Final Fantasy Could Ditch Numbers for Future Instalments

Speaking with GQ Magazine, producer Naoki Yoshida admitted it’s something he’s mentioned to his bosses: “Maybe it's about time we removed the numbers from the title,” he observed. “For example, you have Final Fantasy 14. You get a new player coming in and it's like, 'Wait a minute, why do I have to play Final Fantasy 14 if 16 is out?' Why don't we just call it Final Fantasy Online – just get rid of the number altogether, and that'll make it easier to understand.”

Bubkis,

I mean it's not like they're even similar to the original games anymore. Bravely Default is more of a Final Fantasy game than any Final Fantasy has been for a long time, it's just brand recognition at this point

CoderKat,
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It's probably for the best. Though one minor issue is that they've been using numbers to basically identify the most prominent games for a while. Non-numbered Final Fantasy games have most typically been spin offs with a rather different feel to them. But that's probably a fairly minor thing that can be offset with enough advertising.

As an aside, when I think about it, Tactics and Tactics Advance are the only non-numbered FF games I've actually played and enjoyed. Most non-numbered games didn't feel like they interested me and also felt like they rarely come up in discussion, which I took to mean they are unimpressive.

exohuman,
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At this point the numbers serve no purpose. They should have done that a long time ago.

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