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Square Enix Weekly Recap: 15/10/2012

Posted by Ben Bateman on 15/10/2012

 

Not only is this week's recap jam-packed full of news, but it's also late. Why? Because the busy-bodies at Square Enix HQ thought it was time I moved desk. Either I've done really well and I've been moved to the cool-kids corner, or my unhealthy addiction to playing Gangnam Style on high-volume was starting to annoy people.

 

In the news

 

 

Comments

+ Grimoire - 22/10/2012 09:38
Choco Materia in Development
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/892251/157454740
+ Grimoire - 19/10/2012 18:19
FINAL FANTASY TCG
Chapter VIII will be released on December 14.
http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201210200001/
+ Grimoire - 19/10/2012 11:28
Quite the persistent fellow. Another thread reported.
+ Grimoire - 19/10/2012 10:01
Speaking of Guardian Cross and hack: the following information was just posted over at SEM NA's forum.
http://na.square-enix.com/go/thread/view/139251/29446409/R_U_READY_TO_ROCK_N_ROLL_READ_THIS_BEFORE_ITS_REMOVED_!!!

Reported.
+ Grimoire - 19/10/2012 07:04
Dengeki Interview with Tetsuya Nomura Finally Surfaces
http://khinsider.com/news/Dengeki-Interview-with-Tetsuya-Nomura-Finally-Surfaces-3104
http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/546/546503/
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 13:19
* i also read a next post he spend 300 dollars then all his 4 stars went to 5 stars like *** how.

i thought you need to shoot them something wrong.
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 13:16
taken from that SEA Forum:

Duped cards are everywhere! Here's a suggestion: If SE is DOING NOTHING about this, that it's better to buy duped cards to hold TOP ranks than to buy COINS, [Special tickets cannot garantee you a 5* card], but buying from dupers, U get 5* with Ace and MAX Stoned! At much cheaper price! Buy them, support DUPERS!


i highlight what i just said below my anger it said garantee one 5 star about those dupes max out cards from neoseekers.

i always tought how it was strange that a maxed out 4 stars angel i found & use any low ranked only to be wipe out by a not so maxed out 5 star card.

because SE not getting any more money from me i hope the next time SE found themselves bankrupt they do.
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 12:53
because that the reason im right off F2p i hope it dies out because frankly since i bought the in-game coins by right i would have at least 1 5 stars because the battle area on 1 5 is allow.

god knows when the FF super rare card will end to get Lord of fire card.

and ahh yes cheats via the app jailbreaker yeah i read about while my 5 quid nets me notthing. :(

and i dont get any answers. :'(
+ Grimoire - 18/10/2012 12:35
Yeah...it's really too bad that people are cheating and earning money on a nice little card game like this one.
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 12:30
oh thanks i have a look at that im busy ATM im awaiting a email back to me.

I found on neoseekers something disgraceful i could pay my way to get them i could buy from a total stranger
+ Grimoire - 18/10/2012 11:50
More on this here: http://na.square-enix.com/go/thread/view/139251/29442413/Duped_Cards,_Dupers_with_Ace_5*,_holding_top_200_ranks!
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 11:08
* that was a long rant but I am near to the end I know if after castle 0 if you go back in it there a mission there but I'm more worry what happens at the end of episode 1 will it continue like after it finish because the way I see it is not once I got a 5 star I got 10 invites code used need 15 more to get that 5 star card that I don't think I will or my friends will get.

Really same it was such a great game. :|
+ alistair6969 - 18/10/2012 10:58
C r a p I'm upset & very angry I needed to write a complaint to guardian cross via the game support app I post my feeling here to warn ppl don't feed SE greedy ******** any more, as I can't find the blog post to guardian cross on my ps3 it very sluggish today :(

Yes I in the end, end up buying in game coins I have been on GC I have seen the super rare cards the 5 stars ones as it says in RED you get least 1 guardian card in line with the view cards right it also says there in the normal grounds too well I only seen the 4 yellow stars ones and I play it all day every day.

So then I thinking maybe the game has been set up if you don't buy in coins there no way you get a 5 star cards so twice I buy the 400 coins ones in that time I have one new 4 stars vampire and angel again because I had it via a special ticket and I got the rest of the 2 stars lovely eh in those 2 special grounds that I have bought not once a 5 red star card I got.

So I come to a conclusion the game has been set up that the way you get the 5 stars is.....

