Short Pause: "The whole crew is reunited once again to talk the latest and greatest in the world of gaming. The topics this week include:
- NX Rumors - A Nintendo patent sprung up this week detailing a new controller with a screen that wraps around its buttons. It also has its own processor, memory, and chipset to allow play when not tethered to a console. Is this our biggest clue yet as to what the NX controller, as well as its rumored console/handheld hybrid design, might entail?
- November NPD Results - PS4 is the top piece of hardware, while Call of Duty: Black Ops III easily outsells its software competition during gaming's biggest sales month. With Rise of the Tomb Raider unable to crack a top ten that included a game in Just Dance 2016 that sold best on Nintendo's last-gen Wii, what does this mean for the future of Crystal Dynamics' critically acclaimed series?
- And much, much more!
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
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Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)
Rise of the ronin sold twice as much as Dragons Dogma 2 this week...but no articles about that. It's only news if a PS exclusive is being outsold.
The sales numbers for TR means SE placed a bet on the wrong horse.
I honestly don't think the NPD is bad for the Tomb Raider franchise itself, but you have to wonder how much Microsoft offered Square Enix back before anyone knew the type of success the PS4 have. I'm sure Microsoft wasn't cheap in terms of what they offered, but I'm sure Square probably would've had a slightly higher number in mind had they known they'd be neglecting 30m+ PS4 owners at the time of launch. That being said, there's no disputing that the Tomb Raider franchise, especially of late, is synonymous with high quality productions. Critics have lauded both the reboot and it's sequel, so it's only a matter of time until the Rise of the Tomb Raiders sales back up the critical praise. Once it hits PC's soon and PS4 later next year - even though Uncharted 4 will sell much better - I think Square will be happy with how it performed.
Considering how massive the FFVII remake will be - they've said there will be areas to explore that weren't previously accessible in the original - I don't mind the multi-part approach, as long as it's not broken up into several parts. If it means we can have the game sooner as opposed to waiting until the full game is ready, I don't seem the harm in it. I do wonder just how big this game will be once it's fully downloaded on to our systems, might need to upgrade my 1TB HDD before this sucker arrives!