Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy continues Squeenix's tradition of stupid titles - Page 20

Nique · 09-13-2010, 10:23 AM

New question; Is there a problem with just calling this 'Dissidia 2'? Not sure I understand the fancy name aside from the expected year of release.

bluestarultor · 09-13-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nique

New question; Is there a problem with just calling this 'Dissidia 2'? Not sure I understand the fancy name aside from the expected year of release.

Actually, it's scheduled for 2011, not 2012.

The name comes from the basis of Roman Law, apparently. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dissidia_2#Etymology

Regulus Tera · 09-13-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Nique

New question; Is there a problem with just calling this 'Dissidia 2'? Not sure I understand the fancy name aside from the expected year of release.

This is the company who brought you Birth by Sleep and 358/2 Days. Did you really expect them to call it Dissidia 2?

Nique · 09-13-2010, 10:50 AM

Ah. So we can look forward to yet another completely obtuse storyline with little relevance to it's titular themes.

Sorry. Birth By Sleep is getting to me.

Professor Smarmiarty · 09-13-2010, 10:50 AM

Historian in me cringes- the twelve tables have a very dodgey status in roman history, as in they tell one story which is quite different from some other stories we know. Calling them the foundation of republic law is a bit of an exaggeration.

POS Industries · 09-13-2010, 12:48 PM

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So it's as bad as I thought then? And everybody kind of sucks, just some people suck less than others? Watching one of the videos, there were guys doing all sorts of stuff that I wouldn't be caught dead doing if I actually bothered to play it against other people.

I think whether it gets changed or not depends on how much Square give a shit about that aspect of the game. Dissidia 1 indicated that they didn't care much, and I'm almost willing to bet that Dissidia 2 won't change all that much.

Well, I can't really say for sure since I don't know what videos you watched. There are lots of good players. It's just that they belong to a community centered around a video game, and all communities centered around video games are filled to the brim with flailing retards.

But no, I'd imagine that S-E probably won't be as interested in making a "serious competitive fighting game" out of it so much as continuing to make a fun little fanwank game like the last one. I just hope they actually bother to market it outside the internet this time so that more people know it exists and go out and buy it, as well as see what they can do to work past the PSP hardware limitations insofar as online infrastructure play so that PvP is a great deal more readily accessible to most of the people who have it.

Regulus Tera · 09-13-2010, 01:20 PM

People knew about this game, they just didn't care enough to buy it.

You can blame the platform for that.

POS Industries · 09-13-2010, 01:35 PM

Then where the hell have these five million people been when I wanted to play against someone?

Also: Downloading still happens from the internet. Clearly, their internet marketing campaign was a raging success. But not everyone lives online like we do. You still have to air actually appealing TV commercials for more than two days if you want to bring in mainstream interest.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons the downloaded-to-bought ratio is so huge is because all they did was advertise on the internet, where you can easily go and get it for free and whose denizens are more liable to do just that.

Regulus Tera · 09-13-2010, 01:55 PM

The numbers Dissidia got are GTAIV/FF levels of downloads. I bet you almost the entire FF fanbase devoured the game. Thing is, most of them tend to focus on the single player aspect when playing.

Professor Smarmiarty · 09-13-2010, 01:55 PM

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You still have to air actually appealing TV commercials for more than two days if you want to bring in mainstream interest.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons the downloaded-to-bought ratio is so huge is because all they did was advertise on the internet, where you can easily go and get it for free and whose denizens are more liable to do just that.

Wait, they do television ads for video games? I don't think I've seen one ever.

09-13-2010, 01:35 PM	#198
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Then where the hell have these five million people been when I wanted to play against someone? Also: Downloading still happens from the internet. Clearly, their internet marketing campaign was a raging success. But not everyone lives online like we do. You still have to air actually appealing TV commercials for more than two days if you want to bring in mainstream interest. In fact, I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons the downloaded-to-bought ratio is so huge is because all they did was advertise on the internet, where you can easily go and get it for free and whose denizens are more liable to do just that. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

09-13-2010, 10:50 AM	#195
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Historian in me cringes- the twelve tables have a very dodgey status in roman history, as in they tell one story which is quite different from some other stories we know. Calling them the foundation of republic law is a bit of an exaggeration.

09-13-2010, 01:20 PM	#197
Regulus Tera lol i dont even know Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,271	People knew about this game, they just didn't care enough to buy it. You can blame the platform for that.

09-13-2010, 01:55 PM	#199
Regulus Tera lol i dont even know Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,271	The numbers Dissidia got are GTAIV/FF levels of downloads. I bet you almost the entire FF fanbase devoured the game. Thing is, most of them tend to focus on the single player aspect when playing.