{"id":50071,"date":"2025-07-15T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50071"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:06:16","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-publishing-director-weighs-in-on-the-potential-success-of-a-modern-turn-based-final-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/baldurs-gate-3-publishing-director-weighs-in-on-the-potential-success-of-a-modern-turn-based-final-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 publishing director weighs in on the potential success of a modern turn-based Final Fantasy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the recent success of turn-based RPGs such as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Baldur\u2019s Gate III, Larian Studios publishing director Michael Douse posted a string of X posts regarding the commercial potential of a modern-day turn-based<strong> Final Fantasy <\/strong>game. Pointing out that there is clearly an audience for the genre, Douse thinks a more traditional Final Fantasy experience would be able to sell 9 to 15 million units, given the right pricing and a high enough review score.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been playing a lot of OG Final Fantasy and look I&#39;m not trying to tell anyone what they should or shouldn&#39;t like but there&#39;s clearly the audience &amp; desire for a more traditional FF experience. There&#39;s at least 10 million units in it. Less expensive with higher sales potenial.<\/p>&mdash; Very AFK (@Cromwelp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1943013004259528826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Douse, the main ingredient of the Final Fantasy franchise is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1943016468884701463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heart<\/a>. Each game consists of a dedicated team of developers that puts all of its efforts into creating a compelling world, story, and characters. While turn-based combat isn\u2019t necessary to Final Fantasy, he says the gameplay \u201clends itself well\u201d to conveying the emotions that the games want players to feel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People argue over what mechanics &quot;make a final fantasy game&quot; but really the thing that unifies the franchise is simply &#39;heart&#39; &#8211; all works in function of that. Having a party that methodologically works together is part of that. Turn-based lends itself well to heart.<\/p>&mdash; Very AFK (@Cromwelp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1943016468884701463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Douse does not think that all Final Fantasy games should be turn-based. Efforts can be made to make turn-based RPGs more dynamic (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/how-clair-obscur-expedition-33-alleviates-some-of-the-randomness-of-turn-based-battle-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clair Obscur: Expedition 33\u2019s inclusion of reactive defense options<\/a> is one example). Still, the decision to make such changes should rest with the developers. That said, he points out that the rising popularity of turn-based RPGs would be a prime opportunity for Square Enix to bring Final Fantasy back to its roots \u2013 whether it be through a remake or a new title.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-enixs-non-committal-nod-to-shareholders-is-not-them-promising-a-big-comeback-of-turn-based-rpgs-nor-praise-of-clair-obscur-expedition-33\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Square Enix\u2019s non-committal nod to shareholders is not them promising a big comeback of turn-based RPGs, nor praise of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larian Studios publishing director Michael Douse thinks that&#8217;s ample demand for a more traditional entry in the Final Fantasy series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-50071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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