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Tie between Final Fantasy X and Morrowind.

Morrowind

Any time a critical character dies (usually because you’re on a killing spree) it says that. But it’s also become a meme when someone famous dies in real life.

“With this character’s death, the thread of prophecy is severed. Restore a saved game to restore the weave of fate, or persist in the doomed world you have created.”

I don’t find that hypocritical. My issue with acquisitions is that it makes multiplatform games potentially exclusive.

Franchises they built and invested in should be exclusive. Franchises they hoard with no additional resources should remain multiplatform.

I definitely saw people looking at the culture angle as a silver lining or sometimes as a potential net positive. I only saw fanboys celebrating Bethesda though.

Either way it seemed to me like most were looking at the potential upside. Not that they were actually glad that it happened.

Kinda seems like only xbox fanboys were applauding it. I hate multiplatform developers getting bought and made exclusive.

XII is so much fun to explore. I didn’t even beat it on the original PS2 version because I kept getting distracted.

Although my personal favorite to replay is VIII because there are multiple different ways to build your magic up (to actually get stronger).

What I always hear is that companies will send C&D letters to small ventures, because it creates precedence. Without that, a company loses the right to sue.

I wonder how true that actually is.

Not a fan of autopilot or subtracting flags (that one really screws with my head). But I like the game!

I already bought the Pixel Remaster version. Maybe I’ll start it after next month’s FFV Four Job Fiesta challenge.

I do not include XI or XIV. Also, I still haven’t beaten II, IV, or VI. But I’ve beaten the rest and some of the spin-offs.

I like xbox controllers for first person shooters and playstation controllers for just about everything. Some games more intensely than others.

There are a lot of console exclusives that I like. I think an argument can be made that companies like Sony and Microsoft can add funding and support to make games better, sacrificing profits for console value.

With Xbox failing for another console, putting out half-baked products, and buying IPs instead of creating new ones, I’m worried that Sony will just start maximizing profits.

Actually, OP very explicitly said to ignore bugs and was only talking about gameplay. Which is why they talk about extreme replayability being the requirement on old games.

I just realized you were talking about who i responded to, not OP. But still, they weren’t only talking about bugginess.

The basic mechanics of a game (eg. Mario) better be fun, and those first couple of levels better be fun, because that’s what you’ll be doing a lot. It’s similar to how the swinging in Spider-Man better be fun because you’ll be doing it a lot. But the it also has more complex fighting, side content, and a story. You can mess up a lot more while there’s still enough to keep it entertaining.

But people don’t remember the majority of games that were not very good. World Games was just a game that came to mind on the NES as being not very fun, but more importantly forgotten.

There’s also the SNL effect. Everyone remembers the great games like Mario. Nobody remembers World Games.

Honestly, I think I dropped off around then too. But I’ve been wanting to go back and watch them all since they’re wrapping it up.

The final season was expected out later this year. I wonder if they’ll still finish it. I assume so since they mentioned finishing obligations.

Edit: Allegedly the final season will be the last thing the company puts out, outside of the podcasts.

I’d you have a PS2, you can check out Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest.

Morrowind

It’s one of my favorite games of all time. But choose a wrong setup and you’re screwed. Don’t get anything before heading out you’re dead. Attack a peasant, dead. Go in that cave, dead. Get winded before doing anything, dead and frustrated.

It sounds like a rehash of Avengers.

Fun story but don’t expect much more out of it. Solid 7.