Square Enix Takes $150m Loss

[aphex]

Originally Posted by tarvis

That kind of mentality would only serve to hurt Square Enix more. Final Fantasy XIII would not have been a different game had it continued to be exclusive to a platform. If someone did not buy Final Fantasy XIII as it is, I fail to see what exclusivity would have done to change their mind.

Edit - For that matter, Final Fantasy XIV is first released on the PC. The most capable platform of the bunch. Look how that turned out.

I disagree.

SE needs to get its reputation back by making good games. If ffxiii was what it was originally planned to be (before making it completely linear for the 360), the game may have been way better.


ffxiv is a joke, final fantasy should have never lent its name to a mmo imo.

[TL OWNS U]

Originally Posted by aphex

ffxiv is a joke, final fantasy should have never lent its name to a mmo imo.

Final Fantasy 11 was an MMO and from what people said, it was one of the best MMOs of all time.

[DonRSD]

zelda > final fantasy

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

zelda > final fantasy

Truth.

Ive only completed FF1 and i loved it on PSP lol.. bought VII and XIII

[aphex]

Originally Posted by TL OWNS U

Final Fantasy 11 was an MMO and from what people said, it was one of the best MMOs of all time.

I personally didn't enjoy it, and have never heard people say it was one of the best. It didn't steal any thunder from WoW that's for sure.

I'm just saying I think final fantasy has always been about the story, so why make an mmo on it?

[TL OWNS U]

Originally Posted by aphex

I personally didn't enjoy it, and have never heard people say it was one of the best. It didn't steal any thunder from WoW that's for sure.

I'm just saying I think final fantasy has always been about the story, so why make an mmo on it?

Can you name 2 MMOs that stole WoW's thunder? Really I don't think I've even heard of 1 MMO stealing WoW's thunder.

[Blu-Runner]

I enjoyed their games more when they were two different companies, Squaresoft and Enix. Although I have to admit I enjoyed DQIX and Valkyrie Profile CotP on the DS. Everything else they've done since the merger just stinks.

Edit: FFXII on the PS2 was good, too.

[Snake_XRS]

Even though I'm a sucker for FF, I have to admit their outlook gave me a slight sense of justice and satisfaction for the giant turd they delivered titled FF13.

I'm not into MMO's, so I have no interest in FF14, but have read about the never-ending problems that game is having, upper management changes, delays, etc. It seems to be a frantic mess actually.

I have high hopes for versus, but its so far from release it almost doesn't matter.

I've been playing Resonance of Fate lately, and for some reason I can't put that game down. It can't compare to FF13 graphically, but there is something extremely addictive in the combat that keeps me coming back over and over, and the weapon and outfit customization is so awesome. The story is kind of blah and slow to unfold, but nowhere near as slow as FF13. I mention this because at no point in playing 13 did I EVER get the feeling of "not wanting to put the controller down", which I imagine is every developer's ultimate goal for their game.

For some reason starting from FF12, SE keeps reducing the amount of interactivity in their games, starting from giving us the gambit system to FF13'S auto combat. Also, one other thing I really don't like that all Final Fantasy's are guilty of is giving us a too many characters who are out on the sidelines through a majority of the game. Give us 3 or so main characters and develop them properly, instead of a band of 10 rebels who don't get enough development time.

[Excalibur-king]

The only thing Square can do right now is make an HD collection of PS2 games like FFX,FFX-2 and FFX12 with 1080p graphics and Trophies, and since i already know all games by hand that would only mean easy Trophies for me

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Excalibur-king

The only thing Square can do right now is make an HD collection of PS2 games like FFX,FFX-2 and FFX12 with 1080p graphics and Trophies, and since i already know all games by hand that would only mean easy Trophies for me

As Max said, far more likely they will start porting these games to the 3DS than abandon their anti-PS3 stance.

[Excalibur-king]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

As Max said, far more likely they will start porting these games to the 3DS than abandon their anti-PS3 stance.

No way man 3ds can't handle this kind of graphics.

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Excalibur-king

No way man 3ds can't handle this kind of graphics.

Smaller screen. Doesn't have to have the same level of graphics.

[tarvis]

Originally Posted by aphex

I disagree.

SE needs to get its reputation back by making good games. If ffxiii was what it was originally planned to be (before making it completely linear for the 360), the game may have been way better.


ffxiv is a joke, final fantasy should have never lent its name to a mmo imo.

Considering how much recorded dialogue was in the game, the story would have been largely the same. As would the combat system. I fail to see how exclusivity would have made up and exceeded sales accrued from release on the Xbox.

As far as FFXIV, FFXI was popular enough. It's not that it's an MMO, it's just a terrible game that runs poorly on PCs.