Ninja Kn1ght
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I'm in for the first episode at least. 
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Nintendo Downloads - June 2009 (VC / WiiWare / DSiWare)
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RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
Looks like I'm going to hold off on FF4-2 for now. If all the episodes are 800 square can forget it.
Hopefully it will play out differently
Hopefully it will play out differently
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Here I was hoping for Space Harrier Arcade. Thanks.
So has it been clarified how many episodes FF4-2 Wiiware is going to be? I'm hearing like 10 different answers(with most of them being 9).
Oh and HEY KONAMI! I just bought Contra: Hard Corps off Amazon for $8 and I even got a box & manual to go with it. Fuck you guyzzzzzz and your lack of Genesis VC support.
So has it been clarified how many episodes FF4-2 Wiiware is going to be? I'm hearing like 10 different answers(with most of them being 9).
Oh and HEY KONAMI! I just bought Contra: Hard Corps off Amazon for $8 and I even got a box & manual to go with it. Fuck you guyzzzzzz and your lack of Genesis VC support.
chesspieceface
Member
Guys, this might be the full game right there, there's no mention of episodes anywhere in the PR. Let's wait for someone to get it and report.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
chesspieceface said:
My thoughts exactly, but on the other hand I can't see S-E selling this game for only $8 as a whole (They won't dare try and sell each episode at that price either. They will have to compete with games of a much greater value in that case!)
I reckon they'll do the other episodes as DLC for like 300 points each.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
What I can't believe is that even with less than two hours before the games are expected to go live we can't get any confirmation as to whether this is going to be broken up into episodes or not.
No FF4 with FF4A would seem a bit more surprising wouldn't you agree?
MoogPaul said:
No FF4 with FF4A would seem a bit more surprising wouldn't you agree?
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Yeah, definitely not buying that shit until we know what the pricing structure for the other episodes is gonna be.
If it's 800 each, then, even though FFIV is my favorite game ever, Square Enix can kiss the fatest part of my ass. I have a feeling that not even Square is arrogant enough to charge 800 for each of them, though.
If it's 800 each, then, even though FFIV is my favorite game ever, Square Enix can kiss the fatest part of my ass. I have a feeling that not even Square is arrogant enough to charge 800 for each of them, though.
Carlisle said:
You are the problem of gaming and the reasons why big corporation are craving their "digital distribution only era". They no they can control you all and selling you their poo-poo in chunks for a way higher price than they would have been able to sell it to you in package. They also aren't factoring it's fucking bytes and not a physical release because they also know you will buy anyways.
So yeah, continue to think like you do and one day my whole gaming will be ruined and overpriced + we won't actually own our stuff. How would you like "rent only" world heh?
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Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I'm in for the first batch, but if the following episodes are more than 500 points Square can go suck a dick. =/
JoshuaJSlone
Member
You can balk at this being overpriced and a bad effect of the digital distribution era, but it's because of the digital distribution era that such a niche project even exists. This stuff was never going to be a retail release. A new "16 bit" RPG sequel to a nearly twenty year old game is aimed at a pretty specific audience, who now can either signal that they're willing to pay enough to have their niche catered to, or that they don't care enough at that price.
Very possible. The Japanese version had 12 chapters from what I understand, so if they're releasing it in 9 parts here, at least one release is made up of multiple chapters. Which I assume would be the first part.Clever Pun said:
Unless you're talking about this release having more than one of the 9 stated episodes in it. Which...who knows. :lol
JoshuaJSlone said:
Not exactly. It's stuff like this that keep us there, "hardcore gamers". If there wasn't such stuff out there we would probably invest less in gaming. Less and less and starting to be lapsed because nothing at retail would interest us. This is when general videogame sales would actually go down instead of increase in general. Then what would this create? This would push publishers to eventually risk more and get the games on the store shelve a little more diverse or else everybody would eventually become bored. Your niche games would the reappear in retail form.
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bomb_jack said:
There's no way to spin this. If all episodes are 800 points IT IS the most ridiculous pricing ever. Let's face it, it does cost more than a 360 or PS3 game. It's impossible to reach such production values, nostalgia or not. It's completely out of this fucking world.
They could have reached something like a DS game price or something but no, they TRIPLE the middle range DS price. WTF WTF
I can't believe anyone swallowing this. If you buy this you simply are retarded and validate the dream of huge corporations to create their dream's fiscal paradise that is "digital era only".
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Considering that nowhere is it referred to as 'Volume One', I think it's safe to say that this is either a base package, with cheaper add-on DLC coming later, or it's all nine episodes all smooshed into one (I can dream, right?).
Releasing each of the nine episodes at 800 points would be ludicrous.
Releasing each of the nine episodes at 800 points would be ludicrous.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
JasonMCG said:
We'll probably have a better idea in about 15 minutes when it goes up on the shop channel.
Blast Processing
Member
Hi SE, how you doing? Gosh, it's been such a long time. I'd like you to meet my new friends the iTunes App Store and Steam. Ok, well, see you later!
A Twisty Fluken
Member
Ranger X said:
You demonstrate a very deep understanding of value right here.
Saint10118
Member
Flip Champs is a go! Downloading Now.
PataHikari
Banned
So once again GAF jumps to the most retarded conclusion possible, gets angry about it, and is promptly proven wrong.
Saint10118
Member
Mighty Flip Champs is pretty awesome. Puzzle mechanic feels very nice and some of the puzzles really do make you think about your next move (especially a couple of the timing based ones)
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
A correction to the above price: the last episode is 800 points, not 300. So that's $37 total.
I was figuring SE wouldn't try charging us $72 for the entire set. SE has made some dumb decisions, but I didn't think they would be that dumb.
I can deal with the price if the first is $8 and the rest $3 a pop. What annoys me, and what I was afraid of, is they are going to take forever to release the whole game. It won't be completely out until September. That sucks.
I can deal with the price if the first is $8 and the rest $3 a pop. What annoys me, and what I was afraid of, is they are going to take forever to release the whole game. It won't be completely out until September. That sucks.
I'm theoretically willing to spend $37 on a 16bit Final Fantasy from Square Enix. I'm definitely picking up the first installment, and if I like what I'm playing, I'll pick up the rest. It sort of sucks that they will be spreading the game out over 3 months, but I can see why they are doing it. For most people, it's much easier to swallow an $8 Wiiware game, with $3 DLC installments every week or two than a $30+ Wiiware game with no DLC. People are used to spending $5-15 on WiiWare/XBLA/PSN titles and anything over that price range is deemed a rip-off regardless of the amount of gameplay offered.