Square Enix: Success for FFX HD could "pave the way" for more HD remakes, including FFXII

Key Final Fantasy developer Yoshinori Kitase has told RPG Site that success for the upcoming Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD Remaster titles could lead to further similar developments for other classic FF titles.

"We'll have to wait and see if these remasters are going to be successful, first," the Producer of FFX and FFXIII told us at E3 2013.

"If they do well, I think this will pave the way for more of the previous games to remade in an HD sort of quality."

[wishingW3L]

then I hope it flops because the only FF games worthy of a remake are FF6 and 7 and both of them will never be remade anyway.

[sinncross]

...ok?

I would love to have FF12 on PSV. I hear the international version of FF12 is like a totally different game (due to how the changes affect combat etc).

I disliked the story and teh character were not the best, but I loved playing the game regardless. I would pick up a remaster of that on PSV.

[HeavenlySnipes]

It is and FFXII International version is easily my favourite FF game

FF6 and 9 are tied for second

[VileAndVicious]

FFXII definitely had a few cons but to me it ranks among the highest of one of the best in the series (along with 9 and 6 lol)
Glad to see some XII love, it was an awesome game and seems to get a bad rep from time to time. I wish Yasumi Matsuno was still at square all of his games are epic!

@HeavenlySnipes

YES I 100% agree lol.

[bobtheimpaler]

I hated FFX. Couldn't stand the linearity and the boring story and whiny characters.

I'm actually playing FFXII at the moment and I'm really enjoying it to my surprise. FFXIIHD and FFXV actually have me interested in the series again after several years.

[sunnygrg]

One of my all time favorite games. God I had so much fun playing it. The Gambit system was a thing of beauty in my opinion.

[MRMagoo123]

If they do remakes of ff games i want all of them from 7 up to 12 (excluding online only) I loved 7,8,9,10 and 10 part 2, i liked 12 but i didnt like the combat as much i prefer turn based.

[Jaces]

...yea, they can keep XII..no thanks. I'll take VIII and IX though. :)

[slayorofgods]

FF12 is probably the most under rated games in the FF series. With all that was put into it, it blows FF10 away, it just has way more depth to it....

[Snookies12]

Look man, I agree that FF7 and FF6 SHOULD be remade. However, that doesn't mean that other entries in the series shouldn't. Just because FFXII is mentioned, doesn't mean that we won't see FF7 or FF6 one day. Sure they're a longshot these days, but we can always hold out hope.

I'd love to see FF6-FF9 all remade. Not in PS4/PS3 graphics, but at least an upgrade from what they were. I'd be happy if they were on par with FFX style graphics. Regardless though, I'm buying the FFX HD remaster, and I hope it does well. FFX was an amazing game, and deserves to sell well. In fact, perhaps it'll be the push SE needs to start looking into older games in the franchise and really seeing that there is some value in remastering them.

[Dasteru]

IV
VI
IX
XII

PS2 visuals in 1080p

I'd be fine with that.

I admit IX with XIIIs visuals would be awesome but it would probably take squeenix 20 years to do it, knowing them.

[HeavenlySnipes]

FF7 can't just be remade like a FFXII or FFX could. Those games already feature 3d environments, and just need to be upscaled and run at a stable 60FPS

FF7 would have to be reDONE. They'd have to create real 3d character models for every character in the game, render all the environments (the PS1 game had environments that were just picture backgrounds) etc..

With all that time spent they could just make a new game. Sure the remake of FF7 would be a huge success, but its really up to SE if they want to commit and go forward with it

[shuuwai]

I wouldn't be surprise IF they made FF-XIII,FF-XIII-2,XIII-3 in 4K resolution, before *thinking* of making FF-VII in HD 720P.

(sad)

[DragonKnight]

"the only FF games worthy of a remake are FF6 and 7"

Needs more FF8.

[NeXXXuS]

I really want to see that opening sequence to the game with current gen graphics.

[DragonKnight]

I want to see the battle scene during the Galbadia Garden invasion in current gen graphics. I love the part of that scene where a Galbadian soldier gets batted off his motorcycle by a SeeD with a sword.

[VileAndVicious]

For some reason I never really enjoyed 8. Lol maybe it was the expectations after FF7 but it never resonated well will me. I think I stopped on the third disk back in the day.

[rainslacker]

8 is definitely one of my favorites. There was a lot of charm to 9, but it doesn't get mentioned too often.:(

6 and 7 are tied for me. Otherwise there is no particular order outside of 8 being my favorite. 10 is really good, even though it doesn't rank up there as one of the best for me.

