The director of Last Fantasy 14 has sparked renewed rumors of a Last Fantasy 9 remake.
Talking throughout PAX East, Last Fantasy 14 director Naoki ‘Yoshi-P’ Yoshida introduced Last Fantasy 9-themed extras for the Collector’s Version and Digital Collector’s Version of Last Fantasy 14 enlargement Dawntrail, together with Last Fantasy 9’s Ark summon as a Last Fantasy 14 mount and a wind-up Princess Garnet minion (Garnet, aka Dagger, is among the major characters of Last Fantasy 9). In case you pre-order Dawntrail, you get a wind-up Zidane minion. Zidane is the protagonist of Last Fantasy 9.
Last Fantasy 9-themed bonuses for Last Fantasy 14 wouldn’t be a lot to put in writing dwelling about on their very own, however it’s what Yoshi-P stated on-stage alongside their announcement that has really set tongues wagging. “You might have seen a whole lot of Last Fantasy 9 references right here, however the reason being a secret,” he stated earlier than zipping his mouth shut.
Last Fantasy 9 remake rumors have swirled round Sq. Enix ever because the unannounced recreation emerged as a part of a 2021 Nvidia leak of upcoming titles. The record, confirmed legit by Nvidia however probably outdated, consists of a lot of Sq. Enix video games the corporate has both introduced or launched since, such because the Chrono Cross remaster, Kingdom Hearts 4, and naturally the Last Fantasy 7 remake for PC. Nevertheless, Last Fantasy 9 remake and Last Fantasy Techniques, each of that are on the leaked record of video games, have but to materialize. Just some months earlier than the Nvidia leak, in June 2021, a Last Fantasy 9 animated collection was reported to be in improvement, though we haven’t heard something about it within the years since.
Fairly than a Last Fantasy 9 remake, Yoshi-P might as an alternative have teased a crossover occasion between Last Fantasy 14 and Last Fantasy 9, or hinted on the reemergence of the Last Fantasy 9 animated collection. However that hasn’t stopped followers from getting excited concerning the prospect of seeing the 2000 PSone basic role-playing recreation reborn.
Sq. Enix is after all busy remaking Last Fantasy 7, with the second entry within the trilogy, Rebirth, lately launched. Sq. Enix is now looking forward to the ultimate a part of the trilogy, which primarily based on the present tempo of improvement will not be completed till roughly 2028. If that finally ends up being the case, the third a part of the Last Fantasy 7 Remake could be a PlayStation 6 launch title, if Sony’s feedback concerning the PS5 being within the “latter stage” of its life cycle are something to go by.
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