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Square Enix considers remakes of Final Fantasy games

Posted Sep 25, 2006 at 6:13PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Nintendo DS Tags: Hiromichi Tanaka, Square Enix
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In an interview today, Square Enix Senior Vice President of Software Development, Hiromichi Tanaka, discussed the recently released Final Fantasy III. The game has sold 99% of its shipment in Japan so far, making it a very successful title. And the demand is much higher than the supply. After all this success, Square Enix is definitely looking at the whole remake business in a better light.
 

This is the first time for this game to come to the US. Alongside the plans for FFV and FFVI, we'll soon have seen remakes of every classic FF game. Where do you go from here?


Tanaka: FFIV, V and VI have been ported to the GBA. As you have seen FFIII is not a port but more of a remake. In the future, since FFIII has been received pretty well so far, we're actually considering remaking some of the other Final Fantasy games.


Seeing as Final Fantasy I, II, IV, V have just been released on the Game Boy Advance, it seems unlikely that these titles will be receiving the treatment first. Maybe a Final Fantasy VII port to the DS? Or maybe the much obsessed-over Final Fantasy VII remake for the PlayStation 3? We just might find out soon enough!





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# Just say "No" to Square-EnixGuest 2006-09-25 19:35
Square used to be a good company. They may still be.



But they are definately going downhill.



I don't know about you guys, but product-whoring is not a good company practice.



Square-Enix went borderline when they released FFVII: Advent Children, FFVII Last order, Crisis Core: FFVII, FFVII: Before Crisis, and FFVII: Dirge of Cerberus.



Now, Before Crisis, hasn't even debuted yet, but hell, even without that, there's a LOT of FFVII whoring going on.



And where whoring is rampant, quality is questioned.



Why do you think people got worried over the announcement about the games in development for "Fabula Nova Crystalis", the 3 announced FFXIII games?



Because when you split your resources, only so much good can out from it. People know that.



I even heard one person comment on this by saying "Square-Enix dug their own graves when they announced sequels to a game that HASN'T EVEN RELEASED YET."

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# HmmnnGuest 2006-09-25 19:54
I agree with you at some points Nameless, but then again you have to keep in mind that the other FFIII games are not direct sequels as stated by Square-Enix, but seperate worlds/stories that share similar universes. In other word's those 3 different games will be pretty different, maybe even to the point in which they feel like completely different FF's.



Something like Xenosaga however were direct sequels to each other. In Xenosaga you're kind of forced to play all of them, and knowing you'll have to dish out a couple more 50 bucks just to complete a game's story isn't really appealing and might get stale.



Thats just my own comparison. Basically, I have no problems with the "whoring" so far because I haven't been let down by their quality of FF games (except I haven't played the DS remakes).

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# If they remade FF7 for the PS3Guest 2006-09-25 21:23
20 million people would probably buy the system just for that game. The graphics would be pretty damn insane too. Maybe they'll put an FF7 sequel on there?

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# That's alrightGuest 2006-09-25 21:53
Originally posted by Fin:

"Thats just my own comparison. Basically, I have no problems with the "whoring" so far because I haven't been let down by their quality of FF games (except I haven't played the DS remakes)."



And that's fine. If the variants still meet quality standard to you, then keep buying them.



But personally, I thought Square-Enix lost their touch at FFX.



I didn't like FFX. If you compare FFX to other forms of media, you have to ask yourself, is playing this game more worth my time than doing this or that?



Because in the end, FFX is just a love story. Sure, the battle system is there to introduce a bit of player interactivity, but it's linear and very limited, and pretty much the same as previous FF's to boot.



And when I compare FFX's love story to some of the movies of our age, it doesn't even come close. In fact, the popularity of FFX almost mockingly laughs me in the face as if to tell me that a game doesn't have to have a good story to be successful. It just has to have brand loyalty.



And that's exactly what Square-Enix has. Brand loyalty. Which is fine, if it, as a company, delivers. But like I said earlier, they have already disappointed me.

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# Guest 2006-09-25 22:01
if ff7s gona get remaked on a heandheld instead of ps3, it has to be on psp i swear, that'd be awesome.



r2 and l2 arent needed for ff7, psp is more than capable.



ds graphics cant make it

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# Guest 2006-09-25 22:09
if square lost their touch @ ffx, they have well gained it back @ ffxii, it has got some of the highest game rating in history and i myself, having played 30hrs worth of it and still at level 15, can tell you it is more than a 10/10.



perhapes u single-language dumbs can have a go @ it and experience it for yourselves after the english launch, not that i care.

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# .....Guest 2006-09-25 23:10
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/09/08





There will always be the diehard.

