Final Fantasyn parissa kasvaneet muistavat ennen kaikkea vuoropohjaiset taistelut erilaisine muunnoksineen. Uudemmissa peleissä on tapeltu eri tavalla, ja sama uusi linja jatkuu tulevaisuudessakin pelissä Final Fantasy XVI. Asiasta kertoi tuottaja Naoki Yoshida japanilaiselle pelilehti Famitsulle, ja englanniksi siitä raportoi VGC.
Yoshidan mukaan nuoremmat pelaajat eivät näe vuoropohjaisten taisteluiden viehätystä.
"I'm from a generation that grew up with command and turn-based RPGs. I think I understand how interesting and immersive it can be. On the other hand, for the past decade or so, I've seen quite a number of opinions saying 'I don't understand the attraction of selecting commands in video games'.
This opinion is only increasing, particularly with younger audiences who do not typically play RPGs."
"For several console generations now, all character expressions can be done in real-time. Actions such as 'press the trigger and your character will shoot a gun' and 'press the button and your character will swing their sword' can now be easily expressed without going through a command system.
It's now common for gamers younger than me to love such games. As a result, it seems that it does not make sense to go through a command prompt, such as 'Battle', to make a decision during a battle."
Koska raha ratkaisee, kannattaa Final Fantasy XVI tehdä toiminnallisemmaksi, jotta suurempi osuus pelaajakunnasta on tyytyväinen.
"As I said, I believe I know the fun of command system RPGs, and I want to continue developing them, but I thought about the expected sales of Final Fantasy XVI and the impact that we have to deliver."