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[Hudo]

The more important question is who is directing it and who is the lead writer?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

The more important question is who is directing it and who is the lead writer?

More importantly is it turn based?

 

[GHound]

FFIX? You mean the game that's been rumored to be getting a remake for multiple years? That was listed in the nvidia leak? That FFIX Remake?

 

[Hudo]

More importantly is it turn based?

I am already expecting it not to be...

But I would really like if they kept it turn-based.

 

[Fabieter]

Hopefully this is true.

 

[Exede]

Meh.... 8 needs one, not 9. They won't get my money for 9. Good luck SE

 

[AJUMP23]

FF9 remake should just be 1 game. Don't sting it out, don't add a chadley like character and remaster that song.

 

[adamsapple]

FFIX? You mean the game that's been rumored to be getting a remake for multiple years? That was listed in the nvidia leak? That FFIX Remake?

Yes, the one we haven't actually heard anything about, so it's always nice to get another lead.

FF9 remake should just be 1 game. Don't sting it out, don't add a chadley like character and remaster that song.

Oh, I don't think Square can afford to make another big budget split remake like VII. This is probably going to be much smaller in scope.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I am already expecting it not to be...

But I would really like if they kept it turn-based.

Same

Gonna to be mad if it's not turn based

 

[mortal]

Will we finally get a glimpse of it in June?

More importantly is it turn based?

The last round of rumors mentioned it not being overly ambitious, so I'd be surprised if it wasn't turn-based.

 

[Metnut]

Another 93+ metacritic masterpiece coming up that is beloved by gamers and disappoints sale wise.

 

[AJUMP23]

Oh, I don't think Square can afford to make another big budget split remake like VII. This is probably going to be much smaller in scope.

That is good news.

We want Final Fantasy games, not DMC games with a FF name.

I actually think the Bravely Default mechanics would make a great FF game.

 

[Dazraell]

FF9 remake should just be 1 game. Don't sting it out, don't add a chadley like character and remaster that song.

Past rumors implied it may be 1:1 remake with revamped graphics, not a multi-game reimagining like FFVIIR

 

[Astray]

This is the FF remake I'm actually most excited about. 9 is the best one by far imo.

 

[Fabieter]

FFIX? You mean the game that's been rumored to be getting a remake for multiple years? That was listed in the nvidia leak? That FFIX Remake?

There were several projects cancelled the other day so this is good to hear.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Just do it in simple manner. Nothing over the to that changes everything

 

[Draugoth]

There's no way Final Fantasy 9 will have the same ammount of work they did with FF7R

 

[Ownage]

FF7 and 8 were good. FF9 was basically a stopgap until 10 came out.

 

[SantaC]

What happened to 8, the game that actually needs a remake

 

[Lionel Richie]

FF7 and 8 were good. FF9 was basically a stopgap until 10 came out.

FF9 was a return to form of sorts, not because 7 and 8 were bad, but 9 was more in line with the series to that point. It's a fan favorite for a reason, it was awesome.

 

[lh032]

More importantly is it turn based?

hope not.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

More importantly is it turn based?

Hopefully not. If it is, they better at least make it really damn fast and have some good auto-battle options. IX has some of the slowest and most boring battles I’ve ever experienced. Loved IX back in the day but I find it unplayable now.

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

Yippee!

 

[West Texas CEO]

Midori is legit, eh?
This is great news, but I'm still clamoring to see if the FFT remake rumors can be substantiated.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Past rumors implied it may be 1:1 remake with revamped graphics, not a multi-game reimagining like FFVIIR

Everything i wanted tbh.

 

[GymWolf]

Please be a simple remaster and not another "reimagination"

 

[Rambone]

Meh. I'd rather see Final Fantasy 6 be remade from the ground up.

 

[squarealex]

I'm very scared of the result... I'm gonna riot if it's look like a AA mobile Unity engine.

But Creative Division 3 leave so many clue about FF9 in FF14. (Zindane / Dagger puppet for Dawntrail, somes boss of FF9).

Announcement this year, release for the 25th anniversary of this gem.