1 get a s, s+ rating

2 spend h e l l a lot of money to get 1 or 2.

Because funny enough I had a in game message he has spend 20 bucks & not 1 single 5 star he got he even ask me if I have 1 to trade I would if I have 2 of the same 5 star one.

Basically what I'm saying is I regret what I put in GC post if free 2 play is a extra way to fleece extra cash then I don't f-ing like it. The red least 1 card view of the 5 stars ones is very misleading under UK law under the advertises act.

You must be really stupid to folk out like 35 quid to net you 5 stars cards I'm treating it like the drop rates in ff13 0.5% put that into costs play for a year I'm nearly come to the end of the episode I'm soon at Castle 0 & in that time not 1 5 star. >_<
+ Grimoire - 18/10/2012 09:41
That happens to me too (not only when I use IE, but GC and MF), but only once a day. The second time I visit SEM EU everything works just fine.
So I'm not the only one to have this problem...
+ SPEEDY1001 - 18/10/2012 08:25
Is something special with this website? Whenever I open the german and english blog the interface (explorer and internetexplorer) freezes for several seconds before the sites open.

mfg
Olli
+ Grimoire - 18/10/2012 07:23
Crystal ◆ Conquest
crystalconquest.jp/
New Card Game.

Symphonica
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/symphonica/en/index.html
Rhythm Game for iPhone/iPad.

FINAL FANTASY XII Original Soundtrack & Piano Collections
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.432093720182672.101087.220023421389704&type=1
Release Date: November 7.
+ Tanthalas - 17/10/2012 12:23
@Mad_Angel

When I said "You started this by saying that "no one liked" FFXIII"", I was obviously talking about the part where you started bashing FFXIII.

FFXIII was also obviously not criticized by everyone left and right, there are people that liked the game even if you refuse to belive it. As for the FFXIII-2 sales numbers, vgchartz puts them at 2,68 million. I say over 2 million to give a wide error margin.

And oh, but I'm not misquoting you on the release date thing. The thing is that you're here complaining about the EU SE website not doing PR for games that don't even have a release window (FFvsXIII is at best a 2014 game, Type-0 appears to be dead in the west) while SE does PR for Eidos games that have actual release dates and that will be released in the near future (Tomb Raider and Hitman). I then pointed out to you that Eidos is a part of SE now and that it makes a lot more sense to do PR for games that will be released a lot sooner. You then replied that we now only get Eidos games and I pointed out to you that we recently got FFXIII-2 and KH:3D. Your response to this? They're not recent (none of them are even 1 year old and you're clamoring for news on a, at best, 2014 game *rolls eyes*) because they were released in Japan earlier than in Europe. Again, this is the EU website of SE, they need to do PR for the EU releases.

And as for Type-0, again, if the only thing that matters is the JP release date, then why are you complaining? The game is out already!

Lastly, I didn't mention FFIII DS because it was the same misdirection that you're trying to apply to FFXIII-2 and KH:3D. SE Europe wouldn't do heavy PR for the game in 2006 for the JP release, they would do it in 2007 for the EU release. This isn't the JP website of the SE, its the EU one.
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 22:47
@FFVIIFreak88
That is a good question, I really don't know any more.
Originally my intention was to express how disappointed I was/am on how this site has become less and less about SE and more about Eidos. But then I got caught on a never ending path trying to answer direct questions and personal attacks that I lost track of what was important. If any moderator sees fit, you may delete all but my initial post.

@Ben
I reproduce here FFVIIFreak88 question (he deserves it): "if you read this please comment to advise if the game" (FF Type-0) "has been cancelled - that is all I ask so I can stop waiting for it to finally be announced."
+ FFVIIFreak88 - 16/10/2012 20:56
@Mad_Angel and Tanthalas - are you both arguing for any reason?

I am one of the people that bought ff13 and 13-2 and really enjoyed them both - also really looking forward to LR-FF13!

Top priority is gathering information on Type-0 - surely you both agree that this game looks awesome - heck I wish I could learn Japanese so I could play it now however as that is not possible I have to wait and hope.

I did ask Ben to provide any info he could on the status of this game but am worried he won't answer because it is hidden amongst the spam emails and pointless bickering - and if anyone decides that SE are failing to provide an adequate service I would encourage them to ask questions, or leave constructive feedback - not idle threats about never buying another game from them as you will likely relent when the next FF is released.

