Quote Originally Posted by Seif View Post
Yup, it's like watching a really bad tv-show with limited remote controller. Nomura did amazing character designs as usual but to the game designer they were just dolls to his medium envy hollywood-wannabe playhouse. I have hard time taking people who like XIII seriously because clearly they were just pretending to be playing the game instead of really looking at what they we're allowed to do in the game.
I have a hard time taking people who bash other people for liking FFXIII seriously becuase clearly they havent figured out that the world does not revolve around only what they like.

Alternately, like, take what you said and replace "XIII" with any other game ever. I have a hard time taking people who like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past because clearly they were just pretending to play the game instead of really looking at what they're allowed to do in the game! Clearly!

Slightly more on topic, is there anyone else who'd like to see some lower-development-time, non-HD games (maybe for handhelds? Although even handhelds are HD resource-heavy games these days) come from SE? There's a /fairly/ high chance that this is nostalgia filter at play, and I've actually been really happy with what they've been doing, visually and otherwise, with the HD blockbuster approach. I'm just sort of curious what sort of game would come out of a more minimalistic approach to game resources (and I just got done playing Radiant Historia, which in addition to being fantastic, hit a lot of nostalgia-filter buttons, I think).

ETA: Wow, Lucifer, I think that's the classiest thing I've ever read on these forums. I'm impressed. Go give yourself a lollipop or something.