the final fantasy fandom has a problem...

a little late to this discussion but really wanted to make a video on the aging issue that is plaguing well-known game franchises and wanted to discuss ways that this can be addressed! please share your thoughts in the comments, i love to hear what other people think! timestamps: 00:00 - introduction: final fantasy has an age problem 02:32 - are single player games not popular among younger demographics anymore? 03:25 - there are still people that want story-based games 05:00 - two and a half men 05:40 - high barrier to entry into FF franchise 09:24 - console exclusivity issue 10:16 - is investing in gaming an adult hobby? 13:19 - how do we fix this? 13:48 - do they need to attract younger audiences? 15:22 - combat discourse 17:21 - celebrate their wins 18:37 - stop catering to just attracting young audiences 20:37 - golden era of final fantasy 22:40 - looking forward 24:38 - conclusion 25:54 - outro links & social media: 📱 beacons.ai/reshannaplays 📱 IG: reshannaplays 📱 X: reshannaplays 📱 tiktok: reshannaplays music: ~ outro music: massobeats - thoughts (royalty free lofi music) [   • massobeats - thoughts (royalty free lofi m...  ] ~ background music: rifti beats - Final Fantasy X ~ lofi hip hop mix (   • Final Fantasy X ~ lofi hip hop mix  ) sources: imAnnaMolly's video referenced:    • Everything is getting more expensive   Gamer Rant FF average fan age article: https://gamerant.com/study-reveals-th... Games Radar FF7 Rebirth article article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fina... Kultur article: https://kultur.jp/entertainment-avera... Games Radar Yoshi-P article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fina... IGN Brasil Kitase article: https://br.ign.com/final-fantasy-vii-... Vice study article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-ga... Automaton live-service shutting down article: https://automaton-media.com/en/news/s... PC Gamer Square confirms lower than expected sales article: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indust... #finalfantasy #finalfantasy7remake #finalfantasy7rebirth #squareenix #discussion #ff #yapping #nintendo #retrogaming