Square Enix is most famously known for its games in the Final Fantasy series, though recent titles seemed to have disappoint. They are working to correct their mistakes, but also to give fans a game that will definitely satisfy. After years of development, Final Fantasy XV, formerly Final Fantasy Versus XIII, is officially back in the game and preparing for future release.
Gary Green said: With my fondness for (most) Final Fantasy games and my side goal of finishing off games in my collection with loose ends, a return to Final Fantasy XV seemed inevitable. It also serves as my third Final Fantasy platinum trophy after VII and VIII, a reasonable substitute since Final Fantasy IX is nigh on impossible to master.
Final Fantasy 15's director has revealed why he left Square Enix back in 2018.
Hajime Tabata famously resigned from Square Enix two years after Final Fantasy 15 shipped in 2016. In a special livestream at the time, Tabata announced his decision to resign from the company, cancelling three of four new story-focused DLC episodes for Final Fantasy 15 in the process.
Man inherited a train wreck and was expected to release this game in under two years after it spent a better part of a decade in development hell. At one point there was even plans to make FFXIII Versus a musical. He did what he could.
Whatever the behind-the-scenes went on over the many years, at the end of the day it was a radical change in direction that I could not go along with. Also why I never bought 16.
Final Fantasy XVI’s launch was very different than Final Fantasy XV’s and the two mainline game releases are difficult to compare for a number of reasons.
While it seems really cool and people seem to really be enjoying it, I'm in the mood for a real jrpg right now, not an action game.
This is the first mainline Final Fantasy game I didn't pick up at launch since the original FF7 on PS1.
I'll certainly get it eventually, just not in the mood for this right now. Personal taste.
Well,
FF15 launched on more platforms than FF16
FF15 cost less to buy than FF16
The PS4 install base was bigger when FF15 released compared to the PS5 for FF16
I don't understand, Tales of Arise is a jrpg. It's also an action rpg, it even has less jrpg elements than FF16. The impact of PS5 exclusive is really strong.
I'm currently somewhere in the middle of FF XVI I think, and so far I'm enjoying it. Problem when comparing the two is there is a lack of bromance in FFXVI and it's less open worldish. In FF XVI the accompanying characters feel more like accessories that don't bring much to your playthrough outside of cut scenes.
JRPG can be Revitalizing by bringing it to the West quicker. Make every JRPG have English Subtitle and region-lock free. That'll Revitalize it traditional-JRPG
Final Fantasy XV is trying to make an Action-Game as Big as an RPG, something like Japanese Fantasy version of GTA5.
SQUARE ENIX probably end up Bankrupt trying to do that. But it'll be awesome if they succeed and that'll revitalize Action-JRPG, which been stricken by PS3 architecture.
1. traditional-JRPG, just put english subtitle and its ready to be sold in the west.
2. action-JRPG, have to wait for PS4/XB1 installed in millions of home. then it is profitable to make action-JRPG.
Wonder if ill play this game before I'm 40?
Wait until it's released to see what it does and doesn't do. From what I've seen it looks like Devil May Cry Final Fantasy style.
I'm not gonna make any assumptions though on how it plays until I have some hand time with it.
"What seemed most unexpected is that the game also features third person shooting."
Dude, that was known since when the game was announced! What is the point of writing for a gaming website if you're so misinformed? =/
Square not only famous for final fantasy games but now there famous for back stabbing people in the back