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# Well...Guest 2006-09-25 23:41
Would you resist if They remade FF7 with the ability to battle enemies in the exact same way as in the movie Advent Children?



FF13 is made under such direction, to recreate the battles of the movie with a game.



So it wouldn't be surprising if a remake of FF7 INCLUDED the Advent Children story...



Well, personally, it's a great imagination, but seeing as how they milked it already, My bet is on FF8 or FF6.

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# Let's See...SteveTao 2006-09-26 01:19
I'll be damn if they remake FF7 for the PS3. If that happens, PS3 wins the console war.

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# My ThoughGuest 2006-09-26 01:20
Square bringing all this hype back to FFVII is the reason i think they will do a remake... Not that im for it though... It has long been my all-time favorite game and got me into the RPG genre but i feel if they do a remake just making the graphics amazing will not do it. I feel they would have to make gameplay changes that might change the way the game is played... and that would worry me... in my eyes, How would you change a perfect game??





(remember i said in my eyes... i really dont care if you think the game sucks)

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# FF7 on the PS3?Guest 2006-09-26 01:28
Yes - A FFVII remake on the PS3 would, as the saying goes, "kick ass"... But I neither want to pay silly money for THAT console, or near to a grand on a TV just to play it with funky graphics... Considering the life of the PS1, I'd be more inclined, if I were them, to remake it for the PS2! Such a shame the youngsters today are so quick to discard the old just because the new comes along! (Besides - I like RUMBLE... Something omitted from the PS3 - No?)

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# FFVII for the DS?hush404 2006-09-26 01:41
COme on! That system couldn't offer much new in terms of technology then the PS1 had... it'd be more like a port, a weak on at that.

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# Guest 2006-09-26 02:22
I would personally love a port and upgrade of FF7 but they would have to be carfult how they did it. I think that it would have to come in 2 formats.. one would be updated graphics but with the same mini games and fighting system (though much better looking.) and one with an updated fighting system that was faster and slightly more upto date. That would keep the die hards and the new adopters happy. I am surprised that sony aren't pushing for this more on the PS3 as it would be a massive feather in thier cap. Translations are already done, I don't think voice would add anything to it, story and plot are already set... get working on it Squeenix!

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# Do you prefer A Steak with fries or without fries.TheProfessor 2006-09-26 02:36
What kind of bs survey is this? Of course people are going to prefer Motion sensing and rumble.



Why not post if people prefer motion sensing over rumble. I sure do. 73% is actually a pretty good percentage of people. I am surprise by that. For something you hardly feel after a while it seems highly overrated.



Also this survey was taken over the internet and puts it's authenticity to the ground. Even further MS fans would probably vote just out of spite to make rumble seem more important. How about surveying only people who want a PS3

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# oops posted in the wrong article sorry!TheProfessor 2006-09-26 02:41
What I meant to say is:



Final Fantasy 7 announcement on October event confirmed!



The prophet predicted a FF remake would be revealed.



Believe (the prophet is 15/15 btw)

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# I could imagine it.Guest 2006-09-26 03:11
The N64 was the more powerful console then the PS1. I could easily see FFVII and FFVIII on the DS. The biggest ROM for the DS is 256MB. But that's not even half of the DS cartridge. I could see it possible. With compression and a couple of extras. I can see it happening.

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# Guys think about itGuest 2006-09-26 03:56
Remember back in Sept 1997... that's right ff7 came out what's next year? That's right 2007... hmm 10 years huh? That's a perfect reason to re-release/re-make one of the greatest games made. 10 year anniversary! Woot diggity.



The reason why this guy said maybe ds is because of the crazy buying of ff3. They know for a solid fact that they can make mucho money of that little ds product of Nintendo and yes if FF7 re-make came out for ps3. PS3 will win the console war without even batting an eye that simple.

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# FFVII remake with the white engine on PS3? HELL YEAHsenjutsu 2006-09-26 04:33
I'd buy the game on pre-order, that's for sure!!!

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# New And Improved FFVII & FFVIII???!!!!CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS 2006-09-26 05:22
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# To 17Guest 2006-09-26 07:39
A 10 year anniversary would make absolute sense in my eyes; however; it is very unlikely for them to make a remake in that short amount of time. I'd say it would be more likely between 2008/2009 (if even as early as that). Just sounds more realistic to me (especially for the states.)

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# FFVII for DS & PS3Guest 2006-09-26 08:38
I think they'll make a DS version, a PS3 version and MAYBE a PSP version, thats all it's a win win for SE with FFVII.



