Square has defended its decision to release multiple direct sequels to Final Fantasy XIII and explained why recent numbered titles have taken so long to develop, stating that it's "a lot easier" and less time-consuming to release follow-on titles than "create a new world".
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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
It takes Square quite a while to find new and exciting ways to make a game suck. With Final Fantasy 13 it was super linear levels and a battle system that plays for you. With 15 it looks like it will be scrapping the battle system all together in exchange for some kind of action RPG hack n slash garbage.
Yea exactly so expect FFXV-2 possibly a FFXV-3 for the PS4/X1 cycle. Cranked out every couple years. I dont mind as long as the games are good.
From the comments of videogamer:
"The last new numbered KH game was 2005. No company should take ten years to make a sequel."
I think that neither should take 1 year. It's nice when a sequel take between 2-5 years, because it gives a chance to enjoy it, want more, ask for more and then get it. It also gives developers a chance to make a really polished game and to think about the game for a while. (Obvioulsy not counting development hells like Duke Nukem and FFXV).
Is it unreasonable to expect Final Fantasy 15 to take 15 years to create?