Ben, if you read this please comment to advise if the game has been cancelled - that is all I ask so I can stop waiting for it to finally be announced.

Thanks
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 19:32
@Tanthalas
"Where exactly was I incoherent. You started this by saying that "no one liked" FFXIII". Well, just there... I started this saying that for a SE weekly recap it has a lot of Eidos and almost no SE. Incoherent...

But you continue ""no one liked" FFXIII which is obviously untrue. Like I've mentioned before, at least 2 million people decided to buy FFXIII-2". What does the number of people who bought FFXIII-2 has to do with the fact that XIII was criticised left and right from all fans? Incoherent...
And how did you come up with the number 2M? Can you back it up? Is it just for EU? If it is worldwide, why did you include other territories if you just care about EU? Incoherent...

As for release dates, don't misquote me. I said, and I quote, "The release date that matters when we discuss whether a game is recent or not is its earliest release date". Using this definition, Sleeping Dogs' release date is August 13, 2012 (NA) not September 27, 2012 (JP).

As for type-0, and quoting myself again, "I talked about Type-0 and vsXIII as examples of games that everyone wants to know about (and ultimately play) but that are left behind in development h*ll". I don't see why you keep bringing type-0 over and over again. I could have used FFX HD remake or KH3 as examples too. Heck, I went to Japan this summer to attend TGS and bought my own original Japanese copy of the game...

However, why don't you answer my question regarding FFIII release date? Incoherent...
+ Tanthalas - 16/10/2012 18:32
@Mad_Angel

Where exactly was I incoherent. You started this by saying that "no one liked" FFXIII which is obviously untrue. Like I've mentioned before, at least 2 million people decided to buy FFXIII-2, or are you just ignoring that fact?

And like I said before, if the only release date that matters is the JP one, then why are you complaining about Type-0? Its been out for almost a year now. And then you go accusing other people of being incoherent.
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 18:13
@Tanthalas
Can you be more incoherent? First you accuse me to be delusional when I don't back my opinion on numbers. When I present you the numbers, you rebate those numbers in the most subjective manner possible: your personal taste. In your flawed logical system, FFXIII is a good game cause it "was good enough for me" (you). SIGH...

The release date that matters when we discuss whether a game is recent or not is its earliest release date. Or do you think FF3 is a 2007 NDS game?
I do go to the SE-Japan site. However I miss to find information about the international release of Type-0 or any new information (with less than 1 year) regarding vsXIII. Maybe the SE-Japan site I see is not the same you site you see from your delusional reality.
+ Tanthalas - 16/10/2012 17:42
@Mad_Angel
I rate games by how much I enjoy them, so yes, FFXIII was good enough for me. I care little for how high complete strangers rate a game. That doesn't affect how much I enjoy playing a game. And if FFXIII is a mediocre game then I'm happy for you that you've only been playing awesome games and have never played a truly mediocre game.

If the modern world is now global then why exactly are you complaining? If the only release date that matters is the JP one, then you're free to go to the SE JP website to get the info on the games you want. By that logic why exactly are you complaining about Type-0? Tha game has been released for almost a year now!
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 16:52
@Tanthalas
If 83 is good enough for you, we have to disagree on that too. Personally I thrive for perfection, to do the best I can and know. Thus, anything below 90 is not acceptable for the (once) considered best RPG franchise of all. 83 is mediocre at best and is also the lowest score given to a main FF title (fact, not my opinion).

As for the EU vs JP argument, all I have to say is that the modern world is now global. Long gone is the time when a game released in Japan would get media attention in the west only one year later. The release date that matters is always the earliest of all regions.

OFC SE is a business and who am I to tell SE how to run their business. That is not my intention nor my privilege. However, it is I who decide how to spend my money and (lately) SE-Japan is making that choice very easy...
+ Tanthalas - 16/10/2012 16:07
@Mad_Angel

I'm sorry, but if you want to start saying stuff like "no one liked" FFXIII, then yes, I am going to call you delusional. And since when an 83% metacritic is bad? Even if you go by the sales of FFXIII-2 to say that people didn't like FFXIII, at least over 2 million people liked FFXIII enough to buy FFXIII-2. The producers recognizing that FFXIII has flaws doesn't mean its a bad game, its means that they want to improve those aspects.

This is not Japan, this is Europe, so obviously the important dates for us are the EU release dates. More so when you're complaining about the PR SE Europe is dedicating to their games on the EU website.