That's what i think.



see ya

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# Square-EnixGuest 2006-09-26 09:15
Square-Enix isn't bringing the hype back to FFVII, the hype never left. FFVII is the Golden Eye and Halo of the original Playstation (for me, though, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is better). people in the US and Japan cream their pants over FFVII whenever it's mentioned.



there was a demand for more FF content, so Square-Enix, being the business that it is, gave in to that demand. they know, ever since that FFVII tech demo for the PS3, that a remake of that title would be their Ace in the Hole. they will stall that for as long as possible (much like Konami stalling putting Alucard back in the starring role in a Castlevania title), because they know that once they give in, it will sell millions of copies (much like the original). it's like holding on to the get out of jail free card in Monopoly: it's guaranteed to save your ass.



say the sales of some of their latest games start to dwindle, maybe FFXIII doesn't do so well (lol. yeah....right), they'll just whip out a FFVII remake. and if that goes well, they'll do 8 and 9 (8 makes me throw up a little in my mouth, but 9 was great. can you imagine the visuals looking like their CG counterparts?)



and yes, Square-Enix is whoring out their FF series, but Nintendo has been whoring out Mario for the past 20 years. it's a working business model, and i don't fault companies for latching on to that business model (as annoying as it is when they do ***** like that) as, in their eyes, it works. don't blame them, blame the gamers that purchase every single Mario and FF title that is released on a regular basis. the demand is there. and gaming companies are supplying that demand. once the demand drys up, they'll move on to something else to try and get attention from us(insert the creation of the Wii: the GC didn't do so well in Nintendo's eyes, the X Box and PS2 were making Nintendo a distant memory for nostalgic fans, so they took a chance, and voila! we have the Wii). until people stop buying the Tony Hawks and Splinter Cells, we'll always have them. that's not a fault of the developers.

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# Well said FigboyGuest 2006-09-26 10:37
Supply and demand is the key point in this situation. I can't help but repeat what you said. Even if you got bored of the same game over and over the masses haven't so the co says hey lets make another.



#21 I love the idea. Got to spread the wealth of ff7 ds and ps3 would make everyone happy. I don't think 360 fans are really into these 'rpg' things. Although I do have a 360 and I love rpgs... hmmm

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# Guest 2006-09-26 10:37
I want a final fantasy 7 ds.

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# uhGuest 2006-09-26 11:52
uh square isn't whoring FFVII it's just expanding the storyline that many of us love and cherish.

square-enix is THE best video game company on the face of THE earth.

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# SCREW FFKris_09 2006-09-26 11:59
God this game sucks, i can't believe so many people like it.. they must be high

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# They need to re-release on of their good gamesGuest 2006-09-26 13:00
Come on Square Enix, why the Final Fantasy VII love? Come on, games like Seiken Densetsu III (Not even released in the US), Final Fantasy II (I liked it, and the final boss theme in the GBA version is catchy), and Chrono Trigger are the games that made you famous. Put one of those on the DS. I think the world has seen enough Sephiroth for once.

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# dfsgGuest 2006-09-26 13:05
FU CK DS put ff7 on psp

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# Guest 2006-09-26 13:19
Ds outsells psp by 5 times Final fantasy Ds is the way to roll

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# F**k yeahGuest 2006-09-26 13:55
The console war would come to an end if FFVII was remade for the PS3. People would buy the s**t out of the PS3 PSP.

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# IMOVecha 2006-09-26 14:18
FFX is where i lost interest in squareenix/squaresoft



I won't say ff7 was the best...but its up there.



I'd buy the ff7 remake(if it was remade)...but i'm questioning buying FF12 and FF13...

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# Chrono TriggerGuest 2006-09-26 15:24
Now your talkin!



12 looks good they made it like a mmorpg without the whole mmo part. Not sure about 13 though personally I feel there one downfall is talking about the products way to soon. I remember when FFX was just about to be released they started talking and they even had a screen for 12 and the US is just now getting it end of Oct.

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# I like the idea.Guest 2006-09-26 15:35
I think the whole 'remake' business is pretty cool. I can think of a TON of games that I would love to see get the 'DS' treatment. God knows there is not a shortage of games to pick from! Even outside of the Final Fantasy properties I think that it would be a welcome paradigm shift for Nintendo.



Here's My 'Redo' list:



Front Mission (snes)

Tactics Ogre (Gba)

Metal Gear Solid (GBC)

Cannon Fodder(gbc)

Dragon Warriors III(gbc)

Warlocked(gbc)

Magi-Nation(remember that, lol) (gbc)

Any of the Shin Megami Tensei (ENGLISH PLEASE.)



.....And, many more.



Go For It Nintendo!

