ENIX EXPECTATIONS

The success of rival JRPG series highlights FINAL FANTASY’s struggles

Marc Normandin

“Who is Final Fantasy for these days?” is a question without an obvious answer, but it’s one that Square Enix must reckon with. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI failed to meet sales expectations according to Square’s own financial report, creating a whirlwind of takes on why, and Final Fantasy’s future in general. What seems clear is that the era of Final Fantasy as the Japanese role-playing game series that comes to mind when the genre comes up has ended. That’s not to say no new Final Fantasy will fly off shelves, but the last 15 years have shown that it is, more often than not, selling a few million copies per game rather than 10 million-plus, like Final Fantasy XV managed. Which means that the issue has…

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