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It's Square-Enix up to their usual shenanigans of giving us a mysterious page with a countdown clock and supposedly relevant info to the new game at hand. Sources suspect a remake of the original Final Fantasy, possibly on the Nintendo DS. This news poster is not so convinced. Unless they're introducing new music, the song that plays over the countdown page is not from any Final Fantasy so far (Unless it's from XI, in which case, nobody cares). The obvious reality? They're preparing to unveil Final Fantasy XV.

...What? You never know. Square-Enix also copyrighted "The Four Warriors of Light" (Well, the Japanese phrase, anyway), so believe what you will. It's fair to say that this is going to be Final Fantasy related, regardless of what it actually is. Only 220 hours to go.

Source: Kotaku
Source: Siliconera

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 29th June 2009 12:56

I like the ideas of FFI for DS or even FFXV sounds plausible, but what if it might be a new franchise? SE has made a few more new IP's over the last few years (Last Remnant, The world ends with you, etc), so im thinking it might be something like that with an aire of FF through the music and design (background picture).

There is always the chance of something Chrono Trigger related...i thought i heard they renewed the rights to the game, but still the scenery and music dont seem to correlate. We'll probably see better-placed ideas as the background picture is further revealed (im sure it will be over time...)

EDIT: My personal preferance would be to see an FFVI or FFV DS (OH YEAH!)...maybe a new 8/16-bit FF like Capcom did with Mega Man!!!

This post has been edited by DrkMagimaster282 on 27th June 2009 05:10

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The music sounds totally not like Yasunori Mitsuda (as far as my not-so-much-but-still-quite musical ear tells me), so I wouldn't expect anything Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross related. More like Uematsu, so I guess Final Fantasy is a more likely option.

I guess we'll see on July 6.

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Hmm.... The fact that the song is done in limited tones like in an old videogame makes me think remake, yet I don't recall having ever heard this... And I think it's too simple to make a decent guess as to who composed it.
Maybe some "return to it's roots" type thingy?

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I'm not thinking clearly at the moment. What's the big 4 for?

You know what, I'm not sure either... at first I thought it was the day that the announcement would come out, but then I did the math and realized it is the sixth (or I could have just looked above...).

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so im thinking it might be something like that with an aire of FF through the music and design (background picture).

I'm gonna say that makes the most sense to me. I just don't recognize this tune from anything I've played before.

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I'm not thinking clearly at the moment. What's the big 4 for?

Probably the "Four Warriors of Light" that they trademarked. If they DO return to their roots, a la Megaman 9, I would enjoy that very much. But we'll see.

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I'm not thinking clearly at the moment. What's the big 4 for?

Probably the "Four Warriors of Light" that they trademarked. If they DO return to their roots, a la Megaman 9, I would enjoy that very much. But we'll see.

Yeah, but what will that be? A sequel to FFI?

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wouldnt that be something? Eh who knows. Only time will tell eh?

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This is intriguing, as usual.

But seriously, another countdown clock? This is probably the fifth or sixth countdown of its kind the past 12 months I've seen from game developers. As far as fads go, they probably do their job well, but they're also damn frustrating.

EDIT: They're cuckoo for countdown clocks! Sorry, it jumped into my head and I had to let it out.

This post has been edited by laszlow on 28th June 2009 03:35

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This is intriguing, as usual.

But seriously, another countdown clock? This is probably the fifth or sixth countdown of its kind the past 12 months I've seen from game developers. As far as fads go, they probably do their job well, but they're also damn frustrating.

EDIT: They're cuckoo for countdown clocks! Sorry, it jumped into my head and I had to let it out.

Heh, love the cocoa puffs ref Laz >D

But i wasnt even thinking Sequla to FFI, that would be interesting to see how they attempt that. New 16 or 8-bit FF is looking more and more possible as speculations abound...

But yeah, those clocks are getting a little annoying now, even though they were great at first. Maybe they should have them gradually reveal pixels of a picture as the seconds count down, and if not pixels then like a gradual wipe or something. Maybe they could be gradually more interactive as the picture is revealed, adding on links to seperate pictures or whatever (like what the bioshock 2 teaser site for example...)

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im pretty intrigued by this, i guess only time will tell.

also, speaking of the last remnant, whatever happened to the ps 3 version of this? its been TBA for forever...

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This interests me... Final Fantasy XV? How long are these bozos gonna keep making more "Final" Fantasies? [sarcasm]I do hope they make it to XXX, though.[/sarcasm]

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But seriously, another countdown clock?  This is probably the fifth or sixth countdown of its kind the past 12 months I've seen from game developers.  As far as fads go, they probably do their job well, but they're also damn frustrating.

That's the thing. I'm still not sure why they do it. I'd be tempted to just write it off as another way of generating interest prior to the official announcement of whatever sordid game they're wanting us to buy next, but maybe there's another reason. I genuinely now believe they think fans like this kind of thing. It's like a friend telling everyone we're going out tonight but not telling you where, just bring your swimsuits. It generates a bit of talk but it's done with the audience's best interest in mind. I don't know if they're right or not. I certainly don't care one way or another unless it's something that isn't a JRPG; I think I've had my lifetime's fill. Maybe fans really do get a kick out of all this and Square-Enix are doing it for fun's sake. Maybe I'm just feeling really generous today.

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Well, the loading bar is the blue color that is commonly associated with Final Fantasy (I), and the picture is of a bridge (although also of two houses), so it is possible...

We shall see.

Man yelanates I never would have looked that closely at it.

