You're welcome, but SQEX Collective was closed in 2018.
You typoed "Forgotten" and the list of notable games probably outdated.
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Square Enix Projects |OT| Please Be Exciting
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You typoed "Forgotten" and the list of notable games probably outdated.
Whatever he ends up working on, I want it to be a Sonic spiritual successor. Square Enix Japan doesn't really have any notable animal mascots.
They did close their curation campaign but according to their Wiki page, they are still publishing games without the voting. From what I can tell, Circuit Superstars is the only project they currently have and was announced during SE's last E3 conference. I was planning to add that game, which is why I wanted the Collective section in the first place. Unless I'm missing something, please do let me know.
And you're right, the address I linked is outdated and the projects there are not live at all and that is now fixed.
I also fixed the name "Forgotton" Anne, which was previously mistyped "Forgott" Anne. Still a weird name, but hey!
I would believe they are still going to try to support and publish indie devs at SE but I think the Collective name and processes, e.g. project assessments are stopped.
Removing the formerly highlighted projects list seems misleading because that's how they operated for most of the time. It appears they shifted gradually towards publishing from their initial highlighting goal, if I'm not misinterpreting.
Ah, I see Wikipedians have created an article on it:
Square Enix Collective - Wikipedia
I'm sure a lot has changed internally but as far as we know, they are still using the same name and logo. They appeared during their last E3 presentation.I would believe they are still going to try to support and publish indie devs at SE but I think the Collective name and processes, e.g. project assessments are stopped.
Removing the formerly highlighted projects list seems misleading because that's how they operated for most of the time. It appears they shifted gradually towards publishing from their initial highlighting goal, if I'm not misinterpreting.
Ah, I see Wikipedians have created an article on it:
Square Enix Collective - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I've tweaked the lists a bit, thanks!
Announcement - Circuit Superstars
Ah, you're correct.
2019 in review: Square Enix Collective | Square Enix Blog
We take a look back at some of the amazing Independent titles that Square Enix Collective helped publish in 2019, and look forward to what's coming up in 2020...
What is Square Enix Collective? A conversation with Square Enix's Indie game publisher
Square Enix Collective helps Indie developers publish their games - but how does it work exactly? The man in charge explains how the company works with Indies.
Hey, there will be an interview with FFIX team for its 20th anniversary. Also Hiroyuki Ito is involved!!! APZonerunner, I remember you did not get in touch with him, it seems Famitsu have the exclusivity?
SE also has an interview with him on their official blog worldwide; but they weren't willing to get him for me - I guess because they didn't want to field questions about where tf he's been/what he's been doing, heh.
Announcement - Balan Wonderworld
We're going to assume (for now) that this is CBU1's mystery action game
Balan Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld
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https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1286385310268448768We're going to assume (for now) that this is CBU1's mystery action game
Balan Wonderworld
Was i the only one who spent that entire trailer waiting for the "action" part of the game described as "the action game of action games"? lol
Thanks, I added that it's developed by Arzest.
I'll leave it under CBU1's section for now. I'm not entirely convinced it fits the description "next generation action game" but it seems plausible enough. If new information comes up, I'll edit accordingly.
Late reply, but I assume they're being punny and the action part refers to each costume having its own unique move.
On the Balan Wonderland site, if you select the two "human characters" you get an option to select their "color pallete". It seems you have limited options in this game to select the ethnicity of the player avatar in this game. The fact that it's just a color swap is a bit annoying though.
Not usually but do feel free to do that, especially if there's no ongoing thread about it!
Gotcha! Really seems like a great thread especially after how good of a year this was for SE and how exciting these next two years are going to be
Back in the PS1/PS2 days Square used to be my favorite gaming company, but nowadays the only upcoming SE project I'm interested in is Final Fantasy XVI. FF VII Remake part 1 was so disappointing I don't even care about part 2 and beyond. Project Athia looks... like it was made by the guys that did Final Fantasy XV - nuff said. I'm sure they're working on the next Nier game which is great for the fans, but I'm not one of those. Dragon Quest 12 will be just another safe and boring Dragon Quest game. After Sakaguchi's and Matsuno's departure everything kinda went to shit :(
Honestly, I think Square is in a very good place right now. Almost PS2 era.
Matsuno is working on one of the sidequests for FFXIV.
I had a thought today during my afternoon nap: if SE had waited, they could have made Type-0 in a GaaS MP game.
Agreed.
SE is still my most beloved company so I love to discuss (and contribute) as much as possible!
Agreed.