Kinda makes me sad that someone would hope for something to flop because they have no interest in it. Way to disregard the millions of other FF fans out there Wishing.

[MRMagoo123]

I named my daughter Rinoa lol that tells you im a fan of 8 lol. She is 1 now and a very happy girl we call her Rinny for short.

[shuuwai]

I say 7 and 9.
8 was meh, 10 so, so, 11, dunno... 12 (sigh) 13, got milk?

What about the Chrono Trigger series? Serly? Nothing in PS3, how about PS4???????????

[kingPoS]

So your saying you want FFX & FFX2 HD to fail because you desire FF VI & FF VII remakes instead.

Man... that's a whole new level of c**block there, real classy.

[konnerbllb]

Why didn't they just remake ffvii. The hd remake doesn't look different enough for me to buy it. If it's five bucks digital I may pick it up.

[mediate-this]

I agree with you on that, that's just a p.r move to make the mass buy the remake, ff6 and 7 are awesome, I like six better. just a better cast in my opinion

[jc48573]

they don't really have a lot of games to remaster, though. Full remakes, well, that's a different story.

[AP]

I can get behind 12, though. One of their best!

[jc48573]

I kinda wish they consider remastering Front Mission 4 and 5. They have other rpgs that are made by Tri Ace....Not very familiar with Eidos games.

[TongkatAli]

Hell yeah!

[jc48573]

I think Front Mission has great potential to make a comeback. I really loved Front Mission 5.

[Snookies12]

I wouldn't say one of their best, but definitely a great game in terms of gameplay. There was a LOT to do on that game. I sunk in about 250+ hours into my PS2 copy. The story and characters were lacking however. I didn't really care about any of them. Balthier was the best character in my opinion. Though even after 3 playthroughs, I still found the story to be lacking and rather boring.

Regardless, I'd love to see FFXII in an HD format. I'd play it again on my Vita for sure. I just hope SE sees the potential of their older games and starts remastering them. I want FF6-FF9 all redone!

[rainslacker]

I liked 12. It had excellent game play. But I've played through it a couple times, and even today when looking at the story I keep wondering to myself what the hell is the motivation behind these characters. The story seems to be so disconnected from what's going on in the world.

[knifefight]

Especially the international version of XII!
http://rpgland.com/news/our...

It changes the whole game!

[VileAndVicious]

Lol how about a remake of the original Chrono trigger? Hell even another sequel? I think I might lose my mind if that ever happened.

[Snookies12]

Shhhhh, we don't talk about Chrono Trigger. It was too perfect. No remake/sequel could ever equal its brilliance lol.

[Godmars290]

Please no.

Would rather see Type Zero. A Front Mission comeback - AND NOT THAT EVOLVED CRAP!

[Inception]

I'm a big fans of Front Mission but very dissapointed with how SE treated the franchise :(

I mean, they don't localize FM 5, the best on the series and function as the conclusion from FM 1-4. Instead, they hire Double Helix to made the abomination FM (D)Evolved. It flops very bad and SE just...shut down the franchise T_T

Anyway, i don't think we will see FF Type-0 localization. SE even don't talk it one single bit on E3 :(

[Yeezus]

This remake will be a success

[MonkeyNinja]

I just wish they'd fix the horrible animations. Everything else is good. And I like how they upgraded the textures and character models. But the way the characters would turn around sometimes was just bad. Everything else was good though, at least for X. Never beat X-2.

On topic: I'd like them to do an HD upgrade of VII-IX. Still pre-rendered backgrounds, no voice. I'd buy them again.

[LightSamus]

It's fairly easy to upgrade models and textures but tweaking things like animations requires a lot more work. I'd love it, but it's not really worth it in work time for Squeenix.

[tarbis]

Not FFXII PLEASE!! >_<

[Dasteru]

Yes FFXII, it is a great game.

[Godmars290]

Its a great MMO you mean.

[Dasteru]

@Godmars290:

Since when is FFXII an MMO?

I think you need to look it up lol, you are confusing it with something else.

[wenaldy]

@godmars

you mistaken FFXI as FFXII

[Godmars290]

No. No I'm not.

In regards to story, FF12's had more in common to one taking place in the FF11 world. Know they took the final boss fight and put it in 11.

