Quote Originally Posted by syntaxlies View Post
SE has a habit of there graphics being outdated by release so it ws important to them to have graphics that would last this time. they really banked the whole game on graphics which is what let to its demise, ironic. Two examples of outdated graphics were the FF movie which they lost a ton of money on and FF11(i know some people will be like they were the best ever) but even SE said they were outdated compared to other stuff of the time.(ps2 held it back)
Actually...

Final Fantasy: Spirits Within didn't bomb because it looked bad, it bombed because a) it wasn't Final Fantasy VII related, and b) it was boring as hell.

Square has always been known for their visuals. While yes, the PS2 did hold back Final Fantasy XI, it was the first platform the game was released on (in Japan), a whopping 4 years prior to the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360. They were pushing for quality graphics at the time, they just aged, which all games do.