I have no reason to dissuade devs from speaking. I also think namedropping isn't a good practice. He can earnestly believe that the mechanics resembles FFVI, it is also exactly the type of comments that spurs engagement on the internet, which it did. The same thing was done for every Asano's games that are original starting from 4 Heroes of Light.
Kotaku are genius at what they do whether they are right or not: getting clicks.
I think so.
Ha, of course not all users are the same level. Thats just the way of it. Some user's get latitude on who they are, some user's get latitude on whether their opinions align with other opinions, etc. etc.
Yeah it's pretty insane. People reading so deeply into his comments and becoming so emotional invested either way shows some serious imbalance. Like, wait for the game to come out and judge for yourselves.
Yeah, realistically I can see those threads being chill apart from discussions about the soundtrack.
I don't understand why people feel the need to referee hype. Like, this is a gaming forum getting hyped is what we do.
Seriously, this reminds me of how people freaked out and overreacted when Jim Sterling gave BOTW a 7. Even had people saying he shouldn't do reviews anymore like we have people in here spouting.
Maybe because they end up attacking people with differing opinions, and get overly hostile if someone doesn't say the game is a 10/10 GOTY
Discussion is more important than hype. That's what a forum is about. If you feel threatened that your hype is being deflated by people, you're not engaging discussion, you just want to have validation for the excitement you have towards a video game.
I know that it doesn't appear so based on this thread but so far the previews are ranging from good to excellent.
That's a different matter entirely.
What truth is that?
This coming from you is ironic considering how emotionally invested in things you can get, at least your posts never fail to be dramatic.
While I agree with most of this point about discussion, and particularly the discussion of whether the developer's "spiritual successor" comments are accurate or not, I feel like it's kind of a weird disservice to claim that OctoTrav's similarity or not to FFVI is what "makes or breaks" the game, unless there's some implication that that's the only game worth appreciating. Whether they succeeded in evoking the same kinds of feelings players had from back in those days is one thing; whether or not the game, standing on its own merits, is really good is a different discussion.
I agree, but people were really sold on that.
:lolDamn, it's been two whole pages since I whipped up this low-effort meme and it's still completely relevant:
Just wanted to post this again lol, especially since things haven't changed
Uhh, no? I mean, I don't like all of their content and sometimes I wish they'd stick to more in-depth features, but they're no more clicky than any other site on the net. What do you honestly think is better?
I've stopped following gaming sites and I get my news here. I never liked Kotaku though and found them to be pioneers in clickbait. I used to favor Eurogamer but even they seem to have gone south.
Octopath Traveler |OT| This better not have anything to do with that Magitek-riding!
Ive never agreed with them ever since they said FF15 was good and xenoblade 2 was bad, I still like reading everyone’s opinion though including theirs
They show characters interacting briefly, which other previews say doesn't happen. Seems to only happen from chapter 2 onwards, so I guess some previews didn't actually go there.
I can say with certainty, (this is an educated guess) but it seems like while most outlets got codes for review, some might have only gotten it recently and didn't have enough time under their belt to hit the preview embargo.
The review thread is going to be amazing. Who could have guessed that a game claimed to be a spiritual successor of one of the most beloved games ever released that is also a Switch exclusive would lead to hysterics?
Reviews are going to be glowing, there is no reason to doubt this. At most there is going to be a dichotomy between player reception in hardcore circles vs. reviews but make no mistake that this game is going to have incredible scores. It's already heralded as the real Final Fantasy XVI and nobody even finished this game yet so it tells you everything you need to know.
What? I can understand Nintendolife. However, GameXplain tends to be way more critical than even major outlets. GameXplain was one of the few outlets that didn’t give BotW a perfect score. Really though, the only thing to not trust is Ash Paulsen’s reviews with mega man.
Just 1 preview said that, I think scores will be around xenoblade 2 which is still good though
Broad discussion is more important than hype. Right now the discussion on whether Octopath Traveler is a spiritual successor to FFVI has overshadowed all other discussions, including discussion of the previews themselves. This is especially jarring when you consider there's a still-alive thread on that exact quote; the only real reason this discussion is here is because Kotaku/Jason Schreier brought it into their review and then chose to fan the flames with his comments on hyperbole and Xenoblade 2. On top of that, the initial quote was, itself, a misquote, with the director only calling it a spiritual successor in gameplay alone instead of structure, characters, story, etc.
I’m still expecting it to score over 80, haven’t read major problems aside from the party interactions which I don’t know how much others care for.
It’s just my general rule to not trust any platform-centric outlet. Doesn’t matter how critical they are compared others.
The industry at large has a terrible habit of name dropping during promotional periods. There are a few special games out there that people hold in very high esteem. If you name drop one of these games, you're pretty much asking for it. FF6 is one of them.
