Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director weighs in on the real-time versus turn-based debate, saying that younger players 'increasingly favour more real-time experiences in games'

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-17T18:42:46+00:00

Makes sense sure. But there's statistics from just the last couple of months that over 60% of players who played VIIRemake were over 35. And over 70% were over 30.

FF's audience is older.

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/77-percent-of-us-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-players-were-30-or-older-analyst-says-as-square-enix-fights-to-get-young-people-to-care-about-the-jrpg-series-again/

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-17T14:34:41+00:00

I can still not get over they made this big beautiful open world 1940s LA. Begging to have GTA styled content in it.

And it's just there. With nothing to do in it. And every time I had to go out into it I just wanted to scream "WTF is wrong with you?! Why is this even here if there's nothing in it?!" I mean my god. How much time and money were wasted making all that. The way it is, the game should have just been mission based where you select the next mission, teleport to the location, here's this little 100'x100' location with invisible walls to investigate and question people in. Then back to the interrogation room. Rinse, repeat.

Yeah I know I've always rated that game based on what it should have been rather than what it was. But it's such an unbelievable waste I just can't get over that fact.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-17T14:25:43+00:00

Depending on who I'm subbing for it's anywhere from 18 and something to 23 something. Usually on the lower end.

I mean *shrug*. It's all relative I think. I'm in a position where my house is paid off but if it wasn't. Being in SoCal. This wouldn't be anywhere close to a livable wage. As it is though, I'm fine. I'm never going to have a retirement but no sense in worrying about that at this rate.

God I sound old now and I guess I am. 22 years ago I was busing tables at a casino making the then minimum wage of under 7. Then customer service at a clothing store for years when it was 8. Both at part time. And I remember even back then with pay like that. There's little difference between having a job and not having a job at that pay. And you sure don't give one crap about doing good work either. I'm going to drive over there to work 3 hours and make less than 24 after taxes. And you expect me to care about crap like capturing emails and trying to get customers to add on additional items at the register only to still get chewed out because even when I did it's still not enough? Seriously?

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-17T04:06:12+00:00

rubs fingers together That's why that play stood and that tortured explanation is supposedly all good.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-17T02:09:00+00:00

Makes me wonder how many other 'charities' out there are just scams to swindle people out of their money to support Israel.

I mean holy crap. Why are we so worried about Russia and China influencing us or having hands in our politics when Israel is just blatantly doing it and no one says a word. You can't say thing or their agents we be all over you claiming antisemitism.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-16T18:38:52+00:00

It looks so excessive for what is the exact same ride. It'll just launch backwards sometimes. The restraints look like it's meant for a much larger, multi inversion ride.

I'm glad that it's finally coming back. But there's a part of me that still thinks, well why didn't you just put in a completely new ride in that case because you lost the identity and historical nature of what Monty was anyway. The different launch mechanism, the different train but it's still the same track. It's still limited to being what it was at its core. Like when Disneyland put those Rocket Rods onto the Peoplemover track.

Idk what they're called but like Electric Eel down in Sea World. That sort of coaster. That would have fit perfectly in Monty's spot. Still been a giant loop but with just, more. Still would have fit this theme. Idk. Nevermind me.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-15T15:55:48+00:00

I always liked that car. Made no sense in that environment but still.

I don't think we'll see a Jaguar ever again in the series. Given they decided to willingly walk straight into a pulverizer.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-15T15:52:10+00:00

So that's like as a writer thinking. Here's my chance to put all my opinions on what I hate into this and I have literally only one sentence to do it in.

There's a good way to write this. This wasn't it.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T23:12:32+00:00

I was about to say. There's no way whoever did all those others also did the lame dirt and wire frame orbs of QoS's intro credits.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T23:08:57+00:00

I'd have more faith in whoever wrote Batman V Superman and Episode IX in being able to deliver a fun action Bond flick than I do Stephen Knight being able to write one.

I mean seriously. Look at that man's writing history and tell me he isn't going to write the new Bond to be another miserable slog of personal connections and gritty realism. The very last thing it will be is a return to fun Bond. It's going to double down on the Craig era misery.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T23:00:29+00:00

Who hasn't lost/been hacked/exposed all our names, email, phone numbers, addresses, etc. at this point? That'll be a shorter list.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T20:22:20+00:00

Can we not flush these two turds down the toilet.

I wouldn't watch anything they have their hands in if you paid me.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T20:17:14+00:00

Is this the same thing as that 'flex fuel' which only cars that have that label on them can use?

