Yoichi Wada Ensures Final Fantasy Will Not Get Exhausted

Final Fantasy Union writes, "In a keynote at the Montreal International Game Summit, Yoichi Wada, CEO and President of Square Enix, spoke to the possibility of Final Fantasy IP being exhausted, specifically Final Fantasy XIII's compilation Fabula Nova Crystallis, and how Square Enix keep the Final Fantasy series as a whole from becoming exhausted."

[somekyle]

Can't say I have ever felt tired of Final Fantasy.

[Selyah]

Hehe nah me neither, there's usually a long enough gap too.

[Noct]

*Watches VersusXIII trailer*

http://www.gametrailers.com...

*Watches XIII trailer*

http://www.gametrailers.com...

This **** never gets old!

[mephman]

Not the main series, but some of the spin-offs are getting a bit tiresome.

[Selyah]

Yeah i do agree, that there have been a few... not to mention remakes as well.

[iamtehpwn]

The only thing the games have in common from one another are golden birds and a guy Cid.

XD

Can't wait for what's next Final Fantasy is the only thing Square has been doing right lately.

[Noctis Aftermath]

FF13 is just something to hold me off till Versus 13 comes out in 2011...

*watches http://www.gametrailers.com...

[The Great Melon]

@Noctis Aftermath and Noct

Your names give everything away. I too can't wait for FFvXIII. I have been eagerly waiting for that game ever since the first trailer. The darker setting has really grabbed my attention.

[jammers]

Agreed, the stories are almost always engrossing enough to keep things fresh. I'm a little curious about versus but who knows so far?

[somekyle]

Yeah, the backstory of Final Fantasy XIII Fabula Nova Crystallis is supposed to be themes and a history of gods or something, should be interesting!

[NateNater]

So Square will never stop making FF games. Never.

Therefore, I'm going to start the rumor of a FFVII remake again!

[mephman]

It looks like those jokes about Final Fantasy LXVII weren't far from the mark. :p

[dabri5]

Hey you guys, I heard from a reliable source there is gonna be a FFVII remake!

[ShawnCollier]

O RLY? :P

I do wonder how many more FNC games there will be, though.

[somekyle]

I'm betting on three more.

If you think about it, they reset the IP with every new numbered title, it's not like they really wear out a certain backstory even if they could. FFVII is tricky, as they're not necessarily overusing its back story, but adding to it constantly, and it's a bit hit and miss. So sure a great back story can hold up an IP for decades, but if what you add to the back story is hit-and-miss, it sullies further adaptions of that IP.

=/

[jammers]

In essence each new Final Fantasy is kind of a mini IP on it's own since the story changes pretty much every time. With the exception of sequels like X2 or Crisis Core.

[Kurisu]

Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Agito XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII

^ Umm, what?! xD I'm looking forward to every one of those titles, and I'm sure Square can deliver!

[mephman]

Yea, it's a bit of an odd statement.

[somekyle]

Dunno, Mario IP is used to death, and it's not a bad thing more or less xD.

[Noctis Aftermath]

well seeing how they haven't released a numbered FF in like 5 years, i think them releasing 4* over the next 2 years is fine and not overusing the IP.

*FF13,FFVersus13,FF13Agito,FF 14.

[jammers]

That's true. If mario has had such huge success with similar games for so long, the FF series is sure to last at least another 20 years the way it's going.

[mephman]

Yea, I can't see Mario stopping any time soon either.

[Ninji]

People have been tired of Final Fantasy after PS1 (with FFX on PS2 being debatable). Of course since it's Wada ensuring it then you know he's full of it. Anything he says, the opposite happens. I don't think people care about a gimped mediocre RPG especially the Western version which has terrible voice acting, voice actors, and one of the worst theme songs to ever be put in a game. Not to mention they completely got rid of the RPG elements so this is more like an action adventure game now. Basically, it's just full of fail.

[robotnik]

Speak for yourself. FF rules.

[sashimi]

Can't get enough of Final Fantasy since almost every title contains a different story.I am picking up every single one including FF XIII even if its going multiplat even though it kinda disappoints me since they're going to make it almost exactly the same as the x360 version
+ the delay.

[seifer085]

with the mini Ip idea, that keeps it pretty fresh IMO

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

But less spin-offs (compilation of FF7), and lower quality main games like FFX-2/FF12 (I know, lol opinions again). After I've played both FF13 and Versus 13, I'll probably have had my fill of that world and want FF14 to come out.