Sales of Final Fantasy 16 did not meet Square Enix’s high expectations, said president Takashi Kiryu. Last week the com…

  • Turkey_Titty_city
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    81 year ago

    FF games have been crap since 10. I bought 15 on discount and was completely disappointed at how bland and lifeless the entire experience was. They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story with good characters, rather than a ‘open world’ with fancy graphics and lifeless characters.

    13 was also a incomprehensible joke of a story, which they padded out to become even more absurd with the sequels.

    • Sneezycat
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      171 year ago

      “nooooooo turn-based combat is outdated and a limitation of old hardware, players don’t want it”

      meanwhile, Baldur’s Gate 3…

      • Nefyedardu
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        51 year ago

        Yeah it makes no sense. “Let’s ditch turn-based combat for and even more niche genre, character action! Surely this will make us more money, right?”

      • Ophy
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        21 year ago

        A Spinoff CRPG Final Fantasy game would actually be really interesting, and a funny way to go full circle with how much the original FF1 drew from the likes of DnD.

    • @[email protected]
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      91 year ago

      It’s interesting you say that because this entry isn’t particularly “open world”. It’s actually fairly linear with a focus on the story and characters.

      The MMO comparison is still fair though because the zones are very reminiscent of FF14. They all connect to each other and can be re-visited, but you’re not really free roaming a giant open world.

      Side quests are also 14-like and I don’t mean that as a compliment. Go to A to talk to B. Go to C to talk to D. That can mostly be skipped though.

      • @snippyfulcrum
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        31 year ago

        looks at the director of FFXIV. Looks at the director of FFXVI

        Hmm… no idea why they give vibes of each other…

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Well, obviously - but they’re different games and not everything is going to be 1:1 or feel the same.

          I was just pointing out what I’ve felt to be the strongest parallels vs how it’s ALSO managed to move in the opposite direction of many “MMO-ification” complaints of the franchise.

          • @snippyfulcrum
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            11 year ago

            I think the main issue is that it’s very clear that Yoshi-P’s passion is FFXIV. At least that was the vibe I got when I played XVI.

            Everything seemed to be a little nod to things from XVI.

    • Ophy
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      51 year ago

      They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story

      You say that as though FF14 doesn’t have one of the best stories of modern Final Fantasy games.

      • harmonea
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        51 year ago

        You’re not wrong, but a lot of people aren’t willing to invest the subscription fee and the hundreds of hours they’d need to see that for themselves. And even as someone who’s all caught up on 14, I honestly can’t blame them. Time is precious, and it’s asking for a lot.

      • @DarkMatter_contract
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        11 year ago

        I just dont want mmo like fetch quest in my single player AAA, my expectations is different in both. And the quality difference is too large between main battle and down time.

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      1 year ago

      The Final Fantasy series was at its best when limitations on hardware power and translation quality meant that the games mostly happened in your imagination. Ever since things advanced to the point where we could actually see what the designers intended, they’ve been crap.