The Last Remnant - WOWEEWAWA

BaronVonSnakPak

http://xboxyde.com/news_4309_en.html

At todays Square-Enix conference in Japan, brand new RPG franchise named The Last Remnant got announced for Playstation 3 and Xbox360. Game will be powered by UE3 and released simuntaneously in Japan and US sometime next year. More details to follow later on.

warning: some of these screens are HUGE

Wren

oh those silly japanese and their belt fetishes

Shujaa

If the first screen was game graphics, I would be hella interested. But I think it's just art...

BaronVonSnakPak

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

Echo

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

LewieP

Title = Borat?

Vicious_GSR

...is that...a giant sword...in the middle of that city?...

Peewi

Vicious_GSR wrote: »

...is that...a giant sword...in the middle of that city?...

I think it is. I can't think of anything else it could be. It's probably the same one as the one in the artwork.

DuskTwilight

Echo wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

It's not an action RPG.

Polago

Vicious_GSR wrote: »

...is that...a giant sword...in the middle of that city?...

Exor? Return of Smithy?

I'm not sure if i'd be gleeful or mortified.

Unco-ordinated

DuskTwilight wrote: »

Echo wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

It's not an action RPG.

Yep, it appears to be similar to the Dynasty Warriors games, which would place it in the Action genre (or Hack 'n Slash if you want to get specific). It explains the crummy ground textures as well.

BaronVonSnakPak

the giant sword in the 2nd pic is the same one from the first.

so uh...yeah. it is a giant sword.

Ranced

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

DuskTwilight wrote: »

Echo wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

It's not an action RPG.

Yep, it appears to be similar to the Dynasty Warriors games, which would place it in the Action genre (or Hack 'n Slash if you want to get specific). It explains the crummy ground textures as well.

No, it's turn based.

Game isn't coming out til 2008, they have a lot of time to fix up the graphics. Not sure if I'm very interested in this at the moment. Again though, a lot of time to build up some hype.

DuskTwilight

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

DuskTwilight wrote: »

Echo wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

It's not an action RPG.

Yep, it appears to be similar to the Dynasty Warriors games, which would place it in the Action genre (or Hack 'n Slash if you want to get specific). It explains the crummy ground textures as well.

Oh because I read (from joystiq or ktoaku or something) that it's supposed to be turn based, but shit, it APPEARS to be similar to Dynasty Warriors so I'm wrong.

mntorankusu

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

Square doesn't do anything original these days, huh?

Polago

mntorankusu wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

Square doesn't do anything original these days, huh?

Hence my comment up there, but yours has glorious nostalgia pictures so you get to win.

I'm a little interested in the idea of a Japanese audience main character and an American audience main character, despite both being designed by a Japanese developer. Wonder how it'll all tie into the game.

Grizzly_Addams

Shujaa wrote: »

If the first screen was game graphics, I would be hella interested. But I think it's just art...

If it was art I'm sure it would a lot less aliased than that. Looks like game graphics to me.

LCDXX

Those look nice.

Axen

This was taken from the Square Enix party thread. Figured it would do nice here.

The Last Remnant

Spring 2008 - Next Generation Consoles - 1 Player RPG

One thousand years ago humanity came into contact with Remnants. These magical fragments of a bygone era were once used to promote peace across the world. Soon, as the rift grew between those who ruled and those who obeyed, the remnants ceased being instruments of balance, and instead became paths to immeasurable power. Where once there had been peace, only bloodshed remained.

- Released simultaneously in U.S. and Japan

-Two prominent characters each created to appeal to a specific territory. Rush Sykes will appeal to JP gamers, and "The Conqueror" for Western Audiences. Game won't force you to choose which character you play.

- Remnants vary in size and can take the form of machines, beasts, and weapons.

- 4 races revealed: Mitra (humans), Yama (Large fish-like beings), Qsiti (small humanoid lizards), Sovanni (four armed cat like creatures)

- Battle System will not be passive and will include QTEs in certain instances. Fights still take place in a turn based frame work.

- This is the first UE3 game SE will be releasing. Graphics look great so no worries there.

- Directed by Hiroshi Takai

Square Enix knows role playing games. In the video game industry, rarely is a single company so closely tied to the identity of an entire genre. The company is responsible for two of the biggest RPG franchises in the world, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, and people have been playing these series since the 8-Bit era. RPG fans know Square Enix as the name to turn to for grand adventures, unforgettable characters, and jaw-dropping moments remembered for years. Recently, Square Enix has devoted considerable energy to iterating on its past successes, but that doesn't mean the company isn't moving forward. Next year gamers will be treated to "The Last Remnant", an all new title that incorporates all the rich locations and thrilling combat an RPG fan could hope for, along with a handful of unexpected details that will help define the direction of the genre this generation.

In addition to marking the beginning of a new franchise for SE, TLR represents a significant deviation from the way RPGs have traditionally been presented to a North American audience. Since most role playing titles are created by Japanese developers, they are released in Japan first, and then find their way to American gamers after a delay for localization (which took 7 months for FFXII for example). With TLR, this process will change; the game will be released simultaneously in the U.S. and Japan. "From the conceptual stage of this project, we kept a global market in mind, placing a special emphasis on the North American market" says director Hiroshi Takai.

