LordTheNightKnight said:
mibuokami said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
mibuokami said:
Every numbered Final Fantasy is an entirely new game, set in a entirely different world with a different plot, different characters, different battle system and different game mechanic. There is a few thematic elements tying the franchise together and that's about it.
How the hell does a series like that burn out??? If I rename Final Fantasy VIII 'Romancing Saga', or Final Fantasy X 'Back to the Future', will it make a damn difference other than the powerful brand recognition attached to the franchise and its massive selling power? Change a few thematic elements that patronise the series and you have an entirely new RPG each time, they are NOT sequals FFS.
Treat each numbered Final Fantasy as its own game and judge it on its own merit. The franchise is not sequal driven, it re-imagine itself every time. Some are just not as good as others but certainly not everyone thinks VII was the pinnacle of Final Fantasy. I personally have a mark preference for VIII.
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Just because everything is different doesn't mean bad things are avoided. Plus if they all have a common element that's bad, it would drage them all down.
Not claiming that's happened yet, just answering that it can happen.
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But the common element is generally trivial at best, we're talking about the usage of name like chocobo and sid and the presence of some famous monsters. The concept of summon gets reinvented in each game, the use of magic, the use of skills, the 'class' of each character, heck even the way character levels change. The 'bad' things that could kill a game (plot, gameplay, characterisation) is never a persistent element in any FF hence why nothing bad could ever become a staple.
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Jim actually mentioned a common element of always pushing graphics, which increases the cost and development time, which we have seen with both XIII and VsXIII. Keep that up and even the sales of the series won't be profitable.
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This is a common element is almost all games and beside that is not topically related to the OP. He is talking about quality and not profitability.
