That doesnt make sense.. who cares if the game was already announced under a different name, people still want that game more than 13 or 14..they wont care if its 15.
I care. I'd be extremely disappointed if it was true.
That doesnt make sense.. who cares if the game was already announced under a different name, people still want that game more than 13 or 14..they wont care if its 15.
A name change to XV would reflect very poorly on Square and their confidence in the brand. It would basically be admitting their development cycles are such a mess that they can't get by without an artificial rebranding which brings a shitton of new, negative implications.
Dropping the XIII is perfectly fine though.
Strictly from the viewpoint of "I'd like to see a trilogy each generation" no, they don't matter. I'll note this IS vain and superficial and not a serious concern, but none of them are proper numbered installments, at best being direct sequels to one of those proper numbered installments.It doesnt matter what you think "that noise" is. they are games that require development time and money. we got 5 Final Fantasy games on PS2 and 5 out or on the way for PS3. its the same.
A name change to XV would reflect very poorly on Square and their confidence in the brand.
A name change to XV would reflect very poorly on Square and their confidence in the brand. It would basically be admitting their development cycles are such a mess that they can't get by without an artificial rebranding which brings a shitton of new, negative implications.
Dropping the XIII is perfectly fine though.
Nobody outside of enthusiast forums like GAF is going to think this at all.
Nobody outside of enthusiast forums like GAF is going to think this at all.
General audience will probably just think its a new mainline title and go bonkers. Yep.
Yep. General audience probably doesn't even know/remember Versus is a thing.
Yeah, ever single person I've talked to that doesn't frequent video game enthusiast websites has never even heard of it in the first place.
Everyone I've talked to about it who doesn't fit that criteria either doesn't know it exists or thinks it's Dissidia.
It's a number, the vast majority of the public likely won't care, nor do they have any real reason to. Regardless of whether they change the name or not or the way they think it may be perceived, there's already clear evidence that their development cycle up to this point has been a near complete shambles. They've already hit rock bottom *knocks on wood*
Really hope it's still for PS3.
Hope is for the weak
I know it's for PS4 Ò_Ó
I know it's for PS4 Ò_Ó
I think it could be spun very positively, 'we really made the game stand on it's own, it's beyond a simple spin-off, it's a full blown Final Fantasy title, etc'. Would be great PR as far as I can see.
It's not just that. There's a lot of implications involved that would definitely have mixed reception. The mainline series going full ARPG would signify a change in the direction of the series that could alienate some fans, especially if it's a one time thing which will just cause a bigger split for XVI.
It could also mean that Square has done absolutely nothing internally on consoles while making this money sink and a few MMOs. That means no XVI for a while, so those holding out for a type of game are shit out of luck for another 4-5 years.
Then of course there's the possibility stuff had to be changed to erase all Fabula Nova references, potentially delaying the game more than it needed to be. It may not happen, but the game has been hyped up as an FNC entry for a while, so it's a no-win situation whether they keep or erase it.
Then of course there's the fact the mysterious allure of a new Final Fantasy is completely gone. Won't mean much when it's out, but for those that have been hyping it up for 6 years, it seems almost redundant to get excited at this point.
It's just a mess all around.
I think it could be spun very positively, 'we really made the game stand on it's own, it's beyond a simple spin-off, it's a full blown Final Fantasy title, etc'. Would be great PR as far as I can see.
Yo, please tell me you know the PS4 will be less than $350
that would be great
A name change to XV would reflect very poorly on Square and their confidence in the brand. It would basically be admitting their development cycles are such a mess that they can't get by without an artificial rebranding which brings a shitton of new, negative implications.
Spring is coming
Of course, when Versus comes out, that waveform will have to collapse, and the perfection that can only exist in our imaginations could be destroyed easily, just as it has been countless times in the past in Star Wars, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy VII, or elsewhere. Nobody wants answers. They want a premise, a promise, a world they can occupy filled with new places to discover and new possibilities to be realized.
Winter is coming.Spring is coming
What's in a name? Agito XIII became Type-0 and nobody cared.
A name change to XV would reflect very poorly on Square and their confidence in the brand. It would basically be admitting their development cycles are such a mess that they can't get by without an artificial rebranding which brings a shitton of new, negative implications.
Another source tells Kotaku that, a few months back, Final Fantasy Versus XIII's development and resources had actually been folded into another game, which is to be the next numeric Final Fantasy title, Final Fantasy XV. Whether this meant actual game assets and code or simply the movement of staff was unclear. This information was independently corroborated by yet another source, though it's important to note both had learned of the "folding" prior to the more recent news of its outright cancellation.
The Final Fantasy XIII branded types have not been set in stone: another spinoff title Final Fantasy Agito XIII had its name changed to Final Fantasy Type-0. So what was originally planned as an entire mini-franchise by Square, with multiple titles spanning various platforms, looks now to be focused on the adventures of Lightning.
Whether it's been cancelled entirely or had resources absorbed into a newer, larger project, the game we once knew as Final Fantasy Versus XIII would seem to be no more. Even if Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been cancelled, I'm inclined to believe that whatever Versus was, or whatever had been created for the game, will turn up in some form in Final Fantasy XV. Surely, Square Enix would not cancel a game and completely dump all the work it's done? Right?
FNC exists. Not sure where you got the idea that it doesn't. They changed Type-0's title at the same time that they got the website rights to Type-1, Type-2, Type-3 and so on up to Type-10. It's not really distanced from FNC at all considering it still has the whole mythology woven throughout the entire game. They probably just anticipated that they wanted to make this a whole other spin-off with sequels and having it be FF Agito XIII-2 and so on would be a very unwieldy name.Shows they are taking distance from FNC, which no longer exists at this point.
FNC exists. Not sure where you got the idea that it doesn't. They changed Type-0's title at the same time that they got the website rights to Type-1, Type-2, Type-3 and so on up to Type-10. It's not really distanced from FNC at all considering it still has the whole mythology woven throughout the entire game. They probably just anticipated that they wanted to make this a whole other spin-off with sequels and having it be FF Agito XIII-2 and so on would be a very unwieldy name.
Versus is heavily FNC unless they changed the whole story around, or changed the names of the gods involved, which they may have if they're changing it to XV. At this point, making it a main numbered entry seems to be more about sales than distancing it from FNC. The trailers have always talked about seeing the light of souls from Etro's gate.
If they decide to not make Versus part of FNC and rebrand it and alter some of the story, FNC will still be XIII, XIII-2, LR, and Type-0.
I care. I'd be extremely disappointed if it was true.
So, Ashcraft was partially right when he said this?
It's a title...omg...
A title that comes with a whole lot of baggage. Being the first numbered entry to completely abandon command-based combat is pretty historical for the series and could disappoint quite a few people. May also affect future developments.
It's been 6+ years. I'd put down money that nobody remembers and most people who aren't immediately connected to videogame news cares either.
Hell, I've been addicted to the entire concept of this game since it's debut and I don't even care what they call it. As long as it becomes a thing they can call it whatever.