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# ayeGuest 2006-09-26 15:39
Square- product whoring, DEFINATELY



..damnit! .. A game is not purely made by graphics, the PS3 will be backwards compatible so why not just re-release FF7 for the ps1?! ...



Why cant square release the front mission games in the US/ Europe? we got 4 but thats it! ... theres so much they can do for the fans but theyd rather just whore themselves on cheaply made and produced products... DAMNIT!



PS- Chrono Trigger FTW! ... and Front mission > :D

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# Now we're talkingGuest 2006-09-26 16:34
Originally posted by Figboy:

“and yes, Square-Enix is whoring out their FF series, but Nintendo has been whoring out Mario for the past 20 years.”



Originally posted by Nameless:

“And that's fine. If the variants still meet quality standard to you, then keep buying them.”



I said once before, I personally thought that Square-Enix lost their touch at FFX. I reinstate that. I thought FFX was an overglorified romance story. They say the Square-

Enix is the best in the storyline business. But compare that story to the movie Gladiator. It doesn’t even compare. Videogames have a long, long way to go before they reach mass media, and I’m sorry I set my standards there, but I expect Square-Enix and every other videogame company to perform.





Originally posted by Figboy:

“i don't fault companies for latching on to that business model (as annoying as it is when they do ***** like that) as, in their eyes, it works. don't blame them, blame the gamers that purchase every single Mario and FF title that is released on a regular basis.”



Oh I do. I don’t think anybody should be creaming their pants over ANY piece of entertainment.



I think I have a right to be disappointed in Square-Enix. It’s kind of like peer pressure. If all your friends are smoking, and they want you to join them, and you do, I’m not going blame the people around you, I’m going to be disappointed in YOU, because in the end, YOU made the choice. Sure, I won’t be forgiving to your friends, but I won’t hold up any mercy for you either.





Originally posted by EmuWhiggle:

"Why cant square release the front mission games in the US/ Europe? we got 4 but thats it! ... theres so much they can do for the fans but theyd rather just whore themselves on cheaply made and produced products... DAMNIT!"



Exactly. Thank you. People KNOW that when you whore out products, quality suffers. Because when companies aim to whore out products, and not create NEW products, people know that the aim is to make a game great enough for the fanatics, but not of a higher caliber, which only occurs when you take risks and make new products.

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# PEGuest 2006-09-26 17:37
I just want Parasite eve (1 and 2) back again. :P



OH and chrono Triger too.



see ya

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# IF they remake FFVII, then do the followingAnnony 2006-09-26 18:35
Being a programmer myself, this list would be a royal pain in the @$$ to do, but it would make a remake worth another $50:



1 - Graphics, sound, yadda yadda....



2 - To keep the game fresh, throw in 1 or 2 new side-quests (nothing that will affect the main story, of course). Maybe play as Reno and Rude in a few side stories? That'd be killer.



3 - Give players an OPTION of using the FFXII-like battlesystem, OR the traditional turn-based (like i said, pain in the @$$ to program, but well worth it)



4 - Another toughie: Say you have a ton of saved states on your memory card. How's about being able to switch between the PS1 version and PS3 version of FFVII? Like both versions (on one Blu-Ray) can use the same saved states (minus Reno and Rude scenerios). I think it'd be pretty damned fun to 'rehash' and 'revamp' at your savepoints.



Anyways, that's my 2-bits.

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# FF7 on the ds umm noGuest 2006-09-26 20:46
Ahem if you guys seriously believe for a nano second that the ds is a capeable system to run FF7 on you guys are not thinking with all of your brains...



FF7 was 3 cds long.... Hypotheticly say that all 3 were not 100% full which they prolly wernt... each disc has roughly 500 meg of data on it now x3 makes it 1.5 gig of data... i will not discount that the ds is capable of having a card that big but square-enix isnt going to waste the money on putting it on the ds when the game with very little modification could be ported to the psp... which has a 1.8 gig umd.





You ds fanboi need to learn the ds is not all that and a bag of potato chips but neither is the psp. There are things each system does well that the other doesnt...

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# FFVll RemakeGuest 2006-09-26 21:14
hells yeah i say remake FFVll when seen the tech demo i thought my frickin head would explode!!!! I love this game!!! C'mon Square-enix!!!1 REMAKE IT!!! DO IT!!! DO IT!!!

