KH General Chat

[0blivion0athkeeper 4]

Square did not learned from their mistakes revealing a game too early.

When revealing a game, consider the following guidelines:

If the game is set to release in the same year as the reveal trailer, clearly communicate this.

If the release is scheduled for a specific date after the reveal trailer, such as the following year, provide that information upfront.

If the release is not planned for the same year or the year immediately following the reveal, ensure that you keep the fanbase informed with regular updates to maintain their engagement and anticipation.

[Noleen#7811 4]

to be fair, no pun, it was for the 20th anniversary, we cant blame them for giving us actual news on that occasion

and it confirmed kh4 really fast after kh3, i think it's better than not knowing if the franchise is still alive

[bee_gee_13 0]

I dunno, this paopu fruit tweet actually made me feel kind of angry, I feel like I'm being taken for a fool

I really wish SE or Nomura could just be real for once and admit that things aren't going as they'd planned and that's why there's been no news

I would also argue that announcing a game and then disappearing for 3 years does not lead me to feel like the franchise is alive, let alone in a good place

I would love to be proven wrong but things just don't feel right about all this

[Daz_4th 7]

that is the thing

I'd much prefer knowing for certain if something's wrong rather than guessing

[bee_gee_13 0]

I can only think that they're trying to avoid a backlash or, most likely, damaging their stock for the shareholders

[.sloit 1]

But their stockholders know

They have to be transparent at least to their Stärkeholders

[raiden94 15]

Yeah no i think at this point we are more than allowed to he frustrated and voice it

We've been nice, ok, We've been patient, We've tried being nice and giving benefit of the doubt you know, because we live in an era where "guys developers and artists work so hard we need to therefore treat them like innocent cinnabuns"

But like dog, we gotta call out bs when it's present.

[Noleen#7811 4]

The fiscal year is ending so they are going to start communicating on what's up with the next one

that doesn't mean kh for sure but they have to announce things

i'm sure it's all just because of the restructuring and change of direction, but Nomura is like Yoshida, they trust him

[raiden94 15]

Noleen thats a fine sentiment if it were 2023 but it's been 3 years

This is unacceptable

[0blivion0athkeeper 4]

I would have been happy even with a new image from kh4.

[Noleen#7811 4]

yeah last year was very barren

[raiden94 15]

Like can I put it in perspective?

Let's look at KH fans going by just this server alone

We got jobs.* ok? We got lives- we go to college, some of us universities, some of us got careers, some of us have KIDS, or are *in game development

What I'm saying is 1. We know damn well this ain't acceptable and 2. We know this is bad business 😭

Oh and C. It isn't fair to the fans

[Noleen#7811 4]

i agree for ML

kh4 less, he was pretty clear about it

ML is really terrible

[raiden94 15]

At least when KH3 was delayed they gave us a release date when they announced it was delayed

ML they was just like

"It's delayed we sowwee ok bye"

Like dog what

[0blivion0athkeeper 4]

Missing Link is missing.

Sorry for the bad joke.

[raiden94 15]

I'm firetruckin' cryin'.

[Noleen#7811 4]

but communication/management aside for ML, i still think it's bad timing from the company's new direction

[raiden94 15]

But that's my thing, often these things don't just happen, they had to know ahead of time, and should have been able to plan accordingly

Thats like 101 shit

[bee_gee_13 0]

They don't seem to be particularly interested in mobile gaming at the moment, which doesn't bode well for ML

[Noleen#7811 4]

this idk

[raiden94 15]

They canceled everything except 1 of their mobile games I think

[raiden94 15]

I don't remember which FF mobile is still around but it's like only 1 left from forever ago

[Noleen#7811 4]

ever crisis still going, wotv global closing but jp keeps going

ffxiv alone is more than 3 times their revenue compared to ALL their mobile games

[raiden94 15]

I was hoping with the mobile games folding it'd funnel some manpower and money into other areas of the company for game development but it feels like nothings changed 😭

[bee_gee_13 0]

They really might be funneling everything in FF7

Dragon Quest 12 is MIA too