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[SteelCurtain 59]

You are having troubles with the technique. Use your imagination and in your minds eye see that ugly, disgusting blue colored strip fade away.

Yes, it's going away, it can no longer hurt you, your astroturfing cheque from your employment at the Xbox division is safe.

Now, relax, breathe deeply and imagine the blue turning to green and feel that absolute internal joy at the face of Aaron Greenberg and Phil Spencer smiling at you from the green heavens above.

Now, grin as all is right with the world and there are no more ugly blue labels. All PS consoles have turned to Xboxes, all your life's effort is worth it now.

Ok, better?

I know it's hard to fathom on a forum where games are only good if they appear on a Sony console, but sometimes people not being interested in a game has nothing to do with console wars

 

[Azurro]

I know it's hard to fathom on a forum where games are only good if they appear on a Sony console, but sometimes people not being interested in a game has nothing to do with console wars

I see you are not too familiar with longdi, professional Xbox troll.

 

[Kokoloko85]

TBH the only souls games I care about are Miyazaki games.

Team Ninja makes good games but why a Final Fantasy souls game?

 

[Batiman]

I was hoping for an oldschool type game that would match 7,8 and 9

 

[SoraNoKuni]

That's actually really really intriguing.

Nice.

 

[XXL]

 

[GuinGuin]

TBH the only souls games I care about are Miyazaki games.

Team Ninja makes good games but why a Final Fantasy souls game?

Because they made Nioh and this will sell 5 times better based on the name alone.

 

[hangdang69]

I'm really looking forward to it if true lol

 

[yazenov]

Rumor: Square Enix Set to Announce a New Action-RPG Final Fantasy Spinoff

A new collaboration between Square Enix and Team Ninja puts the Final Fantasy series in something resembling the Souls-like genre.

www.fanbyte.com

Confirmed by Imran Khan, also confirms Square is the circulating leaked show

Hot damn that sounds awesome.

Final fantasy settings with great combat. Team Ninja's experience in this field with the combat and square Enix's story and theme are a great match for this collaboration. Hype levels through the roof.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I hope the protagonist doesn’t look like a douche bag.

 

[Dabaus]

Nomura doing the art is the icing on the cake, if only to make the haters seethe. Long live belts and zippers.

 

[GuinGuin]

I hope the protagonist doesn’t look like a douche bag.

99% chance there is a character creator

 

[Sleepwalker]

Meh, not really interested in the concept.

 

[hemo memo]

Reading the term “Soulslike” is starting to annoy me.

 

[Tutomos]

Sony is really aggressive with 3rd party deals, they were going after Starfield too. I wonder what will be the next game Sony gets from 3rd party pubs?

 

[Amiga]

Because they made Nioh and this will sell 5 times better based on the name alone.

FF did that with Tactics Ogre and it gave us FF Tactics. grid JRPGs became popular after that. Nioh has a great deep formula and more gamers should try it out.

 

[Amiga]

Reading the term “Soulslike” is starting to annoy me.

apparently any game that requires us to apply ourselves a little is "Soulslike".

 

[mckmas8808]

apparently any game that requires us to apply ourselves a little is "Soulslike".

That's what I think some people here are not understanding.

 

[GuinGuin]

apparently any game that requires us to apply ourselves a little is "Soulslike".

Skyrim had magic, bows, melee and a stamina bar. Another goddamn Soulslike!

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

I can see why they term it like that but Nioh is very different to Souls games. It's very far from Souls set in Asia, structure is completely different.

 

[KyoZz]

More info:

Release exclusively on PS5 first but it's coming later on PC
The demo coming this Summer is called “Stranger in Paradise”
Takes place somewhere in or adjacent to the world of the first Final Fantasy game
It has multiple difficulties settings
Don't think Nioh with a Final Fantasy skin, it's his own thing with very different systems
Don't expect top notch graphics
It's the darkest and most violent game in the franchise

Source, and also here

 

[YukiOnna]

apparently any game that requires us to apply ourselves a little is "Soulslike".

And would be more accurate to call it "Niohlike" if they wanted to stretch it because Nioh has more than enough differences from Dark Souls.

 

[ULTROS!]

Can there be a Moogle assisting me while I'm massacring and beheading a Goblin?

 

[magnumpy]

This summer? Damn, so release by the end of the year? Hell yeah!

no. for all time. this is a permanent victory which blows away any potential competition and cannot be erased forever. in 1,000 years this will be known as the moment when sony permanently won ._.

 

[GuinGuin]

no. for all time. this is a permanent victory which blows away any potential competition and cannot be erased forever. in 1,000 years this will be known as the moment when sony permanently won ._.

Well maybe if it turns into a series...

 

[GuinGuin]

More info:

Release exclusively on PS5 first but it's coming later on PC
The demo coming this Summer is called “Stranger in Paradise”
Takes place somewhere in or adjacent to the world of the first Final Fantasy game
It has multiple difficulties settings
Don't think Nioh with a Final Fantasy skin, it's his own thing with very different systems
Don't expect top notch graphics
It's the darkest and most violent game in the franchise

Source, and also here

Multiple difficulty settings and the Final Fantasy license might make this the highest selling Soulslike ever. Accessibility + brand recognition.