New Square RPG Unveiled - The Last Remnant

1up is reporting on content from Game Informer magazine from this month, talking about Square's next big non-Final Fantasy RPG. Entitled The Last Remnant, it sounds like an interesting blend of the old and the new. While the action will stick with traditional turn-based mechanics, several elements reflect the changing landscape of the games industry. Square/Enix intends to release the game worldwide, localizing the game to an English audience as the game is created. Additionally, the game will have two selectable protagonists: one is to be a traditional heroic Square character, and the other more of an anti-hero for the American market. "The Last Remnant's been designed on Unreal Engine 3, and we should see the first official media come from [Square/Enix's announcement party] on May 12 and 13. Going with Epic's technology isn't too surprising considering the company's emphasizing the focus on Western gamers ... We don't know much about combat, but it's turn-based, more action-oriented and has a cinematic flair."

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traditional heroic Square character

[earnest murderer]

traditional heroic Square character, and the other more of an anti-hero for the American market
Read as...
disaffected youth with spiky hair, and the other a disaffected youth with long hair

I enjoy these games as much as anyone else, but as their name implies their character development is about as flat as my display.

Huh?

[BDew]

I'm no MBA, but this:

"They may still get the sales, but sales have been proven to be a false indicator of market sucess, (halo and madden do well every iteration and neither are particularly excellent)."

makes NO sense what-so-ever. What other indicator of market success is there? Are people making money without selling things?

Re:The strategy makes sense.

[LordVader717]

The same goes for the Final Fantasy VII and VIII games that were released on PC. The way all these games played made it seem like "hey, if you want play real games, buy a Playstation"
It made me save to "Slot 1" and "Slot 2" on my PC.

Re:Need more cofee

[Dutch Gun]

Don't forget the oh-so-subtle undertones in the story about how humans-are-not-living-in-harmony-with-nature and/or weilding-a-power-too-awesome-for-us-and-may-destro y-us-all.