BeefJack writes: "A tidbit on the June issue of OXM teases about a new mystery title by Square Enix this year for the Xbox 360.
All they'll tell us is that this new game is based on one of their existing IPs, so a little research narrows the candidates considerably. Mechs? A futuristic city? Well at the risk of being taken out by the Sueenix lawyer ninjas, we'd have to guess that the mystery title rhymes with 'Brunt Fission.'"
From Xfire: "A while ago, Forever Entertainment announced that it was going to remake a roster of games from a Square Enix series. Although detail was scarce, the little information that was provided helped me to develop a hypotheses. By series, they meant a franchise with more than three games. And since they said it was going to be from the Japanese catalog of the developer, we can rule out European games from Eidos."
If they keep it pure to the original and not try to update the gameplay from a turn based strat-RPG to some real-time nonsense this will be a sure fire must buy for me.
From Xfire: "For better or worse, Remakes/Remasters are here to stay. After companies realized that fans are willing to pay the same price - or even more - for the re-release of an old game, they turned turbo mode on and hit the gas. Heck, I am one of these crazy fans - I have six Final Fantasies on my PlayStation!"
Bushido Blade... Like, please... It would be absolutely glorious with modern tech! Why don't we ever see fan attempted remakes for Bushido Blade!? I know Hellish Quart is trying to fill that void some. but there was just something really cool about each and every Bushido Blade character. Very anime-esque, but also gruesomely realistic with its combat.
NL:
In short, Front Mission is Fire Emblem with giant robots. That alone would be enough to warrant a purchase, regardless of the year in which you are reading this review, but the game manages to be much more than a simple trade of medieval fantasy settings for mech science fiction scenario. It is a beautiful, masterfully-crafted package that can turn people who are not fans of either turn based strategy or mechs into diehard followers overnight. It was a shame Squaresoft never went ahead with the planned western localization of this game; such a well-crafted product would surely have found an audience among SNES owners in 1995 beyond the niche collection of Gundam fans. And much like Gundam, the whole game carries a notable anti-war message with a surprisingly mature storyline. Still, all is not lost - in 2001 the aptly-named Front Mission Translation Project ROM hacking group released a complete English translation for the game that you can use - along with the original cartridge - on the RetroN 5 or Retro Freak. Front Mission is just shy of the perfect score considering its balancing issues, but time has done little to change the fact that it remains a one-of-a-kind release, offering the perfect balance of artistry, storytelling and execution. In fact, Squaresoft set the bar so high on its first attempt at mech warfare that the series has had a hard time surpassing this game's brilliance ever since. If you have a Super Famicom collection, make sure you reserve space for Front Mission on your shelf.
Never played A Front Mission game before but can't wait to see this SE game in action on the 360!
Really, if Square and MS are going to keep going cr*p like this, manipulating the small fanbase of an established franchise like this to get people to buy a 360, they need to give more warning.
Square especially if they expect people to buy it.
Front Mission 4 is ok.Hopefully we get some high quality cutscenes now
keep forcing MS's c.ck down your throaths.
How resentful you must be to have to release your biggest franchise Final fantasy on the PS3, if you had your way you would much rather keep it exclusive to the 360.
Sepuku for you.
Quote from EGM:"Exclusive Front Mission heading to 360, but exclusive Square sequel(FM6) heading to PS3".