You seem very knowledgeable on the subject, probably more so than me, but I too remember hearing something about how Final Fantasy IX was originally designed to not be a numbered entry, rather it would be Final Fantasy Gaiden, a spinoff, like Tactics and Adventure. Granted, I can't find an official source on that, but there is quite a bit of discussion across message boards.
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"Final Fantasy Disease" Infected Square Enix, Says FFXV's Director
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You seem very knowledgeable on the subject, probably more so than me, but I too remember hearing something about how Final Fantasy IX was originally designed to not be a numbered entry, rather it would be Final Fantasy Gaiden, a spinoff, like Tactics and Adventure. Granted, I can't find an official source on that, but there is quite a bit of discussion across message boards.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Yeah there were rumors that FFIX was originally a gaiden entry, but that was mostly speculation because fans (and gaming journalists) couldn't believe that the game was so different than VII and VIII.
What happened is that someone at Square USA leaked design documents to the Gaming Intelligence Agency, and apparently the documents were clearly labelled "FF9". So the GIA said as much, but added speculation that the game could perhaps actually be a gaiden or even a remake of FF1. Then they asked Shinji Hashimoto and he said that nothing has been decided yet (which is just a non-answer really, since the game had yet to be officially announced).
Similarly, at some point Yoshinori Kitase stated that there's no way to know whether FFXIV would be medieval or futuristic. He said that a few weeks before the official announcement of FFXIV, even though the game had been in development for half a decade...
timetokill
Banned
Final Fantasy pretty much lost its soul when it lost the Gooch.
Great point. I liked 12, but that was an oasis in the middle of skipping 9, hating 10, avoiding 10-2, skipping the MMOs, and no interest in the 13 trilogy. It's been a long, long time since Final Fantasy has really been relevant to me. I'd imagine that's the case for a lot of people.
Great point. I liked 12, but that was an oasis in the middle of skipping 9, hating 10, avoiding 10-2, skipping the MMOs, and no interest in the 13 trilogy. It's been a long, long time since Final Fantasy has really been relevant to me. I'd imagine that's the case for a lot of people.
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
I liked Revenant Wings. It was simple and fun. Don't know why GAF seems to hate it so much.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
But 9 was Sakaguchi's masterpiece...
NHarmonic.
Member
Pretty much.
And this also feels like some deep shade against some former vs13 director.
TeddyShardik
Banned
Regarding real time vs turn based I really don't care. Just do me a favour and pick one or the other. These hybrid systems like in Kingdom Hearts where you have action combat but at the same time have to fiddle around in a menu are the worst. Granted I still liked the KH games in spite of that.
OT: I can kind of understand devs beginning to feel special or even untouchable when they're given free reign over such an important franchise. It seems more like a self bred company philosophy than a "disease".
OT: I can kind of understand devs beginning to feel special or even untouchable when they're given free reign over such an important franchise. It seems more like a self bred company philosophy than a "disease".
timetokill
Banned
I'm playing it now
. It came out too late in PS1's lifecycle for me to really notice it when it came out.