Please, PLEASE, don't suck. There's just too much riding on your shoulders at point. You hold in your hands the future of your franchise and for the love of God, please don't drop it!
For too long now, Final Fantasy has been the subject of intense mediocrity and a sheer lack of ability to catch up with its former glory. 10 was good; 11 was an MMO so that's not a fair comparison; 12 was fine; 13 was meh if you could get through to the end; and 14 was another MMO. So, we haven't had a truly great Final Fantasy since it reached the double-digits. That's a gap of 2 console generations without a stand-out game from the franchise that was once considered the pinnacle of role-playing game excellence. And I'm aware there have been tons of other Final Fantasy games outside the core 14, but none of them are true stand outs either. I enjoyed Type-0 HD, but I don't want to just enjoy it; I want a Final Fantasy that's Game of the Year material. Especially after 10 GOD DAMN YEARS of development time. At this point, if you doesn't do well, Square Enix could easily see that as a big flashing sign reading "You can't make a good Final Fantasy, anymore!" And that's not the end of it; that could easily signal the beginning of the end for all the retro franchises of our childhood. If Final Fantasy falls, who knows what's next. Dragon Quest? Zelda? MARIO?! If this one game happens to not be very good, the entire industry could shift into utter chaos.
And I think the worst part is that if you end up being bad, it would be for all the wrong reasons. In two stellar demos, you've proven that your combat and graphical capabilities are exactly what we wanted. At this point, all you need to prove is that you won't get boring. I know that your story won't be boring (or at least I hope I can count on it not being boring) but one thing that could seriously screw everything up is if you just don't have very exciting quests. That's it. That's what would screw up the entire industry and kill off a crap ton of retro franchises: boring quests. Do you realize what this means? All you need to do is have too many fetch quests and suddenly, the entire world changes.
But ya know what: I think you can do it. I played the demos and they feel amazing. Combat is intensely satisfying, the graphics are unbelievable and the game just feels like the Final Fantasy we've been waiting for, the Final Fantasy we deserve. So take flight. Be free and make gamers everywhere see your true form. But if you can't do that, just... Please don't suck.
Sincerely,
The Lone Kid Icarus Fan, a concerned JRPG gamer
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