Voices ruins games. Lazy kids need to learn how to read.
I got to this thread a bit late... but this a million times over.
Voice actors add a nice degree of depth to the game, but unfortunately kind of solidify the effect of storytelling; especially in a fantasy based scenario.
The old bricks of text in previous RPGs gave a similar effect to reading a novel that allowed you to mold the scenario and dialog in your head, thus giving free reign for your imagination.
As someone's who's played from Beta and seen livestreams of the alpha, this game has changed completely. The next update abolishes physical levels which as a huge part of the system. They're still even talking about adding jumping into the game, they're adding jobs too.
As someone's who's played from Beta and seen livestreams of the alpha, this game has changed completely. The next update abolishes physical levels which as a huge part of the system. They're still even talking about adding jumping into the game, they're adding jobs too.
I played it in beta as well and tryed it here and there over the past year but this is the first point where I've actually been able to keep with it XD... Good lord please leave jumping out of it >.> Last thing I want to do is be running around Uldah and it look like a sad sad ballet recital >.>
Voices ruins games. Lazy kids need to learn how to read.
I got to this thread a bit late... but this a million times over.
I'd say it's more that shitty voice actors ruin games. Go play the first Lunar Star Story. It's a great game where, for once, the voices actually add to your gaming experience as a whole.
This isn't going to grant them some magical power to make good RPGs again.
I "hope" that it signals Square trying to turn around and make good PR under an old name. Dealing with company acquisitions and name changes all day, I rarely see a company change names without some sort of "vision plan" or "directions change" in the workds.
SOMETIMES they also do this when they have to change names due to legality. Perhaps, Square took on the enix name for 10 years not unlike "the artist formerly known as prince" to avoid getting the ***sued out of him.
That being said: I'm going to try to be optomistic here being that the largest portion of games I ever enjoyed were for SNES, and said "squaresoft" when i started up.
Yeah definitely. I remember wasting countless hours on the original and on Thousand Year Door. XD
Particularly excited that they're working on Paper Mario for the 3DS.
Series is in need of a new one on consoles though. Don't really consider Super Paper Mario an entry in the franchise. :\
Earlier today, it was discovered that Square Enix had filed for a trademark of the name "Square" which cites the many methods of video game publishing we see in the video game industry today. It seems Square Enix is pursuing a re-branding effort as "Square". Thanks to users on the web, including deanbmmv of Reddit, we've discovered that the Square trademark looks very similar in description to the trademarking of Square Enix.
"Square" Trademark: Computer game software; video game software; sound recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and semiconductor ROMs featuring music and fictional stories; audio visual recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and semiconductor ROMs featuring music and animated fictional stories; prerecorded compact discs featuring music; prerecorded video discs featuring music and animated fictional stories; mouse pads; straps for cellular phones; video game controllers; downloadable musical sound recordings; downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; downloadable wallpaper graphics for mobile phones; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, journals and newsletters in the field of computer games and video games. Providing on-line computer games; providing on-line video games; providing information on computer game strategies and video game strategies via computer networks and global communication networks; providing information on entertainment in the field of computer games, video games, card games, animated cartoons, comics, novels and magazines; providing on-line non-downloadable comics; providing on-line non-downloadable magazines, journals and newsletters in the field of computer games, video games, cartoons and general entertainment.
Square Enix spawned from a company merger between Square Soft, and Enix. Square Enix also owns Taito Corporation (Eidos), which has been compiled into Square Enix Europe.
Perhaps a future press release will clarify this recent trademark filing, until then keep calling them Sqeenix