And again, SE is a business. What exactly do you think makes more sense:

- Doing PR for Hitman: Absolution which will be released in about a month and for Tomb Raider which will be released in March 2013.

- Doing PR for FFvsXIII that at best will be released in 2014 (if it'll ever see the light of day).
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 14:43
@Tanthalas
I know when someone starts to lose an argument, the easiest way is to start offending who has a different opinion but (please) lets keep this discussion elevated, I haven't offended you once so watch your language. Oh and check your facts: FFXIII-2 release date December 15, 2011 and KH:3D March 29, 2012. As I said before, release dates for Japan because we are talking about SE-Japan games...

If so many people liked FFXIII why does it has an average metacritic score of 83 and why did FFXIII-2 producers openly said they recognized that XIII had a lot of flaws and were (trying to) address them in FFXIII-2? Not my words here...

Finally, I don't go about saying what "people care about" without backing up my statements. I read this blog/site a lot, I read NA SE forum a lot, and I follow Famitsu "most anticipated games" list (to get a comprehensive view of all different markets). Taking Famitsu's list as an example, if you do a simple google search, you will find that vsXIII is always on this list, which is voted by Japanese readers of the magazine.
+ Tanthalas - 16/10/2012 14:11
@Mad_Angel

You're delusional if you think that "no one liked" FFXIII.

FFXIII-2 was released at the start of this year with the last DLC being released in May (?), that's a still a lot closer than the release date of FFvsXIII which is well over a year away. KH:3D wasn't even released 3 months ago.

As for the rest, yes, unfortunately nowadays handheld and mobile games are the bigger focus for Japanese developers. This isn't something endemic only to SE.

And don't go saying what "people care about" because I personally don't care about KH or vsXIII due to their gameplay. I'm a lot more interested in seeing news about A Realm Reborn.
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 12:50
@Tanthalas
Calling FFXIII-2 or KD:3D release dates recent, is an overstatement---both games were released more than 6 months ago (at least in Japan). But what we know about SE-japan games for the future? Vague information about the second spin-off for a 3 years old game that no one liked back in 2009 and a strong push for the re-release of an MMORPG that gamers will continue to ignore in a F2P ruled environment.

I talked about Type-0 and vsXIII as examples of games that everyone wants to know about (and ultimately play) but that are left behind in development h*ll so that other games (that we don't care as much) get released. I don't need to remind you that Nomura said in January that he was "checking new media to be revealed to the press" this year---that is, new PR material that we haven't seen yet, 10 months later...

Finally, it is interesting that you mentioned KH:3D because I almost forgot about this franchise, another prime example of how SE treats their Japanese games in the last few years: We get spin-offs, re-releases, HD collections, mobile games (because they are cheaper to develop) and not a single AAA original game. KH2 is a 7 years old game, the PS3/X360 generation is almost over and still no KH3.
+ alistair6969 - 16/10/2012 12:24
*Anyhow Ben i hope you can sort this mess out and tell us confirm or deny are we going to get type-0 or not?
+ alistair6969 - 16/10/2012 12:10
like i said below SE gives us westernes the middle finger. so another FF wont ever reach us they will Rue the day for not localise it.

FF13-lighting returns will be my LAST final fantasy EVER if their cant be arsed (bother) to release FFtype-0 but i doubt type-0 will be on a 3DS as it out now in japan PSP and if it was ended up on a ninty 3DS get ready to be flamed by ppl reaction. -_-
+ Tanthalas - 16/10/2012 10:46
@Mad_Angel

You make it sound like we didn't get FFXIII-2 or KH:3D recently, or that we haven't been getting news about FFXIV. Of course Tomb Raider and Hitman have been getting more PR, those games actually have release dates while (unfortunately) SE has decided not to localize Type-0. And complaining about no PR for FFvsXIII is kind of ridiculous since that game is stuck in development ****. With Lightning Returns being released next year FFvsXIII is a at most a 2014 title, no point in wasting PR resources on it.
+ Mad_Angel - 16/10/2012 10:22
@Tanthalas
I know that "Eidos games are SE games". And, unfortunatelly, I know now that Eidos' games are the ONLY SE games. When you compare the amount of PR Tomb Raider and Hitman got since they were announced versus what we know about SE japan games such as Type-0 and FFvsXIII (announced years before TB and Hitman) you come to the sad conclusion that SE japan is no more than remakes and mobile games now....

