"Just searching ‘the JRPG is dying’ will get you 280,000 hits from people across the globe seemingly reaching that conclusion. Most of them coincide with the period after FF13’s first game release—a telling bit of information that shows that it wasn’t the genre as a whole, but a game, that affected the sentiment towards JRPGs. For this reason, I’ll be using FF13 for many of the examples in the article. However, just because one company seems to keep making games wrong, that doesn’t mean that the entire JRPG genre is dying."
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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
Its in the process of recovery, but in no way thinks to Square or the Final Fantasy franchise. Which is why, as the one time flag-franchise for the genera, FFXIII was the worst example of the genera's issues.
And still don't get why fans of the genera are think its the whole genera and all platforms, when its only the PS3 and 360. The genera has been struggling on those two systems. Nothing else.
I doubt many Japanese rpg studios will take the risk and learn how to better program for HD hardware....Rpgs from Japan will continue to release in bulk for the handheld market...SE one of the biggest 3rd party studios in Japan rather release their rpgs on handhelds instead of home consoles.....why?because little effort and big profit in return....SE is too busy buying up western studios/publishing western aimed games...
Sadly big JRPG titles are dead just look Final fantasy
Square enix should change the battle system from turn-based RPG to action RPG
That is way people are excited for FFvsXIII cuz it is action RPG.
It's half right, JRPGs are alive but in no way kicking.
Almost every high-production-value JRPGs flopped in recent years, either failed commercially (like Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey) or hated by general consensus(FF13), the only game won both sides is Xenoblade, which is on Wii.
It's a vicious circle for them now, the bad sales force
them move away from any serious productions, and keeping working on Handhold or Web Browser games, this further striped their capabilities of catching on.