Industry insider Verendus speaks
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Dragonslayer Ornstein
Pro Adventurer
I can't wait for Aeris punching bag simulator. Schizo Cloud was awesome, the way he turned from a complete looney to a badass and got out of it. He was a (well, deluded by Jenova) fuckup liar and messed up idiot into a hero everyone could rely on who'd never do anything like that.
So much stuff in that game was fucked up and wrong, but it all had a meaning. I've never seen a game willing to make such a messed up protag and redeem him entirely.
So much stuff in that game was fucked up and wrong, but it all had a meaning. I've never seen a game willing to make such a messed up protag and redeem him entirely.
- AKA
- Ruby Rose, Lucy
So what if you dissected that larger piece from Verendus and split it into separate, respective topics and spawn either opinion articles for discussion or one article leading to separate threads per discussion?
While it may not have any weight or merit behind it, it's still worth discussing among fans and putting it out there because I'm sure we've all thought of these things before.
While it may not have any weight or merit behind it, it's still worth discussing among fans and putting it out there because I'm sure we've all thought of these things before.
Alex Strife
Ex-SOLDIER
From someone (me) who works in the news industry:
You have two main options here; publish it or not (duh).
Main benefits of each:
- Publishing = Traffic
- Not publishing = Credibility
This guy "can't" be verified. Don't get me wrong. He got some key information right back in the day. And it seems to make sense with what we now know. However, we do not know if he got the information himself or if someone told him and he's using this fame now to just show up a lot on the Internet and have fun. We can't possibly know. We can make our own guesses or assumptions but they'd be just that.
Assuming we post, I see two reasonable options:
A) - Get in contact with him and have our own "personalised" set of his words. Maybe even get our own questions (as a community) to address the worries we may have.
B) - Use the words from the opening post on this thread.
Why would we go for A? Because we want to have our own "exclusive" words that are not recycled. As a news source, this is what you usually want, especially if you know your own source is trustful. But if you do that, you can't be warning your readers that the guy may not be trusted. Because in that case, why are you going to him for information?
Why would we go for B? Because we do not know how trustful this particular source is and we do not want to mislead our readers (intentionally or not). So it's the safest bet in terms of giving the information that is out there. You take what's already there (he has posted it in a public place so there's no need to ask for permission) and show it. You also add a disclaimer or just mention on our own text that he is supposed to be a reliable source but explain how technically, he is unverifiable.
We could also just not post anything but from a news source point of view, that doesn't make too much sense. The information is there and it's going to create more traffic so as long as it's handled with care, there should not be any problem.
Now, this is still your decision, guys, but I thought I would add my 2 cents, since I know one thing or two about such matters.
You have two main options here; publish it or not (duh).
Main benefits of each:
- Publishing = Traffic
- Not publishing = Credibility
This guy "can't" be verified. Don't get me wrong. He got some key information right back in the day. And it seems to make sense with what we now know. However, we do not know if he got the information himself or if someone told him and he's using this fame now to just show up a lot on the Internet and have fun. We can't possibly know. We can make our own guesses or assumptions but they'd be just that.
Assuming we post, I see two reasonable options:
A) - Get in contact with him and have our own "personalised" set of his words. Maybe even get our own questions (as a community) to address the worries we may have.
B) - Use the words from the opening post on this thread.
Why would we go for A? Because we want to have our own "exclusive" words that are not recycled. As a news source, this is what you usually want, especially if you know your own source is trustful. But if you do that, you can't be warning your readers that the guy may not be trusted. Because in that case, why are you going to him for information?
Why would we go for B? Because we do not know how trustful this particular source is and we do not want to mislead our readers (intentionally or not). So it's the safest bet in terms of giving the information that is out there. You take what's already there (he has posted it in a public place so there's no need to ask for permission) and show it. You also add a disclaimer or just mention on our own text that he is supposed to be a reliable source but explain how technically, he is unverifiable.
We could also just not post anything but from a news source point of view, that doesn't make too much sense. The information is there and it's going to create more traffic so as long as it's handled with care, there should not be any problem.
Now, this is still your decision, guys, but I thought I would add my 2 cents, since I know one thing or two about such matters.
- AKA
- Howl
^^^ I like what you've said about this. 
- AKA
- Tets
In other news, that Verendus person also teased
Final Fantasy X spin-off
FF7 spin-off
FF6 remake
New Parasite Eve
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=169350163&postcount=13930
(also mentioned FFXII HD a while back)
Also on the topic of FFXVI:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62950021&postcount=1215
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=129895715&postcount=336
Final Fantasy X spin-off
FF7 spin-off
FF6 remake
New Parasite Eve
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=169350163&postcount=13930
(also mentioned FFXII HD a while back)
Also on the topic of FFXVI:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62950021&postcount=1215
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=129895715&postcount=336
- AKA
- Howl
- AKA
- Tets
One should always be skeptical
Especially since even if he is right, there is no guarantee that some of these might not get canceled before they're ever announced.
Pixel
The Pixie King
I've been digging around. I found this quite interesting
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/70967773
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/70967773