BasilZero said:
Galvanizer said:
Runa216 said: What happened to Square (Enix)? They used to put out phenomenal games in rapid succession: 1987 - Final Fantasy 1988 - Final Fantasy II 1990 - Final Fantasy III 1991 - Final Fantasy IV 1992 - Final Fantasy V 1994 - Final Fantasy VI 1997 - Final Fantasy VII (longest wait to date) 1999 - Final Fantasy VIII 2000 - Final Fantasy IX 2001 - Final Fantasy X 2002 - Final Fantasy XI 2006 - Final Fantasy XII 2009 - Final Fantasy XIII 2010 - Final Fantasy XIV Seriously, most iterations were released within a year or two from one another, yet now everything's spaced out and at this rate we won't get VsXIII till 2013, XV 2014 at the earliest. The hell....and 8-10 are some of the best games ever and they made them all with only a year between each release. |
I don't know what the reason is but maybe SQEX should hire more staff for each team so the games have a larger workforce and therefore quicker dev cycle.
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They stayed true to the same core mechanics and improved the game system after each installation. It wasnt until after X that they decided to go on a "New" path which involved reworking the gameplay formula which is why we've seen FFXI (Online) , FFXII (MMORPG like non online action RPG) , FFXIII (Somewhat turn based but with MMORPG like strategies , i.e tank,healer,attacker), FFXIV (whole new online gaming system) etc..
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I'd say they started on their new path with FFX. That was the first game to get rid of the world map.