'>>3478085
Because we're not your keeper. You're free to experiment and find out things for yourself. The fact that you need people to tell you anything at all is proof that the only thing anyone should tell you is that you're a moron.';

'>>3478097
>getting information from any source that isn't yourself is bad!
I guess that's one way to say that you're proud to wallow in your own ignorance.';

'>>3478102
You have eyes. You have google. You have youtube. You can see if you want to play something. You had access to all the information we did. You're a moron.';

'>>3478116
Says the infant throwing a tantrum because someone asked a question and getting so mad that he lost the ability to read. Obviously I have played the game and I have made up my mind about it, otherwise how would I know it's good?

Now go change your diaper and have a nap, you're obviously overstimulated right now. Let the adults discuss video games in peace.';

'>>3478121
>Ask a stupid question
>get called stupid
>NO YOU'RE THROWING A TANTRUM!!
uh huh.';

'>why didn't anyone tell me
Because the game released to a marketing black hole.
Every version except for the XB1X version ran terribly at launch 'cause they rawdogged the models in to a point it ran like garbage on anything but the newest cards, it stayed in the epic games blackhole for a year before releasing on steam but also got a bunch of patches that improved performance a little bit.

It's a pretty good ARPG performance issues with lods aside, it'll gain more appreciation as hardware catches up to it's giant models.
I am not a Nojimbo fan but his immature writing worked here and the tone was perfect.';

'>>3478152
>his immature writing worked here and the tone was perfect.
Yeah, Jack acting like an immature edgelord is almost pure comedy at first, but it makes a lot of sense once you learn that his entire memory was wiped and replaced with the directive to halt the spread of darkness and prevent the birth of Chaos. His single-mindedness and stubborn refusal to give a fuck about anyone else ends ends up making the "twist" a lot more meaningful, since it's contrasted with the pre-mindwipe flashbacks where he comes across as a much more responsible and emotionally mature person.';

'>>3478085
>Why didn't anyone tell me this game wasn't just a silly meme and that it's actually really good?
You are probably just pretending to have been part of the discussion. Game was fun but it had performsnce issues, people said as much.';

'>>3478097
fpbp
game had demo after all too, with online to boot
you are responsible for your own choices';

'It's still amazing to me that SE pushed TN for time and crunch so much that it shipped with these.';

'>>3478199
>That bottom pic
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.....';

'It ran pretty well for me, on PC.

The only part that caused performance issues was whenever I changed the weather in that one forest level it would stutter for a second.';

'>>3478237
>It ran pretty well for me, on PC.
Depends really on your hardware, resolution and when you played it.
It's a lot heavier on a GPU than it should be for the fidelity people say it looks like a PS3 game and I disagree but it was still taxing for the ROI. It was pretty bad at launch even on cards like the 2080 and stuttered when you'd do things like soul burst due to the models loading in, it also had terrible frame pacing issues so it never felt fluid.
The game post-steam launch & dlc runs a lot better than 1.0 did fwiw it also got DLSS that helped out and cleaned up the image nicely (lots of aliasing before)

I'll link to a benchmark from the time https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-pc-performance-analysis/
Look at the system requirements they'd released and you'll spy that 1080p recommended was a 1660 super.
Now consider that the 2080Ti or even 2080 weren't that long in the tooth when it launched, the 2080 being the top end of the line in late 2018 with the super refreshes in 2019, these are capable 1440p cards and the 3080 was current at the time with the 40 series still being 6 months away.
If you played this in 1080p with 30/40 series hardware or DLSS after patches it may not seem so bad but at 1440p or older cards that are still very capable it's a different story.

It'll definitely age well when graphics hardware catches up.
Going by PPW it should run alright on some of the 40 series cards and should be a very nice experience on 50 series NV cards later this year and the 60 series in a few more.
It's those fucking models man. What were they thinking.';

'>>3478121
He's right though. Why be a lazy ass and wait for someone to "tell" you a game is good when you can easily look up reviews and gameplay footage to form your own opinion? Are you lazy or simply incapable of doing so?';

'>>3478295
>still hasn't learned to read
Don't worry, you'll get there eventually.';

'>>3478285
>The game post-steam launch & dlc runs a lot better than 1.0 did fwiw
Yeah I played it on Steam so that would've been after the patch.';

'>>3478085
The storytelling is worse than FF8!

The story (and loop) opens with Jack, Jet, and Ashe on a boat - the pirate ship. Returning from a fight with some monster they've fought a bunch of times before.
Where did they go? Why did they fight? The game never tells you. The scene pans out revealing some dark energy build in the water, only to obscure it with a title scene. It's an abandoned plot thread or something.

It's a prequel story for FF1.
But there's no Matoya Cave. No Elfheim. No Vampires. No Dwarves. No Mermaids. No Earth Sage and Golem.
The Lufenians are basically disembodied voices. And the entire Lufenian continent is unused after 2...3? DLC packs?

Do they offer closure about the enigmatic Queen Jane that was mentioned in the original epilogue? No.

What do they do? They try to give us the 4 Fiend origin story, but not really. I like what they did with Astos. But his history is obscured as well.
I think, because this was made by another studio, they had a communication break down. Like, how comics book writers' have to get approval from Marvel or DC before they do anything big continuity-wise in a shared universe.

This is definitely a shared Universe. But I'm guessing nobody would sign off on the details concerning Lufenians.

