Yeah, I wonder what things would have been like had PPT officially become "Puyo Puyo 8". I mean, I guess I can understand how things would seem a bit sketchy for future games if the Tetris cast didn't return for future games.
Technically, the cast
could return. They don't have copyright to the Tetris characters made by Sonic Team. Just the gameplay. And heck, over in Japan, they technically can return the Tetris gameplay at any time they want cause the copyright holders there are far less stringent about where the property goes.
Hopefully, it looks just as good as this one, if not better. I'm sure everyone here knows which incarnation of Arle I'd give anything to to see in 3D.
And the one I want to see in 3D is far more obscure, rofl. Oh, speaking of, I read up on some sad news regarding Yon. Said something about it being Compile's last game, regardless of whether or not they went bankrupt.
Now, this one sounds a bit peculiar to me, but I could believe it only if we look at things this way. Considering how much the Puyo Puyo franchise made them, I want to theorize they meant the story side of things would simmer down and they would've just kept the games simple after that. As in, every sequel is just Arle going on more adventures in the world around her. Which kind of makes sense since Puyo Puyo was meant to be a spin-off anyway.
Cause, considering how serious the atmosphere is from that game, I don't think they would've kept it that way unless they really wanted it to be a true spin-off to the Madou Monogatari games and have both games have serious undertones. That idea also makes a tiny bit of sense to me, especially since Arle did age in Yon. However, due to the peculiar nature of the Puyo Puyo series, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the next game after it had something occur where Arle longs for her youthful days and decides to find a magical spell to revert her back to a child again.
Okay, actually, everything I said could make sense cause of how bizarre Puyo Puyo is. It's a spin-off game that has basically proven that each entry doesn't have to have a true continuity to the next. So, assuming Compile did continue the series after Yon, I imagine they would've gone with either one of those scenarios. Make the spin-off more serious or have yet another cheesy story where it ends with Arle reverting back to a child after finding the magical spell.
Or, perhaps, they could do one better. As she's about to cast it, she thinks: "Well, I have to grow up at some point. And all of my adventures weren't so bad, strange as they were!" followed by Carbuncle looking back at her with a smile and her ripping up the only existence of the youth spell right in front of her. Hmm, actually, that sounds more like an ending to the series. Gah, now I'm sad again. I couldn't think up a way for them to casually continue it.
I swear, Idk why it's so fun thinking up scenarios for this game. I ramble way too much when I talk about it.
Overseer said:
image with swears. Next time, just link to the tweet instead of embedding.
Oh (...) that's the worst!