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A look at what lies ahead for Final Fantasy

16 points by nzonbi 13y ago

mhurron 13y ago
> Final Fantasy XIV is a re-launch of a failed 2010 MMO. Final Fantasy XV, due out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the near future, is actually just Final Fantasy Versus XIII And yet the only Final Fantasy I'm looking forward to is the X/X-2 HD re-releases. After the horrible XII and XIII, of which I never would have even finished XII if it wasn't for bubble auto-leveling, XIII sits unfinished and XI was basically just destroyed, I just stopped caring about anything new SE was putting out. I used to buy consoles based on where Final Fantasy was, now I just ignore them if they show up on a Playstation and don't care if they jump to the XBOX.
- enko 13y ago
  I think a lot of people are hoping for a "remaster" of FFVII, including me. I'd buy a PS4 solely for FFVII in an instant, assuming they did a good job of course. FFX would be great, but I'm annoyed it's only on PS3, which I skipped.
  - ffk 13y ago
    This was quite a while ago, but Square announced they would not do a FFVII remake until another FF outsells it. FFVII had around 10 million sales. The closest was FFVIII with 8.15 million sales. Sales data: http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_Square-Enix_games http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_Square-Enix_games
    - zinssmeister 13y ago
      Which is a weird statement to make. I'd stop making remakes of those SNES classics for all sorts of devices and start work on a true remake of the best (selling) Final Fantasy which was FF7. I can't help but feel they are scared to try.
    - nemothekid 13y ago
      I always thought they wouldn't rerelease it considering they may/would have to strip out the scenes where Cloud cloud dresses and gets gangbanged in a bathtub. Not sure what the HD rerelease of that would look like.
  - CrazedGeek 13y ago
    The X and X-2 remasters are coming out on the Vita too, FWIW.
uchi 13y ago
>Final Fantasy XIV is a re-launch of a failed 2010 MMO. It is indeed a re-launch. But such a successful re-launch that they had to temporarily shut down digital downloads for nearly a month because they didn't expect such a large influx of players. A relaunch that was so successful that they had to revise their earnings report from an estimated 20 million dollar operating loss for the financial year to a 48 million dollar profit[1]. The game has 1.5 million registered accounts[2]. But I guess mentioning that would certainly detract from the supposed doom and gloom of the franchise that author is trying to perpetrate. I'm playing it. It's very fun. Here's a small article on it[0]. [0]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn-impressions-proud-to-be-an-mmorpg/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/final-fantasy-xiv-a-re... [1]http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/05/square-enix-financials-final-fantasy-14-relaunch-exceeds-projections-forecast-revised/ http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/05/square-enix-financials-final... [2]http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/25/final-fantasy-xiv-realm-reborn-1-5-million-registered-accounts/ http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/25/final-fantasy-xiv-realm...
zinssmeister 13y ago
"you can fit so much more game into one unit, of course you want to put in more content so you come up with even more ideas" I actually wish they wouldn't keep adding more and keep future games a bit shorter in play time. Focus.

16 points by nzonbi 13y ago

> Final Fantasy XIV is a re-launch of a failed 2010 MMO. Final Fantasy XV, due out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the near future, is actually just Final Fantasy Versus XIII And yet the only Final Fantasy I'm looking forward to is the X/X-2 HD re-releases. After the horrible XII and XIII, of which I never would have even finished XII if it wasn't for bubble auto-leveling, XIII sits unfinished and XI was basically just destroyed, I just stopped caring about anything new SE was putting out. I used to buy consoles based on where Final Fantasy was, now I just ignore them if they show up on a Playstation and don't care if they jump to the XBOX.

enko 13y ago
I think a lot of people are hoping for a "remaster" of FFVII, including me. I'd buy a PS4 solely for FFVII in an instant, assuming they did a good job of course. FFX would be great, but I'm annoyed it's only on PS3, which I skipped.
- ffk 13y ago
  This was quite a while ago, but Square announced they would not do a FFVII remake until another FF outsells it. FFVII had around 10 million sales. The closest was FFVIII with 8.15 million sales. Sales data: http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_Square-Enix_games http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_Square-Enix_games
  - zinssmeister 13y ago
    Which is a weird statement to make. I'd stop making remakes of those SNES classics for all sorts of devices and start work on a true remake of the best (selling) Final Fantasy which was FF7. I can't help but feel they are scared to try.
  - nemothekid 13y ago
    I always thought they wouldn't rerelease it considering they may/would have to strip out the scenes where Cloud cloud dresses and gets gangbanged in a bathtub. Not sure what the HD rerelease of that would look like.
- CrazedGeek 13y ago
  The X and X-2 remasters are coming out on the Vita too, FWIW.

uchi 13y ago

>Final Fantasy XIV is a re-launch of a failed 2010 MMO. It is indeed a re-launch. But such a successful re-launch that they had to temporarily shut down digital downloads for nearly a month because they didn't expect such a large influx of players. A relaunch that was so successful that they had to revise their earnings report from an estimated 20 million dollar operating loss for the financial year to a 48 million dollar profit[1]. The game has 1.5 million registered accounts[2]. But I guess mentioning that would certainly detract from the supposed doom and gloom of the franchise that author is trying to perpetrate. I'm playing it. It's very fun. Here's a small article on it[0]. [0]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn-impressions-proud-to-be-an-mmorpg/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/09/final-fantasy-xiv-a-re... [1]http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/05/square-enix-financials-final-fantasy-14-relaunch-exceeds-projections-forecast-revised/ http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/05/square-enix-financials-final... [2]http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/25/final-fantasy-xiv-realm-reborn-1-5-million-registered-accounts/ http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/25/final-fantasy-xiv-realm...

zinssmeister 13y ago

"you can fit so much more game into one unit, of course you want to put in more content so you come up with even more ideas" I actually wish they wouldn't keep adding more and keep future games a bit shorter in play time. Focus.