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Final Fantasy All the Bravest Is An Insult to Fans of the Series

Despite being filled to the brim with nostalgic elements from throughout the Final Fantasy series, All the Bravest is a cash grab through and through and everything wrong with the industry.

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Godchild10204111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

This shows how off SE has been with it's fans. I hope next Gen they go back to what made them great and not push what made them worse this Gen.

Godmars2904111d ago

Signs where there that Square was forgetting how to make good games since FF10 if not before. Was more into exploiting its history rather than build upon it.

Dirge of Cerberus?

Next gen is just going to be more of the same. Increased production costs only assure that.

TopDudeMan4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I'm hoping that this gen they were just experimenting with things a little so they know what not to do in the future.

So far I have:
- make a linear ff game not even the greatest ff fans will love.
- make a sequel to said game that no one wants.
- make a sequel to the sequel of said game that no one wants.
- announce a game, make it look awesome, then don't release it, even though everyone wants it.
- make an iphone game where you basically just click on characters to attack.
- make an mmo that is so bad they can't charge a subscription on it for 2 years. Then re-release it under a different name.
- Don't remake/update good games that the fans actually do want to see.

Did I miss anything?

Ranma14111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Damn, this is coming from a Final Fantasy fan site !!!

Now I even have serious doubts about whether FFvs13 will even be a good game, or whether it will even come out...

@Summons75, I bubbled you down

Godchild10204111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I don't have doubts about FFVS13 because of one man. Tetsuya Nomura, he has been part of some of my favorite games and has produced/directed one of one of my favorite series to date. So, my hope is still there, if he leaves before the game ships, then I will have doubts.

Also, it's their second game that has been in development the longest. Final Fantasy XII was the previous holder, with over 5 years in development and we know how well that sold and turn out.

animegamingnerd4111d ago

square enix sucks give me back squaresoft

HarryMasonHerpderp4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I heard it made it to the top 25 itunes paid apps.
So quite a few people must of already bought it.

I'm done with Square Enix, everyone holds onto hope (me included) that one day they will go back to making Final Fantasy games from the old days but it's never going to happen.
It's been nearly 12 years since Final Fantasy X was released and several years since FFXII and what have we got since then? There's no going back for this company with the FF series, all they will keep doing is making half assed FF games which are nothing like what a true Final Fantasy game should be, full of DLC and keep releasing the old games to keep the nostalgia going.
That new Lightning costume is an insult to the creators of FFVII and it's fans.

At 2:37
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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capitanandi4111d ago

The gameplay looks fine, but all those costly features are absolutely ridiculous. It still looks fun, but I really doubt it'll be worth all that money in the long run. This is a terrible move, not because of the brand, but industry-wise. In that sense though, I don't see how this is an insult to fans of the series.

DragonKnight4111d ago

You don't? Taking series characters, putting them in the most barebones game possible, and then making everything completely random and charging money to phoenix down your party? You don't see that as an insult?

capitanandi4110d ago

No, I don't. I just won't be buying it. They're a company and if they want to make a grab for some extra cash, so be it. No one is twisting your arm to play this game and I honestly doubt they are actually trying to piss people off. If anything, they just don't care and neither should you.

DragonKnight4110d ago

I doubt you care about quality gaming if your attitude is "well they can do what they want."

Summons754111d ago

But....it has cloud in it. I thought by raging I've only played ff7 and actually know nothing about the series fanboys, anything with cloud in it is a divine gift and that's why the majority of haters actually hate ff13 because its clearly not because of the atb based battle system that ff7 also has.

Actually this looked really neat but then they said for cellphones and it killed any interest I had. If it were on vita or the 3ds it would be must buy title.

Godmars2904111d ago

Its a pretty looking iOS "game" that's trying to milk $35+ out of you for a $4 casual purchase.

If it were a steaming brown pile with the Square Enix logo on it it would be less insulting.

grailly4111d ago

so, SE makes an insult of a game, and you decide to troll the fan community? yeah, pretty immature.

Summons754111d ago

What insult? Hey these games sold well and we had these planned from the start so here is the final game in the lightning saga? Or oh hey, we're working hard on verses 13 and there had been a ton on information so just be patient till we're ready to release?

