Wow, they’re not only rude AF for reaching out twice and then rejecting you like that, but also reeeeal dumb considering who your audience is and what they’re into. Sounds like the marketing team is a mess. Thanks for bringing us the news~
It makes it seem like the Nikki developers don't have much faith in the actual quality of the game if they can't imagine an influencer liking it for a reason other than "That's a cute dress, I would wear that" or "OMG the anime waifu is so sexy" lol
I really share your enthusiasm at the the thought of them remaking Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Truly, if I had the means I would personally finance the whole thing I love Zelda and those two were really up there as my favorites as a kid. I also believe the third oracle is "Oracle of Secrets" according to most things that I have read before, but that could be wrong idk.
"Mythical Seed of Courage" is the direct japanese translation, the first two games were supposed to be about wisdom (seasons) and power (ages). I really really really REALLY hope if they remake these games, they unearth the third. That would be a dream come true
@@wtfsamusidk7574 oh yeah, that will be cool too. I have put a decent bit of time into the PS5 version. The modding community is probably going to go nuts with Stellar Blade lol
@@Crocogatorme too! I really loved the concept of the ages and seasons games. They had some pretty cool and innovative ideas for the time. I liked how they had different settings and stories than most mainline Zelda titles too
Did it have the same thing as the GBA version where you could bring anyone you wanted to the end? If so, imagine that in the 3D version with augments for everyone
If the Apple Arcade ports are a portent of IV 3D and After Years coming to Switch, then I don't think there would be a point to it. The 2D version of the game can already be experienced through the Pixel Remaster, and the 3D version distinguishes itself with things like gameplay revisions, new gameplay mechanics like Augments, party member thought bubbles on the menu, and a faithful English translation. (The PS1 version, which took quite a few liberties in the script, is used as a basis for every other English version of FFIV that came after it.) What does The Complete Collection have left to offer, at that point? A pointlessly short Interlude? The endgame GBA dungeons that Squenix could patch in to the Pixel Remaster if they felt like it?
Yeah, I love Echoes as well, but I'd have been far more enthusiastic to hear about a 3D Zelda that didn't just magicakly become an open world snooze fest.
DQIII is definitely giving me those warm fuzzy feelings that make me think back to playing the games of my childhood. Not super far in, but that's because I keep going on exploration binges for sparkly item spots.
I’ve grown so accustomed to you as a JRPG authority that I forgot all about your love for 2D Zelda. 😅 This despite the fact that I looked forward to playing ALTTP in part from one of your older videos. Anyhoo-great news (and great music)!
Hi David, I have a suggestion for a possible segment you can do. Taking some "old" RPG turn based games and do like a video in which you talk about the game and what they could change in a remake so they are a much much better game. Could be about the story, game mechanics or something else that prevented been good games. or at least much better than what they are.
For anyone that wants to play FF 4 3D Remake on IOS, it is already available now for full purchase. The Apple Arcade release is only for the Apple Streaming service where you don’t buy the game out right.
It's funny, FFIV DS was my first version of FFIV, it really is brutal as heck! Later when I played the PSP version and beat Cagnazzo in few spells I was like "WHAT!? WHAAAAT? HOW? HE'S THAT EASY?"
I really hope we get a FFIVDS Console port though! Having breezed through the PS1 and PSP versions of IV (and probably PR version in near future), I really wanna play this version again!!
I miss OG era of shining force man :( Wish they made remakes of the first few games or new entry in the OG style. Lets pretend that mobile game didn't exist tho alot of my fav characters look great in that game still.
@@xRocketzFighterx as a Genesis fanboy I feel the exact same way, and for the original Shining in the Darkness, but at the same time I liked Shining Resonance since it's kinda like Ys. Not nearly as good as Ys, but still fun.
@@Slappaccino I have a few Ys games it's a good series but i find it kinda confusing where to follow the main story n such. heck I wanna play the old old versions of Ys but idk where to look sadly. I was a lucky fella to have both sega and nintendo tho im in the UK which means Brits like me got robbed of amazing snes jrpgs but sega had some I was into. However I didn't get into shining force till 2010 cus of xbox sonic collection, I enjoyed shining force 2 for how ahead of it's time it is tho it clearly cut content because alot of the story writing was taking a backseat at the mid way point to pretty much at the end. I really do wish SF2 got a remake so they fix the localization and give full story especially for the granseal cast you start with. Heck some of my favourite characters only had 6 lines of dialogue but I still enjoy them because of how cool and unique they are. SF1 tho I did put it down cus it wasn't as polished as the 2nd game, when I got into it in 2018 I saw how good that game is heck I even read the Doom Blade Manga which is related to Shining Force 1, In the darkness and FEDA. Had alot of fun beating Shining in the Darkness, heck after that one I went to Dungeons and Dragons Warriors of the Eternal sun which is pretty good to. Phantasy star tho I've been a old fan of that since 2002 when I was gifted Dreamcast with the Online series. phantasy star 2 and 3 are little rough to very rough to get through but the 1st and 4th game are chef's kiss super damn good.
My favorite is the 3D and I’ve played almost all of them. Most of the others are really easy and the 3d one has a lot of added story, voice acting, and cut scenes. Theres an easy mode on it if the difficulty bothers you.
