14 DAY TRIAL // Final Fantasy XIV has so far been a disappointment, only launching on the PC after a pretty long wait and suffering a lot of criticism from gamers for the way the game mechanics work, but that could quickly change in the coming month as another main producer takes the reins of the Square Enix published MMO.
The original lead developer Hiromichi Tanaka left in December, after the bad PC based launch of the game, and he was replaced by Naoki Yoshida.
The new development leader has said that the game will get some radical changes in the near future, with the stated aim of satisfying the expectations of those who are already playing on the PC and then releasing a PlayStation 3 version that appeals to a wider audience.
In an open letter which marks the start of 2011 the producer used words like “reboot” and “rebuild” to suggest the amount of change that Final Fantasy XIV will see in the coming months.
The letter suggests that the player characters will be affected by a cataclysmic set of events which will serve as cover for the changes that are being implemented.
Until then those who already play are invited to head over to the official site of Final Fantasy XIV and vote on what should be kept and what should be changed.
Gamers can also voice their opinions in the forums.
The producer has not suggested when the PlayStation 3 version of the game might arrive or whether the company is taking a look at the business model for Final Fantasy XIV in order to draw a bigger audience and sustain the MMO through micro transactions.
Recently, Square Enix has registered a new trademark linked to Final Fantasy, including the logo and the Type-0 name, which might mean that a new game in the long-running franchise is being worked on and might be announced soon.