A bit TOO futuristic.

[Vyk]

None of the games were completely midieval anyway. There's always going to be airships, so poof, there goes that. (And usually some sort of 'lost technology' theme, which is inevitable.) Whether it isn't modern or not, there will be technology. It just depends on how much. (In this case, a bit more than usual.)

there was no lost technology in FF1!!!!!!11 omgeez ;)

Yeah there was :) You had to go through time to complete the game. And you had to fight one of the feinds on a space ship. The game didn't look sci-fi but it did have sci-fi.

As almost all of them have.

I prefer the post apocalyptic industrial slum thing and steam punk of FF6/7 over FF1-4's mix'n'match game. Games more recent than 7 I won't comment on as I didn't like them so my opinion is negatively biased and that's usually unwelcome and unnecissary. But adding technology in a more mainstream sense to the plot has never ruined a FF game in its own right. I'm sure there will be plenty of fantasy about it. The game looks to be more interesting and faster paced than 8-10 were (to me anyway).

[Conflagration]

To people who say "not all FFs have to be medieval" or "they can make some FFs futuristic once in a while": What are you talking about?

FFVII was very futuristic, FFVIII was very futuristic, FFX was somewhat futuristic with lost technology, FFX-2 was futuristic. The only one that seems to be completely medieval is FFIX, which still has airships and such. FFXII has very much technology in it also, even though it is medieval. I realize I'm not counting the old FFs but my point is we've had futuristic themes with most of the newer games, which are the actual 3D ones. They've been focusing on technology ever since FFVII, except for IX, and now XIII seems to be the most futuristic of all. As soon as I saw the trailer, I thought Star Wars.

Not that technology is a bad thing, but you shouldn't flame the thread maker and say "not all FFs have to be medieval", because almost all the FFs since FFVII are very much futuristic.

[Ashley Schovitz]

FFVII,VIII, or X wasn't futuristic, if I quote FFVII they have all the technology that we have now so one would call it as in present day. and with VIII with the exception of Esther and with X Zanarkand was the only part that was futuristic. XIII is the only futuristic game or maybe you could call Vi futuristic too.

[King-Killer]

It is perfect like it is now.
You get to fight off robots.

[Vyk]

To people who say "not all FFs have to be medieval" or "they can make some FFs futuristic once in a while": What are you talking about?

FFVII was very futuristic, FFVIII was very futuristic, FFX was somewhat futuristic with lost technology, FFX-2 was futuristic. The only one that seems to be completely medieval is FFIX, which still has airships and such. FFXII has very much technology in it also, even though it is medieval. I realize I'm not counting the old FFs but my point is we've had futuristic themes with most of the newer games, which are the actual 3D ones. They've been focusing on technology ever since FFVII, except for IX, and now XIII seems to be the most futuristic of all. As soon as I saw the trailer, I thought Star Wars.

Not that technology is a bad thing, but you shouldn't flame the thread maker and say "not all FFs have to be medieval", because almost all the FFs since FFVII are very much futuristic.

Telling the thread maker it's okay to have some technology in a FF isn't flaming. And I think a lot of people are saying that because they either don't really care for the medieval theme, or don't mind one way or the other so it doesn't mattter

But more reasonably is those like me, who've been with Final Fantasys since the beginning when they were more mideival than anything else. Yes there was technology, but it was just kinda background. And until you get to FF4 that's the most you get I think. And even then, real technology is late in the game. But it still has a medieval feel. Considering you only have swords staffs and armor and stuff. Nobody has a gun or anything. 6 incorporated a lot of steam punk technology. So it was more alternate past than futuristic. Seven had the industrial slums, so was also more alternate present than anything. Eight had a little futuristic. Nine went back to the past again. So you have six games that concentrate more on the past than anything. Then throw in FF9 and you get a seventh. FF7 was a breathe of fresh air. Those of us that have been here through it all are probably bored with medeival themes or scenery. I like the mix of nature and technology that 13 seems to have. I think 7 did a good job incorporating both. And since that was the last FF I enjoyed, I think it's fair to be appreciative of 13 pushing it farther. Though I do like what I see of 12, you are right, there is a lot of technology there too. But it too is technology mixed with mideival'esque style. 13's not going to be mideival'esque. And good for it.

