Quote Originally Posted by darkchrono View Post
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I'd say a majority of the fans of Final Fantasy are 18+, as most people have grown with the series. They should cater to all of their demographic, not just the younger audience.

That said, if a a teenager wants a boy meets girl story, they can play an older title. One title with the "former lovers" story would not throw off the series.
If you went in with the frame of mind that you could make an rpg for older people because those people have grown with the series I think you would unfortunately find out that too many of those older people have quit playing games or rpg's to make the game very successful. The combat in Japanese rpg's is quite childish in itself.

RPG's will always be a genre for the very young. The majority of older gamers tend to be more into the open ended adventure games than Japanese rpg's.
I would disagree, if the Census of our own forum has showed me anything, it's that a large part of the fansbase is the 18+ crowd, most of whom got into FF during the PS1 era. I also feel we underestimate what teens can handle. Assuming that only a "boy meets girl" approach would appelal to them is kind of selling the younger generation a little short.

Combat system was also not always childish, it's become far too simple and action oriented in the last decade, but when it started, it was all about strategy. RPGs used to be considered the thinking man's game compared to all the reacing titles, sports, and shot'em ups that dominated the gaming arena.