#Square Enix
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Brave Fencer Musashi: The PS1 Masterpiece Square Left Behind
Brave Fencer Musashi never left Japan and North America. While Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, and Final Fantasy Tactics belatedly earned redemption through ports and remasters, this 1998 action-RPG remains invisible on modern platforms. An oversight that reveals as much about Square Enix's priorities as it does about the game's actual value.
Final Fantasy Resonance: HD-2D Camera Is the Producer's Real Challenge
At Japan Expo 2026, producer Kiseki Nakashima revealed the technical constraints of Final Fantasy Resonance, an HD-2D adaptation of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. Managing the camera proved far more complex than anticipated. An admission that sheds light on a genuine tension: adapting the HD-2D aesthetic to a game designed for cinematic experience isn't just a cosmetic makeover.
HD-2D: How Octopath Traveler Launched an Aesthetic That Endures
Announced in January 2017 as Project Octopath during the Nintendo Switch conference, Team Asano and Acquire's game released in July 2018 with an unprecedented visual style: 2D sprites on three-dimensional backgrounds, dubbed HD-2D. Eight years later, this graphic language has spread far beyond its founding title. A look back at what this aesthetic gamble truly changed—and what it reveals about Square Enix's ambitions and limitations in the nostalgia RPG segment.
Final Fantasy IX at 26: The Remake We're Still Waiting For
Released in 2000 on PlayStation, Final Fantasy IX turns 26 today in relative editorial silence. Square Enix remade VII, has begun tackling VIII, but the ninth installment remains without an official remake project. Yet it's one of the most beloved titles in the franchise. A paradox that says volumes about a publisher caught between commercial nostalgia and artistic integrity.
Mystic Quest Turns 35: Square Enix Drops a Nostalgia Video
To mark 35 years of Mystic Quest, Square Enix released a brief tribute video spotlighting the original score composed by Kenji Ito in 1991. A minimal gesture for a franchise chronically neglected by its publisher. Does it signal genuine renewed interest in the Mana series, or does it merely confirm that Square Enix knows how to handle anniversaries without ever committing to the franchise's future?
FF7 Revelation and Advent Children: Hamaguchi on the Canon Connection
Revealed at Summer Game Fest, Final Fantasy VII Revelation closes the Remake trilogy launched in 2020. Director Naoki Hamaguchi addressed how the game relates to Advent Children, the 2005 animated film. His answer reshapes what Square Enix actually means by "conclusion"—not a simple adaptation, but a project that builds its own canonical legitimacy against the original work and its extensions.
Kingdom Hearts 4 Emerges from Silence with Nintendo Direct Gameplay Trailer
After nearly four years of radio silence, Kingdom Hearts 4 resurfaces during the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct with a new gameplay trailer. The big reveal: confirmed simultaneous launch on Nintendo Switch 2. No exact release window yet, but the project is alive and moving forward.