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[BocoDragon]

The problem is most don't want a controller attachment for their phone. Especially is said attachment is an extra purchase. Add-on peripherals almost never achieve critical mass. Not to mention, if I am going to carry around the extra bulk of a controller for my phone I'd much rather dedicate said bulk to my handhelds (3DS and Vita).

Let's see what these iOS7 compatible controllers look like before we dismiss them outright.

I think it's about as much of a non-issue as buying a controller for your PC.

 

[Xater]

Good thing I was already lying down reading this, otherwise who knows what would have happened.

 

[Yagharek]

Rip in peace Square-Enix. Murdered by mobile gaming and free-to-play.

And dumb over expensive shitty ffxiii engine development.

 

[VillageBC]

At this stage I kind of wish SE to just fold up shop and bedone. Leave me with my nostalgic happy memories intact rather then become this thing I hate.

 

[Saintguine]

Not much point in hating Square Enix to death since they're doing alright with the multiple self-inflicted stab wounds.

 

[The Mana Legend]

Sequels of 'Dragon Quest' series will appear on mobile devices.

So that means the series is a smartphone series from here on?

The decision to go to smartphone with sequels to Dragon Quest makes so little sense considering their last handheld title was the highest selling in the franchise. If DQXI is not for 3DS, a platform that is currently booming in the most popular Dragon Quest country, then Square-Enix really has no fucking clue what they're doing.

 

[SmartBase]

Never cared for Square but I did like a lot of Eidos titles. Such a shame.

 

[Perkel]

This basically means:


- FFXV will be the last FF as we know it
- KH3 will be the last KH game in series
- EIDOS after Thief and new DeusEx will close due to exodus of talent
- Square enix will reach Zynga level status


No one wins here.


Let's hope FFX and KH3 will sell a lot.

 

[Toki767]

It's so hard to believe the two companies who at one time held the two most popular franchises in Japan merging together resulted in this. And yet here we are.

 

[Perkel]

Rip in peace Square-Enix. Murdered by mobile gaming and free-to-play.

murdered by wada.

Wasnt ff12 the last ff as we knew it?

I mean retail FF. FF online will be probably online FF after FFXV

 

[urfe]

I won't buy Dragon Quest XI if it's only for smart devices.

Hopefully the old Dragon Quests will be released via VC on 3DS or Wii U and I can just play those for eternity.

 

[Yagharek]

This basically means:


- FFXV will be the last FF as we know it
- KH3 will be the last KH game in series
- EIDOS after Thief and new DeusEx will close due to exodus of talent
- Square enix will reach Zynga level status


No one wins here.


Let's hope FFX and KH3 will sell a lot.

Wasnt ff12 the last ff as we knew it?

 

[Perkel]

It's so hard to believe the two companies who at one time held the two most popular franchises in Japan merging together resulted in this.

they didn't merge. Enix bought bankrupt Square. Without that Squaresoft would die in 2001

 

[The Mana Legend]

I won't buy Dragon Quest XI if it's only for smart devices.

Hopefully the old Dragon Quests will be released via VC on 3DS or Wii U and I can just play those for eternity.

Square-Enix really, really hates VC for some reason. They hate free money.

 

[Otakumegane]

It's so hard to believe the two companies who at one time held the two most popular franchises in Japan merging together resulted in this. And yet here we are.

They needed each other's competition.

Once they fused they became fat gotenks.

 

[EatChildren]

Deus Ex could still be good you guys...

 

[FaceDa]

FF5 has one of the best game systems ever put into an RPG, even with the atrociously redone graphics the game should still be a blast to actually play. Mobile games themselves aren't the problem for most people; Square-Enix mobile games are the problem.

I thought the graphics looked pretty good actually, the in-battle sprites for enemies looked great and the spell effects don't look ugly as hell anymore.

 

[ConteZero76]

Square-Enix is the new Electronic Arts.

 

[KiteGr]

 

[Coldsun]

Square-Enix is the new Electronic Arts.

If they were the new EA, they'd actually be making an incredible amount of money while alienating their fans.

 

[Jackano]

This is the second death of Square, alongside Enix now.
The most worrying thing are at what point their teams will re-organize (and eventually be unable to quickly leverage again) and how their franchises will (worst case scenario) be devaluated. Such a contrast with Nintendo's speech...

