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Square Enix trademarks "Tactics Ogre:Reborn"
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Duckroll's got sources, and I'd just take him at his word without pressing. None of the old-timers with connections are going to explicitly say how they know.
Anyhow, that's great news, and also increases the odds that FFT is also a similarly large effort. I had assumed that Tactics Ogre was just going to be a remaster, but maybe both of the games are considered significant enough to get full remakes in standardized engines to keep available forever like the Pixel Remasters (which are remakes despite their name).
If it isn't just a remaster, then... what leveling system is it going to use?
Out of the stuff that isn't leaked or ports of the various DQ remakes, I think Ogre Battle is probably highest on the list of their old RPGs to be getting a remake soon. A remaster wouldn't cut it and they really haven't done remasters of their SNES games, while Ogre Battle 1 translates well to a full remake, a HD-2D remake, or something like the Actraiser Remake (which was basically already the art style of the original OB). Ogre Battle and Parasite Eve are the big "out of pattern" classics that do well on the criteria that SE seems to be using, but PE has rights issues that may ruin its odds.
Ogre Battle Gaiden I think you're thinking of, on Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia - Wikipedia
I think I'm primarily excited that this means we'll get that FFT remaster, but Tactics Ogre also rules
The in-game graphics (particularly character models) are pretty embarrassingly awful, for one.
Oh, fair. Character models do look pretty meh right now on Divine Force. Hopefully, they improve a bit.
I'll take it over The Last Hope's faces!
Actraiser got more than it deserved, and Star Ocean could have easily been killed off entirely rather than getting a full sequel release by the original team and gameplay style/genre.
VP getting Shining'ed is upsetting, but that is definitely not the norm for how SE treats its old stuff. Front Mission, Live-a-Live, and Mana should be on that list for balance. Tri-Ace, and their IPs, would be dead forever under any other publisher.
Most of the Square Enix stuff is now announced. FF9 Remake, FFT Remaster, KH4, and whatever that KH X thing is are the last from SE as far as I know. It got both Voice of the Cards games, DioField Chronicle, Chrono Cross, Actraiser, and FFTR correct already.
I appreciate their out-of-the-box thinking on that! The concept is really cool, and despite it being an utter failure in every way they are still willing to do decent remakes of the series.
Most publishers would have used Star Ocean 5 and Left Alive as reasons to just kill off the franchise.
I'm hopeful. Square Enix is doing great right now and have such a huge range of IPs being supported across different budgets. Is TO:R going to add another new post-credits teaser that goes nowhere?
New Tactics (dunno if FFT or TO) and New Pixel Final Fantasy I genuinely think are likely at this point.
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yeah square enix has been on fire lately with interesting smaller-budget games. that's why i'm feeling somewhat hopeful
I'm sure we'll have extra scenarios and additions from Matsuno, but when will we get a complete new game from him?
There's also Final Fantasy: The Lightning Returns and Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary but those are clearly not actual games. 😂
My only hope is that Final Fantasy 9 Remake (whether it's a full remake or more of a remaster) is one of the real entries as most have been.
Tactics Ogre PSP had a post credits scene hinting at the sequel with "To Be Continued..."
Tactics Ogre: LUCT (PSP) - GyoruSPY Chapter 4 Part 65/END [Ending C]
Entire Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=46548D5FE478629D
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I wouldn't doubt FF9. It is the only FF game out of the first 12 + Tactics to not get a really significant update of some kind, and if they are willing to do full remakes of games that sold a few hundred thousand copies then FF9 is definitely justifiable for a Pixel Remaster-style rebuild with higher resolution assets, smoother UI, and new OST.
LMAO I love these.
Fuck, maybe this time I will finish the campaign.
Tactics Ogre PSP had a post credits scene hinting at the sequel with "To Be Continued..."
13 years later, nothing.Tactics Ogre: LUCT (PSP) - GyoruSPY Chapter 4 Part 65/END [Ending C]
Entire Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=46548D5FE478629D
I wouldn't doubt FF9. It is the only FF game out of the first 12 + Tactics to not get a really significant update of some kind, and if they are willing to do full remakes of games that sold a few hundred thousand copies then FF9 is definitely justifiable for a Pixel Remaster-style rebuild with higher resolution assets, smoother UI, and new OST.
Nice, thanks for the reminder. lol I would love another Lans game. Anything Lodis related, or something new for the series in general. PLZ!
The list doesn't miss!
Now if Square could announce this + the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster, that'd be great k thx
The "problem" was always Nintendo games that didn't make sense, like Mario+Rabbids.
At this point I suspect that all Nintendo games on that list must have been some remote way of working with Switch dev kits or something, since the Switch is Nvidia hardware.
There are plenty of games on the list that we know aren't actual games. But nobody remembers those. They only remember the ones that do turn out to be real and then some people assume everything has to be.
That said I think most people are fairly sensible with their expectations, and most games that were leaked have shown to be real.
This is true. Is Game Arts still around? Grandia is one of my all-time favorite series (except 3) but I don't want it to get a revival if Squeenix isn't going to put their all into it.
Can I also just say that, it's kind of insane how many gems Square Enix Japan is either announcing or releasing over the past year and through the rest of 2022.
I can't keep up.
I can't keep up.
As far as I'm aware Game Arts still exists in some form, but I don't think Square owns the Grandia IP anymore. They helped distribute the Switch version of the Grandia remaster but that was it.
Yeah, Gungho Entertainment handled publishing the remaster.
Yeah, it looks like GungHo owns Game Arts and the Grandia IP entirely now.
