FF Remake?

[Rase]

I just forget things easily.

[Roogle]

Thank you for the post, Rase. A part of me feels like Square Enix is pushing back a remake of Final Fantasy VII indefinitely until technology has advanced to the point that they could make it an extremely memorable experience — something that can be compared to the leap from two-dimensional graphics to three-dimensional graphics.

I guess no one reads my posts.

Where did you post this information before?

[Wolf Kanno]

I know it may be too soon but still considering how crazy SE is, I wouldn't put it past them. Is it possible Nomura may announce Dissidia 2?

Of course, knowing our luck the Big announcement was FFI and II for the IPhone...

[Rostum]

Where did you post this information before?

It's no biggy, lol. But it was two above Rase.

Anyway... It doesn't look like Nomura is hinting at an FFVII remake at all.

Either way, I am unsure if the announcement would be Dissidia 2. Didn't the original announcement say that fans and media have been requested it for many years (as in a decade or more)? Also the FF1 and FF2 remake for the iPhone looks cool (wish I had an iPhone), but that'd be such a lame announcement (then again it is Square).

[Bastian]

maybe a revisit of the Mana series (done right),

A remake of Seiken Densetsu III done in a more modern graphical quality (something more akin to the first Crystal Chronicles game) for the Wii would be a brilliant move because most non-die hard Mana fans don't even know about the existence of that game since it was never released outside of Japan and so a lot of people would buy it. And even Mana fanatics like me would buy it.

Of course, this is just a silly wish on my part. I know it's unrealistic.

[black orb]

>>> No FF7 remake? then make the FF8 one..

[Roogle]

A remake of Seiken Densetsu III done in a more modern graphical quality (something more akin to the first Crystal Chronicles game) for the Wii would be a brilliant move because most non-die hard Mana fans don't even know about the existence of that game since it was never released outside of Japan and so a lot of people would buy it.

I agree. For some reason, the early Seiken Densetsu games seem to be of much higher quality than the newer Seiken Densetsu games. Maybe it has to do with the multiplayer element involved? I think that a port of the game with online capability would be a great idea for a project for Square Enix.

[Wolf Kanno]

maybe a revisit of the Mana series (done right),

A remake of Seiken Densetsu III done in a more modern graphical quality (something more akin to the first Crystal Chronicles game) for the Wii would be a brilliant move because most non-die hard Mana fans don't even know about the existence of that game since it was never released outside of Japan and so a lot of people would buy it. And even Mana fanatics like me would buy it.

Of course, this is just a silly wish on my part. I know it's unrealistic.

I would actually settle for a translated version of the game available on DLC personally. The same goes for FFIII despite owning the DS version I wouldn't mind getting an official Famicom Version.

[Rostum]

maybe a revisit of the Mana series (done right),

A remake of Seiken Densetsu III done in a more modern graphical quality (something more akin to the first Crystal Chronicles game) for the Wii would be a brilliant move because most non-die hard Mana fans don't even know about the existence of that game since it was never released outside of Japan and so a lot of people would buy it. And even Mana fanatics like me would buy it.

Of course, this is just a silly wish on my part. I know it's unrealistic.

I would actually settle for a translated version of the game available on DLC personally. The same goes for FFIII despite owning the DS version I wouldn't mind getting an official Famicom Version.

I must admit, I'm not a huge Mana fan as I used to be but Seiken Densetsu III, Secret of Mana and Legend of Mana are such brilliant games in their own right. I'd love them to be released as DLC (WiiWare, PSN, whatever).

I still think there's signs of life for a third Chrono game. The developers, including Mitsuda, are still very intersted; "Chrono Break" is still registered in Japan; Game Informer ranked the Chrono series eighth among the "Top Ten Sequels in Demand"; Jeremy Parish (Electronic Gaming Monthly's June 2008) cited Chrono as the franchise video game fans would be most thrilled to see a sequel to; and in the first May Famitsu of 2009, Chrono Trigger was placed 14th out of 50 in a vote of most-wanted sequels by the magazine's readers.

However, I am assuming this information is correct but not authorotative as it's from Wikipedia. It'd just be a matter of people looking up those magazines which I'm too lazy to do.

[Roogle]

I still think there's signs of life for a third Chrono game. The developers, including Mitsuda, are still very intersted; "Chrono Break" is still registered in Japan; Game Informer ranked the Chrono series eighth among the "Top Ten Sequels in Demand"; Jeremy Parish (Electronic Gaming Monthly's June 2008) cited Chrono as the franchise video game fans would be most thrilled to see a sequel to; and in the first May Famitsu of 2009, Chrono Trigger was placed 14th out of 50 in a vote of most-wanted sequels by the magazine's readers.

I agree. One of the things that comes to mind is the aggressive actions that Square Enix takes against Chrono Trigger projects like Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes and Chrono Trigger: Resurrection. If they had no interest in making another title, why would they protect this game over other titles with more active hacking communities like Final Fantasy Hacktics?

[Wolf Kanno]

I can see SE wanting to make another Chrono game, my guess is they are still trying to establish a core team to work on it though. SE apparently has gotten a ton of new guys that are used to make the ports and remakes for the series to build up their skills before tackling on bigger projects. Of course Wada said he wanted the new core FF team to make something next gen so they can approach the FF series differently, yet he never said the games had to be original.

Come to think of it, I remember another game Nomura is working on that sorta dropped off the radar but is still being worked on and has a bit of a following. Parasite Eve:The 3rd Birthday, that game's been in production for how long now?

[Roogle]

The 3rd Birthday is slated to be released this year for the Playstation Portable. It looks like the game had made headlines in 2008 and dropped off the radar in 2009, and that might be the reason behind its seemingly long development time —

[Kyros]

Fans have been talking about a FFVII remake for forever, but SE has never said before that they plan on doing it to my knowledge. I've always heard theyve specifically said they dont want to do one, and I dont care if they never do personally since its not near the best one of the series =/

Even though it wouldnt be a remake I'd like to see a Saga game like Saga Frontier 1 and 2. The other Saga games I've played suck pretty hard so idk if this is going to happen or not.

[Mercen-X]

Romancing Saga was okay. Though I still haven't taken time out to beat it. The Frontiers had me too confused and the dungeon system for Unlimited Saga almost made me homocidal.

As for the remake, well I've never played it but I suppose Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden/Mystic Quest or known as Adventure in the US. Does anyone else see Advent Children as a nod to Final Fantasy Adventure?

Speaking of which, my second choice is obviously going to be VII. I just get easily tweaked by the freaking polygons. I personally don't care if they stick to using the original FMVs. Naturally, if they remade VII, they'd have to include tidbit spoilers about BC Jenova, CC Genesis, and the DGS of the Dirge to come.

[Sephiroth]

Although I would love a remake of Secret of Mana I still want a Final Fantasy V for DS, Final Fantasy VI for DS or PS III and of course Final Fantasy VII for PS III - remakes, of course.

I think there's the possibility of all three Final Fantasy being remade. So I don't mind which once is announced first.

Anyway now that they are done with Final Fantasy XIII the Final Fantasy VII staff of Square-Enix could work on Final Fantasy VII. And I hope for it.