What if SE decided to be even more edgy...

[Wolf Kanno]

...and announced FFXV as a portable title on the 3DS or Vita? This was inspired by an amusing article I read which I had mixed feelings about but this has been something I've debated about. I mean we went MMO, why not make the next entry a portable since the JRPG genre is still flourishing there while the WRPG conquers the consoles. Thoughts?

[black orb]

>>> Want me to waste money on a new console-handheld just for FF?.. No thanks..

[Futan]

I think if they did it'd be more of a resort than a "let's be edgy" thing. Either way, I probably wouldn't buy it. RPG & mobile together makes no sense to me. "Let's give them a game that takes dozens of hours to complete then put it on a platform where they will only play it for 15 minutes at a time." wut?

[Bolivar]

There's a 26% chance they would go the popular route with mobile titles like this, making a monster hunter/gods eater ripoff. Which I think they might like, given the direction Kingdom Hearts and Dissidia point.

But other than that, I think it would be the easiest, surest way to ensure SE would bring FF back to its glory days.

You can look at handheld JRPGs and see a lot of modern classics, but if you look at console JRPGs the best you can really come up with are some cool games that didn't quite live up to their full potential. I fully believe the nature of the platform is responsible for this and there's a ton of reasons why.

[black orb]

>>> 1 Thing Square-Enix Can Do To Save Final Fantasy:

Make a good game.

Everything else is just foolery..

[blackmage_nuke]

I dont need them to get any bright ideas about Kingdomheartsing the FF series and releasing all thier games on seperate consoles.

[VeloZer0]

I don't have any problem with the concept of releasing the title on a handheld, in fact I would lay odds that they would probably end up with a better game in the end. Unfortunately I am not particularly fond of the 3DS or Vita, so that is kind of a kicker.

[Jinx]

I don't need them to get any bright ideas about Kingdomheartsing the FF series and releasing all their games on separate consoles.

This, exactly.

I will never play Kingdom Hearts, and this is why. If they actually release Kingdom Hearts 1.5 in the west, I might do it. But if they don't, I never will get past the first one.

If they released a Final Fantasy title on a handheld only (as opposed to remakes) there's no way I'd play it. I probably wouldn't even own the handheld needed. And this is personal preference, but I just really don't like handheld games all that much.

[Yar]

This would never happen. Final Fantasy has always been made on consoles first so they can show off flashy graphics.

If they were building it on a handheld console, it would probably make them focus more on gameplay than flashy graphics, thus resulting in a better game. But I'm not even going to hold my breath.

[ShinGundam]

No thanks, to me FF is meant to be cutting edge in presentation and content and i don't need a handicap to appreciate FF. Another point, We already have tons FF/RPG content on portable and mobile or FF-esque games by other developers on handheld and mobile but how many high end console FF games we will have in the near future? I predict zero.

Honestly, i am not sure what we will gain with making a portable FF other than frequent loading times.

If they were building it on a handheld console, it would probably make them focus more on gameplay than flashy graphics, thus resulting in a better game. But I'm not even going to hold my breath.

The PSP & DS RPGs are less about the characters and plot in favor of just offering up grinding on the go.

[Formalhaut]

For me, the main series Final Fantasy have always been on a major console. XI and XIV are exceptions, but understandable. Spin-offs can go on other handhelds and such, because their not the main series.

[Bolivar]

I just feel like the DQ-esque template, HD console JRPG has yet to be made and I have doubts about whether it will ever be made.

The PSP & DS RPGs are less about the characters and plot in favor of just offering up grinding on the go.

While we've seen the birth of a genre that did this on handheld, I have to disagree.

[NeoCracker]

The PSP & DS RPGs are less about the characters and plot in favor of just offering up grinding on the go.

While we've seen the birth of a genre that did this on handheld, I have to disagree.

Pretty much this. You just need to check out games like the Devil Survivors or Radiant Historia to see that plots and characters are alive and well in the Hand Held market.

[Bolivar]

Or Valkyria Chronicles 2, where even the grinding is all about the characters.

[Del Murder]

It doesn't matter to me as long as it's good. If they make a Radiant Historia-caliber game, then I'd be pretty satisfied.