Loving dq3 so much. I may be a variable in this equation but I really like the first person pov in the battles lol. Though this is my first time experiencing it so it feels fresh to me.
I've ALSO played every version of FFIV, and anyone who says FFIVDS is the same difficulty as any other version of FFIV has obviously never played more than one version of the game, because in NO OTHER version of the game do you need to use status effects on bosses to survive. It's brutal and it's awesome
Reticulating splines was Simcity 2000, one of the random things it said during the load screen. WoW 2 was played a ton between me and my friends back in the day, back when the internet used the phone line. So we would call each other up and any other friends who might call us, and just all let each other know not to call each other over the next couple hours because it could disconnect the internet connection and boot us from the online multiplayer Warcraft game. Yup, I am that old lol
If you've never played FFIV and use Apple Arcade, run, don't walk. It is a solid version of one of the first story based rpgs to ever be released, and that game happens to be one of my favorite games of all time. As for After Years? It's solid. See if you like IV and then decide, it was made many, many years later.
Not me sitting here literally responding out loud to wanting the Zelda Oracle games remastered. They were so freaking good and absolutely deserve to be brought to a new generation. And me.
FF4 is my favorite game, period. So many good memories. Like you, I've played every version of the game, and I'll agree that the DS version is the hardest version. Grinding is mandatory at points. And he super bosses that were introduced in this version are HARD. Even though they're only available at the end of a NG+, they are absolutely brutal.
FF4 DS is my favorite version. Has some of the best boss design I feel. Can’t speak to the secret bosses, though; I never do that type of content in FF games. Those are always meant to be hard so I don’t think that’s unique to FF4 DS in that sense regarding its overall difficulty.
I got excited for some reason I thought for a sec that Rydia was Terra… then realized. I love FF4, but 6 is the greatest game ever. Edit: haha, a sand worm killed you! I remember that crap when I was a kid. I saved after every battle in that desert.
I'm loving the HD-2D remake for Dragon Quest 3. The music is amazing and while I was upset about some of the censoring at first, I don't mind it much now because I'm loving the game so much. I'm really happy to play the game now that it's out and I can't wait for the releases of 1 and 2. As for Final Fantasy 4 I love the Final Fantasy franchise as much as I do Dragon Quest since my father introduced me to both of them. 4 is the first Final Fantasy game that I played and I was endeared to the characters and then I learned about the After Years later. I hope that the 3D version gets ported to the switch.
FF4 DS is fantastic. As someone who LOVES the story, but found the SNES release to be too easy as I got older, I really appreciate the higher difficulty and the rebalanced status effects (Slow and Stop are god tier here).
Always love your energy and sense of fun you bring to your videos, brightens my day! And I MEGA agree that WAY harder than the original SNES version of FF IV was the version they're going to be reissuing and I think they'll probably add an easy mode since I know that was a known quantity about that version that the developers HAVE to be aware of lol
For FFIV, I'd greatly prefer the PSP game being remastered. Absolutely loved it, would have been great if it had voice acting and cinemas like old TurboGrafx-CD and Sega CD games, that would have been icing on the cake! Speaking of 2D Zelda's, which I also prefer over the 3D ones, it'd be great if Hudson Soft(Konami) revived their Neutopia & Dungeon Explorer series. They were definitely planning a Neutopia 3, which got canned. Supposedly elements of it ended up in Bomberman Tournament on GBA, which doesn't surprise me. But I'd still like a proper Neutopia 3! And would love a Dungeon Exploerer 3 with more adventures of everyone trying to get their hands on the Orb of Ora. But that's all besides the hope of remasters of the old Zelda games and the third Oracle game!
Hey David! The 2020 update of the PC port of FF IV DS changed new game to Normal or Hard. I tried Normal, and honestly it still had a lot of status effects being spammed at me giving Cecil a bad day. Even with the "easy" mode still harder than SFC version and waay harder than the PR one.
DQ3 has been amazing! I'm playing with a warrior, priest and thief. I love the new abilities that they added. But I do feel like the game is a bit easy. I just got the crown from Robin Hood so I guess we will see if the difficulty will increase.
Dragon Quest III HD2D remake was an instabuy for me. I've been playing/buying everything in this series since I received my NES copy of Dragon Warrior with my Nintendo Power subscription. But what a slap in the face it was for them to then include Denuvo and try to infect my kernel with that awful malware. No way, absolute not. I cancelled my pre-order. A friend told me that on the Switch it is supposed to be capped at 30 FPS (for this game, in 2024!!!) but it still stutters and there are ridiculous loading times going in/out of battles and towns/buildings. WTF? None of this should be happening for a game like this! What is going on here??? I'm literally one of the biggest fans of this franchise in NA for 30+ years. When are game companies going to get it? But we need to stand up for what is right without being taken advantage of. I'm not paying full ownership prices when it is ultimately a rental. I'm not. Denuvo means I can't take this game out 5, 10, 20 years later and play it. So I don't own it. And I refuse to support companies gauging their customers and charging more when I receive so much less.
The reason I’ve never understood people calling FF4 DS brutal is because they act like it’s different from running into an enemy that can either one-shot your or almost one-shoot in other FFs such as 9. It’s the hardest version of 4 so, sure, on a scale of all versions of 4 the DS remake is “brutal” by comparison, but it’s not a brutal FF or brutal RPG at all.
