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Ya know, that countdown disappointed a lot of people but you gotta admit, a whole lot more people know about this port because of all the press it got than there would have been if they'd just announced it and stuck it up on the app store. Smart move.
Well this was a dissapointment.
Everyone, go buy this so we can a sequel stat.
I'll be here, not buying it.
Everyone, go buy this so we can a sequel stat.
I'll be here, not buying it.
Pirating it as we speak. Probably not going to play it much, though. I want to see if it works at all and just how good of a port it is.
I want the game because I never really played it in ds, but it's a typical BS Square Enix release. I'll either re jailbreak my iPod, or track down a DS copy for way less money.
i got TWEWY for like $10 bucks (ds) on amazon a long time ago, though i love TWEWY i don't think there is enough to make me want to double dip. Tweets, some new art (still the same style so the difference doesn't seem to be much to me), some new songs and a simpler fusion system. the new tracks i would youtube and the new fusion system is cool and all but i'm fine with my copy of TWEWY.
also: tin pin slammer rules
also: tin pin slammer rules
Also:
1) If it doesn't sell, S-E will attribute to piracy and let the IP rot.
2) If it sells moderately, S-E will say there wasn't enough interest and they barely made back the money invested and let the IP rot.
3) If it sells well S-E will attribute it to it's social components and make a sequel that's even less TWEWY like and 90% more Farmville like and the IP's original concept will rot.
So no matter what fans are screwed.
1) If it doesn't sell, S-E will attribute to piracy and let the IP rot.
2) If it sells moderately, S-E will say there wasn't enough interest and they barely made back the money invested and let the IP rot.
3) If it sells well S-E will attribute it to it's social components and make a sequel that's even less TWEWY like and 90% more Farmville like and the IP's original concept will rot.
So no matter what fans are screwed.
@edgydude
They'll be less screwed if they don't buy the port though so we'll never know the horrors of the 3rd option
They'll be less screwed if they don't buy the port though so we'll never know the horrors of the 3rd option
I gave up on SE a long time ago, but this one really stung. I thought for a moment, a brief moment, that they were going to do something that acknowledged what their fans wanted.
If we took a poll before the countdown started and asked everyone to name three projects they wanted SE to work on, I bet there would be exactly zero requests for a 'casual' one-screen version of TWEWY on the iOS for $20.
If we took a poll before the countdown started and asked everyone to name three projects they wanted SE to work on, I bet there would be exactly zero requests for a 'casual' one-screen version of TWEWY on the iOS for $20.
Oh Squeenix. I remember you so fondly from my childhood, though then you were Squaresoft. How did you come to be so full of bullshit. Ah well.
I have no interest in this port, but, I admit to seeing how they convert this to iOS format with characters on one screen. I feel like they would have to change significant portions of the game. We'll see, I guess. $19.99 seems excessive in any case.
I have no interest in this port, but, I admit to seeing how they convert this to iOS format with characters on one screen. I feel like they would have to change significant portions of the game. We'll see, I guess. $19.99 seems excessive in any case.
It would be awesome if "Tweets" were a new type of Noise enemy that you had to kill/catch enough of during battles in order to post messages to Twitter. Not that that would make me want to buy the port.
Maybe the lesson is Japanese companies need to not do so many countdown sites? With this, Konami's E3 PRE-show, and I'm don't remember who but I'm pretty sure we have had a bunch of countdowns for things like a character or two in some fighting game, its getting kind of silly.
"SE will attribute to piracy". 3/18 comments so far saying "I'm going to pirate this". Not sure if I should laugh or not at that ...
I always wanted to try TWEWY, but $20 for the iOS version? I'd rather hunt it down at GameStop for $15 or so and get the full original version. :P
In the wize words of one Dr. Robotnik,
WHY?
I said I'd still get this if it were a thing. I lied. It's not the fact that it's a port that gets me, it's the bloody $20 price tag. Once again, Square Enix, you have destroyed any interest in your own
product by somehow shooting yourself in the foot with..... THIS.
/End rage
WHY?
I said I'd still get this if it were a thing. I lied. It's not the fact that it's a port that gets me, it's the bloody $20 price tag. Once again, Square Enix, you have destroyed any interest in your own
product by somehow shooting yourself in the foot with..... THIS.
/End rage
VERY disappointing. Nobody puts a countdown timer (actually, two!) for a port. Thanks a lot for getting my hopes up, Square Enix.
This was a serious let down since I'm a huge fan of TWEWY so seeing this is a iOS port instead of a whole new game coming to the 3DS it makes me very disappointed.
I'd buy an Android port if one ever happens.
Not much Square Enix on Android so I might be waiting a while.
Not much Square Enix on Android so I might be waiting a while.
I love square, and the rpgs done this gen.
Lord knows I probably defend them more than anyone else.
But this seriously sucked, and made me hate square for a few days
Lord knows I probably defend them more than anyone else.
But this seriously sucked, and made me hate square for a few days
I bought the port because there's an extra chapter at the end and I'm a sucker. =/
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
I bought the port because there's an extra chapter at the end and I'm a sucker. =/
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
I bought the port because there's an extra chapter at the end and I'm a sucker. =/
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
I should also add that the iPhone version costs $17.99. Not a big difference, but should have been mentioned in the article.
Single screen you say? Alright square port this shit to the vita and charge $10.
