Now that the forum is back, I've been thinking a lot about how to possibly revitalize the CSG, especially nowadays with new technologies that make running these games a lot less of a chore than they were way back when, namely Discord. A lot of structure would be lost, but there'd be room for some new ideas that haven't been possible.

I'm not necessarily saying I'm ready to break my promise and host again (and I'm not saying I'm not......), but I want to try and gauge interest, if people are even interested in getting back into this chaotic world lol.

Ideas I've had to address issues that have come up in the past:

• Speed Games (entire game played out over a night or a weekend.
• Weekend-Only Games (games that only advance on Fri-Sat-Sun, one elimination per weekend [barring twists])
• Asynchronous Games (similar to the weekend-only, where the game is stretched out in order to allow for people to compete in challenges and cast votes at their own pace
• Games where the Host Gives Up Halfway Through, But There's a Contingency Plan in Place, Like Say, an Automated Process for handling day changes and stuff. (self-explanatory)

@Shiebs That's a bit reductive.
It's also apparently Attack on Garuda, Attack on Odin, and Attack on Bahamut.

@andre https://forums.arlongpark.net/topic/33624/nanowrimo-2012 -- it's dated 2012 but could be repurposed. I have been out of the forum game for a long time, so I'm not sure what the rules/decorum are on necroposting or whether it'd be good to just start a new thread.

I'm planning on doing NaNoWriMo this year, so I'd be down to take part (and eventually fail spectacularly).

@Shiebs It's been suggested in interviews that there won't be any secret eikons, but whether additional eikons play a part in the story remains to be seen.

And no, it will not be available for PS4, it seems to be strictly PS5. I can't imagine them getting away with this level of visual insanity while still being on the PS4.

I don't think a Mature rating would stop it so much as KH's general total disregard for including more FF content would.

Plus Nomura isn't really involved with this game, so I doubt he'd pull in someone like Clive over Lightning or Noctis.

I'm wondering if we'll get news really soon about the live-action. Like today or early next week soon.

Matt Owens asked what day it was before teasing that news was coming "very soon", which suggests a matter of DAYS.

Over the past few days, Netflix has announced their 2023 movie slate and have released some news on some of their biggest properties like Cobra Kai's final season. I wouldn't be surprised if a One Piece update is somewhere in the mix.

@Shiebs It's been suggested in interviews that there won't be any secret eikons, but whether additional eikons play a part in the story remains to be seen.

And no, it will not be available for PS4, it seems to be strictly PS5. I can't imagine them getting away with this level of visual insanity while still being on the PS4.

That was everything, at least all of my major grievances. Traveling companions. Chocobos. Exploration. Dog petting. Clive seems like an active protagonist. Now they just gotta stick the landing.

That's what we've seen, but Yoshida has stated on several occasions that Clive will have allies and will rarely be alone. I imagine you'll have an AI-controlled party, or at the very least a rotating roster of guests. There's a shot in Trailer 2 for instance, that implies you'll fight alongside Shiva's Dominant, since somebody's summoning or using Shiva against an enemy that isn't Shiva and it's clearly not Clive in that moment.

But it would be fair and probably accurate to say it's a fast-paced Devil May Cry-style action game. It's just, we've seen less than 2-3 minutes of gameplay footage, and most of what we HAVE seen was in the 2020 middle of development trailer or eikon battle footage.

https://www.destructoid.com/the-game-awards-2022-naoki-yoshida-presentation-announcement/
Game Awards appearance essentially confirmed with a release date announcement extremely likely.

@Shiebs That's a bit reductive.
It's also apparently Attack on Garuda, Attack on Odin, and Attack on Bahamut.

https://insider-gaming.com/final-fantasy-xvi-pre-orders/

Interviews have already confirmed a December release date trailer, but this suggests it may very well be at the Game Awards. That does feel like a no-brainer, but there's also a big FF 35th Anniversary event planned on December 18th, so it's likely an either-or situation. Either way, we'll be eating good next month.

To be fair to Sonic Adventure and its sequel, the "modern" ports for those games are awful and introduce a bunch of new glitches that weren't present in the original Dreamcast releases.

That response to the question about representation is a little bit yikes, if only because people are obviously going to take Yoshida's comments in bad faith on both fronts. It's a disappointing answer to be sure, and almost validates the opinions of a whole subsect of "fantasy fans" who get mad and cry woke if a fantasy show even dares to have a person of color in it.