What Game Can't You Wait To Play?

[Mithridelle]

Assassin's Creed and Crisis Core - but first I have to actually buy a PSP

Mithridelle

 

[Fake Vencar]

Unreal Tournament 3. Ordered it last October, Amazon got it wrong so have been waiting almost a year

 

[Sephiroth]

I have the same problem, Mithridelle. Think I'm just gonna borrow my friend's PSP, and me and another friend are gonna pay half each for the game.

Anything for FFVII...

 

[Lenny]

Don't suppose you've got a PS3, have you?

Endless Crisis: Final Fantasy VII to be announced at TGS? :: PlayStation Universe (PSU)

The first game on the list looks very interesting.

By the way, for those who don't know, the Tokyo Game Show runs from Thursday 20th to Monday 24th (or near enough). Can't wait!

 

[Sephiroth]

Wow. I know of two other FFXIII games in planning that aren't on that list (one for the mobile phone, pointlessly), but I hadn't heard of this!

So, we're not entirely sure if it's the original remade or a spinoff, yet?

Whatever the case, thanks for the link, Lenny. Exciting stuff...

 

[Lenny]

Haven't a clue. Whilst Squenix have said that they are not making an FFVII remake in the forseeable future, various big-hitters within Squenix (including Tetsuya Nomura - he who made FFVII, as well as the Kingdom Hearts series, and now the Fabula Nova Crystallis franchise (FFXIII to us untrained in the arts of Squenix), who says he'd loved to make it when he's free) have expressed interest in re-making it.

The Fabula Nova Crystallis games that have been announced so far are:

- Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
- Final Fantasy Agito XIII (Mobile Phone)

I think there was a rumour of another around the Squenix day earlier in the year, and now there's rumour of a fourth addition to the FNC franchise in Final Fantasy Melody XIII (Square to announce yet another Final Fantasy at TGS? :: PlayStation Universe (PSU)), but no-one knows if it's soundtrack, PS3 game, PSP game, or even (heaven forbid) a 360 game.

Bring on Thursday!!

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EDIT:

I think there was a rumour of another around the Squenix day earlier in the year

Mebbe not. I think I was thinking of FF Dissidia for PSP.

 

[Overread]

I have the same problem, Mithridelle. Think I'm just gonna borrow my friend's PSP, and me and another friend are gonna pay half each for the game.

Anything for FFVII...

better make sure you and your friends write up a detailed contract for this - or it the simpson comic fight all over again - - -

As for the PS3 titles - well I am looking forward to them, but like the head of square enix (i think it was him) says, the price for a gaming console has become too high for what the consol is truly worth - thus I will wait until sony changes the price to a more sane and affordable value - so the rest of you but them like crazy to drive the price down!

 

[Lenny]

Yoichi Wada. Yeah. He's been saying a lot about [the now] current gen.

First that the 360 and PS3 were over-engineered - far too advanced for what's needed. And he's had a few digs about the pricing of the PS3.

Yet he still prefers PS3 over 360, I think... at least, he's been saying a lot of nice things about it, concerning power and potential and what not. Plus the company as a whole still develops primarily for the PS3 where a lot of their franchises are concerned (main story games, at least, such as FFXIII, and the upcoming KH3, or whatever they finally name it).

 

[Overread]

Just look at how well they did on the PS2 with FF10 and 10-2 - the graphics knocked most other games into the dark ages - - and yet so many games are increasingly reliant on looks to win buyers. There are few companies that ar willing to take the time and effort to produce games with true allround quality (off the top of my head the top two I would say are Squard enix and Blizzard)

I think his straegy for stiking with the PS3 is probalby because most of the fans of the series will also stick with the console as well; and get the consol before the game ships. Thus to keep that majority of fans it is wise to keep to the same console - though more recently they are producing products for nearly all modern consoles - I hope he does not get carried away and wind up like ea - lots of producs - lower quality

 

[Simple Simon]

Oblivion!
Ever since it came out I've been itching to play it but just looking at the system requirements makes me and my 3 year old laptop cringe. So until I get round to buying a new machine (half way through college so will be a long while before I get some cash) I'll have to be content with playing morrowind

 

[Lenny]

Saying that, though, EA are the biggest developer in the world, so they can afford to have a lot of projects on going at once. At least count I think they had something like 5,000 developers, with Ubisoft next biggest, and the Sony in-house developers third.

If you think about it, 5,000 developers is huge! Take Insomniac. For Resistance: Fall of Man they had a team of around 120 permament members, maybe hitting 200 when they had specific things to do. LAIR (Factor 5) had a team of about the same. I reckon I'm safe by going out on a limb and saying Squenix teams have about the same number, and I'm pretty sure that the team making Killzone 2 at Guerilla Games again have a similar number. I could list more, methinks. An nth one that springs to mind is the folks at Bethesda who created Oblivion.

