How about side quests that have relevance to the story?
I want them to be brutally critical with the story. Make every effort possible to make it the best story that they have ever told. Maybe a parallel reality concept like in Chrono Cross?
For a bit more clarity on what I mean would be sort of like a "play as a Light Warrior" and the alternate world is "play as a Dark Warrior", like the concept behind the story of FF3. Needing the co-operation of the two sides to complete the game, but being able to mix the two parties for a mixture of dark and light warriors near the end of the game.
Keep the non-linear play that they used in FFX-2, but add bits and pieces (depth) to the story with each side quest to make it worth while to achieve 100% completion. Although, still make it possible to complete the game with the "minimums", if you will, and still have the story make sense.





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