Jimquisition: Batman Is Everything Wrong With Square Enix
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[url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/9617-Batman-Is-Everything-Wrong-With-Square-Enix[/url]
Before you think he's gonna go off on the Arkham series, do take a look at the info for the video.
[QUOTE]In this excellently titled episode, we look at how a Batman action figure represents everything wrong with a major videogame publisher.[/QUOTE]
Man these fucking titles are so anger inducing.
Like he just wants me to click on his videos on the pretense that I hate fucking everything, and never have fun besides thinking how evil other gaming publishers are.
Imagine having diarrhea as a Square Enix character and having to undo all of those belts and zippers and take off a bunch of extraneous armor pieces on the way to the toilet.
while this is true about final fantasy becoming awful
bravely default was a pretty good final fantasy game
I wish I could be fat and angry so I could make videos for money
[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;45590484]I wish I could be fat and angry so I could make videos for money[/QUOTE]
At least Yahtzee is funny and likeable, even when he shits on things we like.
Jim is just...fat, and Angry. And he just wants US to be angry.
i can see where he's angry as a final fantasy fan though
final fantasy just [I]isn't[/I] final fantasy anymore, it really is overcomplicated, the plot of 13 was all over the place and then they made more games of it, which made the story go even more all over the place
10 was about saving the world with twists thrown in(rather than twists with saving the world thrown in like 13 was)
9 was about how home is where people love you
then i didn't play the ones before that :v:
but they had focus
[editline]4th August 2014[/editline]
it's become more about looking cool than the story itself
he's totally right though
[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;45590659]i can see where he's angry as a final fantasy fan though
final fantasy just [I]isn't[/I] final fantasy anymore, it really is overcomplicated, the plot of 13 was all over the place and then they made more games of it, which made the story go even more all over the place
10 was about saving the world with twists thrown in(rather than twists with saving the world thrown in like 13 was)
9 was about how home is where people love you
then i didn't play the ones before that :v:
but they had focus
[editline]4th August 2014[/editline]
it's become more about looking cool than the story itself[/QUOTE]
You forgot last year's All The Bravest.
I don't think SE could've made their contempt for FF fans more obvious.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;45590845]You forgot last year's All The Bravest.
I don't think SE could've made their contempt for FF fans more obvious.[/QUOTE]
But I have heard nothing but good news from a realm reborn, they actually took the time to fix everything that was so fucking annoying in the launch version.
[QUOTE=codemaster85;45591069]But I have heard nothing but good news from a realm reborn, they actually took the time to fix everything that was so fucking annoying in the launch version.[/QUOTE]
They're like a seesaw. On one hand, Square-Enix released good games like Bravely Default, the revised version of Final Fantasy 14, and when it comes to their main titles they usually don't drop the ball. Certain elements of their good games may be infamous or not so good, but the product as a whole isn't shit. On the flip side, they throw out various phone games, slap ugly filters and amateur work into ports of the SNES Final Fantasy games, hit people with All The Bravest, and seem to not give a shit for the fanbase in that department.
[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;45590393]while this is true about final fantasy becoming awful
bravely default was a pretty good final fantasy game[/QUOTE]
Well, it is a good FF game... until [I]the moment[/I] happens and it reveals the devs are hacks.
[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;45590393]while this is true about final fantasy becoming awful
bravely default was a pretty good final fantasy game[/QUOTE]
It was for the first half, at least.
But then [sp]woooo faux-time-loop artificial length bullshit[/sp].
I mean, I liked that [sp]we got a little bit more characterization of the Duchy[/sp] during that, but other than that, ugh.
And then [sp]Ouroboros. "A snake eating its own tail, representing the concept of endless cycles? Let's have him be a four-armed cunt-faced tentacle monster with a horn and jester clothes. His motivation will be killing god! What, a villain called Ouroboros should resemble a snake or dragon and have a motivation related to endless cycles? What are you, crazy?"[/sp]
why does chrome want to spell-correct that to Borobudur
what the fuck is Borobudur and why [sp]is it more notable to chrome than ouroboros[/sp]
Didn't Razorfist do a video on this with actual content and quality?
What makes me mad is that the figure doesn't encapsulate everything wrong with Square Enix, it encapsulates everything wrong with Final Fantasy and it's designers.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45590254]Man these fucking titles are so anger inducing.
Like he just wants me to click on his videos on the pretense that I hate fucking everything, and never have fun besides thinking how evil other gaming publishers are.[/QUOTE]
That's the reaction you [I]should[/I] have at the sorry state of this industry.
