If Squenix teamed up with another company...

[Scotty_ffgamer]

If Square Enix decided to team up with another company to make an RPG, whether it be a mash up or an original IP, who would you like it to be? What kind of game do you think would result from said team up?

[Depression Moon]

They should do a team up with Disney Interactive.

[Mirage]

They should team up with Triace.

[Ayen]

Monolith Soft to make the next Xeno game.
Mistwalker to make the next Final Fantasy game.

[NeoCracker]

On this note I feel justified in speaking on Pikes behalf, and agreeing with her.

smurfING NINTENDO AND ANOTHER SUPERMARIO RPG MOTHERsmurfER WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT!?

I think I got the tone down rather well.

[Loony BoB]

Red Thread Games, who will focus on the world plot and fantasy elements. Graphics and gameplay can remain with Square Enix. Character work / dialogue can be shared.

Alternatively, for a more major group, Ubisoft.

Alternatively, if it's a "complete" merge where all aspects are shared between the two groups... Mistwalker.

Alternatively, I'd love to see what Naughty Dog would do if they were advisors.

[Aulayna]

Alternatively, for a more major group, Ubisoft.

[Slothy]

On this note I feel justified in speaking on Pikes behalf, and agreeing with her.

smurfING NINTENDO AND ANOTHER SUPERMARIO RPG MOTHERsmurfER WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT!?

I think I got the tone down rather well.

This is the only answer.

[Psychotic]

Obsidian.

[Loony BoB]

Alternatively, for a more major group, Ubisoft.

What's so bad about Ubisoft? Child of Light has a great atmosphere, battle system, looks and general gameplay (the character's aren't rubbish either), while the Far Cry series shows a lot of creativity in a plot sense. Far Cry games are also great for gameplay. Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed are also decent at the very least for various different parts of gaming that I feel SE lack in.

[Night Fury]

Bioware.

[Omni-Odin]

Bioware.

Hmm.. BioSquenix or Squenixware?

[Loony BoB]

BioSquare!

[Agent Proto]

Square-Enix should team up with Nintendo and make a TRUE sequel to Super Mario RPG.

[Aulayna]

Alternatively, for a more major group, Ubisoft.

What's so bad about Ubisoft? Child of Light has a great atmosphere, battle system, looks and general gameplay (the character's aren't rubbish either), while the Far Cry series shows a lot of creativity in a plot sense. Far Cry games are also great for gameplay. Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed are also decent at the very least for various different parts of gaming that I feel SE lack in.

Rubbish PC Ports that take several patches to address. The issues with Assassin's Creed Unity. The issues with The Crew. Their DRM model within the past few years. Their general business and overhyping games beyond belief and then rarely delivering on half the things they set out too. (again see Watch_Dogs and ACU as recent examples, with all eyes now on The Division and Rainbow Six to see if they follow suit)

They are great for publishing, but the majority of their inhouse triple-A titles are plagued with issues that reak of internal mismanagement due to having a follow the sun development structure.

They have some good games, yes, but overall I think they would be a terrible fit for Square Enix. (especially given SQEX's focus on the bottom line dollar, shudders me to think of the abomination it would result in)

Perhaps if they followed a Child of Light structure and just made a small development team made of people from both companies and gave them free reign to do what they wanted, then maybe, but if we're talking a big blockbuster RPG - no thank you. Big business would get in the way of that far too much.

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Anyway on an unrelated note, Square Enix have enough subsidiary companies they could work with - Eidos Montreal or Crystal Dynamics spring to mind.