Do you think so? I've, like I said, made the experience that people turned their back on Falcom and either left completely or just don't bother anymore. The part that adapted is active though, as mentioned (no idea how it's on Twitter as I don't use social media). The reviews for VIII are better (from fans) but there is the saying: "Fool me once, bla, fool me twice, bla". This would be the third time for the Ys series and I'm definitely done at this point.
Falcom is the only tangible company in this instance though, it's not like I have any connection to Softbank. And I can say: "I did my part", at least on the games' side (importing is expensive). Also, don't forget, them switching from PC to handheld isn't the only problem.
Like I said, I'm bitter. Usually, it subsides after talking a while about this and that but then, after several months, a new thread like this will pop up and it will be the same all over again (like this is). The market is in bad shape and has been for a long time. One shouldn't be putting people down because they are compromising themselves to earn their living, but that's still hard to do when you are passionate about something, even after all this time.
It's not really "just" about saving time. It's about creating a realistic world and usually, warping is pretty counter-productive in that regard...unless it fits the lore.
What I said above applies, not gonna try again.
To be fair, there aren't that many people on NeoGAF that play old PC games (it's more of a console community after all), let alone Japanese ones. You will always find the odd person here and there that knows a lot and played a lot (not just in this regard but in general) but they are always the exception. And to be fair, Mask of the Sun isn't Falcom, it just bears the series' name.