Anyone who say FF4 hard type is not that difficult has never played it. The amount of grinding I had to do to beat the final boss is comparable to the grinding I had to do to beat Emerald and Ruby weapon in ff7.
You know, I definitely wouldn’t mind another FF4 remake if it’s something along the lines of the FF7 trilogy with graphics. The only thing is that I don’t want the game needlessly split in 3. Either way, I just want to see my girls Rosa and Rydia again with high poly models. I loved their look from the DS trailer!❤
David I love your videos BUT if they ever remake the older Zelda games I hope they don’t change anything about the play style of Zelda II, that game is perfect the way it is! As a matter of fact it’s my favorite game in the series, no joke!
The steam release of the 3D remake of FF4 had an easy mode which made it way more balanced. It did have some difficult spots (Doctor Lugae springs to mind) but I was able to get through the whole thing without grinding, as opposed to the original DS difficulty where I had to grind for 4 hours to even stand a chance against the final boss. I guess the question is will the Apple arcade version get the easier mode. Hope so
Poor David wants to cover the Nikki game but the devs keep blue balling him. It's oh most like that company media branch is being ran by idiots that don't do research on channels or talk to each other.
Man. I hope this is taken in the best way possible, but I have to say… The whole DEI, inclusivity, LGBT stuff in gaming… I had just gotten so tired of it. I obviously knew the second I said something like that I would immediately be called a phobe or bigot, which I started to think that maybe it was true… BUT… it is not true. Just because I don’t like forced messaging in video games doesn’t me I don’t like gay people. I think the reason I like your channel is because of your personality. You are just a fun guy. The gay stuff doesn’t bug me at all, in fact, it’s kind of adds to the appeal of your channel. You’re funny and not afraid to say what you want. I like hearing about your takes on these niche RPGs. I like the dirty jokes (balls hanging from her mini skirt 😂) The reason I bring this up is because I just wanted you to know that there are people like me who watch your channel. We aren’t all bigots or phobes. We might disagree on some things, but I can still appreciate what you’re doing on TH-cam. I know some people won’t like my comment, it’s fine. But keep up the good work man!!
FF4 DS was tougher in some parts, but overall had a pretty good challenge in my opinion. Once I got to the moon though ... all these mages were absolutely KICKING.MY.ASS, even with all the fire/ice/light resistance gear I could put on Cecil (he tanked for my team and STILL got beat up like there's no tomorrow) That being said, I wouldn't mind getting a few more versions, particularly the PSP version + After Years for PS4/5 as I loved the former and really liked the latter with all the nostalgia boss fights and such. The last boss was crap though.
I've played every version of FF4 plus most of the main romhacks (Ultima romhack is the best version of all options), and the DS version is definitely harder. To this day, I don't know how to beat the Mombomb boss without relying on luck.
Hoping that's just someone on the Infinity Nikki promo team because that actually really messed up on both counts. If the developers think that way it's disappointing...
I’m looking forward to the Game marvelous announcer a while back called project. Life is an RPG and I hope Nintendo Green Light remakes of oracle of seasons and ages, as well as the minish cap
Really hoping FF4 3D comes to consoles, FF4 is my favorite game of all time. I have every version of it ever released, got 100% in every version too! If it got released on consoles I would legit buy a PS5 just for it! XD
I'd love to see any version of FFIV The After Years make it to Switch. Hopefully the 3d remake of IV also does too. You're not kidding when you say it's hard! I think the augment system is a little wonky.
I never knew the other versions had different difficulty’s. It seems I had the easy version. So I’m really excited the pc version is the very difficult one I can’t wait :)
I recently finished DS FFIV. I was stucked and gave up to finish the game on the last dungeon for some months. I had to grind about 20 levels to finally can beat the game.Yep, it's really brutal.
Even when you 'break' the game with Cecil having taunt, auto potion, counter, and reach. Some of those bosses can still nuke the entire party for no reason.
FF4 DS is one of my DS regrets of not gettung the game and I'm saddener about it just going to apple arcade, I use Android. At least Capcom and Monster Hunter have my back!
So much to react to, so I'll sum up: This is an amazing video, you're in peak entertaining form here, David! I needed the smies and laughter today! In addition loved the FFIV background music 🎵 Game specific stuff: wow, Nikki's devs are pretty clueless huh? An open world adventure where you collect cute outfits wouldn't appeal to queer audiences at all, no! 😂 Clearly out of touch with the culture... My favorite idea you mentioned is to have Link be the 3D hero and Zelda the 2D heroine. At the very least they should release Zelda-led adventures regularly!
Can we get those top-down Zeldas in HD-2D? I don't like this 3D toy animation style. They should look like the new DQ3 release. Never got to play Dragon Quest 3 until now, loving the HD-2D look.
That's stupid what they did it shouldn't matter who or what you are as long as your enjoying the game and honest about the game it shouldn't matter who plays or covers it
I just hope for the FFIV remake they reduce the size of the character's noggins. Their heads are so big, they look like they're going to topple over. And worse, looking at them gives me a headache.
