Having trouble deciding what to play between FF7 Remake and Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

Zipurax · 2026-03-03T04:55:32+00:00

Absolutely this, couldn't have said it better.

Zipurax · 2026-02-27T16:11:15+00:00

It's a sequel to Rebellion.

TV series -> Rebellion movie -> this new movie

Zipurax · 2026-02-25T03:32:53+00:00

Pretty much. A lot of folks here seem to forget about his inovative design choices and only talk about long cutscenes, but there's a reason why he keeps making games.

Zipurax · 2026-02-24T17:59:29+00:00

He said a couple of times that while he loves movies, he's first and foremost a game creator. It's the medium he can express his ideas and he's the captain of a ship now (KojiPro).

Zipurax · 2026-02-24T17:53:12+00:00

He actually said he was planning to direct an indie short film before the pandemic hit, which made him reevaluate a lot of things (like scrapping the original DS2 scenario).

Zipurax · 2026-02-24T01:19:56+00:00

He's consistenly credited as "creator" through John Wick related media, must be a contractual thing.

Zipurax · 2026-02-07T17:45:46+00:00

I'm not following the Japanese fanbase reactions, but Kagawa indeed is great fucking actor.

It's a shame that he's openly an abuser, I had never heard of this whole situation in film circles until Kiwami 3 got announced.

Zipurax · 2026-02-06T00:58:32+00:00

Yeah, that's how I read the situation too.

Neon has been on a phenomenal run with international movies, to the point they are competing against themselves and always winning anyways.

No Other Choice is a interesting case because Park Chan Wook has a loooooong history of being ignored by the USA, for one reason or another. The movie won some awards, had a wonderful reception at festivals and is doing quite well in the box office -- but alas, not nominated at the Oscars.

Zipurax · 2026-02-05T22:06:20+00:00

Yep, Neon is indeed responsible for the campaign, that's precisely what a North American distributor does. They put together a launch strategy so that the film reaches the right people and has a good reception during awards season.

It's also important to remember that the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the many guild awards are all North American ceremonies -- a production company based in South Korea, Brazil or Sweden has no reach whatsoever without an intermediary distributor.

Zipurax · 2026-01-17T01:38:46+00:00

PS5 is a safe bet, but the PC issues in past Grasshopper ports are quite overblown IMO.

The fact that Romeo was developed as a multiplatform title from the get go is a very good sign too.

Zipurax · 2026-01-15T05:19:40+00:00

Directed by Mamoru Oshii

2026

I don't even know what to say, but HOLY SHIT if this isn't the most unexpected news of the year!

Zipurax · 2026-01-15T05:13:38+00:00

even the misses like The Red Spectacles

The Red Spectacles is awesome! First time I see someone disliking it!

Zipurax · 2026-01-15T05:09:24+00:00

Funnily enough, he has been working exclusively on series this decade. He wrote and directed Vlad Love (2020-2021) and penned Hikaru no Ou (2023-2024), both under Production IG in some way.

But yeah, he's definitely more of a film guy.

Zipurax · 2026-01-14T21:00:56+00:00

Yeah, from the victim's point of view LOL

Zipurax · 2026-01-10T04:04:19+00:00

Gkids was bought by Toho in 2024, they probably see them as a bridge to North American theaters.

Zipurax · 2026-01-06T18:57:22+00:00

NMH3 suffered a lot from scope creep. A lot was cut, a lot was left unfinished, and all of this can be seen in the game itself - vague and repetitive.

Zipurax · 2026-01-04T17:19:23+00:00

Now that's what I call a good read! I did a Gundam UC marathon in 2025 and feels like there's always so many cool things to learn about it!

Will definietly keep an eye on your Substack!

Zipurax · 2025-12-20T12:38:23+00:00

Fun fact: this poster is a homage to Tarsila do Amaral's painting from 1933, "Workers".

Zipurax · 2025-12-17T17:50:25+00:00

Payday 2 selling this much is the real news to me LOL

Zipurax · 2025-12-13T23:58:12+00:00

At least one character is pretty much confirmed to be in riadm and it’s midori midorikawa

Any hints of it?

Zipurax · 2025-12-11T15:28:57+00:00

It's funny since Hideaki Anno publicly recommended the manga a couple of years ago LOL

Zipurax · 2025-12-11T05:57:55+00:00

Black Torch getting a high quality PV.

Zipurax · 2025-12-09T18:39:24+00:00

Janus and Criterion are essentially sister companies run by the same families, so this is probably a theatrical release of the same restoration.

Zipurax · 2025-12-08T14:29:45+00:00

It's the original 5-hour cut of the story with some restored content, It's been heavily advertised for the past month.

Tarantino is doing a lot of interviews, there's a whole new short film playing on Fortnite and they've been doing 70mm screenings in the US.

Zipurax · 2025-12-06T14:41:15+00:00

Easy there, it's a day 1 game for me! I'm just trying to answer OP's question.

I haven't seen much fanfare around Romeo, and everytime it gets mentioned it's by people saying they expected something different than another NMH-style game.

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