Why are we giving money to companies that see us as adversaries in the first place? I feel like I’m being invited to jump and a pit of snakes while being told “Don’t worry, the snakes in this pit don’t bite as hard as the snakes in our other pits.” I think I’ll just skip the hole full of snakes entirely, thanks anyway.OCTOPATH TRAVELER: CHAMPIONS OF THE CONTINENT LAUNCHES ON MOBILE DEVICES IN 2022 Players Can Now Register for Closed Beta Test for the Immersive Mobile RPG on Android Isn’t it funny how these companies are always emphasizing how easy it is to play their games for free while trying so hard to get you to spend money? “Free player friendly” as an expression implies that the relationship between studios and players is naturally hostile. The (very nice) Square Enix rep that walked me through the game at Comic-Con reiterated a number of times that the game is very free-to-play friendly - even more so than SE’s other mobile games. I wonder which casino Square will redirect Octopath fans to when this one inevitably closes shop in a few years. While fans are distraught over losing a game they love - and not to mention the hundreds or thousands they spent on it - Square Enix’s announcement on Twitter encouraged them to migrate over to Brave Exvius so they can keep the money train right on a rollin’. You’ll find similar systems in games like Brave Exvius and Dissidia, as well as Final Fantasy Record Keeper, a gacha game that Square announced is shutting down in September. Square Enix mobile games are a nightmare of predatory monetization, but they’re also very popular.
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