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[SantaC]

Some other info from Quiter
- MistWalker does script, music and art/design, MS develops it and publishes the games
- Famous game producer is working on it ...like guess who
- 150 ppl working on each game (or both? damn webtranslators)
- online technology will be used, whatever that means

well I guess it's not a mmorpg

 

[Odnetnin]

ah, shaddap. You aren't interested in these titles?

we don't know anything more than that 1 concept and this announcement. But if its from a Japan dev. It HAS to be good! ... MMCM, BOFDQ, Suikoden 4 has proven that even guys who'd been making RPGs forever can fuck up. SE has also managed to shock/dismay with some of their recent output.

Honestly, I anticipate FFXII and DQVIII a hell of a lot more right now

 

[android]

Is this good news? I thought FF went down the pooper. I haven't touched one since FF7. Well I guess any Japanese support is better than none at all! :lol

Yeah and the good Final Fantasy games were created and produced by who?

 

[Celicar]

Yeah and the good Final Fantasy games were created and produced by who?

I have no idea. Who?

 

[bitwise]

we don't know anything more than that 1 concept and this announcement. But if its from a Japan dev. It HAS to be good! ... MMCM, BOFDQ, Suikoden 4 has proven that even guys who'd been making RPGs forever can fuck up. SE has also managed to shock/dismay with some of their recent output.

Honestly, I anticipate FFXII and DQVIII a hell of a lot more right now

how cynical. well bye.

 

[android]

I have no idea. Who?

Ugh.

 

[thorns]

if it is 150 people for each game, that's quite insane. Bungie has only 60 employees.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Some other info from Quiter
- MistWalker does script, music and art/design, MS develops it and publishes the games
- Famous music game producer is working on it ...like guess who
- 150 ppl working on each game (or both? damn webtranslators)
- online technology will be used, whatever that means

Well, uh. Okay then!

 

[Solid]

Excellent news! Can't wait to hear about these games!

 

[SantaC]

if it is 150 people for each game, that's quite insane. Bungie has only 60 employees.

eh I was thinking the same. I am not sure that 150 people(EAD) work on the new Zelda. Jarrod?

 

[Malakhov]

we don't know anything more than that 1 concept and this announcement. But if its from a Japan dev. It HAS to be good! ... MMCM, BOFDQ, Suikoden 4 has proven that even guys who'd been making RPGs forever can fuck up. SE has also managed to shock/dismay with some of their recent output.

Honestly, I anticipate FFXII and DQVIII a hell of a lot more right now

People still care about FF? I used to be one of its biggest fan but I've lost all interest in the series.

At least here Sakaguchi is starting something new and pretty much in the same context he created Final Fantasy I. Square was going down the shitcan and final fantasy was supposed to be one of its last projects and look what happened. Now Sakaguchi just came off a disaster and he's working on a new game with no restrictions whatsoever from anyone.

Looks good, real good.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Is that the same way the Dragon Quest games are made?

 

[Baron Aloha]

Well unless one of these RPGs is called Final Fantasy and the other one is called Dragon Quest then I reckon these games won't amount to a hill of beans when they finally hit. Is it good news? Well more games certainly isn't bad news but I doubt either will do much, if anything, for Xenon in Japan.

 

[Razoric]

I have no idea. Who?

:lol :lol

 

[Legal Step]

So Sony will be stuck with Final Fantasy games and Dragon Quest and lucky Microsoft gets 2 RPGs. Stupid Sony.

 

[ferricide]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3138614&did=9

some choice quotes from the ex-sega marketing man...

 

[PhatSaqs]

So Sony will be stuck with Final Fantasy games and Dragon Quest and lucky Microsoft gets 2 RPGs. Stupid Sony.

:lol :lol

 

[bitwise]

So Sony will be stuck with Final Fantasy games and Dragon Quest and lucky Microsoft gets 2 RPGs. Stupid Sony.

stupid comment, too

 

[Celicar]

No FF games??? I don't know how well these games will sell then. No one knows who this Sakaguchi dude is.

 

[android]

Why does everyone keep saying Final Fantasy isn't good any more. It started going down the toilet when Sakaguchi stopped having direct control over the series.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Sakaguchi's relationship with us is for the duration of these two titles, and while he isn't an employee of Microsoft Game Studios Japan, our arrangement with him is exclusive for the next generation platforms..."

[scratches head]??

 

[SolidSnakex]

Why does everyone keep saying Final Fantasy isn't good any more. It started going down the toilet when Sakaguchi stopped having direct control over the series.

Started going down the toilet at 6? Because that's when it really switched over into Kitase's hands.

 

[Celicar]

I thought FF6 was supposed to be the best one. Those giant robots were sweet.

 

[android]

Started going down the toilet at 6? Because that's when it really switched over into Kitase's hands.

I'd say after seven on.

 

[maskrider]

Exclusives are good for MS. 150 people is quite a number if true. No one likes to see another TFLO.

 

[Prine]

"His role extends beyond working on the games -- he's also helping us with the positioning of the new platform in the Japanese market, and making sure that we're adequately resourced to deliver on everything we need in that market. Sakaguchi is helping guide us to build content that's relevant to the cultural lifestyle of Japanese gamers.

Nice! Hopefully influence some producers to jump onboard Xbox 360

Like i said, stepping stones

 

[teruterubozu]

Nice! Hopefully influence some producers to jump onboard Xbox 360

Like i said, stepping stones

Wonder why Itagaki never played that role for MS...

 

[Legal Step]

stupid comment, too

The thing that sucks here is that sarcasm is completely lost on you people.


And waiting for Conker is stupid too.

