Square Enix's Honcho Yosuke Matsuda interviewed by Nikkei Trendy about a wide variety of topics.
"I am truly happy just to be able to send my child out into the world once again" - Hironobu Sakaguchi
Well Nintendo and Squaresoft is where he started. I totally understand why he doesn't want to do FF now. If so I'm happy for either a remaster of Last Story or a new entry/spiritual successor. Loved the battle system of Last Story.
Wish my parents bought me a NES as a kid I would have played the first FF game. But I was lucky to have a SNES I played a bit of FF6 and just went to Chrono Trigger. When the FF collection releases I-VI Collection Anniversary drops I will take my time to play each Final Fantasy.
I mean… this is kinda obvious. The original final fantasy and its early sequels were on…
Square Enix announced its financial results for the three-month period which started on April 1 and ended on June 30, 2024.
They need more exclusives. That's the smart thing to do for 3rd party developers. /S
Here are some concerns regarding FF 7 Rebirth:
1) Completion rate of Part 1: Can Square Enix expect those who haven't finished Part 1 to purchase Part 2 at $70?
2) Requirement of a PS5: If someone enjoyed Part 1 on PS4, is there a significant advantage in purchasing a PS5 for the game, especially when PS4 continues to release new games?
3) Exclusivity issues.
Final thoughts on FF7: Cherish and relish Part 3, as it's likely the last time Square Enix will undertake such a project. Anticipate that future remakes will be scaled down or merely remastered.
Sales are down because pixel remaster sold 2+million and FF16 sold 3 million+ during the same time period last year and i don't think any big(or any?) square enix game released from april to june 30th of this year.
I am not sure why some sources put this in a negative light. Square had no major releases this quarter so it makes sense the sales would be less. What's good is than they found a way to lower their expenses to increase their profits given that no one was laid off.
The Square Enix CEO has recently confirmed in a shareholders' meeting that it is still working hard on multiple small-sized games.
I thought they said they were focusing on bigger games… so, we’re staying the same now?
Well I don’t mind more HD-2D games.. preferably something like FFVI, Chrono Trigger, or Xenogears.
If Squeenix really had "dialog with customers", they wouldn't be mishandling Eidos so terribly. Its their most talented division, constantly making critically acclaimed AAA games(Just Cause, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex) and they're constantly holding funding on them and doing layoffs while trying to make ANOTHER Final Fantasy game happen. Oh, and don't get me started on the Enix side of things, what have THEY done in the last five years that is anything memorable? I remember when Enix released awesome franchises like Star Ocean, classic Dragon Quest and Valkyrie Profile. Oh, and remember Radiata Stories? What an underrated gem that game was.
I'm a consumer, so hear me: Parasite Eve, please.
If that means more Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, and a real, true to form new Mana game, then yes please, you go one, Square-Enix.