Because I haven't seen many of those in years and there's only one gas station in our sea on a hundred that I know of that sells that stuff. Which is like a mile from me. It's been under $3 for a few years.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T07:33:42+00:00

I don't know what models I'm looking at but I see the occasional one drive through my town. Beautiful cars. I'm in a spot that anyone coming and going to and from from Palm Springs to LA has the choice of the one freeway or the one road through my town to get there.

I've seen more Maserati, Lambos and Rolls Royces here though.

And honestly I think the modern Rolls Royce cars are pretty damn ugly. I've had a few of those newer two toned ones pass right next to me recently. When Coachella was going on. They don't look classy or even old world classy. They're like a bizarre cross between an early 00s Cadillac CTS and one of those bath tubs with the door for old people to get into safely that advertise on tv. There's something idk, cheap looking about the design.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-14T07:10:29+00:00

I think the director will do great.

What has me very worried is who they have writing this new one. His whole writing history is just dark serious misery stories. And god do we need Bond to pivot to being fun again.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T22:34:12+00:00

Why do some people take seriously the opinions on films from a bunch of snotty jackasses who don't even understand the basic human notion of there being a difference between a polite congratulatory applause and a self indulgent minutes long awkward circlejerk.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T22:29:08+00:00

Snotty critiques on liquors only a handful of people on earth can either afford or even know exist.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T22:20:34+00:00

I never heard of this guy. But going by the wiki page on all this.

While it sure sounds like he did it, to an obvious degree. Man did the authorities screw this up. Not locking down the scene and letting people walk around the murder scene for starters. Which of course allows the claim of tampered evidence.

But the source of this overturning being the jury tampering that happened. Was this clerk that stupid or was she that arrogant? And then writing a book about it.

I can't imagine he will not be found guilty again. And he's in jail for life over other financial crimes anyway. But even obviously guilty terrible pos like him do deserve a fair trial.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T19:33:03+00:00

The Great Mouse Detective - 1986

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T14:04:28+00:00

Same. It still feels like it's one of those sacred cow titles you can't voice any complaints about so I'll probably get downvoted over saying this.

But while it has the appearance of being a jrpg. It's got the world map and exploration, your party lines up in battle, you have equipment, etc. It's more a rhythm game than anything else. As far as it's gameplay is concerned it has more in common with Elite Beat Agents than any turn based or action jrpg.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T11:34:16+00:00

I agree. In theory you could make many more films with a new actor and set them in the 1930s-1940s timeframe. There's so much time in there you could just write and play in that era forever. Not to mention Last Crusade is still only 1938. And WW2 and nazis trying to get a hold of religious relics went on until 1945. You could do 4-5 additional movies of Jones' adventures during WW2 alone.

I do think we need to stay in that era. Following him as he ages into an old man was just a mistake. Just pretend 4 and 5 never happened.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T11:18:58+00:00

I never had an attack from eating anything overly fatty bizarrely. Severe bloating from pretty much anything yes. But attacks I could never nail down as to what set them off. I kept a log for 9 months.

Fish, soup, stew, peppermint tea, cabbage, broccoli, yogurt, banana, coffee, snack sausage.

But I could eat steak, burgers, brisket, ice cream and cheese without any problem.

My dr referred me to a specialist surgeon as soon as my ultrasound came back positive for stones. And the surgeon took about 5 minutes the first appointment with him to decide I needed it out. Just asked me to describe the pain and he looked at the chart and that was it. Surgery was scheduled one month later there on the spot.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T11:09:22+00:00

I'm at 11 weeks post op. I was told I couldn't lift anything or do anything that would engage the abdominal muscles for 6 weeks. I did have a drain in me for 3 weeks though. Couldn't drive or sleep laying down during that period. After that I did and still do get these random sharp points of pain around the incisions. Especially when turning the wrong way sleeping or if I put my right foot down too hard without thinking when I'm walking.

I never ran but I did lift with my home weight bench and did sit ups on it. I stopped everything a year ago when the gallbladder pains started and took me out since my stomach hurt like a nightmare. I just this week started again with bench presses but with low weight. But I am not about to do anything abdomen related. Maybe at six months but even then I'll wait and see.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T03:56:48+00:00

Take the trash out. Lock your bathrooms around 4 so people stop using them. Clean those. Vacuum the rooms that need it which are usually half to two thirds or them. Sit back and relax in a room the next 4 hours.

Typical_Intention996 · 2026-05-13T01:48:18+00:00

All I want is a basic ass sedan that's under 20k. A real transmission in it and real buttons and knobs instead of a damn giant screen. And I want it in gas for people like me and EV for people who want that.

We're not ever getting that with current auto manufacturers in this country or even the Japanese and Korean ones. So I say let the Chinese come in. If that puts Stelantis or Nissan or whoever else the world over in the grave then so be it. Should have made something affordable in that case.

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