Time For a New Fantasy
So as we edge into the New Year and growl at our friends across the ocean, we step back and look at the Square-Enix’s latest installment into the main Final Fantasy lineup.
It’s easy to see that Square needs to really hit this installment out of the park, if it wants to continue with these massive and counterproductive schedules. Final Fantasy 13 was one of the technical demos that were shown before the Playstation 3 was even released, and here we sit over 3 years later finally with a released version. While the Japanese people may show enough devotion to make that a viable business strategy, for Americans and the rest of the world the Final Fantasy brand is getting over taken by new and inventive entries into the gaming world. In the time it took Square-Enix to make one game, whole series of triple-A titles have come and gone from the public mind. Unless SE can do something about their workflow, Final Fantasy 14 Online might truly be the final fantasy.
Problems aside, I of course being a geek a heart cannot help but play. I look forward to my birthday when I can enjoy a new fantasy, but in the meantime, I will look and follow the release in Japan and see what people say about the game.