Rumour: Final Fantasy 9 Remake, Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster, and Many More Could Be Real After All

I never got round to playing the PlayStation 1 final fantasy games so any remake from that generation is very welcomed.

Would love to see Mortal Kombat XII!
I really enjoyed XI!

hmm i doubt it would be like the ff7 remake though.

something more in line with the dragon quest 3 remake would be more reasonable to expect.

There’s a lot on that list that already came true… and then there’s Titanfall 3 which they basically said wasn’t happening…

Dragon's Dogma 2 please.

The only ones I doubted were FF9 Remake (because it is a remake and not a remaster), Dragon's Dogma 2, and Titanfall 3. While I don't really care about Titanfall, FF9 and Dragon's Dogma could be the stuff of legend so let's see if magic keeps happening!

@jdv95 Yeah, assuming FFIX 'remake' is real, I really doubt it'll be anywhere close to the level of VII Remake. Can't see Square spreading itself that thin.

I can’t see a remake of FF9 being true and I kinda hope it isn’t after what they did to 7.

@VivianXD2464 your pfp is making me smile. Nothing like a Link rave.

I think people didn't want to believe it because there was a bunch of PS5 exclusives there for PC but seeing how things are unfolding I think that makes the list seem more believable now. I do think and hope is legit cause there's a ton of those games I really want.

Don’t we have “confirmation” of Dragon Dogma 2 and Street Fighter 6 already thanks to that Capcom leak from 2020? Both were down for this year, but we can guess both have been delayed because of the Covid issues still lurking.

hmm, I could stand to go without a Final Fantasy IX remake (I tried it, got five hours in, it just bored me) but I would quite like, after VII Remake, an VIII Remake. Final Fantasy VIII is by far my favourite Final Fantasy, and imagine that sound design and soundtrack remastered........(no real-time battle system though please, I don't much like VII Remake's aRPG style). Balamb Garden in 4K...be still my beating heart.

@shadow2k Interesting. I enjoyed IX way more than VIII. I might even say it was better than VII on some days! Lol

I am hoping beyond hope we get the Final Fantasy 9 remake. Dream project for me

@SoulChimera Yep, both are heavily rumoured to be in development. Capcom itself has heavily hinted that SF6 is absolutely happening, but obviously no official confirmation yet.

There was a lot of information in the Capcom leak that crosses over with the NVIDIA leak, so it's a good call!

Nah the list seems nonsense. The heck is Fight for Middle-Earth supposed to be? Tekken 8? Didn't Katsuhiro Harada recently state that Tekken 8 hadn't even been started yet because of the success and its unplanned seasons of Tekken 7? How would this be "internally tracked and tested", if it doesn't exist? Injustice 3 and another Mortal Kombat game around the same time being tested? Nonsense! Titanfall 3? Lol. Ok. Batman Arkham Knight Remastered seems also very unlikely. WBs schedule is already stuffed with bunch of upcoming games ( Hogwarts Legacy, Suicide Squad, Gotham Knights, Lego Star Wars). I don't think they have any time for a remaster.

A FFIX remake would be one of my most wanted games of all time. Same goes for Dragon's Dogma 2.

@jdv95 If they remade FFIX like the DQIII remake, that'd be going backwards. It makes sense for DQIII because it's still a technical upgrade from NES/SNES. It'd be at least something like the Seiken Densetsu 3 remake they did.

I can't allow myself to believe an FF9 remake is real. My favorite game of all time...

@Voltan Horses for courses, and I KNOW I'm in the minority for championing VIII. A lot of people didn't like it, but for the same reasons I loved it. IX to me was just...I dunno, I couldn't get invested in the characters or the world. They felt flat or cliché, but then I DID only play five hours. I also felt the battle system was a step back from VIII (but then I loved junctioning 100 Sleeps to Attack and then sending freakin' everything to sleep with just one well-placed gunblade to the face).

Dragon dogma 2. And kingdom hearts 4 would be amazing.i know its happening for both games.word up son

Why is a IX Remake eyebrow raising? Square has been steadily rereleasing every numbered FF entry over the last decade. I mean they're even resurrecting obscure things like Live Alive (also announced yesterday). It would be more surprising if they didn't update IX for modern platforms and audiences.

Tactics also seems like an obvious game to re-release once people are done with Triangle Strategy.

I think the Square releases that are the most surprising are the Front Mission remakes from Forever Entertainment. Not a lot FM fans as far as I know, and Forever doesn't have the best track record - whatever happened to The House of the Dead Remake? And Panzer Dragoon Zwei!? They're doing the same thing here announcing FM1 and 2 - Zwei has never been shown

I'd rather have a Final Fantasy 8 Remake.