One of the Results of this emphasis is the fact that the game has two prominent characters, each created to appeal to a specific territory. The Japanese audience is most likely to connect with Rush Sykes, an energetic and idealistic 18 year old swordsman. On the other hand, American gamers will probably be more drawn to the dark and mysterious figure only referred to as The Conqueror. Older and battle hardened, The Conqueror is unlike Rush in almost every way. Despite this clear distinction, TLR does not force players to choose one character or the other. While interesting in its attempt to reach out to American gamers with The Conqueror, the game will be exactly the same on both shores, with Rush set up as the primary protagonist.

"Rush is the main character of this game," Takai clarifies. "He was designed with the traditional SE RPG style in mind, but the players' impression of him will likely change once they advance in the game. You can expect a lot of plot twists involving him." Even though Rush drives the tail at first, he has an unknown connection to The Conqueror that slowly draws that character into a more prominent position as the tale unfolds. "The Conqueror is a type of dark hero which is a first for a SE RPG," Takai admits. "As you can see from his costume, tainted red by blood (it was originally white), the cruelty that he holds within will have a great effect on the overall story.

Katchem_ash

This is so on the list. Square-Enix, my boy, you have done it agian!

Unco-ordinated

Ranced wrote: »

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

DuskTwilight wrote: »

Echo wrote: »

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

the 3rd shot is what got my juices flowin.

It made me go "Oh god, an action RPG?" and rapidly lose interest.

It's not an action RPG.

Yep, it appears to be similar to the Dynasty Warriors games, which would place it in the Action genre (or Hack 'n Slash if you want to get specific). It explains the crummy ground textures as well.

No, it's turn based.

Game isn't coming out til 2008, they have a lot of time to fix up the graphics. Not sure if I'm very interested in this at the moment. Again though, a lot of time to build up some hype.

Yeah, I forgot about the description calling it turn based. I'm curious to see how it turns out. The screen looks very 'Dynasty Warriors'-ish.

cloudeagle

I can't get terribly excited about the game as it stands, but I'm just happy Square is actually taking a chance on a new IP.

solsovly

I love the name of the title already. final fantasy XIII. and The last Remnant.

LCDXX

solsovly wrote: »

I love the name of the title already. final fantasy XIII. and The last Remnant.

The Last Remnant 2: The Search for More Mone... er... Remnants

Delzhand

Man, the logo at that size... it, uh... really shows off the Photoshop layer effects.

Stroke, go! Bevel and Emboss, go!

BaronVonSnakPak

ahahaha, yes.

"The Conqueror" really appeals to my western nature!

Renzo

BaronVonSnakPak wrote: »

ahahaha, yes.

"The Conqueror" really appeals to my western nature!

it'll totally work though. i mean, he's an old ugly man with a cloak stained red with blood. they should have just licensed Conan The Barbarian and stopped fucking around

skace

Hope you get a mech that can pull that giant sword out of the city...... Yea, one really fucking huge mech.

UnbreakableVow

http://www.gamespot.com/video/939443/6173635/the-last-remnant-official-trailer-1?tag=multimodule;picks;img;9

I'm not quite sure what the fuck is happening in this trailer, but I know I want this.

Sheep

This game yells "Marketing Research". It'll probably be pretty damn average, and like most of the pretty damn average Final Fantasy games, receive 8's and 9's from gullible reviewers.

Xagarath

Is the first image is in-game, colour me impressed.
It may not be.

Lothars

Sleep wrote: »

This game yells "Marketing Research". It'll probably be pretty damn average, and like most of the pretty damn average Final Fantasy games, receive 8's and 9's from gullible reviewers.

:roll:

Well you have your opinion even, I think it's totally wrong but I would call most of the main Final Fantasy games really damn good and that they are deserving of the scores they get.

but I don't care it looks really good and I look forward to playing it.

fsmith1

In before "more belts for the belt god".

Seriously though, that actually looks pretty interesting, at least the viewpoint in the third shot seems cool. Also, a city that has been impaled by a massive sword? Yes please.

Houk the Namebringer

that third shot reaaally had me hoping for a spiritual successor to kessen. then my dreams were crushed through words.

chaossoldier

LCDXX wrote: »

solsovly wrote: »

I love the name of the title already. final fantasy XIII. and The last Remnant.

The Last Remnant 2: The Search for More Mone... er... Remnants

I'm still waiting on my NeverEnding Story 5.


And this looks like it should be interesting. Dynasty Warrior style scenarios combined with an RPG-battle system.

Sure is pretty to boot. Can't wait to see how this unfolds.

Ein

fsmith1 wrote: »

In before "more belts for the belt god".

Buckles for the buckle throne!

Arde

Another one of those not impressed so far - FFXII definitely has more creativity in its world and costumes...

Hopefully I'll be wrong with the gameplay as I was pleasantly surprised with FFXII's gameplay.

Unco-ordinated

Looks very 'meh' to me.

UnbreakableVow

I'm going to assume that were this game called Final Fantasy XIV, a ton more people would be all over it.

Arde

Not really - I wasn't too hot on FFXII first besides the great art and style it uses.
But I was really wowed by the battle system after playing it.

So here's hoping for Last Remnant to surprise me because graphically, nothing really wows me anymore besides beatiful and stylistic art direction.

Renzo

I just hope it has a story that's worth a shit. Everything else looks fine.