Games That Should Go In A Different Direction?

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DonFerrari said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Final Fantasy should try the radical approach of being a turn based RPG where you control a party of characters.  They should focus on telling an epic story with relatable characters.  They should be willing to sacrifice a bit on graphical fidelity if it means making the other parts of the game better and having a decent release window.

FF change direction at every release.

There has not been a Final Fantasy game with a "pure" turn-based battle system since Final Fantasy X in 2001. In fact, an even better thing could be to bring the good old ATB system back, which has not been featured since Final Fantasy IX in the PlayStation 1! (I think XIII used a similar system though? I am not too sure since I barely played it, but by this I mean carbon copy the 4-9 system with no changes)

In fact, I wonder if a new Final Fantasy IX (where it is a "return to form" in a way) would be a good way for the series, though that definitely overlaps too much with Bravely Default. Maybe bring back the steampunk aesthetic of VI or something instead.