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6/13/2025, 9:26:13 AM
>>712515147
The tipping point was exactly here.
Square so desperately tried not only to legitimize JRPGs as being something more than what they were, but pushed so hard for these to become the "prestige genre" of the gaming sphere. Shit was unironically over at this point because Final Fantasy went from a niche series to being "famous for being famous" overnight. Even non-RPG players would tell you about Final Fantasy and how great it was despite never having played the games - if they did, they were lucky to make it all the way out of Midgar in 7, or past the Dollet mission in 8.
FF became a household name because Square TOLD YOU it was a household name, and from there it tried, and tried, and tried to live up to the fake image it had sold the gaming world until it simply could not anymore.
The tipping point was exactly here.
Square so desperately tried not only to legitimize JRPGs as being something more than what they were, but pushed so hard for these to become the "prestige genre" of the gaming sphere. Shit was unironically over at this point because Final Fantasy went from a niche series to being "famous for being famous" overnight. Even non-RPG players would tell you about Final Fantasy and how great it was despite never having played the games - if they did, they were lucky to make it all the way out of Midgar in 7, or past the Dollet mission in 8.
FF became a household name because Square TOLD YOU it was a household name, and from there it tried, and tried, and tried to live up to the fake image it had sold the gaming world until it simply could not anymore.
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