In the coming years, much will be said about video games making a comeback from decades past. The debate over the lack of new IPs is becoming more nuanced and has an argument: remasters, remakes, re-imaginings or simple ports. In many ways, new versions of the classics of the past continue to appear.
In this context, each company knew how to take advantage of the panorama in the most convenient way for them, based on their culture, history and video games. Square EnixIn particular, today it can be said that this is a company that lives at the expense of its past and what it continues to create thanks to the great successes it achieved in the nineties. Let’s examine this situation.
Front Mission 2: Remake It is the title that opens us up to this new discussion and the new issue that will be released today. This is the new version Frontline mission 2, a 1997 mecha battle video game. Last year we also had a remastering Frontline mission 1st 1995.
A remake of the third title in the franchise has also already been confirmed, which we hope will see the light of day in 2024, and it’s very possible that if sales continue, remasterings of the remaining video games will follow. Square Enix So he takes advantage of his catalog by making a few changes to it more than anything around aesthetics, but he also has other ways to take advantage of his IPs.
Octopath Traveler This was one of the big events of 2018 in terms of JRPGs. Its narrative proposition and its mechanics shone, but its big success was HD-2D technology, which mixes the classic aesthetics of this style of games with 3D elements that sneak into the script.
With great fanfare, Square Enix Every time it becomes noticeable that the development of this technology can sell titles like crazy. This year we had the opportunity to play Octopath Traveler 2a game that makes it even better than the first and invites us to think about how far this technology can go.
This is how the original video games were invented, as in the case of Triangle strategya tactical JRPG that brings a strong story wrapped up at its best Fire emblem in his story. But under this graphics engine they also brought some gems from the past.
Live (1994) is perhaps the best example because it was not only a return, but also the first time it saw the light of day in the West, being an unconventional JRPG that has a few micro-stories and slightly breaks the mold of what is expected from the genre. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake This will be the next great experience in this style from one of the best Japanese RPGs of all time. Its official release date is still unknown, but it should happen between the rest of this year and the end of 2024.
Final Fantasyon the other hand, is perhaps the greatest example of not only Square Enix but for the industry as a whole about how to bring a video game to life. Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) is one of the best reimaginings done to date and its success was so strong that it even spawned other remasterings such as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2023).
The following are other examples of how you use a higher IP Final Fantasy VII Rebirthwhich the Damned Nerds have already been able to sample at a special event, or Sometimes a crisis; version Final Fantasy VII very complete for cell phones recently confirmed to have a version of the PC. No doubt we will see remasters and remakes Final Fantasy in the following years.
Year after year, the number of returning titles grows to accommodate this time, and it’s nice to know that there are companies devoting resources to give it some flavor. Square Enix horse Final Fantasy or with the HD-2D engine.
Front Mission 2: Remake It may not have that specific treatment, but it’s a great way to enjoy a video game that hasn’t been used in the West and has a lot to say. I note that Square Enix Have a lot of love for your historical library.