Imma be real with you. That company taking back their offer twice IS unprofessional. They need to check who they reach out to better before they do. With that being said, know that I respect you, your content, and your enthusiasm for the games you discuss. I BELIEVE that as culture sways back and forth and the pendulum moves from one side to the other companies have finally gotten it through their heads that they need to stop catering to a certain group of people that has been overly represented, very VERY vocal despite paying very little into the industry, all while they are every toxic. So I speculate that this case you talked about is you falling victim to the repercussions of the actions of those very toxic [alphabet group][identity politics groups] and how companies are now being more selective and cautious-if you know what I mean. Having said all that, you're great. (I've never checked your social media so I hope there isn't anything off-putting there) keep being you, you come here to YT and you do your job and don't spread any hate (at least that I've seen). You're a cool gay, one of the good ones😊 and I'd share a beer with you any day and would lift with you as well. Please keep up the great work🤜🤛🏽 ~Eddy
Warcraft 1 and 2 were definitely the Alliance vs. the Horde. Warcraft 3 was more story driven, focusing on the impending war with the Burning Legion, and Frozen Throne was the aftermath. I wouldn't mind an Aquaplus Utawarerumono RPG on Switch, so I can play it on the go. Hopefully it won't be censored. I'm sorry, I know you like the Dragon Quest 3 remake, and you do you, but censoring it after Toriyama-san's death really doesn't sit right with me. I remember enjoying Warcraft 2 and 3, and hardly remember the first one.
So happy to hear 2D Zelda is here to stay! And I actually cheered when I heard Rivera is getting an international Switch release! I'm still interested in trying Infinity Nikki, but the marketing team being sexist, realizing what they did, then turning around and being homophobic is both sad and hilarious. And hey, Verna from Star Dive just forgot to tuck everything in properly, sometimes you leave the house in a hurry. It happens to the best of us xD
Very strange about offering you a review copy twice and then subsequently rejecting you. It's like they couldn't make up their mind on what they wanted for reviewers. I don't quite recall having the level of difficulty you had in FFIV DS, but my playthrough may have been skewed as I spent hours grinding on goblins for the summon item to the point I gained at least 10 levels for Cecil and Kain. I do remember the difficulty spike when going to the second moon, especially in the final dungeon, where I had to buff before every regular battle, but I had to do that in the GBA version as well. At least I think I did; it was a long time ago! Speaking of canceled games that need to be revisited, not only does Capcom need to learn for Mega Man Legends 3, but Square Enix needs to learn for Chrono Break!
The Infinity Nikki thing is hilarious. Youi'd think they'd want someone to dig in beyond the aesthetics and review the gameplay and systems. ...Unless they're lacking and they had to rely on gimmickry.
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"He won't be able to appreciate this game because he's niether a woman nor a straight man." Sometimes I think they underestimate periphery demographics.
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Wait - you’re gay?!
From out of left field. Who knew?!?! 🤔
Welcome to the parade 🌈
Of course he dresses nice
I thought he was a renaissance man!
With a shirt like that? No way
Wow, they’re not only rude AF for reaching out twice and then rejecting you like that, but also reeeeal dumb considering who your audience is and what they’re into. Sounds like the marketing team is a mess.
Thanks for bringing us the news~
It makes it seem like the Nikki developers don't have much faith in the actual quality of the game if they can't imagine an influencer liking it for a reason other than "That's a cute dress, I would wear that" or "OMG the anime waifu is so sexy" lol
Either that, or, maybe the person they have doing promo work is just an absolute idiot? 😂 I’m interested to see what the case may be.
I really share your enthusiasm at the the thought of them remaking Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Truly, if I had the means I would personally finance the whole thing I love Zelda and those two were really up there as my favorites as a kid. I also believe the third oracle is "Oracle of Secrets" according to most things that I have read before, but that could be wrong idk.
"Mythical Seed of Courage" is the direct japanese translation, the first two games were supposed to be about wisdom (seasons) and power (ages).
I really really really REALLY hope if they remake these games, they unearth the third. That would be a dream come true
Stellar blade mods gonna be lit
@@wtfsamusidk7574 oh yeah, that will be cool too. I have put a decent bit of time into the PS5 version. The modding community is probably going to go nuts with Stellar Blade lol
@@Crocogatorme too! I really loved the concept of the ages and seasons games. They had some pretty cool and innovative ideas for the time. I liked how they had different settings and stories than most mainline Zelda titles too
They really need to bring back the PSP version of FF4. Porting that to the Switch would be incredible
Agreed. It's the best version imo. PSP had the best versions of 1 and 2 as well.
Did it have the same thing as the GBA version where you could bring anyone you wanted to the end? If so, imagine that in the 3D version with augments for everyone
@@Crocogator YES. That was my favorite reason to replay the PSP version's base FF4, and I believe that's the best way to experience After Years, too.
If the Apple Arcade ports are a portent of IV 3D and After Years coming to Switch, then I don't think there would be a point to it. The 2D version of the game can already be experienced through the Pixel Remaster, and the 3D version distinguishes itself with things like gameplay revisions, new gameplay mechanics like Augments, party member thought bubbles on the menu, and a faithful English translation. (The PS1 version, which took quite a few liberties in the script, is used as a basis for every other English version of FFIV that came after it.) What does The Complete Collection have left to offer, at that point? A pointlessly short Interlude? The endgame GBA dungeons that Squenix could patch in to the Pixel Remaster if they felt like it?
