How will FF be "revived" in Japan? since FF13 flopped there...

[radha]

AkibaFan said:

deskpro2k3 said:

AkibaFan said:

psrock said:

AkibaFan said:

psrock said:
I may sound arrogant here but, after spending all week hearing how 184k in one week is amazing, it's refreshing to hear how selling 1.9m is a flop, very much makes me feel alive again.

dud wht is ur problem, i sed its a massive succes in west. bt in jpn its nt dun as expctd.

@deskpro

no tht luks horrible.

It's a massive success everywhere, why is that so hard to figure out? Yes, it's not selling like previous version, but that's because it's on 2nd place console which had 4.5 million users. The game will end up selling over 2million in Japan, that's beyond what I expected from a game everyone hate in japan, right?

dude if it sold like the ps1/2 ff's in jpn it wud hve sold as much as ff8/10 worldwide (because its doing as gud as the others in west). so i identified wher it underperformed, thts japan. but then the solution according to u is to put ff15 on the 1st place console?

@deskpro

lightning luks ugly in tht picture. u shud put vanille on the front cover.

 

Well I did my best with this one... lol

Just for you Akiba

 

thank you that box art looks amazing.

@radha

wtf? hw is ff13 a insult to gamers, u dnt like it, we knw tht now GTFO

@carl2291

u arent ready to hear a diffrnt opinion, so FF13 is a big hit..happy nw?

@fuzzkitten

but thn why is it doing so well in th west? my confusion is why it scceeded in west but didnt do well in jpn.

 

here is the kill bill quote read it you'll see what i mean.

"bill: About two minutes, just long enough for me to finish my point. Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race."

 

so if FF 13 was targeted at western gamers (and its succes here and failiure in japan are prof of that), how does square sees us? that we get lost easily, that we cant choose spells, we cant uderstand complex plots, we cant choose equipment or party, we all graphic whores, etc, Final fantasy 13 is square enix's  "critique on the whole" western market. Is as clear as Water.

it has nothing to do with me liking it or not, think about it, why put a yellow mark at the end of the path when you cant get lost? they think western gamers are dumb, is logical, the computer chooses for you the attacks and all. why? they think you are not capable, it all makes sense. why choose the party for you? because you cant, is simple, i dont know why you think it has to do with my taste.