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They should really think about making FF mediocre again to turn this around.
IMHO FF should only release in Japan. The West is ruining gaming.
They should really think about making FF mediocre again to turn this around.
So far from what we have in Europe it’s below part 1 as wellRebirth is a great game, and would certainly have deserved more sales than FF XVI imo. But Japan is a weird market nowadays, and I'm sure it'll be more successful everywhere else.
But Japan is a weird market nowadays, and I'm sure it'll be more successful everywhere else.
Final Fantasy VII is only dark in the mind of the people who played it when they were 12 and never touched it again, it's also a very fun focused and silly game. The original FF7 is a game in which a dog wears a human uniform à la Scooby-Doo, you can talk to a dolphin, do snowboard, do a squat contest, and ends with the main character saying "let's mosey".FF7R2 is extremely fun focused and silly and is terrified of showing violence and sadness (to the point of ruining many iconic moments), do you follow these games at all.
These games are massively less dark than FF7 1997.
Final Fantasy VII is only dark in the mind of the people who played it when they were 12 and never touched it again, it's also a very fun focused and silly game. The original FF7 is a game in which a dog wears a human uniform à la Scooby-Doo, you can talk to a dolphin, do snowboard, do a squat contest, and ends with the main character saying "let's mosey".
They actually kill people in the original game.
These games do not.
i know people like to say ok western sales make up for declining sales etc etc whatever, but what happens when the kids who grow up with zero exposure or love for these franchises want to get into the industry and make games? where's the next generation of final fantasy developers coming from?
i know people like to say ok western sales make up for declining sales etc etc whatever, but what happens when the kids who grow up with zero exposure or love for these franchises want to get into the industry and make games? where's the next generation of final fantasy developers coming from?
- maybe use a spoiler tag to avoid being rude to people who haven't finished a game released six days ago
- you have not played the entire trilogy so how do you know how it'll end
- Remake dealt greatly with death, including a way greater emphasis on the death of civilians due to Avalanche's actions, and also a more emotional sendoff to characters that were killed offscreen in the original
- Remake also transformed a silly scene from the original (Cloud crossdressing) to a scene that was serious, emotional and impactful
I mean DQ XI got a special edition on 3DS, FF7 remake / rebirth could have had a special edition for the Switch.There's probably a whole generation of kids/teens who have never played a Final Fantasy game because it hasn't been on Switch.
I would guess that it's mostly people in their late 20s who are buying FF in Japan.
New fans(kids/teens) are extremely important to any franchise because fans will eventually age out.
Switch outselling ps5 the week a new FF is out
FF7R selling less week one then last years FF16
Big oof
“You’re only as good as your last game” - Ken Williamsand remake sold over 700k
I look forward to Cloud Returns: Final Fantasy VII to close out the trilogyRebirth was always going to be a harder sell than Remake. It's a direct sequel to a story heavy game that takes at least 30 hours to complete. People aren't going to want to jump into the middle of the story, even if the sequel is better in a lot of ways. Getting into Rebirth properly is expensive and time consuming if you haven't already played Remake.
I do wonder if the bait and switch at the end of part 1 left a bad taste in some mouths that hurt this one
Mario Kart’s legs are insane. How long has MK8 been on sale now in either version, 10 years?
isn't the big problem with FF in Japan right now is the recent generations view it as "that series for the older generation" and failing to grab the younger audience, making a trilogy based on a nearly 30 year old game probably isn't helping with that perception
But Japan is a weird market nowadays, and I'm sure it'll be more successful everywhere else.
Wii U version launched May 29, 2014, so getting very close to 10 years.Mario Kart’s legs are insane. How long has MK8 been on sale now in either version, 10 years?
visions of mana is gonna be ugly huh?
yeah not on team "would have sold better on Switch" with some games like a lot of people but Mana is fucked if it sticks to this yearvisions of mana is gonna be ugly huh?
Don't think that this is a big reason. Look at DQ, it's almost funny how "slow" and little the series changed at it's core and it's somewhat more consistent in it's sales performance even today.
In the last 19 years, there’s been one traditional Dragon Quest game released.
Omg Monster Hunter GET OUT OF THERE! RELEASE ON SWITCH 2 DAY ONE!
Rebirth is a great game, and would certainly have deserved more sales than FF XVI imo. But Japan is a weird market nowadays, and I'm sure it'll be more successful everywhere else.
DQ has remained relatively consistent in terms of identity and mechanics. Last time they tried to do something new mechanically was IX and it did not go over well at all with the JP audience which forced a major backpedal that’s fairly well documented even in the West. XII I think might be trying something new again but we’ll see how well that goes over.Don't think that this is a big reason. Look at DQ, it's almost funny how "slow" and little the series changed at it's core and it's somewhat more consistent in it's sales performance even today.
This was a huge issue with the marvels actually as wellMy only thoughts on FF7R2 in particular are that Square has to stop with these extremely connected games story-wise.
Needing to do tons of homework probably hurt KH3 and FF7R2 a decent bit.
This was a huge issue with the marvels actually as well
I count DQ 8, the remasters/ports of 4, 5, 6, DQ 11.
That's ... 5.
We've yet to see if Mana can sell outside of nostalgia bait remakes.visions of mana is gonna be ugly huh?