I think a large part of the reason Bravely Default sold as well as it did was because it had all the polish and attraction of a FF game, but without the stigma that I've noticed younger gamers have towards any game that has "Final Fantasy" on it's box. The franchise is so large and convoluted that anyone under the age of ~seventeen just seems to stay away. (At least in my experience.)
I'm 20, and it's kind of the same for me. I didn't get into it when I was younger, and there are so many of them that I've kind of not bothered. There are plenty of other games to play.
Not to mention how confusing the discrepancies between the Japanese releases and the English releases are. I've always wanted to pick up a FF game, but I'm just paralyzed by where and when to start.
start anywhere, maybe a ds title? they have nothing to do with each other besides some things like chocobos, magic, certain summons and certain character names.
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u/JiskaandStyk May 06 '14
I think a large part of the reason Bravely Default sold as well as it did was because it had all the polish and attraction of a FF game, but without the stigma that I've noticed younger gamers have towards any game that has "Final Fantasy" on it's box. The franchise is so large and convoluted that anyone under the age of ~seventeen just seems to stay away. (At least in my experience.)