Celebrating almost 10 years since its initial release back on Steam and the Xbox 360, The Last Remnant has received the remastered treatment. The Last Remnant has mostly stood the test of time. While it's story remains just as confusing and vacant as ever, the combat is intriguing and the world it takes place in hits all the right fantastical beats, that make it one you won't want to miss.
Released by Square Enix in 2008, The Last Remnant inevitably drew comparisons to the developer's greats, most notably the Final Fantasy games. Thankfully, both the original and The Last Remnant Remastered stand out. The Remastered version, pretty much a direct port released for phones late last month, is truly impressive. The transition from a full-fledged console title to a mobile game is a daunting one, yet The Last Remnant Remastered pulls it off very well, though it does consume a ton of memory.
Very surprised to find this one ported to mobile. Phones are slowly becoming proper handhelds; especially with developers finally figuring out how to make more complicated games work with serviceable controls on a touch screen.
Square Enix announced that their JRPG adventure The Last Remnant Remastered is available now iOS and Android devices for $19.99.
The Mako Reactor says: “It’s an interesting curiosity from a time when Japanese game companies were coming to terms with the HD era of video games but we can’t help but wonder what could have been if a bit more time and effort went into this re-release.”
The game was fundamentally very flawed (especially the BR and enemy scaling system), so no amount of "remastering" could save it. It needed a complete overhaul, and Square would never spend more time and money in this game than the bare minimum.
