Ben-DutkaIt almost doesn't matter what those "changes" should be; the majority of our readers believe that if Square-Enix doesn't give the franchise a boost in one way or another, the series is on its last legs.
Maybe they could re-introduce turn-based in a slick, modernized, original fashion, all the while keeping the role-playing elements that fans have always craved. Maybe they could once again progress forward from Final Fantasy XIII and give us something entirely new (which wouldn't be altogether unpleasant). I will always say that FFXIII is often unfairly persecuted against by the long-time fans and although I've been guilty of that in the past, I really do think it's a fantastically great game. It just isn't a great Final Fantasy . So the question is, what can Square-Enix do? What should they do? Company president Yoichi Wada has admitted he's not sure of the intended "direction" for the franchise, so maybe if enough fans step forward and offer a few suggestions… Hey, you never know. They might listen. Just don't forget that like 1 in every 2 PS3 owners in Japan bought FFXIII and most evidently loved it.
For this week, it's the whole Cole fiasco. Sucker Punch has revealed they're re-overhauling the hero and we wanna know what you think. Bear in mind that we're not really getting the old Cole back; we're merely getting a hero that "looks more like" the original Cole. So what do you think? Good enough? Or do they need to change the voice, too? Maybe such a poll will help out the devs.
How about this change- DON'T pander to the western audience. Be the FF that you always are. Western audiences are mainly ADD shooter morons like Xbots and don't know any better. and keep FF exclusive to Sony systems, where the fans truly appreciate it.
From space, cowsicks a little dot. But, down here, it's a huge mess!
Chris Morris is an absolute god! I've met him too in Nottingham at the premiere of his film Four Lions.
He is, along with Peter Cook, the greatest comedian/satirist Britain has ever seen.
Back on topic…Square-Who?
Level 5, mate.
Lotusflow3r- Good catch on the BrassEye reference!
Chris Morris is awesome and i need to watch Four Lions
I wouldn't even mind if they made Final Fantasy into a straight action / adventure game, or a FPS for that matter – but for pete's sake, make it a halfway decent one. I'm just now regaining my interest in gaming after having it sucked right out of me by that last…thing…they did. Cripes, just remake FFVII like everyone is asking for. Even if it takes 10 years, it's not like they've got anything better to do in the meantime.
like i said, inherit everything from FF 7,8,9 and make this gen HD graphics, that's where the FF should go, only thing they need to upgrade is HD graphics from PS1/Ps2 era, keep everything else. this is the simple winning formula
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I finally started playing XIII again and man is it slow. I'm 7 chapters in and it has been a very boring adventure so far. I'll finish it no matter what but man I sure do miss the old school stuff.
i couldn't of typed it better myself Ben…..SPEAK UP PEOPLE….
Sucker Punch reacts nearly immediately to the outcries of its fans. Square Enix… not so quick.
i want my godlike final fantasy characters back damn it! I didnt spend all that time level grinding just so i can withstand only 1 more attack from that giant turtle. seriously before level grinding it kills me with 1 attack while unprotected. maxed out it kills me in 2 unprotected. not to mention at a few times its gets 2 attacks off before i get to heal my main character, since if that prick dies its game over.
and dont tell me how to beat him, i know how. I farmed that damn adamantoise to max out.what happened to the float spell anyway? my characters are maxed on all roles and i can still get taken out by marked/hunt enemies sometimes pretty easily. I even beat some marks pretty fast but still no S ranking its retarded.
Your post describes perfectly what the REAL problem with FFXIII is. Sure it's a great game, but those flaws are just unbearable at times.
I personally like the fact that there are challenges no matter how strong you are, but you are right about the things like your main character dying or no float spell… Those things are damn annoying!!
As for the S rankings, keep at it. I platinum'd FFXIII, and it was really just a matter of exploitation. Once I found out that each paradigm featuring 3 of the same classes has a latent effect, things got easier…
for example: Tortoise (3 sentinals) latent effect is half damage taken. No spells necessary. 3 Commando's is double magic power (which sounds stupid… but it just doubles the effectiveness of Ruin which classifies as a magic spell. Which is why if you cast Death or One Man Army or the like, then switch to 3 Commando's while casting, the damage is doubled)
I did end up finishing XIII but I really did hate the "you must follow the path" but other then that i liked the battle system, took a minute to get the hang of but after that it was who worked out best in the group and in my opinion…it was lite, hope, fang…did some of the side stuff but i think i put… 60+hours in? either way what everyone is saying, they need a nice world map, towns, and i wouldnt mind the hack an slash but i do like my turn style. (tho im a KH fan) Also i agree that any RPG thats in the Final Fantasy series should be PS3 Exclusive. If it was EVER gonna get ported xbox need a blue-ray player for games which wont happen cause sony owns blue-ray. I mean its possible that eventually it could happen but not for some time.