For those that think the merge has anything to do with the bad games, 80% of Square Enix's employees were from Square. Positions of power within the company were also kept by Square, ie Yoichi Wada is still the CEO.
Square Enix is now Square Enix Holdings, which owns what we know as Square Enix as well as the others they've acquired recently. Perhaps they're acquiring the Square trademark again to separate the Square and Enix brands beneath them; they are still going to be Square Enix.
Just like it's now "developed by Eidos, published by Square Enix," we will see "developed by Square, published by Square Enix."
Yeah definitely. I remember wasting countless hours on the original and on Thousand Year Door. XD
Particularly excited that they're working on Paper Mario for the 3DS.
Series is in need of a new one on consoles though. Don't really consider Super Paper Mario an entry in the franchise. :\
It was decent, but nothing on the original or TTYD.
I cant wait for Paper Mario 3DS. It looks like there's going to be a toad and chain chomp ally
even if they change the name back it wouldn't be the same. the time with random encounters and turn based battles are over. The thing I miss the most though is definitely the world maps.
Voices ruins games. Lazy kids need to learn how to read.
I got to this thread a bit late... but this a million times over.
I'd say it's more that shitty voice actors ruin games. Go play the first Lunar Star Story. It's a great game where, for once, the voices actually add to your gaming experience as a whole.
I suspect it's further compounded by the fact that there's been less of an effort to properly localize the scripts in recent years.
Final Fantasy X-2 was Squaresoft's doing, and IMO, that's where it started. They were going downhill before they became SquareEnix.
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One of the few "truly good" Final Fantasies, yet it had a major flaw: the characters
If that's the only flaw you can find you need your eyes checked.
Derp'd
I suppose I'm overrating it -.-
Final Fantasy X-2 shouldn't be... well.... Final Fantasy X-2.
It should have been a completely different game, but not a direct sequel to X, or, even better: not related to X at all.
Its engine needed a better game.
Take a good look at these people. Do it. They made some of the best video games ever made. Take one last look, because you'll never see them together again.
This is Square, or more accurately was Square, and all that remains is the standing man at the far right, who produced both XI and XIV.
Square, or perhaps Sakaguchi himself, made a decision after the success of FFVII that they should make a feature length film in full CGI. The money put into this project, and not just the film but the fully developed animation studio in Hawaii, was staggering by any means of the word, and remains one of the biggest flops in Hollywood.
I don't blame the man for his vision. He told very entertaining stories. He also financially ruined the company, sadly, and his resignation marked the beginning of the end.
Enix had failed in the west, with its traditional approach to RPGs lacking the appeal that flashy graphics provide. They were still #1 in Japan, however, and this is what counts especially to a Japanese corporation. Dragon Quest will always be synonymous with RPG in the eyes of the Japanese, something that Final Fantasy strived to and yet never achieved.
The merger -- and it's really hard to call it that -- was not a shaking of hands, two adversaries coming to agreement, but Enix pulling Square out of its sinking ship for the mere incentive of publishing outside Japan.
Of course, they've grown much larger now, a global conglomerate, comprised of other failed businesses (and their IP rights) such as Eidos.
THAT is Square Enix. And no matter what they do, or how they change their name, they will never be Square again. A legacy died quite some time ago, and someone has been presenting a very convincing illusion that it still lives simply because they own the property rights.
Take a good look at these people. Do it. They made some of the best video games ever made. Take one last look, because you'll never see them together again. This is Square, or more accurately was Square, and all that remains is the standing man at the far right, who produced both XI and XIV. Square, or perhaps Sakaguchi himself, made a decision after the success of FFVII that they should make a feature length film in full CGI. The money put into this project, and not just the film but the fully developed animation studio in Hawaii, was staggering by any means of the word, and remains one of the biggest flops in Hollywood. I don't blame the man for his vision. He told very entertaining stories. He also financially ruined the company, sadly, and his resignation marked the beginning of the end. Enix had failed in the west, with its traditional approach to RPGs lacking the appeal that flashy graphics provide. They were still #1 in Japan, however, and this is what counts especially to a Japanese corporation. Dragon Quest will always be synonymous with RPG in the eyes of the Japanese, something that Final Fantasy strived to and yet never achieved. The merger -- and it's really hard to call it that -- was not a shaking of hands, two adversaries coming to agreement, but Enix pulling Square out of its sinking ship for the mere incentive of publishing outside Japan. Of course, they've grown much larger now, a global conglomerate, comprised of other failed businesses (and their IP rights) such as Eidos. THAT is Square Enix. And no matter what they do, or how they change their name, they will never be Square again. A legacy died quite some time ago, and someone has been presenting a very convincing illusion that it still lives simply because they own the property rights.
while it saddens me to agree with you, I know that this is probably correct. I have the glimmer of hope (read: winning the lotto) that the dev team will soon try to emulate their predescesors to "breath life back into their company".
Not going to go into deep depth about my avatar, but the photo (not mine) is symbolic of something and I find the way it is symbolized with cans of soda to be humorous. Personally I don't have a cola preference.
Earlier today, it was discovered that Square Enix had filed for a trademark of the name "Square" which cites the many methods of video game publishing we see in the video game industry today. It seems Square Enix is pursuing a re-branding effort as "Square". Thanks to users on the web, including deanbmmv of Reddit, we've discovered that the Square trademark looks very similar in description to the trademarking of Square Enix.
"Square" Trademark: Computer game software; video game software; sound recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and semiconductor ROMs featuring music and fictional stories; audio visual recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and semiconductor ROMs featuring music and animated fictional stories; prerecorded compact discs featuring music; prerecorded video discs featuring music and animated fictional stories; mouse pads; straps for cellular phones; video game controllers; downloadable musical sound recordings; downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; downloadable wallpaper graphics for mobile phones; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, journals and newsletters in the field of computer games and video games. Providing on-line computer games; providing on-line video games; providing information on computer game strategies and video game strategies via computer networks and global communication networks; providing information on entertainment in the field of computer games, video games, card games, animated cartoons, comics, novels and magazines; providing on-line non-downloadable comics; providing on-line non-downloadable magazines, journals and newsletters in the field of computer games, video games, cartoons and general entertainment.
Square Enix spawned from a company merger between Square Soft, and Enix. Square Enix also owns Taito Corporation (Eidos), which has been compiled into Square Enix Europe.
Perhaps a future press release will clarify this recent trademark filing, until then keep calling them Sqeenix