How do you want Final Fantasy XV to be like?

[Elskidor]

Just read an article saying that they weren't sure there would be a FFXV. That would truly suck! FFXIII sold like crazy. It may have been poorly received but the sales were pretty good. And is it really that confusing what the core likes? Sure everyone wants a little bit more of this than that and vice verse but just run a couple games with an old familiar theme and don't go way out on a limb and change things too hardcore. Make 2 new games back to back with only a two year maximum wait in between. Toss together an old school back to the roots type game like FFIX was sorta. Keep the graphics realistic if that's what sells but let the world be less futuristic/sci-fi and more FANTASY!! The more old school the better! And for big fans of VII and X finish that connection story between the two games. Wasn't FFX once in the talks for being a prequel for VII anyway? That ShinRa kid was talking about sucking the life out of Spira anyhow. Probably bring back in major ff7/10 fans in big numbers. So yeah those are two fresh game ideas they could approach that would probably be well received if taken the time to execute them correctly. I think the team is really after some mega change that will blow fans away and really energize the franchise again, but if they don't remember how to do it then they are gonna blow it to oblivion.

[Pheesh]

Get Bioware to make it...

[kotora]

Get Bioware to make it...

as long as they don't screw it up by making it a mission based TPS with some RPG elements like they did with Mass Effect 2.

[Mercen-X]

And for big fans of VII and X finish that connection story between the two games. Wasn't FFX once in the talks for being a prequel for VII anyway? That ShinRa kid was talking about sucking the life out of Spira anyhow. Probably bring back in major ff7/10 fans in big numbers. would probably be well received if taken the time to execute correctly.

I don't know about that one. There's debate to the realism in this and the point of telling a semi-believable tale is the "willing suspension of disblief" (meaning it's just cool enough that you don't bother to think about it... otherwise you'd find yourself saying "What? That's f---ing stupid!") and then there's the fact that Shinra's little suggestion was meant as a shoutout to VII while lampshading the similarities between the two worlds.

[Elskidor]

I wasn't sure if it was intended to be a prequel or just fan gossip. At the time of X's launch I remembered there being a lot of discussion about the two. It could be neat if they found a way to weave the final fantasy stories into one mega long story that connects perfectly. If the series has another 6 main stream titles left, and they decided to neatly weave everything together it would mean the name ''Final Fantasy'' is really just one massive long fantasy tale, which would be kinda cool, but I have no clue how it could be done in a way that makes sense.

[Wolf Kanno]

The connection is true... sadly. It was stated in the Ultimania for Final Fantasy X-2 when discussing the new events for the International release. Little Shinra is the ancestor to the family that runs the corporate giant in VII's world. The time line is separated by possibly thousands of years but Nojima and Kitase said they were connected. You can find a translation on Gamefaqs if you look at X-2 faqs.

No, I would not want to play any game trying to bridge this gap cause frankly I feel it's stupid.

[Mercen-X]

Dissidia has already gap-bridged all installments and previous releases have already given us the plot element that ties them together: The Void. You could possibly say that Gilgamesh, in his unending quest for weapons to add to his collection, visits many worlds quite frequently, gets drunk and tells stories from the places he's been that barely anybody pays attention to (because he's a drunken lunatic), which subsequently results in many similarities between the worlds (i.e. characters named Cid, Wedge, Biggs, etc.)
Or (somewhat) more believable is the idea that the Void is the starting point and all realities are splintered bits from that origin, hence similar creatures, species, and stories.
Sadly, if VII and X are connected then X should never have been X but rather VII-something, unless they want to run the convuluted explanation of Gilgamesh kidnapping Shinra and dragging him to the world of VII through the Void, but then the gap-bridging title would have to be something akin to "VII=X Transworlds" or whatever and, oh boy, am I tired of thinking about this.

[VeloZer0]

Dissidia has already gap-bridged all installments and previous releases have already given us the plot element that ties them together: The Void. You could possibly say that Gilgamesh, in his unending quest for weapons to add to his collection, visits many worlds quite frequently, gets drunk and tells stories from the places he's been that barely anybody pays attention to (because he's a drunken lunatic), which subsequently results in many similarities between the worlds (i.e. characters named Cid, Wedge, Biggs, etc.)
Or (somewhat) more believable is the idea that the Void is the starting point and all realities are splintered bits from that origin, hence similar creatures, species, and stories.

And here WK was worried that a plot created to tie them all together would sound stupid.

Quite frankly, SE can't even do a single story anymore without plot holes, a FF world bridging game would probably be more hole than plot.

[Flying Arrow]

I CERTAINLY don't want any of Square Enix's plot in my hole.

[Yar]

Put it on the DS. Make up for the loss of graphic capabilities through improving the ACTUAL GAMEPLAY

[Mirage]

naw, they'll just spend all their resources trying to get PS2-level graphics running on it

[kotora]

yeah because making games is all about whether you're gonna put money in the "GFX" or "GAEMPLAY" departments. How much money you're gonna put in each is going to determine the quality of the finished game.

[Yar]

One thing that I just thought about: Make it have more elements of horror. Give us a very dark game.

If done right, it has potential to be awesome.

If done wrong, it will be ridiculed forever.

And by "horror" I don't mean "scary, sudden scenes of screaming". I mean just a twisted story with demented characters.

[Elskidor]

One thing that I just thought about: Make it have more elements of horror. Give us a very dark game.

I mean just a twisted story with demented characters.

I like this. Not a massive VII fan, but I really loved the creepy feeling when following the blood trail in Midgar. If they threw in some elements of horror it could be awesome. And refrain from extreme giddily happy characters. Keep one for comedy or to boost morale of the team (NOT MAIN CHARACTER), but darker toned and tragic hero figures are much more appealing than giddy goofy and out of place extra cheery characters in end of the world scenarios.

[ShinGundam]

One thing that I just thought about: Make it have more elements of horror. Give us a very dark game.

If done right, it has potential to be awesome.

If done wrong, it will be ridiculed forever.

And by "horror" I don't mean "scary, sudden scenes of screaming". I mean just a twisted story with demented characters.

Not to mention, we need more blood on FF games.