[QUOTE=cdr248;45591562]What makes me mad is that the figure doesn't encapsulate everything wrong with Square Enix, it encapsulates everything wrong with Final Fantasy and it's designers.[/QUOTE]
But it does?
It's an over indulgence in shit that doesn't matter to the point that it harms the actual product.
Square Enix sets these huge graphical standards and then has to set absurd sales targets to keep up.
[QUOTE=LurkyLurker;45591617]That's the reaction you [I]should[/I] have at the sorry state of this industry.[/QUOTE]
Hey.
I want to be a game developer. It's been my personal dream since I was young. What would you say to that?
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45591679]Hey.
I want to be a game developer. It's been my personal dream since I was young. What would you say to that?[/QUOTE]
Good luck, keep shit like this in mind?
Oh and I don't mean Indie. I mean I wanna work at places like Bethesda, or Gearbox, or Volilition (since it's the closest dev to Chicago :v:)
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45591679]Hey.
I want to be a game developer. It's been my personal dream since I was young. What would you say to that?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=LurkyLurker;45525046]has anyone ever considered that maybe if you get send dozens of death threats and attacks, you might have done something wrong? they might have a point? you might actually deserve them in certain circumstances?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=LurkyLurker;45350578]Publishers and the developers under them are corrupt to the point of evil. Indies resort to scams and broken games for quick cash. Even if things were to improve, what would really change? Slightly better written shooters? Netcode where desyncs happen only every two hours instead of ten minutes? Companies who instead say "our game will have issues at launch"? Be honest, when is the last time we had a truly great game release? 2000?
Gaming is a fundamentally flawed medium and maybe its time to pull the plug before it gets even worse, because it certainly is not going to get any better.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;45590393]while this is true about final fantasy becoming awful
bravely default was a pretty good final fantasy game[/QUOTE]
It's a shame the game can't carry itself to the end and it ends up becoming a tedious grindfest.
[QUOTE=Juniez;45591728]words[/QUOTE]
This saddens me. Even though I just want to help make games and maybe get one of my ideas made, there will be those kind of horrible people that just can't accept, "It's just a game."
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wow a jim video where he rants about shit no one cares about and acts like he's preaching gospel for only [I]7 minutes?[/I]
call the fucking police.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;45591867]wow a jim video where he rants about shit no one cares about and acts like he's preaching gospel for only 7 minutes?
call the fucking police.[/QUOTE]
You seem so disinterested and yet you clicked on the thread.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45591908]Because he and his videos are stupid, pretentious, and overall whiney, and his titles are just click bait.
Oh nuu, gaming companies r evul and satanic!!1!
Even though I love Borderlands 2, and Skyrim.
Really I hate Jim because he's just this antithesis of Fun. His job is to enforce that every single game you play recently is tainted with sin, and therefore not worth anything.
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[QUOTE=Thlis;45591879] and yet you clicked on the thread.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Thlis;45591879]You seem so disinterested and yet you clicked on the thread.[/QUOTE]
Because he and his videos are stupid, pretentious, and overall whiney, and his titles are just click bait.
Oh nuu, gaming companies r evul and satanic!!1!
Even though I love Borderlands 2, and Skyrim.
Really I hate Jim because he's just this antithesis of Fun. His job is to enforce that every single game you play recently is tainted with sin, and therefore not worth anything.
[editline]4th August 2014[/editline]
Meanwhile regular people like me can still love Gearbox and Ubisoft for making certain fun and enjoyable games, while also acknowledging and ignoring the more poorer games.
I've always had feeling that if Final Fantasy 7 was made today it would be a lot worse. The graphics kinda blur things out leaving it up to you to imagine. This seems especially true when it comes to voice acting.
[img]http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080105131546/finalfantasy/images/1/10/Round_Square_with_Tifa.jpg[/img]
[img]http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ff13story3.jpg[/img]
It's like the FF13 scene is able to try much harder because of the engine.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;45591679]Hey.
I want to be a game developer. It's been my personal dream since I was young. What would you say to that?[/QUOTE]
good luck
but it doesn't matter if you think the industry is perfectly fine or not, it has a lot of things to be criticized on and your desire to join it doesn't erase the existence of those faults.
and attacking people for being mad that those faults STILL exist is childish.
You're going to have critics whatever you do.
I wouldn't go as far as to call anyone evil. Business is based on capitalism which in turn is fuelled by greed, and I wish some companies would stop using certain tactics to raise profits. DLC is the current moronic avenue for this, paying £20 for 4 maps from a pervious title in the series.
But I wouldn't ban it. Someone is clearly paying for this, I instead choose not to.
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