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Kyuu on 20 April 2024
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haxxiy said:
Kyuu said:

I think 16 will be the worst selling non-sequel in the HD era when all is said and done, but Rebirth and even Remake have a decent potential for growth even though one is a "Remake" and the other is a "Remake + Sequel".

The short of it is FF never had its BotW or God of War 2018 or Monster Hunter World moment. One could argue that the original FF7 was that moment, but gaming just wasn't as big as it is today. PS1's best sellers didn't sell nearly as much as today's best sellers.

Unfortunately, it'll take several years of consistent quality + a miracle/luck for it to find a growth similar to modern Zelda, or God of War, or Monster Hunter or even Resident Evil. A lot of things are going against it.

I'd bet on the opposite. FF16 is already doing better than Rebirth and if anything the latter should have shorter legs as is usually the case for sequels. A slightly better reception won't do much for it unless, somehow, it lucks itself into GOTY.

Rebirth has just too much going against it, being the second part of the remake of an almost 30-year-old game filled with Compilation references and nonsense Nojima plot points.

Rebirth has a notably better reception ("significantly" among series fans), not slightly, than 16. But yeah I wouldn't rule out FF16 beating Rebirth (If reception was the be all and end all, FF9 would have sold a lot better than it did), but I don't know if it will outsell 13. I think the writing quality of the 3rd "FF7 Remake trilogy" game could have an influence on Rebirth's long term sales, although I don't have faith in the team's writing whatsoever, I think it's a minor factor regardless.

But even if the trilogy's story conclusion sucked, I think Rebirth is going to sell more at least on Nintendo platforms than 16, and it will also get a sales bump when the trilogy concludes. I for one originally intended to skip the trilogy until all 3 games are released, but Rebirth's "Twin Pack" changed my mind. Essentially, I skipped Remake and bought Rebirth!