West Saves East?

I am calling it. Adam Jensen in the next Kingdom Hearts game.

YAY square enix! Kingdom hearts may be dead but i'm still looking forward to tomb raider and versus.
Deus ex is on my list for the future. A little behind.

*Jensen receives beard trimmer for Christmas*

Jensen: I didn't ask for this.

ruthloose: I never asked for this

Unsurprising, While I'm not a FF fan, I have heard pretty scathing comments about FFXIV (I think it was fourteen) and something else prior to DE:HR that was similarly panned.

I guess this is more a broad impression than a set of specifically citable instances of games doing poorly, but yeah, definitely had a sense that they were not doing as well as was expected/they would like. Maybe even read that somewhere. I remember being happy for them that DE:HR was doing well. No less, DE:HR wasn't a bad game with the notable exception of the Boss Battles and some weird writing, oh and the gross racism.

Very glad to hear, DEHR was a great game and deserved to be rewarded for its merits. It also says that we'll likely see more of the series, which is a good thing in my book.

I'm glad to see a game with older design sensibilities see such great success. Eidos Montreal really knocked it out of the park, particularly considering Deus Ex: HR is the studio's first game.

Great to hear such a good game sold that well!

Square tanked because of a shitty FF13 and their FF MMO.

"shitty" FF13 sold a lot of copies, Evil Champ. A whole lot.

I AM FUCKING HAPPY TO HEAR THIS! YAAAY!

I just knew that this news would be interpreted as Eidos saving SQEX by a bunch of fucktards. Any Dragon Quest or FF game sells more than twice as much as this game. Deus Ex is a great addition to their lineup, and strong sales gave them a boost this year. But it's really not their entire company people. Get a grip.

@Attackbaby

"West Saves East?"

Well, really don't want to go down this road by saying it, but its happened before. Thats why Square exists at all today. However, they're hardly "saved" from anything unless they make this a long term upswing.

@Evil Champ

"Square tanked because of a shitty FF13 and their FF MMO."

*rolls eyes* Yeah, okay, sure, those are the only reasons.. Lets just forget the past decade of less then stellar choices they've made that have lead to their problems and focus on just those two games.

Shinta hit it on the head, the only reason this game saved them was because it saved them THIS YEAR, when they really didn't have an FF or DQ game to support them.

What the hell kind of bizarro universe is this where Eidos saves Square Enix?

Good. Get those guys to work on a sequel, give them more time and more resources so they can triple profits next time. And then SE can hire a competent team to work on the Final Fantasy franchise, too.

Thank god we have proof that you do not need multiplayer for a successful shooter-ish game.

Good on Square for at least having the self awareness and eye on the market to appreciate that it was in their long term best interest to diversify their studio and IP stable, given the decling state of the Japanese market. This is particularly impressive given the relative strength of the Yen.

This is good news. Now finish up Versus SE.

Deus Ex sold very well, but I hope no one is seriously suggesting that it will sell more than a fraction of what FF XIII did. That's apples and oranges. I'm glad it was a success, though. It's up to the consumer to reward variety.

So making actually good games that sell instead of crap or depending on mediocre games based on established brands generates profit? who would have thought! *rollseyes*

poor tristrix, youre like one of the 3 people here who actually defend that awful ff game. =-(

keep on truckin, brutha.

Its almost like, if Square Enix would only put out good games, then they will make money.

Whodathunkit

I never asked for this.

Don't worry, Trisix. I enjoyed FFXIII well enough. Hell, I put in 107 hours to get the Plat and unlock the Serah theme. :P

@Tekbunny

I'm trying, broseph but sometimes it's like trying to argue that getting shot in the kneecap has health benefits. No one's buyin it. I appreciate the backup though Nephilym.

yes, let's face it almost all of us bought, and then sold back when we wanted something slightly more fulfilling, Final Fantasy XIII. Still money in their pocket.

Honestly, even though Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest tend to make the majority of their profits, Dragon Quest IX was published by Nintendo in America instead of SQEX.

A lot of people liked FF XIII, including quite a few on Destructoid. I know I did. This is simply another case where the haters make a lot more noise by complaining about FF XIII in every possible thread, even when the topic has very little to do with FF XIII.

Im happy for Eidos and square. Now I hope Square puts all their resources on Versus because I'm a huge FF fan. Although FF13 was a little too girly for me, not my style of game.

Well deserved. Make more awesome games like Deus Ex. I bet Square is pretty happy about teaming with Eidos now.

For all the shit that XIII gets, a lot of people seem to like it. Does hating on it get you gaming hipster points or something?

Oh boy... Square had a success story.

Here comes the Deus Ex remake. And the reissue of the remake. And the enhanced reissue of the special edition remake. And...

What of Type-0 and DQX? Are they coming to these shores? Deus Ex shows that Western gamers still care about SE and the more fringe games are worth the risk here.

@mythbuilder

"Deus Ex shows that Western gamers still care about SE and the more fringe games are worth the risk here."

Ya think? I figured it was more like Deus Ex shows that Western gamers like games that are fun to play. I dunno about you, but I don't base my purchases or enjoyment of games on who made or published them. I just play fun games.

I don't mean to sound like I'm making fun of you. I'm totally not. I just don't understand how a well-received game is a referendum on the publisher as a whole and how it should dictate their choice as to whether or not to release risky games. How do you figure?

Amtalx, you get gamer hipster points for hating on anything popular, CoD, Halo, FF, whatever.

Great, this means Wada gets to keep his job, I thought we were finally about to be rid of Japanese Kotick.

That's pretty nice to know. It was a great game. Pity about the shit ending.

From the way Eidos' Hitman Absolution and Lara Croft looks now, quite sure S-E will be earning a lot more than what they're expecting. Probably the best absorption decision in gaming world in a long while.

It would be nice if Eidos got a larger share of that money, considering they made the game and all...

Maybe square will stop making shit games now? One can hope.

Now keep making great games and stop godamn outsourcing it.

Hope you learned your lesson.

Too bad Squeenix doesn't deserve a goddamned dime of that money, as they did no work to earn it. Is there some way I can buy games and have that money go directly to the developer and not have it leeched off by publishers? Besides digital distribution I mean?

This is why I'm thankful for the used game market.

Deus Ex is still my GOTY. Batman AC is also in that same rare air but Deus Ex is somehow more special because it was not a follow up but a full reboot.

@Attackbaby

Not even close. The majority of there profits are still from there japanese enterprises whether thats games, or some mobile thing on gree.


Square enix just released the amazing type zero, rocket slime 3 is coming soon, dq X looks great, DDD is on the way, and more.


Its a good time to like square

I don't know how, this game was fucking awful. Sure flashy graphics, some weird but decent game play. But the storyline was pretty drag-ass and boring.

Yea it saved their US division, their Japanese counterpart is doing just fine. However, this game was fucking awful. As usual this generation of fps gamers jump on anything come day 1 release. Sure flashy graphics, some weird but decent game play. But the storyline was pretty drag-ass and boring.