DigitalDevilSummoner said:
the answer is that they ARE worried about the state of console rpgs, that's the thing, they have always been. Square is the new nintendo in terms of random hate but objectively they are still the major player in console/japanese rpgs because they took action to keep themselves from becoming another stale producer in a long line of studios that slowly faded having nothing relevant to offer. XIV proved that even strong brand names can only get you a handfull of sales. |
Of course they are ''the major player'' but thanks to it's legacy, they were great, once, and that is in the past, now they have nothing to show for and they keep going downhill, the only thing that keeps them relevant is the succes they had back in the day and of course the huge amount of money they have... To the point, the only thing SquareEnix should care about is making their most important franchise, Final Fantasy, a referent again is a debt they have with that IP, FF X-2 was 2 steps down from previous FF's and don't make me talk about XIII and XIII-2, the problem is not if they sell or not the problem is that they are damaging the most important console RPG brand in the world, Toriyama thinks XIII-2 didn't sell as well as XIII because Lightning wasn't the protagonist... but he is crazy, he's in love with his own ego and i wouldn't be surprised if he had a NSFW poster of Lightning in his bathroom, how cool you mentioned Nintendo because that's exactly what's damaging SquareEnix, the same thing that costed Nintendo 2 generations in the backseat (sales) and, as things are going now, a good portion of fans that will never come back: arrogance.
They need to realize that they are not perfect and their decisions may not always be right, if they keep insisting in telling people what to like they are doomed to fail.
They CAN change, but they need to wake up.
