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[Elios83]

Hashimoto is a master troll, of course he knows about the setting of FFXVI, he's hinting at something different from FFXVI.
Personally I'd like a fantasy setting. Something like FFIX is probably too extreme and would alienate those looking for realistic graphics and the western market they want to target, but something like FFXII or Agnis Philosophy would definetly be great.

 

[Kagari]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Hashimoto is a master troll, of course he knows about the setting of FFXVI, he's hinting at something different from FFXVI.
Personally I'd like a fantasy setting. Something like FFIX is probably too extreme and would alienate those looking for realistic graphics and the western market they want to target, but something like FFXII or Agnis Philosophy would definetly be great.

It's been said before, but I think it's highly possible that the Agni's Philosophy tech demo could be indicative of the direction that XVI takes. Of course, that's mere conjecture, but it would be neat if true.

 

[SoulUnison]

And no one asks about the next ff7 game

It's bizarre how little information and buzz there is around RE:FF7 after it being one of the holy grails of game announcements for so long.

 

[ULTROS!]

Final Fantasy X-3 should be about Braska, Auron, and Jecht's adventures.

 

[Parakeetman]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

I agree with this statement 100%.

 

[LordKasual]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

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Give this man another mainline. He's earned that shit.

 

[AlexFlame116]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

Hmm...

 

[SargerusBR]

X-3?

Really? There is demand for this?

 

[DangerMouse]

I'll pencil it in for 2022.

Good choice

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

I'd be interested. As long as he was required to make it single-player/not online.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I dont see how they could justify putting resources into X-3 instead of XVI, the mainline games dramatically outsell sequels and spinoffs.

My hope was that Ito had been working on XVI behind the scenes for years but it sounds like thats not the case, or maybe Hashimoto is trolling us, who knows.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

I'm not familiar with Yoshida outside of FFXIV. Has he ever directed an offline game before? I'd be really curious to see what he could do with a non-MMO, mainline game.

Final Fantasy X-3 should be about Braska, Auron, and Jecht's adventures.

Oh, 100%.

 

[OniBarubary]

If they did a X-3 game that followed the plot of that atrocious audio novel that I scrubbed from my mind, they may as well just come to my house, hand me an empty case and then shoot my balls off because that's what they'd be doing to me.

 

[Trago]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

One and done.

Let Toriyama have his little side project, let Nomura work that 'burning passion' on FFVII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3, and let Tabata get nine months of sleep.

Yoshida, one of the most competent project leads Square of Japan has under their belt, directing a single player mainline entry seems like a no brainier at this point.

 

[{insert code here}]

FFX-3, FFXV, FFXVI, FFVIIR, WoFF, FFXIIR, ugh now that's too much FF. Can these guys make something that doesn't have FF in the title (or KH, or DQ). SE have become the Activision of Japan. Just replace FF with CoD only SE aren't competent enough to get their games out the window with any kind of normalcy.

 

[Athreous]

FFX-3 might be the shittest thing the series has yet to see.

it will prolly be mobile =p

 

[edotlee]

I hope they use the Luminous Engine and release it within a reasonable amount of time. Other than that I hope for a more fantasy setting. Maybe even sci-fi.

 

[sora87]

It's bizarre how little information and buzz there is around RE:FF7 after it being one of the holy grails of game announcements for so long.

I know the arguments been beaten into the ground but I do think it being episodic turned a lot of people off.

 

[.JayZii]

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

After heading up XIV, a single player game would seem like child's play for him.

 

[BocoDragon]

It's bizarre how little information and buzz there is around RE:FF7 after it being one of the holy grails of game announcements for so long.

It's not bizarre at all if you've followed any FF hype cycle over the last 15 years. They frequently announce these games super early and you don't hear about them for months or years at a time.

 

[aitakute]

Final Fantasy XIII

We released three titles across the Final Fantasy XIII series, and I think we were able to produce sufficient results. If everyone had higher expectations, we would have considered various ways to sell it. Since Lightning is immensely popular even now, we have to think about how we can bring her up in the future.

She will not be forgotten. She will be back

 

[Benzychenz]

I want XVI to go with a super bright and lush environmental style. Maybe even cel shaded.

And full on fantasy.

Like a more realistic looking Dragon Quest.

 

[Yabberwocky]

After the audio drama, I'm actively dreading anything to do with X-3. What in the fresh fuck was all of that. Nojima, why.

One and done.

Let Toriyama have his little side project, let Nomura work that 'burning passion' on FFVII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3, and let Tabata get nine months of sleep.

Yoshida, one of the most competent project leads Square of Japan has under their belt, directing a single player mainline entry seems like a no brainier at this point.

Someone get poor Tabata beer, then let him sleep!

I'd be said to loose Yoshida from XIV, is Ito free from janitorial duties yet?

She will not be forgotten. She will be back

Dear god, no. This is coming from someone who kinda likes FFXIII!

 

[CaviarMeths]

Oh thank god Nomura and Kitase are busy. That bodes well for XVI.

My dream is to let Naoki Yoshida direct XVI and for it to be a new concept we've never seen before.

Would absolutely love this. Much as I want my boy Ito to be given some work, something new with the feel of XIV would be incredible.

 

[DMONKUMA]

I would like it if they were able to make good turn-based games again. What is Ito doing btw, is he working on XII Remaster?

