three-year Square Enix "reboot" thoughts?

[althea_valara]

So Square Enix has announced plans to sorta "reboot" the company over the next three years, here's an article:

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/538134/article/square-enix-outlines-plans-for-a-three-year-reboot-and-it-includes-cancelling-games/

There are several key takeaways:

• The plan is to focus on "Quality, not quantity".


• Because of this, some games in the works have been cancelled. I haven't heard of any Final Fantasy-related titles being cancelled, but the Kingdom Hearts Missing Link mobile game has been abandoned.


• It sounds like they are going to explore multiplatform releases.

I'm cautiously optimistic about these plans. I'd much rather have an excellent game than have a release for a release's sake. I also think multiplatform might be a good direction to go in. I mean, I'm very happy with my PS5 because it has more games I'm interested in than an Xbox X|S does, but (a) I did largely buy the PS5 so I could play FFXVI at launch with all my friends, (b) more fans of Final Fantasy could only be a GOOD thing IMO, so bring on the multi-platform!

Comments

[althea_valara]

Agreed on both counts. I've been enjoying seeing the preview images of the MtG collab. Wish I had more disposable money, because there's some cards I would like just (a) for the pretty (b) because the characters are favorites of mine.

[flonnebonne]

When I make an MtG deck, I just find someone else's decklist online in a visual format, print the cards out on regular paper, cut them up, and slip them into card sleeves (the kind with opaque, coloured backs). I actually prefer using these fake cards ("proxies") over real cards because they're thinner and easier to shuffle! Also, I don't have to worry about losing or wrecking them, and I can draw funny doodles on them, underline important words, etc. Using proxies is also a way to playtest a deck and tweak it before buying real, expensive cards. I do buy real cards too, but the fakes make things much less stressful for me.