After a Year of Silence, the Final Fantasy 9 Remake Rumours Have Re-Emerged | Push Square
As if hit with the recommended dose of Echo Screen, the silence surrounding the long-rumoured remake of Final Fantasy IX has lifted once again. Noted industry insider and White Mage Jeff Grubb has fanned the flames of speculation this time, reigniting the unholy conflagration on his Game Mess Mornings shows over at Giant Bomb.
With each passing day, the infamous NVIDIA leak is proven more accurate, and it was there we first learned of the fan-favourite entries intended remake. Grubb says he's received reassurance the project is still happening «very recently», although the jury's still out as to the extent of the remake. Something along the lines of the recent Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and not so much Final Fantasy VII: Remake, is probably the sweet spot for expectations.
How excited are you by the prospect of the Final Fantasy IX remake? What are you hoping to see out of it, and where do you think it will get officially unveiled? Get up to all kinds of shenanigans in the comments section below.
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FFIX was the first FF I beat without a guide assistance as a kid and still enjoy replaying it every now and then. I'm curious with how they'd treat the remake before getting fully excited for it. I'd prefer if they don't do the whole plot dementors of FF7R if any major changes were to be done.
Hope Vivi is ready to jump rope 1000 times in 4k 60fps.
Square can have quite the generous definition of remake. So it will be interesting to see where
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