E3 2021 -Official Thread of "is this just gonna be a Zoom meeting then?"-

[Tetsujin]

Life is Strange probably not gonna have any music in those

 

[Maidenofwar]

Did anything happen?

 

[Tetsujin]

Xbox/Bethesda is currently happening

Then Square Enix in 2h from now

 

[Lex]

Completely ignored those two this year.

Will put a stream up for Square Enix though. I'll do an @ in the discord so people can hop in.

 

[Tetsujin]

I just watched everything at Easy Allies

 

[Prism]

Halo Infinite looks a lot better than it did before, but I think I set myself up for disappointment by wanting Elder Scrolls VI.

What are we expecting from Square? Primarily their subsidiaries' work, or stuff from the mainline studio?

 

[Tetsujin]

I'm bracing myself for no FFXVI but they might have that Team Ninja spinoff idk

 

[Odysseus]

It's probably still too soon for VIIR-2, so I'm hoping for XVI or that rumored FF1 prequel.

Oh, oh, oh. Balan Wonderworld 2 bby, puttin all muh mone on it.

 

[Prism]

OH YEAH! I hope they show that "souls-like" FF1 action RPG. Damn, I hope that rumor's real.

 

[ultima espio]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1404161000283066375

 

[Makoeyes987]

Guess that explains why S-E retitled some of their past FFs on the Google App Store as specifically a "3D Remake" and no longer just "mobile."

 

[Strangelove]

1) steam and mobile but not consoles? come on, jack

2) i hope they aren't going to be using the previous ports for the later games, i couldn't tell from the trailer

 

[Prism]

NOOO IT'S REAL BUT THEY JUST LOOK LIKE NORMAL DUDES

WHERE'S THE AMANO LOOK? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Wol]

Huh this wasn't impressive at all, mixed presentation with average voice-acting, designs and clunky animation.

Such a bold vision.

 

[Odysseus]

NOOO IT'S REAL BUT THEY JUST LOOK LIKE NORMAL DUDES

WHERE'S THE AMANO LOOK? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Thought the same thing. Nomura was not the guy for this project.

 

[Wol]

No FFXVI was really disappointing, gotta admit Guardians was a nice surprise though, it looks genuinely fun.

 

[Prism]

Thought the same thing. Nomura was not the guy for this project.

Yeah, fuckin' hell. I also am really starting to dislike how Nomura's designs are shifting towards looking more and more like normal-ass looking dudes. At least in from FFVII-FFXIII, they still looked really unique and fun.

What's so hard about getting dudes like this and putting them in Dark Souls? That's all I would've wanted.

Instead we get this:

 

[Tetsujin]

1) steam and mobile but not consoles? come on, jack

^this, come on I want this on PS with trophies and shit

 

[Lulcielid]

The youtube chat went full toxic the moment Platinum's Babylon Fall was revealed as a GaaS.

 

[Makoeyes987]

I thought it looked pretty fucking awesome.

It's clear SE meant for this game to be an entirely different take from the original, something darker and more violent than their traditional fantasy direction. LOL, and these are certainly not the same Warriors of Light of FF1. They've... changed them quite a bit. One of them is homicidal. But the sheer violence and savagery is especially befitting someone like Garland and the Four Fiends... Those would be interesting to see in action combat. It looks fun, even if the aesthetic is completely opposite of what one would think from FF1.

 

[Eerie]

No FFXVI was really disappointing, gotta admit Guardians was a nice surprise though, it looks genuinely fun.

I really thought we'd get some FFXVI news, like at least, a release date lol. I guess we'll have to wait for TGS for that.

 

[Prism]

I thought it looked pretty fucking awesome.

It's clear SE meant for this game to be an entirely different take from the original, something darker and more violent than their traditional fantasy direction. LOL, and these are certainly not the same Warriors of Light of FF1. They've... changed them quite a bit. One of them is homicidal. But the sheer violence and savagery is especially befitting someone like Garland and the Four Fiends... Those would be interesting to see in action combat. It looks fun, even if the aesthetic is completely opposite of what one would think from FF1.

They already have vibe for XVI for that, though - early FF was supposed to be the thing that kept that look. I'm tired of apologetics that always try to justify new Final Fantasy not being fantastical enough. This new direction is boring as hell, simple as that. I've grown to be OK with it for XVI, but this is just disappointing.

Also, there's nothing stopping something with the Amano look from being violent and darker. If anything, I'd say it lends itself to it more - it's dramatic and surreal.

The gameplay does look great.

 

[waw]

If Stranger of Paradise is really Souls-like, I'll be pretty jacked. I'm a little worried as it hints as only being the Temple of Chaos alone and I'm not so sure how I'll connect with these three protagonists. Their designs didn't wow me. The action has me curious, though. The whole thing has me curious, but I don't know yet.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

I have no fondness for the Amano aesthetic, but I'm admittedly confused about not celebrating it here.

 

[Makoeyes987]

They already have vibe for XVI for that, though - early FF was supposed to be the thing that kept that look. I'm tired of apologetics that always try to justify new Final Fantasy not being fantastical enough. This new direction is boring as hell, simple as that. I've grown to be OK with it for XVI, but this is just disappointing.

Also, there's nothing stopping something with the Amano look from being violent and darker. If anything, I'd say it lends itself to it more - it's dramatic and surreal.

The gameplay does look great.

I mean, you're right. They do have that aesthetic and direction with FFXVI

But apparently that style is popular now. Blame Game of Thrones, maybe? I personally think we've had more than enough traditional fantasy in FF, as is. But I'll take darker, twisted fantasy over the traditional style. If it were up to me however, we'd have more futuristic sci-fi elements but apparently we're just going back to basics. Darker basics.