Following the commercially successful 3D remakes of Romancing SaGa 2 and 3, a thread on 5ch argued that “if they could do that, Final Fantasy VI should be able to get a 3D remake too.” Opinions in the thread split on how such a remake should look: some said the simplified 3D style used for the SaGa remakes would feel underwhelming, others wanted an HD-2D treatment with bonus episodes added, and still others suggested the “doll-like” look of the Dragon Quest VII remake as a reasonable middle ground. Meanwhile, some worried that going for Final Fantasy VII Remake-level graphics would force the game to be split into multiple parts, taking as long as 20 years to complete. Commenters also pointed to FF6’s unique Magicite system and the story’s complex structure—where the world changes dramatically after the apocalypse—as factors that would make a remake especially difficult.
What people said
1AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:28
Please, just make it happen.
2AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:29
Re: #1
Only if it's profitable.
3AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:30
Re: #2
The Romancing SaGa 2 remake sold a million copies, so this should be a no-brainer.
4AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:31
FF6 and FF4 seem like the ones that'd look great in 3D.
5AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:37
FF6 was so good—that's the only one I grinded all the way to the level cap.
7AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:38
Re: #5
FF6 is a masterpiece. If it got a 3D remake with extra content, I'd want to play it again.
6AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:38
I want them to crank out 3D remakes of all their other past hits too. With AI around now, it should be quick work.
8AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:40
3D on the level of the DQ7 remake seems doable.
9AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:43
They probably won't bother, since the Pixel Remasters already exist.
10AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:44
For Dragon Quest, remake 4 and 5 in the style of 8, not 7.
13AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:46
Re: #10
4 would work fine. For 5, the question is what to do with the monster party members—things like King Slime or Gigantes would end up ridiculously huge unless they're given chibi-style proportions.
11AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:44
We need a Pixel Remaster of Romancing SaGa 1.
12AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:45
I picked up the Romancing SaGa 2 and 3 remasters dirt cheap during a Switch sale (lit. "for one coin").
14AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:46
It's this whole '3D fever' thing, isn't it? I don't feel like it's actually any better—though at least the music stayed the same, so that's a plus.
15AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:48
Not like turning it into a cutscene-heavy 'movie game' would really help anyway.
16AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:51
Re: #1
It's only acceptable because it's Romancing SaGa—that level of so-so graphics gets a pass there. If FF6 looked like that, I'd be disappointed.
17AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:54
Apparently if they went with FF7 Remake-level graphics, it'd end up as something like a five-part series. Finishing the whole thing could take 20 years.
18AnonymousNov 14, 2026 11:58
Honestly, that anime-style 3D the creepy-otaku crowd loves would be easy enough to pull off, but I don't think FF6 is going that route. If Square Enix is doing this themselves, they'll want to go high-quality—but they've also said that for FF6, it's just not feasible for them right now, either technically or financially.
19AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:01
Personally, for FF6 I'd rather they skip the half-baked 3D like the SaGa remakes and go with HD-2D instead, which is Square Enix's specialty these days. And load it up with extra episodes while they're at it.
21AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:06
Who's actually asking for every blade of grass and every rock to be lovingly rendered in realistic detail? Game Boy and Famicom-era games (GB/FC) are still in circulation and getting played on video to this day, graphics be damned.
23AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:07
Re: #21
That's just down to personal taste.
33AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:19
If Bartz and the others got FF7 Remake-level graphics, that'd honestly look kind of creepy lol
39AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:20
Re: #33
Well, he's already been given taller proportions in the fighting game spinoffs, so the groundwork's there.
47AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:22
Re: #33
In Dissidia (?) he's already moving around with pretty realistic proportions, though.
36AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:19
Straight 2D just doesn't feel like enough effort, so the compromise would be a 'doll-look' style like the DQ7 remake.
56AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:25
Re: #36
I'll vote for this. I don't think it'd look bad for the characters either.
37AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:19
I don't get why 7 was doable but 6 is suddenly too high a hurdle.
40AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:20
Re: #37
Come on, that's obviously why.
46AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:22
Re: #40
Nah, it'd be easy.
50AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:23
Re: #46
It's long, it's got a ton of machinery, and the world changes completely after the apocalypse—there's no way around it being hard.
51AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:23
For AI reference
54AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:24
A game made for nostalgic old guys. Meanwhile the kids are all like, 'what even is that?'
59AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:27
Re: #54
That's true of literally every remake lol
62AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:28
SNES-style 2D would honestly be just right. If they did that, I might even deign to play it.
66AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:30
Re: #62
For someone like you, there's the Pixel Remaster.
65AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:29
Still, plenty of young TikTok and YouTube streamers are doing tons of Romancing SaGa streams these days.
68AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:31
Re: #65
It's not like elementary schoolers are going around asking each other 'how far have you gotten in Romancing SaGa?'
67AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:30
An FF6 remake on the scale of the FF7 Remake would basically be Square Enix's ultimate weapon, wouldn't it?
72AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:35
Re: #67
Yeah, exactly. That's why they're not going to do it anytime soon.
77AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:41
In FF6, the fact that grinding levels can actually make your characters weaker is way too stressful—if they do a remake, I really want them to fix the Magicite system.
79AnonymousNov 14, 2026 12:44
Re: #77
That point's been hammered on endlessly. Apparently it drives min-maxers up the wall, but as a kid I never worried about any of that—I just equipped whatever I liked and still cleared the game fine. Makes me think people should just relax and enjoy the game more.
Background and Key Points of Debate
Square Enix remade Romancing SaGa 2 and 3 in 3D, and both are reported to have been commercially successful. The Final Fantasy series, meanwhile, has continued to be re-released in recent years as 2D pixel-art “Pixel Remasters,” with no 3D remake announced. FF6 is known for its Magicite-based stat-boosting system, and among dedicated players, the freedom and complexity of its character-building has long been discussed as both a strength and a source of frustration—this forms part of the backdrop to the discussion. What split opinion in the thread was the method of 3D-ification: whether the simplified 3D style used for the SaGa remakes, the “doll-look” approach seen in the Dragon Quest VII remake, the HD-2D style Square Enix has leaned on heavily in recent titles, or full CG on the level of the FF7 Remake would be most appropriate. Given that the FF7 Remake ended up split into a trilogy, some in the thread argued that building FF6 on the same scale would inevitably mean a long, fragmented development cycle. Note that everything in the thread reflects fan wishes and speculation only—Square Enix has not actually announced any 3D remake.
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