Julius

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Can't help but feel like this got quickly snuffed out in that Direct by the DQXIS news...but it's coming July 12th!

You're right, didn't pick up on that the first time. Strange choice. Honestly, the saving grace for me is that it will have the 16-bit mode which we can transition to on the fly, and new story elements. I absolutely adored playing through Dragon Quest XI on PS4, and will very happily purchase and play this again (I hope they don't send it out to die like it felt was the case last year on PS4 and PC), but it does feel like Square Enix have been quite slimy in holding back just how much more this version of the game would have when compared with the PS4 version. I've never purchased a game twice before, but this really was an experience which I fondly look back upon, and I can't wait to read the thoughts of people who haven't played the game yet, like @Grazza! Plus, a second playthrough, and in a 2D format..let's just say that it might help me figure out which is my favourite game that I've played so far!

Not going to lie, the anime bubbles and the storm immediately took my head to the first Pokémon movie!

Yeah!

New IP from Platinum!

Coming this summer:

This summer!

Coming this summer!

Honestly didn't think it would be coming to Switch in its current state, but hey! And it's free!

Tetris Battle Royale?!

Delayed again, but at least we have a date now: July 26th.

A LOT of exposition in this Three Houses showing so far...

I was on the fence before, but now I guess I'm buying it a second time!

This Autumn! Can't help but feel they showed a bit too much... BUT HOLY SMOKES THEY'RE BRINGING THE 16-BIT THING IN! AND THE OPTION TO TOGGLE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL MUSIC?! AND NEW PARTS TO THE STORY?! Heck yeah! Can't wait to play this again!

I have no idea where this belongs, but seeing as it will probably be based on Toriyama's distinct art style, I guess it belongs here? Dragon Quest V is being adapted into a fully 3DCG movie called Dragon Quest: Your Story, which will release in Japan this summer on August 2nd. I summon @Ike!

And teaser poster:

I was aware of the Mana Collection in Japan, but hadn't read about the trademarks, but you're right: they trademarked both Final Fantasy Adventure and Secret of Mana, and quite recently at that. Seems like a great idea to bring it West!

Firstly, good going with the job search! Fingers crossed for you Shooting an email over to them seems like a good bet, as feedback is feedback, even if it is just being informed that they feel that you were overqualified for the role at the time. If you don't get a response, then you can just conclude that your suspicions were true and that maybe it wasn't a real job, but spending a few minutes on an email for some possible closure over not getting a role will always be a potential net gain, in my opinion. Have you received a response from them informing you outright that you were rejected, or do you just think it's been too long since you applied, so you have been? Just asking because I can't tell from your post? If it's the former, something along the lines of:

Apparently the Nintendo JP page for the Direct hints that their won't be a 3DS presence in the Direct, so if that's the case, then I guess that is a sure sign that the writing is on the wall apparently it also mentions that we won't be seeing anything for smartphones here, so we could be buckling up for 35 minutes of Switch goodness I was just thinking about this yesterday, and given the phenomenal success of Octopath Traveler, I have to imagine that they've fast tracked development so that we can see a lot more games from them than the already announced Final Fantasy games coming to Switch this year. The pessimist in me thinks that maybe they're just retweeting because we're going to see shadow drops for FFVII and FFIX, etc., but I'm rarely ever that pessimistic, so on the flip side, I think that they could easily just throw the kitchen sink at us Ports of classic titles in their catalogue like Final Fantasy I - VI (a collection would be awesome), Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Dragon Quest I - IX, etc., are almost a no-brainer. We've seen the success that the NES and SNES Classics had, and if a key reason for not having Virtual Console on Switch truly is because the games didn't garner the attention that they perhaps deserved, then perhaps the exposure of a Direct would be perfect as a launchpad for those classic titles. I mean, we've already seen them do it with the FF titles that they're bringing to Switch And that's not to mention all the sequels we could see! I don't see us getting much in this Direct - I don't think they'll want to risk cannibalising sales for the already announced FF ports - but Square Enix have to know that they're sitting on a goldmine, so hopefully they don't take too long!

It got me in the mood to watch some of their E3 press conference from last year again, and while there are some great showings for games like TLOU2 (I'm still in shock at how good that game looks, especially the animations), it definitely had some pacing issues, and not too many surprises Hopefully their skipping E3 this year drives Xbox and Nintendo to try to knock it out of the park!