• Parties with 5 characters or more at a time. Think of the possibilities!
  • An Africa-inspired setting. The only game that did this (that I know of) was Guild Wars: Nightfall and it worked brilliantly. Bonus points if it's not depicted as especially impoverished (another nod to Nightfall).
  • A revamped turn-based battle system as opposed to a more action-based
  • Return to character classes or a job system (especially if the characters have jobs exclusive to them.)
  • A more mature look and story without turning into a ridiculous testosterone-fest a la Gears of War.
  • Some limited non-linear elements, like factions, a semi-open world, or a relationship system. Xenoblade Chronicles anyone?


Basically Final Fantasy needs to win back their old audience before trying to garner a new one. If the fans can't recommend a franchise, who will?