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[CaviarMeths]

I wished FFXIV would choose a different pricing model instead of pay to play. Perhaps buy to play with microtransactions for cosmetic, and I would definitely give the game a shot. I'm not sure if I would like the mmo combat still, but the setting, the art style and character designs, and story intrigues me.

The story that definitely wouldn't be there if it didn't have a subscription model.

Polling indicates that the playerbase is satisfied with the pricing structure and would rather pay to play.

 

[Transistor]

They should try the trope "so far in the future the technology is forgotten and treated as magic

So....... Final Fantasy Tactics?

Although they had actual magic, too.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I definitely prefer science fiction but the magic tech + high fantasy of something like FF6 is cool too.

 

[Kazuhira]

I like both tbh,also a mix like they did in FF6 with magiteks and industrial cities but the era still being kinda medieval.

 

[Svejk]

Moreso Medievil...

Leave the modern/sci-fi to Phantasy Star

Spoiler

am cry

 

[HK-47]

Doesn't matter as long as they are at least coherent

 

[Surfside]

I don't really have a preference either way. But from the Final Fantasys i played, i enjoyed the ones with a modern setting more.

 

[ffdgh]

Whatever 7 and 10 are. A mix of both?

 

[Rad Shadow]

If you liked FFXII, play FFT

If you liked get, play tactics ogre.

 

[hotcyder]

That was my thought. Why not even mix the two some time?

A edwardian/victorian time frame would be the best for this - sort of the middle period of the industrial revolution, where the world was halfway between the history books and what we know now. I wouldn't even mind if they boosted it up to somewhere in the middle of the 20th century - cars, television and radio are a thing, but the internet and mobile phones are still a long way off, maybe with a slight leaning towards the aesthetics of the 50s and 60s.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

I’d like to echo the OPs mention of “Japanese/Asian drama etc.

I understand he games are created by Japanese people so they are going to reflect their society and their way they view entertainment but that’s another thing I liked about the old 2D FFs over the later ones. They were less “Asian drama” etc

See also: Old Zeldas to later Zeldas.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

I want more medieval. Give us Agni's Philosophy's world

Spoiler

 

[firelogic]

I prefer a sci-fi slant to FF rather than medieval. On a related note, I was wondering why FF games still don't have armor changes reflected on the in-game character, at least for mainline instalments. FFI-IX were understandable because of the platforms they were made for but X-XV didn't have changes to armor either, only weapons.

 

[Radiant Silvertuna]

VI's setting is perfect for me.

 

[LegendX48]

Medieval all the way. The modern day stuff is really boring. Started playing through FF15 and while the game's been great, the setting and world kinda suck.

 

[Zelias]

I enjoy the varying settings of the series but I'll always have a soft spot for the FF6 steampunk aesthetic. It just works so well in the game.

 

[enfieldvball]

VI's setting is perfect for me.

Yeah this but honestly it doesn't matter as long as the next game is good and not a clusterfk. I think Agnis Philosphy did a good job of capturing that medieval feeling with minimal sci-fi elements leaning more towards magic/alchemy.

 

[EhoaVash]

FF 9s characters have the lamest look Ever

FF13 looks tooo damn anime and modern Korean drama like

FF 10 just looks ugly



Final fantasy 15 is perfect setting also that luminous engine tech demo with that flying dragon girl. These two are the best setting for FF imo and should be the setting going forward

 

[mcdomination]

If you liked FFXII, play FFT

If you're alive and breathing, play FFT!

 

[Rad-]

Honestly, depends on my mood. Like this very second I want medieval but if you asked me this morning or tomorrow my answer would probably change.

Lol this is also me. I'd really like to play medieval FF right now.

 

[Koozek]

I want more medieval. Give us Agni's Philosophy's world

Spoiler

Yeah this but honestly it doesn't matter as long as the next game is good and not a clusterfk. I think Agnis Philosphy did a good job of capturing that medieval feeling with minimal sci-fi elements leaning more towards magic/alchemy.

Maybe Tabata's new IP will be based on it somehow. Though, technically AP is a mix of modern and fantasy; there were guys with machine guns, cars, and a modern/sci-fi-ish looking city in the background.

