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Rumor has it, Final Fantasy is dead

Okay, now before I get into it; I felt I should notify you guys that I’m only speaking of one. Let’s have a history lesson; back in 2006, Square-Enix showed off a game in its Final Fantasy franchise; which one was it? If you answered Final Fantasy Versus 13; then you win a hug! We haven’t heard anything really new about Versus 13, which leads to a lot of people wondering, what the bloody hell is going on? Well, rumor has it, that according to Kotaku.com, the game has actually just been outright canceled and never going to release.

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Them_Bones5056d ago

Why should FF fans even care if it did die, the just seem to hate on every game they've made for the last decade.

Godmars2905056d ago

Because Versus was "The One." Square's last possible saving grace.

Now it may not only gone, but a 13-3 could be announced to bury and replace it.

BanditGamer5054d ago

So they can only save themselves by releasing Versus and ONLY Versus? Somehow the same people cannot make a good FF unles it's Versus right?? Gimme a break

kratos1235054d ago

@bandit
did you see the footage of ffvs13 it look more promising then anything SE put out there this gen. They trully have failed this gen in my opinion, their out of sync whit what their fans want.I am stress myself anymore with SE games, i will get my fix of JRPG with tales of xillia and NI NO NI kuni <- SE can only dream to make such a charming game now in theit life time

SnotyTheRocket5054d ago

Why does no one mention FFXI or FFXIV? XI was online, but it was true to the series and insanely awesome. As for XIV, I currently play it, and aside for some problems (and a crap-tacular launch), Its shaping up to be true greatness, and 2.0 will update it into awesome. (the new dev teams been working on 2.0 since March 2011.)

Godmars2905054d ago

For the very fact 14 had the launch issues it did. Was such an obviously painful initial lazy job which has lead to massive damage control and the practical rebuilding from the ground up while not taking it offline.

And 11, not matter what you and others who've played it think, probably marked the true end of the franchise as anything special. Its just a generic fantasy world with FF decorations.

@BanditGamer:
That was the argument ages ago before 13-2 was announced and released. Has become an ever empty hope ever since if not before. That's why so many are willing to accept that its canceled.

TiberusX875054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

If is has been deemed "The One" - do you honestly think it could ever possibly live up to that kind of expectation?

I doubt it's cancelled, I just think Nomura is a perfectionist and the pressure being put on this game to be successesful is what's dragging development out. XIII & -2 were developed by a completely separate team.

I actually have more faith in Ito's team (VI, IX & XII) who are apparently 4 years into development for FF XV. Without the stigma of it being the saving grace for Sqaure, I think it has the best chance.

wishingW3L5053d ago (Edited 5053d ago )

you're very misinformed @judas-savior.

FF13 and FF13-2 were developed by the same team. Division 1 and the Kingdom Hearts Team as helpers, this is the very reason why FFvs only entered full development by the end of last year. The FFvs Team has been helping out Division 1 in the development of FF13 and FF13-2 from the very beginning.

Ito's team is Division 4 of Square. And while Ito had some role as director of those games the main one for FF6 was Kitase and for FF12 was Hiroshi Minagawa. Only FFIX was actually directed by him.

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Lord_Sloth5054d ago

Not our fault they kept trying to "streamline" a gameplay system that wasn't in need of fixing.

lzim5054d ago

what if they make it more like Dragon's Dogma?

Lord_Sloth5054d ago

Dogma's an Action game. I love it, but I don't think it'd suit an FF game at all.

Irishguy955054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

Geez do we need another article of this? Same source, same rumor, different article

pbasson5054d ago

We need a official statement.

Chrono5054d ago

I think it's only the whiny FF7 fans who complain about every game after 7.

Irishguy955054d ago

No, it's because FF 13 was a piece of ****/ FF13-2 was a slightly more tolerable piece of ****.

Most fans are 50/50 on FF12 and you can see why/

Other than that FF7 fans seem to like FF8-10 some 12 and some even like Turd Fantasy 13

Dark-vash5053d ago

Yup Irishguy95
I'm a 7 Fan, but I love 6,8,9 and 10!

11 is online, i've skipped it and 12... well didn't like it, but finished.

i dint like 13 as well it was too confusing and too linear. But i loved 13-2! It was like a Chrono Trigger in the FF13 universe and I understood a little more of the first.

