Final Fantasy 16 sales did not meet high expectations, says Square Enix president (www.eurogamer.net)

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Sales of Final Fantasy 16 did not meet Square Enix's high expectations, said president Takashi Kiryu. Last week the com…

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[-] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

"nooooooo turn-based combat is outdated and a limitation of old hardware, players don't want it"

meanwhile, Baldur's Gate 3...

[-] Nefyedardu@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah it makes no sense. "Let's ditch turn-based combat for and even more niche genre, character action! Surely this will make us more money, right?"

[-] ophy@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

A Spinoff CRPG Final Fantasy game would actually be really interesting, and a funny way to go full circle with how much the original FF1 drew from the likes of DnD.

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