What We Want To See From Square Enix During Not-E3

Of all the businesses (doubtlessly) internet hosting occasions this summer time for Not-E3 (try our schedule right here), there are maybe none with larger questions surrounding it than Square Enix. Having just lately introduced the sale of its Western studios together with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, nearly all of its growth efforts look like Japan-focused. So, simply what does that imply for sport reveals this June?The GameSpot workers selected what we would most prefer to see from Square Enix this yr, rating from the believable to the very optimistic desires. Please, Square Enix–at least make just a few of those occur.Final Fantasy XIV on XboxFINAL FANTASY XIV – FlowSize:640 × 360480 × 270 Want us to recollect this setting for all of your units? Sign up or Sign in now! Please use a html5 video succesful browser to look at movies. This video has an invalid file format. Sorry, however you may’t entry this content material!Please enter your date of delivery to view this videoJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303112 months202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 By clicking ‘enter’, you comply with GameSpot’s Terms of Use and Privacy PolicyenterIt feels prefer it’s been years of listening to that Final Fantasy XIV would possibly come to Xbox consoles, however it is time to lastly make that occur. The MMO’s recognition has by no means been larger, and what higher option to leverage that than by bringing it to a different set of platforms? While I have a tendency to spend so much of time enjoying solo in MMOs, I’m by no means extra motivated to take a position time in them than when I’ve different pals who’re additionally enjoying, even when we’re not at all times logged in on the similar time. For me, most of these pals are likely to play video games on Xbox, so it might be the best place for me to lastly sink my tooth into XIV in the best way I’ve at all times meant to. I hear it even has a free trial. — Chris PereiraNier 3Come on, Yoko Taro. It has been greater than 5 years since Nier: Automata was launched. There was a five-year hole between the launch of the unique Nier and the announcement Automata–a shock given the primary sport’s poor gross sales. However, that is not the case anymore, with Automata’s vital reward main to large gross sales, a remake of the primary sport, a cellular spin-off, and numerous merchandising alternatives. What I would like, nevertheless, is a full-fledged third sport. Not a sequel to Automata, thoughts you, however one thing as completely different to that sport because it was to the unique Nier. What I would like is what I do not know I would like but.Could it’s set in an underwater world the place the fish converse Portuguese and might kind 200 phrases per minute? Maybe! The great thing about Yoko Taro is he finds a motive for all of the weirdness moderately than simply together with it for the sake of it, and I am unable to wait to see how that performs out within the subsequent Nier sport. — Gabe GurwinFinal Fantasy Tactics Remake confirmedA big Nvidia leak has already bore fruit with bulletins like Kingdom Hearts 4, which makes us assume that the inclusion of a Final Fantasy Tactics remake may very well be legit, too. It would additionally merely make sense, as Square Enix has been exploring different techniques video games just like the current (and visually related) Triangle Strategy or the upcoming DioField Chronicles. Final Fantasy Tactics holds a particular place in followers’ hearts, because of its deep job-based mechanics and a riveting story of political intrigue, betrayal, and religion. The sport has already gotten a remake of kinds as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for PSP and cellular, however a correct HD remake could be unbelievable. — Steve WattsFinal Fantasy Pixel Remaster assortment for SwitchFinal Fantasy Pixel Remaster Trailer | Square Enix Presents E3 2021Dimension:640 × 360480 × 270 Want us to recollect this setting for all of your units? Sign up or Sign in now! Please use a html5 video succesful browser to look at movies. This video has an invalid file format. Sorry, however you may’t entry this content material!Please enter your date of delivery to view this videoJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303112 months202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900 By clicking ‘enter’, you comply with GameSpot’s Terms of Use and Privacy PolicyenterSquare Enix has been enjoying coy concerning the close to certainty that its Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters would ultimately come to platforms aside from PC and cellular. The Nintendo Switch looks like a pure match for our traditional RPG nostalgia, particularly since a transportable system simply feels proper for grinding out ranges. And certain, Square Enix may launch them piecemeal, but it surely may make the bundle further interesting by bundling all of them collectively as one unified launch. — Steve WattsSurprise, it is a new Vagrant StoryMy youth have been spent enjoying 1990s Squaresoft JRPGs, again within the days earlier than Square Enix had added the “Enix” by a merger with the Japanese writer. Those days have been fairly wonderful, with Square kicking out a variety of video games that may be classics, typically taking bizarre turns. Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Parasite Eve–it was a wonderful time for RPG followers. But maybe the very best of all of them was Vagrant Story, a fantasy action-RPG directed by Final Fantasy Tactics director Yasumi Matsuno. Vagrant Story was about fantasy secret brokers in a feudal world, with the politicking of the aristocracy, the crown, and the church driving the story. Into all this got here unusual, evil magic that would carry folks again from the useless, and everybody needed it.Vagrant Story would in the end be a one-off, though it has some Easter egg-ish ties to Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, which Matsuno additionally directed for a interval. But it was a wonderful sport, with spooky villains, a ton of intrigue, and a darkish tinge that made it really feel completely different, and altogether creepier, than related fantasy video games, particularly these within the Squaresoft catalog. The trailers we have seen for Final Fantasy XVI have prompt to some followers, like me, that there may be ties to Vagrant Story, in addition to different video games going down in that very same disjointed world. What I would like, nevertheless, is extra Vagrant Story. The unique sport ended like an origin story for magical undercover agent Ashley Riot, and there is loads extra that may very well be executed there. Vagrant Story is an absolute traditional from the very best interval in Squaresoft’s historical past, and it might be unimaginable to see the long-dead property out of the blue resurrected with hyperlinks to Final Fantasy XVI to make good on the promise of the unique, twenty years later. — Phil HornshawFFVII Remake Part 2 updateRemaking a game–especially one as beloved as Final Fantasy VII–is a tough and impressive feat. That being mentioned, Square kinda nailed it with Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Existing not as a alternative for the unique, however moderately a separate and adjoining entity, Remake provides a complete lot of latest emotion and life to the story we as soon as knew whereas additionally honoring what was there earlier than by organising the brand new sequence to stroll down a wholly new path. All that being mentioned… I’m past able to lastly discover that new path. I’m prepared for the subsequent a part of the story, and I’m prepared for half two.Sure, I do hope the subsequent entry within the Final Fantasy 7 Remake sequence hits the identical basic story beats as the unique game–something I really feel assured Square can do after enjoying Remake. I hope we get the possibility to discover Cosmo Canyon, take in some solar in Costa Del Sol, gamble away our hard-earned gil on the Golden Saucer, and uncover the secrets and techniques of Shinra Manor. I wait with bated breath for our first take a look at Cid and my man Vincent Valentine. But above all else, I simply wish to see what different surprises lie in retailer for all of us. I actually hope we get a better take a look at the subsequent a part of the journey–and possibly even a 2023 launch date. — Jessica Howard