And tactics 😅
I love Echoes of Wisdom, so more Zelda games like that sound awesome!!!! I'm loving DQ3 HD-2D so far!
Same here!
Yeah, I love Echoes as well, but I'd have been far more enthusiastic to hear about a 3D Zelda that didn't just magicakly become an open world snooze fest.
Anything Zelda is always exciting news. Been playing Echoes and it's sooooo adorable.
DQIII is definitely giving me those warm fuzzy feelings that make me think back to playing the games of my childhood. Not super far in, but that's because I keep going on exploration binges for sparkly item spots.
Couldn't agree more!
I’ve grown so accustomed to you as a JRPG authority that I forgot all about your love for 2D Zelda. 😅 This despite the fact that I looked forward to playing ALTTP in part from one of your older videos.
Anyhoo-great news (and great music)!
Hi David, I have a suggestion for a possible segment you can do. Taking some "old" RPG turn based games and do like a video in which you talk about the game and what they could change in a remake so they are a much much better game. Could be about the story, game mechanics or something else that prevented been good games. or at least much better than what they are.
For anyone that wants to play FF 4 3D Remake on IOS, it is already available now for full purchase. The Apple Arcade release is only for the Apple Streaming service where you don’t buy the game out right.
I just started Dragon Quest 3 yesterday. I am liking it it a lot. This is the second Dragon Quest game I ever played. The first one was 11.
@@xan00xz33 Same here. Idk how I skipped over this series for so long, but 11 was great and now this makes me want to play them all.
It's funny, FFIV DS was my first version of FFIV, it really is brutal as heck! Later when I played the PSP version and beat Cagnazzo in few spells I was like "WHAT!? WHAAAAT? HOW? HE'S THAT EASY?"
I really hope we get a FFIVDS Console port though! Having breezed through the PS1 and PSP versions of IV (and probably PR version in near future), I really wanna play this version again!!
I miss OG era of shining force man :( Wish they made remakes of the first few games or new entry in the OG style.
Lets pretend that mobile game didn't exist tho alot of my fav characters look great in that game still.
@@xRocketzFighterx as a Genesis fanboy I feel the exact same way, and for the original Shining in the Darkness, but at the same time I liked Shining Resonance since it's kinda like Ys. Not nearly as good as Ys, but still fun.
@@Slappaccino I have a few Ys games it's a good series but i find it kinda confusing where to follow the main story n such. heck I wanna play the old old versions of Ys but idk where to look sadly.
I was a lucky fella to have both sega and nintendo tho im in the UK which means Brits like me got robbed of amazing snes jrpgs but sega had some I was into. However I didn't get into shining force till 2010 cus of xbox sonic collection, I enjoyed shining force 2 for how ahead of it's time it is tho it clearly cut content because alot of the story writing was taking a backseat at the mid way point to pretty much at the end.
I really do wish SF2 got a remake so they fix the localization and give full story especially for the granseal cast you start with.
Heck some of my favourite characters only had 6 lines of dialogue but I still enjoy them because of how cool and unique they are.
SF1 tho I did put it down cus it wasn't as polished as the 2nd game, when I got into it in 2018 I saw how good that game is heck I even read the Doom Blade Manga which is related to Shining Force 1, In the darkness and FEDA.
Had alot of fun beating Shining in the Darkness, heck after that one I went to Dungeons and Dragons Warriors of the Eternal sun which is pretty good to.
Phantasy star tho I've been a old fan of that since 2002 when I was gifted Dreamcast with the Online series. phantasy star 2 and 3 are little rough to very rough to get through but the 1st and 4th game are chef's kiss super damn good.
Nice to see we will still get 2D Zelda games. I like Final Fantasy IV but VI is my favorite for the older consoles.
My favorite is the 3D and I’ve played almost all of them. Most of the others are really easy and the 3d one has a lot of added story, voice acting, and cut scenes. Theres an easy mode on it if the difficulty bothers you.
Loving dq3 so much. I may be a variable in this equation but I really like the first person pov in the battles lol. Though this is my first time experiencing it so it feels fresh to me.
I've ALSO played every version of FFIV, and anyone who says FFIVDS is the same difficulty as any other version of FFIV has obviously never played more than one version of the game, because in NO OTHER version of the game do you need to use status effects on bosses to survive. It's brutal and it's awesome
David...keep up the great work, love the channel and all you announce!
I appreciate that!
Reticulating splines was Simcity 2000, one of the random things it said during the load screen. WoW 2 was played a ton between me and my friends back in the day, back when the internet used the phone line. So we would call each other up and any other friends who might call us, and just all let each other know not to call each other over the next couple hours because it could disconnect the internet connection and boot us from the online multiplayer Warcraft game. Yup, I am that old lol
If you've never played FFIV and use Apple Arcade, run, don't walk. It is a solid version of one of the first story based rpgs to ever be released, and that game happens to be one of my favorite games of all time. As for After Years? It's solid. See if you like IV and then decide, it was made many, many years later.
I’m playing DQ3 for the first time and loving it
I love the DS version of Final Fantasy 4, and Final Fantasy 3. Best gameplay, and graphics if you ask me.
I’ve been waiting 30 years for a 3D Zelda, but I still have hope.
