Rumor: Final Fantasy XV Four Years In Development, Will Release On Current Gen Platforms

You may recall a GamesMaster UK rumor we passed along last Decmeber concerning Final Fantasy XV being announced at E3 of this year.

Well, E3 2012 has come and gone with no unveiling from Square Enix, however, the UK publication stands by its source and shares more speculation on the rpg that Square Enix President Yoichi Wada reportedly wants to ”surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” and Final Fantasy VII.

[Irishguy95]

Yochi wada, why the **** do you want to compete with Skyrim? It's nothing like Final Fantasy and no one wants FF to be like it. ****/

FF went **** when they start trying to change it

[sinncross]

I am not a big fan of FF12, but if anyone can bring FF to its former glory its Hiroyuki Ito. He makes the most consistently good titles in the series I feel.

So I have faith in this title, if true. But I remain cautious after FF13 and FFV13 being completely absent from Square's schedule.

[Reibooi]

I loved XII so I would love for this to be true but I kinda doubt it is. I mean anyway you look at it this gen is starting to wind down and VsXIII has yet to release and I doubt SE would release two high profile games like this so close to each other.(for fear of cannibalizing sales).

The only way I would believe it is if Versus is going next gen which we don't know about.

Either way I would love to see another FF that has the feel and look of XII and more so if it takes place in Ivalice but a rumor is a rumor and until SE says something about it I'm gonna assume it doesn't exist.

[PoSTedUP]

i love 12. but just please give my vita something, a demo, a gameplay video so i could pretend, anything. please.

[blitz0623]

That "surpass Skyrim" statement is being taken out of context and wrongly put in the summary. Obviously, you didn't read the whole article.

This is the actual statement:
"Yoichi Wada (president of Square Enix) wants the game to have a world scale and volume of content that surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He also wants the game to surpass FFVII in worldwide sales and critical reception"

Wada wants to surpass Skyrim in terms of content. He does not exactly want FFXV to be like Skyrim.

[ShinMaster]

So I have faith.... as long as Wada doesn't meddle in the creative process.

[guitarded77]

FF XII was one of my favorite FF games, so I hope the rumor is true. With FF XV, GTA V, God of War Ascension, Battlefield 4, Halo 4, Bioshock Infinite and other big titles, this gen could go out on a really, really high note.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Wow, glad to see I'm not the only one who loved XII. Thought I was alone there for a while. xD

[MRMagoo123]

Yeh i can imagine there are 4 ppl who think 12 was good , i cant imagine anyone would think of it as a favourite tho what about 7 8 9 or even 10 they are all better than 12 imo but i did enjoy 12 i just didnt like the combat system much

[Ranma1]

"The game design and battle system will be a major evolution of FFXII."

Why dont they just make FF turnbased again where you can control all characters?

AND WHY THE **** would you want to make FF like Skyrim !! STOP westernising...this guy makes me want to go kill a puppy...i need to **** calm down

[LAWSON72]

Because square is retarded

[Kratoscar2008]

Wada is not worth the puppy life.

[wnek9]

the ff12 battle system wasn't that bad and you can control all the characters by switching. it was the best evolution of a active battle system they have used since active turn based battle. and the gambit system for managing certain events like heal at 20% less health was very well implemented as well. so if they can majorly improve on that it would be a very well implemented battle system. especially compared to what they did with 13's battle system....

[specialguest]

If you actually read the article carefully, it says:

• Yoichi Wada (president of Square Enix) wants the game to have a world scale and volume of content that surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

KEYWORDS: Scale and volume of CONTENTS

That's freaking nice if they can achieve that.

[Heavenly King]

Because maybe, for most it is boring as hell. In FFXII you could use every character.

[Summons75]

FF always changes from game to game. Even 13 was similar with all the changes. It was still an ATB battles system like 3-9 just really faster paced, and the Leveling system was a better version of the sphere grid from FF10....the next game always changes just borrows and improves on previous things.

Although I do not like the idea of the battle system being like 12 seeing as it's the worst, this is just a rumor and highly doubtful.

[BitbyDeath]

'Improves' is too strong of a word.