But about the countdown clocks, they always frustrate me, but that's what they're supposed to do. It's sort of like someone telling you, "you will be attacked, in 100 hrs." for the next 100 hrs., you're anticipating when it's gonna happen, you know. It gives them enough time to get a lot of people watching, instead of having some random announcement with only a few people watching. They tell us, and then we tell other people, and then they have a larger audience to announce that new game that they may not spend much advertising on.

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Update: The countdown now shows a dragon flying over the landscape that was previously shown.

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Update: The countdown now shows a dragon flying over the landscape that was previously shown.

Wow, that's cool. I have to admit, this has peaked my interest more than I thought it would.

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The dragon reminds me of FFV Hiryuu, but the caption at the top of my browser saying NEW GAME leads me now to further believe it's a new IP or game outside FF series for some reason.

BTW: does anyone else but me think the music sounds 8-bit Zelda-ish? it sounds familiar to me too, like ive heard it somewhere before.

EDIT: Maybe stuff on the Blood of Bahamut spinoffs?

This post has been edited by DrkMagimaster282 on 30th June 2009 00:29

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And now a boy with a sword on said dragon. Hmm...the dragon reminds me a little bit of the designs from FFTA.

Also, perhaps it is a DS version of some 8-bit game we never got over i the States?

EDIT: Because of the sort of roundish body and stubby arms.legs of the dragon.

EDIT AGAIN: Perhaps it is simply named "4"? Or the fourth in a series that we never got? Or like SaGa? Bahamut Lagoon?

I think that the idea of the countdown clocks is to get buzz about something being announced so that when it is announced it gets spread quickly.

This post has been edited by yelanates on 30th June 2009 05:34

UPDATE: Along with the dragon they now show a guy riding it with a sword who, in my opinion, resembles the design of Ramza Beoulve, despite never beating or getting very far in Tactics. Either that or the animation seems to resemble that of FFIII's main character Luneth maybe?

EDIT: Hmmm...story-like version of tactics without the tactics...just remove the tactics and youve got a great ff story to work with...

UPDATE 6/30/09: Now a girl appears behind the boy with the sword, giving me a closer idea to this being a new title alltogether, not taken off any other ff game in the franchise. However, the only thing i thought of at first was FFXII penelo and Vaan when i saw those two people.

This post has been edited by DrkMagimaster282 on 1st July 2009 06:00

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Here it is: http://kotaku.com/5305434/square-enix-myst...rriors-of-light

"The Four Warriors of Light" - it's some kind of "supplemental Final Fantasy adventure" for the DS with a boy saving a princess. Your appearance changes with your equipment. It appears almost like Mystic Quest - Final Fantasy in name only, but with simplified gameplay and retro exposition and style. Japan gets it this fall, no idea on any other release dates.

This post has been edited by laszlow on 1st July 2009 16:12

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A lot of people say we need a new series from Square-Enix, so this is good news news I suppose. I thought it looked like Vaan and Penelo as well!

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Here it is: http://kotaku.com/5305434/square-enix-myst...rriors-of-light

"The Four Warriors of Light" - it's some kind of "supplemental Final Fantasy adventure" for the DS with a boy saving a princess. Your appearance changes with your equipment. It appears almost like Mystic Quest - Final Fantasy in name only, but with simplified gameplay and retro exposition and style. Japan gets it this fall, no idea on any other release dates.

Once again, another thing tempting me into buying a DS. I think it is cool for them to go back to the orignal formula, but with a new story. I think it'll be really cool.

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Here it is: http://kotaku.com/5305434/square-enix-myst...rriors-of-light

"The Four Warriors of Light" - it's some kind of "supplemental Final Fantasy adventure" for the DS with a boy saving a princess.  Your appearance changes with your equipment.  It appears almost like Mystic Quest - Final Fantasy in name only, but with simplified gameplay and retro exposition and style.  Japan gets it this fall, no idea on any other release dates.

Once again, another thing tempting me into buying a DS. I think it is cool for them to go back to the orignal formula, but with a new story. I think it'll be really cool.

At the very least it would provide with an interesting new story, but it does seem a bit simple-ish to me. Most likely due to lack of actual amount of game currently made or something though...

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Here it is: http://kotaku.com/5305434/square-enix-myst...rriors-of-light

"The Four Warriors of Light" - it's some kind of "supplemental Final Fantasy adventure" for the DS with a boy saving a princess.  Your appearance changes with your equipment.  It appears almost like Mystic Quest - Final Fantasy in name only, but with simplified gameplay and retro exposition and style.  Japan gets it this fall, no idea on any other release dates.

Once again, another thing tempting me into buying a DS. I think it is cool for them to go back to the orignal formula, but with a new story. I think it'll be really cool.

At the very least it would provide with an interesting new story, but it does seem a bit simple-ish to me. Most likely due to lack of actual amount of game currently made or something though...

I guess that was the old platform gamer coming out in me, the one that only needs someone trying to save a princess, or a banana horde or something. But I'm sure more details will come out later about it, making it more intricate. The concept alone is enough to excite me about it.

This post has been edited by BlitzSage on 2nd July 2009 16:14

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I was looking at the girl in the back of the drawing, something about her reminds me of terra from final fantasy 6. Prehapse they are going to release another cellphone game for 6 like they did for 4. They dragon would be more explainable that way. Of course i could also be final fantasy 5 sequal. I dont really know, it looks interesting though.

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They dragon would be more explainable that way.

I don't remember ever riding a dragon in VI. To me, the dragon has more relevance to V than VI.

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I don't think this game is directly connected to any main-series Final Fantasy game. We have no reason to believe that it is at all.

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