@Ben
Kudos for the desk moving. I hope you are now one desk closer to make our opinion be heard.
+ alistair6969 - 16/10/2012 08:02
yes congrats ben on your new desk job ,[ it be in a quiet corner in the basement dust, & codweds at no extra cost & a personalise bucket to pee in]

SE must cut down on cost. >_>
+ SPEEDY1001 - 16/10/2012 06:58
@FFVIIIFreak88 - no new job :P - just moving furniture ;)

mfg
Olli
+ FFVIIFreak88 - 16/10/2012 06:47
Ben, congrats on the new job!! Hope all the changes are good :)

I do have a suggestion as a change you could implement with your new found powers if you are interested?

Game news and updates - rather than the majority of square enix news being found as 'leaks' on random websites - could it be possible for more regular updates officially from square enix representatives etc?

In relation to the above, could you gather information about final fantasy type-0? I saw the link saying people said it was cancelled in its current form - any chance you could confirm this officially? I have been looking forward to this game for ages and am ignoring all non-official news about status in the hope it is still coming - even if its now vita rather than psp :)

Thanks and congrats again
+ Tanthalas - 15/10/2012 23:39
@Mad_Angel

Eidos games are SE games now. Considering that the next big SE games to be released are Hitman: Absolution and Tomb Raider did you really expect them to be promoting SE Japan games that don't even have a release window?

@Ben Bateman

Oh, so really did get a promotion? Thought you just moved to another desk. >_>;

Anyways congrats, hopefully you can push for some more improvements on the blog.
+ Mad_Angel - 15/10/2012 20:16
Another week, another ""SE"" weekly recap: Out of 21 articles, "SE official site" dedicates 17 articles to promote Eidos' games... The 4 remaining articles two are for mobile RPGs, one is a FF-related competition, and only one talks about a major FF game that no one cares about. I understand you can't have bombastic SE news every week, but this trend is going on for more than 2 years now...
I'll continue to comment on the "SE official site" even though SE has nothing to show about their own games and does not listen to their own loyal fans. Yet, I'm starting to think that if my words do not move you, maybe it is time to let my money talk...
+ ffkostas - 15/10/2012 19:44
Hey Ben do we have any idea how much we are going to pay every month for FFXIV?
+ Ben Bateman - 15/10/2012 21:59
Heya,

I can confirm it's the prices here: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/campaign/campaign.html#legacy (change region at the top of the page).
+ alistair6969 - 15/10/2012 19:42
i found the Tweets very intresting, especially the mention of How many IOS games SE had release yes i know because i nearly bought every 1 of them & the fact SE & sony has knackered the handheld market that the reason for no Type 0 In the rest.

sony says they care & listen, do they balls like, just another shape of SCEE.

1 thing the tweet got wrong no way the vita Bomded only 3 weeks away or so vita be part of plus.
+ alistair6969 - 15/10/2012 19:16
what do you f-ing expect so it's official then set in stone.


NO ff type-O for us shafted EU folks but im not surprise, SE given normal middle finger to us.

SE can stick that game where the sun dont shine.

* my check list of SE fail to release games on PSN.

KHBBS
FF-crisis core
& imports

so thats 2 find fantasy never reach our shores FF11 never out in EU on ps2 but did after a uproar on c r a pbox360 now type-O joins it.
+ Tanthalas - 15/10/2012 17:35
Well that news about Type-0 is disheartening.

One of the best games that the JP branch of SE has to offer not getting localized. /sigh
+ HYNE - 15/10/2012 17:18
Additionally, congratulations on your promotion. You are doing a good job so far and I hope you remain working for Square Enix for a long time. I wanted to read your article on how you got the job, but I forgot to bookmark it. I'll search for it sometime.
+ Ben Bateman - 15/10/2012 22:02
Here's the article (hope you like it) http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/jobs-in-games-no-experience-no-qualifications-no-problem/0102752

Thanks for the kind words. We still have a lot to do here but I'm hoping this new role will help bring improvements to the Square Enix Community. The role is largely the same (I'm still doing the blog, looking after twitter etc.) but hopefully I'll be able to instigate more changes, bring you more interesting content, more answers to those burning questions. All in good time of course :)
+ HYNE - 15/10/2012 17:12
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43146459&postcount=411

:(