 

[Malakhov]

Started going down the toilet at 6? Because that's when it really switched over into Kitase's hands.

Since 6 was the series peak, yup.

 

[Prine]

Itagaki doesnt have the same prestiege associated with his name. Sakaguchi = Miyamoto of RPGs

 

[Mrbob]

Having a three or four player Xbox Live! enabled Secret of Mana-esque Action/Adventure/RPG game would be sweet!

But my guess is that these games will be Live! Aware since all Xbox 360 games require it.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Since 6 was the series peak, yup.

I'm talking about with 6 included. He started going into a producer role with that game, Kitase started being the director of the series.

 

[RevenantKioku]

[scratches head]??

The two games (the arrangement) are exclusive.

 

[jiggle]

Nice. Always good to see big budget RPGs.

 

[Malakhov]

I'm talking about with 6 included. He started going into a producer role with that game, Kitase started being the director of the series.

Doesn't change the fact that after 6 the series went down the shitcan :/

 

[kaching]

One would argue that there is currently no market for JRPGs on the current Xbox.

If one's going to argue that, then I'd love to see the argument for why there IS one on unreleased, unannounced platform...

Hu. Yeah. If you say so...

It's more like, Hu. Yeah. If MS chooses to officially not say so...

Microsoft's trying to have their cake and eat it too. They're not upping production on the current Xbox to meet demand, and they've shifted all 1st party products still in R&D over to Xenon (Conker should be their last Xbox game in June) but they're waiting until the absolute last second possible to unveil Xenon so as not to kill Xbox momentum.

I'm not oblivious to the likely tactic here but I also doubt that MS is oblivious to the way this overlaps with their previous PR naming convention for the Xbox itself and how this presents a fallback position for one or both of these projects. It's on 'Xbox', exclusively, and that's all that really matters at this time.

Edit: I see Moore's comments @ 1up shed more precise info on nature of deal. "Next Gen Xbox" it is

 

[SHOCKIE]

The thing that sucks here is that sarcasm is completely lost on you people.


And waiting for Conker is stupid too.

:lol

 

[android]

I'm talking about with 6 included. He started going into a producer role with that game, Kitase started being the director of the series.

Yeah and aside from six and seven, the rest are quite frankly shit. I mean Square thinks releasing X-2 would a valuable addition to the Final Fantasy mythos. Maybe with Enix heads in charge now it will change, but i'm not to optimistic

 

[callous]

Whose joke character is Celicar?

This seems like pretty big news to me. The importance is in how much attention MS will draw with names like these on board. The games actually turning out good would obviously be a bonus, but until then MS can parade the names Sakaguchi, and probably Uematsu, around in Japan, and that can't be bad for business.

 

[golem]

yeah FF has been sucking lately, but I still have high hopes that XII will be a great game

 

[djtiesto]

Is this good news? I thought FF went down the pooper. I haven't touched one since FF7. Well I guess any Japanese support is better than none at all! :lol

FF went down the pooper right when Sakaguchi left... Sakaguchi, Amano and Uematsu *WERE* FF if you ask me, whatever they're passing for the FF series now in no way compares to the ones when they were in charge. I was gonna take a wait and see approach with the Xbox 2, but having 2 Mist Walker RPGs totally seals the deal for me.

 

[Redbeard]

So the bulk of the development is being done by two groups of MGS Japan... are these the two teams that did Magatama and Phantom Dust?

 

[Prine]

no, Mistwalker are creating 2 games for Xbox 360. They're exclusive to MS Next GEn

 

[Deg]

Sounds quite good. Not sure about the arrangement that Mistwalker dont actually develop the 2 games!

Also havent MS already done this FF thing countless times only to lead to countless poor games and flops?

 

[Redbeard]

no, Mistwalker are creating 2 games for Xbox 360. They're exclusive to MS Next GEn

...

Some other info from Quiter
- MistWalker does script, music and art/design, MS develops it and publishes the games
- Famous music game producer is working on it ...like guess who
- 150 ppl working on each game (or both? damn webtranslators)
- online technology will be used, whatever that means

So it's more of a collaboration, then.

 

[Odnetnin]

Yeah and aside from six and seven, the rest are quite frankly shit. I mean Square thinks releasing X-2 would a valuable addition to the Final Fantasy mythos. Maybe with Enix heads in charge now it will change, but i'm not to optimistic

FF X-2 is fan service and I'd say more for the Japanese market than the US. As for the comments about FF6 being the best? Fuck.. suddenly the very important FFVII (with its FMV, black character and death of a central character, best villian in yonks) doesn't matter.

Sakaguchi = Miyamoto of RPGs

that got me to snort cola out of my nose. :lol :lol :lol So wrong its not funny

 

[Kon Tiki]

Some other info from Quiter
- MistWalker does script, music and art/design, MS develops it and publishes the games
- Famous music game producer is working on it ...like guess who

Shouldn't the Guess Who being doing the music?

 

[bitwise]

that got me to snort cola out of my nose. :lol :lol :lol So wrong its not funny

ok, then why didn't you say who you think *is*? out of curiousity. You must have had someone in mind to have had his comment affect you in such a way.

 

[The Bookerman]

Citing a shared vision with Microsoft for the next generation of video games,

Money hat.


Seriously: If Nintendo had given the same amount of money Microsoft did and gained exclusive rights on the two games, most of you would have said Nintendo is doomed anyway.


Oh, by the way, wasn't FFXI Sakaguchi's baby project?

 

[SolidSnakex]

ok, then why didn't you say who you think *is*? out of curiousity. You must have had someone in mind to have had his comment affect you in such a way.

I'll go with Yuji Horii.