If you didn't laugh at the Luigi's Mansion joke, at least, then you have very little sense of humor.

You can't look at microtransactions in a vacuum. A lot of the issues people have with them isn't that they exist but how they are sold to people and how valuable they really are compared to the price. Often times the price far outstrips the value of what is being sold and it's typically being delivered in a way that…

You took my argument and flipped it and completely dismissed the fact that judging something before you know full details or even close to full details is wrong no matter what situation you apply it to. That is a pretty self-righteous nature you got.

So again, you're just pre-judging. It's what all of that boils down to.

So, since you've played the game and know the story can you tell me why it's lazy? Can you comment on the male and female characters and the strengths and weaknesses they have from the perspective of a writer?

I gave supporting information as to why Sony has done what they have done in response to MS and how MS had achieved a better infrastructure while also still providing "#4thegamer" extras while doing it.

I just want characters, (male, female, other), which are more than a typical stereotype that you see in a lot of Japanese entertainment. I want them to be complicated and real with valid reasoning behind their actions and not just filling a role. And a villain with the same qualities that is easily identifiable (one…

You don't know if it's lazy writing. You have no idea what the story is about or why there is 4 male protagonists. You are simply being judgmental and dismissing the past in an effort to further your own agenda. Creative license should be free and not conform to only your personal pre-set notions of how things…

Yeah, and hopefully FF15 will be a great game. SE has done a lot for gender equality which includes the last three games lead character being female. It's not the end of the world that this game has male characters who are not white grizzled ex-soldiers. In fact, it's actually a change of pace for the series.

I pointed out why the pay service was needed on Sony's side and supported it with why MS did it but wasn't very consumer friendly while doing it. Sony had to charge as well to keep up but they have kept trying to provide value while doing it to players which makes them still very much in the camp you're trying to…

I don't know if I am excited for this game or not yet. So far what I've seen has been "meh" to me. But I've also been playing Xenoblade Chronicles (picked up a WiiU and am catching up on some Wi games) and that game feels like what FF should be. It even has rather good voice acting and the story/character…

Sony was WAY behind MS in terms of online options and scalability throughout the whole world. So it made since that it's now required. However, unlike MS, they didn't paywall off things like Netflix and other services which MS did for years upon years. They always allowed those to work without online. Also, PS+ is…

I just don't think SE should be beat up over this. They have an amazing history of having strong male and female characters and supporting characters of both genders. They also made an all female cast in FFX-2. So this time they wanted to tell the story of four friends, all of whom are male, and they get thrown…

The games direction killed it. The data logs tells the actual story and gives motivations to the characters where the gameplay and cut scenes give a VERY abridged version which makes little sense and favored looking cool over telling the story. I think FF directors want to make an anime more than they want to make a…

So do you feel the same about FFX-2?

I scrolled down to post exactly this. Well said.

A lot of people probably said that about Legos. Now look at all the fairly awesome Lego games and movie. So it might turn out OK.

I'm sure there were quite a few people who didn't know but they did announce that the game would have a live playable demo at Capcom Cup earlier in the week. But it was still hilarious that Ono tried to walk off stage without showing it. He's the worlds greatest troll producer.

Their female characters just look bad. NRS simply can't do a woman character that doesn't look awful. Even in MKX the new Cassie Cage character looks quite weird both in the face and the animations.

Well, considering that during the match Ryu knocked Chun into a closet and a bowl of noodles fell onto her head. Then she proceeded to fight the whole next round with that noodle bowl on her head. So I'd wager they aren't going too grim dark. I think they were just wanting to show off the lighting mechanics as I'd…