 

[Silver Wattle]

A ff6 remake would have been cooler.

 

[West Texas CEO]

A ff6 remake would have been cooler.

A ff6 remake would have been cooler.

So nice, you had to say it twice.

 

[Hudo]

A ff6 remake would have been cooler.

Careful what you wish for. Do you trust current Square to remake the best FF of all time without fucking it up?

 

[Mr Moose]

Where's VIII, Square?

 

[IAmRei]

Careful what you wish for. Do you trust current Square to remake the best FF of all time without fucking it up?

This, but there still hope, yeah, we hope...

 

[conpfreak]

There was never a FFX remake rumored? Final Fantasy X-3 was the rumoured game.

 

[Wastelander92]

Chrono Trigger please

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

More importantly is it turn based?

The combat is the main thing that kills my momentum on the FFVII remakes. Even the most routine battles on the original game are more fun than the entire sum of the stupid realtime combat they put in the new one.

I hate that MMO-like live combat trend with every fiber of my being. Now that Baldur's Gate 3 showed turn based to still be popular and viable, I wish FF franchise would realize it's essential to their original success. FF without turn combat has always felt like a cheap imitation to me, nothing can fix it.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Hope FFIX is just a better Remaster with revamped graphics like Shadow of the Colossus.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

What happened to 8, the game that actually needs a remake

You mean "unmake"

 

[Skifi28]

I could live with this. X is quite modern both visually and mechanically.

 

[bbeach123]

Not a fan of ff9 , too old (edgy) when it was release , too young for it too .

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

The combat is the main thing that kills my momentum on the FFVII remakes. Even the most routine battles on the original game are more fun than the entire sum of the stupid realtime combat they put in the new one.

I hate that MMO-like live combat trend with every fiber of my being. Now that Baldur's Gate 3 showed turn based to still be popular and viable, I wish FF franchise would realize it's essential to their original success. FF without turn combat has always felt like a cheap imitation to me, nothing can fix it.

I might be down for a FF with Baldur’s Gate 3 style battles, but man, that is about far from the “keep picking attack from a menu until you win” ATB battle system as you can get.

 

[Durin]

I'm all for it, FF9 was a nice game I'd go through again, and hope they keep it turn-based with a new system if they want.

FF8 could've used a remake more though, just to fix the garbage that is junctioning.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

I might be down for a FF with Baldur’s Gate 3 style battles, but man, that is about far from the “keep picking attack from a menu until you win” ATB battle system as you can get.

Not the same system at all, the point is just that audiences still have an appetite for turn-based combat.

I still prefer ATB over BG3's 5e system, for the Final Fantasy context at least. And I don't think of it as "pick attack until you win"... if anything, that's how all the recent FF games feel, like a total disconnect from the combat where you're just moving around and jamming buttons while waiting for various cooldowns.

For me, the "battle" itself in classic FF is mostly won by how you equip and stack your team, sort of equivalent to a card game where deck building is 90% of it. Then, once in battle, it's just resource and time management to make use of your team. That approach is very fun if the game has enough options (eg. materia, job systems, etc).

But recent FF action combat feels like a meaningless mush, some kind of movie playing out that I'm barely controlling.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Final Fantasy IX was my favorite, but I don't trust the current Square Enix to make a competent full remake without it looking like an amalgamation of fanservice.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I wonder if it is a proper remake or not. Curious about the release date too.

 

[TGO]

FF7 and 8 were good. FF9 was basically a stopgap until 10 came out.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Going to be interesting to see how Square handles it. But right now, the Moguri Mod turns FF9 into a proper remaster so I'm pretty good with that.

 

[adamsapple]

FF7 and 8 were good. FF9 was basically a stopgap until 10 came out.

Naw.

IX is the best PS1 FF. Hell, it's the only pure-fantasy game of that generation, none of the sci-fi stuff.

 

[Madflavor]

There's no way Final Fantasy 9 will have the same ammount of work they did with FF7R

Oh god no, not after Rebirth's sales performance. If the IX "remake" is real, I'd imagine it'd be something closer to a really well made remaster.