Keiji Inafune talks about Japanese Games: how it relates to XIV

[Andrien]

Many of the PS1 classics that arrive on the PlayStation Network are popular. Everyone enjoys the fact that Legend of Dragoon is heading to the PSN very soon, and how long was Final Fantasy VII, and VIII stayed on top of the most popular top 10 download list? Many of them titles have a style of gameplay that is dying and yet, with the myth that all westerners only want to play other stuff, those classics often outsell new digital content constantly.

Maybe that's a small message. That adventures with deep storyline, and color still have a place in this world.

[Firon]

Many of the PS1 classics that arrive on the PlayStation Network are popular. Everyone enjoys the fact that Legend of Dragoon is heading to the PSN very soon, and how long was Final Fantasy VII, and VIII stayed on top of the most popular top 10 download list? Many of them titles have a style of gameplay that is dying and yet, with the myth that all westerners only want to play other stuff, those classics often outsell new digital content constantly.

Maybe that's a small message. That adventures with deep storyline, and color still have a place in this world.

I agree with this. I don't like many western games that other ppl consider fun like Skyrim i think its boring, cause of the shitty game play. I do find a lot games fun from both sides tho.

[Denmo]

I agree with this. I don't like many western games they other ppl consider fun like Skyrim i think its boring, cause of the shitty game play.

I'm going to take Keiji's advice and disagree with ya there. If I could get Skyrim's level of depth in a Final Fantasy setting I'd be in uber gaming heaven.

[Nuinn]

I'm going to take Keiji's advice and disagree with ya there. If I could get Skyrim's level of depth in a Final Fantasy setting I'd be in uber gaming heaven.

Agreed! If only. . . . /sigh
Bethesda is however developing a TES MMO but damn it, wish it was a FF one!

[Jinko]

Agreed! If only. . . . /sigh
Bethesda is however developing a TES MMO but damn it, wish it was a FF one!

Really I thought they said they would never make a TES MMO.

[Nuinn]

Really I thought they said they would never make a TES MMO.

So far it's just a rumour but I really wouldn't be surprised. Their worlds always made me feel like the online aspect was. . . . well, not lacking from them, but rather could be there.

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[Duelle]

So far it's just a rumour but I really wouldn't be surprised. Their worlds always made me feel like the online aspect was. . . . well, not lacking from them, but rather could be there.

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It'd appeal to a very small demographic, as TES is basically a sandbox game with a story so that you can actually see the credits roll for the game. As I've said time and again, it would have worked back when EQ and SWG were up there in terms of MMO. A lot of the stuff we take for granted in Skyrim would have a ton of timesinks built in because of the fact it would be an MMO.

[Biggs]

Really I thought they said they would never make a TES MMO.

I was under the impression it wa sa Fallout MMO, since they just spend years in litigation and millions of dollars in order to get the rights from interplay to do so.

[Cendres]

I was under the impression it wa sa Fallout MMO, since they just spend years in litigation and millions of dollars in order to get the rights from interplay to do so.

We don't know which MMO they are making so it's anyone's guess, but they do want the entire IP of Fallout to themselves since Interplay is in breach of their agreement with Bethesda and have failed to produce an MMO in the time they had agreed to. It's a good guess that the reason Beth is fighting so hard is to make the MMO themselves but we don't know for sure.

Edit: I'm behind on news, Bethesda do now own the rights to Fallout Online...

[Firon]

I'm going to take Keiji's advice and disagree with ya there. If I could get Skyrim's level of depth in a Final Fantasy setting I'd be in uber gaming heaven.

That fine but i still find the game play boring in a lot of western titles.