| curl-6 said: Both FF7 Rebirth and FF16 "heavily underperformed" as per wccftech. In response to comments about Square's expectations sometimes being unreasonable, analyst Daniel Ahmad also reports that "This is one of the rare cases where Square Enix is being reasonable, as both games really did underperform compared to past entries." |
On the bright side, they both apparently made profit, against silly claims that they'd need to sell 5 million copies to break even.
What FF needs:
1. No more AAA Remakes after Part 3. Especially not segmented remakes.
2. No more Devil May Cry bullshit with minimal RPG elements (FF16).
3. Switch 2 ports. And maybe simultaneous multiplatform launch.
4. Consistent high quality (90+ with a strong user reception).
5. This is controversial, but I think they need to stay away from anime style and tropes which are embarrassing or cringe or weird to a lot of gamers. Anime-esque games that aren't Pokemon or waifu gachas do not have huge audiences. Modern Zeldas have cartoon aesthetics, but not the anime tropes or vibes.
If there are people around me, I know I would feel a lot more comfortable playing Tears of the Kingdom than FF7 Rebirth lol.
