What We Need To See From Sq. Enix Throughout Not-E3

Of all the businesses (doubtlessly) internet hosting occasions this summer time for Not-E3 (take a look at our schedule right here), there are maybe none with greater questions surrounding it than Sq. Enix. Having just lately introduced the sale of its Western studios together with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, nearly all of its growth efforts seem like Japan-focused. So, simply what does that imply for sport reveals this June?

The GameSpot workers selected what we might most prefer to see from Sq. Enix this 12 months, rating from the believable to the very optimistic goals. Please, Sq. Enix–at least make just a few of those occur.

Last Fantasy XIV on Xbox

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It feels prefer it’s been years of listening to that Last Fantasy XIV would possibly come to Xbox consoles, however it is time to lastly make that occur. The MMO’s reputation has by no means been higher, and what higher approach to leverage that than by bringing it to a different set of platforms? Whereas I have a tendency to spend so much of time taking part in solo in MMOs, I am by no means extra motivated to take a position time in them than when I’ve different associates who’re additionally taking part in, even when we’re not all the time logged in on the identical time. For me, most of these associates are likely to play video games on Xbox, so it could be the perfect place for me to lastly sink my tooth into XIV in the best way I’ve all the time meant to. I hear it even has a free trial. — Chris Pereira

Nier 3

Come on, Yoko Taro. It has been greater than 5 years since Nier: Automata was launched. There was a five-year hole between the launch of the unique Nier and the announcement Automata–a shock given the primary sport’s poor gross sales. Nonetheless, that is not the case anymore, with Automata’s essential reward main to large gross sales, a remake of the primary sport, a cell spin-off, and numerous merchandising alternatives. What I would like, nonetheless, is a full-fledged third sport. Not a sequel to Automata, thoughts you, however one thing as totally different to that sport because it was to the unique Nier. What I would like is what I do not know I would like but.

Might or not it’s set in an underwater world the place the fish converse Portuguese and may kind 200 phrases per minute? Possibly! The fantastic thing about Yoko Taro is he finds a motive for all of the weirdness relatively than simply together with it for the sake of it, and I am unable to wait to see how that performs out within the subsequent Nier sport. — Gabe Gurwin

Last Fantasy Techniques Remake confirmed

A large Nvidia leak has already bore fruit with bulletins like Kingdom Hearts 4, which makes us assume that the inclusion of a Last Fantasy Techniques remake might be legit, too. It might additionally merely make sense, as Sq. Enix has been exploring different techniques video games just like the latest (and visually related) Triangle Technique or the upcoming DioField Chronicles. Last Fantasy Techniques holds a particular place in followers’ hearts, due to its deep job-based mechanics and a riveting story of political intrigue, betrayal, and religion. The sport has already gotten a remake of types as Last Fantasy Techniques: The Warfare of the Lions for PSP and cell, however a correct HD remake can be unbelievable. — Steve Watts

Last Fantasy Pixel Remaster assortment for Change

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Sq. Enix has been taking part in coy in regards to the close to certainty that its Last Fantasy Pixel Remasters would finally come to platforms aside from PC and cell. The Nintendo Change looks like a pure match for our basic RPG nostalgia, particularly since a transportable system simply feels proper for grinding out ranges. And certain, Sq. Enix may launch them piecemeal, nevertheless it may make the bundle additional interesting by bundling all of them collectively as one unified launch. — Steve Watts

Shock, it is a new Vagrant Story

My adolescence have been spent taking part in 1990s Squaresoft JRPGs, again within the days earlier than Sq. Enix had added the “Enix” by way of a merger with the Japanese writer. These days have been fairly wonderful, with Sq. kicking out a spread of video games that will be classics, usually taking bizarre turns. Last Fantasy VII, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Parasite Eve–it was a wonderful time for RPG followers. However maybe the perfect of all of them was Vagrant Story, a fantasy action-RPG directed by Last Fantasy Techniques director Yasumi Matsuno. Vagrant Story was about fantasy secret brokers in a feudal world, with the politicking of the aristocracy, the crown, and the church driving the story. Into all this got here unusual, evil magic that would deliver folks again from the useless, and everybody wished it.

Vagrant Story would in the end be a one-off, though it has some Easter egg-ish ties to Techniques and Last Fantasy XII, which Matsuno additionally directed for a interval. Nevertheless it was a wonderful sport, with spooky villains, a ton of intrigue, and a darkish tinge that made it really feel totally different, and altogether creepier, than related fantasy video games, particularly these within the Squaresoft catalog. The trailers we have seen for Last Fantasy XVI have instructed to some followers, like me, that there is perhaps ties to Vagrant Story, in addition to different video games happening in that very same disjointed world. What I would like, nonetheless, is extra Vagrant Story. The unique sport ended like an origin story for magical undercover agent Ashley Riot, and there is loads extra that might be finished there. Vagrant Story is an absolute basic from the perfect interval in Squaresoft’s historical past, and it could be unbelievable to see the long-dead property all of a sudden resurrected with hyperlinks to Last Fantasy XVI to make good on the promise of the unique, twenty years later. — Phil Hornshaw

FFVII Remake Half 2 replace

Remaking a game–especially one as beloved as Last Fantasy VII–is a troublesome and impressive feat. That being mentioned, Sq. kinda nailed it with Last Fantasy 7 Remake. Current not as a alternative for the unique, however relatively a separate and adjoining entity, Remake provides an entire lot of recent emotion and life to the story we as soon as knew whereas additionally honoring what was there earlier than by organising the brand new sequence to stroll down a completely new path. All that being mentioned… I’m past able to lastly discover that new path. I’m prepared for the subsequent a part of the story, and I’m prepared for half two.

Positive, I do hope the subsequent entry within the Last Fantasy 7 Remake sequence hits the identical basic story beats as the unique game–something I really feel assured Sq. can do after taking part in Remake. I hope we get the possibility to discover Cosmo Canyon, absorb some solar in Costa Del Sol, gamble away our hard-earned gil on the Golden Saucer, and uncover the secrets and techniques of Shinra Manor. I wait with bated breath for our first take a look at Cid and my man Vincent Valentine. However above all else, I simply wish to see what different surprises lie in retailer for all of us. I actually hope we get a more in-depth take a look at the subsequent a part of the journey–and perhaps even a 2023 launch date. — Jessica Howard