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

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[-] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 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@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 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"nooooooo turn-based combat is outdated and a limitation of old hardware, players don't want it"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@kbin.social 5 points 1 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@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 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.

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