Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is looking like its going to be a much more expansive game than its predecessor. Its main story alone is said to be around 40 hours long, while Square Enix says that with side content included, that can go up to over 100 hours. A lot of that is obviously going to be thanks to its vast, seamless open world setting, and speaking recently with Game Informer, the action RPG’s developers spoke a bit more about what that will bring to the table.
Final Fantasy 16 Dev Team Disbands, Making Sequels or Spin-Offs Unlikely | Push Square
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Final Fantasy XVI is an epic adventure in its own right, but fans hungry for more Clive and company might be disappointed to learn the development team has already disbanded. Aside from a small team working on the upcoming DLC The Rising Tide, the evocatively named Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, helmed by Naoki Yoshida, has already moved on to whatever comes next.
This makes the prospect of direct sequels or spin-off titles, a practice the Final Fantasy series has increasingly dabbled with in recent years, highly unlikely. Fans have long endured this process, beginning with instigator Final Fantasy X-2, then Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, and then the entire XIII trilogy. Final Fantasy XV even launched alongside and accompanying 2D brawler, A Kings's Tale, so all bets are off now.
Speaking to Famitsu (via MP1st, thanks PSLS), producer Naoki Yoshida discussed the future of the Final Fantasy franchise: «The development team for FF16 has been disbanded, except for the main DLC team, but at least we don't envision us creating a sequel or spin-off to FF16. I have accumulated a lot of knowledge from FF16. Rather than continuing with one title forever, I would like to use that knowledge to consider new challenges, such as the next title.»
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Yoshida also let slip that The Rising Tide will be a meatier offering than Echoes of the Fallen, offering players around 10 hours of content. Are you excited that the team has moved on to what comes next, presumably Final Fantasy XVII, the first time in the series' long history that four Roman numerals are required in the title? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Not surprised but also happy about it. I love FF XVI but the ending was such a great and final (pun intended) way to end it. The characters all had growth, had their moments and it would be a disservice to dampen that with spinoffs and sequels that may or may not live up to expectations. Yoshida is also a very creative fellow, so I don’t really see him being all that interested in milking the same thing forever. Excited for The Rising Tide and whatever’s next!
If they're going to remake Final Fantasy IX, then I hope it'll this team, that does it!
Probably for the best. FFXV was alright but it was also a millstone round Squeenix’s neck for years. Took years to finally move on. Probably better this is over after a normal dev cycle.
This is a smart decision. FF XVI is incredible but also
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