>Sqaure Enix
>hires you to direct the next Final Fantasy (for some reason)
>have complete and total creative control
What would you do?

4 niggas in a row, collect 4 crystals, chibi artstyle, fanservice, some meta twist

>>713232357
So nostalgia bait?

>>713232267 (OP)
Gameplay wise, like current FF7R with less padding.
>Ability to swap character mid-battle, at the cost of full ATB, but is limited ofc.
Basically 7R ATB is very versatile and it can still evolve beyond the current implementation.
Also better dodge and parrying, maybe even group parrying like E33.
Serious tone but not XVI edgy.

>>713232267 (OP)
Dissidia Duodecim Deluxe

fuck the main series

>>713232267 (OP)
>Take FFXV
>Actually work on the game instead of focusing on phone games or weird shit
>Remove the generic Romeo and Juliet story
>Add all of the story into the base game, instead of watching 6 hours worth of videos
>Fix the open world so you can actually explore the empire and tenebrae
>The sanctuarys now give you flashbacks about the old kings and how they dealt with the plague, once you get to Somnus you discover the whole truth about Ardyn's past and the destiny that Bahamut gave him
>Add multiple endings with all being based on the decisions you made and how much of the game you have completed
>Turn it into a turn based rpg or a "tales of" arpg
>Give the guys actual designs instead of looking like a 00's boy band

There's around 200 things I would fix about this game to get it to be decent

Who cares? Play expedition 33. Now.

>>713232267 (OP)
KFC

>>713232267 (OP)
ffxi-2
We have to go back.

>>713232267 (OP)
I would make it a Sexpedition-like

I make Dragon Age but set in space so it's RTW"P" but some abilities and skills manipulates the "pause", like how some enemies can only move during paused time, some abilities lock you out of pause, pausing is how you cast some abilities, etc. Basically, it's not a pause but more of a separate "action mode".

>>713232357
....Bravely Default?

>>713232267 (OP)
I hit up Nomura and we ride off into Hot Topic with the money.

>>713232267 (OP)
A game with the same sort of gameplay as Final Fantasy 5

I use all of the money to revive XI and move it off of PS2 devkits.

Game where you play as Gilgamesh going through the different FF worlds and collecting powerful swords.
Then you can also collect various girls from FF games for your party.

>>713232357
guaranteed flop

>>713238515
This is what SoP should've been

>>713232267 (OP)
AAA big budget Final Fantasy Tactics
Throw in waifus and some romance for the fire emblem appeal but keep the gameplay 100% FFT.
Also a lot of sexy tall bunny girls

>>713232267 (OP)
do the original plot for 10: everyone dies at age 17, no one knows why
perfect for Final Fantasy 17

>>713232267 (OP)
Hand control over to Yoko Taro immediately. He's the only one who can save Final Fantasy.

>>713238515
As long as the finale of it is him finally escaping The Void once and for all, finding himself back in FF5, and challenging an Older Butz to their fated duel (which can then be a postgame superboss).
Just have him accidentally drag another Gilgamesh into The Void to keep the cycle alive. Everybody loves a good mirror match boss fight.

>>713239948
Raw kino, nice thinking anon

>>713232267 (OP)
Make a male Mc and 4 girls to follow him almost like FF5 introduce a good crafting mechanic with resource gathering and dating no city management cuz that garbage sucks turn based with a job system full on anime style with decent graphics no half assed semi realism the story is classic fantasy with a twist no dark fantasy stuff. Also different jobs and weapons the jobs have uses outside of combat. Decent mini games and fishing also you can marry the girl you choose.

>>713241001
I could also use more Dragon Quest 5 in my FF.

I'll do the right thing and divert all funds to a SaGa game
>N...no you have to do Final Fantasy!!11
I turn FF17 or whatever into an unofficial sequel to Crystal Chronicles.

>>713232267 (OP)
sex scenes

Give it to the expedition33 devs and bomb japan (stupid evil nips).

