The GeForce Now database leak just a few years again revealed a ton of unannounced recreation tasks, with one of many greatest being a Ultimate Fantasy 9 Remake. Sq. Enix producers even hinted on the remake venture some time again, however plans for the sport seem to have been placed on maintain.
In line with video games journalist Alex Donaldson, the Ultimate Fantasy 9 Remake venture was certainly actual. Whereas the sport wasn’t formally introduced through the recreation’s twenty fifth Anniversary celebration, it’s claimed that up to date paintings launched throughout that point got here immediately from early work on the Ultimate Fantasy IX Remake venture. The photographs launched included idea artwork with new designs for key predominant characters, in addition to an up to date key artwork that might have doubled as the duvet for the sport.
Donaldson stated current feedback from Naoki Yoshida had been a approach for Sq. Enix to mood fan expectations after years of leaks, because the Ultimate Fantasy 9 Remake venture has been placed on maintain. It is usually claimed that the 9 Remake was not going to be the identical scope as Ultimate Fantasy 7 Remake, sticking to a single, less complicated recreation, relatively than increasing the story out into a large sprawling trilogy. Yoshida lately urged {that a} Ultimate Fantasy 9 Remake may require as many as 5 or 6 video games to actually really feel full.
It will appear that Sq. Enix had different large plans for Ultimate Fantasy 9 as nicely. They’d an animated sequence within the works, however that additionally ended up being halted.
It’s price noting although that whereas the large plans for Ultimate Fantasy 9 could also be on maintain in the intervening time, Sq. Enix has been recognized to revisit ‘cancelled’ tasks. The subsequent Ultimate Fantasy Dissidia recreation for instance was cancelled for a short time earlier than being picked again up once more and re-announced this yr.
After Ultimate Fantasy 7 Revelation releases in 2027, it’s anticipated that the subsequent main Ultimate Fantasy recreation shall be Ultimate Fantasy 17, relatively than one other remake or spin-off.
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KitGuru Says: Personally, if we’re going to see extra remakes, I would favor to see HD-2D variations of the older pixel-based video games within the sequence, or maybe a reimagining of Chrono Set off.