well they just had record sales and profits last year so they're doing something right.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Team Urgently Recruiting, Heres A Message From Key Staff
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well they just had record sales and profits last year so they're doing something right.
My bet for KH3 is that the following will happen.
E3 2017:
-New Story Trailer with Frozen, Tangled, Big Hero 6, and Olympus Worlds shown off. Ends with a Fall 2018 release date.
-Olympus and Tangled worlds playable on E3 Show Floor.
Gamescom 2017:
-New Worlds announced (via concept art or short gameplay clip)
-New Screenshots of announced worlds.
TGS 2017:
-Lilo & Stitch World (Hawaii Location) Announced via gameplay trailer
-JP Demo announced for JP PSN Store releasing in the future.
Early 2018:
-Official blow-out of information; starting off with Star Wars World (based on original trilogy or Ep. VII) being shown off for first time.
-Demo released (Olympus) to public via PSN and XBL storefront. 1-2 hours long and leads directly into the main plot of KH3.
Is that why they're effectively killing both the Hitman and Deux Ex franchises?
They released one Final Fantasy game, and it did relatively well.....though it took like a decade to actually get it made. So many other releases have been miscues.
That's not necessarily true. They have to go and rewrite all of the dialogue, and they have to go and individually redesign all maps because they were simply 2D backdrops before. It isn't simply a process of dropping the game into a magical 3D builder and having it be already planned and completed. They have to redesign everything. Everything. Those monsters they had before? They were the simplest of simple polygonal models. Character models must have animations and characteristics that match what their personalities portray. All battles must be redesigned, since it's a new battle system with more action-oriented, in-map battles that don't happen on some magical map that is not connected with everything else. Not to mention the fact that they aren't simply remaking the same event structure as they had before--they are tweaking everything and probably adding new content and changing the flow of the game.
It's about the same work as starting from scratch for a new game now.
I think that's kind of unfair since they weren't just making P5 for 7 years, they also released Catherine and P4DAN.
As for them deciding to release a "full" FF7 instead of episodes, that sentiment has been common in this thread and I think it's crazy. If anything, I think they're sitting back and trying to figure out how to break it up into 5 or 6 parts instead of the 3
SaniOYOYOY
Member
Im reserving my judgement, this is just your tipical SE PR antics.
again if this skips e3 , we riot
edit: or kh. one of them really needs to be presents at e3
again if this skips e3 , we riot
edit: or kh. one of them really needs to be presents at e3
Lol, I think it'll definitely be there in a big way. The only thing I'm doubtful of is it being playable at E3, since if it's coming out late summer 2018 or fall 2018 it might be too early to let people play it.
Well aside from them planning announcements for winter, Nomura has given the impression they have a lot to show once 2.8 is out (with him saying we'll get the "shiny details" for KH3 this year) so I think they'll show more than that.
These are some good predictions. Though I think they would maybe choose to announce more worlds at D23 in July instead of Gamescom in August since they announced Big Hero 6 at the last D23 USA. A demo for the Olympus world seems likely. And I think they will announce 2 new Disney worlds at E3 rather than just one since it has been so long since the last world announcement.
NoctisVsStar
Member
It was never coming out this year.
Vital Tundra
Member
Imagine if they didn't squander the last 10 years on 1 FF title and handled Deus Ex and Hitman better, as well as a myriad of other franchises. SE last generation was a complete mess amd is still kinda a mess, profits be damned. Their management is hilariously bad.
Yeah, i know and persona 5 is a New game, and for ff7 they Will change some points in the story, but ALL characters, plot, world is already made in ff7, that's less work.
Im only using persona 5 as reference because is the jrpg that we know have take a Very long time of development (not using ffversus because there's the discussion of when started the real development of the game)
Ito rocking the janitor outfit
NoctisVsStar
Member
I mean new scenarios, changes to the script/dialog, combat balance, real time combat designing enemies to flow well,etc
It's really a lot of work that needs to be done. It's like Nomura said if they wanted to make an HD coat of the old game they would've had asked him to do this.
If KH3 releases next year it will make ppl shut up for awhile, I mean I don't want a Tabata situation.
It was always going to be that.
FF isn't to blame for Hitman.
That's a fair point.
I love Nomura's games, but he honestly needs to take a backseat with these current-gen titles--creative director or something to that effect where he's co-pilot and not in the main drivers seat--Cause he's not getting anything out with any sense of urgency when he's in it.
