Carrying "new epics and fan favourites" in tow
E3 should prove to be an exciting year for Squenix fans; the company has a varied blend of remastered classics, all-new titles, and much-wanted sequels, one out of the bunch of which is multiplatform. So here's the exhaustive list:
Multiplatform
THE LAST REMNANT
Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360® / PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system
Genre: RPG
PAL Release Date: (Xbox 360) This Winter / (PLAYSTATION 3 system) TBA
iPod
SONG SUMMONER: The Unsung Heroes
Platforms: iPod nano with video, iPod classic and fifth generation iPod
Genre: Role-Playing
Now Available (EU, JP, NA)
Nintendo DS
CHRONO TRIGGER
Genre: RPG
PAL Release: TBC
DRAGON QUEST: Chapters of the Chosen
Genre: RPG
PAL Release Date: September 2008
FINAL FANTASY IV
Genre: RPG
PAL Release Date: TBA
PSP
STAR OCEAN: FIRST DEPARTURE
Genre: RPG
PAL Release: TBC
STAR OCEAN: SECOND EVOLUTION
Genre: RPG
PAL Release: TBC
Xbox 360
INFINITE UNDISCOVERY (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
Genre: RPG
PAL Release Date: September 5, 2008
STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 2009
The one that really sticks out here of course is Song Summoner, apparently the first full-out RPG for the iPod. The game lets you transform songs from your player into "Tune Troopers" which you take into combat. Their attributes and abilities are based on the characteristics of the songs you select, and each time you listen to them outside the game, the character is powered up a bit more. A freaking cool idea, really.
Aside from that, I guess this means Star Ocean fans better grab hold of a PSP soon if they don't already have one, and the same goes for Dragon Quest fans and the DS (aside from Chapters of the Chosen, a string of other titles in the series will be released in the relatively near future). Looking good, Square.
BTW: Though it hasn't been revealed yet, one would assume that SO IV will also be appearing on the PS3....