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Why the hell Square Enix never remaked Final Fantasy VI?

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I've always found this strange and honestly a bit frustrating. Final Fantasy VI is widely considered by many fans and critics to be not just one of the best JRPGs ever made, but one of the best games of all time, period. Its cast, story, themes, music, and structure were way ahead of their time, and it still gets discussed decades later. And yet… it has never received a full remake.

Square Enix remade Final Fantasy I, II, and III.
They remade Final Fantasy IV for DS.
But FFVI? Aside from ports, minor visual updates, and the Pixel Remaster, it has never gotten the same "reimagined from the ground up" treatment.

Which is odd, because if you look at:
  • how iconic Kefka is as a villain
  • how cinematic both worlds (Balance and Ruin) concepts still feels
  • how strong and varied the cast is
  • how relevant its themes still are
FFVI feels perfect for a modern remake, whether in HD-2D, a 3D reinterpretation, or something entirely new. So I'm curious what people here think:
  • Is Square Enix avoiding FFVI because it's "too sacred" to fans?
  • Do they think it wouldn't sell as well as VII or newer entries?
  • Is it a creative fear of not living up to the original?
And the big question: Should Square Enix finally consider doing a proper FFVI remake? If yes, what style would actually do the game justice?
 
It's hilarious how FFVI fans love to look like they are the only ones without a remake but completely ignore that FFV never got one either.

The Pixel Remasters are good enough, they are basically remakes with redone characters and backgrounds, new versions of the ost, etc.
 
Midway-AGNC- said:
But FFVI? Aside from ports, minor visual updates, and the Pixel Remaster, it has never gotten the same "reimagined from the ground up" treatment.
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FF7 is the only game to have gotten a remake worth writing home about. I wouldn't consider Dawn of Souls "reimagined from the ground up", and the DS games are, to be honest, not the presentation for these games.

FF1-6 have gotten the perfect "modern" updates with the Pixel Remaster.
 
I'd definitely take a full 2.5D HD remake of both FFVI and Chrono Trigger but Square Enix simply isn't the smartest company at understanding the market, they probably think it would take them forever to make those games and there's no market return while games like Foamstars are greenlighted :pie_roffles:
 
TheLikou said:
It's hilarious how FFVI fans love to look like they are the only ones without a remake but completely ignore that FFV never got one either.

The Pixel Remasters are good enough, they are basically remakes with redone characters and backgrounds, new versions of the ost, etc.
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Loved ff5, was such a crazy jump in quality from ff4 its not even funny, ff6 is a classic too ofc but ff5 has its unique charm with that amazing job system :messenger_smiling_hearts:
 
Elios83 said:
I'd definitely take a full 2.5D HD remake of both FFVI and Chrono Trigger but Square Enix simply isn't the smartest company at understanding the market, they probably think it would take them forever to make those games and there's no market return while games like Foamstars are greenlighted :pie_roffles:
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"the company isn't good at reading the market" Says random neogaf poster about a $7 billion $ company.
 
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I found it funny people bitch about why dont remake. but then we get thread of people bitching there is too much remakes

E

Thread 'Tired of sequels, remakes and reboots..........'

Are there any new games coming out that look very promising, which are not a sequel, remake or reboot? AAA or indies?

(and for that matter.....also which are not just another trend-chasing game like the Vampire Survivor-likes, or Fortnite-likes)

If they don't start infusing the industry with new IP's, new ideas, or new mechanics, the industry will continue to flounder......

AI will just rehash and recycle the same ol' crap and then they will all cry that the sales 'didn't meet expectations'

NEW SHIT PLEASE!!!!
  • Like
  • Empathy
  • Triggered

And then when they do remake people bitch that it didnt need remake and how they should have left it alone...

Decide WTF you want!
 
Trogdor1123 said:
Peanut butter and jelly is an amazing sandwich. It's nearly perfect. How would you redo it to make it better? It's a tall order
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Remove the jelly, add sliced bananas and bacon, fry the whole affair in butter. It's so good, you'll die in your bathroom sitting on your toilet, just like the King of Rock and Roll.
 
Danjin44 said:
I found it funny people bitch about why dont remake. but then we get thread of people bitching there is too much remakes

E

Thread 'Tired of sequels, remakes and reboots..........'

Are there any new games coming out that look very promising, which are not a sequel, remake or reboot? AAA or indies?