Ranma15054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

This (if they wanna save the series)

http://fc05.deviantart.net/...

greenpowerz5054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

Not really... They hate FF games that find their ways to Xbox. If FF- VS was announced to still be in development but on 360 too, FF-VS would no longer be hyped as christ incarnate but a product of the anti christ made to rule on blasphemous platform.

Their is some true criticism based off of complaints of their FF games having 20 year old gameplay design and lazy inward thinking concepts.

JRPG's need the living worlds of Skyrim and the depth of inventory etc. JRPG's need the Path choices of Mass Effect(at least) JRPGS need Solid gameplay mechanics of a fighting game(chunky-beefy-impactful feel) with mature/grounded Japanese story telling to be relevant today.

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stonecold35056d ago

i dont know why 360 tagged because it was not coming out on xbox

Fern3175056d ago

I wondered the same thing my man. I was being reported for a missing tag; I added 360, things seemed fine. I'm not complaining however.

I'm just happy to get this content out to you people so that you may read and perhaps share in the discussion.

morganfell5054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

We get it. You need hits. This unsubstantiated rumor has been posted on this site multiple times. And as I predicted in an earlier post you, like all others are saying, "We are just reporting it the news."

No you are not. It isn't news. You are furthering what is at this point a rumor, little more than harmful adolescent gossip, which if not true may financially damage a company. Real news sites should service the gaming public, not their own desperate need for web hits.

How is coma sleep? I asked because we already have this "content". And this rumor has been discussed. Again, and again, and again.

You know what article hasn't yet been written?

Brian Ashcraft, Kotaku, Elitist Snobbery the Culture of Irresponsibility.

Instead of repeating a rumor ad nauseum, attempt a real journalistic feat of investigative reporting.

Oh wait, these are self centered video game sites we're are expecting to act as a real journalist. What were we thinking.

Irishguy955054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

Well Said Morganfell, we don't need another ****ing article like this/

Iam legend down there, that ain't the CEO of S-E, it's some random guy who happens to be quite credible when it comes to FF news.

Fern3175054d ago

Morganfell

I do appreciate your opinion and I welcome you to share it. And yes, this rumor has been covered by almost every gaming site that I know of. But, all gaming sites are seperate from each other, and asking us to go through every gaming site to weed out the stories that have already been covered is asking a lot.

Let me ask you; would you go to every site and look through every news piece, with the sole purpose of finding a story that no one has covered?

N4G is used for sites to get noticed and for us to promote. This is merely an outlet for sites to get their content out and hopefully stir up some interest for our site. Multiple sites use it so chances are, stories will be covering the exact same thing. The only thing that may be different is opinion and I've included what questions were sparked inside of me by this rumor.

Diver5054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

well fern you just blew it. you admit the article was to get noticed. that was the first thing an the most important thing for you. try being a real game news site that doesn't push rumors for the umpteenth time or write stupid "5 most" whatever retard pieces.

no one has to go digging at other sites for the news of this damn rumor. all they gotta do is come to n4g. you know the same place you come to get noticed. your like the 15th site to do this. welcome to last week.

an you didn't refute what morg said about hit hunting sites that can't do real journo work.

your site got noticed alright an for all the wrong reasons.

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WeskerChildReborned5054d ago

Yea wasn't it gonna be exclusive to PS3?

maniacmayhem5054d ago

I guess we'll never know.

kevnb5054d ago

That's probably why its getting axed. If it won't work on 360 I can see square enix scrapping it.

MadLad5054d ago

Not sure if that should be considered a rumor. I think most people, fan or no, would agree.

Twelve is still my favorite though. Just saying.

ChunkyLover535054d ago

I thought they were making FF15?

SuburbanHell5053d ago

Yeah, I could've sworn I read recently that XV was in the works and Hiroyuki Ito was going to be directing it.

ps3rider5054d ago

it not surprise, its dead since long time, it has been six years. what game would take that much of time to see the light

Irishguy955054d ago (Edited 5054d ago )

One that was constantly stalled for other releases

Also iamlegend? proof?

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P_Bomb382d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog381d ago (Edited 381d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom381d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk77381d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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gold_drake516d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125516d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501515d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne516d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989515d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga515d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989515d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga515d ago (Edited 515d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69516d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid515d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69515d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp516d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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gold_drake768d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies768d ago

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Asterphoenix768d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion768d ago (Edited 768d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled768d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?