Current Events > Square Enix re-releases Chocobo GP with all microtransactions removed

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Calwings
06/19/23 9:47:51 PM
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https://www.ign.com/articles/chocobo-gp-gets-rid-of-its-free-to-play-version-and-microtransactions-final-fantasy

AKA how the game should have been from the very beginning. You can now unlock all of the characters, costumes, and other unlockables, including ones that were previously tied to certain seasons that had passed and were no longer available, just by playing the game. So if anyone was interested in Chocobo GP but didn't want to deal with the microtransactions... here you go.

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LordFarquad1312
06/19/23 9:48:50 PM
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If I buy the physical version, will there be a patch to remove monetization, or is it a separate release?

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Turbam
06/19/23 9:49:51 PM
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Neat

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SpiritSephiroth
06/19/23 9:50:29 PM
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Okay NOW this game is worth looking into

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Homeless_Waifu
06/19/23 9:51:01 PM
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Good, this is good for anyone that enjoys playing this game

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Zeph
06/19/23 9:51:27 PM
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I wonder what's going on...

First i heard about Megaman X Dive Offline, which is pretty much the gacha with all the MTX bs removed, no online and just buy to play and now this

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Requiem
06/19/23 9:53:02 PM
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While it's exciting that players turned off by the microtransactions and free-to-play mechanics of Chocobo GP may now have a reason to check out the game, Square Enix did announce back in December 2022 that there will be "no further large scale updates (e.g. new characters or new maps) to the game after the Season 5 update on Wednesday, December 21, 2022."

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ellis123
06/19/23 9:54:58 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Not really. Yes.

You could always unlock everything through play, but the grind was *insane* if you didn't pay (like, MMO players would blush the numbers were so unreasonable) so I'd need to see how they changed things on that front to say anything. Otherwise the racing was kind of garbo and unbalanced. They got rid of what made the OG fun and by and large this was just a letdown for fans of the original. The game as a whole was just not a great experience.

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viewmaster_pi
06/19/23 9:56:00 PM
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i'm not bothering with a kart racer stuck on switch when i've had mario kart for years. why this wasn't multiplat is beyond me

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Calwings
06/19/23 10:04:05 PM
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LordFarquad1312 posted...
If I buy the physical version, will there be a patch to remove monetization, or is it a separate release?

Unfortunately, I don't know for sure, and I can't find any confirmation one way or the other.

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Ricemills
06/19/23 10:09:09 PM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
i'm not bothering with a kart racer stuck on switch when i've had mario kart for years. why this wasn't multiplat is beyond me

It's on Android and iOS too.

Wait nvm. It's just a spin-off on the android.

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Solar_Crimson
06/19/23 10:11:45 PM
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Too little, too late.

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Powdered_Toast
06/19/23 10:15:38 PM
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Zeph posted...
I wonder what's going on...

First i heard about Megaman X Dive Offline, which is pretty much the gacha with all the MTX bs removed, no online and just buy to play and now this
I've seen other mobile games doing it too. I guess they didn't attract enough whales and flopped, but someone finally said "hey, what if we just sell it like a normal game instead?" It probably takes relatively little effort to do.

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Ricemills
06/19/23 10:20:54 PM
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Or maybe that they already sell enough microtransactions to cover the game cost, and now they're selling it as offline to gain extra money while not spending anymore on server cost and development for new contents.

I would love if every gacha games do this when they finally decided to close down their servers.

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Will_VIIII
06/19/23 10:24:10 PM
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LordFarquad1312 posted...
If I buy the physical version, will there be a patch to remove monetization, or is it a separate release?
This is what I need to know

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BakonBitz
06/19/23 10:48:56 PM
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This is how all GaaS games should end up as when their service has ended.

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