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I hope it's a big enough success, then. I'm worried we might not get another numbered FF - or at least a good one - if this fails.

I also can't believe I'm hearing people complain about the soundtrack

But Tabata's still part of that whole "FF Quality Committee" or whatever it was called, right?

Agreed. This has actually made me even more excited for the game because I just loved XII's world-building and how subtle it is. Hearing fans cry over the story (and some really ridiculous gripes with the final boss) makes me feel like I'm once again listening to the FFX fans not getting the experience they wanted with XII.

And I'm honestly kinda surprised with how many people who bought this game seem to be going out of their way to prove it's a failure - the number of people saying they beat the game in under 20 hours is huge and they always say that as if this was definite proof SE have failed again, when you could just as well blast through the Witcher III in 3 hours really and no one's doubting that game's merits.

Idk, it just seems weird that people go out of their way to have the weakest possible experience with the game and then complain about it

It's interesting to read the impressions of people who've already beaten XV. Apparently those who blazed through the game and beat it in 20 hours are severely disappointed with the story while those who took their time to soak in the experience loved it. From what they've said, the cutscenes themselves don't really deliver that big part of a story - a lot of it is in the dynamic dialogue you can hear around the world when you take the time to walk around

I think I've heard that a whole lot of Edgar's tools are in the game. And then there's Ultros, Magitek Armors, etc. I wonder what other shout-outs we'll get to see!

Man, I just remembered that Tabata said in an interview that his favorite FF was VI. With that in mind, the Aldercapt/Gestahl and Ardyn/Kefka analogy really makes much more sense.

Again, thanks for getting up early for this. I really appreciate it. And it's always nice talking to you.

I am now, finished my morning routine.

Ready to rumble?