FFXV was a mess, KH3 is taking forever as well, and who really knows when we'll see the first episode FFVIIr
FFXV was a mess, KH3 is taking forever as well, and who really knows when we'll see the first episode FFVIIr
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I told you, sometimes parts of the dev cycle require more. It could happen at numerous points in the cycle. FF7R is clearly being positioned as SE as their biggest title ever. You're right, the trilogy might last 6-10 years lol
But its FF7R. Shit will make bank and be worth it.
I know, but you agree thats less work, they dont have to think from Scratch, Like in the og ff7, creating background story, personality, the overall story etc they have all this already made and must decide what Will be Changed.
NoctisVsStar
Member
I'm surprised people haven't stopped and said " SE should probably stop giving Nomura so much work" the man is in charged of mad stuff.
I would say they have roadmap so in a way it "should be" easier yes.
I would say they have roadmap so in a way it "should be" easier yes.
Honestly, I'm betting it's like that Sega story with Peeter moore. I bet they think they are doing nothing wrong.
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Irishonion
Member
Can't wait till they announce a season pass for each episode.
Well, at least we would be somewhere close to release then I guess.
Well, at least we would be somewhere close to release then I guess.
They should trust Yasue with whatever comes next for the KH team and start to reduce the amount of things they put Nomura on. He's great, but he can't deliver games like Miyazaki. Not the guy to handle a billion projects at once. Let him focus entirely on one thing and make it as good as possible, taking his time. It would also not affect other games, so we could have Yasue, Yoshida and Tabata shipping their stuff more frequently.
Well he's had a co director for the last few KH games now including 3.
It's for the best.
he definitely wants less work. He had a secret cry for help in an interview a few months ago where he said his co workers don't realize he's getting too old for this shit.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
We'd be lucky to get even a small fraction of that.
Because it reads off like a fanboy.
Oh well, guess KH3 is really vaporware and I was just expecting Square Enix to give a damn about marketing their 'big' game. Sorry for being foolish here.
GregLombardi
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This communication seems so f'ing bizarre to me. I hope this doesn't mean Playstation 5, because I already bought a PS4 for this game. If it doesn't hit PS4 I'll be playing on PC ty very much.
I can't help but wonder what you thought the promotional schedule for 2015 and 2016 was going to be.
dont forst we have d23 2017 as well in july
Prototype Viktor
Member
You know Naughty Dog scrapped part of a game and got it out almost on time, compared to it taking them to probably finish a small section of part 1 of this game.
The Jared Kushner of Square
TheDinoman
Member
Remember when Square didn't take decades to release their games? I miss those days.
That's because they're a massive company with multiple streams of revenue.
Their Japanese AAA development is far from their main source of profit.If it were, Square would've probably been dead by now or at least they would've been bought out.
Coinspinner
Member
No idea why they decided to make the job so hard on themselves, making a third-person action-RPG. I would've been happy with a top-down view like the original, characters about as detailed as Bravely Default, and some rebalanced gameplay.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
You'll understand when they make a populist AAA game that kids under 25 actually want to play.
Ha, I would want a wee bit more effort than BD looking characters :B. But yeah, if they would've went turn-based, I could see the project being a lot easier to complete. It'd also be cool if they tried to be competitive with something like P5 in making an interesting turn-based system. Oh well.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Final fantasy 70
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I remember reading awhile back that Square Enix doesnt announce games like other publishers when development is already well underway. Rather they announce games at the start of the project before development has even fully started. Thats also why their games take forever to come out, many times the game is not even actively under development when they announce it (I know for a fact this was the case with the FFX remaster)
That Project Octapath Traveller thing they announced for the Switch? I'll bet you its just a proof of concept too.
That Project Octapath Traveller thing they announced for the Switch? I'll bet you its just a proof of concept too.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
That's how old we'll all be when this game comes out.
The Hamburglar
Banned
He isn't Danny glover though.
AlexFlame116
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Mediking
Member
All I want them to do is to do some very vital and discussed restructuring. Just please do that. Do some restructuring and in house meetings about how to become more efficient and put out good titles at a consistent rate.
Also stop putting so much pressure on Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts in general.
Invest in new IP and strengthen IP that have potential to be big. Octopath Traveler on Switch is a good example of this. Just like Bravely Default on 3DS.
Let new blood come in and work on stuff.
Also stop putting so much pressure on Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts in general.
Invest in new IP and strengthen IP that have potential to be big. Octopath Traveler on Switch is a good example of this. Just like Bravely Default on 3DS.
Let new blood come in and work on stuff.