@ShogunRok Capcom will show everyone who's the best third party game maker once again with Pragmata, Dragons Dogma 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Street Fighter 6 , Monster Hunter 6 and Devil May Cry 6.

Capgod is back and for good.

@JAMes-BroWWWn I think the lists means they were thinking of making the games more than they're making the game, but I bet a huge chunk of that is happening.

@RudeAnimat0r Final Fantasy IX already has an HD remaster. A full remake would absolutely be odd.

Jesus how much Final Fantasy to do we need? Feel like this franchise is getting worse than COD with the overkill on the releases.

For Christ sake square you're killing me, just finish the goddam 7 remake 😩

@UltimateOtaku91 Honestly FF9 holds up incredibly well graphically because of its aesthetic decisions. Gameplay-wise it's nearly the staple of turn-based combat so it's not all that rough to give the original a go.

Please daddy, I am ready to receive 💦

@Ken_Kaniff Final Fantasy is now Square's Call of Duty

They left all the heavy hitters for the end

@Snake_V5 I wouldn't mind getting a remake of 8 honestly. I played it last year and I really enjoyed it. One of my favorite games in the franchise.

Parasite Eve Remake please

For me, FF Tactics has the best story among all Final Fantasy games. The story was ahead of its time (treasons, vengeance, assassinations and other uncommom events for a FF game, sometimes it reminds me the Game of Thrones narratives). The game has also an excellent gameplay. One of the best PS1 game and is often overlooked. It deserves a remaster and hopely a proper sequel (not like those GBA games). FF9 will be great if remade but the remaster version is neat enough for me.

@Blackmagehobbit i would argue that ff tactics deserves an all out remake. however, based on how lazy s-e is, they will just use the war of the lions build, increase the resolution and call it a day. look at all the hype the "chrono cross remake" garnered, only to be let down yet again with a lazy remaster that does not do the game justice. as for a tactics sequel, it is going to be tough with matsuno no longer at the company. but hey, stranger things have happened — i mean, now we are getting a front mission 1st REMAKE of all things...

@RevGaming Yea I can see that. I guess its good for the FF fanatics, but it feels just like you said. This is Square Enix COD now.

Tactics feels almost like a given at this point. In a lot of Directs, multiple Square games (Square as in before Square merged with Enix) are brought back via remasters or remakes. The February 2022 Direct alone brought back Chrono Cross, Front Mission 1st and 2 as well as Live a Live. Previous Directs revealed multiple Mana games, multiple Saga games, PS exclusive Final Fantasy games no longer exclusive, etc. so Tactics seems like a likely future announcement.

@Ken_Kaniff

I know Babylon Fall will flop hard lol.
Guardians of the Galaxy did well.
Kingdom Hearts takes a decade to make.
Tomb Raider is finished story wise.
Forspoken looks mid imo.

Idk, they could become a Marvel and FF only Publisher if they don't see success with their other games. Oh and 1 main Dragon Quest game per gen lol.

FF7 remake
FF9 remake
FF origins series
FF16

@shadow2k
I don’t know if a FF8 remake is a good idea. Maybe I’m the only one who still don’t fully understand the junction system and how leveling up no longer helps you get past difficult bosses. I don’t know how they will do the junction system in the remake. Took me 60 hours to get to Ultimecia’s castle. I guess I’m one of the few people who were not used to the change in battling system of FF8.

With Square and Nintendo remastering so many of their classic games, I’m surprised they haven’t remastered or remade Super Mario RPG yet.

@shadow2k couldn't agree more about VIII. It's a special game and it would seem a little strange to skip it as a remake, although I much prefer the OG Squall design.

I enjoyed IX though. I always felt it was more of a casual play than VII or VIII and I liked the style change.

The article implies Bioshock 4 is just a rumour but it was officially announced in December 2019, and is being developed by a new internal studio called “Cloud Chamber”

How about finishing the FFVII remake first?

@ShogunRok Might be more similar to the kind of patchwork and mods on the PC version. Maybe closer to FFXII Zodiac Age. More of a bump up in quality plus some new bells and whistles than simply a "HD port"

@UltimateOtaku91 "I never got round to playing the good final fantasy games so any remake from that generation is very welcomed."

I fixed it for you!

@charbtronic I'd take that!

Totally hyped for both BioShock 4 and Crysis 4!!!

