Square Enix Forecasts Massive Loss As President Departs

[Adon Cabre]

[HEADING=1]Final Fantasy is No Longer an Event[/HEADING]​

With XIII's subsequent installments launching within a year or two of each other, it's hard not to make comparisons to other rushed projects across the industry, and that have deflated once unique IP's -- Assassin's Creed comes to mind. Not to mention all of the multi-platform remakes that are hard to follow because of shallow marketing. It's become quite easy to forget about this series.

There's nothing (dare I say) enchanting about a Final Fantasy anymore.​

During the height of popularity for the series there were releases every year or two.

Most were three years apart; but let's not forget the tantamount energies being exhausted for "big games" in this era of complex systems and integration. Now it only makes sense to spend some time creating new derivative spaces, since Final Fantasy XIII was an amalgamation of all of their previous series characters.

In other words, replicating every previous story and character but with the face of a new world. That's perfectly fine with me, because it means that SquareEnix is refining their formula with small changes instead of the radical leaps of XIII's uninvolving (or better put, nonexistent) battle system. Now the series is ruined for me. SE thought that the future was about change, when it was all about doing what you do, but with a slight tweak.

You can't do this over a year or two, or three. This takes years to do, and to do right. That's how you turn it into an event.

 

[Epona]

[HEADING=1]Final Fantasy is No Longer an Event[/HEADING]​

With XIII's subsequent installments launching within a year or two of each other, it's hard not to make comparisons to other rushed projects across the industry, and that have deflated once unique IP's -- Assassin's Creed comes to mind. Not to mention all of the multi-platform remakes that are hard to follow because of shallow marketing. It's become quite easy to forget about this series.

There's nothing (dare I say) enchanting about a Final Fantasy anymore.​

During the height of popularity for the series there were releases every year or two.

Most were three years apart

The only one that was three years apart at the height of the series popularity was was Final Fantasy VI to Final Fantasy VII. I wouldn't call that most.

 

[Something Amyss]

Square Enix did not "make" Tomb Raider or Deus Ex. Credit to where credit is due.

Crystal Dynamics made the Tomb Raider game in question and they are part of Squeeenix.

Eidos Montreal made the Deus Ex game in question and they are part of Squeeeenix.

A real shame. I suppose this means the potential for a sequel to Sleeping Dogs is declining rapidly.

God, I hope not. With Saints Row now too juvenile for me and GTA not juvenile enough for me, Sleeping Dogs 2 is about my only hope for a decent sandbox title.

However, Sleeping Dogs did almost 1.5 million in sales, which is really good for a first outing.

 

[havoc33]

Square Enix did not "make" Tomb Raider or Deus Ex. Credit to where credit is due.

Crystal Dynamics made the Tomb Raider game in question and they are part of Squeeenix.

Eidos Montreal made the Deus Ex game in question and they are part of Squeeeenix.

Which is not the same as making it. You wouldn't say that EA made Mass Effect now would you?

If you buy a Ford fusion and like it you say Ford makes a good car not the fusion development team. The same rules apply here Square Enix own Crystal Dynamics and Eidos they own there I.P they pay for there wages, there building rents and there utilities so Square Enix made the new Tomb Raider and Deus Ex games.

See above.

 

[Something Amyss]

Which is not the same as making it. You wouldn't say that EA made Mass Effect now would you?

They made the last two titles, so yes. It's highly pedantic to try and distinguish a portion of the company from the company.

See above.

This comes off as heavily pedantic, considering he's actively explaining how the language here works. He's literally explaining why you do say exactly this.