Love 2d Zelda’s as well, and really enjoying dragon quest 3, wish there was character banter and stuff but maby in future who knows.. 😊
I hope they do something like octopath traveller 1 & 2, they had such a great look
I had the same experience in the FF you are talking about against the SAME enemy 😂. Keep up the good work David!
Thanks, will do! It was sooo BRUTAL!
Not me sitting here literally responding out loud to wanting the Zelda Oracle games remastered. They were so freaking good and absolutely deserve to be brought to a new generation. And me.
FF4 is my favorite game, period. So many good memories. Like you, I've played every version of the game, and I'll agree that the DS version is the hardest version. Grinding is mandatory at points. And he super bosses that were introduced in this version are HARD. Even though they're only available at the end of a NG+, they are absolutely brutal.
FF4 DS is my favorite version. Has some of the best boss design I feel. Can’t speak to the secret bosses, though; I never do that type of content in FF games. Those are always meant to be hard so I don’t think that’s unique to FF4 DS in that sense regarding its overall difficulty.
Instant Gaming may be the new place online I buy games from. My daughter and I can't wait for the Sakuna Chronicles game.
Nice!! Make sure to keep my link handy!
I got excited for some reason I thought for a sec that Rydia was Terra… then realized. I love FF4, but 6 is the greatest game ever.
Edit: haha, a sand worm killed you!
I remember that crap when I was a kid. I saved after every battle in that desert.
I'm loving the HD-2D remake for Dragon Quest 3. The music is amazing and while I was upset about some of the censoring at first, I don't mind it much now because I'm loving the game so much. I'm really happy to play the game now that it's out and I can't wait for the releases of 1 and 2. As for Final Fantasy 4 I love the Final Fantasy franchise as much as I do Dragon Quest since my father introduced me to both of them. 4 is the first Final Fantasy game that I played and I was endeared to the characters and then I learned about the After Years later. I hope that the 3D version gets ported to the switch.
FF4 DS is fantastic. As someone who LOVES the story, but found the SNES release to be too easy as I got older, I really appreciate the higher difficulty and the rebalanced status effects (Slow and Stop are god tier here).
Heck yeah I did not know FF4 was your favorite in the series, and you are so right about the DS version, it's freaking hard.
Always love your energy and sense of fun you bring to your videos, brightens my day! And I MEGA agree that WAY harder than the original SNES version of FF IV was the version they're going to be reissuing and I think they'll probably add an easy mode since I know that was a known quantity about that version that the developers HAVE to be aware of lol
Yes! Thank you!
Great video! I have to ask where I can find the tracks you used in your background. Such awesome remixes of my favorite FF game.
I showed up for the DQ content and stayed for the creator. Keep up the awesome work David. ❤
Awesome! Thank you!
For FFIV, I'd greatly prefer the PSP game being remastered. Absolutely loved it, would have been great if it had voice acting and cinemas like old TurboGrafx-CD and Sega CD games, that would have been icing on the cake!
Speaking of 2D Zelda's, which I also prefer over the 3D ones, it'd be great if Hudson Soft(Konami) revived their Neutopia & Dungeon Explorer series. They were definitely planning a Neutopia 3, which got canned. Supposedly elements of it ended up in Bomberman Tournament on GBA, which doesn't surprise me. But I'd still like a proper Neutopia 3! And would love a Dungeon Exploerer 3 with more adventures of everyone trying to get their hands on the Orb of Ora.
But that's all besides the hope of remasters of the old Zelda games and the third Oracle game!
Hey David! The 2020 update of the PC port of FF IV DS changed new game to Normal or Hard. I tried Normal, and honestly it still had a lot of status effects being spammed at me giving Cecil a bad day. Even with the "easy" mode still harder than SFC version and waay harder than the PR one.
DQ3 has been amazing! I'm playing with a warrior, priest and thief. I love the new abilities that they added. But I do feel like the game is a bit easy. I just got the crown from Robin Hood so I guess we will see if the difficulty will increase.
Dragon Quest III HD2D remake was an instabuy for me. I've been playing/buying everything in this series since I received my NES copy of Dragon Warrior with my Nintendo Power subscription. But what a slap in the face it was for them to then include Denuvo and try to infect my kernel with that awful malware. No way, absolute not. I cancelled my pre-order. A friend told me that on the Switch it is supposed to be capped at 30 FPS (for this game, in 2024!!!) but it still stutters and there are ridiculous loading times going in/out of battles and towns/buildings. WTF? None of this should be happening for a game like this! What is going on here??? I'm literally one of the biggest fans of this franchise in NA for 30+ years. When are game companies going to get it? But we need to stand up for what is right without being taken advantage of. I'm not paying full ownership prices when it is ultimately a rental. I'm not. Denuvo means I can't take this game out 5, 10, 20 years later and play it. So I don't own it. And I refuse to support companies gauging their customers and charging more when I receive so much less.
The reason I’ve never understood people calling FF4 DS brutal is because they act like it’s different from running into an enemy that can either one-shot your or almost one-shoot in other FFs such as 9. It’s the hardest version of 4 so, sure, on a scale of all versions of 4 the DS remake is “brutal” by comparison, but it’s not a brutal FF or brutal RPG at all.
Anyone who say FF4 hard type is not that difficult has never played it. The amount of grinding I had to do to beat the final boss is comparable to the grinding I had to do to beat Emerald and Ruby weapon in ff7.