[Dark_king]

Sorry FF13 had the worst battle system of any rpg I have ever played.Was just bad real bad.

the leveling system was crap to FF10 at least gave you a bit of choice they took that away in 13.

[Biggest]

Then you haven't played many RPGs. Go check out The Last Remnant's battle system. FFXIII did not have a bad battle system. I know the internet requires the use of outrageous hyperbole, but it isn't applicable here. Also, you have the same choice in the FFXIII leveling system as you did in FFX. I'm not sure why your hate for the game makes you forget the way a game you enjoyed actually worked.

[Dark_king]

@Biggest

You think what you want the battle system in FF13 was crap,crap that went backwards we should of had more control over are party not less.

As far as the having choice like ff10 no you did not not even close.One is a line that goes in one direction no matter what there are a few things that branch off but it is basically a line.FF10 was not near that simple.There really is no argument about that,trying to makes it look as though you never played FF10 are don't remember it.
http://images.wikia.com/fin...

[MRMagoo123]

Yes i agree with amber , it seems you didnt even play ff10 biggest because you have no clue if you think that, i also agree ff13 was just an abortion of a game and thats it

[WeskerChildReborned]

Yea FF i use to love when i was young.

[TiberusX87]

Square has managed two different development teams for Final Fantasy a long time. It is why each entry has always been quite different, and if there is any man who can bring things back it's Hiroyuki Ito, as he has not ever been directly involved with XIII or vsXIII. We have a direct evolution of IX & XII and that is a great thing.

Just like EA (also controversial), Square has a lot of different teams and this team will bring us FF untainted by the evolutions of XIII. I can't say i'm a fan of Wada, but when he refers to surpassing Skyrim he is clearly talking about the depth and size of the world, not the style of game. XII was quite a large world full of life and this is not unexpected at all.

[BinaryMind]

I wouldn't give Ito too much credit for XII. He merely took over after Yasumi Matsuno left and had already created most of the game. And you can tell by the end of the game the developers had trouble delivering the story properly.

[dark-hollow]

it would funny and sad at the same time if FFXV released before FF Versus XIII...

[Irishguy95]

It was funny and sad that FF14 was released befor Versus. 15 would just be a ****ing Deskface

[justpassinggas]

The source is very fraudulent. It claimed that FF XV will be revealed at E3 2012 at a special Square Enix event last December.

[LightofDarkness]

No, the source claimed it would be revealed as part of the 25th Anniversary. Gamesmaster suggested E3 2012. We can still get an announcement at TGS.

[smashman98]

technically as long as it makes the announcement by the square enix event this december that source would be correct

[pompombrum]

This!! Seriously, I always knew it was time for Wada to step down but this is beyond insulting.. how in god's name can you reference Skyrim to a new FF game? That SHOULD be like the battlefield developers referencing GT or Forza.

If I see more mentions of Skyrim in the future to FF15, I'm seriously boycotting Square and going to hate on them to new levels.

[smashman98]

The article said yochi wants to blow the size and scale of skyrim out the water basically He wants this game to be the best rpg ever

Im down with that

[DA_SHREDDER]

I always wanted a Dragon Warrior and a real old school Final Fantasy Online

[Irishguy95]

You mean a Dragoon?

[Dark_king]

No he mean Dragon Warrior

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[geddesmond]

What you mean an open world final fantasy game with as much content as Skyrim and a revamped battle system would be awesome and very long over due.

Just picture a game with FF characters running around skyrims open world map fighting enemies found in a FF game with all the magic and combat animations during battle that has so many quests, towns, dungeons and weapons and a very complex leveling system that all FF games has, along with summons or Aeons that you can acquire and secret areas you have to find yourself and a good story that comes with most FF games. Picture that and then tell me you don't want a game like that.

Anyway when they said the game was in development for 4 years and then said that Wada wants the game to be open like Skyrim well then lost me. Its just a rumour, how then spend 4 years making a game to be like a game that only released last year??

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I'm not going to get my hopes up. I just hope that this is a good game.

***"The game design and battle system will be a major evolution of FFXII."***

This is what FF13 should have had instead of that horrible battle system in my opinion.