(and for that matter.....also which are not just another trend-chasing game like the Vampire Survivor-likes, or Fortnite-likes)

If they don't start infusing the industry with new IP's, new ideas, or new mechanics, the industry will continue to flounder......

AI will just rehash and recycle the same ol' crap and then they will all cry that the sales 'didn't meet expectations'

NEW SHIT PLEASE!!!!
  • Like
  • Empathy
  • Triggered

And then when they do remake people bitch that it didnt need remake and how they should have left it alone...

Decide WTF you want!
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Because FFVI is actually a worthy example to give it a try? It's a 30+ years old 2D game from the SNES era, it's not like we're asking for a Gears of War remake or something.
 
Midway-AGNC- said:
Because FFVI is actually a worthy example to give it a try? It's a 30+ years old 2D game from the SNES era, it's not like we're asking for a Gears of War remake or something.
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When we do get 2D-HD remake people complain they do too many 2D-HD but if they dont people think its cash grab but when do full remake people hate on it anyway.

It just never ending cycle of bitching and complaining.....There are people in GAF who are shitting on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.
 
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Trogdor1123 said:
That does sound good…. Stop ruining my argument bender bender
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TheLikou said:
It's hilarious how FFVI fans love to look like they are the only ones without a remake but completely ignore that FFV never got one either.

The Pixel Remasters are good enough, they are basically remakes with redone characters and backgrounds, new versions of the ost, etc.
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Well, you know, FFVI is the best in the whole series, nothing comes close.

As much as I love FFVII, I would have much preferred a FFVI Remake.
 
Trogdor1123 said:
Peanut butter and jelly is an amazing sandwich. It's nearly perfect. How would you redo it to make it better? It's a tall order
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let's see how far we can stretch this metaphor

a modern pb&j?... i'm pretty sure it would involve watching a youtube video instead of eating it yourself


...how am i doing?
 
K' Dash said:
Well, you know, FFVI is the best in the whole series, nothing comes close.

As much as I love FFVII, I would have much preferred a FFVI Remake.
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Opinions and all. For me FFVI is not even in my top 3. The plot can be an mess and the second part (world of ruin) is plain bad.
 
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poodaddy said:
Yeah, especially if it sucks a giant bag of dicks like FFVII Remake does.

Ya can't fix perfect OP. FFVI doesn't need a remake, it's outstanding right now. Last thing we need is more legacy destruction.
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There you go......People who think they are "destroying the legacy" even tho OG FFVII can accessed from EVERYWHERE.

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Remaking anything before 7 is pointless. You cannot update them without changing what they are. Keep the name and music and the game itself still becomes something else. That is not a remake. It is a different game wearing the same skin.
 
_Ex_ said:
"Final Fantasy 6 director Yoshinori Kitase has said a remake akin to that of Final Fantasy 7's could take around 20 years to complete."

www.ign.com

Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Take About 20 Years to Make, Original Director Says - IGN

Final Fantasy 6 director Yoshinori Kitase has said a remake akin to that of Final Fantasy 7's could take around 20 years to complete.
www.ign.com www.ign.com
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Back when Sakaguchi was still at the company, he was constantly pushing the company to its limits. He was not a guy who would take "no" for an answer. Now, it's all "it's too hard, it'll take so long to do". Kitase is way too comfortable and toxic to that company's culture. The very notion of saying a game from the 1990s with modern styling would take 3 to 4 console generations of time to make is just wild. If he truly believes that, there is a serious problem with the game development process in that company, and he is failing to do the bare minimum as upper management there.
 
Danjin44 said:
There you go......People who think they are "destroying the legacy" even tho OG FFVII can accessed from EVERYWHERE.

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Yup.

That's what a legacy is by the way, it's everything that comprises and affects the property or person in question.

For example, if you give me an opportunity to direct a new Batman film, and it sucks ass, that is a net negative to the legacy of the Batman IP. Not a big deal as that IP has a gargantuan amount of content available, but it's still a negative impact, albeit a small one. FFVII Remake has writing that would be seen as childish by a 12 year old, (my 14 year old daughter couldn't get through the game two years ago, it cringed her out too bad), so yes, it is absolutely a net negative to the legacy of the game; the better version being widely available has literally nothing to do with that. That's like saying that Disney didn't harm the legacy of Star Wars because Lucas's films are still widely available....and that statement would also be absolute nonsense.
 
poodaddy said:
Yup.

That's what a legacy is by the way, it's everything that comprises and affects the property or person in question.

