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| KTallguy
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|  "Speculation about the new FFXII Poster."
, posted Fri 27 Dec 16:02
I've been a reader of MMcafe for a long time, but I never posted on the boards before.
I wanted to get the opinion of the people on this BBS about what they think of FFXII. The new poster of FFXII is really something entirely different, it's hard to know what to expect!
I myself, bought and played FFX, and I really enjoyed it. I played it enough to get some of the ultimate weapons, but I never beat it completely. Dispite a few flaws, I thought it was a great RPG.
There are some who think that Square is losing the thing that made their games great though. Some kind of spark, or magic, that Square had in their games that other developers didn't. Sometimes, I feel like that too, like Square isn't giving me that same feeling it did before.
For example, every Square RPG up to about 8, always gave me a great feeling when I finished it, like I just finished a great movie or something. It's that nice warm feeling you get when the ending movie is playing and the credits are scrolling.
Lately, I haven't gotten that feeling. Even with FFX, I didn't get that same feeling. And also, some of the later games seem to have been going more mainstream, like FFXI being multiplayer, or FFX-2 changing the entire scheme of Final Fantasy games.
It's hard to pinpoint what I want to say, but mainly it's this. What do you all think of the Final Fantasy Series as it is today? Do you think it has "sold-out" ? Or maybe it doesn't have the spark it once had?
And what do you think the future holds for FFXII? Will it be something completely different? Will it defy convention? Will it be primarily a display of art? Technology? What do you want to see in FFXII? More story, better battles?
I guess this is all speculation, but I wonder if Square is going downhill...
-KT
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| Sensenic
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|  "Re(1):Speculation about the new FFXII Poster."
, posted Fri 27 Dec 16:56
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I've been a reader of MMcafe for a long time, but I never posted on the boards before.
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I wanted to get the opinion of the people on this BBS about what they think of FFXII. The new poster of FFXII is really something entirely different, it's hard to know what to expect!
And what do you think the future holds for FFXII? Will it be something completely different? Will it defy convention? Will it be primarily a display of art? Technology? What do you want to see in FFXII? More story, better battles?
And now for something completely different: FFXII 
Don`t know much what to think about it. I have my hopes on it but I wanna wait to know more before judging, don't wanna hope in vain...
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I myself, bought and played FFX, and I really enjoyed it. I played it enough to get some of the ultimate weapons, but I never beat it completely. Dispite a few flaws, I thought it was a great RPG.
There are some who think that Square is losing the thing that made their games great though. Some kind of spark, or magic, that Square had in their games that other developers didn't. Sometimes, I feel like that too, like Square isn't giving me that same feeling it did before.
For example, every Square RPG up to about 8, always gave me a great feeling when I finished it, like I just finished a great movie or something. It's that nice warm feeling you get when the ending movie is playing and the credits are scrolling.
Lately, I haven't gotten that feeling. Even with FFX, I didn't get that same feeling. And also, some of the later games seem to have been going more mainstream, like FFXI being multiplayer, or FFX-2 changing the entire scheme of Final Fantasy games.
It's hard to pinpoint what I want to say, but mainly it's this. What do you all think of the Final Fantasy Series as it is today? Do you think it has "sold-out" ? Or maybe it doesn't have the spark it once had?
I guess this is all speculation, but I wonder if Square is going downhill...
-KT
More or less I think the same as you about Square. IMO lately they're losing "it", whatever "it" was (haven't played KH though).
Perhaps it's this sensation I have that Square's going after money more now than ever, making their games only with elements that'll sell easier (like tombraidered Yuna, Disney characters, the "Zeldish" action RPG format for GC's FFCC...) taking away other characteristic elements from their games like the free exploring map, for example. Who knows, maybe FFXII or Unlimited SaGa will be different. Maybe not.
PS: Sorry for ripping your message so I could answer you better.
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