For me it would go back to the roots, if there would be again turnbased battlesystem, but i know that isn't the wish of many...but wait there is world of ff...;)

You literally contradicted yourself in the same sentence... I dig FFVIII to death and it's my favorite FF but even I can see this one topping it if everything's done wonderfully... 

I approve of this banter. Keep it coming guys, entertain me!

And to add to the thread...

Every iteration has the same (or close to) concepts like a Cid, Chocobo's, Moogle, Summons and what not. Ah yeah Crystals... I remember Type-0 being about crystals as well. Roots might be exaggerating ;).

I, for one, just hope that the story they are telling is a good one. One that doesn't make me question someones actions, or makes me wonder what my motivation is. I seem to have a hard time getting into games lately, it all ends up being one long grind to the end instead of taking me along for the ride. Like, yes, the older Final Fantasies brought to the table for me. Although the budget was ridiculous, Uncharted 4 managed to be more than interesting at least, just like Beyond: Two souls was. Memorable stories or events that i can look back on with a feeling of nostalgia if I may call it that. I am enjoying playing through Rogue Galaxy and Arc the Lad wondering where it all went wrong...
Give me Xenosaga any time of day and I will be a happy casual again. Now I am just grinding my way through the likes of Batman, AssCreed and even Star Ocean.

So male or no male cast, I will get over the 'running in a team'. No vistas or surroundings to enjoy by yourself, pondering life while enjoying some awesome midi tunes. Just give me the goddamn story I have been craving for for so long!

So, come november, I will meet up with a friend to watch the prequels to this story. I am a little worried though that SE this time manages to fuck things up even before I insert the disc of the game. I will keep an open mind though, just don't pretend I am an idiot who can't see through bad storytelling.

Wow, seems I had to get that off my chest.

The first part of my sentence reflects something that I think it's true for every sequel in regards to its predecessors. The later part of it reflects my view on Tabata's powers when directing games...which is atrocious. Hence why I hold this dissonance within myself until the game releases.

Yea I'm waiting as well. I'm in no rush to get it and I want to see if they announce a PC release eventually. 

Get things off your chest, the game seems to be one of much controversy so any views and opinions are welcome.

The main saving grace in my view of this game is the idea that while taking away the very gameplay the series is known for (seriously, the demo had platforming and collectables... in an FF game, wth), at least it has all the lore the FF games are known for, even if it varying degrees. And a great story might keep people playing/interested. 

As long as the story is told via in game narrative instead of assuming we know everything and putting a message at the bottom of the screen saying 'read the datalog', I'll be happy on that front. The emo fest of FF13 is the only FF game I've not played more than once... sad really.

Emo fest? People that defies destiny, who only once in the game they lose the will to go on and regain it afterwards? We clearly have different views about what constitutes "emo".

But they had no way of knowing that for most of the game, so they thought they were doing so in the first place; which then again not something I would necessarily associate with emo-type people.

I mean, there's things to complain about in FF14, but it's still the best MMO released in the past 5 years without question.

Basil, here we have a fundamental disagreement. I think the constant focus and outpour of resources into ports and re-releases for little profits is poor. Because it's taking away from what could be far more profitable and ambitious ventures. Square's output of new IPs (or really just not re-released content) has gone down so considerably and I believe it's hurt the  company in some ways. The overreliance on their core fanbase to rebuy their content is a delicate balance that weighing too heavy into milking IMO. Square has done wonderful work with many of their remakes, but a lot of the recent content has been subpar.