For example, if you give me an opportunity to direct a new Batman film, and it sucks ass, that is a net negative to the legacy of the Batman IP. Not a big deal as that IP has a gargantuan amount of content available, but it's still a negative impact, albeit a small one. FFVII Remake has writing that would be seen as childish by a 12 year old, (my 14 year old daughter couldn't get through the game two years ago, it cringed her out too bad), so yes, it is absolutely a net negative to the legacy of the game; the better version being widely available has literally nothing to do with that. That's like saying that Disney didn't harm the legacy of Star Wars because Lucas's films are still widely available....and that statement would also be absolute nonsense.
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What people who did like FFVII Remake? Those people opinion dont matter and now entire legacy of FFVII is forever suck now?
 
K' Dash said:
Well, you know, FFVI is the best in the whole series, nothing comes close.

As much as I love FFVII, I would have much preferred a FFVI Remake.
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The sales and various polls would disagree with that.

FFVII is THE Final Fantasy game. It's comfortably the most famous game in the franchise, so much so that it's effectively it's own brand within a series now.

No other game in the series is going to get the ground-up remake treatment because they either don't need it right now (X) or they just aren't popular enough to warrant one.

The most they might get is a DQVII-style reimagining.
 
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Danjin44 said:
What people who did like FFVII Remake? Those people opinion dont matter and now entire legacy of FFVII is forever suck now?
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No, the legacy is not "forever suck now", it's merely been damaged. If you want objective proof of that, look at the sales of the most recent title in the trilogy. VII used to literally be their most hallowed IP, and now it fails to even meet sales expectations. You're entitled to your opinion, but I'm not discussing opinions here. The legacy of FFVII has been harmed, it's a simple fact. It is not "forever suck", as one negative impact isn't enough to ruin a great IP, but a blow has been dealt.... demonstrably.
 
i don't know why people bother to ask this question, the only FF they ever remake right now is FF7 and seemlike they already struggle too much to remake it, also a rumor about FF9 remake cancel

well unless you count FF14 2.0, then it's legit question
 
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Because they haven't remade V. No way is VI getting treatment before then. And the closest to either of those are all the copy/paste mobile FF spinoff derivatives they've dropped in the last decade and a half.
 
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PeteBull said:
Loved ff5, was such a crazy jump in quality from ff4 its not even funny, ff6 is a classic too ofc but ff5 has its unique charm with that amazing job system :messenger_smiling_hearts:
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Most western fans (Japan knows this) still don't understand that FFV is THE final fantasy
its when they truly stepped into greatness after being inspired by the Phantasy Star and Lunar series

VI and VII are steampunk and cyberpunk alt takes, mods, dlc of FFV
 
I've played this last year for the first time ever. Pixel remaster on the ps5. I think it's perfectly playable.
These old 2d games stand the test of time a lot better than their 3d friends.
 
Would like a version with 2D Yoshitako Amano artstyle. No need for FFVII Remake type, VI is more classical in nature.

Dancing Mad is the best video game song ever, as long with the ending character medley.
 
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Because they can keep slightly retouching the original version and people keep re-buying it.

They correctly assumed that people wouldn't buy NES and SNES games in an emulator in the early 2000s, so they gave us the PSP and DS remakesters. And then later, they correctly assumed that with the retro revival and purist weebs' obsession for the sacred originals, they could instead pretty much sell NES and SNES games, if not fully emulated as-is, with minimal upgrades.

There is simply no reason in the universe to not complete what they started on the PSP and remake all of the first 6 FFs in that style. It was fantastic. Or take FFIV as a basis, make the graphics a bit less raw and pointy, and make IV, V and VI that way. But no, here's your Pixel Remasters that look even worse than the originals at time, and please enjoy the arranged music with our horrible font.
 
_Ex_ said:
"Final Fantasy 6 director Yoshinori Kitase has said a remake akin to that of Final Fantasy 7's could take around 20 years to complete."

www.ign.com

Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Take About 20 Years to Make, Original Director Says - IGN

Final Fantasy 6 director Yoshinori Kitase has said a remake akin to that of Final Fantasy 7's could take around 20 years to complete.
www.ign.com www.ign.com
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They should just do two games spanning each half of the game, ending the first at the natural stopping point. It would maybe take 10 years to do, not 20 in that case.
 
TheLikou said:
The Pixel Remasters are good enough, they are basically remakes with redone characters and backgrounds, new versions of the ost, etc.
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The pixel remasters were fucking awful until several patches and mods. S-E can do much better than that, well, hopefully.
 
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