first off. If you know what your talking about, you would know that to make FF7 (the first 3-D RPG) they had to invent an entire new engine, and work with polygons ect. This engine they created was used all through out VIII and IX just merely tweaked slightly. FFX cost them tons of money due to they had to invent new engines, all the voices and advanced graphics and real time body movements took time. FFXI cost lots due to its an online RPG with many intricate details to it.Quote:
Originally posted by BlackCobra
And think, if it took 30,000,000,(thirty-million dallors) to make the first ff7 imagine how much it would cost now with all the new technoligy required for better graphic and everything.And think about it,if they were gonna make a 2 why didn't they do it a long time ago.Ever since the 7th there has been 9 new FF games (including the ones they are working on) so they made 9 new games, now you think they want to go all the back just for a few people who are interested so like 100 people will buy it.
I know tons of people would buy a sequel to FF7, considering how anticipated it is. Look at star wars. There was, if I'm not mistaken and 16 year gap between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace and look how well that did. The time differential will merely add to the profits.
Also, making 9 new games since then was fairly easy considering they only had to invent 1 new main engine after FF7. I don't consider Anthology, Chronicles and Origins FF games that were 'made new' when all they had to do were create some cut scenes and change the controls and that to be compatable with the playstation game console (1-2 months at most) The only real FF games they created were VIII, Tactics, IX, X and including XI and X-2 there have been 5 new ones. Also, remember that Square (now Square/Enix) is one of the largest and most profitable game developing companies in the world. Here is the complete list of games they have released since FF7.
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Origins
XenoGears
SaGa Frontier
SaGa Frontier 2
Threads Of Fate
Ehrgeiz
Chrono Cross
Vagrant Story
Brave Fencer Musahi
Einhander
Bushido Blade
Bushido Blade 2
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy X-2
Driving Emotion: Type S
The Bouncer
Secret of Mana
Secret of Evermore
Front Line 2
Front Line 3
Xenosaga
Chocobo Racing
Chocobo's Dungeon 2
and there are many other I know they made but don't feel like finding on the net.