[Hadoukameha]

I hope everyone buys FFX-2 as well, not just FFX for Vita and PS3. We need to so we can show Square-Enix that not only do we want them do do more remasters, but that there is still interest in turn-based RPGs so we don't just get more like FFXV in the future.

[Snookies12]

FFXV looks absolutely freaking amazing. This coming from someone who LOVES turn based, and has been around since the first Final Fantasy... I'm not hung up on a battle system. It's the story, characters, and world that are important. They are what make a Final Fantasy game.

Also, you know that FFX-2 comes on the disc with FFX on PS3 copies right?

[Hadoukameha]

FFXV is just DMC with numbers flying around when hits connect, and no, Final Fantasy was more than that lame argument of "story, characters, and world." Final Fantasy stood for excellent gameplay, and party-based, strategic combat.

Only the PS3 version comes with both, I mentioned Vita. Good try though.

[Snookies12]

Why are you so defensive? For that matter, why is my argument lame? Because it doesn't match your opinion, or because you can't give me a reasonable excuse as to why I'm wrong? When you think back to past entries of Final Fantasy games, do you remember the turn based gameplay (which was virtually the same in every entry before FFX) or do you remember the great moments in the story?

Seriously, even having played all the FF games (multiple times mind you), I'm willing to admit that the turn based system was the same pretty much every time. Sure there were some slight variations, but it was practically the same.

As for your "Only the PS3 version comes with both, I mentioned Vita. Good try though." remark... Look at your own comment above. You said that you hope everyone buys FFX-2 as well, not just FFX for Vita AND PS3. That's why I mentioned that X-2 came with the PS3 copy as well.

[DragonKnight]

"FFXV is just DMC with numbers flying around when hits connect."

[fsfsxii]

Man, i can't believe i'm such a hypocrite, i was bashing FFXV a couple of days ago and i'm now playing FF Crisis core and loving it, their combat system is similar.

@Snookies
I'll buy the game for sure, i forgot my way of gaming for a second though

[Snookies12]

@fsfsxii - Don't bash until you get to try the game at least! :]

Think about it. Hating on something before you get a chance to try it only cheats yourself out of a potentially grand experience. Even if the premise doesn't look great, it never hurts to give it a try.

[DragonKnight]

@Snookies: Unless it's DmC.

[Snookies12]

@DragonKnight - Actually, even being a long time Devil May Cry fan, I gave that a shot as well... It wasn't good at all. :\

It looked the same in terms of combat, but required no skill at all. Not to mention the change in Dante, as well as his backstory. Blah...

[MRMagoo123]

I have x and x-2 on ps2 still i dont need the remakes unless they add new stuff, they dont look that bad on the ps2 , i dont know why they make remakes of games ppl arent asking for, everyone pretty much wants 7,8,9.

[nigelp520]

FF8 HD

[the_bebop]

If FFX and X-2 sell well maybe they will do a FF7 remake.

[chestnut1122]

I've read that they would only remake Final Fantasy 7 if another Final Fantasy Game would surpass it's sale.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

The characters and story might not have been that good, but FF12 was amazing. It looked beautiful. It was a huge game, and damn fun.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I would love a FF12 HD remake so hopefully FFX remake is a "success" in SE's eyes.

[fsfsxii]

I wonder what their sales target is...

[chestnut1122]

5 million -_- Joke.
Hope it's not because if it is, Bullshit.

[belac09]

im so damn happy

[No_Pantaloons]

That must have been a typo, its FFVII, not FFXII. If it wasn't a typo then they have learned nothing are utterly hopeless... still.

[Torunkz]

FF6 would be a great HD remake, either on 3DS or Vita or PS4 I don't care which I love that game so much.

[fsfsxii]

How would it be an "HD" remake on the 3DS?

[talocaca]

I think it will sell well on vita. Most people are done with Persona...now, if only they released NinoKuni :'(

[Relientk77]

Final Fantasy IX

please, frickin' love that game and always will

a damn masterpiece

[Thatlalala]

Man that would be a dream come true. There is only one remake everyone wants to see, and they are hyping up XII to be remade?!?!? ppppppffffffffftttttt.

[fsfsxii]

Yes, i hope it succeeds, because FF12 is what really got me in FF games and JRPGs in general

[MRMagoo123]

How on earth did it take ff12 to get you into jrpgs ? did you not play 7,8,9 ? they are way better, 12 was the turning point when they started changing the games into ff13 all westerny and shooty and gay. Turn based is where its at.