Where would the jrpg genre be if FF7 was never made?

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badgenome on 17 August 2009

JRPGs might still be good.

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NiKKoM on 17 August 2009

A lot less emo...

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johnsobas on 17 August 2009

blazinhead89 said:

Darc Requiem said:
More niche with higher quality titles. FFVII started the flash over substance JRPG. The FF series never really recovered from it.

More niche, equals less sales , equals less motivation to make as good a game. Sure there are niche games that are of very high quality, but they are few and far between. I'm Not implying that sales = quality. Quality does drive sales though. And as for flash over substance that's entirely subjective. But of course you notice the Nintendo fans saying FFVI is better, and Sony fans saying FFVII is better. Such is life.

not true, more niche = more concentration on that niche. Less sales does not mean less motivation to make a good game, what do you think the developers are running on commission or something? It means lower budget, but they will focus on what the people in that niche are looking for, not the new RPG crowd that just bought FF7 because the graphics were top notch.

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blazinhead89 on 17 August 2009

johnsobas said:

blazinhead89 said:

Darc Requiem said:
More niche with higher quality titles. FFVII started the flash over substance JRPG. The FF series never really recovered from it.

More niche, equals less sales , equals less motivation to make as good a game. Sure there are niche games that are of very high quality, but they are few and far between. I'm Not implying that sales = quality. Quality does drive sales though. And as for flash over substance that's entirely subjective. But of course you notice the Nintendo fans saying FFVI is better, and Sony fans saying FFVII is better. Such is life.

not true, more niche = more concentration on that niche. Less sales does not mean less motivation to make a good game, what do you think the developers are running on commission or something? It means lower budget, but they will focus on what the people in that niche are looking for, not the new RPG crowd that just bought FF7 because the graphics were top notch.

Well I suppose it works both ways. And I just recently bought FF7. For the graphics obviously. A game that sells well doesn't mean it's just because it's popular. Sure it can help. And companies that have high selling franchises can also make an amazing game, More sales doesn't mean less care taken by developer.

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sguy78 on 17 August 2009

I think the genre would still be alright.

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ph4nt on 17 August 2009

Probably about the same as it is now.

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emilie autumn on 17 August 2009

the same in japan, niche in america.

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Darc Requiem on 17 August 2009

blazinhead89 said:

Darc Requiem said:
More niche with higher quality titles. FFVII started the flash over substance JRPG. The FF series never really recovered from it.

More niche, equals less sales , equals less motivation to make as good a game. Sure there are niche games that are of very high quality, but they are few and far between. I'm Not implying that sales = quality. Quality does drive sales though. And as for flash over substance that's entirely subjective. But of course you notice the Nintendo fans saying FFVI is better, and Sony fans saying FFVII is better. Such is life.

Ignorance is bliss. There were great RPGs coming out before FFVII. Phantasy Star 1 is a prime example. It was released in 1988 on a 5 megabit cartridge on an 8bit console. I'd take it over FFVII anyday.