RODEN'S PROFILE

Blanked the post since it was written in somewhat bad faith. I don't actually think anyone has the right to take someone else's life, regardless of if its wished or waited or what have you... So it shouldn't stay up and distort my own views.

I'm just fuckin' stressed about it lately, is all. That, and family issues at home have been pressing on my nerves a lot.

I apologize for bringing up such an ugly topic and a shitty rant to the screens of people who wanted to come here to unwind. I shouldn't have done that. You'd think that after causing a ruckus so many times I would have learned, but it seems that burning bridges is just a special talent I have, lol

(This isn't me being passive aggressive btw, I am legitimately sorry for being a cockhead)

Zachary_Braun
Right now, "looks like an RPG Maker game" is used as an insult among people who are looking for video games to play or buy. If Square were to start developing them again, they might be able to turn that into less of a burden.

We know what goes into developing those kinds of games. It's gotta be easier and less expensive than doing all of the high-resolution stuff and 3D stuff. This would just allow them to focus on the other things that make games interesting.

I don't think it would get rid of the stigma, to be honest. There are lots of pixel games from indie studios now that don't get those comments, despite looking or feeling like something that would be attainable in RM.

Also, 2D spritework, and especially 2D animation can be intensely more complicated than 3D work. I know from personal experience that generally, 2D animation is near impossible for me- but even as an amateur I was able to animate decently in 3D due to things like character rigs, automatic transitions between keyframes, etc. Saying that focusing on 3D alone is taking away focus from other areas that "truly" make the game good is a false equivalency/comparison/whatever.

Blind
Mostly, I'm just surprised that the Indie boom hasn't tempted Square-Enix to "reclaim" the 2D domain where they once thrived.

I would guess it has a lot to do with studio structure. Everyone there is more used to the workflow of 3D games now, since that's been their main product for years. It may not be worth the time investment to them to go back and change up the pipeline so heavily just to cater to the retro crowd, when they can accomplish that same thing tonally with games like Bravely Default or I Am Setsuna.

I don't feel like it's unfair to say that one of the big, driving factors behind the original indie boom was the fact that the major coporations had been moved away from those type of retro games for a couple console generations at that point.

The mind desires creative freedom. Sometimes to get work done on one project, you need to open your thoughts up to another one, or a new idea entirely, so you can come back to it with a fresh perspective.

Little Wing Guy now has the power to assume control of the creation of REFMAP, and bask in eternal glory

Basically the same, including you showing up on time like the full moon