 

[Ravidrath]

After X-2, I can't imagine why people would want them to revisit it after all this time.

Also, the entire point of the sequel games is to reuse as many assets as possible. XIII-2 and LR moved away from this a bit, but there was still significant asset reuse.

So asking to X-3 is basically asking them to remake all of X's assets with new tech. And the sequels don't sell nearly as well as the originals, either, so the chances of profiting on this would be very low, too.

 

[Toth]

On Final Fantasy XIII

After having released three titles for the Final Fantasy XIII series, Square Enix feels that its results were sufficient. If expectations for it were higher, they would have gone with different approaches to sell the game. He says that Lightning, especially, is still very popular, as we’ve seen with the Louis Vuitton collaboration and such, and Square Enix must think about how they’ll continue fostering her as a character.

Well, finally solid confirmation that FFXIII saga is indeed seen as a success from SE despite what many gaffers have said in the past. They tried alot of different things with XIII and the sequels ( like they should do with each FF entry imho) and recognized what worked and what did not, as evident by their recent console and mobile FF games.

And boy, Lightning sure gets mocked her alot but she still strikes a cord for the Japanese audience.

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm totally down for X-3. Do it, Square.

 

[R3birthFl4me]

Square just focus on main games like you used to, stop with this X-2, X-3 bullshit and for the love of our one and only Goddess, stop announcing shit too soon, it's getting annoying.

 

[ArchedThunder]

It'll be really interesting to see what XVI is, when it's announced, when it comes out and who's on it. Honestly with how all in they seem right now I believe them that they haven't done anything on XVI yet, though I wouldn't be surprised if they have an idea floating around for a non numbered FF that could be re-purposed into XVI. They seem pretty confident in Tabata and it interesting that in the Moogle video for XV he said that XV was his "first" numbered title. That alone isn't too weird, but he had previously said he wanted to do a smaller game next, but recently said that he doesn't think that will be possible anymore, makes me wonder if SE is locking him in to do XVI.

 

[Toth]

Also, my dream FF would be an adventure with animated Yoshitaka Amano characters on his signature watercolor backgrounds.

 

[wrestleman]

give me that Auron-centric X-3 SE come on do it

 

[.JayZii]

Let FFX die with what little dignity it has left.

 

[TropicalFish]

If X-3 adapts anything from that godawful novel and/or audio drama I'm not touching it with a ten foot pole.

 

[Mediking]

Lies!! Mediking told us it's well underway.

Mediking will deliver

Oh yeah!!!! Its time for me to shine, baby! The director of FFXV is here!!! Its me!

 

[.JayZii]

Oh yeah!!!! Its time for me to shine, baby! The director of FFXV is here!!! Its me!

I thought it was XVI. Wait a minute... I'm starting to think you're not the director at all.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Oh yeah!!!! Its time for me to shine, baby! The director of FFXV is here!!! Its me!

"Mediking, I like what you did here, but I'm really confused about this scene with the milk."
-notes from Hashimoto

 

[CielTynave]

However, he says that there’s currently facing a wall that cannot be climbed—with director/character designer Tetsuya Nomura and producer/director Yoshinori Kitase both being occupied, they’re unable to work on Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kingdom Hearts III, and Final Fantasy X-3 all at the same time.

Being occupied sure didn't stop them from having Nomura direct like 4 other KH games, and be creative director/producer and character designer on like a dozen others when they could have had him focusing just on VsXIII...

 

[EctoPrime]

A Mass Effect /Spirits Within style squad shooter could work for 16.

 

[Mediking]

I thought it was XVI. Wait a minute... I'm starting to think you're not the director at all.

"Mediking, I like what you did here, but I'm really confused about this scene with the milk."
-notes from Hashimoto

Wait until I show you guys the concept art for FFXVI!!!

 

[RainForce]

So if a director feels that a certain battle system would work best in the current generation, that’s the main system they’ll go with.

Something resembling turn-based is never returning

 

[Mit-]

I only want to see FFX-3 to see these designs realized:

But it shouldn't follow anything from that audio drama. I think it'd be cool as well if they just made a 10-20 hour short/cheap/downloadable game that revisited parts of the world, featured the same kind of battle system, chock-full of cameos, etc. I think there's room for something like that. There isn't room for a 60+ hour FFX-3.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Who in the flying fuck is asking for an X-3.........

What the shit?

 

[SomePerson]

On one hand I'd love to see Spira with modern graphics, but on the other hand if X-3 is going to follow that horrible audio drama....

 

[Fardeen]

please no to FF X-3

 

[Qvoth]

after last 2 ff being modern/futuristic setting, i think i'd like them to go back to full fantasy mode again
something like 9 or 12 would be fine

 

[RareFantasy64]

I would absolutely love a X-3. I'd love for it to have the same fixed camera-angle style and then take the same view locations of Spira from X and X-2 but update the graphics

 

[sora87]

On one hand I'd love to see Spira with modern graphics, but on the other hand if X-3 is going to follow that horrible audio drama....

It would be hilarious. I want that scene in full square-enix cgi quality.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Soo...

Where may I enjoy this audio drama that you're all hyping?

 

[RareFantasy64]

It would be hilarious. I want that scene in full square-enix cgi quality.

Doesn't that audio drama have something about (spoiler from the drama)

Spoiler

Tidus getting blown up with a spira ball and his head (now detached from his body) talks to Yuna

or something like that?