Obviously, these figures are just vague rememberings from months back, but that's about the size we're looking at for a game development team. If you think how many games EA are producing (a number of which they'll only be publishing, rather than developing - that is, they'll outsource the game creation to smaller teams around the world and then publish the game under the EA brand) and then think how many dev's they have - 5000/200 gives 25 games at a time. Maybe more if the teams are smaller. They can afford to have a lot of ongoing projects at once.

Recently Peter Moore left Microsoft (he was Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division - a posh way of saying high-up from the Xbox division) and is now head of EA Sports. He has gone on record saying that from now on, EVERY EA Sports game will run at a minimum of 60fps. Even PS3 games (a nice change from the abysmal 30fps of the latest Madden, compared to the 60fps of its 360 brother).

However, unlike EA, Squenix take their time. Look at how many times KH2 was delayed, but also look at the final product. Fantastic!

You know what? I've forgotten the point I was going to make.

Meh. I'll leave it as it is.

Oh, stop me if I start babbling about things, by the way. I can easily get carried away in discussions like these!

 

[Overread]

Ture about EA - and its not to say that I do not like what they produce, but most of the games always have that feeling that little bits have been left out which when added together detract from the game and prevent it from being a top rate game that will last decades.

On topic now - eagerly awaiting the release of Final Fantasy tactics for the DS.

 

[Lenny]

They also seem to be only about the franchises, don't they? And mostly film or Sports franchises at that. Gets old soon.

On topic? Awww. I was having fun, too!

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I might as well add FFXIII and Versus XIII to my earlier list. And the new Kingdom Hearts (there's definitely going to be one. When and what on is an entirely different question!).

 

[Sephiroth]

better make sure you and your friends write up a detailed contract for this - or it the simpson comic fight all over again -

*laughs at the image in his head*

It's a good point.

I, too, am waiting for the PS3 to drop significantly in price.

I'm also hoping that Square and Enix will de-merge. Things were better when it was just Squaresoft. FFXII was a big disappointment for me.

And all these different games for different formats are really bugging me. I can hardly keep up anymore!

Fabula Nova Crysallis: interesting title. Let's hope it has the substance to match!

 

[Lenny]

It's just pure speculation at the mo, but various industry analysts reckon that Sony will drop a pricing bomb at TGS, lowering the price of the system in all territories.

I haven't played FFXII yet... in fact, I have to admit that the only FF I've played was FFX. Suffice to say, though, I really liked it. And if there is an FFVII remake some time, I'll pre-order it as soon as it's announced.

There's a mistake I've noticed from an earlier post - Nomura is only directing FF Versus XIII. He's the Character Designer on all FNC games, though, as well as a million and one other Squenix games.

 

[Sephiroth]

Well, if I may be forgiven for rambling a little more (maybe I should start a thread, I'll have a look, see if there's been one recently)...

FFX was an excellent game. It's my joint second-favourite alongside VI (the last one to be released on the SNES). The fighting in X was particularly good, brilliant battle system and amazing optional bosses!

Did you beat Penance, Lenny? (you had to beat all the Dark Aeons first)

I can't imagine not having played FFVII, since that game has since become an integral part of my soul. There hasn't been another story quite like VII.

Playing it for the first time remade on the PS3 would be amazing, although the 10-year-old original has its charm. Anyway, I'll shut up about Final Fantasy before someone bops me on the head...

 

[Lenny]

Nope. I borrowed it off a friend, took a few months, and gave it back at the point where one can buy Yojimbo. Never got past that point.

Though I did watch the same friend playing it from that point until the point where one has to fight Yunalesca in Zanarkand. Haven't a clue about the ending, sadly. And no-one tell me!

Rambling is good! By all means start a nice rambling thread. I'll be sure to help populate it.

 

[Sephiroth]

I won't tell you, all I'll say is that by the time I went to do the end, I was soooo hard that all of the end fights were one-hit wonders.

*is among a very small minority who have beat Penance*

Anyway, enough! I have to go out for a short while, but later, when I return, I shall start a thread where all of us FF-heads can ramble to our hearts' content.

Soooo......what game can't you wait to play?

 

[Lenny]

Well, there are bout five I mentioned at the start:

I'm looking forward to Asassin's Creed and Two Worlds, as well as Grand Theft Auto IV, but especially Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4.

Oh, and I mustn't forget LittleBigPlanet.

So, yeah, only a few.

The two FF's I mentioned a post or two ago:

I might as well add FFXIII and Versus XIII to my earlier list. And the new Kingdom Hearts (there's definitely going to be one. When and what on is an entirely different question!).

And I'm going to add another - Half Life Orange Box. Whe it's out, I'll buy it. For PS3, obviously.

 

[Tilion]

Starcraft 2, but of course! Should be yummy, and one of the bestselling PC games as well.

Aside from that, I'm quite looking forward to Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East.