For me, it was the novelty of having a dumb jock thrown into a crazy situation as a protagonist. Tidus doesn't belong in battle at the beginning, but it's cool to see him grow, and his Super Positivity Power works to slowly bring Yuna out of her shell. This is also why I think X-2 works so well, because it's a story of a woman that thought she was destined to die learning how to live.
Print ads are one of the many, many reasons that I collect classic EGMs. Most of the ads in the '90s were truly dreadful. And by "dreadful" I mean "amazing".
The problem isn't that SE is releasing bad games. The problem is that their expectations are too high for the current market. Sleeping Dogs sold well for a new IP that was salvaged from the ashes of what was by all reports a lackluster game in True Crime: Hong Kong. Hitman Absolution did well for a series that hadn't had a true current gen game, considering that Blood Money was originally developed for the PS2 and Xbox.
Really, a big part of their financial woes stems from XIV. That was such a monumental failure that it probably would have put the company out of business if if wasn't for the steady income from XI and the Eidos games. Once the game ended its free trial period it only had 10,000 subscribers. That's only about 150,000 a month coming into the company when the game was probably on track to have about 300,000+ subscribers had it been a quality title. So it leaves games like Tomb Raider to pick up the slack. I'm sorry if they think 3.4 million units sold (not counting Steam) in two weeks is a failure, but that's a slam dunk in the eyes of any sane business person.
I just hope this grand restructuring doesn't mean an end to the Final Fantasy franchise. Considering how much they cost to make, how long they take to make, and the lower returns, it's a possibility.
One of us! One of us! One of us!
Seriously though, welcome to the site. Since you popped up a little later than the other former 1uppers, here's our official welcome thread.
Ha ha! Hey, I'd adore a sequel to ED, but I have little faith that it would be a worthy successor. I think a lot of what made that game great was a product of its time, and I don't trust people to attempt it again without mucking it up.
As much as I love Eternal Darkness, I voted for Bushido Blade. I've been wanting a first person Bushido Blade for the Wii since forever.
I loved FF X back then, and a big part of that was because I loved the characters, especially Tidus and Wakka. Still do, and I'm really looking forward to playing through both games again this year.
IT WAS STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR TWO DAYS.
You mean one of the best vocal tracks in the series? That one?
I never played Majora's Mask. At the time, it looked like a quickie cash grab that reused a lot of art assets from Ocarina of Time, and after that Water Temple I wasn't going anywhere near it! I hear now that it's one of the most unique Zelda games, and that would help me with my Zelda boredom. But I'm also not likely to go back and play an N64 game these days.
Thanks for you input in the show!