[King-Killer]

Sword, Sword, my beautiful Sword.
Ever wonder how Strenght is irrelevent if you use guns?
If you're character gets stronger, well you won't hit harder with a gun...
Even if some games it is.

[Weimar Pluto Knight VII]

*pretends he didn't read that poem and goes back to playing FFVII*

Well, I think Lightning uses some kind of gunblade which does require strength, so hopefully we don't have to worry. But if someone does use a gun, oh well.

[JulioA]

I like the idea of a futuristic theme, more than anything a future that still has style.

[Dragon Mage]

Star Wars+Battlefield Earth=Epics.

[Weimar Pluto Knight VII]

Well, it might be weird b/c there hasn't been any crystals in a non-medieval FF. I guess we'll have to see how things work out.

In my opinion, I think the original FF series should have ended with six b/c 7 is so different. They probably should have started a shoot-off series like Neo-Final Fantasy or something, and FFVII would have been Neo-Final Fantasy 1 and so forth. Then maybe there'd be less complaints. Then we'd be like, "Ok, a neo-FF coming up; ok so it'll be like FF7 or FF8, good I like those games."

[Elpizo]

Sigh... I'm lookign forward to XIII really... But I wish they just would go all classic again for just once...

I want a Final Boss like NeoExDeath again... No, don't tell me we've had Necron! Necron was plain complete. He was a perfect shape, NeoExDeath was a ass of flesh, skulls, heads and what not. His battlebackgroudn was the greatest ever. Did we ever have a Final Boss liek him in 3D? Nope. That's my wish. A 3D Final Boss like him, with gorgeous graphics. Just a new FF that's like FF V, with normal ATB, Crystals, an evil pyromaniac villain and a Final Boss that comes out of nowhere (Necron DID come out of somewhere, like many of you refuse to believe). Oh yes, an outer-space-ish Final Dungeon. Memoria was great and all, but The Cleft of Dimensions in 3D would really be something to see...

But of course, that's never going to happen! Innovation! New things!

I never saw anything wrong with a good old world map, ATB random battles and some bad-ass designed dungeons with walls of skulls and flesh (Hello ExDeath!). But we never got something like that in 3D. IX came close, but not fully. IX got the spirit of the original, but it still wasn't really the same...

My dearest wish for FF XIV, if there ever will be one, is just classicness, like V or even III. Not like VI, VII or VIII. All great games but I want some classicness again. The last thing that came close to classicness is already 5 years old. And in those 5 years, they made 3 more FF games with some great new stuff in them.

But of course, classicness is not new! No innovation! No new things! Okay, so it's not going to happen. Too bad, guess I'm going to pray for a FF V 3D DS remake or something for my hunger to some classicness on its best.

But I'll buy XIII and vsXIII just as well, cause they have sparked my interest.

[abrojtm]

I didn't like FFVIII's sic-fi-ness either. Esthar sucked.

[Weimar Pluto Knight VII]

No, Esthar was cool, except for the music. Well, ok maybe it wasn't too interesting, but I like futuristic if they do it right, like Solaris in Xenogears. It's certainly much more interesting than a town and a castle with a king.

[Elpizo]

No, Esthar was cool, except for the music. Well, ok maybe it wasn't too interesting, but I like futuristic if they do it right, like Solaris in Xenogears. It's certainly much more interesting than a town and a castle with a king.

why's that? Esthar had a president, a Castle has a King. What's the difference?

[Weimar Pluto Knight VII]

Esthar could have been better, like Solaris in Xenogears. But Cornelia didn't have a cool turbolift in it. Or take Midgar in FFVII. It was a lot more complex and interesting than just a castle and a little town. It's got a railroad, mako reactors, shinra HQ, 8 sectors. Cornelia is pretty boring by comparison. Not that FF1 is a bad game. I actually own both the PS1 and NES versions and think it is good. FFIX was still creative, even though it was mostly medieval, and I still loved it.