Its more like milking a single character, nevertheless this is the tale as old as time of a company not knowing what made their Most popular product so popular in the first place
Square follows trends and when Cloud became trendy they went overboard. Square is the EA of Japan, they need to appease shareholders, and Cloud is their only character with enough clout to stand out on his own.
People are waking up to it, though. FF16 has proven that the Final Fantasy brand has stalled. It’s not a tentpole of gaming anymore. People that still think so are stuck in the PS1 era. It’s very telling when the ff7 remake only sold 3 million copies after 3 years. Meanwhile, Diablo 2 Resurrection, a game initially released in the same era as FF7, sold 5 million in less than a year.
Sorry to say, but the numbers prove FF is a B-tier franchise at best now.
Sure, right about the same time Nintendo stops milking Mario. Damn plumber is a golfer, table top gaming enthusiast (11 games), tennis star, soccer star, doctor, go kart racer (10 games), brawler, baseball, AND has his actual series.
So Sony fanboys can feel big for a couple seconds trying to flaunt the same old game again and again trying to stand toe to toe with starfield and those who know how big its going to be. Oh wait, money, it’s for the money SSDD in the Square camp. Better luck next game.
“So we noticed FF7 was a success, so we’ll be releasing 50 FF7 games, all with as little effort as we can do, and make as much money as we can! Instead of focusing on FF16”
The thing is, the rules of business apply, if it’s going to sell, sell it. Anything with Cloud is popular, and people will pay, so Square develop.
It is nearly impossible for a business to not cash in and milk their prime IP.
Arguably the most iconic entry in the series, and overall, very little “milked” content has been bad.
Its more like milking a single character, nevertheless this is the tale as old as time of a company not knowing what made their Most popular product so popular in the first place
The milk is good though, tasty even.
Ju$t becau$e.
Square follows trends and when Cloud became trendy they went overboard. Square is the EA of Japan, they need to appease shareholders, and Cloud is their only character with enough clout to stand out on his own.
I’ve seen Tifa and Aerith milked a lot more
Who would’ve thought a company would milk a popular character because everyone loves them and would lead to more money
Why?
“Stop making good remakes right now!”
Some of this stuff was years apart to it’s not as bad as that image makes it look
Worldwide Game.
Pack on the hate, but the FF7 remake/remaster was god awful hot garbage
People are waking up to it, though. FF16 has proven that the Final Fantasy brand has stalled. It’s not a tentpole of gaming anymore. People that still think so are stuck in the PS1 era. It’s very telling when the ff7 remake only sold 3 million copies after 3 years. Meanwhile, Diablo 2 Resurrection, a game initially released in the same era as FF7, sold 5 million in less than a year.
Sorry to say, but the numbers prove FF is a B-tier franchise at best now.
You need to stop….lol.
Sure, right about the same time Nintendo stops milking Mario. Damn plumber is a golfer, table top gaming enthusiast (11 games), tennis star, soccer star, doctor, go kart racer (10 games), brawler, baseball, AND has his actual series.
Nintendo needs new blood!
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I don’t mind it. I like Cloud and if things like the FF7 Remake are “milking it”, I’m all for it.
So Sony fanboys can feel big for a couple seconds trying to flaunt the same old game again and again trying to stand toe to toe with starfield and those who know how big its going to be. Oh wait, money, it’s for the money SSDD in the Square camp. Better luck next game.
If it’s going to make money and be enjoyable, I don’t see why not.
I kinda wish it stayed at FFVII. Great game in it’s own.
But it’s also the most popular FF game, so I understand why SE milk it to death.
“So we noticed FF7 was a success, so we’ll be releasing 50 FF7 games, all with as little effort as we can do, and make as much money as we can! Instead of focusing on FF16”
All ilk say is that, Square milks and people are thirsty. It’s not rocket science.