Is the JRPG/FF run over?

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Wagram said:

dobby985 said:

There are several things that need to be said.

1. The game did not bomb. I just didn't live up to your wild sales expectations. "10 million seller" "the next FFVII" etc...

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=63948

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/post.php?post=3231193&page=6&postnum=1

2. If Final Fantasy wants to have a better reception then it needs to innovate in several areas. One of the main things it needs is a credible storyline. Basically the story of nearly ever Final Fantasy game is "spiky-haired emo youth with big sword saves the world". Look at Mass Effect, it was epic sci-fi space opera which something new and fresh (at least in video games).

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/finalfantasy13

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/finalfantasy13

As a person who has beat both Mass Effects I would say that it isn't the best example ot use. The story in both of them is incredibly simple.

Don't be dissing Bioware. Simple? Take a look into the codex sometime. The Mass Effect universe is huge, and the story has multiple branchs. You can be both good and bad, something that needs to be put into every RPG on the market. Everything you do in the first game story choice wise had a effect on the second game. Obviously listing all those things would be spoiler but you should know that.

I like being able to make choices and change the outcome of the ENTIRE GAME. Mass Effect is NOT incredibly simple. Please do not insult Bioware's masterpieces.