My thoughts on Square Enix's recent actions

Square Enix as a whole seems to be listening more closely to its fans lately. When Final Fantasy Type-0 HD was released, it came with an almost sickening camera system with absurd amounts of motion blur. For a while, there was no hope of it being fixed. But on the day Episode Duscae's patch launched, the camera for Type-0 also got patched, addressing the game's biggest issue. And the fact that Episode Duscae, a demo, got patched at all seems to signify that Square wants to make sure the final game turns out well, and that they don't want to repeat their mistakes from Final Fantasy XIII.

It's still hard to believe it's finally happening.

Not only that, they've got a slew of new games coming up that many fans have wanted for a long time. Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness looks really good, and shows that the series is still alive after all. Bravely Second seems to address the issues the original game had. And of course, there was the announcement of the Final Fantasy VII Remake at E3 2015. We don't know how the remake will turn out yet, but the fact that they're willing to do this at all means they're either desperate or actually listening to fan feedback. Considering these past few months and what's happened with them, though, I'm inclined to believe it's the latter.

Of course, there's still a way to go before Square Enix can completely redeem itself. Dragon Quest VII and VIII on the 3DS still have yet to be localized, and we only have a small taste of Final Fantasy XV. It's true that the demo is very fun to play, but we don't know much about the full game yet - not even a release date. As a whole, things are looking up, but we still have to wait until their new games are released before we can tell if they've redeemed themselves or not.