good, i love FFXIII and will buy anything they will offer. it's all better if it's every year or so. i hope in XIII-3 we will play a Lightning again.
Square Enix Wants a New Final Fantasy Every Year
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oh leave it out, the recent games have been bad enough as it is, you start pumping them out once a year and you're only going to damage the brand even further. Put it down for a while, work on some other franchises with care, look what made the recent games bad, MAKE KINGDOM HEARTS 3, then come back to Final Fantasy with a fresh mind.
Oh and rehire Nebuno Uematsu, I still listen to the old soundtracks because they have because they had a great soundtrack, failing that, hire the guys who did the soundtrack for Halo, because regardless of your stance on the gameplay, the original trilogy had a fucking stellar soundtrack.
I am aware they came out quickly, however they had their A team working on those games, and as far as I'm aware most of the original team that worked on those games don't work for Square anymore, a large portion work for Mistwalker Studios now including Hironobu Sakaguchi, after which the series had a sharp decline in quality.
2007 saw Lost Odyssey (mistwalker) and FF12 (square) released, and while 12 wasn't bad persay, it didn't have Hironobu Sakaguchi behind the wheel and thus Lost Odyssey was a lot better bar some loading issues.
They either need to find some new blood or somehow convince the old team to come back as they should have some fresh ideas themselves now where we can have a game at least close to the level of the golden era.
Oh and rehire Nebuno Uematsu, I still listen to the old soundtracks because they have because they had a great soundtrack, failing that, hire the guys who did the soundtrack for Halo, because regardless of your stance on the gameplay, the original trilogy had a fucking stellar soundtrack.
I wouldn't say that's entirely fair, that was then, not now; Tactics is spin offish (and while a great game in its own right doesn't have the cinematic aspect the other games had at the time, thus being cheaper) and IX is an MMO.Robomega said:
I am aware they came out quickly, however they had their A team working on those games, and as far as I'm aware most of the original team that worked on those games don't work for Square anymore, a large portion work for Mistwalker Studios now including Hironobu Sakaguchi, after which the series had a sharp decline in quality.
2007 saw Lost Odyssey (mistwalker) and FF12 (square) released, and while 12 wasn't bad persay, it didn't have Hironobu Sakaguchi behind the wheel and thus Lost Odyssey was a lot better bar some loading issues.
They either need to find some new blood or somehow convince the old team to come back as they should have some fresh ideas themselves now where we can have a game at least close to the level of the golden era.
well that was back when the had a team that knew what they where doingCrono1973 said:
but Seiken Densetsu 3 was the shit wasn't it
I never got to play it because it never got a NA release. I absolutely love the first game (Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 2) though. Maybe I should emu...oh wait...can't discuss that here.Kitsuna10060 said:well that was back when the had a team that knew what they where doingCrono1973 said:
but Seiken Densetsu 3 was the shit wasn't it
I can only see this ending badly unlike COD/ASSC a FF game needs atleast 2 years due to their immense size.
I think you mean Nobuo Uematsu.elvor0 said:
OT: Eh. It worries me that the inspiration for this was Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Assassin's Creed. The games may be fun, but there is objectively little change between titles. Final Fantasy is a series known for creating entirely different worlds for each title. I know they used to pump out a new one each year, but developing for the Playstation/Playstation 2 cost a lot less than developing for the current gen consoles, and likely could be done faster as well.
The engine created for Final Fantasy XIII is arguably great - It has amazing visuals, and the combat system could be flexible if designed for it. But I don't see the developers being able to create worlds any less linear and empty than XIII if they're being forced into releasing a new game a year. Even with two teams, that's two years for each new Final Fantasy game. I appreciate that a lot of people liked Final Fantasy XIII, and if Squeenix decides to pursue this course of action that is the style I see future Final Fantasy games turning to. If such is the case, Squeenix can count on having lost at least one customer.
EDIT: Actually, I just thought of a way it could work. Perhaps a shorter development time would mean a smaller budget for each title, which would in turn mean the Final Fantasy games would need to subsist on more than flashy cut-scene visuals. Granted, I'm not so sure that would be the direction they take instead of just cutting down the length of the game, but one could hope.
Oh, this does not sound like a good idea. As much as I would love a new Final Fantasy game every year, I think it would be a bit of a problem. Part of the fun for me is always waiting for the next one (for me at least). Plus, Square seems to be going through a bit of a Final Fantasy identity crisis at the moment. They've said as much themselves. They need to refocus and get collected before trying to mimic the West--which I still don't think is a good idea. It takes time--or at least it should take time--to create a whole new world with new characters and a new story. I think the reason they're able to release XIII-2 so quickly is because they already have a lot of the lore and background stuff ready to go. Constantly being on the creative treadmill is going to burn people out, especially for a game series that is so focused on story.
I really can't help but notice that it seems all the big names from the Japanese market of games are doing their damnedest to implode their industry from the inside out. It's puzzling to me how they went from being the best at making games to being some of the biggest punchlines in gaming culture.
Which is really sad because these are the companies I grew up with, these are the people who made me love gaming. What happened guys, how'd you get so out of touch with us?
Which is really sad because these are the companies I grew up with, these are the people who made me love gaming. What happened guys, how'd you get so out of touch with us?
true, you can't discuss it here ... >.> <.< but its a great gameCrono1973 said:I never got to play it because it never got a NA release. I absolutely love the first game (Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 2) though. Maybe I should emu...oh wait...can't discuss that here.Kitsuna10060 said:well that was back when the had a team that knew what they where doingCrono1973 said:
but Seiken Densetsu 3 was the shit wasn't it
Ok long time Final Fantasy fan here Square get your act, stop fucking around and keep the long dev cycle you need it to make quality games. God dammit lads this isn't how you make games despite the fact that CoD sells well you just have to look at what the 2 year cycle and 2 companies making it has done to its innovation. This is something Final Fantasy thrives on. I am tempted to say Square has completely lost touch with reality. This isn't the Nes/Snes era any more Square.
This is not a good idea, especially not now. Release the games you're supposedly working on before you even consider this. Hell, I would be content with just Versus XIII. And it's about bloody time for KH3 don't you think? Maybe focus on some of your other IP's. They seem to end up as better games than the latest FF releases. Please Square Enix, do it for us.
I've said it many times Square, you want to make more money then God on a Sunday? Redo Final Fantasy 7 for modern consoles and then enjoy your beds made of money and whores. I mean, I'm not really a Final Fantasy fan myself but it's pretty obvious your fanbase would go nuts over it.
And before anyone links it I'm aware that they've made excuses for why not.
And before anyone links it I'm aware that they've made excuses for why not.
Ugh. Final Fantasy X was one of the first games I ever got truly into and the wait was worth it for XII. I've always loved the stories and the way the gameplay gets mixed up slightly or a lot. There's no way Square can stuff as much depth, complexity, and emotion into the series if they start pumping out a new installment every year.