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Square Enix: Multiplayer is now prominent over singleplayer, focusing on GAAS games
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jimmypython
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not the first time.
funkystudent
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Blackleg-sanji1
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If they let the xiv team do it I'd be all for it
I feel like this whole industry chasing the GAAS/Multiplayer thing might have some bad repercussions for some studios and smaller games. Like... people can't afford to nor do they have time to really stick to even two of these games that's heavily GAAS. You're playing Destiny 2...and that's about it for a year. Sure the makers of Destiny 2 get a good chunk of change, but other studios won't, and if you start making a game like that then you're just competing for those same dollars.
If the entire industry consists of mostly games you have to dedicate all of your time and money to, then that kills innovation and variety.
If the entire industry consists of mostly games you have to dedicate all of your time and money to, then that kills innovation and variety.
SciencePilot
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Please save us Octopath Traveler.
Please be the successful, no frills JRPG we all know you can be.
Please be the successful, no frills JRPG we all know you can be.
MetalliCabombination
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What is octopus peddler gonna do for sp rpgs that nier or dq or ff haven't already done through their sales?
I dunno what it is on but im pretty sure their mind is made up based on completely different factors.
SolicitorPirate
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Fuck all you naysaying motherfuckers! I'm ready to grind for my exotic chocobo
Friendly reminder ME3 proved you could have a single player focused experienced while featuring a multiplayer mode that was beloved by many
Good points. Almost reminds me of what happened to the MMO market.
LastGamer84
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Yeah, after EA patched it in so you didn't have to boost your war effort score by playing MP...it was a crappy mess at first.
SlimySnake
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Only sqaure could look at the recent success of Skyrim, witcher 3, horizon and Zelda and come to the conclusion that we need fewer single player games.
you know what'd be cool? like pubs have to focus on GAAS to support the insane budgets AAA has these days, but it'd be cool if we also had smaller publisher labels, like Fox (the movie studio) has Fox Searchlight, that focus on singleplayer heavy games at a smaller budget.
Like Square Enix already kinda has a few games that'd fall under a label like that, from the Tokyo RPG Factory games to the Life is Strange franchise.
ftfy
Like Square Enix already kinda has a few games that'd fall under a label like that, from the Tokyo RPG Factory games to the Life is Strange franchise.
ftfy
TheJollyCorner
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I feel like 'old man yells at cloud' now.
The video game industry is getting away from me. Games as a fucking service, multiplayer for everything, loot boxes. It's sad for me, but I feel like I'm being left behind. I refuse to reward this design, so I'm just... gone... I guess.
Hate this.
The video game industry is getting away from me. Games as a fucking service, multiplayer for everything, loot boxes. It's sad for me, but I feel like I'm being left behind. I refuse to reward this design, so I'm just... gone... I guess.
Hate this.
Alcotholic
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Everything is becoming serviced based. How can we possibly keep up with it all?
SlasherJPC
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You know what games haven't been service based? Bethesdas and I reckon if you wanna keep them that way its best to support them. They are one of the few still heavily making/publishing single player focused games.
Well, Bethesda and CD Projekt came to the conclusion....
Heck, even the Zelda team.
Edit:
I see Guerrilla is humoring this as well, though with the least committed statement.
Depends. ESO has a steadily evolving game & Skyrim and Fallout both have services in the form of the mod support which keeps users steadily playing. And the non service based games from them(dishonored 2, Prey) didn't do super well
Bethesdas is moving towards this model...
Compsiox
Banned
Because when you look at Triad Wars and Deus Ex MD multiplayer it seems like it will be very hit and miss.
They publicly apologized for the last three main entries in some form by acknowledging their shortcomings.
It's hard to find a Final Fantasy game, main or sub, that isn't a mess.
TumblingHippo
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Looking forward to all the new indie single-player RPGs people make because SE sure isn't going to.
The worst case is that they will put out bad games a few times. For MP that means dead communities and probably SE abandoning the concept.
Triad Wars was only sort of multiplayer. It worked like a Facebook game in that it was entirely singleplayer from your perspective, but you attacked other players' bases and the like, while NPCs sat in there and guarded it.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided did not have multiplayer. Breach mode was completely singleplayer.
Compsiox
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Okay then aside from the FF MMO have they proven themselves?
Dragon Quest X, Dissidia Arcade
I don't think they've tried making a worldwide release multiplayer game that wasn't an MMO or a mobile game since Tomb Raider's multiplayer mode 4.5 years ago, so I'm not sure they've really even tried in the first place.
If we're counting things like arcades, Gunstring Stratos and Dissidia are successful.
I guess they patched co-op into separate modes in Final Fantasy XV and Rise of the Tomb Raider as paid DLC, but uh... I mean surely we're not going to judge them on that, right? That's clearly rough draft, testing things out for the future type work.
Ivellios
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There are still many games that do not follow this trend, with good single player content like Zelda, Horizon, Divinity 2, new God of War, Mario, among many others.
Though i think the best platforms today for these games are PC and Nintendo consoles
FFXI is active too.
I wish these news meant more of a commitment by SE to keeping it around, since they rarely remind people it exists... can't say I'm terribly optimistic about it though...
One can already see the direction they're taking in how the new Dissidia compares to the previous ones - and unfortunately it seems to involve downplaying single-player content if they feel they can get away with it...
Compsiox
Banned
Well we'll have to wait and see then.
Hamster Plugin
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At least sell Deus Ex to someone before killing it. 
Hitman got saved like that
Hitman got saved like thatI think they view Deus Ex as potentially more valuable to go back to at some point, and they're keeping the studio, so the incentive to add the IP in to make the studio more valuable to sell is way lower.At least sell Deus Ex to someone before killing it.
The positive side of this statement could be Square Enix actually giving more money and power to Naoki Yoshida and the MMO team.
I don't think the single player games are going away. They will add more multiplayer content to everything and if that represents more money back into their pockets to fund future projects, I guess it's okay... although personally I never play multiplayers...... (the only exception being FFXIV of course [psst. Amazing game] ahem).
I don't think the single player games are going away. They will add more multiplayer content to everything and if that represents more money back into their pockets to fund future projects, I guess it's okay... although personally I never play multiplayers...... (the only exception being FFXIV of course [psst. Amazing game] ahem).
Lmao what's this from?
dr_rus
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Mostly miss I'm afraid.
I REALLY hope you are correct on this. It would be such a shame not to get another DX game and see the finale to the Adam Jensen trilogy.