[LightofDarkness]

XII had an excellent battle system, it was criticized largely by the "purist" crowd for not being turn-based, because apparently staying exactly the same is the only way the series can move forward :/

Plus, it's got Ito at the helm, and he directed 3 of my favourites. VI, IX and XII easily had the best gameplay of just about any FF games in the series, and were also notable shifts in direction each time (VI just shifted everything into high gear, IX reconnected with the series' roots and XII brought a much need battle system evolution).

[poolsharky27]

It was criticized because if you set the gambits up properly you never even needed to play the game. Just watch everyone auto-play.

Don't give me the "you didn't need to play that way" spiel, it was the most efficient way of playing, and any gamer who is a min-maxer(most RPG players) aims for efficiency. The second most efficient way was spamming boring Quickenings endlessly to 1-shot bosses. The game-play is the -main- reason I do not like 12. I like the world, the side-quests, the story is mediocre, but the game-play simply ruined it for me and not because it wasn't turn-based.

Also, your 3 favorites are my 3 least favorites, but that is more personal preference, to each their own.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Exactly! I never understood the hate for 12's battle system. Yeah, it isn't turn based, but I personally feel that turn based battle system is dated.

12 battle system was a STEP in the right direction. Like you said 12 brought a much NEEDED change in the battle system for Final Fantasy. 13 took it 3 steps back in my opinion for the simple fact that the battles didn't happen in real time. If you are going to have separate a battle screen you may as well make it the traditional turn based system.

12's battle system was by no means perfect, but I think it had a good foundation that should have been improved upon. I've been saying that for the longest.

Ideally I would like to have a battle system that happens real time yet is turned based. That can please both those that want a turn based system and those that want something more dynamic for Final Fantasy.

[poolsharky27]

@Outside_the_box

I agree with your sentiments, it was a step in the right direction, but it was extremely boring to me.

It wasnt the real-time fighting, or the non-turn-based fighting that was the problem. It was the slow-mo/boring animations, plus gambits making the player unnecessary. Battles weren't exciting.

Btw, I didnt disagree with either of you.

[forevercloud3000]

@poolsharky
anyone who says the game can be beaten on autopilot just proves they never got very far in the game. after the 25% mark the game starts to get very demanding. It becomes impossible to equip all the gambits you will need to survive and one of the biggest obstacles is that CPU control has lag. Quite often you will need a Cure spell YESTERDAY and will need to switch on the fly to make it happen.

In all honesty, XII has one of the strongest battle systems in the series. FFX is tied with it in my opinion. What I didn't like was the license system and the poor man's sphere grid that it was.Also was very disappointed with summons especially after how perfect they were in X, they needed to be able to level up to still be relevant by end game(I think Int ver. fixed this but never localized). Traveling wasn't all that great either as it felt even more mechanical than fun as it was in pre-FFX days.

Still, the battle system ROCKED!!! FFXII was one of the few FF games where magic was so necessary(went through most of FFVII-IX never using spells).

[poolsharky27]

@forevercloud3000

Actually you can, that's exactly how I played. I spent hours upon hours setting up gambits to perfect them.

The only time you cant(or not well) is at the beginning, when you still havent unlocked good gambits and enough gambit slots.

Theres a ton of videos on youtube of gambit-only play-throughs.

I agree with everything else you said.

edit2: I thought it was humorous that you said magic was so necessary, when I pretty much didn't use any magic at all besides healing.

edit: This is on the US version, not international.. I've never played the INT version, I dont know if it's any different. You can literally beat the US version by just berserk'ing a melee for every battle(main story).

[poolsharky27]

Heh, it seems fans have so many different varying opinions. Therein lies SE's problem, they can't please everybody.

[LightofDarkness]

@forevercloud:

Those are my sentiments exactly. I felt like X was the pinnacle of the turn-based battle system; wrought from its table-top/8-bit origins and re-engineered with more modern sensibilities. It was the greatest part of FFX for me (because I essentially hated the rest of it :p), and pretty much the greatest turn-based style FF battle system there could ever be. And that's why it needed to change.

