Releases This Week

Posted by Rampant Coyote on December 18, 2015

Final Fantasy VI – considered by many to be the best game of the entire series – released on PC this week. You can find it on Steam at this link, but I’m not sure where else. I’m not sure what I can say about it that hasn’t already been said by many more qualified than me. The original is a classic. It’s excellent. Like, really excellent, one of the best jRPGs of all time. It’s steampunk-ish. As far as the port to the PC, there are some complaints. The jump to higher resolution and a diversity of gaming platforms did not come without a cost.

As for me? I’m okay with it. This probably says a lot about why I shouldn’t be trusted to make games, but while there are some things that don’t look quite right (the mix of styles, mainly, and the blurred look of the sprites), I’ve had fun playing. It’s going to take a LOT of playing to get back to where I last played many years ago. But there is also one great improvement: The two characters in the intro sequence are now named “Biggs” (not “Vicks”) and “Wedge,” after the characters in the original Star Wars movies.

And … speaking of which… there’s a movie out now. Something that I want to believe will be as awesome as I dream it could be. But I’ve been heartbroken before. I’ve got tickets for Monday. PLEASE avoid details / spoilers for at least a couple of weeks, okay? Thanks.

UPDATE: And one more! Underrail is now officially released. You can snag it on Steam or on GOG.COM.  It’s a turn-based isometric-view post-apocalyptic indie RPG. I played an alpha demo of it a long time ago and thought it seemed like it had great potential. It looks even better now. Coolness!

Rock on and stay awesome!

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