Originally Posted by
Vivi22
VeloZer0 nailed it.
I'm impressed with your restraint though Wolf. I figured you'd be as annoyed by this game as I am. I don't have a problem with a sequel if it's a sequel to a good game, that improves on that game, and if the original left a good jumping off point for a sequel.
But since I don't think FFXIII meets these criteria, let alone was good enough to justify iterating on it, this just stinks of Square wanting some easy money and knowing it will sell millions regardless of what they do.
I promised myself and the rest of staff, not to troll XIII as much. Granted, I do feel the gameplay changes with XIII-2 actually sound like great steps in the right direction, I pretty much have no hope for the plot, since I hated XIII's cast and story so I doubt a sequel is going to redeem it, especially with a time travel plot and FFs track record with time travel plots. I find it amusing they keep comparing the game to Chrono Trigger without recognizing that Chrono Trigger was successful thanks to a series of great people who have no hand in working on XIII-2 (Kato anyone?). I've already done my initial "no sequels to FF" rant before.
If this article has done anything, it has just proven to me that Kitase and Squenix, no longer believe in the series creator's philosophy for making FF great, which anyone can read from my signature. Sakeguchi believed you had to move away from re-using old plots and characters because it was limiting and made you lazy. Besides, I still stand by my interpretation that FF was always about seeing the last grand adventure of a world. Granted, I don't blame them for ditching the ideal, SE has scared off most of its real talent, and now that Wada is doing more executive meddling to make it more appealing for fans (not realizing its a
fractured fanbase that spans over two decades) by trying to make something that will make everyone happy is not going to happen.
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