XII's system isn't perfect, but it was a bold step in the right direction. You've outlined pretty much all of the problems I had with it. And while yes, you could probably "play" the game blind with the gambit system, that's certainly not the experience most people had with it, nor was it the intended one. More to that, people were hating FFXII for its battle system before it was even released (much more on release), long before they could've noted the flaws mentioned by poolsharky. People wanted to hate XII.

And while I enjoyed XII, it was in fact marred by fan and corporate expectations. Replacing intended lead Basch with Vaan during the final phase of development absolutely ruined the story, and this was clearly because the management felt that the fans wanted an androgynous teenage boy as the lead. But we're not talking about story here, so I digress. XIII as well was an attempt to pander to fans' love of X and Advent Children at the time, so you have corridors and flashy combat that essentially plays itself, along with a boring, overly metaphysical story about emo-kids. And the main villain is Transformer-Pope :/

Anyway, all I can say is that this info has me intrigued. As long as they give Ito the freedom to direct the ship his way, this game could be absolutely stellar. Ito clearly places an importance on exploration and artistic detail along with exciting battle mechanics, so as long as we keep an open mind, we may be pleasantly surprised.

[poolsharky27]

I play games before I judge them. (As everyone should!)
What I listed was why I disliked the game/battle system(hate is too strong a word)

While yes people were disliking it before the game was released, what I stated certainly didn't help it's cause.

I cant be the only one who tried to min/max gambits for efficiency, having a gambit ready for every possible scenario. Along with switching them around to personalize for each boss-fight. It was a tedious to setup(not enjoyable) just to watch the game play itself(also, not enjoyable).

Which made it extremely not fun for people who played that way. Which is why I don't like it, the 'best'(subjective) way to play it isn't fun.

Also didnt help that summons were so useless, summons are generally my favorite part of FF-games and I only used Belias(Ifrit rip off, which reminds me, where's the legit summons?!) once after first getting it.

[Qrphe]

It was to be expected, they weren't going to announce that the game was in development a long time before it was released: they would have been stupid to make the same mistake that they did with FFvsXIII.

As far as XV being as open as Skyrim, I honestly do not mind. They try different things with every numbered FF title and I'm sure it won't feel like Skyrim anyway.

[darthkai]

Where the fuck is Final Fantasy Versus 13 ?!?

[MaideninBlack]

That's the million gil question. I wish GM UK would ask their "source" about Versus instead.

[TacoTaru]

It's something everyone thinks they want without actually know what it is.

[Dark11]

”surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”
but FFvXIII can do that .. beside they are both action RPG's!

anyway if this rumor is true .. i hope Final Fantasy XV be an action RPG and not turn based.

[TiberusX87]

They are all from different development teams. The development of XV and vsXIII are completely separate and have nothing to do each other. Numora taking his sweet ass time trying to achieve perfection with vsXIII is not Ito's problem, and if his game (XV) comes out first that's not his fault.

Everyone forgets this and assumed Square was going downhill with XIII forgetting there are different teams behind each of the core titles too. vsXIII being completely separate again with the majority Kingdom Hearts team developing.

XII was a more open world FF with a lot of life, I think that Ito could achieve a big open world like Skyrim and see where Wada is coming from. If you read the article, the battle system will be an evolution from XII.

[Yangus]

I hope its true..

[omarzy]

Square Enix President Yoichi Wada reportedly wants to ”surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” LOL, that should not be very hard.

[Qrphe]

In quality probably, but sales? That would be very very very hard to do. I'm sure Wada cares more about sales than anything.

[DragonKnight]

He allegedly wants this game to surpass FFVII in sales and reception, a game that trounces Skyrim in sales and is equal in reception (which is a travesty, given that FFVII is a better game). So in both areas it shouldn't be difficult, given that Skyrim was NOT what the critics said it was.

[Godmars290]

I want to read it, but I know I'll only end up lamenting what Square use to be. Or at least what I thought they were.

Also - where the F*** is vs13?

I mean sure, if this is that renamed - almost - all well and good. But then why the F*** is there being a Skyrim comparison being mentioned in comments? If I had want Skyrim I'd have bought the PC version.