>>713232357
Why not.
>>713232967
I think this is the most realistic way moving forward.
>>713233328
FF15 is the only mainline I haven't played
>>713237195
>>713238449
I think FF11 crossing over with FF14 was a step in this direction, FF11 is in such a weird spot because I feel like they want to take it down but too many people are both subbed and engaging with the mtx to justify that.

I don't think they'll ever engage with it seriously though because, even in the most accessible state its ever been in, it is stil the hardest final fantasy game ever made and it's not even close.

>>713232267 (OP)
They should grow out of their own genre and not in the fake corporate-edgy 16 way.
Degamify their system - make battles feel like an in-universe ordeal. At no point there should be the feeling that your team can mow enemies by the thousands. Make healing rare and difficult to get, wounds received carry on as more than a numerical HP loss, magic should be extraordinarily rare and useful, both in gamelord and combat - give weight to combat by being faithful to the idea that even if you're fighting a mook with a gun, you are reasonably at risk of getting killed.

>>713232267 (OP)
when you battle enemies you have several characters lined up in a row and take turns attacking the enemy using a menu to select attack or magic or skills

>>713232967
also want a macro like for character behaviour like they did in ff13, that was so good i dont get why they did away with it.

>>713244704
> FF11 is in such a weird spot because I feel like they want to take it down but too many people are both subbed and engaging with the mtx to justify that.
real game is still turning a profit, and id say the current director is also pushing against the shutdown, but it definitely only lives because of players and such a rare case for such an old game.

>>713232267 (OP)
>>hires you to direct the next Final Fantasy (for some reason)
>>have complete and total creative control
I'm selfish so i don't think this will make trillions I'm just being self indulgent
>plays like an rpg with some inspiration from the darkest dungeon lisa the painful and the eternal poison
>heavy emphasis on status effects while trying to move away from the usual shit(poison dmg bleed dmg fire dmg etc)
>attempt to make status effects matter, try to avoid having a status that trivializes something else and avoid having 2 status that do the same shit
>hire a few writers for consultation but the main plan is to probably make a simple story and focus on the meat of the story instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, adding mysteries that are supposed to keep the player engaged and theorising
>attempt to make the gameplay and story both engaging, in development NUKE anything that gives the feeling of oblivion or indifference to players like grindy boring fights or long wordy dialogue
>discuss the setting with the team for a bit but generally try to avoid European or medieval fantasy settings since they're a bit overused and stale, some elements from them are fine though
(1/2)

>>713248991
>maybe settle on a middle eastern or desert setting, possibly post apocalyptic
>make one of the companions a pilgrim from the west, he's a healer femboy shortstack who wears thick green robes and a hat(possibly a beret), also maybe give him a stick since he's a pilgrim on a mission. if the setting is middle eastern and desert like then make it so it's emphasised that he's "not from around here"
>two of the companions are tomboy sisters with a heavy military camoprint aesthetic. they're on the run for some reason or another with their own sidequest
>one of the companions is a muscle girl sadist with a deplorable past, no redemption arc but she mellows out and goes from deplorable to a piece of shit.
>a reoccurring boss that is really hard to beat turns out to be the sister of the femboy healer, she's has a heavy mediaeval Knight aesthetic and wears a helmet so the player doesn't immediately make the connection. she's a potential companion/party member depending on some not obvious choices like the equipment of the healer and how many times he's been K.Oed in your playthrough
>dabble with the idea of making the player character a complete self insert. in the sense that he's a magic being that was summoned to save the world and will die upon completing his mission. if that is the case make the protag's design something like a black silhouette and make the gameplay highly customizable
>if that is not plausible the main plan is to make the protagonist character a teen girl who has the potential to destroy the world and is shunned/hunted for it
>i want to avoid making the hero a random rank and file soldier or adventurer
>add alot of emphasis on unique equipment abilities and avoid having equipment be used solely for stats
>generally avoid having stats be the lone/main deciding factor

>>713232357
>chibi artstyle
aaaand dropped

>>713232267 (OP)
ask to make a new IP instead
nobody gives a shit about Final Fantasy anymore, so even a hypothetical incredible new entry is bound to flop

>>713232267 (OP)
Second part of the FFXIII trilogy trilogy