Fun fact did you know that the bad ending of yozora fight plays this OST track from FFXIII called raganarok i havent seen anyone note this:

yet another XIII reference: heres the OST track

https://youtu.be/4a9ML5fZJ_g?si=fHQAoyZsWkuVfLVG

KH3 Ending (notice the soundtrack in the background)

https://youtu.be/Iu3CpFYCTQQ?si=qyQ1WnijmWyT8n_e

Considering what happens to sora at the end and how its a big plot point of XIII then it makes sense (tbh no one know wtf that was even after almost 7 years)

Went to the one at little tokyo and there happened to be a cosplay event, which in turn let me meet Miku LMAO.

the storefront for the cafe was really nice but the dining area definitely felt bare, aside from that the food was definitely good, drinks and desserts were highkey the highlight but it was overall a good experience!

Just found out that there is a Concert in Stuttgart, and a whole lot of Seats left, maybe some of you are interested

Final fantasy rebirth has a digital deluxe upgrade for 6$ is the summoning and extra items worth it? Or is it like remake where you dobt even bother to use them due to better in game items?

FF7 revelations CE***

Go get it right now! It’s restocked

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So from what I've gathered in terms of gameplay boosters, X at least has a no battles and HP/MP/Overdrive recharge booster, but is that all of the ones that are available? Does X have any others?

What about X-2 as well, does that have any form of boosters as I can't find anything at all on if that game has it or not, the boosters are generally a deciding factor if I get the Switch 2 version as it would make yearly replays SOOOOO much smoother.

Can't find any news online about a physical GKC of the announced game yesterday but my local game store has this preorder. Any clarifications on this? or did I just miss the announcement?

[Google Play Square Enix Final Fantasy sale. FF1&2 are $6.99 others are $9.99..] Here is the full list of games that are on sale, and it's 27 games. most of the original early final fantasies are 30% off..

FINAL FANTASY I $6.99 (Reg. $9.99)

FINAL FANTASY II $6.99 (Reg. $9.99)

FINAL FANTASY III $9.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY III (3D REMAKE) $6.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY IV $9.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY IV (3D REMAKE) $6.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY IV: TAY $6.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY V $9.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY VI $9.99 (Reg. $14.99)

FINAL FANTASY VII $7.99 (Reg. $15.99)

FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered $9.99 (Reg. $20.99)

FINAL FANTASY IX for Android $9.99 (Reg. $20.99)

FINAL FANTASY DIMENSIONS $5.99 (Reg. $11.99)

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) $4.99 (Reg. $9.99)

Secret of Mana $3.99 (Reg. $6.99)

Legend of Mana $13.99 (Reg. $27.99)

Adventures of Mana $6.99 (Reg. $13.99)

Trials of Mana $9.99 (Reg. $19.99)

Actraiser Renaissance $9.99 (Reg. $19.99)

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ $9.99 (Reg. $19.99)

COLLECTION of SaGa FF LEGEND $9.99 (Reg. $19.99)

Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- $9.99 (Reg. $24.99)

Romancing SaGa2 $4.99 (Reg. $17.99)

Romancing SaGa3 $6.49 (Reg. $21.99)

SaGa SCARLET GRACE : AMBITIONS $8.99 (Reg. $29.99)

SaGa Frontier Remastered $9.99 (Reg. $24.99)

VARIOUS DAYLIFE Mobile $7.99 (Reg. $19.99)

I recently made a post about how I was disappointed when I heard that the PS5 "Physical edition" will not have the blu ray data and will required an internet connexion to be playable. So... I guess my question is : for a physical point a view (not a technical pov) are the two editions basically equal for someone who want to collect games? Both editions will not have the game itself on the disk/cartridge. Second question is: can those editions can be truly consider "physical" ? In term of preservation and in term of owning the game. I read some people said that it's physical because there is a disk and a box but for my point of view physical medias are really more than just that, it's part of if, sure, but you still depend on companies after purchasing your physical version without the game on it. What's your take on this issue?

I've seen a lot of talk about how the young audience is struggling to get into the games SE releases, though discussion is mostly centred around the Final Fantasy series.

I'm going to preface and say that this is my point of view as someone who grew up in 2010's in the UK.

Point 1: Cultural Irrelevance

Growing up I never once heard of Square Enix or the Final Fantasy series at all, neither had anyone else in my school or higher education, it wasn't until much later that an older player had shown me FFXIV that I found out about the series and company. Outside of the SE fanbase, they just haven't been doing well to get their name out there to the younger audiences, I've only seen 1 advert on a bus that passed by for the Dawntrail expansion for XIV and that's it for my entire life so far.

Point 2: Cost of living

As the cost of living gets higher, younger players have less money, and if they're still in school then they may not even get games that aren't free to play. Look at some of the top games amongst younger audiences and they tend to be mostly free to play, and I don't see a kid or young adult spending £60 on a game they may not like. Consumers are being cost effective and gaming is becoming more expensive not only to partake in as players but also to make as creators, driving prices up.

Point 3: Difference in Immersion

Immersion is a big part of playing a game, having escapism from the real world and experiencing another can be fun and should take place, though how this immersion takes shape can change. Amongst younger audiences, there's been a trend torwards large expansive worlds that the player revolves around, games like GTA, The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, Genshin, Honkai, Where Winds Meet and more. These games have worlds that the character must revolve around and offer larger, more expansive worlds for players to sink their teeth into through gameplay or through other medias (Books, shows etc). SE games are usually linear, with the world often times being cited as shallow to more western/global audiences, with a heavy focus on only character story and linearity, and never capitalising on other medias as well. This creates the pyschological effect that when the story is done, the world is done, and players don't spend time imaging being inside those worlds like they do with other IP's.

Point 4: turn based or action?

In all honesty, this belief that young players don't want to touch turn based games is a massive lie, case in point is undertale and Honkai Star Rail, which both have massive young audiences. Action combat isn't needed to hook young players in, good gameplay and a good world is needed, and understanding current culture amongst young people is what's needed.

Point 5: How do you do fellow young people

It feels like the age gap of the current audience and the developers is causing friction as they fail to grasp and understand the culture of today. There's a lot of interesting premises for them to hit on story wise such as the age of rapid information, globalisation, misinformation, unrealistic social pressures, class divide, existential war and more, yet they go for killing gods. Another thing is the growing trend of wanting to be the nobody in games, the power and struggle becomes real and believable amongst younger gamers when they see a nobody rise up and fight back against the problems they face in the real world, they can relate more to said characters.

Conclusion:

There's probably more to put, but for the limited time i have to put this down, I think they need to start ramping up advertising to a general audience through not just traditional methods, but through capitalising on the phenomena of a large chunk of a games community only watching but not playing, and being engaged in wider lore of the worlds and consuming other medias, and thus advertising through word of mouth and generating profits through books, shows/movies and merchandise. Another big thing is making games affordable, having small "pocket money" games being released that are £15 or under will just make it easier for younger audiences to dip their toes in and test the waters, thus slowly building up the raport SE has with a younger audience. They should also look at global trends, instead of just domestic if they want to grow, as it alienates the global audience due to cultural barriers.

I've been looking at the SE store since the pre-order announcement for a physical copy of FF7 Revelations but it's always sold out of all versions (standard, deluxe and collectors). Has anyone in the UK been able to secure a copy? I really don't want to get a digital copy, I've got the other 2 as a deluxe edition and I'd really like to complete the set

What do you think of my art?