Advent part 2?

[Ishin Ookami]

FF7 was definitely a great franchise to expand upon, however they handled it all wrong. They should have taken a lesson from Star Wars.

You're right. Maybe Square Enix should stop making Final Fantasy altogether.

I've thought of that as well. I mean, I'd hate to see it happen, but perhaps it is time to hand the reigns to someone else. Someone who will save the franchise.

I think it's a little too late for that. I think square has made too many missteps, their best and brightest have all left for greener pastures, their other franchises have either jumped the shark, or been canned, and all they seem to have left by this point (besides FF) is Kingdom Hearts, which isn't really all that.

The beauty of old school Final Fantasy was that with every installment, it reinvented itself from the ground up. The story explored new and unique themes, and the characters often changed radically. This is what kept it fresh once upon a time. But by this point, Square has everyone that kept the magic going, and the ones who are left are just recycling themes and ideas, all that are left are gameplay systems that range from interesting, to genuinely fun despite having lackluster stories, and great graphics. But in a rpg it's the story and characters that are the lynchpin, and time and again square has faltered in this area as of late. I'd like to see the company turn it around, but unless something drastic happens I doubt thats likely.