Skill system video

They should make items that give double xp to socketed gems. =) Sound familiar?

Yeah, looking at the workings of the socketed item skill system as well as the passive skill tree, I would be seriously surprised if Grinding Gear weren't huge fans of Final Fantasy VII and X.

The passive skill tree especially is nearly identical aesthetically to FFX's Sphere Grid.

Bear in mind, this isn't a bad thing. Both the Sphere Grid and Materia were some of the best character development systems Final Fantasy has ever done in my opinion.

I agree with final, it also makes me wonder if they may look toward other Final Fantasy games for ideas, i also like the esper system in 3 and the GF system in 8, maybe they could have deities that you have to sacrifice rare items to and gain a certain amount of kills to level up and grant perks

I agree that its similar to the ff7 materia system, except that it has a lot more personalization and intricacy then ff7's system. But the stat bonuses and passive effects are ingenious, i really like the multiple projectile gem idea.