Idk man the Versus trailer has haunted me for years, if only because of the music (which in this trailer was pretty unremarkable) and while the end product was very different, I still feel that theme was extremely fitting and felt very paid off. I can definitely see the Tactics vibe, it’s just a shame it comes in an environment that has just run that well completely dry. Of course I’ll reserve the final judgment for when the actual game finally comes out, but the trailer itself has really done nothing for me for the first time ever and it’s giving me feelings I’m not sure I can cope with. Like playing XV has singlehandedly rekindled my love for the entire franchise in the past couple of months, and now this comes dangerously close to just make me feel “yeah, I think it’s time for me to go”
See I learned a long time ago to ignore "character" in FF trailers because SE almost never delivers for me there. I like the fact the trailer was less in your face about the plot and really more about leaving behind breadcrumbs. Has my own brain churning out the possibilities. I can agree with Lamia's statement that the game lacks a charming quirk to set it off from other medieval type visual design, but I also expect this game hasn't shown it's complete hand just yet. The Tactics vibe is really strong with this game. I bet Yoshida is involved with the character designs. The combat is the only part that turns me off so far. I'm just done with SE's pyrotechnic action-rpg combat systems.
I’m just sad that did absolutely nothing for me. Like where’s the character? Even the weakest games were at least unique in how they looked. Now we get a weird mesh of Attack on Titan and Game of Thrones with generic isekai protagonist #25621. Like my first impression is they just too stuff from XIV, XV and Type-0, added the generic gritty fantasy thing that’s all the rage nowadays and called it a day. But still, apparently Yoshi P is super competent and there’s promise in the conflict between the Phoenix and Ifrit kids, so it might still turn out cool. Hope the next trailers just do something for me. Like on an intellectual level I’m like “oh nice, they actually announced a new one, cool”, but emotional I just feel hollow for now
I am cautiously optimistic.
So how about that XVI?
At least you know it’s not crap
I'll watch it in a bit, but the second I saw that in my Youtube feed, I had a feeling ou would bring it to my attention.
So here’s an interesting take
True, though in Anno's case, I was trying to think of another Japanese director/creator as messed up as he is. Most of them don't implode so publicly or as often as he does.
Well, Anno definitely isn’t alone in that. You’ve got your Lars von Triers and Van Goghs and Beethovens, and like, it’s no wonder that theres this stereotype about depressed artists. By comparison, Kon feels decidedly optimistic, if simply very introverted.