I honestly have to go elsewhere and calm the F*** down before actually reading the article and making a real comment. I'm already upset. At a F***ing rumor!

[Reibooi]

The article mentions that the scope of the games world would be similar to Skyrim. Also that said world would be open.

One thing we do know about Versus is that it is gonna have a large world map and depending on how they implement that it could have a open world feel.

That said I don't think XV is VersusXIII.

[Godmars290]

If this is true, all its really saying to me is that Nomura has been unofficially "retired" all this time. Twiddling his thumbs on a project Wada might have had no interest in completing, possibly because it was still PS3-only. That he couldn't stand to possibly be proven on his stance this gen in going multiplatform which would have easily happened if versus was actually a good game and sold as well or better than XIII total.

[TiberusX87]

VersusXIII has always been developed separately by Nomura and a majority of the Kingdom Hearts team. It should not affect the development of the core series titles.

This article references Ito's development team who were behind VI, IX & XII. This looks to be a new core title leading as an evolution along that line of FF titles and completely separate from anything XIII.

It is something we should be happy about, as these guys have never let us down. XII had it's flaws, but it was a large world full of life, and if any Square team can pull off a world greater than Skyrim it's these guys.

[hkgamer]

@judas-savior

Agree with you completely, XII had it's flaws but that was due to the story and characters. XII's battle system was amazing and the world felt alive compared to all the other games.

VI, IX & XII are arguably the best FF to have ever been released. VII & X just felt too anime-ish and I guess that's what most FF fans like so I guess they need to make the main characters like typical anime characters (Sasuke, naruto, Zoro, Luffy & Ichigo etc..)

[DigitalRaptor]

I hope it doesn't steal the limelight from Versus XIII, cause as we all know, XIII and XIII-2 are the mainstream FF games of late, and Versus is the game barely any gamers know about. There's no real hype for it outside of FF fans who know about it and PS3 fans.

I can trust Square to announce XV and completely shift focus from Versus XIII yet again.

[delosisland]

How about u chill the fuck out Omg its a fucking video game...

[RememberThe357]

So still nothing about FFvs13?

Anyway, the little bit of info here sounds good enough to me. I'll hold my judgement but I like what I'm hearing.

FF13 had problems but it had the FF production value we expect. IMO it was a good game that could have been great and that disappointment kind of ruined the experience for me. I'm not a FF13 hater like many people on this site but it did feel like it lacked so much that I completely understand where peoples resentment comes from. Hopefully they've learned their lesson and the success of Skyrim has shown them that there is still a huge market for a large high quality RPG.

[Lord_Sloth]

Don't you mean walking simulator?

[TopDudeMan]

No, see the reason why I don't think so is because they announced versus too early. They'll probably do the same thing with XV

[hkgamer]

They been in production for 4 years already, probably working their asses off. Versus XIII team have been sidetracked for a long time and was announced years before it was in actual development.

[Them_Bones]

I thought final fantasy 13 would be the final fantasy.

[Skateboard]

Yes, lets end it with that turd.

[OmniSlashPT]

I call bs

Every unannounced square enix game is having the luminous engine is next gen, so it's impossible for FFXV to be curent gen. Even Versus is getting some tweaks using the Luminous lightning engine. Besides, I very doubt it's 4 years in the making and no one has heard of it yet, Square likes to announce their games early and let people wait ages for them to come out.

And being a rumor makes it even more pathetic. Remember that rumor video from this years E3 proving Versus was turning into FFXV and was being released this year? yeah, it was made by a bunch of kids, and still made news everywhere.

[DeadlyFire]

Engine could have been in the works for 4 years. AKA Luminous. Those things take time to build from scratch. Likely 2011/2012 it started development on semi ready builds of Luminous. Storyboards and concepts can be all around a game for years before it becomes something real. 4 years is possible, but not as something that has been running as an actual game. That is likely a blank slate or somewhere in the early stages for rumors to pop up. I believe FFXV will be on next-gen, but might be on current gen as well. Might be first Final Fantasy on Nintendo hardware if WiiU can run the engine.

