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[IGN] Why FFXIV Is Getting a Live-Action Final Fantasy TV Series Adaptation Over FF7 (Also lots of Chocobos, Netflix has been eyeing)
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If I were to do it, it wouldn't be about the main cast. It would be a street-level show about another group of characters living their lives in Midgar, or somewhere else in the world.
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I really hope we get Big Chocobos. An entire episode dedicated to them.
It's clear from the article that they wanted to make a show based on a Final Fantasy setting but not on any existing storyline.
VI would still have been a great canvas to create a new story even without retelling the story of the cast originally used in that setting.
if they use child actors, i would presume they would be for Alphinaud and Alisaie. Otherwise they do some camera angle shenanigans
Update on Show Development
It's the same studio as the Witcher right? After the excellent S1, I have more confidence in this but still a bit worried how they will deal with making the races look right.
Fuck yes. The politically charged world of Ivalice is ripe for a Game of Thrones (seasons 1-4) style show.
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That title isnt even accurate to the article. This should be about ff getting a netflix adaption to begin with! Also being an mmo it allows for very much leeway with source material
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That's the original IGN article title.
In the article they said that they had considered FF7 but then ultimately went with FFXIV.
Also Netflix hasn't picked up the series yet. It might be another streaming service.
With all due respect to FF14, I fail to see what it has to warrant a TV show when there is FF Tactics.
But then again Square has been pretending Tactics doesn't exist for a while now so FF14 IS the closest we have to a game similar in tone and maturity. That's still a great choice
But then again Square has been pretending Tactics doesn't exist for a while now so FF14 IS the closest we have to a game similar in tone and maturity. That's still a great choice
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A lot of Ivalice stuff has already been implemented into FF14.
Also FF14 is currently their biggest game in the series that just had it's most well received expansion released and still an upswing in subbers.
Well yeah but the article title is still (mostly) accurate to the contents. They explain why they went with FFXIV over FF7 and also Netflix is eyeing but not picked up yet.
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Either Derplander or simply never shown and only referred to WoL in the vaguest possible way.
Edit: If they do Derplander they should just get Joe Dempsie to do it.
Considering how important the WoL is that would be VERY odd.
Hmm, not an enviable position for the writers.
Hopefully it'll still star the warrior of light who won't speak but will nod alot.
I'm super curious how they're going to handle budget on this, lalafell, chocobos, monsters can't be cheap.
I'm super curious how they're going to handle budget on this, lalafell, chocobos, monsters can't be cheap.
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Simply write the story around them. Tell stories about characters that are affected by the main story of FFXIV but aren't directly involved. World's pretty big.
How do you tell a story in the XIV universe and write around the Warrior of Light? It'd be super cool if they focused on
But if you set it in the same world as the Eorzea, how do you escalate a conflict to epic TV show levels without it catching the attention of the Scions and the WoL?
one of the other worlds that maybe even faced an Umbral Calamity.
I highly doubt they will focus on the WoL. They have already mentioned Cid , and I'm guessing we might see some of the Scions and City State leaders.But considering Eorzea is home to a lot of other adventurers, I'm pretty they can create new stories in the world that can be entertaining.
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I guess you could justify it by saying the Scions and the WoL are too busy. They've never given a timeline but aren't all the patches supposed to be like... really close in proximity to each other?
Honestly this should be some anthology type series tackling a new entry in each new season akin to American Horror Story. XIV is not the best FF has to offer as a series and its foolish to assume such a thing will be renewed for more than one season.
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As a series FFXIV has a lot more to offer for a seasonal TV show. It's easily FF's most developed setting next to Ivalice and FFXIV even has it's own version of Ivalice!
I mean sure if you wanted a never ending TV show, but that's assuming you're adapting the universe and not the game itself. XIV really only has 5 major arcs if you count 1.0. So I'm assuming they have to adapt the game and not the universe otherwise why make the show runners pick a specific title?
It can be argued XIV is the best of the 5 modern FF titles pretty easily. But when you start adding in IV, VI, VII, IX, etc...the argument falls apart a bit.
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The show can still end on it's own terms so long as it's satisfying. Doesn't need to end the same time the game does.
As for your second part...
Not really. I'd argue FFXIV is better than some of those. Emet-Selch is easily the best villain in a long time. Even better than Kefka.
But that doesn't even really matter since there's no objective truth that any of those are better than FFXIV other than nostalgia.
XIV has a lot of stories and worldbuilding material to select and cherry pick from, way more than any other game in the series with the exception of the Ivalice games (which in a way, XIV also have)
I'd definitely argue FFXIV over all those. Especially as a world I'd like to see be explored more.
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Probably not.
At most the MC will likely be someone from the Eorzea's equivalent to the boonies to justify having to explain stuff to them.
They've already said the show isn't an adaption of the story in the game. There's a good deal of more established history and backstory in XIV or Ivalice that isn't tied to the games' specific narrative that can be drawn upon.
Haven't played ShadowBringers so I can't comment on Emet. I will say it's hard to find a better villain than Kefka. But this assumes one understands the difference between villain and antagonist. Ardyn is a better antagonist than Kefka.
The biggest argument against XIV is the amount of time it takes to experience it and how much of your time it actively wastes by virtue of the style of game.
Fair point, but this assumes they do the smart thing and avoid the main protagonists.
XII makes a good case if you're going for the GoT type.
Depends on what you want out of FF. I didn't say it wasn't in the discussion I just said it becomes more difficult.
Fair enough.