| Xxain said: That is Internet gamer imagination. Final Fantasy Xlll did nothing to the series. The Huge achievement is that FF15 is the most drastic evolution of Final Fantasy yet and even through all the hate trains it will outsell every Final Fantasy up to X taking a spot in the top 3 highest selling games in the series. What a achievement. |
I think the XIII saga and the obsession with Lightning put a huge downer on the franchise, specifically in the West. It's why Lightning Returns sold as poorly as it did, despite XIII-2 selling somewhat okay and XIII itself doing really well, all things considered.
X sold ~8 Million
XIII sold ~7.5 Million
X-2 sold ~5.3 Million
XIII-2 sold ~3.4 Million
Lightning Returns sold ~1.3 Million
People wanted something fresh and they certainly got that with XV. XIII was stale and held the franchise back on Gen 7.