You are right David. That final fantasy IV advance version is hard as balls. I think I got to Dr Lugae and just couldn’t get past him.
You know, I definitely wouldn’t mind another FF4 remake if it’s something along the lines of the FF7 trilogy with graphics. The only thing is that I don’t want the game needlessly split in 3.
Either way, I just want to see my girls Rosa and Rydia again with high poly models. I loved their look from the DS trailer!❤
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David I love your videos BUT if they ever remake the older Zelda games I hope they don’t change anything about the play style of Zelda II, that game is perfect the way it is! As a matter of fact it’s my favorite game in the series, no joke!
The steam release of the 3D remake of FF4 had an easy mode which made it way more balanced. It did have some difficult spots (Doctor Lugae springs to mind) but I was able to get through the whole thing without grinding, as opposed to the original DS difficulty where I had to grind for 4 hours to even stand a chance against the final boss.
I guess the question is will the Apple arcade version get the easier mode. Hope so
Man i would love a pokemon game with this 2d hd style.
Poor David wants to cover the Nikki game but the devs keep blue balling him. It's oh most like that company media branch is being ran by idiots that don't do research on channels or talk to each other.
The Dragonlord cursed me to cause a Canada post strike. My copy is stuck in limbo. The one game I've been waiting for for years!
Man. I hope this is taken in the best way possible, but I have to say…
The whole DEI, inclusivity, LGBT stuff in gaming… I had just gotten so tired of it.
I obviously knew the second I said something like that I would immediately be called a phobe or bigot, which I started to think that maybe it was true…
BUT… it is not true.
Just because I don’t like forced messaging in video games doesn’t me I don’t like gay people.
I think the reason I like your channel is because of your personality. You are just a fun guy. The gay stuff doesn’t bug me at all, in fact, it’s kind of adds to the appeal of your channel.
You’re funny and not afraid to say what you want. I like hearing about your takes on these niche RPGs. I like the dirty jokes (balls hanging from her mini skirt 😂)
The reason I bring this up is because I just wanted you to know that there are people like me who watch your channel. We aren’t all bigots or phobes.
We might disagree on some things, but I can still appreciate what you’re doing on TH-cam.
I know some people won’t like my comment, it’s fine.
But keep up the good work man!!
FF4 DS was tougher in some parts, but overall had a pretty good challenge in my opinion. Once I got to the moon though ... all these mages were absolutely KICKING.MY.ASS, even with all the fire/ice/light resistance gear I could put on Cecil (he tanked for my team and STILL got beat up like there's no tomorrow)
That being said, I wouldn't mind getting a few more versions, particularly the PSP version + After Years for PS4/5 as I loved the former and really liked the latter with all the nostalgia boss fights and such. The last boss was crap though.
I've played every version of FF4 plus most of the main romhacks (Ultima romhack is the best version of all options), and the DS version is definitely harder. To this day, I don't know how to beat the Mombomb boss without relying on luck.
Shoutout to canceled Megaman games! As a MM fan, I feel that deep in my soul
The DS version of FF4 was one of the best versions and games for the DS
3rd Zelda Oracle game (cancelled) = Oracle of Secrets. But alot of what it would have been was reshaped into Minish Cap.
After years NEEDS a PS4 PS5 Switch port WITH The PIXEL remaster cheats INTACT.
Man I remember using an action replay for FF4 DS. It was sooooo fu**ing hard lol (along with FF3 DS).
FF4 is also my favorite one and, I agree, it is harder than the original SNES Japanese version.
I still have nightmares about red and blue dragons lol
I needed to stop and appreciate the chapter titles especially since I never thought to check them before. The Ball Sack chapter slays me
Stellar blade mods gonna be lit
Hoping that's just someone on the Infinity Nikki promo team because that actually really messed up on both counts. If the developers think that way it's disappointing...
It is much harder and I love it! The steam version has an option for a reduced difficulty
I’m looking forward to the Game marvelous announcer a while back called project. Life is an RPG and I hope Nintendo Green Light remakes of oracle of seasons and ages, as well as the minish cap
Really hoping FF4 3D comes to consoles, FF4 is my favorite game of all time. I have every version of it ever released, got 100% in every version too! If it got released on consoles I would legit buy a PS5 just for it! XD
I'd love to see any version of FFIV The After Years make it to Switch. Hopefully the 3d remake of IV also does too. You're not kidding when you say it's hard! I think the augment system is a little wonky.
I'm about to get to DQ3HD2D but wrapping up Mario & Luigi Brothership first, almost done with that
the ff4 ost is the best hands down imo
I never knew the other versions had different difficulty’s. It seems I had the easy version. So I’m really excited the pc version is the very difficult one I can’t wait :)
Hope you enjoy it!
I like Riviera the promised land but I hope they add some stuff to it
I recently finished DS FFIV. I was stucked and gave up to finish the game on the last dungeon for some months. I had to grind about 20 levels to finally can beat the game.Yep, it's really brutal.
Did you beat the special boss in the Giant Of Babel
So excited for these FF ports!!
Omg I would literally die if they did something with Zelda 2. I know it's hard, but damn I love that one.
I think it would sell like hotcakes!
