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Final Fantasy XIV - Why does it have a number?
Astroboyqu
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Ok so my first post, I wear a fire proof suit so let the flaming begin.
Probably more of a rant than a debate, but I encourage others to share/rant their opinion also.
I was already outraged the first time around, when the original FF MMO came out. I waited many a lonely night for the announcement of the new Final Fantasy game, expecting something to blow previous FF's out of the water... and after all that waiting and speculation of FFXI when it was finaly announced to be a MMO I was devestated. Why didn't they just call it FF Online! Leave the numbers to the true FF's. It is not like this is a strange concept for SquareEnix, as they have made non numbered FF games before, FF tactics for one, FF chocobo tales (god forgive if that one became a numbered game), FF Crystal Chronicals, and so on. So why is it they feel the need to insert into their long line of numbered, completable games, yet a second MMO. I am not saying a FFMMO is a horrible idea but especially, with the not very success of XI, why would they allow these games completly not in the style of the rest of the numberd FF's in which you are the main hero and you go through an epic story fighting epic battles, to mar their order with a grind fest, in which unless you spend the majority of your lifes hours in you end up an insignificant prong in a giant clockwork that is the MMO.
Thats about it for my rant now, but feel free to argue against, rant in your own right, etc. I welcome it.
Probably more of a rant than a debate, but I encourage others to share/rant their opinion also.
I was already outraged the first time around, when the original FF MMO came out. I waited many a lonely night for the announcement of the new Final Fantasy game, expecting something to blow previous FF's out of the water... and after all that waiting and speculation of FFXI when it was finaly announced to be a MMO I was devestated. Why didn't they just call it FF Online! Leave the numbers to the true FF's. It is not like this is a strange concept for SquareEnix, as they have made non numbered FF games before, FF tactics for one, FF chocobo tales (god forgive if that one became a numbered game), FF Crystal Chronicals, and so on. So why is it they feel the need to insert into their long line of numbered, completable games, yet a second MMO. I am not saying a FFMMO is a horrible idea but especially, with the not very success of XI, why would they allow these games completly not in the style of the rest of the numberd FF's in which you are the main hero and you go through an epic story fighting epic battles, to mar their order with a grind fest, in which unless you spend the majority of your lifes hours in you end up an insignificant prong in a giant clockwork that is the MMO.
Thats about it for my rant now, but feel free to argue against, rant in your own right, etc. I welcome it.
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Also, FFXII was loosely modeled off FFXI.
but, yes I am aware of FFXI's success in Japan, however I still don't think that it deserved a number. FFXII may have been modeled off of the MMO but at least it still fell into the numbered style, of you being the main characters, going through an epic story, with some kind of true culmination and end.
Maybe, just maybe...
Square conciders FFXI to be a true FF.
And maybe, just maybe...
They also concider FFXIV to be a true FF.
Gasp, shock.
as for how it didn't compare you simply had to look at it in more depth. Alot of the best FF's had no real grinding, the grinding was disguiesed and hidden with the distances between towns having you level by necessity of just getting somewhere. and it wasn't always about bosses, there were so many intricate detailed and layered substories as well as main stories, and all in all every other final fantasy game besides the MMO just had a feel to it.
of course 10 is no 7 and definatly no 6 of which i beleive to be the pinnacle of the series.
probably comes down to opinion on what is considered grinding.
nyuk nyuk nyuk
ya i got over that a while ago, mainly A) it came out of Engrish and sounded good to japanese and b) since none of the games, with the exception of 10-2 actually take place in the same world they can all technically be the final fantasy for that world >.<
but ya that was a point of stress a while ago
Aside from the obvious catchyness of the name, there was also the fct that square was litterally going bankrupt after producing several mediocre titles. The last game that ehy were able to make, the one which would make or break the company was called final fantasy because it carried with it the future of the company.
It was called that because Sakaguchi planned on retiring after creating it.
Edit: Same thing with above. As in they're also right.
I hope they gave a bonus to whoever green lighted that project.
Anyway I think they gave XI a number just so the fans would view it as a legitimate FF and not just brush it off as another spin-off (though we buy those too).
Alternately: Because they felt like it.