u/ConceptsShining

Source. GungHo has confirmed this is not coming to the Western version.

This is just insane to me, like they put a lot of time and effort into making these great remakes, and they're also now making a full remaster on Switch/PS5 for the OG FC. Presumably it will also be a standalone release, but you're getting a free download code if you preorder Sky 2nd in Japan on console, physical or digital. Like damn, talk about a major difference for PC VS console pre-order players! It'll have turbo mode, a text log (something I always would've loved for the PC versions), though no word on if it'd have EVO's voice acting.

It is kinda weird since the newcomers have the remakes, while veterans will have already played the OG. But pretty cool nonetheless. I would love it if XSEED could manage to get the text backlog feature ported over to the PC version, but based on them not getting CS1/2 on Switch (ostensibly more profitable), wouldn't get my hopes up.

I quite like him. His clowning on these dumbass redpillers like F&F never gets old. Similar content type to Aba N Preach, but he has a different style and overall vibe.

Curious what y'all think of him.

It's kinda funny to me how, as fantastically evil as the cult is, some of their criticisms of the church are just like what you'd hear in the real world. (Crosbell) >!Joachim's writings!< about the cult:

> To discuss the origins of our order, I will first have to turn to the abominable history of the Zemurian continent. The Great Collapse, approximately 1200 years ago, marked the end of an advanced civilization, and with it the established order, giving rise to the bloodshed and poverty of the Dark Ages. In their fatigue, the people committed a grave sin. They led themselves to be deluded by the flattery of pompous fools and accepted their invented, self-centered cult with open arms.

> The foolish Septian Church and their symbol, that 'Goddess of the Sky.' The Dark Ages met its demise, and this faith spread throughout the continent... Let us consider: If said goddess truly existed, can we not assume that she would bestow equal salvation upon all of us? However, disparity yet exists, and people continue to perish in disasters and misfortunes. Does that mean said goddess discriminates upon whom she shall bestow salvation? This thought alone is too ludicrous for words. In the end, she is merely an idol invented by the Septian Church to amass power. A goddess as such simply does not exist.

This is literally one of the oldest criticisms of religion IRL: the problem of evil. Now in-universe, while magic, thaumaturgy, the Sept-Terrions etc. being real all work to convince Zemurians that Aidios is real; how do you think they would answer this argument? Not necessarily as an indictment of Aidios's existence, but perhaps in terms of her morality/praiseworthiness.

Assuming, of course, it was posed by civil and nonviolent intellectuals, rather than heinous people like the cult.

Don't recall if Calvard gave us an answer.

We're not sure how long ago this was (relevant given how young Rixia is), but I can see it going either way. Walter has the experience, but Yin had tons of training and special techniques from a legendary assassin and was keeping all of Revache including Garcia in check.

My take is sorta what this dialogue implies. They fought to a standstill or near-draw, and sorta mutually agreed to withdraw, sensing they were on one another's level.

This is something I always wondered but I don't think was ever answered. Just who was this party that Dimitri betrayed and, in the Deal ending, Phil and Niko had to fight their way through?

It seems like they had to be a powerful faction to be dealing in something like the H. I don't think it was ever answered outright, you have any reasonable headcanons?

As a big Yakuza/RGG fan I enjoyed Lost Paradise. No real other exposure to FOTNS, but I enjoyed an RGG story (with its usual structure, tropes like strong and principled badass protagonist, etc.) being told in this universe with an actual killer.

If I enjoyed Lost Paradise's combat, think I'd like the combat in Ken's Rage? How do they compare? Curious as the Ken's Rage games seem to also be beat'em'ups.