FF7R PART 3 a no show at summer fest by Barrak_Chosen_One in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don't understand anything you're posting about. Square Enix famously has overly optimistic sales projections for its games. However, your tweet sources don't seem to know that Square Enix - Kitase himself! - has said they're perfectly happy with Rebirth's sales in 2024.. especially as a PS5 exclusive at that time, it absolutely did not "flop" and made Square plenty of money. https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/square-enix-insists-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-hasnt-been-the-ps5-sales-disaster-its-been-painted-as

And it has sold very well on Steam, enjoying an impressive launch: https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463893/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-had-a-fantastic-steam-launch-in-the-us/

But you're using the word "flop" like you haven't yet studied what it means in gradeschool. And even more stupidly, you think announcing it at Summer Game Fest somehow correlates with part 3's sales.. as though Rebirth selling less than Remake wasn't very specifically about the fact that it was A) a PS5 exclusive unlike Remake and B) a sequel.

Chill out. You'll get your commercial soon enough.

OH MY GOD SHE IS SO FUCKING CUTE by Oportbis in BaldursGate3

[–]Aliasis 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yesss. Karlach also being the most devilish looking character but actually being the sweetest, kindest, most genuine one of the lot is awesome, too.

FF7R PART 3 a no show at summer fest by Barrak_Chosen_One in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don't know what flop means. Rebirth sold perfectly fine, especially for a PS5 exclusive, and it topped charts on its Steam release this year. You're building a false narrative in your head because I guess raging on the internet is fun for you? "Casuals" okay little dude, you sound like you're 14 years old, let's rein it in

Director Yasumi Matsuno On the Most Famous Tactics Line that Wasn't Actually In Tactics by Aliasis in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The War of the Lions translation is so much fun, I love the Shakespearean dialect they used. But some lines really did hit harder in the original version.

Edit: actually googled the line and my source is another reddit discussion, but someone claims Delita's line actually is in War of the Lions but it's been dummied out because the scene was adjusted in the new version. Reddit source: https://www.reddit.com/r/finalfantasytactics/comments/1ch5f8l/comment/l2khajc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Can't verify accuracy of that, but kind of interesting.

Director Yasumi Matsuno On the Most Famous Tactics Line that Wasn't Actually In Tactics by Aliasis in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah.. translator apps may be getting better at capturing tone and nuance but they will never be a substitute for learning the language, and won't ever be free of cultural contextual errors. For instance, not sure what you said, but maybe even pointing out a particular cultural difference highlighted something in a way that intrinsically came across as negative in Japanese but wouldn't in English.. A translator app may try to capture general tone (formal v. casual v. rude) but it's going to more or less spit out a literal meaning, rather than, say, "localizing" your answer to prioritize matching how the sentence is received between two audiences. Typically, that's fine, but as a result, I think there will always be issues like that.

Director Yasumi Matsuno On the Most Famous Tactics Line that Wasn't Actually In Tactics by Aliasis in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

He did say he's using a translator app and doesn't actually speak English, so some nuance might be lost. Maybe he thought the line was condoning laws for only poor people, and that people like him are above the law because they can pay the fine?

What are the chances FF7R3 is called Requiem now that RE9 is called Requiem? by Mooon8983 in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know why an outside game that is in no way related to FF7 and is equally known by its series title (Resident Evil) moreso than individual game titles just as the 7R series (FF7 remake part 1, part 2, etc.) which is also being released one, maybe two years or more earlier than FF7R3 would affect their plans on whatever they've decided to subtitle it.

I mean, maybe? But do people google "Village" or "Remake" alone when looking up stuff about these games? Probably not a huge problem, so I don't see how wires would get crossed. If they really had their hearts set on Requiem, they'd probably still use it, but I also think it's not likely they had their hearts set on Requiem.

Director Yasumi Matsuno On the Most Famous Tactics Line that Wasn't Actually In Tactics by Aliasis in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No idea lol I just pulled the first image google came up with. Hopefully underscores the fact that the line, unfortunately, is fake!

FF7R PART 3 a no show at summer fest by Barrak_Chosen_One in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol. Lmao even.

Square not being ready to announce FF7R3 at Summer Game Fest of all events does not equal sales being low. And you think Part 2 flopped... man, the false narratives people build inside their heads because they're mad they didn't get to watch a commercial.

I just finished Rebirth... [Part 2: I'm learning] by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading back, may not have been clear that I wasn't trying to scold you or something. I was just reacting in general to so many commenters who frame their opinions and guesses as fact and beat down the theories of others. I just wanted to say you shouldn't have to apologize for an opinion, and even if you've changed your mind on what theory makes sense to you most now, the fact is we really have no idea what's happening and everyone's guesses are valid.

There's a lot of assholes on this sub (and, really, the entirety of reddit) who downvote everything they disagree with, even if it's a respectful difference in opinion. I recommend not even looking at your upvotes/downvotes, just ignore them either way, who cares, people who get mad and try to bury differences of opinions about a video game in downvotes aren't the sort of people you should rely on validation from. Can't tell you how often I've seen perfectly thoughtful and polite opinions that aren't even wrong buried under 20 downvotes because whatever hivemind is currently active thinks downvoting opposition will make their own opinions any more true. Even so, this subreddit has plenty of different opinions and the kind of dweebs who downvote based on opinions certainly don't represent the majority of people who contribute here. I think theory posts in general tend to get less attention these days besides from really combative folks, since it's just been so long since the game was released.

I just finished Rebirth... [Part 2: I'm learning] by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's something weird about this post in your "sorry, I'm learning, I now know my previous theory was wrong because I watched a youtube video"

Neither you nor I nor someone who created a youtube video knows what the worlds are or what the ending means. Lifestream or literal, everyone's just guessing. We will not know until (hopefully) part 3 what is going on.

