The Final Fantasy series has long been the poster child for games of the RPG genre. Ever since it achieved breakout success worldwide with the release of Final Fantasy VII, it has attracted a large fan base, many of whom claim it to be the greatest videogame series of all time, let alone the greatest RPG series. Whilst that is a debate for another time, with the broadening horizons of the PlayStation Vita, it is clear that a Final Fantasy release on the portable console needs to be something special, especially after the series has lost some of its most hardcore fans with the release of Final Fantasy XIII.
If I’m honest, I can’t imagine a world in which the first Final Fantasy release on the PS Vita won’t be a huge success, it is likely to sell a large amount of copies regardless of what aspects it includes, simply because of the quality of the series and the name that Square Enix has built for it. But, this is obviously not going to equate to the quality of the game, and for me there are a number of things that must be included in order for Final Fantasy to really be as big of a success on the Vita as it truly deserves to be. Read on to find out exactly what these things could be…
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All good points Adam, although I wouldn’t put them in that order. I think by far the most important thing is story and characters.
The world map and hidden things is always good too. I do like the idea of a return of The Gold Saucer. Ah the memories…
Thanks! Yeah the story probably is the most important part of the game, I just felt like it kind of went without saying that the story should be great, but couldn’t not include it as a point, the mini-games just felt a perfect fit for the Vita and I am definitely one for the nostalgia of past games, so I think if they included past mini-games and characters whilst playing them, it would bring in an even larger audience. People might even buy a Vita specifically for this release! :)
Quina is from final fantasy 9 not 8 ^^;
Ah haha sorry about that, I knew that really, promise! call it a typo :)