| shikamaru317 said: I honestly don't see FF ever going back to turn based. Turn based RPG popularity just isn't what it used to be, most people seem to prefer action RPG's. I hope this guy is doing FF16, I'd much rather have DMC or Dragon's Dogma like combat than Souls-like combat like that one FF16 rumor. |
First off it was Souls combined with FFXV.
Final Fantasy will not, and should not, ever go back to a turn based battle system. It is the anti to current design focus of entire AAA industry. Final Fantasy is a franchise that has always taken pride in the fact that it is not just setting the bar for RPG's, but for the entire industry. That is what makes Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy! The minute Square Enix moves alway from that is when Final Fantasy will truly die. Turn Based system lost their appeal when western developers took control of the industry and for the first time set that standard in regards to genres. Japanese focus genres (platformers, turnbased, fighters) except for popular ones went dormant. Every gen has its popular genres and this is simulated open world games .. turn based clashes with that
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