What is Square Enix DOING? - HitPoint JRPG Podcast!
326✩ Audio Version ✩
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SOCIAL LINKS
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✩ Derek ✩
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✩ Baku ✩
►Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BakusanJRPG
►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanJRPG
GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►07/21 River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXgah05RHY
►07/27 Kuro no Kiseki PS5 (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpdfoc0tDI
►07/28 Trails of Cold Steel I-IV and Trails into the Reverie Box (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DVivvj3Xc0
EXPERIENCE POINTS
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►A Swordcraft Story Spiritual Successor: Maglam Lord!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHADB70NQwI
EXTERNAL LINKS
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►05/10 Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Digital Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG30woadwb0
►05/18 Pokemon: Hisuian Snow
https://www.youtube.com/pokemon
►The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fghzYfngr1w
►Yuji Naka Tweets about Square Enix
https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1519648947932860416?s=20&t=geadBuehW3rvvctT-CIygQ
►Square Enix Press Release on Embracer Group aquisition
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/20220502%20A_Press%20Release_fin.pdf
►Atelier Sophie 2 life size figure trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJezldK2-Us
►Golden Week Sale
SE: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/1012195/view/3181238331237582797
Capcom: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33273264/sale/GoldenWeek
Bandai Namco: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/BANDAINAMCO/sale/bandainamcosale
Koei Tecmo: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/koeitecmo2022
Spike Chunsoft: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SPIKECHUNSOFT/sale/GW2022
Nippon Ichi: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/nisa/sale/NISAGoldenWeekSale
Sega: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36333614/sale/SEGAGoldenWeek
Degica Games: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Degica/sale/golden-week
Timestamps
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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:18 Welcome Back to HitPoint!
0:02:45 Where were we Sunday?
0:04:20 SuperDerek Narrowly Avoids Death
Viewer Feedback:
0:05:45 XB3 was likely delayed for Splatoon
0:07:40 Holding out hope for Zelda's 35th
0:09:20 SEGA x ATLUS
0:10:40 Remember the Persona Anniversary?
0:11:45 Inflation Debation
0:13:00 International Voicemail Options!
0:14:40 Guilty Pleasures and RPGs we can't get into!
0:25:52 In-Game Ads Vs Game Preservation
Update to previously released games
0:34:47 MH Rise Sunbreak Date revealed
0:37:30 Relayer Feature Update
0:39:40 Feature Updates After Release suck.
0:42:40 The Caveat: Games that rely on Online
New Game Announcements
0:43:40 R-Type Tactics I and II remakes announced
0:45:45 What a unique genre twist!
0:47:20 SuperDerek's Hidden Gem Asteroids-like RPG
0:49:43 Maglam Lord Coming to PC via Steam
0:51:05 River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
0:52:40 River City Saga Trailer Review
0:54:55 Trails of Cold Steel & Reverie Box Set
0:56:07 Trails Box Set Trailer Review
0:57:28 Kuro No Kiseki coming to PS5
0:59:27 SuperDerek thinks 4K/60 is over-rated
1:01:30 Baku learns that Emulation is a thing
1:02:35 Does GPU Horsepower really matter?
Anime News
1:07:05 Pokemon: Hisuian Snow
1:09:04 The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
1:09:37 Trailer Review
Industry News
1:12:35 Yuji Naka sues Square Enix
1:14:30 We are not Japanese Lawyers, grains of salt etc.
1:15:45 Naka's aversion to YouTube Promotions
1:17:50 Naka's Conflict with Arzest
1:18:45 Twitter Allegations
1:19:25 This is way out of the norm in Japan
1:20:40 Square Enix is not a monolith
1:26:09 Square Enix Sells to Embracer Group for $300M
1:29:00 Deal also includes debt reduction
1:32:12 Some additional clarification
1:33:44 Square Enix states their "core business" is in the digital entertainment domain
1:36:00 Let's talk about Blockchain...
1:40:45 Is this just a Sunk Costs Fallacy?
1:43:05 Sony to Require Devs to Provide Free Trials
1:47:00 Will this burden indie game devls?
1:49:17 If SuperDerek ran Sony...
Merch drops:
1:54:07 Atelier Sophie 2 $47k Statue
1:54:48 Trailer reaction
1:57:06 The Ingenious Twist
2:03:06 Technical difficulties...
2:04:54 Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary Pins boxes
2:08:50 Golden Week sales!
2:13:18 Let us know what you get!
Housekeeping:
2:13:35 What's Baku Doing?
2:15:20 What's Derek Doing?
Responding to SuperChats
2:17:25 Chances of HD2D Treatment for Quintet Games?
2:23:05 Cup of Noodles Talk
2:24:28 Do we count digital games in our collection?
2:28:00 Closing Thoughts #podcast