Do you also not care about modern games? And why?

[Michael Frank]

i am mildly confused, as i agree with your statement, but that statement is unrelated to rebirth
ffvii remake was not particularly good to me - the modern elements they added to a lot of the game were groan inducing (nearly all forms of gameplay padding that was added to the game was unenjoyable to me, filler fetchquests, slowly walking with npcs as they speak with you, lack of exploration, etc)
but given how far rebirth went out of its way to avoid the gameplay and structural flaws remake part 1 had, i am curious as to what your specific issues are with rebirth in particular

As with all remakes, they cutted basic stuff from the original OR repurposed them in a bad way, see "Cid the Taxi Driver" or "Vincent the boss encounter who's gonna be playable much latter, but not now because we became a shadow of the epitome of perfection that was Squaresoft and now we are a bunch of hacks that can only make seviceable stuff at best, or ruin old beloved stuff at worst, and like to tease our fans only to deliver a shitstorm when the time of the truth comes"

 

[bigstinkie]

As with all remakes, they cutted basic stuff from the original OR repurposed them in a bad way, see "Cid the Taxi Driver" or "Vincent the boss encounter who's gonna be playable much latter, but not now because we became a shadow of the epitome of perfection that was Squaresoft and now we are a bunch of hacks that can only make seviceable stuff at best, or ruin old beloved stuff at worst"

while i agree that cid and vincent not being playable until part 3 of the remakes is disappointing, i feel their exclusions do not cause the game to be a worse finished product as a whole
the exploration in rebirth is fantastic, with worthwhile secrets hidden everywhere, lots of difficult, optional combat encounters that unlock more and more materia, the materia system itself being far more deep than in remake part 1, each party member playing so differently - the experimentation in rebirth is off the charts in a very pleasant way to me
linearity and hand-holding has been toned down greatly, the revamped combat is much improved, the spirit of the original game's minigame obsession is represented strongly, the triple-triad style card game they added is a lot of fun, all the little unique character interactions in both the main quests and side quests - it really does feel like square let themselves make a game with a more unabashed silliness to it
i am more than fine with cid and vincent not being playable in rebirth when the rest of the game is this far improved - compared to rebirth, remake part 1 is absolutely an anaemic and weak release

 

[dropsmegamega]

When you don't like open world, souls-type, roguelites and loot boxes there isn't much to look forward in the AAA industry. Inflating prices, disk space and requirements are also a problem. Like I want to try the FF7 remake, but I don't have 200gb free space in my SSD nor do I think a single game is worth all that. My other problem is playtime. Games nowadays demand insane amounts of time, there's games like a 100h long and I really don't enjoy very long games.

 

[Michael Frank]

while i agree that cid and vincent not being playable until part 3 of the remakes is disappointing, i feel their exclusions do not cause the game to be a worse finished product as a whole
the exploration in rebirth is fantastic, with worthwhile secrets hidden everywhere, lots of difficult, optional combat encounters that unlock more and more materia, the materia system itself being far more deep than in remake part 1, each party member playing so differently - the experimentation in rebirth is off the charts in a very pleasant way to me
linearity and hand-holding has been toned down greatly, the revamped combat is much improved, the spirit of the original game's minigame obsession is represented strongly, the triple-triad style card game they added is a lot of fun, all the little unique character interactions in both the main quests and side quests - it really does feel like square let themselves make a game with a more unabashed silliness to it
i am more than fine with cid and vincent not being playable in rebirth when the rest of the game is this far improved - compared to rebirth, remake part 1 is absolutely an anaemic and weak release

I know there's good stuff in it, but i wish there was more than just a little extra and that's it, imagine if they implemented 3 player coop(which with the new style of battle gameplay could work), there's potential, but they barely have reached it.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Deltarune is the only modern game I truly care for

 

[Darzhgrod]

All games are good. Each game is a gift. Long live the game.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Yesn't

Indies aside, i rarely tend to play new games, however if i find a game like, regardless of release year, i will wait for the price to be reasonable and pick it

 

[Big Finger Jim]

With the exception of Signalis, I don't think I've bought a new game in like half a year, even with shit I actively want like KCD2, Pirates in Hawaii, and now DS2, mostly cuz I'm short on cash. I have no qualms with stuff like open world or "movie" games, Cyberpunk and Red Dead 2 are in my top 5, you just have to do them well, and if you want a horrible HORRIBLE example of an ACTUAL movie game that's also a shit movie, look at the festering rotten pustule that is Life is Strange, the absolute bottom of the barrel yet people still keep chucking cash at them. Industry in general is a complete shitshow, and I know it's old news but the whole Concord situation is just the perfect example for how incompetent and mismanaged these multibillion dollar companies have become, and all of this goes for both Eastern and Western companies and devs, by the way, I ain't pulling the whole "OH ITS ANIME SO IT'S AUTOMATICALLY GOOD" bullshit, these problems are universal. Still, though, at the end of the day, shit like RGG's stuff, Witcher 4, Expedition 33, and even that new Mafia game holds my attention exponentially better than whatever reddit furry indie crap that the socially inept twenty year olds on twitter form their whole personality off of comes out every couple of months.

