Game news After FF7 Rebirth, the remake of this other Final Fantasy episode is no longer a secret, here is the proof!
While the FF7 remake project has been a success so far, Square Enix may not stop there. For years, this other episode has been the subject of numerous rumors to return in a more modern form. Today, this rumor seems to become more concrete than ever.
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Released on February 29, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a new success for Square Enix, at least critical. With a score of 92/100 on Metacritic and 9.0/10 by users, the latest AAA from the Japanese publisher has delighted fans of the saga. It must be said that this episode follows Final Fantasy VII Remake which, as its name suggests, aims to transcribe the adventure of FFVII released on PS1 in 1997 with modern means, while infusing an original story. The proposal therefore seems to be bearing fruit and Square Enix has understood this well because another episode might qualify for similar treatment.
For years, rumors around a Final Fantasy IX remake come back regularly. Initially, the idea appeared for the first time in NVIDIA GeForce Now leaks including most Square Enix projects, such as Kingdom Hearts IV, the remaster of Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition or the PC port of Final Fantasy VII Remake, ended up becoming reality. In the meantime, we learned that Square Enix was producing a Final Fantasy IX anime, which was enough to make this rumor even more credible. And recently, Square Enix once again fueled the rumor with the news of another episode.
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Final Fantasy XIV teases FFIX remake
On the occasion of Pax East, Naoki Yoshida, director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV the franchise’s MMORPG, held a panel to reveal the latest information regarding the upcoming expansion, Dawntrail. Thus, we were able to learn the release date of this new story, but also pre-order bonuses. And as if by chance, we find in these editions mascots of Djidane and Garnet, the heroes of Final Fantasy IX, while the Ark, the ultimate summon of FFIX, serves as a mount. When asked about the presence of these references to FFIX, Naoki Yoshida replied that it is a secretwhich further fueled the rumors.
Here are the FFXIV Dawntrail pre-order bonuses. Naoki Yoshida acknowledges that’s a lot of FFIX, but adds that the reason for that “is a secret.” pic.twitter.com/KcfWvU5lJo
— Final Fantasy World (@ffworldcom) March 23, 2024
So this is another clue that the Final Fantasy IX remake is a reality. In the past, we remember that insider Jeff Grubb declared that he had heard about the project, that it was real and that it would happen one day. On the side of Gematsu, a media which only relays official information, the site came out for the first time to confirm that the Final Fantasy IX remake was in development. From now on, all that remains is to know when Square Enix will formalize this project, which we could see arriving next year.
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