[iamlegend9999]

Sweetness. Can't wait for Final Fantasy XIII-3 and Final Fantasy XV. Almost forgot, can't wait for Final Fantasy Versus XIII

[archemides518]

versus or nothing.

[Convas]

LOL, Squeenix continues to f*ck over their fanbase by talking about EVERYTHING but the game people actually want.

[Skateboard]

I HOPE THIS IS TRUE.

[noxeven]

lol 4 years. were is verus thats what 8 years dev now

[TiberusX87]

They are completely different development teams, you should think of Square more like EA. They don't have the best management at the top and some of their teams let us down, but there are some real gems amoung them too. Hiroyuki Ito's team has always produced quality games (FFVI, IX, XII & Vagrant Story), and they've not made the mistake to announce their title too soon and have the same problem on their hands as Nomura's vsXIII team.

[dark-hollow]

tell me why this asshole is still the CEO of Square Enix?

[Unlimax]

Absolutely , I can't believe he didn't own the rights of the "Parasite eve" name series yet .. Just quit already wada you are not helping :'( !!

[pinkyxyz]

How about releasing vs 13 and updated 14 first. absolutely pathetic

[-Gespenst-]

Actively developing like 4 enormous highly ambitious games is absolutely pathetic? Jeez tough customer.

[jokia005]

i want to expect but i cant

[TheMutator]

maybe Versus XIII is FF XV!!! who knows!!!

[Tdmd]

"• The game design and battle system will be a major evolution of FFXII.
• The game will be open world and have sprawling, crowd-filled cities on par with Assassin’s Creed.
• The battle system now allows you to target different parts of an enemy’s body like in Vagrant Story.
• Yoichi Wada (president of Square Enix) wants the game to have a world scale and volume of content that surpasses The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He also wants the game to surpass FFVII in worldwide sales and critical reception.
• Will release on all major current gen platforms."

Obviously just a rumor. Too good to be true...

[TiberusX87]

Ito's development team has always had their time (VI, IX & XII). It's like everyone forgot these guys existed when XIII came out, and assumed Square as a whole was dead. XII showed the signs of growing into a large scale world full of life and I actually believe this could all be true.

I have respect for Numura, but he's slow and obsesses with perfection. The game was announced too soon, but it shouldn't affect any of the other projects. His game will come when it comes, and probably re-branded as something else. The rest of the games will keep coming as expected.

[specialguest]

In my opinion, all of those bullet points are very nice. I like the fact that the co-director of FF6 is involved.

[Qrphe]

Agreed

There seem to be some who do not like the idea of this being true. They would get the openness and freedom XIII denied them so much (XII did too, but every game has its haters I guess).

[CanadianTurtle]

Lets just hope the characters and cast aren't half as annoying and bad as FF13's.

[TheObserver]

I was a fan of FFXII because it is just like FFXI Online, but more streamlined. I was stoked for FFXIV until I found out what an abortion that was. Instead of improving upon FFXI, FFXIV was outright garbage. 14 didn't have a freaking auction house for a while, what a major fail. How did they manage to F it up is amazing. They basically have a blueprint ready to be improved upon. Heck, FFXI with improved graphics was enough to make many fans happy.

[tiffac008]

Please just freaking fire Wada already -_-

[DFresh]

Wada = downfall of Square Enix.

[CLOUD1983]

If they plan to release one more FF where u cant control the whole party & u play just with 1 char & the rest is on auto-pilot then that's it for me I wont bother ever again with SE & that retard Wada who drag the company down for the past 10 years now, when the day finally comes for this fcker to leave SE I'm afraid it will be too late...

[Treian]

FF12 was awful...please don't improve on that ;/

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Oh God...I know Im going to get a migraine if I read this article, I just know it.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

PLz dont make final fantasy like skyrim. Id rather they either stick with XIII's style of battle or atleast mix it better with turnbased combat. I personally Like XIII's combat MUCH better than XII.

[TheLyonKing]

I have doubts vs is coming on current hen and yet a game only 4 years in elopement might be hitting consoles.

