Trial time for square enix!
Games of various genres were also lively in the neighborhood this week. We will be introducing the game’s new features that have become the most talked about this week in “Maijitsu Enta”, which covers seasonal topics (until delivery on 13/10).
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Square Enix continues to fail in the gaming industry
The most popular topic this week was about the leading game company “Square Enix”, known for hit series like “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest”.
In 2022, “Square Enix” released a number of noteworthy titles, but many titles were branded as failures. The start of that nightmare was the Nintendo Switch software “Chocobo GP” released on March 10th.
This job is a racing game with the Chocobo mascot character from the “FF” series. It is the successor to Chocobo Racing ~ Road to the Illusionary World ~, which was released in 1993, and also includes online battles and was highly anticipated.
However, the fatal bugs occurred one after another in the online element. Only a few players were able to start with flying, and even though the race was originally three laps, the goal was achieved in two laps and the race was no longer established.
It looks like the bug fixes are progressing now, but it’s hard to say that the players’ image has been restored.
Furthermore, the new work on which “Square Enix” was particularly focused also came to a tragic conclusion. “BABYLON’S FALL” released on March 3 is an action role-playing game co-produced by the company with “Platinum Games”. It is a title that has attracted a lot of attention overseas as it is a new title from the two companies that teamed up for the world famous hit “NieR Automata”.
However, the number of players hasn’t increased at all since its release and the rating of the game itself is poor. As a result, the end of service will be announced on February 28, 2023.
Also, even though it was a full-priced game with a list price of around 8,500 yen, it became a hot topic in the negative because once the service ended, you couldn’t play it at all.
The action RPG “Valkyrie Elysion” released on September 29 is the latest work in the popular cult “Valkyrie Profile”. However, when the trial version was released, users complained about the performance.
It was hoped that the version of the product would improve the quality, but unfortunately it seems that this was not the case. According to the evaluation and the metascore of the main game site “metacritic”, the result is an indescribable 66 points.
Additionally, titles that have not yet been officially released will also be looked forward to. The title is the simulation role-playing game “HARVESTELLA” to be released on November 4th. The trial version was released on September 14th, but the “long loading time” which makes it hard to believe this is a Reiwa game has become a hot topic. This has also been criticized.
If that rumor has arrived, development staff reveals in media interviews that they are considering improving loading times.
“Square Enix” has had problems this year, but will 2023 be a year of redemption?
Next, we will talk about the “Persona” series, which has become a huge hit around the world and has become the hallmark of Atlus content.
