Regarding the desire for Final Fantasy to return to traditional turn-based combat, Square Enix said “they are aware of Expedition 33 and consider command-based RPGs to be Square Enix’s origin and foundation”. For Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Square Enix insisted “They value the command-based RPG genre and plan to continue delivering games in this style in the future”. For fans disappointed by FF16, this is fantastic news as it means Square Enix intend to return the series to the command-based formula it made popular.

No it doesn't. Assuming the translation is accurate, they said they still like turn-based games and will continue making turn-based games. Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default would fit here, especially in reference to their desire to make more "mid tier" games when asked about Clair Obscur. "For Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest" does not appear in the translated text as context to making more turn-based games, though I don't think Dragon Quest has been real-time to date? Hey, maybe I'm wildly off base here, but it appears to me like the author of this article added what they wanted the tweet to say rather than what it actually says.

Pleaaaaase make 8 and 9 remakes that remain FAITHFUL to the originals!!! I loved them because they were turning based.

I don't care about down votes: ff7 remake sucks.

I'd love to see another more standard turn based FF, but people also have to realize that the last pure turn based game was X in 2001. FF changing shit with every game is what FF does.

This won't affect FF 17, but it could mean for a return to turn based with FF 18. Because FF 17 is probably already half way through development and these massive games are too large to make such a major change this late in the dev cycle

Ff16 combat is fun as hell. And FF7 remake/rebirth too. I'm sure I still would have enjoyed both games if they were turn based, as I enjoyed the original FF7 and FF8 back in the day, but I really don't get the hate for the realtime combat. It's tight and polished and fun.

as if Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't any indication..

I genuinely enjoyed the Kingdom Hearts action-adventure with a couple of celebrity minions supporting your Dark Souls-style main character and the occasional Big Summons to drop a global special effect. I don't think its bad on its face.

But they've invested so much time and energy into making Live Action work as a system that everything from the story to the game mechanics have suffered. Like, if you want to make a FromSoft game, then go over to FromSoft and do a business partnership to make Eldin Fantasy: The Soulslike Crystal Saga. You don't need to keep tinkering with this engine that clearly doesn't work.

Also, the FF7Remakes seem to have found a sweet spot. Why can't the mainline games deliver this level of quality?

Also, also, also why have you abandoned ChronoTrigger? Twelve different DragonQuest titles but you gave up on Chrono in the mid-90s? You monsters.

Baldur‘s Gate 3, too, and the free turn-based updates for PoE.

If anyone wants/needs a turn-based Fantasy/Strategy/RPG game in their life, take a look at Age of Wonders.

Ironically, the turn based combat in Final Fantasy is the biggest reason I don't play it. I find that the combat feels too repetitive, because its always the same animations, same music, same background per area, etc. Also, the random battle encounter mechanic annoys me when I just want to explore and I have to fight an entire army just to move from one side of an area to the other side.

I mean the tactics and 9 remake are still coming.

God wonder what dragon quest 12 is going to be like, I loved 11 so much.

I haven’t played this yet but I need to.