A Japanese studio which has operated as an outsourcing outfit for franchises such as Atelier, Final Fantasy, and Persona is hiring for a “high-end RPG remake for PlayStation 5”. The name of the project is being kept private for now, and it’s almost certain it’s collaborating with a major publisher, although it obviously hasn’t disclosed which one.
Mutan Insight is looking to fill a number of positions, including a 3D art director, a 3D background designer, and a 2D character designer. Obviously there’s very little substance to this story beyond the headline, as it could be virtually anything – nevertheless, there’ll no doubt be a section of the PlayStation fanbase intrigued by the existence of an unannounced RPG remake.
What do you think it could be?
[source blog.hokanko-alt.com, via gematsu.com]
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Well, I thought FF7 Remake 2 been in development since the release of FF7 Remake. Would be odd, if it wasn't in development yet.
Chrono Trigger maybe?
Imagine chrono trigger full on remake exclusively for ps5? One can dream
Though id settle for a persona 3 FES remake
Persona 4? Final Fantasy VI in FFVIIR style? Chrono Trigger? Legend of Dragoon?
Persona 3 maybe? It does fit those 3 positions
Parasites eve remake. Make it happen.word up son
Final fantasy 9? As it was on the Nvidia leaks
There are so many rumors about the Chrono Cross remake to include those NVIDIA GeForce leaks.
@playstation1995 That would be a great choice, word up dad!
Secret of Evermore?
Vagrant Story
Persona 3 or Persona 4 Remake? Unlikely but I thought I'd throw these two games into the ring of speculation we've got going on.
@Perturbator. No. Doubt playa parasite is a amazing franchise.word up son
@Uska
That will be amazing. Such an underappreciated game.
Add my support to the Persona 3 remake crowd. I long for the day I don't have to decide between P3 Portable and FES to replay that one.
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross
FF VI
FF VIII
Legend of Dragoon
Any of the above would make me sooooooooo happy
Please be Dragoon
Legend of Dragoon or Chrono Cross is my guess. I’ve been wanting remakes for both for years, but would highly prefer Legend of Dragoon
I don't know what it could be but I I certainly hope it's a Xenosaga trilogy remake! 🤞
My guess is Chrono Trigger. Or could it be that Final Fantasy IX Remake that was rumoured a few months back?
@playstation1995 N.i.c.e. but unlikely. I played PE2 beyond counting back in the golden age (late 90s). word up hero.
Baten Kaitos would be nice if it isn't a Nintendo exclusive.
Hoping it’s either xenogears or the suikoden series.
Would like a remake on Vagrant Story or Legend of dragoon.
They are more a Support Studio so its most likely assets for Part 2 of FF7R
This better be suikoden. There is no higher end rpg out there.
(but it isn't. Screw you Konami)
@CthulhuFhtagn. No doubt its a amazing franchise that need a comeback.make the gameplay just like final fantasy 7 remake.and we have a winner.word up son
@JAMes-BroWWWn
Didn't Nomura confirm like a year ago that part 2 is in development but that it was likely a few years away or was that back when I was still hallucinating on meds?
God I hope its Parasite Eve!
Might be on my own here but I’d love a summoner 1&2 remake
Please be legend of dragoon 🥺
some of these would be awesome but i feel like people are getting their hopes up to be let down. there were already rumors of a Chrono Cross remake being made. so i'm pretty sure its going to be that. ff7-2 would also make sense but i don't think its that.
Oh great, another remake rather than a new ip or even then progression of an existing ip.....sooooo exciting. More repackaged old content rather than creativity inspired work.
Whew, so glad I got this ps5, to play ps4 games and remakes of ps3 games.
All three Scenarios of Shining Force 3? One can dream.
Parasite Eve please!
Persona 3 please.
Phantasy Star IV remake, finally!!
Zelda 2 obviously
I thought it had already been confirmed as Chrono Cross
I would personally hope for legend of dragoon, wild arms or alundra, but they would be wishful thinking, or hopefully grandia.
@shaggywingnut loved those games, I would welcome a remake or remaster of those.
Wild arms 🙏🏾
Pls Sony
Jade Empire? Come on
Wasn't there a remake of FF Tactics circulating the rumor mill? Would love that, but also in the Legend of Dragoon camp. That would be an enormous remake though.