[IMG]http://www.agnisphilosophy.com/files/img/philosophy/screenshots/original_k.jpg[/IMG]

 

[yunbuns]

Modern/Sci-fi. I hate everything about XIV's setting, lore, characters, etc. so if the rumors are true about XVI, I'm not excited. Also I feel like the Modern and/or sci-fi allows has allowed for a lot more diversity in the settings, characters, etc. than the other way around. Instead of doing medieval fantasy repeatedly, I don't understand why they can't make fantasy games based off other historical periods especially periods outside of Europe.

 

[Brotherhood93]

I lean more towards the traditional fantasy worlds than sci-fi, Final Fantasy X is my favourite in the series and I think the world of Spira mixes the two very well but, for the most part, is less sci-fi than many of the other games. Something about the setting just makes it feel more of an epic adventure than one in a world that is more on the sci-fi side, a more medieval setting also plays into my love of Lord of the Rings and Middle-Earth.

 

[Egida]

Modern/Sci-fi. I hate everything about XIV's setting, lore, characters, etc. so if the rumors are true about XVI, I'm not excited.

Wait, what rumors?

 

[Koozek]

Wait, what rumors?

Let's say hints, not rumors.

BD5 (the FFXIV/FFXII/TLR team) has been hiring since at least last year for a big unannounced game:
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/recruit/career/group/5bd/

I genuinely quite strongly believe that Tabata's division will actually end up doing something with the ideas behind Agni and FF16 will come from the 14 Business Division (which, if you've been watching, has been on a large hiring spree looking for people with non-MMO experience - but also, curiously, still with some online multiplayer experience).

Some of the leads have mysteriously been taken off FFXIV since Heavensward two years ago:

Several of the major team leads on FFXIV stepped down after Heavensward, including the director of The Last Remnant and the FFXII lead planner.

In 2.0 and Heavensward, Hiroshi Takai and Mitsutoshi Gondai were assistant directors. Kazutoyo Maehiro was the main scenario writer. Takai was the director of The Last Remnant. Gondai was the lead battle designer for FFXIV. Maehiro was a lead planner on The Last Remnant and worked as a planner/designer for all of Matsuno's "Ivalice" games - FFT, VS, FFXII.

At the end of the Heavensward patch cycle, just before Stormblood, all three stepped aside. Stormblood is carried by new leads who were promoted from the respective teams. So we have a director, a battle planner, and a scenario writer, who worked on the most well received FF game in the last decade, suddenly doing nothing for about a year now.

:thinkingemoji:

 

[yunbuns]

Wait, what rumors?

Apparently the XIV team has been hiring for SP stuff if I remember correctly. I'm on mobile so I can't link to anything right now but it's been brought up in a couple of FF threads.

Edit: God I knew you would come through Koozek lol.

 

[BaasRed]

Let's say hints, not rumors.

BD5 (the FFXIV/FFXII/TLR team) has been hiring since at least last year for a big unannounced game:
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/recruit/career/group/5bd/



Some of the leads have mysteriously been taken off FFXIV since Heavensward two years ago:

I can't see this as much of a hint on the theme/setting of the game they're developing.

 

[Meowster]

Modern day/sci-fi. Medieval just isn’t that exciting for me outside of IX and XII.

 

[BumRush]

I'm not sure where FFX falls between futuristic and medieval, but I want more of that please.

X definitely leans more towards modern, but it does blend other elements as well. FF is at it's finest when it doesn't ONLY do one (in my opinion).

 

[Zutrax]

I vastly prefer the modern day/sci-fi fantasy to the medieval/typical high fantasy type of elements. Contrary to what a lot of people say, Final Fantasy's 9 and 12 are probably my least favorite of the post 7 Final Fantasy titles in no small part due to this aspect.

15's aesthetic is easily my favorite of the bunch and I'm incredibly excited for the 7 remake since it's style is somewhat similar. Final Fantasy always felt so different and fresh from other JRPG or RPG titles specifically due to it's somewhat contemporary style meshed with small sci-fi and fantasy elements. It's what makes it so special to me. Take those away and it just becomes another anime-fantasy title among a sea of other anime-fantasy titles.

 

[Egida]

Oh I see, thanks for the answers. I friggin love FFT, so let's hope for something like FFXII, but this time without Vaans and Penelos.

