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   Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 09:57:55 JST Jason Evangelho

   I’ve had more fun replaying the opening chapter of Final Fantasy VII Remake for the third time than the entirety of the 30 hours I’ve spent with Final Fantasy XVI so far.

   Why is this game such a slog? And who designed these side quests, someone who thinks the most basic mobile game “mission” is too complicated?

   #Gaming

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 10:04:32 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • The Duke of Fall :d6:

     @valthonis Ya know, that makes all kinds of sense. Even if I could directly control my party or even issue commands, maybe it wouldn’t feel so repetitive and soulless.

     And it’s nice to have that additional context from someone who’s keyed into the developer history. Thanks.

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     The Duke of Fall :d6: (valthonis@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 10:04:33 JST The Duke of Fall :d6:

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     @killyourfm I expect that this is bleed from Creative Business Unit 3's pedigree as MMO developers. They took the overall structure of quests and quest-chains from Final Fantasy XIV and dropped it right into a single player game. In a multiplayer cooperative game like XIV, it's fun. In a single-player game like XVI, it's tedious as hell.

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 01:18:55 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Geotechland

     @geotechland Well that's a fair complaint if you're a fan of turn-based combat.

     You'd probably adore Baldur's Gate 3 if you haven't played it yet.

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     Geotechland (geotechland@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 01:18:56 JST Geotechland

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     @killyourfm ive played the most recent final fantasy games and i just cant get into the combat

     This includes FF7 remake sadly 😅

     Ive played the beginning of it and havent picked it up again yet

     I miss the turn based combat