De85 said:
I think you're missing sventiga's point. If it had been named Final Fantasy it wouldn't have gotten average ratings. The power of the name alone can boost a game's score several points, just look at FF12.
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Not true. Look at the Guitar Hero spin offs. GH is a household name now, but that doesn't mean that the 80's edition didn't suck, and sales reflected that. Take it one step closer and look at the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics, the GBA iterations, Crystal Chronicles, etc. They all pale in comparison to the likes of IX, X, and XII, saleswise. And it's not because they are spin offs, but rather because they weren't up to par to the standard. And once again, sales reflected that. And they all have the FF name in them. So simply saying "If it was called Final Fantasy" doesn't make the game any better or worse.
Now, I plan on playing this game, because I like RPGs. Final Fantasy VII - XII (minus XI), Kingdom Hearts I & II, Legend of Dragoon, Musashi, etc. I'm not gonna skip out on something when it probably is decent. But the fact is that while LO may have been a decent game, it didn't sell that well. The userbase didn't embrace it. What I said in my original post was simply that the 360 userbase doesn't like these games that much.....and we all know the only reason that RPGs are even coming to the 360 is to try and spark up the Japanese market. Other than that, M$ is focusing primarily on America
