Final Fantasy seems to be having something of a resurgence, if you haven't noticed. It's not like the decades-old RPG series ever went away, or anything, but Square Enix seems focused and determined of late, done with distracting frivolities. Final Fantasy XVI, the next mainline entry and a triumphant return to form, is out today, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is an eagerly anticipated 2024 title we have to look forward to.
But some of us, it seems, can't stop looking backwards. During a recent roundtable on Square Enix's YouTube channel (thanks GamesRadar+), Yoshinori Kitase broached a subject near his own heart (though perhaps not dear), that of the much-requested Final Fantasy VI remake. Kitase, having directed the original, really is the man to ask, and it seems like internally, Square Enix devs do just that.
Kitase said: "I think FF6 Remake would be difficult. FF7 Remake is not yet finished so I am not able to think about it. But for FF6 there are many fans inside the company and they often ask me 'When are we making 6?"
Final Fantasy VI is perhaps the single title a majority of long-time fans could agree as being, if not the best, close enough not to matter. It told a mature tale of war and personal sacrifice that was quite eye-opening at the time, blazing a trail that would be chased by Square Enix and its competitors for decades to come.
Do you hope Square Enix employees linger by the water cooler when Kitase is about, waxing poetic about the noble sacrifice Edgar made for his unwitting brother with a cheap trick? Or leave crude sketches of Magitek Armor-clad Biggs and Wedge battling that first thunder-eating snail boss on his desk? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source gamesradar.com]
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FF6 is right up there with Chrono Trigger as among my favorite games of my childhood if not all time. I would be so down for a remake.
That's surprising to see that an FF6 remake is wanted by the devs and yet there's a FF9 remake rumored to be in development.
If it was ro remade I'd prefer a full 3d remake with an expanded story . Dint see rge point in replaying the same game with slightly upscaled graphics , parts with shadow and cyan king getting poisoned , MOG characters and secret character gogo etc
As long as they keep selling, every FF game is going to be remade. 8, 9 and 10 are absolute guarantees at this point.
In fact, every popular title from every popular franchise will probably be remade. Its guaranteed money.
Wonder if it'll be a completely new looking game. There's lots of old games back then getting reworked ,alone in the dark for one another one would be wing commander it was a big one when I was a kid . Id certainly get this ,can't wait to hear more!
What happened to the FF9 remake?
It's kind of a quality dip when you talk about rumored remakes from S-E daily.
I want it SOOO bad (and Chrono Trigger) but i'm also mindful that I don't want them to mess it up, or give a half hearted effort like the Secret of Mana remake. Do it properly, do it well, or don't do it.
I'd actually quite like them to remake this in the 2D/3D style. Voice acting, cutscenes. Could be an easier remake and beautiful (plus it keeps it turnbased)
After FF7 Remake... No thanks
I think that a remake of FF6 will break the illusion. The game is overrated and would need many changes to be up to today's standards. Sorry, i know this will trigger some. It was amazing back then, but it hasn't aged gracefully.
An HD2D i could see though. A remake ala 7, i think will feel like a completely different game. More so than 7 Remake already is to 7. At that point, why not just make it the next numbered FF?
I'd definitely play one of those HD-2D versions of this!
Maybe an HD-2D remaster, but not a remake. I worry they would change the combat system too much, and that the massive story would get streamlined to a degree that left too much out. I don’t know… Plus they just rereleased the game on modern platforms.
How about Xenogears gets a remaster/rerelease?! Eh?! Where’s the water cooler talk about THAT game?! Or Vagrant Story?!
So many amazing games left in the dust…
I have a hard time with this one. It’s my favorite game ever, the existing version is such a treasure, and Square’s modern remakes have a bit of a mixed track record. As much as a fully realized 3D world based on the game would be incredible to inhabit, it has such a distinctive art and design direction that I’m not sure it would translate well. A good middle ground would be the HD-2D engine, I’d play that in a heartbeat.
That said, even with misgivings about the idea, you should know that I’d drop everything to play it as soon as I could, if they make it. 😂
@LifeGirl yeah well square enix doesn’t like guaranteed money. Instead of Vagrant Story and FF6, we get Front Mission and Saga Frontier. They missed an entire console generation (ps3) with kingdom hearts. They’ve been making financially baffling decisions for many years.
i think final 6 and chrono trigger are the 2 trickiest rpg to remake. even more than ff7 was.
what kind of approach would give them justice. i really hope they dont give them to the studio that made seiken densetsu 3 remake, that game was rubbish.
The main problem is the transition between pixel art and 3D, that rarely give good results.
FF6 deserves and outstanding remake.
@johnny30 im down for a 3d remake too, as long as they dont do it like seiken densetsu 3, that was underwhelming.
FF16 seems pretty close to what it should look like.
@Nem yeah, FF6 is a very tricky one to remake for mostly all that you mentionned.
plus, going from pixel sprites to 3D rarely looks good. i mean, Amano's particular artstyle is pretty hard to nail in 3D.
And there is so much to do with dialogues that it needs basically a whole new script. SNES rpgs were limited in font characters, which often made dialogues short and simple.
And voices, man... it took me some time to agree with FF7 choice of voice actors, it kind of break the illusion like you said.
Good news because SE constantly makes remakes. Obviously the marketing team is setting us up for an FF6 remake for those too dumb to see through this transparency.
FFVI is one of my favorite games of all time which is why I say - just enjoy the memories folks, there's no way a remake is going to capture that or make it better.
Ew, no please don’t. Just make new games. If Square wants to make an uber Pixel Remaster.. sure though it’s fine as-is (Maybe fix the judder issues?).
I've never played the original before, would prob want to experience that first before touching a remake.
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