Do you think the end of the Final Fantasy series is near?

[DJZen]

i don't kno if this is done in ffxi, but how about using an eye toy for future ff games?like making you one of the main characters. sort of like tony hawks underground.

Actually, that WOULD be an interesting idea in a "characterless" FF game like FFI or FFIII. FFXI doesn't make use of this feature, for the record.

I'm fairly sure DW/Q VIII is actually done already, they just don't want to release it too close to their other titles.

I think we can all agree now that it's silly to bash FFXII when it hasn't even been released yet. If it comes out and it really IS a horrible game, we can bash it then, but until then, let's NOT give it a pre-emptive strike. PLEASE?

[DMKA]

I think we can all agree now that it's silly to bash FFXII when it hasn't even been released yet. If it comes out and it really IS a horrible game, we can bash it then, but until then, let's NOT give it a pre-emptive strike. PLEASE?

Amazingly enough, someone has the same feeling I do.

[Ferril Shadow]

I joined on ff8, I loved it, ff7 just didn't do anything for me, doesn’t mean it was bad. But I do believe ff is coming to an end. Their only salvation would be a return to a tactics, completely customizable character system and sweat graphics. A lot like ff x-2, but with more characters, and more customizable options. If you read my post, (what is your favorite class) in the tactics forum, you would understand what I meant. A console based set of games that you could go online with and test out your parties' strength, battle tactics, and looks. If anyone has played Armored Core 1-silent line, you would understand the enjoyment of customizing your own mech, and making him the top of the arena, or basting through impossible missions and coming out with one hp left, just barely winning. It is that freedom to make your own way through a game that gives it playability. In every FF I have played ffx-2 and tactics come the closest to achieving this. This could possibly be the end for FF, unless they realize in a better way the capabilities on the internet and online play, and complete customization of their games.

[DMKA]

I joined on ff8, I loved it, ff7 just didn't do anything for me, doesn’t mean it was bad. But I do believe ff is coming to an end. Their only salvation would be a return to a tactics, completely customizable character system and sweat graphics. A lot like ff x-2, but with more characters, and more customizable options. If you read my post, (what is your favorite class) in the tactics forum, you would understand what I meant. A console based set of games that you could go online with and test out your parties' strength, battle tactics, and looks. If anyone has played Armored Core 1-silent line, you would understand the enjoyment of customizing your own mech, and making him the top of the arena, or basting through impossible missions and coming out with one hp left, just barely winning. It is that freedom to make your own way through a game that gives it playability. In every FF I have played ffx-2 and tactics come the closest to achieving this. This could possibly be the end for FF, unless they realize in a better way the capabilities on the internet and online play, and complete customization of their games.

Dude, did you not read my first post in this thread? Do you have any clue how much friggin' money they made off the last two games and how insanely popular they are? And don't even get into FFXI...its not coming to an end, especially with the popularity and how much they're profiting off these games.

FAPPAGE!

[master01]

i think FF will never stop comming, because there is no main plot to all, it's a new game every time. (accept FFX-2 <i dinaing his excistent)

[Wanderlust]

Why are some of you people trying to convince others that games, such as X, weren't as good? It's all a matter of personal preferance. If the characters/storyline dont' appeal to you, they will surely appeal to someone else.

And, getting back to the point of this thread, no, I don't think this is the end of Final Fantasy, and I'm glad. They have so many FF related games/movies in developement right now, that are sure to bring in millions of dollars.

[FFWorshiper]

The end of FF will be the end of the world...Or at least my end lol

Squaresoft has no where to go but up, as long as they keep producing such kick ass storylines like FFX.

[DMKA]

Squaresoft has no where to go but up, as long as they keep producing such kick ass storylines like FFX.

You mean SquareEnix, right? Squaresoft no longer exsist.

[listentomystory]

chaos: Agreed. FF is starting to get to "real life-ish" when it is supposed to be a Fantasy. That's why it's called Final Fantasy for God's Sake!

