Sales of Final Fantasy 16 did not meet Square Enix’s high expectations, said president Takashi Kiryu. Last week the com…
FF games have been crap since 10. I bought 15 on discount and was completely disappointed at how bland and lifeless the entire experience was. They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story with good characters, rather than a ‘open world’ with fancy graphics and lifeless characters.
13 was also a incomprehensible joke of a story, which they padded out to become even more absurd with the sequels.
“nooooooo turn-based combat is outdated and a limitation of old hardware, players don’t want it”
meanwhile, Baldur’s Gate 3…
It’s interesting you say that because this entry isn’t particularly “open world”. It’s actually fairly linear with a focus on the story and characters.
The MMO comparison is still fair though because the zones are very reminiscent of FF14. They all connect to each other and can be re-visited, but you’re not really free roaming a giant open world.
Side quests are also 14-like and I don’t mean that as a compliment. Go to A to talk to B. Go to C to talk to D. That can mostly be skipped though.
looks at the director of FFXIV. Looks at the director of FFXVI
Hmm… no idea why they give vibes of each other…
Well, obviously - but they’re different games and not everything is going to be 1:1 or feel the same.
I was just pointing out what I’ve felt to be the strongest parallels vs how it’s ALSO managed to move in the opposite direction of many “MMO-ification” complaints of the franchise.
They have taken the series too far into MMO land, and need to go back to focusing on a good story
You say that as though FF14 doesn’t have one of the best stories of modern Final Fantasy games.
