Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
It’s honestly kinda crazy how long some games spend in development. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is a perfect example of something that should’ve been quick but ended up being so bloated and took forever to make.
FF7Remake was announced in 2015, got stuck in development hell for a bit, released 2020. The sequel released 2024. The third one still hasn’t been teased yet. How many people are attached to a franchise if it takes 10 years to get the full story? I loved the first remake but dropped the second one, I just didn’t care about the story as much as I did ~5 years ago.
Same for elder scrolls or gta. Kids today get 1, maybe 2 games of their favorite series before they have to do adult things. The only teams releasing on a quick schedule are the shit mobile games.
HL3 problem is that they want it to be as groundbreaking as the previous titles. The problem with elder scrolls 6 is that even if it is released it’s probably going to be bad.
It’s also interesting they spend their money on cosmetics over buying games. Meanwhile, I’ve bought no cosmetics for f2p games I play like The Finals, and instead spend that money on buying single player and coop games.
Those games are what they can all play together across platforms for free, that is what matters as a kid when you get home and want to hop online with your buddies
I play those games for free with friends, but spend zero money on them preferring to spend that money on games that aren’t live service.
That’s the difference I’m noticing in money spent not on why people play them.
I see no added value in cosmetics and these games tend to give away cosmetics too and enough points to redeem battle pass for free, so you aren’t stuck on default outfit if you dont spend.
My parents wouldnt buy me games as a kid but they bought me consoles, I wouldve loved some decent free stuff, fortnite became a thing when I could start buying games myself
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Same for elder scrolls or gta. Kids today get 1, maybe 2 games of their favorite series before they have to do adult things. The only teams releasing on a quick schedule are the shit mobile games.
i mean with those games it feels like you get one every game third generation at this point.
elder scrolls 6 is going to become halflife 3 at this point.
HL3 problem is that they want it to be as groundbreaking as the previous titles. The problem with elder scrolls 6 is that even if it is released it’s probably going to be bad.
Kids play kid’s games like Roblox or Fortnite. Also i feel kids don’t play single player games all that much.
It’s also interesting they spend their money on cosmetics over buying games. Meanwhile, I’ve bought no cosmetics for f2p games I play like The Finals, and instead spend that money on buying single player and coop games.
Those games are what they can all play together across platforms for free, that is what matters as a kid when you get home and want to hop online with your buddies
I play those games for free with friends, but spend zero money on them preferring to spend that money on games that aren’t live service.
That’s the difference I’m noticing in money spent not on why people play them.
I see no added value in cosmetics and these games tend to give away cosmetics too and enough points to redeem battle pass for free, so you aren’t stuck on default outfit if you dont spend.
My parents wouldnt buy me games as a kid but they bought me consoles, I wouldve loved some decent free stuff, fortnite became a thing when I could start buying games myself