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Rumors have begun to swirl around the nextFinal Fantasy- presumablyFinal Fantasy XVI- and a raw Square Enix hire suggests the next iteration of the serial could haveDevil May shout out 5 - inspired gameplay decision . Final Fantasy XV , the most recent accession to the enfranchisement , perform quite well despite years of delays , redesigns , and criticism for its shift away from some of the serial ' most time - honored tradition .
With that order , it ’s beenFinal Fantasy 7 Remakethat has reinvigorated the mainline series even further , providing fan with plenty of reason to suspect the next truly " new " entry into theFinal Fantasyfranchise could be the best yet . Final Fantasy 7 Remakewas bravein the way it tackled its narrative , alter several element dramatically even while fans were intransigent that they wanted the story iterate nigh to the way they know before . Square Enix ’s decisiveness to be bold paid off huge , though , asFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeis one of the frontrunnersfor 2020 ’s secret plan of the year while alsoselling beyond expectation . It ’s probable the last majorFinal Fantasyproject for this current generation of consoles , with the incumbentFinal Fantasy XVIpresumably a next - gen project .
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Square Enix has been cockeyed - lipped about whatFinal Fantasy XVIwill look like - the company has n’t even acknowledged its development yet - but fans of the serial publication have a few reasons to be delirious about it . Former Capcom developer Ryota Suzuki latterly join theSquare Enixteam ( thanks , Siliconera ) and has been in charge of developing a AAA natural action claim . Suzuki is best cognize for hisdesign work onDevil May Cry 5as well as his lead roles onDragon ’s DogmaandDragon ’s Dogma : Dark Arisen . Among those , the most late , Devil May blazon out 5 , featured unbelievable armed combat that is jolly in bloodline with the directionFinal Fantasyhas charter lately .
While it ’s unconfirmed which championship Suzuki is working on , there ’s at least some reasonableness to speculate it could beFinal Fantasy XVI . DespiteFinal Fantasy XIV ’s continued successand the late release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake , Square Enix has clearly been devoting time to figuring out the hereafter of the serial , and late iterations reveal a wakeless natural process focus . However , Suzuki made no mention of what the project is , and until Square Enix confirmsFinal Fantasy XVIis even being run on , this should be taken as surmisal at best .
One thing fan can agree on , though , is Ryota Suzuki ’s talent and the blessing it will be to Square Enix project move forward . Whether or not that meansFinal Fantasy XVIandDevil May Cry 5have any similarities between them rest to be catch , but it ’s for certain a tantalizing hearsay to consider for as long as it remains executable to do so - and perhaps Square Enix will give some clarification on that in the near future , with so many gaming trade shows on the horizon .
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Source : Square Enix Japan(viaSiliconera )