Man, a FFIX Remake would be another dream come true like FF7R though I'd like to see FFVIII get a remake as well.

@Porco I agree. Assuming that this is really under production, it may be a remaster of the WOTL version (it would be great, I love this version anyway). Nonetheless, a remake will be excellent since the game may benefit from voice acting and more anime cutscenes such those of the WOTL, but I will probably dislike if they exchange the pixelart to 3d models. Also, a remake would be more likely to have a physical release and this will be an extra bonus (I think that a remaster may be only digitally released and this will be a shame).

I think a Final Fantasy IX remake will happen for it's own 25th anniversary. And I also think it's possible Final Fantasy VIII could get the same a year before it. Both of them having the same kind of remake 7 has received only made into one game instead being broken up into parts as 7 is taking quite some time to complete

@ShogunRok Absolutely!!! And if it's on the level of a FF7 Remake then we'll have a huge party and celebrate

Helldivers 2!!!! Can't wait!

I'm afraid FF IX will have FF VII Remake style as I don't like ultra realistic graphic at all + the multiple part of FF VII Remake just ruined the whole game reputation.

@RevGaming I hope Babylon does fail. Its a live service game and I can't stand them. Thats why I was happy to see Guardians do well and the Avengers game failed.

@jdv95 I'd be happy for a faithful reimagining with high resolution graphics, more tetra master and better coop implementation

@Ken_Kaniff I want all of sony GaaS to succeed.

@shadow2k thank you! ^^

I think we're all due a new Deus Ex. Right, SE?

We just gonna skip to ff8 remake and go for 9! Nahh

@RevGaming Call of duty is Activisions Final fantasy

They should be making these remakes in order so FFVIII please. Still my favourite. The gunblade was a mind blowing concept for it's time. Yes rifle bayonet's have been around but his looked more like a shotgun revolver and we never really got to enjoy that in turn based. Even the KH/FFD games treated it like just a sword without the trigger option that those who played FFVIII loved to land.

Remaking my favourite game of all time in FF IX would be just incredible.
Also, there’s an animated series in the works, wouldn’t that make it even more credible?! A new show and game version alongside, similar to what TLOU is doing with their remake.
Daring to dream…

@RevGaming Thsts where we disagree, lol. I want all of Sonys GaaS to fail. So their focus goes back to just great single player experiences.

@Ken_Kaniff Get gud at online games.

@RevGaming Thats not my issue with them. Ive played Apex, Fortnite, The Division, H1Z1, Destiny, Rocket League, Warframe, GTA5 online and many others. My problems is how soulless those games all feel. Their soul purpose is to get you to spend money on some dumba@# cosmetic items that no one but the person that bought it gives a sh#t about. Luckily all the games I listed above didn't get a dime from me, and no live service game ever will.

@Ken_Kaniff Ok. Then don't spend and have fun. I don't see the problem.

I have played with a lot of friends and a lot of them don't spend anything. I do when it's free to play just to support them a little but that's it.

Some GaaS are better than a lot of Single Player games. Sorry you feel that way.

Welcome to the real world. Rap and Electronic music can both be good.

And stop saying people GaaS are dumber. They actually spend $60 for 1000 hours play time and you waste $70 just for a dozens of hours

@RevGaming Never said the people that play them are dumb. Its the crap that those people buy (cosmetic items) that fuel these lifeless games that I called dumb. And yes you get 1000 hours of play time with those games, but your doing the same sh@t over and over and over again. You get dropped into a map, you pick up weapons, you out run a storm and kill a few people or be killed yourself and do the same thing over and over again. I could go into other live service games and how there just ran on a loop, but I feel like I'd be wasting my breath. You can enjoy whatever you like I honestly don't care. I guess I just wished more people would see what live service games are doing to the industry. GTA5 is a PRIME example. Its made game developers lazy and not put out newer better sequels to games 10 plus years later.

@Ken_Kaniff You should be glad they buy cosmetics because otherwise they would be selling stuff that affects gameplay. It's fun for people to have cool skins. It's harmless to you.

It's called getting better and better each time and having fun with friends. It's not as monotonous as you think. Yeah it's a repetitive loop but that is just narrowing it down too much You're killing robots over and over again in horizon too.

Could Nvidia maybe add the Suikoden series to "the list",& maybe give Konami a push to release at least the ps1 games again as a compilation?!🙏😁

@UltimateOtaku91 If you have Steam they have released the Pixel Remasters of 1-6 and are currently on Steam, they are a good way to experience them.

@RevGaming Yes you should.