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P.S. Barely scratched the surface of my true spite towards the industry but that shit did NOT need to go on longer.

 

[Lokgamer]

For me, it doesn't matter whether the game is modern or retro; if I'm interested in the gameplay, the story, or both, I play. What I have noticed though, is there are fewer and fewer games that interest me compared to before.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

For me, it doesn't matter whether the game is modern or retro; if I'm interested in the gameplay, the story, or both, I play. What I have noticed though, is there are fewer and fewer games that interest me compared to before.

You sure you ain't excited for Black Ops 7 or Ubisoft Product?

 

[Lokgamer]

You sure you ain't excited for Black Ops 7 or Ubisoft Product?

I like Assasins Creed, so if I could, I would play AC shadows. As for black ops... I have no idea what that is...

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

I find myself not caring about new games in most established series. Tears of the Kingdom was a flop, and new Final Fantasy games tend to disappoint me now.

For 'new' games....there's a lot of trash out there. A lot of stuff that just tries to copy shit. Also I'm running a 1660 Super and a 10th Gen Intel, so most new stuff pushes my PC quite a bit.

However, some new games have come out semi-recently that have given me hope for the industry.

-Baldur's Gate 3(Larian kicked ass!)
-Skald:Against the Black Priory(Gritty grimdark cosmic horror fantasy, yes please)
-Clair Obscur: Expedition 33(Only 50GB and AAA quality?! Hell yeah)

I know that's only 3 games but still. I think if we continue to support devs that make genuinely good stuff, we'll see more good stuff!

 

[Michael Frank]

I like Assasins Creed, so if I could, I would play AC shadows. As for black ops... I have no idea what that is...

Black Ops stands for Black Operations, which is a term used in two scenarios:
-An African-American citizen is currently going through surgery.
-An African-American group of soldiers are currently going on a mission.
Those are the scenarios when the term "Black Operations" is used.
Also a spin-off of the famous(regrettably so...) series of first person shooters(and not good ones mind you) Call of Duty.

 

[Lokgamer]

Black Ops stands for Black Operations, which is a term used in two scenarios:
-An African-American citizen is currently going through surgery.
-An African-American group of soldiers are currently going on a mission.
Those are the scenarios when the term "Black Operations" is used.
Also a spin-off of the famous(regrettably so...) series of first person shooters(and not good ones mind you) Call of Duty.
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So it has something to do with calos suty... it explains why I didn't know what he mean. I couldn't care less about cod.

 

[bjork]

That's not always the case. Consoles tend to have worse input latency through cable than through bluetooth, on purpose of course. If you meant for PC, then yeah, cable is the way to go, or wireless 2.4G (I am a hardcore fan of wired controllers, but in my dining room I had to put a 2.4G wireless controller because people goes and comes all the time and everytime they step on the cable irritates me too much lol).

I just personally dislike the feeling of a wireless controller. Probably too many years of not having the option for wireless, perhaps if I'd started on wireless I'd feel the exact opposite? But yeah, on PC for sure. I don't have any consoles where I'm at currently.

 

[nobitakun]

I just personally dislike the feeling of a wireless controller. Probably too many years of not having the option for wireless, perhaps if I'd started on wireless I'd feel the exact opposite? But yeah, on PC for sure. I don't have any consoles where I'm at currently.

Yeah, wireless is kind of awkward but after a few hours I get used to it, I have to. But at least, the controller I am using has removable batteries (AAA size), which for me is a big plus. I still don't understand why modern "pro" wireless controllers or console controllers (other than Xbox 360 ones) use li-po batteries, for me it's like going backwards. It's so comfortable to be able to remove batteries and place new ones while you charge the others, and you can choose the capacity. If something happens, you throw them away and buy new ones, and if you want to keep the controller for a long time, you remove them and keep it safe.