For the love of god make new games already
@KundaliniRising333 Some of us never got the chance to play those old games, so this works in some of our favors 🤷 .
PLEASE be Xenosaga or Chrono Trigger. Xenosaga by its very nature and art direction has been begging to be remade in HD (and you bet I would preorder on day one). Plus add it to the list of "RPGs that did not get a release in PAL regions but would do well there" along with the original Chrono Trigger (we got that on DS eventually, but I preordered an NTSC copy fearing we'd be overlooked again - bless the DS's status as a region free console) and ANY release of Chrono Cross. I will hold it against Namco that we only got Xenosaga 2 until I'm in the grave (I own legitimate NTSC copies of 1 and 3 and both Free MC Boot'd my PS2 and CFW'd my PS3 to play them on actual hardware).
@UltimateOtaku91 wait a minute....I do believe Insomniac has laid the groundwork to make Chrono Trigger PS5 a reality. I.e. the instantaneous dimension shifting on Ratchet and Clank....imagine the time travel transitions, even faster than the SNES cartridge was.
@KundaliniRising333 echoing ratchetmarvel up there - in the PAL region we got very very few of those IPs and it would be a first time release here. I'm looking at Xenosaga, Chrono Cross, Xenogears....Incredible games that PAL residents had to either mod their PS1s or resort to piracy to play. Twenty years later I acquired a sealed, legitimate Chrono Cross and can actually play it on PAL hardware, but it still requires some less-than-savoury trickery. Can you say custom firmware PS3....
@Milktastrophe ngl that would be boss. We DON'T have to pay absurd prices to own it, AND it's remade for 2022 hardware? Hell, if Sega DON'T do this I suggest we get the pitchforks and torches and march on their headquarters.
@MyThoughts31 - I'd love to see Jade Empire get the remake treatment but I doubt EA would outsource it when some version(s) of BioWare still exist and they could do it in-house.
Great to see so much Legend of Dragoon support! Stumbled on that one when I was about 12 and my mum got given a box of ps1 games to sell by a friend at her car boot. I picked out Legend of Dragoon as I loved FF7 and managed to complete it finally about a year earlier. Was fantastic, little bit different vibe and almost a more interesting (basically one extra timed button lol) combat system for a jrpg. I, too, hope that it will get a remake.
Please be:
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
I’ve been missing this trilogy since PS3 (2010-2014 North America) meaning I’ve been missing it a long time…
Too many Chrono Trigger suggestions in the comments. Now I'm getting my hopes up.
@rachetmarvel good point
@shadow2k Didn't think about that, thats a good point.
Valkyrie Profile would be tight.
Final Fantasy 7 remake part 2?
@Panic_Attache Zelda is not a PlayStation game.
Definitely a huge appetite for these in Japan. A couple of days ago there was a big TV special on the greatest video games of all time where they polled 50,000 people of all ages. It was quite fun, soooo many JRPGs on the list. https://s.famitsu.com/news/202112/27246207.html
Brave Fencer Musashi?
@UltimateOtaku91 Ditto on P3 FES but only if Door-kun lives!!!
Otherwise, I can't take seeing the endings again xd
Final fantasy 6 or 9 remakes would be dope too
@frankmcma Why would Square Enix spend resources on the worst final fantasy?
@playstation1995 Parasite Eve and Legend of Dragoon and ill be buying a scalped PS5. 😄
@Flaming_Kaiser. Haha.i hear that 😄 hahaha.word up son
Xenogears?
it has the 2d characters in a 3d world.
Whatever this turns out to be, hopefully it's a good game !
@Constable_What lol you wish.
Get that hope to the back and shoot it for good.
Well... the thing is we can't tell what it is, except it's a jrpg. Too many things it could be.
Based on track record, i'd go with Persona 3 as the most likely atm, but it really isn't much of a chance.
I don't know.... the problem with a remake is, because they'd have no faith in a simple graphical remaster, the combat system Chronotrigger or Xenosaga did have that was part of why people loved those games would be ripped out for something button-mashy.
@bloodycelt Namco wouldn't be that stupid I don't think, Xenosaga would be fine (see: Ace Combat Unsung War was untouched when Namco rereleased it for PS4, just had upscaled HD). Square, who own Chrono Trigger, though...
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