BTW, if any of you think I have anything against JRPGs versus FPS, look at the game I own. JRPG is not only one of my favorite genres, I also replay some of them. Yes, I replay 60+ hour games. So there was nothing malicious to FFXIII when I made this thread, just to discuss why it had such a seemingly lackluster opening despite the anticipation.

Moral of the story - thou shalt not doubt the Fantasy.

@haxxiy

Yeah the 13th Fantasy Epic!

@LordOfTheKnight

YOu made this thread in a way that seemed like you were happy FF was finally going down.

But clearly you didn't.....but thats what many people though.

I read his OP and couldn't see anywhere it sounded like he was happy that FF wasn't selling aswell as in the past. Point it out to me?

Dude anyone that has been on this site for a while knows you made this thread as a jab toward HD consoles, trying once again to convince ppls that japanese developers would be better moving their AAA serie to the Wii. Guess what they didn't and that was the right move for them........

I wouldn't want this game going down, just that game developers need to know they can't spend 4 year stretches for their big games. I mean the game aren't selling any worse, but they aren't selling any better, while the budgest are skyrocketing.

A game isn't going to be less awesome just because you didn't spend another year or so and another $20 million dollars (or whatever the Yen and Euro equivalent is). The mainstream won't care.

"Dude anyone that has been on this site for a while knows you made this thread as a jab toward HD consoles, trying once again to convince ppls that japanese developers would be better moving their AAA serie to the Wii."

That's a laughable conclusion. I mean I actually chuckled. Since I compared a game series that isn't on the Wii either, your conclusion is just flat out wrong.

And my Wii support line has been that just some of these games should be made for the Wii, even as a multiplatform thing. But even on the HD systems they still spend more time and money than they need to. Saints Row 2 cost a fraction of what GTA IV cost, and even though it sold a fraction as many, it still turned a profit.

Well in some way thats partially subsidised by the fact that games this gen cost more to buy, but yes games budgets are getting out of control in many ways.

No they don't. Games have been in the 50$-60$ price range for yonks.

Why the heck are you complaining as a customer because developers spend time perfecting their games ?

I can understand people complaining about rushed games, but the other way ? Seriously ?