It's like the Sonic Prime writes being told to include Shadow the Hedgehog in this universe, but they're not allow to confirm or acknowledge any of the continuity surrounding him.';

'>>3478336
I think keeping the lore vague was intentional, because of the massive implications it has for FF1 as well as the FF franchise as a whole. Especially for a third-party game, going "well actually these OCs made all of the Final Fantasy worlds and now they use them as glorified garbage dumps" is already a bold move, but the more you build on that the heavier the implications are. Best to keep it loose and let the player form their own conclusions about what's actually going on than to confirm that either they made all of FF (awkward) or that the worlds are just facsimiles (pointless).

It's also not supposed to be a retread of FF1 to begin with, so there's no need to visit all the same locations and meeting all the same people. That would be something for a remake, not a prequel. Though I admit I would've liked to see the elves at least, it's weird to have Astos talk about elves and dark elves even though we never actually see any. Makes the claim of being king of the dark elves feel pointless.

So yeah it basically is just the backstory of the Four Fiends and an explanation for why the Warriors of Light are a thing, with everything else being either part of the explanation for why the story plays out the way it does, or a nostalgic reference to older games.';

'>>3478085
We did, but you werent listening.';

'>>3478336
Even the concept of "Strangers" is muddy.

Jack, Jet, Ashe, and Sophia are confirmed "strangers". Meaning they are from another dimension. At the very least - extradimensional, as is the case with Lufenians living outside their home dimension. All of their starting equipment has "Stranger" in the name.

Neon is supposed to be a native. So her equipment is named different. But it's hard to extrapolate anything from the text snippets on mission screens.

Jack and Jet are Lufenian. Jet is suppose to be a "commoner" for whatever that means in their culture.
It's like saying in a character bio that they are the top student in their class, but then you don't actually see the rest of the class. And their education and knowledge never become relevant to the plot.
So in the end you have a character that's just a name and a face.

Sophia and Ashe are "strangers", but never confirmed to be Lufenian. Which begs the question of what dimension they came from. The other dimensions being the other Final Fantasy Titles, including Dissidia.

Ashe is "high born". But there aren't that many black character in the FF Games, much less noble ones. Prospective dimensions could be 6 or 8. Or he could also be from 7's Midgar, "topside".';

'>>3478336
Why write some longass post when the first thing you say is completely wrong
The ship scene isn't the thing that opens the game, it's not the pirateship either, the game makes it clear they're doing some vague monster hunting for Corneria to qualify for the Chaos Temple mission';

'>>3478199
Works on my machine (Sony PS5)';

'Everyone told you it was great.
It ran perfectly on a fucking 1050TI. The only place it even had noticeable drop was that tutorial field with all the grain rendered.
First playthrough was a magical struggle but I replayed it and destroyed it so hard it killed the fun.';

'>>3478420
You're missing the connection between Astos and Captain Bikki.';

'>>3478085
I've been saying that in most threads for a good while now, SoP is great. It has extremely fun set building once you unlock the ability to transfer affinities around and distribute mastery points. It probably won't happen but I'd love for them to make SoP2.';

'>>3478336
I didn't read your post beyond the first sentence but there's a fundamental difference. FF8 is just retarded in a really boring way. SOP is retarded in a really funny way.';

'>>3478430
>Works on my machine (Sony PS5)

>SoP loves CPU, memory & GPU
>will happily max out both CPU & GPU simultaneously
>also has giant models
>have to run this on a console APU on par with 2070/2070s which can only barely manage 1080p > 1440p
>I know we'll target 4k60fps with dynamic res
>slap checkerboard rendering on
>can't reconstruct image properly because the CPU & GPU are competing for bandwith
>performance mode barely reaches 60 and dips any time a model is loaded or during combat
>graphics mode sits at 40-50 because they forgot to cap it
>didn't even lock to 40 or 30
>have to play either the PS4 version to get 720p60 fps with bilinear filtering or in 1080p mode
>1080p still tanks framerate
>ps4, ps4 pro, ps5 & xbs s/x can't run the game at 60 or 30 fps
>can't get frame pacing correct on any of these and soul burst tanks framerate
>not a single console can handle the assets or lighting correctly
>only optimise models for the xb1x which runs the game at 1080p60 without drops during soul burst
lmao';

'>>3478152
It also felt to me like Sony and SE were both trying very hard to bury the last gen versions, with marketing heavily focusing on the PS5 release. Problem is no one fucking owns a PS5, they're too expensive, have fuck all for actual exclusives, and were largely understocked for years. No shit no one's buying the games tied to it.';

'>>3478085
is a meme game? zoom zoom!!';

'>>3478336
Kill yourself, schizo-kun. You are the second worst poster on the board and everything you post is incoherent retarded shit.';

'>>3479023
Are you familiar with the plot of Sonic 06?';

'>>3479038
>It's No Use!';

'>>3478085
>Why didn't anyone tell me this game wasn't just a silly meme and that it's actually really good?
Because its not good at all.';

'>>3478993
>It also felt to me like Sony and SE were both trying very hard to bury the last gen versions
MS kinda avoided that confusion thanks to their smart delivery system but yeah, I think that's a bit of it being cross gen and a bit of SE trying to release every game they had in a shippable state all in one year. The game isn't heavily optimised at all, it's clear they pushed it out the door as early as they could but also trying to overlap with their autumn/winter release window which was packed full of games.
They released a few patches in the first month but they were to change things like the wrong textures loading in and fixing lighting (series S/X had this disabled for example), like it took them 5 months to patch in DLSS.
Square-Enix really didn't wanna overspend on this game at all.';

'>>3478085
>Why didn't anyone tell me this game wasn't just a silly meme and that it's actually really good?
/v/ won't shut up and won't stop saying this.';

'>>3479038
yes and the worst Sonic game has no relevance to SoP or any FF game that isn't 15';

'>>3482967
FF15 didn't even have a time loop.';