He even supervised the development of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, 2017’s stellar enhanced remaster that was early proof he wasn’t just mopping floors at Square Enix HQ, though some wondered if it was his clone. He also directed Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy IX, and Final Fantasy XII. What separates Dungeon Encounters from the rest of the dungeon-encountering pack, at least for Square Enix diehards who have wondered if one of their favorite directors was secretly demoted to janitor many moons ago, is that Hiroyuki Ito is finally back in the director’s chair. Dungeon Encounters features 100 floors, a labyrinthine dungeon, ATB combat, tons of obstacles, and what appears to be an ever-growing gang of party members to help you on your merry way. It’s all very minimalist, though if you’re unfamiliar with the game’s debut trailer, I recommend at least taking a peek at our gallery because the battle art is pretty rad. When you’re traversing levels in Dungeon Encounters, there’s not exactly a whole lot of scenery. And folks were not thrilled about the game’s seemingly limited visuals. In fact, I make it a habit to tell others not to. Look, I don’t make a habit of glancing at YouTube comments. When Square Enix recently unveiled Dungeon Encountersat Tokyo Game Show, the response was… a bit mixed. I’m like Stephen King’s unnamed successor over here.īook of Travels (Entering Early Access) – October 11th (Windows) I build suspense like I’m the best in the business. Be good, read the list of RPGs coming this week, and at the end of the column, I’ll tell you what happened next. This left me hot and bothered - not like that - so I booted up Monster Hunter Risefor the very first time. I put myself in the zone.Īs you might imagine, by the time I was breaking a proverbial sweat last week, I was already writing the outro. Morning meditation, some stretches and exercise, coffee or tea, Spotify set to Japanese video game composers and/or pop stars my colleagues might be shocked to learn I listen to… then it’s typing time. Of interest to no one save me, but I’ll tell you anyway, I always prepare for this writing session in exactly the same manner: I treat it like a titan, a behemoth, a gargantuan list seemingly without end. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that I spend less time penning this column on lighter weeks than heavier ones.
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