Here's my list square
1. Vs 13
2. Kh 3
3. Ff x HD
4. New chronotrigger
5. 15 (working on that if this story is true)
6. Remake of ff 8,9 then 7

That's my list in order.

[Xperia_ion]

FFXII is the best Square Enix game by far.

[ame22]

In your wildest dreams.

[Snarkasaur]

He directed three of the best FFs.

His list is ridiculously ambitious, but consider me excited.

And he isn't making a final fantasy Skyrim...if you're interpreting that you need some reading comprehension classes.

[taquito]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA........lolololo lol

lets focus on getting versus out first please

the saddest thing is, this may be true, they probably are never going to make any new consoles, why bother, consoles cannot keep up with cell phones let alone tablets, pc's, and oother media devices that get upgrades every year

consoles are going to be like pogo sticks

who the fu$% still rides a pogo stick

[titans9999]

To me, I feel the Final Fantasy games have dwindled since FF10. They just are not the same. Hell my wife even loved the older games, and didnt like the newer ones AT ALL. Sadly she has no interest in playing anymore. I tried to get her to play FF 13 and she hated it....thought it was stupid that you could only control one character, and the fact that there was a girl lead character.....interesting enough...i know....SQUENIX, needs to get back what made the games classic....if you are a fan of the 16 bit days, and early ps2 games, you know what i mean!

[tigertron]

Square-Enix, how about you finish Versus first?

[pipipi]

i think that FFvs XIII has been renamed to FF XV

[MiyagiSPG]

But if that is true then how can the game resemble FF12 when the gameplay videos clearly shown Kingdom Hearts style gameplay for Versus... do wish they would just release Versus nonetheless.

[-Gespenst-]

Seems like there's a big chance it'll be an Ivalice game. If not, very like one.

And people need to stop with the "final fantasy / Skyrim thing". He clearly doesn't mean it's going to resemble an Elder Scrolls game, that would be ludicrous. He definitely means he wants to create an rpg that rivals the scale and density of a game like Skyrim, not that he wants to make an Elder Scrolls FF game.

I just wanna know who's writing this.

[Relientk77]

Dont u dare make it like FF XIII. I am hoping, keyword hoping that FF XV is good

[SnipeySnake]

Is it odd to say I find XII's battle system boring but Xenoblades battle system fun?...

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Wrong Post.

[chobe]

Well the scale and environment of FF12 was cool, but I really hated that game. Not saying it's bad, but I definitely preferred XIII to XII.

Just my opinion though, XII was an insane attempt at westernizing the series. XIII had a quick streamlined battle system that wasn't the best, but I didn't hate it as much as everyone else.

XII, from the characters to the licensing system, made the game unenjoyable for me. I also thought that the political based plot-line was mediocre, and while expansive, there was nothing about XII's Ivalice that made it a unique world.

I remember an interview a long time ago that said they weren't trying to focus so much on the plot and characters in XII....it's Final Fantasy! Come on! Hell it's a JRPG for that matter! IMO Rogue Galaxy made up for FFXII when I decided I couldn't play it anymore.

FF went downhill after X to me. Some of the spinoffs were good, but the main series just proves that graphics aren't everything. You really get a chance to play some great JRPGs when you don't have an FF to play, and some of them are fantastic.

Like I said, XII just wasn't my cup of tea, so I hope we don't see it head in that direction.

I'm not saying XIII was really good or anything, but I did like it more than XII for the most part.

Everyone is excited for Versus for a reason, it is in a dark modern/futuristic setting and looks like it'll hopefully have an engaging story.

I hope we get Type-0 over here soon as well!!

[MiyagiSPG]

I speak on behalf of many ff fans... where the blue hell is FF Versus XIII??? If this is true then I dunno if Versus will even be released next year :(

[Omnislash]

I hope it means current gen platform as in, PS3 only...

Otherwise prepare for another FF13....

[Run_bare]

It's not XV, but a reboot of XIV. They are not dumb enough to release XV before Versus XIII.

If it's really XV, then Yoichi Wada need to resign.

[ninjahunter]

D: But... but... PC DDDDDDD':

[bayonetta]

they can do what they want but release Versus first -_-"