That should piss off the fanboys even more. :-)
That should piss off the fanboys even more. :-)
I actually joked "watch as it'll be a iOS port" when the countdown was starting, never thinking that was what it actually was. I was disappointed seeing as there are 3 options I would much prefer. From best scenario to worst: TWEWY 2 for 3DS or Wii U, TWEWY Theatrhythm, TWEWY 3D, iOS port, Facebook spinoff. You just barely missed the bottom Square Enix.
@edgydude - Your second option reminds me of when Shinji Hashimoto was asked about a new 'Chrono' game so he replied, "If people want a sequel, they should buy more!"
I agree. After this announcement, chances of a new game are probably screwed.
I agree. After this announcement, chances of a new game are probably screwed.
I'm sorry, but this is something I just can't support. Imagine if Apple products became the new portable norm.
@DF - Was there? It's been so long since I've played the DS version that I've forgotten. I'm pretty sure this is new content, though.
Sweet fancy mother of fuck, why would a company do this? I have no PR or marketing training whatsoever and it is obvious from miles off that this is the sort of thing that will infuriate otherwise eager customers and loyal fans.
Clearly, formal training in these sorts of fields must be designed to actually extract common sense and basic foresight, and burn it.
Clearly, formal training in these sorts of fields must be designed to actually extract common sense and basic foresight, and burn it.
"Oh, and it costs $19.99, because Square Enix."
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"Φinal Fantasy Dimensions: thirty bucks for an iOS game?"
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No one wants this. We want a sequel.
I'll probably still buy it anyways, though. No one wants it, but I have to admit that it does look nice, at least. That and I played my copy of TWEWY so much that it doesn't work anymore, so I need a new one. xD
I'll probably still buy it anyways, though. No one wants it, but I have to admit that it does look nice, at least. That and I played my copy of TWEWY so much that it doesn't work anymore, so I need a new one. xD
I also called it and said it was gonna be an IOS port, Square doesn't give a fuck about anything but FF, any other IP exists solely to be monetized and exploited to squeeze money out of the stupider side of their fanbase.
People saying that others should be this overpriced piece of shit to show support for the license is proof of this.
People saying that others should be this overpriced piece of shit to show support for the license is proof of this.
What's the deal with all of these console eletists? Let others enjoy the game, iOS not good enough for ya?
@ molamolacolacake
"Oh Squeenix. I remember you so fondly from my childhood, though then you were Squaresoft. How did you come to be so full of bullshit. Ah well."
They made Final Fantasy 7.
The game that they sold with CG commercials. The game that was the next step in their goal to make a game that was like a Hollywood movie. (No joke, that was their goal.) The game that then sold gangbusters, expanding their audience and cementing them in players' minds.
It might have taken a bit of time, but the rest follows from there. They thought they could expand into making real Hollywood movies, and nearly killed themselves in the process. Final Fantasy became even more about the graphics. Square also started to fall into the trap that Sega long ago fell into with Sonic, where nothing they could do would please everyone. When people heard FF12 was being made by an FFT guy, they hoped the game might actually have a...game. And then the other half of the FF audience openly revolted at the idea that they might have to do any work to get their FF story.
Square released the "eh" Final Fantasy XI in their attempt to jump into the MMO market. Not awful on its own, it would eventually spawn FF 14, outsourced to China and an utter joke at release. (Square couldn't even keep people playing while constantly tacking addition "free months" onto the service.)
And sometime around when it partnered with EA, Square apparently decided it wanted to be the EA of Japan. Though it hasn't managed that yet.
"Oh Squeenix. I remember you so fondly from my childhood, though then you were Squaresoft. How did you come to be so full of bullshit. Ah well."
They made Final Fantasy 7.
The game that they sold with CG commercials. The game that was the next step in their goal to make a game that was like a Hollywood movie. (No joke, that was their goal.) The game that then sold gangbusters, expanding their audience and cementing them in players' minds.
It might have taken a bit of time, but the rest follows from there. They thought they could expand into making real Hollywood movies, and nearly killed themselves in the process. Final Fantasy became even more about the graphics. Square also started to fall into the trap that Sega long ago fell into with Sonic, where nothing they could do would please everyone. When people heard FF12 was being made by an FFT guy, they hoped the game might actually have a...game. And then the other half of the FF audience openly revolted at the idea that they might have to do any work to get their FF story.
Square released the "eh" Final Fantasy XI in their attempt to jump into the MMO market. Not awful on its own, it would eventually spawn FF 14, outsourced to China and an utter joke at release. (Square couldn't even keep people playing while constantly tacking addition "free months" onto the service.)
And sometime around when it partnered with EA, Square apparently decided it wanted to be the EA of Japan. Though it hasn't managed that yet.
$19.99 is expensive? You guys do realize that the game's MSRP is higher than that, right? And that it sells for $19.99 at Gamestop, used? That's not bad.
Why does it have to be $19.99? Because it's sold on the same platform as Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja? By that logic, an Xbox 360 should be the same price as a 3DS because they're sold in the same store.
Why does it have to be $19.99? Because it's sold on the same platform as Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja? By that logic, an Xbox 360 should be the same price as a 3DS because they're sold in the same store.
For a DS game that sells on the 2nd hand market for 40-50 bucks (and good luck finding it at a Gamestop LOL!!!!!!!!!!), 20 bucks isn't SO bad. It also has an extra chapter (though, a chapter that might be non-canon), all the DS content.
And higher quality audio, I would hope. That alone should be pretty good reason to buy it.
And higher quality audio, I would hope. That alone should be pretty good reason to buy it.
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