It's quick easy money. Easy to develop; takes a minimum amount of staff away from other games. If mobile gaming really is the future (as in, it will destroy console gaming completely) then it's the smart move. They need to freakin' accommodate Android too, though.
These kinds of games aren't what keeps SE from working on the games that we really all want, it's the big games that fall behind or have to be completely reworked (e.g. FFXIV) that do that.
>>> lol at the Kefka battle..
>> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..
From romhacking.net:
This offends me personally. They clearly put no effort into this, and expect people to just throw money at it. Bastards.Here's a video explaining the game. The whole game. You swipe. That's it. Oh, and if you lose your party, you can pay (real money) to revive them. There's a gil counter but it doesn't seem to do anything. You randomly find equipment after battles but it just marginally increases a few classes' attack power. There's no element of choice, there's very little element of strategy (if an attack hits the entire front row, try to only have one person in the front row.) It's just a thrown-together attempt to beat some cash out of a ten-year-old dead horse.
Oh, and did I mention that there's in-app purchases? Aside from paying money for continues in battle, there's $35 worth of Classic Characters gated behind $1 purchases, but you don't get to pick who you get - you just pay the dollar and pray. And there are three maps locked away at $4 apiece. If you wanted to unlock everything, it would cost you $51. Not counting revives. For a game where you just mindlessly swipe at the screen.
Yeah. Stay away.
Last edited by Spooniest; 01-18-2013 at 04:17 PM.
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I saw this played at the event by some other fansite members. The one who bought it was complaining about the price. It's 4 to get it which isn't bad but then there is very little to do without having to put more money into it. If someone is wanting to put the money into it, we'd love to have a review on the game though!
Dude! This looked like fun! It looked as if all the FF characters are on caffeine or other things that made them extremely hyper!
If they have this game for iPod (which I'm currently have) I am SO going to get that game!
God dammit Square, stop making games like this. Or, make games like this to make a bunch of money, and then use it to make something good.
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Review: Final Fantasy All the Bravest - Destructoid
From the MSRP alone you know this review is worth readingFinal Fantasy All the Bravest (iOS)
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: January 17, 2013
MSRP: $3.99, $3.99, $3.99, $3.99, $1.99, $2.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99
The annoying thing is, as an SE and FF fan, after they released All the Bravest I kind of find it hard to argue with it.Originally Posted by Spooniest
SE, step your game up. Please! This is the first game I really cannot defend.
SE has a habit of taking advantage of the mobile market to an absurd degree, putting out cheap games that cost nothing to make, but end up requiring 20 times that cost for all the content. Some people have defended SE in the past when this subject is brought up, but from from what I'm reading about ATB, this is the most blatant and appalling example of such a sketchy practice and seems indefensible. This is the point where if I owned any iOS products, I would seriously consider boycotting all SE iOS games.
iOS/Cell phone games are big in Japan so it makes sense SE would exploit though FF:ATB is certainly a serious money grab whereas something like FF Dimensions is pretty pricey but technically a full game. This game looked interesting but the gameplay description sounds boring and too simplistic to be more than a diversion.
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Agreed. As someone who likes and supports the company to this day, I'm scratching my head as to who honestly thought this was a good idea.The annoying thing is, as an SE and FF fan, after they released All the Bravest I kind of find it hard to argue with it.
SE, step your game up. Please! This is the first game I really cannot defend.
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