Characters. This is a weird one for most of you probably... But I'd like the next FF game to adopt a Suikoden style of character recruitment. In other words, a fuck load of them. 108 to be precise... But yeah, maybe not that many, but enough to make your own "army" kind of thing. More on that later.
Out of the characters, there are ones who will be key to the story line, and who have there own storylines for you to delve into. Some are obviously just there just for the sake of being there, but others have quests for you.
Home base that you get part way through the game. hops that you need, and can be upgraded with stuff you find throughout the game and from different characters you recruit.
Back to the "army" thing. Have battles!! Add in some SRPG type gameplay where you can move units around and give orders to them and stuff. I'm bored of it being a small group of people up against a huge empire. I want full blown BATTLES!
Similar "Fantasy" setting to Final Fantasy IX, for example.
Towns.
HUGE World Map.
Airship/boats/other random transport.
A gold saucer-like place full of mini games, Chocobo races and all sorts of stuff. Possibly at your home base and can be upgraded.
The ability to do Chocobo breeding as we had in VII.
A magic system kind of like the Materia system in VII.
A memorable main villain(s).
HD is a must. I want the world to look as beautiful as possible.
Nomura, Ito and Kitase all Directing. (I believe Ito is actually Directing FFXV as we speak, he hasn't done anything since 2007 so...)
Give Uematsu full control over the soundtrack.
Don't let Wada anywhere near the damn game...
