Let’s start back in 2006. At E3 gamers were put into drawn into footage about a certain game. That game was Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Many revered it as an interesting concept. While it shared the same title as the flagship title Final Fantasy XIII it was simply not related in any way shape or form.
TNS: Expedition 33 was the wake-up call Square Enix needed, telling it turn-based RPGs are still popular, but that shouldn't have been the case.
True, but if it does get it through their thick skulls, then that works.
Although, the Dragon Quest 1 + 2 HD remakes will be turn-based and (the worst kept secret) Final Fantasy IX remake should be turn-based I would imagine. Let's see if any newer games go turn-based too.
While it is true that Sqaure Enix has moved away from turn based games compared to how they were in the past, there is a good reason for it.
Older gamers will know this but during the ps2 era, we were flooded with turned based games from Japanese studios and this created a form of fatigue back then going into the next generation.
When Square released FF13, they received heavy criticism for making the game turned based like every other FF game and not doing enough to innovate. This is why they made FF15, FF7 Remake and FF16 have real time combat. It gave the series a fresh spin and has brought in new fans to the series.
I personally would be happy with either turned based FF or the real-time combat version we see today.
Dang wish I saw your post before I made mine because we definitely feel the same way lol
Yeah hit the nail on the head but its like ww2 games we get hundreds of them then a decade of nothing and people start missing them i think we're going to start seeing them return
Claire, dragon quest even yakuza have seen turn based return
Only need to look at their own game DQ 11 approaching 10 million to show there's a market. And that's not as big of a name as FF
Another article about Expedition 33 and Square Enix and turn-based games? This is starting to sound like propaganda.
The game didn't sell because it's a turn-based game; it sold and is enjoyed because it's a really freaking good game that released completed at a good price without gamer drama attached to it. No Mtx, no wait-until-it's-patched, minimal bloat, a self-contained story, no multiplatform BS. Just a solid original game that absolutely nails what it intended to do.
Maybe try actually listening to the fans who have supported the series for decades. This habit of ignoring your core audience just to chase people who were never interested in Final Fantasy in the first place makes no sense. And when that approach fails, doubling down on it is beyond baffling.
The battle system has never been the main reason non-FF or non-JRPG players stayed away. Gutting the series’ identity to chase a broader market doesn’t attract new players. It just alienates the loyal ones.
Keep going down this road and we’ll end up with Final Fantasy Fortnite abomination or a F2P Battle Royale game.. Oh wait…
Do not miss the Final Fantasy IX lottery commemorating its 25th anniversary and see the new merch release by Square Enix.
I’m hoping Xbox Showcase will be where the Remake gets announced… freaking all this stuff with FF9’s anniversary and still nothing on the Remake…
Square Enix announced its financial results and the continued strategy for the Medium-Term Business Plan that will span two more years.
I'm saying it now. This game has the potential to be just as great as FFVII or better. So hyped after 7-8 years of development.
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I want this on my PS4 by/before Christmas 2014
"In May many investors asked president Yoichi Wada about a possible XBOX 360 port. The internet exploded because many took Wada’s answer as a yes. He later clarified that his answer was neither a yes or a no. He added that a port is only made after a game has been developed."
Square Enix are a bunch of liars. They promised, even swore time and time again that the title would be exclusive to PlayStation. If they were to release an Xbox version it would be AFTER, but now it is pretty clear that they have been developing at the same time. So what Wada said at the above quote was pretty much BS. Just like everything they have done since last generation started.
If they hadn't bought Eidos, they would be pretty much non existent right now.
I just don't see how they won't mess up Final Fantasy XV. They have already modified the UI and HUD to look simplier and boring, while before, at the 2011 event, they showed it with the faces animated in real time showing damage and stuff. Also, they already confirmed to be sequels, so that only means that they are already cutting stuff.
The only game they have left is Kingdom Heart, and although I don't have much faith in it, it is a franchise that I love and it was made by Squaresoft, and that's the only reason I am giving them the benefit of the doubt. However, don't expect much anymore.
Square Enix needs to be on the verge of bankruptcy to understand not to play with fans, and if they announce something exclusive, they should leave it like that. Also, to stop having so much secrecy about their games and only showing them to the press. Guess what Square Enix? fans are the people that buy your games, not the press.
This is bs. We all just forgot that this game was for the ps3?
I have my reservation for the ps4 but still...
Instead of getting a made for ps4 product we are getting a made for ps3
Product being ported over. I mean no one had dev kits that far ahead of development
Except maybe sony and microsoft...
Well i gues its buy ps4 or stick with lightning.