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Square Enix announces "biggest line-up ever" for Gamescom, more announcements soon
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badcrumble
Member
Yep. For better or for worse, though, budget might have already been committed to the project. Sad!
Makes me wonder if the FFXII:TZA release will include teases for some new Ivalice project too. Could be that's what Itou is working on (lol).
Sorry, what that? Certainly doesn't seem like a Square Enix game...
Makes sense. As far as I'm concerned I hope Toriyama will stay on mobile games.
HerroRygar
Member
Didn't they explicitly state at some point that after the XV debacle they're going to delay announcements until games are further along? Maybe I'm imagining it, but I could have sworn they straight up said that they want to move a bit closer to a Fallout 4 style announcement for future games.
Nearly the entire industry did.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Square Enix LOOOOOVES announcing games. Not actually releasing them.
Anyway I can see there being a big 30th anniversary event next year with FF7R, XIV expansion, Dissidia console port and XVI announcement along with smaller port stuff like FF9 PS4 ect.
Shift Breaker
Member
Maybe more FF PC ports? I & II still aren't on it. And I guess more ports too, that unlikely IX Vita rumour could still come true.
But then, that might all wait until TGS.
But then, that might all wait until TGS.
There's a big difference between announcing a game before it goes into production and then not releasing it for a decade, and announcing a game two or three years in advance. Both FFVIIR and DQXI were announced over a year ago and are both probably at least another year out, so SE still seem happy to announce titles a couple of years ahead of release.
Final Fantasy 6 remake for NX confirmed.
We can all dream...
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Seeing that list just reminds me how Nintendo needed to step in to get Dragon Quest VII and VIII localized.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Err.. remember PS1 era?
I wouldn't be surprised if we see FFXVI at E3 2016. FFXV will have had its time and it will share the spotlight with FFVII Ep.I (and Kingdom never coming out Hearts III)
That is amazing.
In terms of "more announcements", I doubt it will happen so soon but I'd appreciate a FF12 PC announcement. I want that one a lot more than 15 and I think it's also a better fit for the PC audience than pretty much any other single player FF.
So far the pattern behavior has been to not announce PC ports until after the PlayStation versions are out, so I'd be surprised if they change that for anything that's been in development for at least a year or two given they seemed to mass sign marketing deals for their entire game line-up back then.
The new expansion for FF14 is almost guaranteed to be announced during the NA fanfest, in October. The most we'll have at Gamescom will be some teasing for patch 3.4.
semiconscious
Member
sadly, the only game on that list that i'm really looking forward to
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If they ever get to it we need this scene.
I hope so. The FFX-2.5 novel was almost impressingly silly and I would love to see a FFX-3 based on that story just out of morbid curiosity
For anybody interested:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X-2.5_~Eien_no_Daishō~
I hope so. The FFX-2.5 novel was almost impressingly silly and I would love to see a FFX-3 based on that story just out of morbid curiosity
For anybody interested:
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X-2.5_~Eien_no_Daishō~
I also need to see this scene:
Tidus tells Yuna if they get into battle he might lose his fighting spirit because he's distracted by how sexy she is.
From the mind of Nojima everyone!
Salty Rice
Member
Thats true. The best game is missing what makes this lineup ok.Very good line-up. But no Nier
Nintendo is publishing that, it's up to them to market it.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
I don't really see any announcements here tbh. Every rumor we've heard, from Verendus' ridiculous list (Parasite Eve, FF6 remake, FF16) to the Siliconera's assurance of a new Front Mission--none of them really "fit" Gamescom like that. TGS, PSX, or next year's E3 seem like S-E's next major places to announce stuff.
Like I wouldn't expect to see FF16 until 15 was out. 7 isn't (or shouldn't be) the new mainline so they could start hyping that with next year's E3. Especially since if it's true 16 was supposed to be 15 it should be pretty far into production.
Parasite Eve if it existed would be more of a PSX thing since it's well-known as a Playstation franchise, while Front Mission is small and far more popular in Japan than here so TGS.
Only thing I could see coming from Gamescom would be like...a Sleeping Dogs 2. United Front is working on something, and SD is one of the more popular cult hits from last gen.
