Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)

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[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago

PS2 games were typically made in a few years and not all of them were slop. They also didn't need as much resources, effort and manpower as building a fucking pyramid

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Also true. I guess maybe they should prioritize different things in their games to make them more appealing? IDK, I'm not a marketer maybe I should shut up lol

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