Sure. I was just saying his assumption that all its fans were in their 30’s and have moved on is flawed.

I would agree if it was just half-life, but with half-life 2 and the two episodes there is enough content and “recent” enough content to build and grab new committed fans.

Example: I didn’t play any mass effect games until last year, but I am now a committed if not blindly loyal fan. I look forward to and will almost…

The hype is down for sure, but I’m 19 and still excited. I don’t care about these rumors, but when (if?) it is actually announced by valve, I’ll be stoked.

I mean lets mention the ffvii remake, the original is a year older than half-life, but OG fans ranging to people who never even played the original are hyped. True…

Well it’s not like they are actively developing it. I’m sure they have made occasional alterations to what they intent to eventually do, but there’s no way they’ve actually be working on it this whole time. Well I mean unless it releases within the next year in which case the past 4-5 years would have experienced…

Yeah, nobody ever plays a game after its original release and becomes a fan. That would be /absurd/, only people who played it when it first came out can be fans.

“At-at” like “hat-hat” is the canon way to pronounce it, I was just making a joke because it’s a whole thing, like with gif. I do honestly think “at at” just doesn’t sound threatening enough, like it more fits a small adorable wild animal, not a colossal war machine of death.

Sorry, how did you just pronounce AT-AT?

I wasn’t trying to piss you off, sorry. For the record I never felt attacked by you and wasn’t trying to be defensive. I don’t think I said anything particularly inflammatory, honestly I can’t help but wonder if frustration toward other conversations you were having bled into mine. I wasn’t trying to dismiss you with…

Note: FF13 sold just fine and the criticism was centered around the story, character interaction, and linear format. I recall its combat actually being praised for being more exciting. To be frank I imagine it’s confirmation bias that makes you feel like its gameplay was poorly received.

Note 2: Most of the games you…

I mean... again, I never said turn-based was going away or no one liked it. I specifically said I still like it (and by extension play it). I just said it no longer holds a majority like it did in the past. When FF7 came out I’m not sure there was even such thing as a non turn-based rpg. Even when rpgs started to come…

Orrrrr, I did like turn-based rpgs, still like turn-based rpgs, and was simply stating a truth about the market, and offering a different perspective that might allow those unhappy with the decision to enjoy it more. This game is intended to appeal to the entire gamer demographic. With many new generation gamers not…

Hey I was wondering, do you do parades? Mine doesn’t have as much rain as I’d like.

I don’t see why there shouldn’t be action rpgs, that doesn’t make any sense to me. Mass Effect is a shooter rpg. Dragon Age is an action rpg. I haven’t played it myself but as I understand it Deus Ex is a popular stealth-shooter rpg. And those are just the big ones, are you saying those series shouldn’t exist?

And you…

Edit* Saw your other comment. You are either troll or just have a reprehensible personality.

I didn’t really mean clunky, not the way everyone interpreted it. I think deliberate is closer to what I was trying to communicate. But kinja doesn’t let me edit my comment so I’m shit out of luck haha

Look I already said they could be made, I didn’t say they were going away or no one liked them anymore. I said they no longer share as large a consumer base as they did in the past and in general games have been leaning more and more toward action and medium to fast-paced gameplay. The FFVII remake would not get near…

I... I didn’t say it was. I feel like you guys are taking this real personally where I didn’t even say something negative haha. I didn’t say there was anything wrong with the original or with turn-based rpgs. However you or I may feel about it doesn’t change the numbers though.

Anyway it’s possible the developers don’t…

This sounds an awful lot like rhetoric haha I’m not pulling this out of my ass. The developers/publishers aren’t making these choices because a few loudmouths whined, they aren’t idiots. Numbers talk, and they try to find a balance between what is realistically feasible, what the fans want, and what they want to make.

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I’m not speaking personally haha I like turn-based games as much as I ever have, I’m talking about the consumer climate, and I’m not wrong about its current overall mentality.

You are blinded by nostalgia haha I didn’t say it was unfun, but the style itself is clunky. Going through menus and turns, taking entire turns just to heal or apply status effects, both sides just standing in front of each other dancing while they patiently wait their turn. It doesn’t flow like actions games do. It’s…