Seen as a revolution of sorts by some fans; Bravely Default released in time for Christmas (in Europe at least) in 2013 and introduced a brand new IP by the company that was heavily inspired by its biggest titles like Final Fantasy and the newly acquired Dragon Quest (Which Square inherited from the merger with Enix). The idea was to create a game that would be easily accessible to fans of the old-school Final Fantasy games like FF III and V. It worked in a complex job system reminiscent of those games, blended it with a familiar yet fresh storyline that leaned on the tropes and idiosyncrasies of Final Fantasy scripts, birthing Bravely Default in the process. One of the key reasons for its inclusion in this list is that, were it not for the huge success of the 3DS exclusive title, Square Enix might still be trying to conquer markets they have little experience in. It was this games success that spawned the rethink of the company president Yosuke Matsuda who, when interviewed by Siliconera said "For the new games well be developing from this point on, while this may sound a bit extreme, weve been talking about making them as heavy JRPGs. I believe that way, we can better focus on our target, which will also bring better results". Due to this very small 'Final Fantasy game' in everything but its title there is a chance that the spirit of one of gaming's greatest developers could not have been saved.
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I am a middle aged Yorkshireman obsessed with Bad Religion, The Simpsons, movies and anything to do with gaming. I love everything to do with Final Fantasy, Metal Gear and will hold a discussion with anyone about anything in games.