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# XENOGEARSGuest 2006-09-26 21:25
I am a Nintendo boy, I admit. But if Square remade XENOGEARS, (not that xenosaga *****, yeah, i've played all three..) THEN I WOULD BUY ~TWO~ PS3s. *****, i would. FF7 isn't that great. Why don't people realize that?? FF6 was at least 10 times better, and imagine it remade? It was SNES, but i will stack it against any RPG. Besides Xenogears, the greatest story ever told

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# dear LunasGuest 2006-09-27 02:44
Sure you say ffVII wouldn't be able to be one one ds cart, but you fail to realize that if it was put out on the ds Square-Enix could make 2-3 million copies for the release and still not have enough! And that would only be for Japan. So SE would deffinatly consider ds as a potential place in the vii game just for the bottom line aspect.

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# Oh hell yesssGuest 2006-09-27 07:02
XENOGEARS forshizzle matto. I have to say IMO Xenogears is tied, if not better than Final Fantasy 7. The story is just crazy and the gameplay is really fun too. I'd kill for a remake of Xenogears.



If they make a new Xenogears I hope they'll make all that story telling in the beginning of disc two playable. I heard they ran out of time and funds so just told of what happened after disc 1 instead of making it playable. But yeah XENOGEARS!

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# to NamelessGuest 2006-09-27 09:35
but the difference in giving in to peer pressure, and making a video game that meets a demand is that your friends aren't giving you millions of dollars to smoke cigarettes, so yes, the blame is solely on you.



Square-Enix has released this compiliation of Final Fantasy VII because FF fans everywhere were clamoring for FFVII related products. they're holding their "Holy Grail" (FFVII Remake) until the other side products stop making them money, if any.



quality *can* suffer when you whore out products, but that's when you have to step back and look at the pedigree of the company doing the whoring.



Nintendo: They have a track record of releasing great products, and even their mediocre offerings are often better than most other's best.



Square-Enix: They are the fathers of the FF series, Chrono Trigger, the Mana Series, Front Mission, etc. they have made, and continue to make, very good games. as all things, there will be sour lemons (insert FF Crystal Chronicles, FF8), but overall, high pedigree.



Square-Enix is running a business. and like any business, they will exploit their consumer base for maximum profit. Nintendo has turned it into an artform (how many different Game Boys do we have to choose from now? should i get the original, or the color, or the pocket color, or maybe the GBA, or the GBA SP, maybe the micro...no, how about the DS, then, but it's too big, so maybe the DS Lite...), and are doing it again with it's Wii (slightly upgraded Gamecube with a new controller). i can't blame them for giving the consumer what they want. if they're foolish enough to buy the same thing over and over and over again then let them. it's their money (with that said, i'd kill for a PSP version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Knight, or a Dragon Quest VIII visual upgrade to Chrono Trigger).



yes, FFX sucks monkey balls. but from all indications FFXII is back on form, and XIII is at the very least looking breathtaking. they may not be on the hot streak they were in the 90's, during the SNES' heyday, but their quality of product isn't entirely crappy, especially lately. they seem to be focussing on getting back to that wonderfully creative time for the years to come.



and after the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within debacle, they need to try and recoup the cash lost in that endevour. the FF series is their Halo, or Mario, or GTA. it's their flagship series. they can do with it as they wish, and we as consumers, can choose not to purchase what they dish out. i, for example, refuse to buy Dirge of Cerberus (mainly because i played it at E3 and it was craptacular), and the only thing that probably piques my interest is Crisis Core on the PSP, and an FFVII remake for the PS3.



i enjoyed what i played of FFXII, so i'm there. and i'll be following FXIII closely when more info is available. see, consumer choice.

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# Battle of the Unregistered. Responding to Figboy.Guest 2006-09-27 12:44
Originally posted by Figboy:

“but the difference in giving in to peer pressure, and making a video game that meets a demand is that your friends aren't giving you millions of dollars to smoke cigarettes, so yes, the blame is solely on you.”



So I’m not allowed to be disappointed in them for not choosing the higher route? No. I’m not going to lower my standards just because they’re a company and have to make money. There is no law of nature that says quality and profit cannot coexist. I’m disappointed in Square-Enix for SELLING OUT instead of moving on to newer and better things. I think I have a right to be.



I’m disappointed because, just ONCE, I’d like to see a company rise in fame and STILL maintain a humble outlook. As it is, most all the companies so far have let their fame get to their heads, and have become egotistical as a result. And Square-Enix is no exception.

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# @43Guest 2006-09-28 04:34
You misspelled Castlevania: Symphony of the NIGHT. That, my friend, the greatest Castlevania game ever made. You don't MISPELL its name. Anyhow... Aria of Sorrow was pretty ridiculously good as well.

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# ughhGuest 2006-09-28 16:58
I hate the psp. It has almost no games that I enjoy save valkyrie profile. I would really want a remake and if it was portable it WILL be on PSP. I wont buy a system for three games but FFVII would make it very tempting.

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