Like I wouldn't expect to see FF16 until 15 was out. 7 isn't (or shouldn't be) the new mainline so they could start hyping that with next year's E3. Especially since if it's true 16 was supposed to be 15 it should be pretty far into production.
Parasite Eve if it existed would be more of a PSX thing since it's well-known as a Playstation franchise, while Front Mission is small and far more popular in Japan than here so TGS.
Only thing I could see coming from Gamescom would be like...a Sleeping Dogs 2. United Front is working on something, and SD is one of the more popular cult hits from last gen.
Maybe they'll do the right thing and make X-3 the Braska, Jecht and Auron prequel that needs to be made.
badcrumble
Member
I feel like Metal Gear Solid 3 and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep are reasonably good proof that 'tragic prequel with doomed protagonist(s)' is a winning formula. Arguably that's true of FF7 Crisis Core as well (as far as its ending is concerned, anyway).
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Hmmmmmm, any new announcements though?
GoldandBlue
Member
World of FF PC announcement would be a pleasant surprise. I would like to see more PC enhanced ports like FF9. Come on SE, Vagrant Story and Parasite Eve PC!
GhostTrick
Banned
Not happening for World of FF. It's coming but only after PS versions release. It always have been announced as a "First on PS4/PSV" game.
IIRC IX, X and XI were announced at the same time. Could see XVI being announced next year as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations.
Could we expect any new announcements at all? Sleeping Dogs 2, maybe. Parasite Eve is TGS material, and Thief 5 feels too soon.
I'll believe it when I see it. Only Eidos titles have done that so far. If they're supposed to delay announcements, they announced the Final Fantasy VII Remake way too early.
One wouldn't really think so by the look of it. So far only Capcom and to a lesser extent Bethesda and Eidos are doing that.
I'll believe it when I see it. Only Eidos titles have done that so far. If they're supposed to delay announcements, they announced the Final Fantasy VII Remake way too early.
One wouldn't really think so by the look of it. So far only Capcom and to a lesser extent Bethesda and Eidos are doing that.
I honestly keep forgetting that they've already announced FFVIIR.
Even though I'd much rather they hold off on announcing anything new too soon, honestly after FFXV drops, I'm more than ready to move on to XVI and the future. Between the remakes and remasters, almost everything SE Japan put out is too familiar.
I just want to be surprised by a new world, new story, new characters, new battle systems, and new art direction.
All around fresh start, no rollover from past projects or sequels within sequels, or crossovers titles, or another damn remaster.
Even though I'd much rather they hold off on announcing anything new too soon, honestly after FFXV drops, I'm more than ready to move on to XVI and the future. Between the remakes and remasters, almost everything SE Japan put out is too familiar.
I just want to be surprised by a new world, new story, new characters, new battle systems, and new art direction.
All around fresh start, no rollover from past projects or sequels within sequels, or crossovers titles, or another damn remaster.
GoldandBlue
Member
Ah right. Well, wouldn't mind some more PS1 PC ports!
EA:
Titanfall 2: Announced in March, revealed in June, releasing in October.
Battlefield 1: Announced in May, revealed in June, releasing in October.
Activision Blizzard:
Destiny: Rise of Iron: Announced in June, releasing in September.
Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare: Announced in May, releasing in November.
Ubisoft:
Watch Dogs 2: Announced in May, releasing in November.
I guess Take-Two and Warner aren't announcing games with shorter windows, but then again, they're not announcing much in general.
I'm not sure I understand. Almost everything being shown is releasing this year.
The only exceptions are a remaster of Final Fantasy XII and a Q1 indie game.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Haven't heard that rumor...
Chobel
Member
Warner only announced one of their 2017 games: Injustice 2. I'm sure they have more games than that for 2017 (Shadow of Mordor 2 and maybe another game?), which will have to be announced in 2017.
There's still also Nier and there's still KH III.
And that relates to these other games how?
Until Square Enix releases the majority of their games, I'm still on the less talking more releasing approach with them especially when it concerns FF & KH.