Rumor: News of Final Fantasy XII HD Resurfaces at Distant Worlds

Rumor: News of Final Fantasy XII HD Resurfaces at Distant Worlds

Seems like we'll be hearing about it soon...

Michelle McLean by Michelle McLean on Aug 02, 2015 @ 12:36 PM (Staff Bios)
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A bit of a personal story here: I have a love/hate relationship with Final Fantasy XII, and I am not sure as to the reason why. Perhaps it was the endless hours spent in an attempt to complete the entire game, catching every rare, weapon, and mark existent, only to lose sight of the story. Maybe I wasn't 100% fond of the gambit system or the battle system in general. Whatever it was, I've always itched to play it again, wondering if I could love and appreciate the title like most other Final Fantasy games. I mean, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my favorite titles in the entire series, so why couldn't I love Final Fantasy XII in the same manner, knowing it is part of the Ivalice Alliance Compilation?

Since then, I've lacked a PlayStation 2 and a backwards-compatible PlayStation 3. But it appears that I, like many others, may have the opportunity to play it again, but this time for the PlayStation 4.

Last night, news during the fatabulous Distant Worlds concert, featuring Hitoshi Sakimoto, made social media erupt like a massive volcano. Conductor Arnie Roth admitted to the audience that a "remake" of Final Fantasy XII was definitely on the way. However, we can safely assume that the "remake" is actually a "remaster."

Though it would be shocking to see a full-blown remake of Final Fantasy XII.  

This isn't out of the blue though. Square Enix has been teasing us with the idea for a good while now. Take for example, this quote from Shinja Hashimoto:
 

"Actually, not limited to just Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, we're currently thinking of setting [a way] to have other past Final Fantasy titles playable on the PS4. However, this does not mean that we can simply transfer [these titles] to the PS4, so , as content holders, we must prepare a way to steadily have them available to play on the PS4."


Exciting, nevertheless. Hopefully we'll hear more about this soon, i.e. a confirmation. If so, we will more than likely be receiving the Japanese release of the Zodiac Job System edition, which grants characters the abilities to develop jobs rather than go all over the place on the license board. This version also includes a trial mode, new license boards, controllable guests and espers, an L1 speed boost, new gambits, items, enemies, New Game Plus, chest respawn changes, removed damage limits, and a new shop (affected by number of trophy rares defeated). We definitely have missed out on so much...

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