After years in the wilderness, pandering to western audiences and making JRPGs that their fans don't really like - are there signs that Square-Enix are about to go back to their roots?
"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.
I hope so - Westernising their content has really damaged both Square, and Capcom in particular. Kinda hard to see Square ever getting back to the golden age though...
Not to mention what happened to Final Fantasy. Really interested to see what 15 is like though - hopefully we'll see more at E3.
Capcom and Square need to realize that trying to combine fighting games with RPGs is a mistake. Bring back the true JRPGs that so many people enjoy. Playing an RPG that only lasts for 2 or 3 days not only ruins the game itself, it's ruining the genre. This is the one genre that is built on depth, story telling, variety, immersion, and length. These days gaming companies are trying too hard to cater to casual gamers who usually have short attention spans. If a particular game doesn't have online multi-player or spectacular graphics, casual gamers usually pass on it. RPGs have never been designed to be time wasters or something to do when you have idle time on your hands. RPGs are epics and sagas that draw the player into the role of a main character. Casual gamers don't buy games like Final Fantasy 14 or Bound By Flame, casual gamers by games like Thief, COD, or Amazing Spiderman 2. Wake up Capcom and Square! Casual gamers don't represent the majority of console gamers, THEY ARE THE MINORITY. Let them have the sports, online multiplayer shooters, beat em up action, and the hack and slash games. Give real gamers the hardcore RPGs! Rpgs like Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, Star Ocean, and Phantasy Star, games that help to define a genre and not the weak, watered down versions of rpgs being offered today.
eh we'll see with FFXV. Granted I was pretty ok with the XIII series they weren't rlly amazing or mind blowing. However I'm very hyped for FFXV that looks better so far in most aspects.