I don't like or consider mobile apps actual games but its not an insult. There is a market that they see potential in.... It's called business, could they have made a vita or 3ds version, sure, but its not an insult because they didn't.

grailly4111d ago

it's really hard to understand what you're saying...

and it's not the fact that it's on iOS that makes it a problem... I like theatrythme on iOS, but in this, there's no gameplay to speak of, it's 4$(which is alot for iOS) and it adds micro transactions on top of it all.

this game is purely using the final fantasy name, characters, and music to make money, this is NOT an attempt at fan service or at advancing the franchise

knifefight4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Yeah, they should embrace the fact that game quality has gone down while the cumulative price has gone up. I don't know why anyone's miffed about that.

Edit: Did I say everyone should flip out? Did I? I don't see anywhere where anyone encouraged that. I am confused by your remark below. Can you please link to where I said "people should flip out and rage on forums about it."? I can't find that.

zgoldenlionz4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Don't buy it then. Or maybe you're right maybe we should all flip out!! And rage on forums about it, I'm sure SE will take note.

knifefight4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

I guess there's also a rule that people can't talk about it?
Except, even you ARE talking about it, right here:
http://n4g.com/news/1158062...

What are you, exactly?

Edit: Telling people to "chill" who are not angry is only a sign that you're projecting your own feelings onto others. I submit for consideration that you are indeed the one here who needs to "chill."

zgoldenlionz4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

Lol chill bro. This whole conversation is pointless, if I wasn't bored with nothing to do I wouldn't even entertain you right now.

Edit: lolololololololol maybe I will "chill".

DEATHxTHExKIDx4111d ago (Edited 4111d ago )

its just an IOS game so it dosent matter to me nor is it a big deal. some ppl might have gotten screwed outta some cash tho.

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Top 10: Worst Final Fantasy Games

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "The Final Fantasy series is one of gaming’s most revered franchises with many of its games finding themselves near the top of ‘best games of all time’ lists and simply uttering the words ‘Final Fantasy’ usually evokes images of epic quests and world class polish. But not all of the games to bear the name have been worthy of praise. Some, in fact are terrible, unplayable, ugly and obnoxious games that make you wonder how Square Enix ever approved them. So for this week’s Top 10 we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel and counting down the Top 10 Worst Final Fantasy Games."

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DedicatedDark2536d ago (Edited 2536d ago )

Addition of FFXIII Lightning Returns and Crystal Bearers make your list redundant.

Though I appreciate the lack of FFX-2.

And I agree with the rest.

DedicatedDark2536d ago

Wait on further thought, the inclusion FFVIII would be nice. Terrible writing, terrible story, terrible gameplay and terrible translation. And therefore a terrible game.

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Derceto2536d ago

Any Final Fantasy made my SquareEnix. Quick and easy.

SinkingSage2536d ago (Edited 2536d ago )

Since when is After Years or Lightning Returns bad?
This article is garbage, the absolute worst FF, Final Fantasy XIII is nowhere to be seen.

Also, why include a game that doesn't even exist anymore? FFXIV 1.0 is long gone...

overrated442534d ago

Lightning avatar and mad about Lightning Returns being on the list!? https://www.youtube.com/wat...

SinkingSage2533d ago

Heh, yeah, how is LR on the list but not XIII? XIII is pretty bad.

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The Best And The Worst Final Fantasy Spin-Offs

Game Informer:

Big franchises often take advantage of their fame and appeal with a variety of spin-offs. The RPG juggernaut Final Fantasy is no different and throughout the years it has experimented with many different flavors. Some worked out much better than we ever expected; others were complete disasters. One thing is certain: Final Fantasy spin-offs aren’t going away.

Square Enix just launched Final Fantasy Explorers this week in North America and World of Final Fantasy is currently in development. But we didn’t want a list that just discussed ‘respectable’ games like Crisis Core or Revenant Wings or select average titles like Final Fantasy: Chocobo’s Dungeon and Final Fantasy Dimensions. What good does that do? We wanted to zoom in on the best creations, while also looking at the games that went horribly wrong.

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The Best and Worst Final Fantasy Spinoffs

On the heels of Square Enix's announcement of Final Fantasy: World Wide Words, Stephen from Leviathyn reminisces on the best and worst Final Fantasy spinoffs.

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