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Also, stay away from pixel "filters" at every cost plz

I never cared for his videos or have any sympathy for Disney breaking contract (he's still raking in millions tbh), but I will say, I think this whole thing was entirely overblown.

I could be wrong, but it feels like WSJ’s "investigation" comprised of them digging through literally hundreds and hundreds of hours and took those comments...entirely out of context. I'm suspecting they wanted to be the *hero* and capitalize on the fervor of backlash against legitimate bigots like Milo etc. The 'mainstream' media just doesn't really understand internet/Youtube culture.

But yeah, while I can understand his comments as being mildly offensive, I think there are bigger fish to fry when it comes to bigotry...such as most of the U.S. government.

Love the atmosphere here, and how well you've used those Inquisitor tiles.

Does the lightning flash sporadically in the background? XD

author=Feldschlacht IV

author=kentona
I derive the most satisfaction from the challenge of building my character's skills/equipment/party/class to face the game's obstacles (most often battles). The battles are a test of my ability to plan, anticipate, and craft a well-rounded and powerful avatar.

I agree, so what I'm saying is that I don't want my ability to plan, anticipate, and craft a well rounded and powerful avatar to make the game easy. I want my ability to do those things to be met with an appropriate challenge where I can test those tools and use them to conquer that challenge, not steamroll it, which is what I was contesting. There are plenty of pure (not action) RPGs that meet even the best planning and party with real challenge that feels great.

You responded that that mindset is most applicable to action games, and my retort is that instead it should be applicable to all games.

author=ken
I hate it when it is undone simply because I can't press buttons fast enough. I don't like having my twitch skills tested unless I am specifically playing an action game.

Sure, but that's not what I'm talking about (although your ability to press buttons fast enough and correctly is also a skill, but isn't a requirement for a game to be a game or a challenging game).

Agreed, for the most part.

(Hero's Realm suddenly makes more sense, hearing Kentona's ideology. XD)

Streamlining combat and infusing "action" elements into more classic jRPG mechanics isn't a new thing for the series, though. It's just been seeping into Final Fantasy very gradually - first with the ATB (which was a pretty significant shift), and then again in FF7-9, where they kicked it up a notch. Speed and quick-thinking became essential to the underlying strategy of the battle system.

In fact, I'd even say it's been shifting gears more toward a "Kingdom Hearts" type of system for almost a decade (with FF12/13 and even more with 15), although hopefully it's not quite as utterly mindless as something like KH.

For better or worse, it makes sense for Square to forego the classic FF7 system to fit with the aesthetic of the remake...although hopefully it keeps enough similarities that the "spirit" of the original endures.

Yeah, phenomenal work here. Seriously, the amount of detail and artistic excellence surpasses even a lot of SNES material.