 

[Voidwolf]

I like both settings in FF and any amount of scifi thrown in is welcome. I would like another mainline entry to return to III or IVs form sooner rather than later. I like the idea of them alternating with each numbered entry.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

I usually like a mix with more of a steampunk sci-fi rather than super futuristic. I feel like we've been getting a lot of the futuristic sci-fi lately though so I wouldn't mind a totally fantasy one about now.

 

[-NeoTB1-]

More fantasy/medieval, less science fiction. The setting is very much tied to how much I enjoy each mainline FF.

Also...

Spoiler

FFT > all mainline entries.

 

[Freddo]

Medieval for sure.

My two favourite FF games are FF6 and FF12 and I think they balance between fantasy and sci-fi rather well, especially FF6.

 

[BaasRed]

X definitely leans more towards modern, but it does blend other elements as well. FF is at it's finest when it doesn't ONLY do one (in my opinion).

True, the whole Blitz Ball stuff is pretty modern theme.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Give me modern or sci/fi any day of the week. I am so tired of medieval settings in RPG's. That is one of the things that sort of sour me on so many WRPG's now. To me they mostly look the same with no identity. I like that Final Fantasy normally has it own distinct and imaginative look to it compared to most RPG's.

 

[donutzsick]

i like it jumping back and forth. i want final fantasy to constantly be different and this is one part of that

 

[Pepboy]

Definitely modern/scf-fi.

Absolutely loved FFXV's world.

Agreed. Let Dragon Quest stay fantasy and let FF branch out and experiment. Seems like its mostly worked out well. The issues with recent FF games don't have to do with the setting (well except the nonsense falcielcieciel of ffxiii).

 

[muteki]

SciFi or a mixture at least. Not really a FF thing just fiction in general for me, not a big fan of traditionally stylized fantasy. FF8 is my favorite.

That being said, I'd be totally down for a FF9-style throwback game for 16 after 15 and 13, just as a palette cleanser.

 

[b00_thegh0st]

FFXI is the perfect FiFan setting for me. I treasure my memories of this game.

 

[PooBone]

Not being a huge fan of the series, I gotta go with the cyberpunk/industrial vibe.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I mean...

Personally I prefer this NPC design

to this

lol?

 

[Theslammer]

I prefer modern-day/sci-fi. Always enjoyed the setting of Starcraft more than Warcraft, for example.

 

[Holundrian]

I have no setting preference I just prefer them to put care into their characters and story.

 

[Catchpenny]

Not sci-fi. A mix of magic and some technology is my preference. See FF6-FF9, with FF8 being about as much tech/sci-fi stuff as I would want.

 

[Dark_castle]

X definitely leans more towards modern, but it does blend other elements as well. FF is at it's finest when it doesn't ONLY do one (in my opinion).

If you think about it, FF very rarely does only one kind of setting. Really in the mainline series, only the first 5 are (almost) pure medieval fantasy. VI, IX and XII are medieval fantasy plus steampunk. VII is cyberpunk sci-fi, VIII and XIII are modern sci-fi, X is a mishmash of everything.

Only the online FF are like the first 5, high medieval fantasy. As you can see, making a new mainline (offline) FF with pure medieval fantasy will actually in fact be a breath of fresh air after all the experiments they've done for decades. Of course, I don't mind if they do more of sci fi setting, but we hardly get medieval fantasy FF in the first place. People acting like FF has always been medieval fantasy when it hardly has been.

Honestly though, I'm also keen on the idea of a FF set in contemporary world like Shadow Hearts. With a gothic fantasy twist, mix in historical events (alternative of course) and atmospheric/psychological horror element. That would be really interesting.

 

[Aeriscloud]

I prefer my Final Fantasy games not to be XV.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

I personally prefer modern day mixed with some fantasy elements. I do like medieval but I feel you can explore more interesting things by having it set in modern day or even a semi-futuristic setting.

 

[Dangansona]

Definitely Sci Fi. I will say though that I like XIV's more naturey/1800s (?) style rather than full on medieval seen in IX. I have very little appreciation for the latter.

Honestly I love what VII, XIII trilogy, and XV does the most.