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A203D on 27 August 2010
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thelifatree said:

I'd disagree on seven... because honestly, I'd rate it as the second or worst final fantasy since 5.... not that that's a bad thing for me. On sales success... yes, but FFX set a pretty high bar as well. As well as FFXI being nothing  like the previous and making more money than even FF7, by a whole lot.

Though TBH I'm not in the same band wagon as you as FFX was my favorite final fantasy and videogame... and that was probably the game he had had the least input in, because he was directing/writing the movie his movie. Though if he had a lot of input in it... that's not known, I will gladly change my stance.

IMO the movie FF:SW was the last great thing he did. And since fans and critics backlashed he hasn't been near as creative. He's done good things since then like L.O. IMO for example.

Now I loved 13... so I'm not obvoiusly in the same bandwagon as you. However. i do think they need to get another non Toriyama. after Versus. Like IX, and XII. Now I love them, but when you let artists get too carried away (and some people thought this with 13) it can turn to crap.

I think Sakaguchi or Matsuno would be a fine choice. Especially Sakaguchi because it is his series. Or hell maybe I'd bend and I'm sure you would if it was Kitase writing and directing, as he wrote and directed the much loved six.

FFXIII was a new direction that you and many did not like, but it was not the same as FFXII, so you can't say it's been going the same direction, (unless your arguing about quality, but you always can argue that. You could argue that FF6 was a collosal step backward from FF5 as well) FFXII was also not similar to 11 which was not similar to 10. The same was said about 12, as many did not like that direction, including myself though I enjoyed the game. And they went a different direction for better or for worse

I think that he was involved with the scenario although i'm not sure to what capacity he was involved with the final product. i didnt mind FF10, it was a good game imo, just really didnt like the characters, and the world of Spira couldve been a bit better imo, but for its time, i acknowlege it was a great game.

Personally i havent liked the direction Kitase, Nojima and Nomura have been going in for a while. i didnt like FF13 because of the focus on melodrama and imo the characters werent designed as realistically as FF12. i'm not reffering to their anotomical design, but the words they would use (hold on babay your hero's on the way) and the decision to focus on that in every (bloody) cutscene, lol. although the mythology behind the worlds of Pulse and Cocoon seems good if it can be fleshed out in the next games.

i'm not sure about Kitase, no offense if you like him, but i dont think he understands gamers. i mean he said that FF13 was inspired after Call of Duty, (i dont even understand how that would work). and he seemed to think that Leonia Lewis would be an amazing experience for the game. He also recently said that Crystal Tools may have been a mistake. 5 years to late to say that imo. imo the only person i would like to see in charge of the next one is Matsuno, i think his focus on storytelling and realisim is much better. although i still think FF13 had some very good elements, just way too much cutscenes focusing on melodrama. anyway, i dont think Matsuno will be asked to do the next one, but i think if theres a chance i would love to see what he could come up with.