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

For me I don't have a modern console or powerful PC I have a lot of games from Nes to PS3 era I also have some Ms-Dos and pc98

Yeah to Mang games that I don't about modern ones.

 

[irkella irkella]

Yeah, wireless is kind of awkward but after a few hours I get used to it, I have to. But at least, the controller I am using has removable batteries (AAA size), which for me is a big plus. I still don't understand why modern "pro" wireless controllers or console controllers (other than Xbox 360 ones) use li-po batteries, for me it's like going backwards. It's so comfortable to be able to remove batteries and place new ones while you charge the others, and you can choose the capacity. If something happens, you throw them away and buy new ones, and if you want to keep the controller for a long time, you remove them and keep it safe.

Obviously personal preference, but I myself would never buy a controller that uses AA batteries these days.

I have multiple controllers that would be too thin to even fit regular batteries in, and I'd personally hate swapping out batteries rather than just plugging it in to charge while I continue using it, never mind having to juggle multiple AA batteries between a charger and controller. I also take my controllers out and about quite a bit.

Still have my PS3 controllers that work fine currently, but it's fair that others have probably had less luck with those batteries, not that it's impossible to swap them out.

 

[nobitakun]

Obviously personal preference, but I myself would never buy a controller that uses AA batteries these days.

I have multiple controllers that would be too thin to even fit regular batteries in, and I'd personally hate swapping out batteries rather than just plugging it in to charge while I continue using it, never mind having to juggle multiple AA batteries between a charger and controller. I also take my controllers out and about quite a bit.

Still have my PS3 controllers that work fine currently, but it's fair that others have probably had less luck with those batteries, not that it's impossible to swap them out.

Although I understand your point of view, replaceable batteries are infinite. Internal battery will eventually wear down, no matter how well you treat it. I prefer to be on the side of what lasts forever as long as I live. By the way, I have never seen a gamepad that couldn't fit a AAA (I've been specific with this size) pair of batteries. AA may be a little too big for some controllers. But anyways, there are other types of replaceable battery shapes, not as cheap but replaceable is by definition superior in any electronic device.

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

For me I don't have a modern console or powerful PC I have a lot of games from Nes to PS3 era I also have some Ms-Dos and pc98

Yeah to many games to play that I don't need modern games

Yeah a wrong typo my fingers and my phone don't work together.

 

[irkella irkella]

Although I understand your point of view, replaceable batteries are infinite. Internal battery will eventually wear down, no matter how well you treat it. I prefer to be on the side of what lasts forever as long as I live. By the way, I have never seen a gamepad that couldn't fit a AAA (I've been specific with this size) pair of batteries. AA may be a little too big for some controllers. But anyways, there are other types of replaceable battery shapes, not as cheap but replaceable is by definition superior in any electronic device.

Yeah, AAA would be fine size-wise, but not something I see very often.

I definitely understand your point of view as well; I guess it's also easier for me as someone who isn't too worried about disassembling a controller to replace the battery if it does have an issue. "User accessible" batteries is a plus for sure, in terms of less possible issues.

I remember when most phones had those! lol

 

[nobitakun]

Yeah, AAA would be fine size-wise, but not something I see very often.

I definitely understand your point of view as well; I guess it's also easier for me as someone who isn't too worried about disassembling a controller to replace the battery if it does have an issue. "User accessible" batteries is a plus for sure, in terms of less possible issues.

I remember when most phones had those! lol

And laptops! lol. All the work laptops my company gives me have non easy replaceable battery. One of them even had the battery glued inside. I saw it because I had to open it to add more RAM :O

 

[irkella irkella]

And laptops! lol. All the work laptops my company gives me have non easy replaceable battery. One of them even had the battery glued inside. I saw it because I had to open it to add more RAM :O

Yep, I work in tech repair and replace glued in MacBook batteries regularly. Not an easy task if you don't have the right tools.

Most of the business-class (ie expensive) non-Apple laptops do still have a repairable design at least, but some of them are even worse. Totally anti-repair and meant to be tossed out when they fail! (Looking at you, Microsoft Surface)

I'll stop before I start ranting haha

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I care about them, I just can’t afford them
If I had the cash to shell out for the remakes of TTYD and SMRPG and the time to play them (college), then believe me, I would

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

For the longest time it was hardware limitations in PC or lacking the system but then as I gained them the pool of interest of titles and interest in buying waned to I'll buy them on sale. I'll buy remakes and remasters but unless it's on sale it doesn't matter if it came out this year or 4 years ago, very rarely am I paying $35.99 USD for a new title even if that's the sale price.