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TLDW : No.

As much as I’d love to see a surprise release of LNF this year, I just don’t see it coming out before 2025. Simply due to the sheer scale of the game and because I really don’t think Sean wants to release it too early for fear of a repeat of NMS’s rocky release.

Memory-Bandwidth was switches biggest bottleneck.

This lineup is okay but not very promising not to mention PS plus stripped many games and the new ones suck and it still sucks on pc.

VOD SQUAD! heyo!

Hello. Many years after your put up this guide it seems like I can’t assign an action to the hotbar. How does that happen?

Then the answer is for them to go digital only, time to wake up old school FF collectors, either good game or a nice jewel case and plushie. Quick hint: most people buy digital these days and don't buy physical that just makes more clutter and waste to have to be thrown away.

I feel that FF7 Remake franchise was the wrong project to undertake, and was undertaken completely wrong by Nomura's multiverse vision. It should have been a single game and done. Not three on potentially three generation consoles. They need to focus on knocking out one mainline FF (next is FF17) every 3 year, on multi platforms (PC/Console), and focus on that. Square Enix should be known as the company which does Final Fantasy mainline games repeatedly with quality. Instead Square Enix got stuck in the mud with FF mainline title sequels (a big no no for this anthology series), mobile games, and extended universe BS like the entire compilation of FF7 games.

Reflect X% damage taken used to work on initial damage you would've taken, either you were blocking or not, it scale inversly with your armor, since the more armor you had, the more you mitigated, hence the lesser amount is reflected, this was nerfed to the ground anyways and only reflects 1s now. X% damage dealt on damage taken actually is based on your overall damage you deal, so based on your weapon + buffs + rings etc. and only activates when you take damage directly, does not activate if you block, it scales with your damage and has no relation to your armor, this still works to some extent, but best reflect damage is done through thistle rings, the widely used reflect damage build consists of thistle rings, highest damage weapon you can get and Chance to Heal X% on damage taken enchants on armor, to heal the damage you take from the rings/initial hits.

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awesome insight into the business side of gamedev. i love when Thomas talks about this stuff, its super interesting

Is not safe cause is boring passed 20 hours lol

The FF footage in the background while talking about No Rest is confusing

You neglected to compound your interest. At 10%, it takes just over 7 years to double your investment, not 10 years. 1.10 ^ 7 = 1.95. Invest while you're young and budget for it kids, it really will pay off. Dividend income is also great, very favorable on income tax, so a great dividend stock that also has growth potential is win win.

Oh wow that’s terrible news I didn’t expect coming to console being a year or more out. I was expecting it soon.

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12 months 24 months, I don't really care, so long as the game is good, refined, and has as little speed bumps/bugs as possible on release. Game development takes time, and a good game? Takes even more time. No such thing as over cooking a game, especially if it's warranted and again, at the end it delivers a good product. Then again modern gamers have short term memories and always on the high of the "next big game" like every other week. I hope Moon Studios doesn't pull a CDPR with Cyberpunk by rushing things to only lose a ton of PR and player trust. Even Diablo 4 and Blizzard suffered from this whole "rush to the finish line" because..you know, shareholders and publishers pressure. This is exactly why Moon Studios didn't sell itself to Microsoft or something on that front, because they can do what they want at the speed that they want. As long as finances are secure and they have no other pressures, let them cook NRftW for as long as they want.

I feel a lot of modern analysts get a lot wrong about Final Fantasy. Pay attention to how much development actually cost during the PS era in today's money. 7 was close to $80 million in today's money. 8 was closer to $60 million. 9 was back up to $80 million. But, 10 was only $60 million. Even when you account for marketing costs, they rarely broke $100 million in today's money. I wouldn't even say that FF stood out amongst its peers for graphics at the time either. They definitely did above average, but this was also the era of games like Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Solid 2. A lot of companies put out similar looking games at the time. It was only around 13 or 14 that Square Enix began to push it as the big AAA franchise. Because of this, FF is absolutely a brand that can be smaller, because it has proven to be successful as a smaller franchise. Even games like Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus were successful because they were smaller. I have no problem with Square Enix trying new things, but the problem is they're trying to use the recognizable brand of existing franchises to do it. The attempt to reimagine existing franchises as action games since Front Mission Evolved back in 2010 has ended in nothing less of disaster for Square Enix. All they end up doing is burying the entire franchise or alienating fans. Just look at how poorly the Star Ocean 2 Remake and Front Mission Remakes have been doing. And when they did get one hit with something like Nier Automata, they immediately tried to double down on it with the Nier Replicant Remake only for that to crash and burn. Because of this, they've killed their old franchises and no new ones have really stuck either. FF has lost more than half of its Japanese audience since FF13 even though FF15 did get a big bump in the west. However, they haven't quite stuck around, resulting in the continued downward trend that you see for their games. And it's also because of this mentality that Square Enix is unable to push out something like Genshin or their own version of it. They don't want to create something like that. What they want is their action game to sell 10 million copies between Japan and the west. Live services make money if they're able to acquire and maintain a decently sized audience. However, more than half of live service games die in 3 years and don't make back their money. There's unlimited potential for those free to play games that get you to spend a ton on loot boxes, but you have to make one that people actually want. Square Enix has plenty of experience with this. Remember how quickly their Fullmetal Alchemist mobile game died off? Yet, Record Keeper was their strongest earner for almost a decade thanks to the Japanese players. Genshin works because they acquired a decent audience and have a steady update schedule to keep those people around much like FF14 does. But, you're significantly more likely to end up with a game like Bless, which has gone down three times in about 7 years. Ever Crisis for example is on a significant downhill trend and it is better for Square Enix if it's closed by the end of this year. Not to mention they also have stuff like FF15 Comrades, FF7 The First Soldier, Babylon's Fall, and Marvel's Avengers. What needs to happen first is that Square Enix needs to win its Japanese audience back. They absolutely have the data to know what to do, but whether or not they decide to act upon it is up to them.

