Some of you might be familiar with the term "bullshot," or an obviously-doctored promo screenshot. Tech demos can go under similar scrutiny, since they're really just video demos that show what an engine is capable of, and can easily be confused for pre-rendered footage.
This is definitely not the case with Square-Enix's new Luminous Engine, which was previously shown off at E3 with the Agni's Philosophy tech demo. Attendees of development conference SIGGRAPH 2012 got to see a real-time demo of the Luminous Engine, showing some insane changes to small details, which can be made on the fly.
"I am truly happy just to be able to send my child out into the world once again" - Hironobu Sakaguchi
Well Nintendo and Squaresoft is where he started. I totally understand why he doesn't want to do FF now. If so I'm happy for either a remaster of Last Story or a new entry/spiritual successor. Loved the battle system of Last Story.
Wish my parents bought me a NES as a kid I would have played the first FF game. But I was lucky to have a SNES I played a bit of FF6 and just went to Chrono Trigger. When the FF collection releases I-VI Collection Anniversary drops I will take my time to play each Final Fantasy.
I mean… this is kinda obvious. The original final fantasy and its early sequels were on…
Square Enix announced its financial results for the three-month period which started on April 1 and ended on June 30, 2024.
They need more exclusives. That's the smart thing to do for 3rd party developers. /S
Here are some concerns regarding FF 7 Rebirth:
1) Completion rate of Part 1: Can Square Enix expect those who haven't finished Part 1 to purchase Part 2 at $70?
2) Requirement of a PS5: If someone enjoyed Part 1 on PS4, is there a significant advantage in purchasing a PS5 for the game, especially when PS4 continues to release new games?
3) Exclusivity issues.
Final thoughts on FF7: Cherish and relish Part 3, as it's likely the last time Square Enix will undertake such a project. Anticipate that future remakes will be scaled down or merely remastered.
Sales are down because pixel remaster sold 2+million and FF16 sold 3 million+ during the same time period last year and i don't think any big(or any?) square enix game released from april to june 30th of this year.
I am not sure why some sources put this in a negative light. Square had no major releases this quarter so it makes sense the sales would be less. What's good is than they found a way to lower their expenses to increase their profits given that no one was laid off.
The Square Enix CEO has recently confirmed in a shareholders' meeting that it is still working hard on multiple small-sized games.
I thought they said they were focusing on bigger games… so, we’re staying the same now?
Well I don’t mind more HD-2D games.. preferably something like FFVI, Chrono Trigger, or Xenogears.
Looks incredible.
They have the next generation engine and looks impressive, but the question is: If they announce a game for it, Will it come before the end of the gneration? Because the same thing happened with Final Fantasy Versus XIII. They announced the game, they said it will use their new Crystal Engine, and yet nowhere to be seen.
I just don't trust Square Enix at all anymore, and the engine means nothing if they will never utilize it properly with a GAME. They will surely announce either Final Fantasy XV and/or Kingdom Hearts 3 with that engine just to make us wait for forever to get the game.
That's amazing
People should be asking about actual flexibility. If everything is going to look shoddy or if the engine can properly represent multiple genres.
Fantastic engine!