Kasz216 said:
Enix DID bail out Square. At the time of the merger afterall Enix was worth more. The problem was they let Wada be in control and regulated Fukushima to an honorary role and stuck Honda under Wada for some reason. It's Square's crappy executives that are dragging down the game quality and abundance. Well that and the HD consoles and them falling down the rabbit hole of trying to make the most impressive movie like graphics they could. (Which after the Spirit Within almost destroyed their company, you'd of thought they'd of learned the lesson that graphics aren't the most important aspect of an RPG.) |
That, folks, is how one hits a nail: one clean whack to the head. With a fourty-pound sledge. The only thing I'd add is a bit of data: Enix took a 55% share of Square-Enix after the merger. They had the cash and were in the driver's seat, not Squaresoft (who was then being propped up by Sony, which as a result of the Spirits Within fiasco still owns over 10% of Squeenix).
And just to toss my own two cents into the debate: Squeenix went wrong when it started to adopt the mindset that polish>originality. The extra spit and shine they've been putting on their games appeals to their remaining fans, but that base hasn't expanded since the PS1 days, while the cost of pandering to that group has continued to increase exponentially. Literally. I'd rather Squeenix break down most of its teams and assemble them into smaller, more agile groups. This way, the remaining big teams can keep cranking out original Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest titles, and the smaller teams can make smaller, more diverse titles like Soul Blazer, Bushido Blade, Robotrek, etc. That way we get the best of all worlds.
Oh, and as a personal favor, make another damned Ogre Battle game. We've waited long enough, and Knight of Lodis does not count.
