Remember, Nintendo put the series on the map back in the late 80's. Do you think they should ever make a Nintendo FF title again?

(if there was a new FF title, i might not know it, refresh my memory)

Taken from Wikipedia:

The switch was due to a dispute with Nintendo over its use of faster and more expensive cartridges, as opposed to the slower, cheaper, and much higher capacity compact discs used on rival systems. Final Fantasy VII introduced 3D graphics with fully pre-rendered backgrounds. It was because of this switch to 3D that a CD-ROM format was chosen over a cartridge format.

That was the reason SE and Nintendo parted company, and with the release of the Nintendo Gamecube, SE has released Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Not one of the mainstream titles, and with two later Crystal Chronicles games released for the Nintendo Wii, FF did return to Nintendo albeit not many 'true' fans consider the Crystal Chronicles series as FF canon.

Nintendo also was notorious for making a lot of demands on the developers of games for it's consoles (something Sony has also done), which not just SE but other developers felt stifling.

But to answer your question, 'Should Nintendo and Final Fantasy reunite?'.

No. Nintendo is the past, as is Sony now. SE should move on, not just with other consoles, but with other games and not just focus solely on FF (to the extent other titles they release are mediocre and lacklustre) but try their hand at other genre of games.

As there was no option to say 'No - Both need to move on', I decline to vote.

I put Sony. I find the wii to be a useless gimmick and the DS FF's have disgusting graphics.

I agree perhaps SE should try other genres, and alos not rely solely on their only good game series ie Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and DragonQuest.

Sure why not just not for the Wii please, if I want arm cramps I will lift weights at the gym.

Super Mario Wii was a lot of fun to play. Maybe something along the lines of a 2D FF title would be a lot of fun to revisit.

That was the reason SE and Nintendo parted company, and with the release of the Nintendo Gamecube, SE has released Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Not one of the mainstream titles, and with two later Crystal Chronicles games released for the Nintendo Wii, FF did return to Nintendo albeit not many 'true' fans consider the Crystal Chronicles series as FF canon.

Nintendo also was notorious for making a lot of demands on the developers of games for it's consoles (something Sony has also done), which not just SE but other developers felt stifling.

But to answer your question, 'Should Nintendo and Final Fantasy reunite?'.

No. Nintendo is the past, as is Sony now. SE should more on, not just with other consoles, but with other games and not just focus solely on FF (to the extent other titles they release are mediocre and lacklustre) but try their hand at other genre of games.

As there was no option to say 'No - Both need to move on', I decline to vote.

ill ad that option with no problem if you like

ill ad that option with no problem if you like

Would you? That would ever be so nice.

Would you? That would ever be so nice.

I cant seem to be able to edit the poll for some reason, it just lets me edit what i wrote in my message.

Why should they? Nintendo Wii has the worst graphics of all the three consoles out there. Square-Enix is just fine sticking with the Xbox and the PS3.

If Final Fantasy would actually start being good on the Wii then I'm all for it. Graphics seem to be the most important thing these days. FFXIII seems to prove that.

And don't revive threads.

Frankly my dear... I don't give a damn...

The question is.

Should Square-Enix kick out Nomura from FF?

I'd recommend releasing FF games for the S.N.E.S again. They were the best of the main series imo.

Frankly my dear... I don't give a damn...

The question is.

Should Square-Enix kick out Nomura from FF?

Quoted for emphasis. Although his original FFVII designs weren't bad, practically everything he's done since has been a bastardized pop fest (although I didn't mind his designs of classic Amano characters in Dissidia - I especially liked Cosmos's design).

But I digress.

Quoted for emphasis. Although his original FFVII designs weren't bad, practically everything he's done since has been a bastardized pop fest (although I didn't mind his designs of classic Amano characters in Dissidia - I especially liked Cosmos's design).


My thought's exactly, although I was annoyed by some things in FFVII's artwork too...

Frankly my dear... I don't give a damn...

The question is.

Should Square-Enix kick out Nomura from FF?

I kinda wish they would, honestly; things are so much better when Amano does the artwork.


I'd recommend releasing FF games for the S.N.E.S again. They were the best of the main series imo.

This will never happen I'm afraid. The majority of players nowadays would rather play something that looks photo-realistic and plays like shit, with nothing memorable about it. Makes me sick.

I kinda wish they would, honestly; things are so much better when Amano does the artwork.


Not so much... they've worked till VI because...
FFIX has one of the worse Artwork IMO and it's from Amano...

But Nomura is the one that it's damaging more FF than anyone else in S-E In my Opinion.

Actually, Amano wasn't the original character designer for FFIX - FFIX's character designers being listed as Shukou Murase, Toshiyuki Itahana, and Shin Nagasawa (this is taken from the game credits in the FFIX manual). Amano is simply listed as 'Image Illustrator' in the credits, as he has been in every FF game since FFVII, which just means he designed the game's logo and did promotional artwork for the game.

So, if you feel hatred for FFIX's character designs Topopoz, don't blame Amano - blame those three above. :p

its much nicer to play s game in console that has a good graphics..so NO for me :D

its much nicer to play s game in console that has a good graphics..so NO for me :D

And this is what's wrong with the gaming industry of today. One of its many shortcomings unfortunately.

Actually, Amano wasn't the original character designer for FFIX - FFIX's character designers being listed as Shukou Murase, Toshiyuki Itahana, and Shin Nagasawa (this is taken from the game credits in the FFIX manual). Amano is simply listed as 'Image Illustrator' in the credits, as he has been in every FF game since FFVII, which just means he designed the game's logo and did promotional artwork for the game.

So, if you feel hatred for FFIX's character designs Topopoz, don't blame Amano - blame those three above. :p

Okay, retract about Amano, KILL THOSE OTHER 3 GUYS!!!!

its much nicer to play s game in console that has a good graphics..so NO for me :D


And this is what's wrong with the gaming industry of today. One of its many shortcomings unfortunately.

Graphics don't make the game, they only enhance what's already there. Majority of gamers now focus just on how pretty the game looks... that if it doesn't look flashy and spectacular, it'll suck. The FF games on the SNES are still far superior than the PS2/PS3/Xbox 360 versions.

Graphics don't make the game, they only enhance what's already there. Majority of gamers now focus just on how pretty the game looks... that if it doesn't look flashy and spectacular, it'll suck. The FF games on the SNES are still far superior than the PS2/PS3/Xbox 360 versions.

Exactly. IV and VI still hold superiorty over the fanbase.

umm not so sure about that last comment but anyways

I wish they would make the newer games like the PS1 and SNES games FOR the ps3 and 360. That way no one can complain about the graphics (which I admit carries about 20% of my likes/dislikes about a game) and we retain the original gameplay and storyline. But S-E is in it for the money and so the chances of that happening are slim to none

back when i was a nintendo fanboy, i would say:
it should, s.e. still exists today thanks to nintendo


now that im just a gamer, i would say:
yes, it should. S.E. are now just money mongrels, so releasing the same game albeit sacrificing graphics would still sell a lot.

cod4 and 5 on the wii proves it.