 

[Squire]

Square-Enix is the new Electronic Arts.

Nah. They'd need to consistently release console games to measure up to EA.

 

[Eusis]

they didn't merge. Enix bought bankrupt Square. Without that Squaresoft would die in 2001

They waited on Squaresoft to recover actually, apparently merging was always something people like Wada sought.

And it didn't happen until 2003 so it'd be kind of amazing if a failure to merge killed them retroactively.

EDIT: And if anything SE would be the new LucasArts, except they're also the parent company. Chasing trends, neglecting many beloved IPs they have while hemorrhaging the vets that made them who they are, etc.

 

[urfe]

Square-Enix really, really hates VC for some reason. They hate free money.

Final Fantasy is coming out on Wii U VC next week in Japan, and I got a Japanese Wii U, so that's something.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I didn't play the Tomb Raider multiplayer.

I don't actually know how one turns Tomb Raider into some sort of online-only game.

Is it like the last episode of Buffy when everyone becomes the Slayer? Everyone is a Lara.

 

[synce]

they didn't merge. Enix bought bankrupt Square. Without that Squaresoft would die in 2001

I will argue til death that Square did die in 2001

 

[ConteZero76]

If they were the new EA, they'd actually be making an incredible amount of money while alienating their fans.

 

[Coxy]

What a sad way to die, a villain to your people

Whoever buys their IPs after they're dead, drop me a line

 

[Toki767]

I don't think FFXIII as a series has made them much money. Their whole reason for the trilogy is so that they could recover the cost of making the first game.

 

[Scythian Empire]

 

[Ryuuga]

Deus Ex could still be good you guys...

Microtransaugmentations.

 

[fallagin]

Good grief.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Ridiculous

 

[Shion]

I wonder if we're going to see a mass exodus of talent from the company over the next few years.

 

[ConteZero76]

I don't think FFXIII as a series has made them much money. Their whole reason for the trilogy is so that they could recover the cost of making the first game.

Not a good reason for EAing their fan base.

 

[Ikon]

I wonder if we're going to see a mass exodus of talent from the company over the next few years.

I thought pretty much everyone of importance left quite a long time ago?

 

[Deleted member 125677]

welp

time to accept this and say goodbye SE and thanks for all the memories ;_;

Spoiler

nah, still hoping for console/handheld DQXI that will be the shit! never surrender #believe

Every time Nirolak makes a thread these days I tremble with fear

 

[Parakeetman]

Pack it up folks the shows done.

End of an era right here.

 

[Xenex]

I just woke up to this. I think I'm going to go back to sleep now

Spoiler

- forever

 

[Otakumegane]

I wonder if we're going to see a mass exodus of talent from the company over the next few years.

This already happened. A lot went to Nintendo, some went to create studios like Mistwalker.

 

[eXistor]

I, for one, am not shocked. I am, however, disappointed.

 

[Squire]

Microtransaugmentations.

 

[The Cartographer]

That's just absurd.

 

[lazorexplosion]

What you guys don't want more games like All The Bravest? Guys?

 

[jimi_dini]

Fuck you Square Enix

I mean seriously.


After Hitman Absolution and the Tomb Raider abomination, I can't really say that I shed a tear. Sad about no proper Deus Ex:HR sequel, but well, maybe it's better that way. Otherwise they would have made an Deus Ex: Absolution *shudder*

 

[E92 M3]

I really wanted Just Cause 3

Sad to see what happened to Square. Back in the day, I'd buy some of their games just based on trust. Xenogears was one of those games and it became my favorite jrpg.

 

[Samir Sedlar]

So EVERY game Eidos make will have MP/Be Online ?!, Deus Ex, Thief, Tomb Raider, future Legacy of Kain, EVERYTHING !!

 

[EatChildren]

Microtransaugmentations.

 

[RaikuHebi]

If FFX, XV and KHIII do really well maybe they'll Occam's Razor all the crap.

 

[Coldsun]

Is it wrong I wish Square Enix as a whole company could get a FFXIV treatment? Just go dark for a while, get their cards in order, and come back out amazing?