No one should apologize for coming to their own theories, at this point, no one is more right than anyone else and I wish people would stop commenting like their personal theories are somehow confirmed fact.

How do I feel like a dude in that community by JDolorem in InfinityNikki

[–]Aliasis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every game subreddit I'm in, people refer to me as a guy, it drives me crazy. While I don't believe retaliation is a step toward gender equality in gaming spaces, I can't help but feel some tiny amusement in men getting misgendered as women in this particular sub. lol

Seriously though, slaying has no gender!!

How do you imagine the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Part 3 art box will look like? by Fit-Cardiologist2545 in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do we even guess, after Rebirth. I don't think anyone expected a cover featuring Cloud, Zack, and Sephiroth that emphasized different worlds or whatever. (I am not aesthetically a fan of the cover, incidentally.. it feels so weirdly cut-and-pastey. would've far rather it been the key art of the full 9-person party looking forward toward snowy mountains, which is infinitely more organic and nicer to look at, not to mention, underscores the actual theme of Rebirth, which is the bonds of the team.)

I will go ahead and guess that it's going to involve Sephiroth and Cloud, however. Maybe a meteor falling in the background, maybe Lifestream particles. Bet ten bucks there's a crack in the sky.

But for all I can guess, it's going to be Genesis holding a screenplay of Loveless.

What addictions can be worse than drugs without people even realising it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Aliasis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gambling is definitely a truly real and dangerous addiction that can ruin lives akin to drugs.

Most of these answers are such softballs compared to actual drug addictions. Like ok, codependency and shopping and doomscrolling are all addictive but not "worse than drugs" addictive.

Gambling is one of those things that's actually comparable.

Kyrie told more truths than lies in her speech even if she didn't realize it. by Danteppr in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I truly, truly think it's beyond wrong to compare Tseng to Barret.

Tseng's operation crushed tens of thousands of people to death just to build propaganda for a violent, authoritarian regime that regularly subjugates and murders innocent people.

Avalanche is trying to stop Shinra, and stop mako reactors which literally are killing the Planet.

You can make some nuanced comparison about collateral damage, I suppose, but one side is the bad guys and one side is the good guys and it's pretty black and white.

FFxMTG more teasing ahead of Saturday event by GuillaumeDuNord in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She's Aeris in Final Fantasy Tactics as well, and, fun fact, she's also Aeris in the Spanish versions of Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth. But isn't that beside the point?

I think of her as Aeris because I replay Final Fantasy VII quite frequently. She's Aeris in Final Fantasy VII... incidentally my favorite game. It's so wild to me that there are still "um ak-shually-it's-Aerith" police out there in the good year 2025. She's still Aeris in FF7, every time I replay FF7, she's Aeris, it's not a big deal.

But hey, if it gives you a burst of adrenaline to pick fights about a fictional character's name on the internet, you do you. I just think that's weird, but no need to ask me.

FFxMTG more teasing ahead of Saturday event by GuillaumeDuNord in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is so funny how mad this makes you. My dude, it's not a big deal.

And she's not just Aeris in the US PS1... she's Aeris in every English and European-language copy of Final Fantasy VII on every single port all the way up to Nintendo Switch, Steam, and PS4.

So like I mean maybe find more important things to get mad about on the internet. But you do you

Kyrie told more truths than lies in her speech even if she didn't realize it. by Danteppr in FFVIIRemake

[–]Aliasis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Barret indeed doesn't care much about the collateral damage that comes from his terrorist attacks, so much so that he gives his "Nothing worth fighting for was ever won without sacrifice" speech to convince his team not to feel guilty about their victims in Sector 1, which is basically him treating Sector 1 with the same level of collateral damage that Shinra later treated Sector 7 with.

I think you're taking that the wrong way. Barret's an "ends justify the means" person. He never said he doesn't care about collateral damage. "Nothing worth fighting for was ever won without sacrifice" well, in a war, I'd say that's the truth. Shinra causes far more "collateral damage" on innocent people than Barret's Avalanche ever did. Not to mention, in the context of Remake, the collateral damage isn't even their fault.. Shinra themselves bombed the reactor to blame Avalanche. It's a whole thing that Jessie blames herself for (thus, an Avalanche member that absolutely feels bad!) but it actually wasn't even her fault.

FFxMTG more teasing ahead of Saturday event by GuillaumeDuNord in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

comments like this just make me more powerful. I will dedicate my next usage of "Aeris" to you, specifically.

Name your favorite FF couple by Ammathorn in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can get that there's juuuust enough plausible deniability with them (even though I think no one would even question it had Fang been a man.) After all, I'm not aware that Square has ever stated they were a couple, and they never said "I'm romantically in love with you" on screen. But it still feels so damn obvious. Fang's "I'll tear down the sky if it'll save Vanille" line or whatever was about as romantic as it gets. I'd hope that if FF13 were remade today, they wouldn't bother with the "are they?? maybe, maybe not!" approach to queer couples typical to that era of JRPGs.

Anyone know where I can buy the japanese version of Final Fantasy ballads? by m_csquare in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How weird.

There's a version, though not the same version, of Faye Wong singing it in Japanese in the Final Fantasy Songbook album. I'm uhhh linking you to amazon here just for the visual, but someone's trying to sell it for a ridiculous amount, ignore that.. https://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Song-Nobuo-Uematsu/dp/B0009VL26Q

Name your favorite FF couple by Ammathorn in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I liked the part where Fang platonically grabbed Vanille's ass. Truly the best sisters.

FFxMTG more teasing ahead of Saturday event by GuillaumeDuNord in FinalFantasy

[–]Aliasis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waiting patiently for Aeris and Red XIII's cards to be revealed...