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In recent years, Square Enix has repeatedly turned to remaking its back catalog — the Final Fantasy VII Remake series, the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, and more. On a thread that popped up in 5ch’s “Nanmo Jikkyo G” board, frustration over the lack of new titles amid this ongoing trend led one poster to declare that the company is “already running out of remake ammo.” The thread saw opinions split over several points: how Square Enix’s approach compares to Capcom, another company leaning heavily on remakes; whether the HD-2D style is a worthy technique or not; and wishlist picks for the next classic to get remade, with titles like Astro Noka and Valkyrie Profile coming up.
What people said
Just don't cut any of the story though
What are you talking about? It's already set to be an HD-2D remake with extra story added
I genuinely want a real remake of Astro Noka
They're already doing that, so they're clearly not out of ammo
Rudra no Hihou (Treasure of the Rudras)
Still waiting
I'd love to see Mystic Ark rendered with today's visuals
Hurry up and make a sequel already, it can't be that expensive
A new Lretrochika (another Square Enix mystery game series) would be nice too
Capcom isn't just doing remakes, they're landing hits with new titles too — Square Enix leans entirely on remakes, so it's a pretty different situation
They're not "landing hits," that's just brand-name marketing muscle — the reviews are bad, aren't they
So it'll be Remake Remake, Rebirth Rebirth, Revelation Revelation?
Never played the series before, by the way
It's the most beginner-friendly entry the SaGa series has ever had, so you won't regret buying it
Not sure if outsourced developer Omiya Soft is even still around, but
Valken, made by the same staff, got ported already
Seems likely to happen eventually — they already put out remaster-leaning remakes of 1 through 3
Thanks
The reviews are unusually high too, and it's cheap
I'll just go ahead and buy it
Wait, you're buying the remaster? Not the recent remake?
Unthinkable nowadays
Because talented people were drawn in by Hironobu Sakaguchi's sheer charisma
FF7R is basically the only one split into multiple installments — the rest are all standalone releases, right?
Go on, elaborate
That's X-2
And DQ4 done by the Revenge of the Seven team
Either works, but they're grouped together as the Zenithian trilogy, so if they're going to do it, I want the tone to be unified
So remaking Chrono Trigger at this point wouldn't even be worth talking about
If they were going to remake Dragon Quest, I wanted them to go all-in with real 3D
HD-2D just reads as corner-cutting to me
Tom Sawyer too
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Since kicking things off with the FF7 Remake in 2020, Square Enix has kept up a steady stream of reworked older titles — FF7 Rebirth, Live A Live, the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, and others — leaving users quick to note how comparatively few new IPs have been announced. The thread split into two camps when comparing Square Enix to Capcom, another company leaning heavily on remakes: some argued Square Enix comes up short because Capcom is landing hits with brand-new titles at the same time, while others pushed back, skeptical of that praise for Capcom in the first place. There was also a gap in temperature around the HD-2D approach, with some seeing it as an efficient, cost-conscious technique and others viewing it as corner-cutting compared to a full 3D remake. It’s worth noting — though it wasn’t raised in the thread itself — that this remake-driven strategy has also been described in the company’s recent earnings reports as a pillar of revenue built on leveraging existing IP, meaning this isn’t purely a matter of fan sentiment but a deliberate business choice as well.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nanmo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Square Enix Is Already Running Out of Remake Ammo.”
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