Final Fantasy VI Remake

[Wolf Kanno]

I'm concerned about the size of the games and the consistency of a high quality design. 358/2 may be a graphical marvel for the DS it also cuts a lot of corner and many of the Worlds you go to come off as low grade versions of their counterparts and others seem completely empty until Boss battles.

Its possible to pull it off with V and VI but I have a feeling an exact port might be more troublesome and SE would redesign places in a format similar to their Playstation brethren, even then I feel the quality while horribly impressive for the DS might not be up to par for fans. Redesigning certain story sequences as cutscenes (even just using in game models) will also cause a few issues especially since VI is a bit more story heavy than 358/2.

[RedPouch]

I'm concerned about the size of the games and the consistency of a high quality design. 358/2 may be a graphical marvel for the DS it also cuts a lot of corner and many of the Worlds you go to come off as low grade versions of their counterparts and others seem completely empty until Boss battles.

This is true, however based on what I'm reading [if any of this information I'm looking up on google is correct], then the size of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 could be doubled without exceeding the cartridge limit. That's promising, isn't it? Modern flash drives can contain amazingly high amounts of space considering their small size [finding one with a capacity of 16 GB is normal, and a new state-of-the-art model can hold 256 GB], so DS cartridges shouldn't be too far off from that. However, I don't want anything I'm saying to be taken for granted because I can't seem to get any kind of confirmation at all on how much space a modern DS cartridge is actually capable of holding. If anybody can get any info on this, I'd be grateful.

[Arthurdent_78]

I will bet just about anything that this is what Squeenix was waiting for!

They say its supposed to be released before March 2011 (in Japan), less than a year away, and what better game(s) to launch the system with than a remake of FFV and, possibly, FFVI?!

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[bipper]

Thought I replied to this already?

As good as the game looks, it is not official. These people are looking for an official prequel.

[bipper]

Never meant to make it sound like it had to be. However, a fan based game will simply be a fan-based game.

It is simple, and it is all I am implying.

[Flying Mullet]

Square-Enix hasnt been making any good Final Fantasy games since FF-X came out.

Wow, I think this is the first time I've heard this statement.

[Zaskull]

Square-Enix hasnt been making any good Final Fantasy games since FF-X came out.

Wow, I think this is the first time I've heard this statement.

I wouldn't say they've been bad, maybe just sub-par. But it's all based on opinion >.>

[Slothy]

So maybe this guy will make FFVI-2 better than Square-Enix can. So why does something have to be offical?

This isn't the first time anyone's tried to make a fan prequel or sequel or remake to Square games and they all end the same way. I expect a cease and desist letter will go out the second Square gets wind of this.

[No.78]

(Yeah, I'm not cycling through ten pages so forgive me if I say what others have said).

I would LOVE a FF6 remake!!! It would make me spunk myself. I would much prefer like a full-fledged PS3 remake instead of damn 7, but beggers can't be choosers. It will probably be a DS remake, if the pattern continues and they remake 5, then 6 will be next. 5 hasn't been announced yet, but I can wait because I love 5 too so it's all good.

Will most probably be for DS, it better not be for PSP because those things are expensive and I've already missed out on Dissidia because of it. Square, no one has a PSP!!! So, DS or PS3 would suit me... PS3 remake of 6 would just be genius.

[Arthurdent_78]

Squeenix said they would most likely not remake a game on the scale of FFVI-XII on PS3 as the amount of time for games of that size, detail, and length would be too much. This was during an interview regarding FFXIII.

What I don't understand, however, is that FFXIV is an MMORPG. Therefore it probably has a gigantic world with many characters. I would think that making that took just as long, if not longer, than an FFVI remake would, but I am not a game designer, so I don't know.

Also, as I posted a few posts ago, Nintendo is releasing a new handheld console. Currently its called the 3DS. It uses parallax-barrier technology (most likely made by Sharp, who just announced that they will begin production on 3.4" parallax-barrier 3D screens with and without touch screen capability) to provide 3D screens without the need for those mildly annoying glasses. Also, the system is supposed to have an analog control stick, cartridges with much higher storage capacity, vibration capability, motion sensing, and graphics on par with the GameCube.

Nintendo 3DS to feature 3.4-inch Sharp parallax barrier display? -- Engadget

Thus, my thought is that Squeenix probably knew this system was in the works and was waiting to remake FFV and FFVI (and perhaps...dare I say it, FFVII) for this system. Imagine... FFVI with PS2/XBOX/GameCube quality graphics, and in 3D!

[Skyblade]

That would be...gutsy. If it works, it will be a huge hardware edge that will blow the PSP away completely. I've hated the 3D trend, but have kept my eye on Parallax Barrier displays (though so far, I thought they were cost-prohibitive). If Nintendo is going to roll one out on a handheld, it would be the biggest jump in hardware they've ever had on their competition, and probably the biggest graphic boost on any system since the switch from sprites to polygons. If they have an affordable parallax display for a handheld, and a graphics engine that can use it with comparable graphics to the Gamecube or PS2, they might just crush the HD phase of gaming right there (slim chance maybe, but a chance).

[No.78]

Well if that's the case we're gonna have to wait a real long time before the FFV/VI remakes! This new handheld must be ages away, I still feel like the DS is new.

Oddly enough all I can think about now is a 5th Pokemon Gen, lol. No but I can't wait for any potential FFV/VI remakes. They're my fave out of the 'Retro 6'.

[Arthurdent_78]

Actually, its supposed to be released sometime before early 2011, possibly even before the holidays this year. They think Nintendo's had it in the works for a while now, but was forced to announce it to stave off a possible leak. They say it will be playable at E3 this summer!

[Arthurdent_78]

Personally, I'm looking forward to 3D Zelda the most! But the prospect of a 3D FFVI is really exciting too. I kinda wish they had waited to put out FFIV on this though...

[Wolf Kanno]

Holy crap, this info has been out for two weeks and no one has reported it?

So it looks like Squenix is thinking about remaking FFV and VI for DS but can't for technology issues so either they may get PSP ports or SE is holding out for the 3DS to keep them on Nintendo consoles. Thoughts?