AceMos posted...
10 and 7 both have turn based battle systems
Final fantasy 14 makes more money than the series' existence in it's entirety. That is the point I was making by pointing out the top 3 selling games of the series, and then the MMO game alongside the list..........The top 2 have their own spins on a traditional rpg turn-based battle system, final fantasy 15 has a very basic action game type of system, and the MMO, well, plays very similar to the most popular MMO of all-time world of warcraft. None of these battle systems actually matter and have that much of a effect on
why
final fantasy has it's fans.
No one gives a shit what battle system a final fantasy game has. They never have, from the very beginning of the series' origins.
You want to know the true, genuine reason why final fantasy games has a huge fanbase?
"Wow, that game has high quality cinematics compared to its other fellow japanese-made role playing games. These characters have higher quality writing compared to vast majority of other fellow japanese-made role playing games in each game's era. The story feels really well-made compared to other japanese-made role playing games of this era. The music is so high-quality. I like charming and familiar final fantasy things like chocobos, moogles, tonberries, cactaurs, cid, airships, bombs, marlboros, silly side-tasks, etc."
....thats it. Even for the 16 bit games, cinematics like FF6's opera house is the most fondly remembered scene from that game. Seriously, think back as far as you can remember to every single final fantasy game's development updates via video game magazines or internet articles. The advertisements/commercials. The talks at shows like tokyo game show and E3....
*Final fantasy 7 as it was coming out*
"Damn, these cinematics look sick. I heard the basic details about the story with this midgar place and this main character cloud, it sounds awesome. These FMVs look really good and cutting edge. This guy with the gun arm and this wolf looks cool I wonder what their story is about.....wow that guy with the super long katana looks awesome. I like chocobos and moogles"
*FF7 releases. Square knocks it out of the park with the characters, the story, and the FMV looking very high-quality for 1996 and 1997 standards. Financial success.*
*Final fantasy 8 is in development.* "Wow, these characters look pretty interesting, this guy called squall and his rival seifer. Holy hell, these cinematics/FMVs look even better than before.....that fight in the flower field looked amazing!" Squaresoft said this game's theme is a love story...cloud and tifa was ok, but I would like something a little more.....rinoa is squall's love interest and she looks cute. The music sounds soooo goooood. This song is called eyes on me and dawwwww its so good. Laguana is cool. I like chocobos and moogles."
*Final fantasy 8 is a financial success. This game is bigger proof than anything that the battle system is a very minor aspect of a final fantasy game's success, because if there actually was a huge priority placed on this by both gamers and critics then FF8 would have been taking plenty of hits about it.*
*Final fantasy 9 is being made. Same thing with the video game news cycle and whatnot. Final fantasy 10 was being developed at the same time and so 10 stole a lot of this game's thunder, but FF9 was still being produced with love and is extremely nostalgia inspired. A craving to go back to the before more futuristic setting of 7 and 8. Again, priority among the media was placed mainly on the characters, the story, the cinematics, and "final fantasy feeling like final fantasy" with familiarity. Financial success.*
*Somewhere or another squaresoft legitimately tries to get into the movie business because that is just how popular and succesful squaresoft got from their video game cinematics and FMVs. Movie bombed, but square really was that popular at the time because of their
characters, stories, and cinematics
.*
*Final fantasy 10 is being made*. "This game's cinematics is going to be so freaking cutting edge because the playstation 2 is like, crazy. This water scene looks siiiiiiiiiick. This story is so damn good oh man. Auron is just so freaking awesome. I am very interested in the people of spira's plight against sin. Goddamn jecht. Hey seymour
get your hands off yuna you bastard!
Why so racist wakka? I really like the well-animated lulu win-pose. I like chocobos and moogles still......kind of miss that world map though". *Financial success*
*Final fantasy 11 is being made*. "You know that everquest game looks ok, but wouldn't it be cool if like, it was like that game, but its a final fantasy instead with the same jobs we all know and a great story and character as expected of a final fantasy? Hell yeah". *Financial success.*
*Final fantasy 13 is.........a mess, but its being made*. "Wow lightning looks kind of like cloud. I really like that we have a female protagonist now, and like, one that doesn't have to share or whatever like terra did. Oh, my, GOD, the graphics will be siiiiiiiiiiiick!!!! The PS3 is a super computer and can control nukes or whatever! (Hi xbox 360). Everyone else now wants to try this game too because the cinematics and story looks so interesting". *Its.........a financial success! I think!*
*Final fantasy 14 is being made, but just swap everquest for WoW*
*Final fantasy 15 is being made". "This game is a bro trip........ok. Damn, is it going to be open world now?! This game took so long that I went through like 3 phases in my life, but its finally happening. The cinematics looks siiiiiiiiiiick. Noctis looks interesting, and he is some kind of prince on the run? You know what I can dig it, you take your kingdom back! Its modern day and we can eat burgers at a gas station! Lmao conan was hilarious tonight, maybe we can get noctis to hook up with his friend!"
*Final fantasy 15 is a financial success despite what a mess of development it was.*
*Final fantasy 16 is being made* "Ah, a hairy-assed grown fantasy western man main character, and he isn't anime? I really liked game of thrones, and I heard this is final fantasy game of thrones. The cinematics will look so fucking sick on the next generation playstaton 5, and PC, and xbox series X. It sucks I won't be able to play this because I can't actually find a damn PS5 right now without a scalper trying to charge me 1K dollars for it, the PC port isn't until later, and it isn't known if the xbox series consoles is getting this no time soon, so that sucks. I really hope chocobos and moogles is in this one because its looking a little too serious for my tastes as a final fantasy fan....
....sick summon battle graphics though. Wait, this one got true nudity where we can see a breastseses game of thrones style? I like chocobos and moogles"
*Final fantasy 16 is the final fantasy game that is considered below average for success. Availability aside, the game's biggest criticisms was that the "final fantasy", things like side-questing, the rewards for bothering with side-quests, the traditional final fantasy-ish whimsical, it just wasn't there for this entry. They were trying a serious business angle that just did not click with long-time series fans that love final fantasy for all that stuff I just bothered to type out. (Plz read all that stuff I typed out.....I spent a good bit of time actually trying to remember people's thoughts before the previous game's releases, lmao).*