Doves

Whoever thinks that Naruto reached the top alone missed the message.

Even if you don't count the fact that he's the child of a prodigy and a legacy, he had loads of help on his path and that's not at all a bad thing.

Not to mention Kurama, who played a pivotal role in quite a few of the most meaningful power ups our favourite knucklehead ninja went through.

That's not it at all, at least from my side.

Of course, I have some problems with their business models but game development, sales strategies, and legal practices are separate parts of the company so I wouldn't hold one aspect against another.

My problem is the fact that they very much could do far better than they do. The game is fun, yes. It's also unpolished and minimalistic.

That much, I would actually be ok with if it wasn't for the prices they want you to pay. Experiments to see what's a hit and what's a miss for the community, I'd fully encourage. That's how innovation works after all.

What I do not condone is using loyal gamers as testers and asking for exorbitant amounts of money for the 'privilege'. Thing is, if you demand players to pay premium, you have to deliver premium.

The name of your franchise should never be a reason to justify this amount of disrespect and tolerating as much only exacerbates the problem.

Z-A is not a horrible game. It's mediocre, which is exactly the problem. Don't pay premium and settle for mediocrity from a franchise that can do far better.

Time Stranger fulfilled a lot of fan wishes with their release. I'm a fan of both Pokémon and Digimon and I can say without a doubt: The former dropped the ball a while ago and they have yet to pick it up again while the latter cooked well with their latest release.

Time Stranger is by no means perfect. It has some of the usual problems RPGs tend to have such as a number of rather boring side quests and some extensive dialogues in moments where they just don't fit.

It is however a game that fulfills the wishes of its fans. It rewards the fanbase that has stood by the franchise for their loyalty.

Pokémon didn't do that. They threw a half-baked game on the market with an excessive price tag, knowing that even if they give the bare minimum, they'll turn a profit because it's Pokémon.

And frankly, that complacency and disrespect towards a community that carried them for decades pisses me off.