Posted: 2nd March 2017 18:19
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Red Wing Pilot Posts: 524 Joined: 3/9/2002 Awards: |
As the sales keep rolling in and everyone breathes a sigh of relief that Final Fantasy XV is overall a fairly good game, director Hajime Tabata took some time at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) to reflect on the famous decade-long development cycle that culminated in its November 2016 release.
During the conference, Tabata was noted as saying the bar was set high even before he took on the project in 2012. "If it didn't succeed, it would all be over. It meant approaching the project believing this was our last chance. If we don't do it this time, there won't be a next time." Is this more of the typical motivational talk to set high standards and achieve them, no matter the cost? Possibly, but let's consider a few events, and what was going on in the Final Fantasy franchise in 2012 when Tabata came aboard:
He sure seems more relieved than excited about its success. The franchise seems better positioned for its future than it was in 2012, with FFXIII in the books, the FFXIV remake successful, and FFXV having currently sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Do you think the Final Fantasy franchise was ever in any danger? Or is it laughable to even think so, considering the worldwide brand recognition it has attained, and Square Enix' deep pockets to finance the huge cost of each game? After all, things like this exist. Source: The Verge, Polygon |
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Posted: 3rd March 2017 23:54
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Engineer Posts: 447 Joined: 16/2/2008 Awards: |
Quote (TheEvilEye @ 2nd March 2017 18:19) After all, things like this exist. It's amazing that the link to the past thread was for exactly what I thought it was for. But seriously, I have mixed feelings as to where they're going. I just finished FFXIII, and I actually loved the characterization. But I feel like developers care about graphics first and story second. And I'm not crazy about that. I've accepted that due to its mainstreamed status, the FF series will probably not take any large risks for the rest of its existence. -------------------- |
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