US version of the second game, dubbed 'Raw Danger', and they just changed everyone's hair color to yellow, even when the cut scenes weren't, to fit in with Americans, I…

At first, I can understand the cancellation of that disaster game, perhaps out of respect. But it seems the whole country is coming to a halt. I'm watching the news right now and there are sports events canceling left and right. Even ones that have already started are stopping midway.

Thinking back, SNES MK wasn't that hard because the computer is on a rail. They'd still take banana peels in 150cc. But somehow, I thought the Gameboy Advance MK was really hard.

If it was me, I'd get a new psp, get a new game, and download a save from someone who has spent 70+ hours on the game.

Agreed. It stinks on ice!

Maybe you were their financial mistake. They spent money on you as an attraction instead of actual games for their game center.

@Chestnut Bowl: I wish I have the ability to promote your comment to every article on Kotaku that has people saying FF12 wasn't good.

@CommentatorHatman: I heard the same thing too, which is why it's amazing to me that they could mess up that bad. I mean, they've had 11, and it wasn't even that great. I'm sure they've made changes to it and managed to keep some players. Wouldn't you think they used what they did in the past as a guideline to making…

Maybe if Square Enix stop reinventing the wheel for every new FF. How is it that they could mess up so badly on FF14 when they've done FF11 before? I swear they are probably thinking of making FF15 a rail shooter or something like that. If that's the case, it's time for Square Enix to sink.

I can't think of a game that forces you to use all the powerups and whatnot as you get them. Even with RPGs you can customize to fight barehanded without party members or something.