They could call this FF Legend: (Subtitle) in the west and raise it's chances for success by 100%.
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SaGa 2015 (working title) announced for PS Vita
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BomberMouse
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YES! I love SaGa games.
We all know the latter will never end.
Cornbread78
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Tempesta di Fuoco
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Port of a free to play phone game, don't get too excited.
Apparently Star Ocean 2 is coming to Vita in some form, but no one knows if it's an actual remake, or just a digital version of the PSP game.
Omnistalgic
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well it should be...never ever getting hyped for anything involving SE.
Not even mad at the announcement, heck, I will probably buy FF7 port for my PS4 as I want to get rid of my PS3 now, but to troll (the show was for fans not gamers in general) like that and get on stage and not even touch up the game slightly was the biggest slap in the face to fans I've ever seen. Signing petitions, tweeting, etc...The higher-ups knew full well people wanted a remastered FF7 and not a standard port, inexcusable.
Still, not trying to stink up the thread, this is a good announcement and great news for Vita. It got a nice amount of love at PSX and I hope this is a trend that continues.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
The PC port is the game touched up slightly.
Cornbread78
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Tempesta di Fuoco
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I don't know how many improvements to the game they made since the Steam version launched (other than the OST), but the PC port on Steam is just a rerelease of the shit version that came out in the 90s, with no improvements. It's actually kind of terrible. They didn't even update the game enough to include button prompts for modern controller.
So if it really is just a port of the PC version, then may lord have mercy on our souls.
I don't know how well this would work. SaGa games are nothing like Final Fantasy games; their plots are non-existent, their worlds are huge with little to no direction, and their mechanics are simply obtuse. I see it as a marketing scheme, tricking people into buying a product they otherwise wouldn't purchase because of a name change, and as a result I think it could definitely backfire.
If this game does come to the west, they'll have to market the fuck out of it. The last time they marketed a game to that extent was Unlimited Saga, which judging by the reactions of SE fans from that era, they expected Unlimited to be an off brand FFX. It was even sold with an FFX-2 demo disc as an incentive to buy it.
I really don't know how they'll effectively promote a new SaGa entry, it seems the only people somewhat interested are just SaGa fans. Marketing it as a "traditional JRPG experience" could work, but it would have to be on PS4 to really grab peoples attention. SaGa is unconventional, but it does resemble a classic JRPG somewhat. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds in the future, I'm already dying for more information.
SE is finally getting around to supporting Vita with original content.
I mean, yes, it's a marketing trick. That's why they did it before and why I think they should do it again. It'd get the game in more hands and while there's a chance some wouldn't like it (regardless of SGs history, we don't know what SG2015 is yet) we must also entertain the idea some people might actually love it because of how outward and different it might be.
Interesting, hopefully good news.
Seems a bit late for that. 2015 and beyond isn't/wasn't looking good for Vita.
I guess Final Fantasy X/X-2 surpassed expectations.
Maybe FFX-3 is real.
Pennywise83
Banned
That's the only logical next step, and not FFXII HD.
If not, than it will be soon.
It's more that it's the one they went out of their way to craft a pretty deliberate tease for.
I doubt it's a "one or the other" thing though. FFXII will come. Seems folks really have a chip on their shoulder about that now.
They've said a few times that a new Mana series was in development too. They've even acknowledged that fans wanted it to be a on a "big screen", and although they didn't exactly hint that they were going in that direction, it kinda sounded like it.
Full quote here: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/06/3...wants-release-next-major-mana-game-two-years/
A PS4 title would have increased chances for localization, which that or PS4/Vita is what I would have preferred. But I don't think it's ruled out entirely. Like you said, they could market it like traditional title or 'From the creators of FF comes a new RPG!' that sometimes works, or maybe Sony will do another gesture of good will like RGG5.
Good to hear they'll start to support Vita more.
should've added that to the list of undesirables
Cornbread78
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Good stuff, thanks for posting. Even though I'm one of those bitter SE fans, I love that they are finally thinking of the Vita..
Lol I was going to correct your link. Yeah, it sounds like Seiken Densetsu 5 will be on home consoles. Mana's 25th anniversary is coming up, isn't it? or did it already happen?
michaelius
Banned
If flopped two weeks ago - it will affect 2016-2017 games if it affects anything.
dddooozzz9
Neo Member
Dragon Quest is not belong for any console. It will be on the console which they are most popular in that generation.
That's why PS4/PS3 got Dragon Quest Heroes.
clarkision
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Wait, they teased FFX-3? When was this?
We are also talking about a franchise that hasn't had a real sequel since 2003, unless you count The Last Remnant. It probably is best to change the name really, and treat the game as a new IP of sorts. Not many people on this forum no what SaGa is even. I guess it could end up being a universally great game, I doubt it, but we will just have to wait and see.
clarkision
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Oh wow. That's awesome!
That is a bit of a non sequitur. We were talking about localisation chances.
Also lol@PS4 being the most popular. It will be a long time until that is true in Japan, if it even gets to that point.
Hahaha.
We will. I kinda feel like giving it a new name, effectively making it a new IP, would be a death sentence on Vita. But we have no idea what the budget is like, the scale of the game, their expectations for it's performance.
We'll have to wait.
I was actually referring to the audio drama included in X/X-2 HD, but yes, there's also this. It's all very deliberate. They've said there's no plans for X-3, but I just plain don't believe them.
Oh, I assure you there's almost nothing awesome about it. Tragic? Now we're on to something.
Well, I would think FFXII is more logical than FFX-3, but Kagari said original content.
ieptbarakat
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I'm sure it'll be localized..
for the PS5
Night_Trekker
Member
Well, as long as it's nothing like Unlimited SaGa.
I don't understand why and why not instead the 3DS (or perhaps then both).
Isn't the 3DS already being supported?
Yup. It's nearly all low budget stuff but dems the breaks.
Yeah, it's just odd that SE have just started to support the system when software sales having been all that great, as well as hardware sales. Whilst 3DS (although down YOY when I last checked) still is doing better than pretty much all other consoles on the market.
it took three years but sony's cheque finally cleared
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I'll take it. Hopefully we get a new Dissidia or Tactics game.
Saint Gregory
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All this shade being tossed at Unlimited SaGa makes me sad. Kawazu made some critical mistakes, mostly the way the HP/LP system worked, but overall it had one of the most brilliant, hardcore, strategic risk/reward gameplay systems that I've ever experienced.
It had a brutal learning curve and zero handholding to the point that it was impossible to start playing without looking for help online but overall I'd love to see a new game built on that foundation with the glaring (and unfair) gameplay issues fixed.
It had a brutal learning curve and zero handholding to the point that it was impossible to start playing without looking for help online but overall I'd love to see a new game built on that foundation with the glaring (and unfair) gameplay issues fixed.
That would be in 2016. They're aiming to make the new title come out during the celebrations it seems.
I hope we get Rise of the Mana in english one day. Import impressions have been really positive despite its F2P nature.
I actually liked the way the battle system worked, I found it to be enjoyable for all of the sprite issues and what not. What really confused me about Unlimited was the panel system. It was meant to provide "deeper" customization of characters, but I could never figure it out. It wasn't fun and online faqs didn't help. Magic was also extremely counter-intuitive given the fact that magic tablets were some of the rarest shit in the game and you had to buy magically imbued items to be able to use those spells on the tablet. The concept of a pen & paper RPG is truly welcome though, although I'd rather a traditional SaGa adventure at this point.
donutzsick
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its a miracle!
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