[Beretta55]

Originally Posted by kupoartist

Gone are the days of making a single, concentrated self contained Final Fantasy game. Square-Enix now want your money in every way they can possibly obtain it. They won't rest until they have you playing each fraction of the story on PS3, DVD, Mobile and Handheld. After that Enix merger, it's like they lost a part of their soul, and it's sad

Agreed to the millionth power. I too thought when the merger happened, the quality of games and how things are done declined, glad I'm not the only one.

I too liked the self contained stories that the FF series went by, but sometimes you just WANT to know what happens if a certain FF game leaves a cliff hanger. Like FF7 but thanks to advent children that should of been enough, but no now we get a shooter game starring Vincent, forgive me if I don't jump for joy.

Still to play devils advocate, sequels if done right even in the FF universe COULD be good, but FFX-2 kind of shot that little theory down. But I do think it's rather rushing things to already announce a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII when that game has just been announced. Definitely sounds like milking to me. Still we don't know how the story will turn out in FF XIII, maybe it leaves a cliffhanger that needs a sequel? You never know until they start releasing more info about it.

But even to me I find it odd that FFXIII has been announced when the 12th final fantasy ISN'T EVEN out yet (least here.) before you know it we could have yearly installments of FF, FF Gaiden, FF Gaiden: Special directors cut, FF Gaiden: Special Directors Cut Super Turbo Championship Edition of powuh +3, FF Gaiden: Special Directors Cut Super Turbo Championship Edition of powuh +3 extra costume edition MAX.

But then again, unless FF12 really sways me into the series again I probably won't play the newer ones. FF has gotten sort of stale to me since around 10, the only thing FF related I have enjoyed recently is Advent Children. Maybe if I play an FF game again I'll get into the series again. But overall I think Sqaurenix is doing too much in terms of FF, they should branch out and make a new RPG and wow everyone like the earlier FF's have done.