With Final Fantasy VII getting a full remake, and the news about Kingdom Hearts 2.8, should Square Enix put these ten games next in line?
The tiny green slasher villain returns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and is as frightening as ever.
The way it was handled was so dumb. One shots in melee...your teammates are to ostupid to get away from its attack. So you most often end up alone in a certain fight.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth publisher Square Enix has declared a $140m loss based on a shakeup of its internal development pipeline.
What are they doing over there? Sounds like they canceled something big. I read a rumor a while back about ff9 remake . Here "Final Fantasy IX has gone through a very challenging development, the game is still in progress but may undergo changes drastic enough that we won't hear about it for a couple of years."
This could be one of the reasons if the rumor is true. That was Silknight i don't know how credible he is but it's something and it would make sense.
The industry implosion is continuing. Sky high budgets, prolonged development windows, stagnant sales numbers, and falling currency values (inflation) are wreaking havoc on the legacy industry. AAA games will slowly become the rarity.
Saad from eXputer: "After suffering from massive financial hits, Square Enix & Bandai Namco appear to be turning over a new leaf but I'm still unconvinced."
I was talking about games with some Japanese guys here in Japan, and it seems like around here Bandai Namco has a fame of making low-quality games, with the occasional gem.
About Square Enix, I believe they lack the capacity to improve. They should learn with Capcom (although even Capcom still makes some bad mistakes), but I don't think they ever will. They keep chasing whatever is new at the time (blockchain, AI...) to say "we innovate", without considering the public perception and if these things actually improve the games or not. Them releasing too many small games with no advertising also shows a lack of trust in its own products. Even with their biggest games, like turning FF into an action game with XVI and the very divisive plot changes regarding whispers and timelines in VII Remake, shows them trying to attract a new generation of gamers without understanding what made the series so big in the first place.
I don’t know why NOW they decide on this, but I guess later is better than never.
Honestly, I could go for a Threads of Fate remake.
Also, the inevitable Final Fantasy XII HD Remaster should come packaged with remastered versions of FF Tactics and Vagrant Story, and be called "The Ivalice Chronicles" or something. Would pay good money for such a collection.
I never got to play Chrono Trigger so I'd welcome a remake of that. A lot of people seem to have good things to say about it.
Hmm... own five of the games mentioned, nice list :)
While I never thought it needed a handheld update or all the "upgrades" that FFIV got, I think FFVI would really do well as a completely remade HD console game. It's definitely the most "mature" Final Fantasy, and in my opinion, has the best story (with Tactics being the possible exception, which could also use a remake).
Another one just begging for a remake is Xenogears. It's still one of my favorite games of all time and it could really benefit from a remake. One, the semi-3D jaggy sprites in the game would convert well to a full HD 3D remake. Two, the last 3rd of the game was completely rushed to market. Many people's only dip into the Xeno world were the Xenosaga games. While they are related somewhat and the Xenosaga series was good, the story and history (which could be expounded on in a remake) of Xenogears makes it a much better game, in my opinion. While Fei's (and Elly's) story is one of the deepest of any RPG character, there was definitely room for more that they only hinted at.
No. conversion from sprites never works out well. Especially when effort isn't put into it, and Square doesn't.