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What Direction is Final Fantasy Heading?

This is a question that G.R. Bradley at Rant Gaming heard many fans of the popular game series ask, and one that she has also wondered. It’s obvious that the series has changed drastically since the original Final Fantasy came out back in , but with releases such as the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, where is Square Enix truly taking the series? Is it leaving traditional RPG gameplay behind and moving towards other elements in gaming?

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NastyLeftHook04270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

there heading for disaster. but if versus is any good, then all is forgiven.

Kratoscar20084270d ago

They are heading to their own demise, but there is still hope (If Wada is fired).

ToZanarkand864270d ago

they need Sakaguchi and Uematsu back...

abzdine4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

as long as the CEO is Wada even Miyamoto and Kojima in the team wouldn't be enough. He wanted to open up to the occidental market and "casualize" FF.
Result: a game where you only run in a straight line, no weapons upgrades, no possibility to talk to other secondary characters, a FF with no soul...

ToZanarkand864270d ago

yeah what a dumbass guy. surely FF sold shit loads before it 'westernised' itself so why change it?
FF13 bored the shit out of me, whereas FFX is one of my all time fave games. just shows that different isnt always better.

abzdine4270d ago

Big western franchises never tried to "japanize" themselves.
I really hate people who try to change their habits and culture to try to fit with others. Each person being itself and trying to keep its values is the best thing that could happen. It gives much more nice variety and people have more things to choose between.

ToZanarkand864270d ago

japanese culture to me is much more interesting than something trying too hard to be americanised. its a shame really as i used to look forward to all Squares games, nowadays they just seem uninspired, especially with their stories which was what made them great in the first place

Capt-FuzzyPants4270d ago

Uematsu did FF14 I believe. And he also did the Chocobo themes for FF13-2. And yes that does mean Crazy Chocobo.

abzdine4270d ago

it's heading nowhere it already collapsed totally thanks to the clowns Kitase Toriyama and the biggest of them all Wada the corrupt CEO.

Elda4270d ago

Mechanics,engine,graphics,game play is fine,storytelling is a different story they need to work on that,but I'll always have faith in the FF series.

kent800820074270d ago

game play is dull, repetitive and stale, it's a total disaster

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Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory was Almost a Theatrhythm Game

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory was almost a game in the Theatrhythm franchise according to a newly-translated interview with the game's producer and directors.

A new interview with Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Director Tetsuya Nomura, Co-Director Masanobu Suzui, and Producer Ichiro Hazama reveals many of the upcoming details about this new game. Melody of Memory will feature very different gameplay than what fans of the franchise would expect, but it has a lot in common with another one of Square Enix's franchises: Theatrhythm.

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Kaedro1293d ago

It literally is a theatrhythm game.

mastershredder1293d ago

Lol okay..sure as heck looks and feels like a mee-too template based rhythm game (regardless of how your consumer gamer brain thinks). All that name dropping and “history lesson” took this article to new realms of “techraptor does not make any money doing this anyway”. Just consider that. You do this crap for free. Winning.

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Underrated Final Fantasy Games

GamerTime UK's Chelsea Beam looks what the most underrated games in the Final Fantasy series. She sifts through 97 different games to bring you the most ignored and unloved, but best games of the franchise.

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NukaCola2688d ago

I think Crystal Chronicles is one of the best games to have come out on the GameCube. Definitely underrated and much more Charming and fun than imaginable