SE is still my most beloved company so I love to discuss (and contribute) as much as possible!
I'm a bit pessimistic about SE due to their recent years but I hope Project Athia and FF16 have something to say.
Well they did make that type 0 mobile game, so they did so in a fashion, lol.
Yeah the upcoming project diversity is really exciting for me. Athia, 7R-2, 16, and Balan are immediate gets for me, but with Nier and that new DQ coming as long as they're good I'll be getting those too
Really? I am the complete opposite lol
FFXV was "fine", but it didn't make me loathe it and I still look back at it fondly
NieR: Automata is one of my top 10 games of the gen
DQXI was a solid ass title giving fans of VIII what they wanted for a long time, I personally will not look back at it fondly but it still was a good game and a solid base for future HD DQ titles
KHIII was again just "fine" but it finally came out and it still was a game with its shit together despite being lackluster
Lots of FF ports showing a great deal of interest of preserving the legacy
The Mana ports and Remake where a nice addition and a good bone to throw to their fans, same goes for Saga
FFXIV is so interesting right now
FFVII R was amazing to me, despite some obviously debatable choices, and an overall success
Like, compared to the 2008-2015 period it's a hell of an improvement.
Sure, the quality of many of the single games might be up for debate and personal tastes, but they have clearly shown efforts in turning their ship around and consolidating their teams, visions and goals.
Now they have: better structured environment, a solid knowledge of UE for incoming projects, Luminous in the works which contrary to many I hope they iron out in a solid engine and use it for all their future games some time after next gen, better understanding of their strenghts, a more varied line-up of high profile developers than previous gen.
And by looking at the upcoming line-up, there is a huge diversity and range of budgets: Athia, FFVII R-2, NieR Remake, Babylon Fall, Bravely Default 2, more XIV content, Avengers, Balan Wonderland, DQXII, DQ Infinite Whatever, Crystal Chronicles and XI Mobile.
On top of that there is all the unannounced: FFXVI, KH4(?), Ni3R, an unannounced Action game (unless cancelled), and I'm sure something else is missing.
That is some serious meat right there.
If they manage to maintain the dates, deliver some quality titles (as in: not shit games) and not F up with their dev hell or bad marketing campaings, their next-gen will be on a roll.
Oh yeah right.
I was just watching some Avengers videos and though "Why didn't they just do this with Type-0?".
I was only concerned with FF and KH and while FF15 was fine it didn't meet expectations. Ditto KH3, an overhyped game that turned out to be decent at best. FF7R is probably better, haven't bought it yet since I'm still not sold out on the original game being divided in more, bloated games.
Square's on the partners list for Gamescom hopefully they unveil something and not just show Avengers
Not uncommon for SE to bring already released titles to a game event so i'm not getting my hopes up.
I only get my hopes up for Sony/MS events.
I only get my hopes up for Sony/MS events.
That'd be awful considering the sparseness in their single-player releases as it is (we've been waiting for a brand new world since 2006!) and how healthy XIV seems to be.
I think there won't be another new MMO until at least XVII.
Haha I'll take Live A Live, my only hope is more on Athia so they can release a real title and XVI announcement even if it's not a trailer just mentioning it is great.
Yeah, but even if it wasn't the same thing as Versus XIII, it's still based on that base concept, which was first shown in 2016.
In between, we've had two sequels to XIII, XIV (MMO), XV (repurposed from the Versus concept) and a remake. It's about time we see a new setting, main character and all in a single-player game. The magical thing about this series is that every game feels different and has a different world and cast, after all.
This wouldn't surprise me. The demo I thought was fine but the performance was surprisingly rough in spots. Felt like it still needed more time to bake.
Why is there no mention in the OP of Deck Nine? They've been working with Square Enix for at least the last two years on a new game. I think that they are working on Life is Strange 3.
variety.com
‘Life Is Strange: Before the Storm’ Dev Making New Square Enix Game
The two companies recently worked together on the episodic adventure game "Life is Strange: Before the Storm."
variety.com
Between July and August (which were the months mentioned in the quote you're talking about), they announced:
-KH Melody of Memories
-Balan Wonderworld
-Avengers DLC
-DQXI Definitive Edition
-Collection of SaGa
So no, they literally didn't lie.
MoM was announced in June, Avengers DLC isn't a new game announcement, DQ11 also isn't a new game announcement. The question and answer was about new games not ports so only Balan qualifies
I think it's pretty clear it was about new products from the games division, but if you want to imply they lied during an investor meeting, I guess that's your hill!