FF4 is also one of my favorite games, but idk if I'm ready to open old wounds. That DS version makes SMT seem like "baby's first rpg". Just brutal.
Even when you 'break' the game with Cecil having taunt, auto potion, counter, and reach. Some of those bosses can still nuke the entire party for no reason.
Super weird how they were being about the Infinity Nikki thing, man. That sucks.
FF4 DS is one of my DS regrets of not gettung the game and I'm saddener about it just going to apple arcade, I use Android. At least Capcom and Monster Hunter have my back!
After Years is one of my favorite FF games. I really hope to see that on PS5 someday.
They need to make another game exactly like Zelda 2. It was the best one in the series.
So much to react to, so I'll sum up: This is an amazing video, you're in peak entertaining form here, David! I needed the smies and laughter today! In addition loved the FFIV background music 🎵
Game specific stuff: wow, Nikki's devs are pretty clueless huh? An open world adventure where you collect cute outfits wouldn't appeal to queer audiences at all, no! 😂 Clearly out of touch with the culture... My favorite idea you mentioned is to have Link be the 3D hero and Zelda the 2D heroine. At the very least they should release Zelda-led adventures regularly!
Thanks daveed
Can we get those top-down Zeldas in HD-2D? I don't like this 3D toy animation style. They should look like the new DQ3 release. Never got to play Dragon Quest 3 until now, loving the HD-2D look.
That's stupid what they did it shouldn't matter who or what you are as long as your enjoying the game and honest about the game it shouldn't matter who plays or covers it
I just hope for the FFIV remake they reduce the size of the character's noggins. Their heads are so big, they look like they're going to topple over. And worse, looking at them gives me a headache.
Imma be real with you. That company taking back their offer twice IS unprofessional. They need to check who they reach out to better before they do.
With that being said, know that I respect you, your content, and your enthusiasm for the games you discuss. I BELIEVE that as culture sways back and forth and the pendulum moves from one side to the other companies have finally gotten it through their heads that they need to stop catering to a certain group of people that has been overly represented, very VERY vocal despite paying very little into the industry, all while they are every toxic. So I speculate that this case you talked about is you falling victim to the repercussions of the actions of those very toxic [alphabet group][identity politics groups] and how companies are now being more selective and cautious-if you know what I mean.
Having said all that, you're great. (I've never checked your social media so I hope there isn't anything off-putting there) keep being you, you come here to YT and you do your job and don't spread any hate (at least that I've seen). You're a cool gay, one of the good ones😊 and I'd share a beer with you any day and would lift with you as well. Please keep up the great work🤜🤛🏽
~Eddy
13:24 They've nothing in common whatsoever, lmao 😂😂😂
Warcraft 1 and 2 were definitely the Alliance vs. the Horde. Warcraft 3 was more story driven, focusing on the impending war with the Burning Legion, and Frozen Throne was the aftermath. I wouldn't mind an Aquaplus Utawarerumono RPG on Switch, so I can play it on the go. Hopefully it won't be censored. I'm sorry, I know you like the Dragon Quest 3 remake, and you do you, but censoring it after Toriyama-san's death really doesn't sit right with me. I remember enjoying Warcraft 2 and 3, and hardly remember the first one.
Interested in that new toheart game.
So happy to hear 2D Zelda is here to stay! And I actually cheered when I heard Rivera is getting an international Switch release!
I'm still interested in trying Infinity Nikki, but the marketing team being sexist, realizing what they did, then turning around and being homophobic is both sad and hilarious.
And hey, Verna from Star Dive just forgot to tuck everything in properly, sometimes you leave the house in a hurry. It happens to the best of us xD
Very strange about offering you a review copy twice and then subsequently rejecting you. It's like they couldn't make up their mind on what they wanted for reviewers.
I don't quite recall having the level of difficulty you had in FFIV DS, but my playthrough may have been skewed as I spent hours grinding on goblins for the summon item to the point I gained at least 10 levels for Cecil and Kain. I do remember the difficulty spike when going to the second moon, especially in the final dungeon, where I had to buff before every regular battle, but I had to do that in the GBA version as well. At least I think I did; it was a long time ago!
Speaking of canceled games that need to be revisited, not only does Capcom need to learn for Mega Man Legends 3, but Square Enix needs to learn for Chrono Break!
Because you know - duh 😂
Love the channel bro. I consider you the authority on all things Mana and SaGa
I appreciate that!!
The Infinity Nikki thing is hilarious. Youi'd think they'd want someone to dig in beyond the aesthetics and review the gameplay and systems.
...Unless they're lacking and they had to rely on gimmickry.
I feel attacked with that voice about to say it after years wasn’t that hard. 😂
Got my weekly dose of rpg news. Now it's time to play DQ3 for 10-12 hours straight.
I remember those glorious days of no responsibility 😅
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Keep up the great videos! Love your channel.
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Wow, thank you!
now i know why i got fcked so hard in FF4, this shit took me years to finish because i stoped playing every now and then out of frustration, like FF2 on the Gameboy... 😂i played that DS remake on my NDS back then and i remember that i had a really fcking hard time not only once or twice, but a plethora of times 😂this game is just brutal, almost like mortal combat... 😂
"He won't be able to appreciate this game because he's niether a woman nor a straight man."
Sometimes I think they underestimate periphery demographics.