Rubedo: FFX wasn't that great IMO. It was very predictable sometimes, and the main character was jut too much for me to bear. I would've preferred Auron or something instead. Seymour was great too. I actually liked him his a villan as I liked Kefka and Albedo.

i cant see where your coming from with this what i love with x is that its almost primitive no technology or nothing in comparison with vii where it was all technology for most of the game. now im not dogging vii in any way, it deserves to be up there with the all time greats but i always felt that x was way more like a fantasy game than vii ever was, well thats just my opinion anyway.

[*ETERNAL FANTASY*]

X was sortof real-life ish but it still maintained that ff feel....now the good about it is that ....i think that you can apply it in reality and with whats going on in the world i think we all need that...like a step back in the world and its sortof cool its that what made final fantasy 7 so believable! and it turned out to be my favourite FF!....personally my opinion i would prefer PURE fantasy! with the exception of ff7 it just takes me away......i sound so cheesy but thats what made 9 so cool....the ff9 world was so "out of this world" and thats what i like about FF so again im stting on the fence on this one both sides have its "attractiveness" that make ff so popular!

As for the end of FF....nah ....why stop here and now....it would be interesting to see squareenix's direction later on....and to tie on with the earlier arguement....will the be more realistic or fantasy-ish? either way i was a fan to begin with and i'll be a fan to the end!

[listentomystory]

X was sortof real-life ish but it still maintained that ff feel....now the good about it is that ....i think that you can apply it in reality and with whats going on in the world i think we all need that...like a step back in the world and its sortof cool its that what made final fantasy 7 so believable! and it turned out to be my favourite FF!....personally my opinion i would prefer PURE fantasy! with the exception of ff7 it just takes me away......i sound so cheesy but thats what made 9 so cool....the ff9 world was so "out of this world" and thats what i like about FF so again im stting on the fence on this one both sides have its "attractiveness" that make ff so popular!

As for the end of FF....nah ....why stop here and now....it would be interesting to see squareenix's direction later on....and to tie on with the earlier arguement....will the be more realistic or fantasy-ish? either way i was a fan to begin with and i'll be a fan to the end!

well said

[KentaRawr!]

We may not like X or X-2, but a whole bunch of other people do lol I like FFX, havn't played X-2... Alot were dissapointed with ff spirits within, but I loved it lol. So, if some don't like it, others will.. FFX and X-2 appear to be giving them a whole bunch of money! And XI! with its foolish price, and 10's of thousands of members, they are making alot of money off of that. And I hear that XII is going to be set in Ivalice. I think that this is a good choice, alot of people like Final Fantasy Tactics!

[Dignified Pauper]

I have to agree, I think the end is coming to FF. FF has been known for traditional ethics in their games.

A title of a game series sets forth the ethics and what to expect for a game... For example, I would have rather they named "Final Fantasy XI" "Final Fantasy Online", it denotes a different format that steps away from the Final Fantasy "rules" and "ethics". Now Final Fantasy XII is doing away with MANY of these classic "rules" and "ethics" that we all came to love. Random Battles, World Maps, these are the things that were key in FF games. To take away these is to make a new game that doesn't fit in with the rest of the series. FFX was a big drawback in my opinion, some people loved the changes, I didn't think they were bad, but they surely were not following the traditional FF guidelines.

[dark_life]

I reckon they should make a final, final fantasy game, which includes all the characters from past Final Fantasy games, or at least the main characters from each.

[Remnant]

It has definitely changed over the years, but really, that is probably why it is still around today.

I just went back and played IV recently. Back before you left your crew on the airship (I mean, how could you, you go through so many of the things)- this meant, your party could never really exceed the max size (5), which really, I think, lead to the exceptional fatality (or preceived fatality) rate in the game.

(SPOILER)I mean, between Kaine's betrayals, the sinking of the ship and swallowing of the girl you had just saved, the twins sacrificing themselves, Tellah's dying attack, Yang's sacrifice, heck, even Cid looked like a goner (Jumping off an airship and detonating a bomb with you doesn't seem very healthy). Granted, many are found wounded or restored at the end, but at the time the attrition rate is almost depressing

All that changed with the advent of leaving everyone aboard the airship, deaths weren't as semi-arbitrary. It was a different feel- a lateral shift, not really better or worse IMHO, just different. A part of the feel of the game changed. And that is what keeps this series alive.