Isn’t this comming from the owner of moon studios?? This guy LEGITIMATELY had employees leaving and quitting cause of all types of terrible work place conditions and more??? We HAVE to stop just taking any quote from anywhere and barring who the person is that said it…

Stanima FTW!

I really don't like the new ARPG FF games. I remember buying the OG FF on NES over the 4th of July holiday when I was in 3rd grade. I still play all the turn based games.

Yes legend of dragoon prequel and soul reaver remake and for pc time commmando and the hive remake

12 months is acceptable. 18 months? Ehh. I loveeee this game, but I will absolutely have moved on if it takes a year and a half to hit 1.0

GEEZE, 12-18 months out of more is just way too long. Im sure No Rest will be a good game, but it seems as though it will be a victim of over-cooking. Too many ppl in the kitchen kill the soup. GTA 6 will probably be out by then, and that's gone own the next 2 years, easy.

There isn't in game purchases

I want a Mac port 😃

This guy is a fanboy, the real answer is no, this game is boring.

hootie hoot

Congrats on 70 lbs loss so far. Keep up the great work!

Hey. I originally was just trolling for Light No Fire news, but I wanted to say that I really appreciate the mental health message you included in your video. It means a lot to me that you care and use your platform as a space for positivity and encouragement 😊

it's about time for adding new gameplay content and expanding the map. the game is very short at the moment. the map should become as big as elden ring with tons of content, areas to explore and so on, different seasons with snowfall areas, rainy and dry areas and...

Interesting comments on mental health, I tend to over think thing and look for conflict, I manage by getting and having a cup of tea, listening to music or an audio book to distract my mind, then going back to sleep, and not sending that message that stokes the issue at conflict.

Geoff's last name is pronounced "Key-lee" lol, just thought I'd mention.

Cant wait for this game lol, hopefully they add an airship

Good luck on your weight loss journey and great advice on mental health. Looking forward to the game.

If I had to guess a release date I would say August 2024

Light No Fire is my most Anticipated Games of 2024

Wooooooty woot!

The fact No Mans Sky has been transformed into the game we have today and all without expensive DLC gives me so much hope for Light No Fire.

Cant wait for this game, and a purpose? Yes God has a purpose for everyone🙏

How does it compare to d2r?

Glad to have someone going over support for this Game. I am having a blast with the game and find that the way you display new info and updates for the game is really easily digestible rather than searching for it on other platforms. You have my sub, thank you.

What are macros and why did yours raise your dps

"ur dream is a fantasy and i will be ur final witness"

It's a F2P game so Destiny has nothing to do with it. Also Destiny went woke and lost a lot of its player base. These 2 games are nothing alike. It'll be released when its ready.

I keep getting a message stating that Arm's Length and Perfect Balance are not valid action names for the macro?

Great video! I just want to say, I lost my Mother a couple of years ago. PLEASE EVERYONE SPEND TIME WITH YOUR MOM PLEASE TELL HER YOU LOVE HER, THANK HER FOR RAISING YOU, EVEN IF THINGS WASN'T ALWAYS GOOD. LET GO OF ANY ANGER OR RESENTMENT. TAKE THE TIME TO LET HER KNOW HOW SPECIAL SHE IS, MAKE HER FEEL SPECIAL. JUST SPEND TIME WITH HER. PLEASE IT WILL MEAN THE WORLD TO HER! Sorry for the caps and ranting. thank you❤

So I've been playing no rest for the wicked for a couple weeks.. and after the update which automatically updated on my steam deck I now can not play it! Anybody have an answer to this steam deck I was able to play it just fine.. now it's just super slow or something