Anyone else felt underwhelmed with the FF XVI reveal?

[Farsala]

Otter said:

Farsala said:

As I said childish or not, a Turn based FF didn't align with buyers. Octopath doesn't have a sequel yet either :/, even with success it wasn't successful enough it seems.

As I said an action based Final Fantasy didn't align with buyers (type 0, Lightning Returns). Furthermore we could argue that the drop in sales from X to XII to was due to changing from the traditional combat system. All of these simple presumptions without understanding the wider context make for silly discussions. It's definitely not how SE approaches their games, nor a reflection of consumer tastes.

Octopath has literally been stated as one of Square Enix's biggest success stories this gen, they're now working on Bravely Default II, another turn based game and have pledged to continue the Octopath series 

https://www.siliconera.com/octopath-producers-looking-to-bring-more-for-bravely-octopath-traveler-and-a-new-series/#rEA3hSJF3CjOLiyo.99

And yet FFXVI is action based, because FFXV was successful as an action based FF. Anyways, my original post was arguing against a PS/XB FF being turn based due to World of FF sales. I know I didn't say as such, so that's my bad. It is telling that they switched (pun intended) from PS4/XB1 to the Switch with their turn based FF.

I am glad that Octopath was successful, and I hope BDII is as well. I hope for more good news.