So, just the one game, or the "franchise"?

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ZenfoldorVGI said:

Stats87 said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:
Also, why is this game a spinoff but FF Verses XIII isn't? We don't know anything about this game. It could be a full and important non-spinoff, non main series entry, like Verses XIII, couldn't it?

I personally don't consider Versus a spin-off because it is its own game and its own story, having nothing to do with FFXIII. From what I understand, Nomura and Kitase both had their own vision of FFXIII, so this was the way for them both to materialize.

Rising is using an already established character to fill in the gaps of an already established story.

So, FF:CC meets all your criteria for being a "non-spinoff" It has its own story, and it is a different vision of Final Fantasy. I think the real reason is the game is a PS3 exclusive. I believe that if the game was a 360 exclusive, or a multiplat, it would be much more often referred to as a spinoff.

Anyway, that is just my opinion.

Also, wher did you get all that info about the new MGS game? What is the gaps it fills in? What is the story about?

 

Did you play MGS4?  It's obviously going to take place between MGS2 and MGS4.  Unless Kojima has some batshit insane ideas brewing in his head, which is entirely possible.  I would actually be pretty disappointed if the game takes place after MGS4.  I mean, EVERYTHING basically gets wrapped up at the end of the game, in some weird convoluted way.  Not everything made sense, but everything ended.  So it's gotta be about Raiden between MGS2 and MGS4.