ryan @ indie arc

Fan of anime, RPGs, and all kinds of other video games | Valkyria Chronicles/FFXIII stan | he/him

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

They named the new Legend of Zelda game ‘Tears in the Kingdom’ because they know weapon durability will produce emotional responses in the kingdom

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Amen. I quote Star Fox 64 so often, even my wife quotes it. People really should not underestimate how iconic this game is. In some corners of the early internet you couldn’t escape it.

[TheNCSmaster @TheNCSmaster]

Star Fox 64 is one of the most quoted games from the early days of the internet and has lines that run laps around the MCU in how corny they are

And everyone still loves that dialogue regardless

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Maybe I’m just getting old but I’m beginning to think every RPG should have exp/resource modifiers. I don’t want to grind if I can help it and I don’t want to feel forced to do a ton of side quests to keep up with the level curve all the time — looking at you Torna…

[Genki✨ @Genki_JPN]

FF7 Rebirth Streamlined Progression features and "New Game - Head Start" update is OUT NOW on PC and PS5!

- Start the game at level 65 with enhanced Materia
- HP is always full
- MP is always full
- Limit gauge is always full
- ATB gauge is always full
- Synergy gauge is always full
- Max Damage in Minigames
- More Materials Collected
- Max Materia Levels
- 2x EXP and 3x AP Gain
- Damage dealt is always 9,999

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Big facts. I can tolerate it to some degree during bright scenes but as soon as it’s dark, fuuuuuu….

[NikTek @NikTek]

Going OLED is a curse

Every screen that isn't OLED has me looking at it like this

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

2020 is an anomaly of a year for the industry due to the pandemic and shouldn’t be considered a baseline. But really, they can’t be surprised. The pace of games coming out since like 2022 has been pretty poor so of course less units are selling…

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Sony’s own financial reports show that PlayStation first-party game sales have fallen significantly since their peak in FY2020.

First-party game sales reached 58.4 million units in FY2020 before declining over the following years. While sales rebounded slightly in FY2025, they remain well below FY2020 levels.

Numbers by year:
- FY2020: 58.4 million units
- FY2021: 43.9 million units
- FY2022: 43.5 million units
- FY2023: 39.7 million units
- FY2024: 28.9 million units
- FY2025: 32.1 million units

Despite the FY2025 recovery, first-party game sales are still down about 45% from their FY2020 peak.

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

@BrettConra30075 @DireRavennn 10000%. I don’t know how so many people could overlook the quest design when it spans the entire game. It’s a system that doesn’t translate well to an action adventure.

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Square has become soft

[mercer 🌙 @ LR:FFXIII @midn1ghtexigent]

SQUARE ENIX DONT GOT THE BALLS TO MAKE GAMES WITH AURA LIKE THIS NO MORE

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

It’s this mentality that causes devs to pad games with loads of shit that add nothing of value to the overall experience of a game

[Breeder J @breeder_j]

$70 for a game you can beat in 18 hours is criminal

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Can’t imagine polishing Sekiro’s combat further but I’m absolutely here for it

[Zeus Arcade @ZeusArcade]

🚨 RUMOR FROM SOFTWARE 🚨

​Se filtran detalles jugosos sobre el futuro de FromSoftware y su misterioso "Proyecto FMC" 👀

​🎮 Claves del Proyecto FMC:

• Está en una fase muy avanzada y llegaría pronto ⏳

• Lanzamiento multiplataforma 🌍

• Apunta a ser un regreso a su estilo más tradicional para un solo jugador 🗡️

• El creador del combate de Sekiro podría estar al mando (lleva "desaparecido" desde 2023) 🥷

​🔥 Otros planes de Miyazaki para el futuro:

• Quiere evolucionar y pulir aún más el frenético combate de Sekiro ⚔️

• Le encantaría hacer un JRPG y explorar temáticas de mechas con fantasía oscura 🤖

​💬 ¿Qué te gustaría más: un sucesor espiritual de Sekiro o un JRPG de mechas?

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

And it’s not even over. Pretty sure we’re going to be using this meme until at least 2029… 💀

[. @deityofnightt]

l've never seen anything more accurate

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

My copium is that this is intentional so next week they can come back and be like “just kidding” and drop the price of each version by $150 so they look like they solved a problem.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Valve has raised Steam Deck prices in the US

• 1TB OLED $649 -> $949
• 512GB OLED $549 -> $789

still out of stock

https://t.co/k3U9h1geJ0

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Not to mention that we’re at a graphical plateau and experiencing longer development cycles than ever before… we’re good with current hardware for at least 3 more years.

[TheNCSmaster @TheNCSmaster]

The thought of any new video game console in the next few years just does not excite me at all because of the prices

The shit we have NOW is already too expensive, there’s no way the Steam Machine, PS6, and NeXtbox will have even remotely reasonable price tags

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Square is so trash these days. And they wonder why they can’t build brand loyalty with younger fans. Entire childhoods ending with 0-1 game in a franchise.

[Night Sky (NEW ACCOUNT) @NightSkyKing_]

RESTARTED DEVELOPMENT.... Man. lol. The state of Square Enix AAA games right now is just crazy.

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

Not just 8 episodes a season but with 4 year breaks between seasons because we’re supposed to remember everything that happened 4 years ago or rewatch it, right?

[Ashley @nhlbedard]

I’m so sick of these shows with 8 episodes a season. What happened to television

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

It really is kind of like that and it’s sad

[Dream's Longest Day @Dreamboum]

Every video games series on wikipedia is like this now:

- 2001-2007: A game every single year
- 2008-2015: A game every two to three years
- 2016-2026: Absolutely fucking nothing outside of a failed mobile game

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

@waywardhue All I see is Taste. Playing DS3 with you was a blast. Can’t wait to do the DLC. 😌

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

@waywardhue I feel that. Gotta love when a game is so good that it makes you want more.

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

I’ve heard this from enough places that this is the reason I haven’t started the game despite owning it for almost 2 years now… 😅

[The Fighter @FighterGr86]

Modern Final Fantasy doesn't respect your time, I'm almost 30 hours into Rebirth and I feel like I did only 2 hours of the main story. Meanwhile the other 28 hours is: Filler cutscenes, generic Sony-world map sidequests,mini games etc.

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

No fr. They feel like the only consistent team on their roster right now.

[Fenrir @_xFenrir]

Square Enix is so lucky to have team Asano

[ryan @ indie arc @rygarde]

All. The. Time.

And so I try to play them all and because I can’t focus on 1 game, I make a little progress in several at a time. 💀

[𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦 ⋆˙⟡ @cheersitskatie]

do u guys ever just wanna play like every video game at once. like i wanna play mass effect but i wanna play bg3 but i wanna play dragon age but i wanna start the witcher but i wanna get back into world of warcraft and now i'm sitting here not playing anything bc i cant decide 😭