Final Fantasy: The Era Of Disappointment Makes A Statement
See Full ImageMaybe it was inspired by the Mass Effect outcry, or maybe something like this has been brewing in the heads of many a Final Fantasy fan for years.
As veteran fans of the legendary franchise continue to wonder at Square Enix's decisions, more and more people begin to pine for the lost days of Squaresoft. At the very least, it seems painfully obvious that despite what the company says, they are not listening to their die-hard followers.
Therefore, a Facebook page entitled "Final Fantasy: The Era of Disappointment?" has opened just recently, asking FF fans everywhere to rally to their cause. It's a simple one, really: All they want is for Square Enix to listen. And for every 500 people who join up, those in charge will send an update along to the Final Fantasy publisher as if to say, "hey, check us out..." We're willing to bet a great many people will sign on to express their approval and hopefully, it'll grab Square Enix's attention before they muff up Final Fantasy XV.
So here's your chance. Maybe something positive can come of this.
Tags: final fantasy, final fantasy fans, square enix, era of disappointment
3/28/2012 8:27:18 PM Ben Dutka
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ZettaiSeigi
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 9:43:20 PM
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 9:45:37 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 9:55:14 PM
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Oxvial
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 11:20:12 PM
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shadowscorpio
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 11:34:44 PM
Like many, the only game I'd by from them now it FF versus 13.
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Oxvial
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 12:03:58 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 12:52:41 AM
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dmiitrie
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 1:07:00 AM
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Oxvial
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 9:28:48 AM
Things looked the same to me and the demo cemented it was the same game I didn't like with some changes again.SE doesn't care about our opinions if the game sells good.
Remember when they asked what we wanted and they got millions of reply's that we wanted the remake of VII I doubt this FB thing gonna change unless is backed with their games getting poor sales.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 2:34:20 PM
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Oxvial
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 3:13:31 PM
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daus26
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 1:46:08 AM
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ProfPlayStation
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 3:04:19 AM
The old FF games are fun, from the off-kilter characters, to the expansive worlds, to the self-deprecating humor, to the gameplay and leveling systems. It was all fun! Even if one element might let you down, the others would carry the load. Yet, I can't think of a single moment in FF13 that I would describe as "fun." I can admire the technical achievements, or the sound design, or even certain parts of the battle system, but none of it was genuinely entertaining.
The FF team seems to have become so obsessed with technical merit, pushing boundaries and trying to copy Western sensibilities which they don't understand, that they have forgotten the most important element: fun. If a game is fun, it doesn't matter what battle system you use or how detailed the graphics are. Take Xenoblade: It looks like a PS2 game, plays like an MMO, and people are calling it the best JRPG of the generation! Why? Because it's fun!!
S-E needs to take notes.
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___________
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 4:22:33 AM
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done.
as the saying goes put up or shut up!
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Ultimadesires
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 4:39:00 AM
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Seriously, this sort of activisim is not the right way to go about change. To put it bluntly none of us have the right. What happened with Mass Effect 3 was damn right appaling and should not be seen as a basis for fans to bully developers.
You want to make a change and be part of the industry? Then f***ing study and work hard to get into the industry and then work with then. Our internet generation is quite simply lazy, they can just open up a web page and complain and think they can order everyone around, sad thing is the masses of people are starting to follow this it's not fair.
As for Final Fantasy, my favourite gaming series of all time, I still think Final Fantasy XIII is one of the best gaems this gen. XIII-2 was not as good, but still mighty enjoyable. As you know I'm not a complete fanboy, If I dislike a game I will certainly say so, I'm sure many of you know how I feel about XII now :P But as for the games I have been content with them, if anything I am unhappy about DLC which has infected every game series this gen. If anything that is what you should be rioting against, not creative decisions in games which already excell.
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karneli lll
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 7:43:34 AM
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You can cry all you want, but you consented to go to bed with square so stop using the rape card. Why dont the fans cry about ff vs XIII?
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DemonNeno
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 8:31:00 AM
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telly
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 10:55:45 AM
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Mista
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 11:21:47 AM
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Beamboom
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 1:33:26 PM
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Laguna
Thursday, March 29, 2012 @ 8:36:58 PM
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xenris
Saturday, March 31, 2012 @ 11:17:24 AM
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It would be great to see a game with a world map like in Dragon Quest 8 would it not?
If they used DQ8 as a benchmark and made some changes to certain things they could make a really nice game for oldschool RPG fans.
If they either got rid of random battles or made them less frequent that would be a nice step. I remember DQ8 have battles every couple of steps sometimes, and when your trying to move the story forward it was frustrating.
Keep the combat simple. I think they underestimate a simple but deep battle system, like the one found in DQ8. Its nice to not have a ton of bars and subsystems in an RPG, and just have it simple, but strategic and fast paced.
If I could get square to do one thing it would be to make a game in the same vain as DQ8. Doesn't have to be a DQ game, or cartoony, but just use a very similar formula.
Detailed and fun world map with secrets and hidden treasure. Fast fun simple battle system. Good story with good characters, that make us want to play the game. MINI GAMES!!! DQ 8 had so many mini games and other things to keep you busy with like arenas, monster battle, a casino and probably other things I'm forgetting.
This is what I think most FF fans want. Something with better graphics and a new story, that place like an oldschool simple but deep JRPG, with a world map :P
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trumpetmon65
Saturday, March 31, 2012 @ 3:54:12 PM
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trumpetmon65
Saturday, March 31, 2012 @ 3:55:09 PM
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Irievibes
Sunday, April 01, 2012 @ 1:47:25 PM
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to this day, i have not played the last FF title, yes lightining looks cool, but the game is equivalent to watching a movie while spamming the pause button , there is no choice, no other direction than the on rails direction that the game throws you into, i dont want to play 13 hours of an action title to play the jrpg that i paid for ....i remember, my first ever playstation was bought as i walked past the store and i heard the classic FF(7) into jingle playing....dropped all the money i had right there and then because i jsut HAD , MUST I NEEDED to play that game, thats how i felt about FF ...only final fantasy tactics has make me felt like that again, ff9 and ffx are pretty awsome too, anything after that its been crap and uninteresting in my eyes ...to say that as a fan of the series i dont care to finish one title says a lot about how much squeeninx has changed our beloved franchise
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Ather
Sunday, April 01, 2012 @ 3:04:15 PM
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chuckuykendall
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 8:37:01 PM
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@Ather, it is attitudes like yours that cause beloved game franchises to be swallowed by nostalgia instead of being the addiction to get home to right after work...I would rather have not-as-great-as-before games than NO GAMES AT ALL...
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comicozi
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 9:26:51 PM