| Qays said: XIII is one of the hardest games in the series. Don't get me wrong - I LIKED that about it. The combat system is great, the difficulty is great. But can you imagine one of these retarded Leona Lewis-listening CoD fans actually beating demon Pope? I can't. And seriously, Leona Lewis????? I still have no idea why she's in FF. You'd think a company as large as Squenix would understand that western gamers don't like shitty pop stars in their games. |
Since FF8 Square having been chasing a dream, that dream is to reach the sales success of FF7, with about 10mil units sold. and imo FF7 must be higher than we think because here in the UK, it was nigh on impossible to get a new copy after a while. i alone lent my copy to 2 friends. and i got that 2nd hand.
and since Sakaguchi has left Kitase is the head of production team 1, and for some reason he and production team 1 seem to think the way to reach that success is to draw from influences like FPS and creating something that isnt an RPG:
Oh and heres an interview with Yoshinori Kitase: http://www.gamegrep.com/previews/30446-final_fantasy_xiii_not_an_rpg_says_producer_new_1up_exclusive_screens/
he talks about why FF13 is NOT an RPG, and about how series is becoming more like an interactive movie. Toriyama discusses how FF13 is more like an FPS than an RPG and some of the methods he used to make it like that. but i dont think this is what western gamers WANT.
Wada allowed this because hes not a game designer, hes a buisness man, which is why he chose to make FF13 multiplatform. either way i dont think they'll ever be another FF like 13, and i have no idea who will be doing the next one. theres been no information from the FF12 in years, so its possible they could be working on FF15 or another Ivalice based game.
